[Portman]

Pato, sogni rossoneri

L'attaccante brasiliano: "Io con Ronaldo? Sarebbe il massimo. Lui e Kakà li scelgo alla playstation. Inghilterra o Italia, per me è lo stesso, però al Milan troverei un bel gruppo di connazionali"

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MONTREAL (Canada), 2 luglio 2007 - Sono passate poche ore dall’inattesa sconfitta nel primo match con la Polonia. I ragazzi del Brasile hanno cenato, poi hanno ottenuto una mezz’oretta libera per farsi un giro giusto fuori dall’albergo, nel centro di Montreal. Alexandre Pato rientra dalla perlustrazione sorseggiando un milk-shake, evidentemente l’unico vizio che si concede, al momento. Apparecchio ai denti, un po’ di acne giovanile, dà subito l’impressione di un ragazzo tranquillo. La sua voce non cambia mai di tono, non c’è traccia di tensione o superbia, nonostante i club europei se lo contendano e nonostante il tecnico campione d’Europa, Carlo Ancelotti, abbia fatto un viaggio intercontinentale per vederlo al debutto al Mondiale Under 20.

Pato, sapeva che l’allenatore del Milan è venuto dall’Italia per vedere la sua partita contro la Polonia?
"Davvero? No, nessuno mi aveva detto niente. Cercano di tenermi lontano da queste questioni, per farmi concentrare sul Mondiale. Comunque mi fa piacere tanto interesse".
Pensa di aver fatto una buona impressione?
"Non so. La verità è che questa è stata una partita difficile, loro erano chiusi dietro. Saltavi un uomo e te ne trovavi altri due, non facevi in tempo a toccare la palla che ti saltavano addosso".
Meglio abituarsi alle difese europee. Pare che lei dovrà affrontarle spesso, fra poco...
"Ho sentito parlare dell’interesse di squadre di là . L’Europa per me è un sogno da sempre, chiaramente sarei felice di venirci. Ma io non ho parlato con nessuno direttamente".
Il suo agente però è in stretto contatto con Chelsea, Inter e Milan. Preferenze?
"Devo dire la verità ? Nessuna preferenza. Per me l’importante è fare il salto verso un grande club europeo. Inghilterra o Italia fa lo stesso, del resto non ci sono mai stato e non posso giudicare. Anche se al Milan troverei un bel gruppo di brasiliani".
Ronaldo, Kakà , Dida, Cafu. Ha parlato con qualcuno di un possibile futuro in rossonero?
"Purtroppo questi giocatori li conosco di fama, ma non è che ci parli insieme. Non li conosco, io sono un giovane, loro dei miti. Certo, sarebbe bello giocare con gente come Kakà o Ronaldo".
A proposito di Ronaldo. Dicono che lei ricordi il Fenomeno alla sua età .
"Naaaa, non credo di assomigliargli molto. Lui a 17 anni era già un "craque", una stella assoluta. Io devo imparare ancora molto".
Meglio farlo direttamente da lui, no?
"Per me Ronaldo è un idolo sin da quando ero bambino. Lui è il "Maestro": lo seguivo e lo amavo, in senso calcistico. Allenarmi e giocare con lui sarebbe un sogno, chiaro".
Per adesso Ronaldo e Kakà li guarda in tv...
"Sì, e li "uso" alla Playstation. Mi piacciono i giochi di calcio alla consolle. Scelgo spesso il Milan, ma anche Chelsea, Barcellona e Inter".
Gli italiani, in tv, la hanno vista poco. Descriva il suo gioco.
"Il mio ruolo in campo è quello di prima punta, mi piace stare davanti. Però posso giocare anche fra le linee, un po’ più indietro. Ad esempio nel secondo tempo coi polacchi, l'allenatore mi ha spostato lì. Io giocavo spalle alla porta e cercavo di aprire per i compagni. Non è andata benissimo, però".
Lei è abituato bene: gol immediati e importanti sin dalle prime gare in carriera...
"È arrivato tutto molto in fretta finora. Ho avuto la fortuna di fare gol importanti, come quello che ci ha permesso di andare in finale del Mondiale per club, e alzare la coppa. Sono le reti che mi piacciono di più, quelle che fanno vincere".

http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Estero/Primo...o/02/pato.shtml

Good interview on Gazzetta today, with Alexandre Pato.

He doesn't say much. Basically:

-He didn't know Ancelotti was on his match against Polonia (stadium).
-He says it was a difficult match.
-Europe = dream move for him.
-Doesn't have a preference when asked about Inter, Milan or Chelsea but says it would be nice to be along with other brazillians in Milan. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
-He'd like to play along with Ronaldo and Kaka'. Idols for him.
-He says he plays with Milan in the PlayStation. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Not only Milan but Inter, Chelsea and Barcelona too.

