Pedro Pauletaone of the great legends of Paris Saint-Germainhe granted an interview with 'Sport TV Portugal' in which he addressed the admiration he continues to receive from the club's fans, as well as the role of Portuguese soccer players who currently represent the PSG. Although years have passed since its withdrawal and despite the fact that the PSG has had other great figures after it, the Portuguese extingneational who also went through the UD Salamanca (1996-98) y Deportivo de la Coruña (1999-2000), where he was champion of the Spanish League in 2000, remains a cult figure in Paris. “The French also ask me that question, sometimes I don't know what to answer, because I don't know what I did to deserve so much,” he confessed, excited.
On the evolution of the club from his stage as a player, Pauleta He stressed: “He PSG It was always a great club, with a huge dimension. In my time the conditions were not the same that exist today, but it was always a big club. ” Europa”.
The former soccer player also stopped to talk about GONÇALO RAMOSsigned for € 60m to Benfica, whom he praised for attitude and performance. “I can tell you and guarantee that the group of Paris Saint-Germain loves Gonçalobecause in fact he is a player who might deserve to be a starter more times, but without being, he never ceases to be a player who, at every moment that enters, makes a difference. ”
Pauleta He acknowledged that Vitinha (formed in El Fc Porto) He needed time to settle, but considers that today he is “one of the most important players on the team.” About João Nevesanother quarry player of Benfica, He revealed to be surprised with his rapid adaptation: “I expected it to take a little longer. I knew its quality, but I hoped that it had a year of adaptation as Vitinha. It has not been so, and that is the result of the work he has done. ”
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Finally, about Nuno Mendes (Canterano del Sporting de Portugal), Pauleta It was overwhelming: “It is currently the best left side of current football, for its offensive capacity, for its defensive capacity. A player who is always 90 minutes at the same rate.”
Pauleta He also left his forecast for the tie between PSG y Arsenal in the Champions League: “It will be a party between two teams with a lot of quality and that they like to have the ball. Although I think that the PSG has more technical and individual quality than the Arsenalthey already demonstrated against the Real Madrid what they are capable of doing. It will be a fairly matched tie, but I think the PSG It has all the conditions to advance. ”