Leonardo Demands Pato Improvement
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Milan director Leonardo has criticised the club’s teenage wonderkid Alexandre Pato, and says that he needs to improve certain aspects of his game.
Pato arrived at Milan from Internacional last year amidst a blaze of publicity, and great things were expected of the teenage striker.
After debuting in January, the Brazilian had an excellent start to Serie A life, but his performances dropped towards the end of the season, and he has been lacklustre in the new campaign so far too.
The Italian press have started to question Pato’s credentials lately, and he has now received a dressing down from Milan director Leonardo.
“He has to run, fight, sweat in training and listen carefully to the advice of Coach and teammates,” said the 1994 World Cup winner, who then added that the player still has the faith of all those around him.
“He has no physical problems, nor psychological ones. He is happy within the squad and working hard. The directors are very close to him, both in terms of his sporting career and his private life.
“Pato is a valuable member of the club and we have absolute faith in him.”
Pato faces fierce competition for a starting place up-front, following the summer arrivals of Ronaldinho, Marco Borriello and Andriy Shevchenko.
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