Alexandre Pato

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Alexandre Pato has been handed a Champions League squad number and should be ready to face PSG in the second leg on March 9. [Standard]

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Can't wait for him to score a 97th minute OG against Leicester on the last day of the season on his debut, handing Leicester the title ahead of Spurs on goal difference

[Jase 43,479]

 

[LAM09 7,043]

Can't believe he's still not "ready".

[robsblubot 3,595]

The story isn't really whether he needs 6 weeks to play a match, but whether he will need 6 weeks to be fully match fit. I can certainly buy the latter.

Imagine our own beginning of the season - a 'normal' season not this one - and how long it takes for the players to regain match sharpness. Well, Pato is in that stage right now.

[Billy. 2,742]

Hes decent of Fifa he scored the winner for me inline today 

[Sovieticus 743]

Would be hilarious if during his debut he gets injured.

[MefiX19 1,092]

28 minutes ago, Billy. said:

Hes decent of Fifa he scored the winner for me inline today 

Pato + Doumbia = R.I.P

[LDN Blue 7,903]

3 hours ago, Billy. said:

Hes decent of Fifa he scored the winner for me inline today 

Lmao, he's not half bad is he?  

[Gilvorak 3,734]

I don't get the meltdown over his lack of fitness. It's been over two months since he last played a game and he's coming from a League that plays at a snails pace compared to the PL. When you see how (annoyingly) patient we're being with Hazard it's unsurprising we're careful with Pato.

Hiddink seems like a manager that prefers to play players that are 100%.

[Pizy 18,849]

1 hour ago, Gilvorak said:

I don't get the meltdown over his lack of fitness. It's been over two months since he last played a game and he's coming from a League that plays at a snails pace compared to the PL. When you see how (annoyingly) patient we're being with Hazard it's unsurprising we're careful with Pato.

Hiddink seems like a manager that prefers to play players that are 100%.

If we were so desperate to buy a striker/attacker that we'd take one who's a month from match fitness, why wouldn't we instead just get one who was fit? That's why I'm personally puzzled by this move.

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

5 minutes ago, Pizy said:

If we were so desperate to buy a striker/attacker that we'd take one who's a month from match fitness, why wouldn't we instead just get one who was fit? That's why I'm personally puzzled by this move.

But tell me Pizy what strikers were available and would want to come here knowing we can't offer them the nr 1 striker position ? Let's face it whoever came in would have to play second fiddle to Costa. What quality striker would accept that ?

Also buying players in january is always difficult as clubs don't want to part with key players in the middle of the season.

And then there's also our whole situation we're in atm. Poor season, no CL next season and not knowing who our manager will be next season.