Alexandre Pato wants to emulate Paolo Maldini at AC Milan – Serie A Update
AC Milan striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexandre-Pato-c4901, says that he wants to be like Paolo Maldini and wishes to be a Milanista for the rest of his career. The forward revealed that he is very happy to be at San Siro and is looking forward to a bright future with the outfit.
In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport after lifting the Serie A trophy recently, Pato expressed his desire to be with the outfit for more victories. The Brazilian international said:
“I don’t look at it like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029. I want to stay here and become a flag bearer for this club, like Paolo Maldini. However, to become a symbol of a team you have to win a lot.”
The striker earned silverware this season after scoring 14 crucial goals for the outfit and lifted the trophy two weeks earlier. Expressing his happiness on being crowned the champions, Pato said:
“It was an indescribable joy. I didn’t really notice in Rome, but the following day, after reading all of the newspapers, I realised what we had achieved. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 game to wish me luck. This Scudetto also belongs to him.”
The striker showed good form this term although he missed a couple of games due to injuries.
“I’m a little annoyed that I didn’t play more often. I was injured for the first six months and I only played half the games that I would have wanted to. I have to admit that I was starting to get worried, but there are periods when you get injured,” Pato
concluded.
The striker said that he has worked hard to regain his fitness and has been working very hard to tone his muscles for physical balance. The player is confident to perform better in the coming season and stay fully fit throughout the term.
The striker aims at bigger success for the coming season and believes his team was unlucky when they met Tottenham Hotspur in UEFA Champions League this season. The English outfit defeated the Rossoneri 1-0 on aggregate, putting them out of the UCL title
race.
Pato is confident that in the coming season, he and his fellow teammates would concentrate on defending the Scudetto and also make a more concrete impact on the UEFA Champions League front.
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