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Basically says he wasn't treated right - particularly by Rafa, says fans were cold to him.
Article here - https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spor...nches-34075078
He comes across very bitter.
"At Palermo I was worshipped and pampered like a king". . . .I mean, Jesus mate, you chose to come here.
Also, if he was as great as he clearly thinks he is - how come no big italian sides came in for him at end of contract, hence why he wandered around the Chimpo at Watford and then to Portuguese 2nd division.
"At Palermo, I was worshipped and pampered like a king; at Newcastle, instead, the fans were cold. The stadium was magnificent, always packed with 55,000 people, but on the street, no one knew who I was. I could drink a coffee next to them, and they'd barely say hello. I missed that beautiful Italian pressure where the fans give you hell if you lose.
"Furthermore, in England, before matches they would dance and blast music in the dressing room; I, on the other hand, needed silence and focus, I just needed to hear my studs on the floor."
Article here - https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spor...nches-34075078
He comes across very bitter.
"At Palermo I was worshipped and pampered like a king". . . .I mean, Jesus mate, you chose to come here.
Also, if he was as great as he clearly thinks he is - how come no big italian sides came in for him at end of contract, hence why he wandered around the Chimpo at Watford and then to Portuguese 2nd division.
"At Palermo, I was worshipped and pampered like a king; at Newcastle, instead, the fans were cold. The stadium was magnificent, always packed with 55,000 people, but on the street, no one knew who I was. I could drink a coffee next to them, and they'd barely say hello. I missed that beautiful Italian pressure where the fans give you hell if you lose.
"Furthermore, in England, before matches they would dance and blast music in the dressing room; I, on the other hand, needed silence and focus, I just needed to hear my studs on the floor."
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