Pastore's rebirth: "Rome, I'm almost at the top. Thanks Fonseca, now I want the goal"

ROME – Six consecutive matches, one growth physics that together with its great quality has returned to Javier Shepherd the polish of the past. The Argentinian playmaker is grown up physically and mentally, thanks to the hard work and teachings of Paulo Fonseca. This is his interview with Roma TV.

How are you?

"I feel very good, happy for my personal moment. I am playing much more than last year, too bad for the last two defeats. When we come back after the break we will definitely do positive things, we are working for this".

What percentage of form do you feel?

"I would say 80-90%, having played six games in a row gives you physical fitness. I feel very good. I did not expect to make it. The injuries of others have given me space, the staff handled me well in training and I'm happy to have made it ".

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What has changed since last year?

The change with Fonseca, the relationship he has with the players, was very important. It helped me so much to get to today's level. A player also plays with his head and at this moment I am in a good situation and I have so much pleasure in playing and training.

At what age did you start playing football?

"Since I was four I liked doing just that. I started training in a club at 9 and I went every day. And I've always thought about becoming a professional, I dreamed of going to the first team. It was a thought I had all the days. After school I trained and when I returned home I kept playing football with my friends. In my neighborhood there were so many playing football and we had a very strong neighborhood team. "

His biggest challenge moving from Paris to Rome?

"I was afraid to leave Paris and not be comfortable with my family. After two months in Rome we found ourselves very well and we are very happy. The past in France was beautiful but here we live very well".

When does the goal come?

"Lately I have been shooting a lot on goal but have not entered. The important thing is that some victories have arrived. I will train more and I hope to unlock myself. I would like to start scoring because I feel good, my goals also increase my self-esteem. I am convinced that they will come ".

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What is your favorite goal apart from those with Roma?

"The one against Chelsea with the PSG in which I dribbled 3 or 4 players and I scored."

Does the assist like a goal?

"I really like the assist, for me it's like a goal. If the team wins then I'm very happy"

Heel goals against Atalanta and Frosinone, which one did you like the most?

"Both very similar, perhaps I liked the first against Frosinone"

His favorite Argentine player who played with Roma?

"Batistuta, as a child he was my idol. For my generation he was a symbol. He made so many goals, a very nice player to remember".

Do you play golf?

"Sometimes I played but it took me 30 pitches to get to a hole."

Some fans ask for even more.

"It is right because the fans are always asking for more. I also do it with my favorite team in Argentina. For us it is an important stimulus, if we do not have incentives we would be a flat team. This team wants to get high and better. I fans treated us very well in Parma, they applauded us and they are gestures that give us strength ".

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Can you explain the rabona to Naples?

"I was tired and in order not to kick left I thought that doing the rabona would have gone further away from the opponent. I did it many times in the game, it's an option to get out of a situation where I didn't feel comfortable kicking of accident. It is not just an aesthetic fact ".

A judgment on Zaniolo?

Zaniolo is very strong, he saw himself in training last year. Physically he has so much strength, now he has started to score. He is a very good boy and can go very far if he continues to work like this, he must think only about what he does on the field and not what they say outside ".

Can you not hear the external voices?
"It depends on the people. I occasionally think back to everything I've done in my career, and I'm not overjoyed. I did very great things, but as a child I already thought I would do all this, and then when I managed to do it for me it was normal. I had already lived it within me. I live my life like this, I don't think about what they say about me. I like a photo with a fan, but I stop there: because you can lose your head while we still have so much to do and to demonstrate ”.

What music do you listen to?

"A bit of everything, I'm not fixated. I listen to the radio a lot, I hear Radio Italia. But I don't have a playlist."

Your best time in Rome?

"This month was very nice for me, I played a lot and the team did the result. This is the most important thing, if the team wins you feel that you are doing the right things and we have to continue on this path".