Pablo Rosario: “I bring experience, energy and leadership” | OneFootball

Pablo Rosario is now a reinforcement for FC Porto and arrives with the intention of making a decisive contribution to the group. He arrived in Invicta as "a player who gives everything for the team", brings "some leadership" and wants to "add value to help the Club". "Very happy" to join a club with a "winning mentality", Pablo Rosario assured that this was "a very easy choice to make", especially since "no one can refuse FC Porto", an institution where "the history, the fans, the Stadium and the city are one".

The Dominican midfielder was "very well received" at the Dragon Stadium, has already had "a good training" at the Olival training center and had a conversation with Francesco Farioli, who he described as "very ambitious and hardworking" and capable of "knowing what he wants and can bring the game idea to the group". In addition, he met again with Luuk de Jong, who will "guide him in these early times and show him some things in the city".

The player's and family's first impressions were positive: "The first impressions are amazing. My family and I were very well received."

About the first training at Olival, he commented: "It was a good training, it started very intense with a run and then I joined my colleagues and it was good to meet everyone, talk to everyone and see how things work. I am very happy to be here."

In the reunion with colleagues and in the history with the coach, he said: "With Francesco Farioli I was more recently in Nice, but I haven't seen Luuk de Jong for a long time. Football goes fast and it was good to arrive, see him and talk to him. He will guide me in these early times and maybe he can show me some things here in Porto."

About the first conversation with the coach, he reported: "He told me about the team and explained his game idea and what we have to achieve as a group. I feel good, it was my first training and the first conversation, the formal procedures that usually happen."

Regarding the profile of Francesco Farioli, he highlighted: "He is very ambitious and hardworking. He knows what he wants and can bring the game idea to the group, so I am very excited to be trained by him again. I am here to help the team and show my qualities."

About the decision to move to the blue and white club, he said: "No one can refuse FC Porto, with all due respect to other teams. The history, the fans, the Stadium, the city, it's all one. It was a very easy choice to make."

In the presentation of his career and expectations: "I grew up in the Netherlands, with a less pleasant climate than here, but then I went to Nice, which has a great climate, and now I have come to this amazing city, so I can consider myself a very lucky person. I am about to start my second adventure abroad, I am eager to explore Porto, meet the fans and do my best to achieve great feats."

At 28 years old, he explained what he brings to the squad: "At 28 years old, I have already played many games and, therefore, I bring this experience with me, but I see it as something natural. I don't want to force it, I don't even know everything and I also come to learn from all my colleagues. I also bring my energy to help the team in the best possible way. Leadership naturally emerges in this context. When you want to help the team, you need to have presence."

About the option for number 13 he explained the personal meaning: "I didn't know what numbers were available, so initially I wanted to stay with 41 because my four-year-old daughter was born in July 2021, but that number was not available, then I saw 13 and liked it, as did my wife, because it is the day my daughter was born. It's a special number and a small dedication to her."

Referring to the group's spirit, he highlighted the role of the coach and the fans: "Francesco Farioli is very much based on companionship. I think in team sports it is not possible to achieve anything without the fans and without all the employees who help us daily. Together we can achieve great things and that's what I hope. The fans have been present, I saw the first games of the season and that's what we need to reach higher levels. Unity is a great word to use during the season, because we have to go together to every challenge."

About ambition to win and club culture he said: "FC Porto is a great Club with a winning mentality, so I am very happy to be here. I also like this mentality, I don't like to lose, whether in a game, training or even in a coin toss. I hope, then, to bring this mentality to the team. We are ambitious, we want to work together and develop daily. I am here for that."

The message he left to the fans was clear and appealing: "I want the fans to be there for us in any circumstance. We will fight together and, when we are in difficulties, this support will give us an extra 10 or 15% that are fundamental. It is very important for us and for them that we can have this extra portion of energy to achieve our goals. So, I tell them: be there for us, we will be there for and with you, and together we will achieve great achievements."

Finally, about his identity as a player he concluded: "I don't like to describe myself much, but I would say that I am a player who gives everything for the team, I bring some leadership, but above all I am a team player who can add value and wants to help the Club with his qualities."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.