While allaying the fears of the fans on the departures of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Nesta-c4735 and Thiago Silva; Zapata went on to state the versatility he brought to the team.
For many the signing of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-c9491 Zapata was a surprise with many doubting his abilities to succeed at Milan. Despite showing immense potential and impeccable form during his time at Udinese, Zapata was never able to rediscover that form in his time at Villarreal.
Many have stated that he is past it, and has not been able to live up to the expectations that made Villarreal swoop in for him. Cesare Maldini was critical of the Rossoneri for signing a player who has not proven himself at the top level; even though he
hoped Zapata proved him wrong in the coming season.
The young Colombian has huge shoes to fill after the departures of Alessandro Nesta and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Silva-c34903 from the San Siro. Zapata already has a friend at AC Milan in Mario Yepes, who is currently away on international duty, and the former Udinese star was optimistic
of a partnership with his country man.
He further went on to state that despite being a central defender, he can also play on the right side of defence. He also spoke of his difficulties with life in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 and remarked:
“I am a centre-back, but if it’s needed then I can also play on the right. I struggled at Villarreal because it was a whole new League and they immediately put me on the right, so I struggled to adapt.”
The defender reminisced his time in the Italian championship and went on to state that he played a major chunk of his career in the Serie A. He further went on to remark that upon hearing of the interest of AC Milan, he jumped at the opportunity to join
them. He mentioned:
“I played for six years in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 and I’m happy to be back ‘home.’ The transfer all happened very quickly. As soon as I knew Milan were interested, I couldn’t wait to start training at Milanello.”
Zapata would have competition in defence by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Yepes-c24052 and new signing Francesco Acerbi.
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