[Ro Rossonera]

I feel really bad for him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

He deserves better than this! He's showed so much heart for the club and he gets nothing in return.

[Il Capitano]

Pato is the only positive thing from this crappy season.

[il_diavolo_mtl]

our first string team is alot better then this team. i mean injuries to players have hurt pato's playing.

Abbiati
Zambro....Nesta.......Maldini.......Janku
Beckham.....pirlo........flamini
Kaka'......Ronnie
PATO (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

this team can win CLs

[MizNelson]

I completely disagree! if there's one league Pato can play up to his true potential, it's La Liga. Serie A is more defensive and man-marking in it is just crazy, not to mention that its defenders are head and shoulders above La Liga defenders.

A perfect example of this would be...drum roll...Oliveira. His suckitude in Milan is already the stuff of legends, but it was a complete 180 when he returned to Spain and became a goalscoring machine.

La Liga is a goalscorer's wet dream, something Serie A definitely is not.

[Bluesummers]

A perfect example of this would be...drum roll...Oliveira. His suckitude in Milan is already the stuff of legends, but it was a complete 180 when he returned to Spain and became a goalscoring machine.

La Liga is a goalscorer's wet dream, something Serie A definitely is not.

If pato went to madrid or barca he would become better than ronaldo 9 in terms of stats.

This post has been edited by Bluesummers: Mar 3 2009, 06:43 AM

[il_diavolo_mtl]

if pato went to madrid i would hang my myself with my milan scarf

[Bluesummers]

if pato went to madrid i would hang my myself with my milan scarf

anything is possible with perez as president- galliani (IMG:style_emoticons/default/innocent.gif)

[Fillipo Simone]

He's still young, that means his patience should be at high level.

[dst]

Pato Frustrated By Scoring 'Useless' Goals For Milan
Milan starlet Alexandre Pato is disappointed his impressive goalscoring form isn't helping his side to victory lately.

Perhaps the only positive thing about Milan's season so far has been the form of young striker Alexandre Pato, who seems destined for great things if his recent displays are anything to go by. At just 19 years of age, he is scoring goals left and right in Serie A, one of the toughest leagues in the world.

Yesterday against Sampdoria, he scored his 15th goal in all competitions for the Rossoneri this season, but once again it wasn't enough to bring them victory as their dire form continued.

"My goals aren't much use, we aren't winning, and this is what bothers me," he told the press today. "Too bad, I've already scored 15 goals this season, but many of them have been useless. To get out of this crisis we have to work hard. I am sure Milan will get out of this, and qualify for the next Champions League.

"In the first half I was too alone up front, then in the second half with [Filippo] Inzaghi's entrance it went better."

Sampdoria gained a 2-0 lead early in the second half, thanks to goals by Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini, so Pato's 80th minute header turned out to be a mere consolation goal.

Following that defeat Milan are still in third place with 48 points, but fourth-placed Fiorentina are just two points below so Carlo Ancelotti's side will have to watch their backs to maintain their position until the end of the season.

::goal.com::

I know what he means but no goal is useless, I hope he keeps on netting them!

[amancik]

Pato is growing more and more each game. He is more technically skilled and faster than Kaka'. He is destined to be better than Kaka or even Ronaldo.

[Bluesummers]

Pato is growing more and more each game. He is more technically skilled and faster than Kaka'. He is destined to be better than Kaka or even Ronaldo.

I agree man. I think he'll surpass them all. The only real competition talent wise I see for him is bojan and messi.

[Zed.D]

I'm really biased when it comes to Pato and what he could potentially become in the future, so I better keep my mouth shut (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Pato wants more protection

Saturday 7 March, 2009

Alexandre Pato feels the referees are not protecting him enough. “I don’t know what more they have to do for me to get a free kick.”

The Milan starlet is on fire at the moment with 15 goals in all competition so far this season, but that has made him a prime target.

“They try not to let me play quickly, but I don’t just get the ball anymore. Now everyone aims straight at my legs,” moaned the teenager on Milan Channel.

“I don’t know what more they have to do for me to get a free kick. It becomes difficult to play in these circumstances.

“Having said that, it is easy to score goals at Milan, as there are so many great players who put you in the best position to net. I also get to ‘steal’ secrets from giants like [Pippo] Inzaghi and [Andriy] Shevchenko, so I am incredibly lucky.”

David Beckham has agreed to extend his loan from LA Galaxy until the end of the season and an official announcement is expected over the weekend.

“I really want Beckham to stay,” continued Pato. “He is a great player and not just in a match situation. Off the field he’s a lovely guy who always helps me if I need something.

“On the pitch if I ask him for the ball in a certain position, he puts it in exactly the right spot.”

Pato always said that Ronaldo was his hero, so he must be pleased to see his former teammate return to the sport after a long injury lay-off in Brazil.

“We are friends and often chat, so of course I’m happy he is playing again. Now I would love him to get back to the Ronaldo we all knew – Il Fenomeno.”

[LaPalma]

Pato is growing more and more each game. He is more technically skilled and faster than Kaka'. He is destined to be better than Kaka or even Ronaldo.

I agree man. I think he'll surpass them all. The only real competition talent wise I see for him is bojan and messi.

Seriously...I don't like this superlatives. If he scores another goal someone will come out saying he'll be better than Maradonna and Pelé combined. At this stage he's a good player, maybe even a great one. But comparing him to Ronaldo or Kaká? It's way too early for that. We're talking about two players who both we're crowned as "World player of the year", Ronaldo even earned that trophy three times. Kaká basically won us the CL in 2007 while Ronaldo was by far Brazils most important player during the WC 2002. Pato is still miles away from such success.
And then...how can Bojan be a competition? He didn't even play for the most time of this season...

[Il Capitano]

Our Duck needs more protection from the refs. If I remember right in the game against Chievo they kicked Pato so much that he got injured and subbed.

[dst]

Past does not need protection more than other talented players do. Last week, Pazzini was treated worse than Pato was.

I agree man. I think he'll surpass them all. The only real competition talent wise I see for him is bojan and messi.

Messi is the best young player I've ever seen with a considerable distance from the rest. He never was just a great talent in my opinion, he was amazing from his first match.

Pato is not that but it's all about where you're gonna get not where you start from.

Seriously...I don't like this superlatives. If he scores another goal someone will come out saying he'll be better than Maradonna and Pelé combined. At this stage he's a good player, maybe even a great one. But comparing him to Ronaldo or Kaká? It's way too early for that. We're talking about two players who both we're crowned as "World player of the year", Ronaldo even earned that trophy three times. Kaká basically won us the CL in 2007 while Ronaldo was by far Brazils most important player during the WC 2002. Pato is still miles away from such success.
And then...how can Bojan be a competition? He didn't even play for the most time of this season...

I agree, it's too soon to talk about such things. Pato seems to have the potential but there's still a long long way to go.