Saturday, July 13, 2013
Could Pato Return?
Since a lot of people I know have been talking about Pato, I thought I'd blog about him too. I've loved Pato since the day he joined Milan as a scrawny, little 17 year old from Brazil. I knew for a fact, right from the start, he'd be something. With in a few years time, he'd be the next Shevchenko for Milan. Even before he stepped on the pitch, Milan fans adored him. Not just us regular fans, even Silvio's daughter adored him, she even took it to another level. By the age of 22, Pato had scored 50 goals in just 100 games for Milan. Unfortnately, this is overshadowed by his injuries. It seemed like every other day Pato got hurt some how. I almost wanted MilanLab to just put him in a plastic bubble until match day and watch him role around like a hamster so he won't get hurt. For the first time ever(it seemed like that), going into the 2012/13 season, Pato was healthy. Expectantly, he got injured in November and that was the last we saw of him. He was sold in January to Corinthians and it looked like we just missed out on one of the best talents ever to come through the club. Since the day he left, I have always had a feeling he'd come back. I still do think he will come back, although I don't know how he would fit into the squad with Balotelli and El Shaarawy playing up top. Since joining Corinthians, Pato has been injury free most of the time and has also been a goalscoring machine. I think Pato should return to Milan regardless of the situation with our forwards. It's not like he can be a minus, right? Plus, Stephan has been as useless and I would've been out there and a Pato-Balotelli pairing just sounds like 4-0 wins(or 4-2 considering Mexes-Zapata). Pato is and always will be part of the family no matter what. He has something to finish here. He has to finally prove himself on Milan even though we all know he's great anyway. What a fairytale story would it be for Pato to return to Milan, be our leading goalscorer and win the Champions League? That fact is, that's very possible if he comes back. Milan's "rebuilding" has gone extremely well and Pato technically fits into the youth philosophy Milan is going by. Forget about Saponara and Honda, just put El Shaarawy in as the CAM and pair up Balotelli and Pato. I can't imagine Pato staying at Corinthians for his entire career and WHEN he leaves, can you really see him at any club other than Milan? He's only about a year or 2 away from his prime, if Milan buy him next summer or even in January, they'd be investing in something big(and healthy). Pato could just explode into a 30 goalscorer and along with the guaranteed 25 minimum from Balotelli, we'd be set for the next 10 years. Not to mention, El Shaarawy scoring 16 or so in just half a season. It was a mistake to sell him, a 1 or 2 year loan would've been perfect. It's time for Pato to come back to where he belongs. The Return.
Labels:
AC Milan,
Balotelli,
Corinthians,
El Shaarawy,
Pato,
Shevchenko
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