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With this, I expect Moratti to sign him in the next 48 hours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[Rossoneri7]

Well obviously your logic is at a level way way down... What the f@ck don't you understand: Milan reached the CL final in 05 but because Milan was also in the title race they did NOT rest any players in the championship games before the final!!!!!!!!! Anyone who was watching Milan back then can confirm that... Don't bullsh!t me about rocket science, this is something that HAS happened and you're responding as if I'm an idiot imagining all this...

Keep in mind .. I have already stated that the strength of our squad was the strongest in 05. Also keep in mind that the reports in the calciopoli proved that Moggi had made life much easier for Juve to take the title(s).



Look .. I am not sure where you want this to go, but by no means don’t expect me to go down to that level (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


Carlo Ancelotti had taken Milan off of the hands of Fatih Terim because of poor results. He took Milan from the slumps to being the prime contenders for both the CL and Scudetto, and didn’t leave any room for rivals of any of those two championships to breath. Milan management values things like this. You can clearly see it in Costacurta, Baresi, etc .. They give back .. And one thing they give back to you that no management has ever is faith ! I don’t need proof from the site. I don’t need reconfirmation about a coach I have defended all through this season when some already started daydreaming about Mourinho and Rijkaard.

If you think otherwise .. That is your opinion.

The management of Milan has a different twist to it. We agree that they will always look for the best to keep this team the best. What we don’t seem to agree with is the method in which they conduct business. Which you have stated that you disagree with. That is ok, you seem to disagree with mostly everything I have been saying. But lets look at the manner in which they have worked for the team in the 3 past years where you claim that our strongest stage was 05 then on a decline till today.

I agree that the 05 squad was the strongest in this millennium, in terms of the quality of our bench and our first XI.

But in no time did Milan weaken from that point onwards. The management kept the team always with enough quality and depth to go for the scudetto and the CL. We might not have the same names as in 05 like Stam, Crespo, Rui, and Shevchenko .. But what we do have is a fine crop of players that get down on the field and prove to everyone that they are the real deal, European champions, and players whom I value more than R10 or any star name you would like to bring in. And definitely enough quality to be ranked #1 in Europe, when many predicted that Milan might loose even that bragging right to Barca. The ONLY reasons Milan struggled this season was injuries, lack of preparation, points deduction (plus not getting compensated later on), and calciocaos. All of which are due to matters that are out of the club's hands.

What were Barca doing ?! They had the best team in Europe, with all their acquisitions .. What off Chelsea ?! They had a HUGE quality bench, but they didn’t win the league nor the CL, and they were favorites for both. There goes your theory (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) . Milan were not even favorites, not even before the game with United which in that time these European champions were fighting with there hands and feet for a 4th place finish .. This landmark that Milan reached last season is something that falls mainly on the management (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/king.gif) . The faith they kept in Pippo, Kaka, Dida, Nesta, and other key players proved a success (renewing contracts, showing open faith to, etc).

Milan management cheap ?! Because the 2M thing ?! Because of Favalli type players ?! Well, I am glade that Milan is cheap and at the same time remains a healthy organization.

Managements don’t just buy players for the sake of shutting everyone up .. They have other objectives to reach. Ronaldinho?! How did he get in all of this ?! His expense would be taken care off by Berlusconi. Nothing to do with the club’s management. (No I didn’t assume this, this is what has been fed to me through the media quoting him)


The Milan management (gosh I feel like I am their lawyer or something) have been active in the market during the past 3 years. And Milan are active today ..

But that isn’t satisfactory now is it ?! While Inter and Barca and Chelsea and all of the teams, that we WILL bulldoze through this year, have bought several players .. All you are waiting for is Football Italia to read that Milan had purchased Milito or something like that .. Well I don’t blame you. I too am waiting for something of that sorts .. Cuz I am a fan and I do have a desire to see a couple more players in Milan.

Still, I am of the opinion that this current crop of players that we have are the best around. Most are older than the rest, still the understanding and cohesion in this team that the management has created is remarkable. And this is one thing I value as a Rossonero. And I am convinced that Milan will reinforce itself this summer, as a great club does.

How will they deal with which players are left and all that talk that has been going on here about who should come, etc ? They have been doing it for years, it isn’t our job to out smart the experts in this field.

What this management gives to this team .. Is more than any management has given to any team. 21 years of success, taking Milan to within 2CL trophies from Madrid. I say it was a job well done.

Whether they missed Zlatan or Suazo or whoever ur agitated about .. They gave us Ronaldo whom I am really grateful for, as promised a Sheva replacement.

p.s. Obviously there is going to be transfer activity for Milan, they still have over 50 days. At least 2 new faces will come.

This post has been edited by Rossoneri7: Jul 8 2007, 12:46 AM