Papu Gomez doesn’t give up
Papu Gomez doesn’t give up
Papu Gomez gave a long interview to the microphones of Radio Sportiva. The Argentinean è returned to training with Renate after serving his disqualification for doping: "The worst è is over, alllenarmi a year alone è was very hard mentally moreù than physically: now I am enjoying this period in which I can return to training with a team, with a group of extraordinary guys, they are helping me get back in shape".
The former Atalanta player has no intention of giving up: "My head è more to the summer market, I am thinking about finding a solution for July so that I can do the pre-season training camp and try to get back on the field in September: the idea è to get back to high levels I still have so much to give".
" With Catania I never had the chance" to talk to anyone, they started from the bottom and are trying to rise again, let's see what the future holds for me. What do I ask of the future? Tranquilityà. To get back to having fun, to love soccer played. After what è happened to me I walked away a little bit from soccer so I wouldn't start hating it, I couldn't watch games because it hurt. Now that I am back in training I feel like a child again, I have that urge to debut, è like having started all over again".
"Have I felt abandoned? Yes, unfortunately in this world è soè when you are at the top everybody calls you when you are no longer neededù nobody is looking for you. I am 36 years old I know soccer now, I work in silence without expecting anything from anyone, I believe a lot in myself and I go my own way".
On the Dea: "È beautiful. Against Real I saw the usual team that tries to be masters of the game, then of course we talk about Real those are teams that hurt you at the slightest opportunity, forò I saw a strong Dea and I am not surprised that they fought until the end to win against the Blancos. Even in my cycle we could have won a trophy – the Coppa Italia – in recent years they have found the right players for Gasperini’s soccer, I think the difference is being made by having found the right defense: players like Ederson, Hien and Kolasinac make the difference. Today there'è a large squad of 15-16 starters, in our time we were more counted, I with Ilicic were kind of the leaders.
"Scudetto? For me, Atalanta today è in the top 3, they will play for it if they continue with this physical and technical strength, then there is a decline by spending energy on all fronts but they have a large roster, they can arrive at the top and fight for the scudetto" concluded Papu.
