Lucas Ramon: Tough times at Mirassol, felt hard done by | OneFootball

New reinforcement for São Paulo for the remainder of the season, right-back Lucas Ramon was officially presented by the club on the morning of this Friday (6), in a press conference held at the Barra Funda training center.

At the age of 31, the defender spoke about the competition for his position, his emotional feeling of being able to wear the tricolor jersey, but also revealed the difficult last days he experienced at his former club, Mirassol, which would only release him to São Paulo in May, when his previous contract would end.

“I confess it was very difficult for me personally as an athlete. I went through almost a month that was very tough, with my agent, we tried everything to be here as soon as possible from the moment we closed with São Paulo, we had to give up a lot of things,” the player said.

“I think it's not appropriate to talk about it, even out of respect for my agent, but I am very grateful to him as well, because we gave up a lot and thank God we managed to arrive earlier, because I was being somewhat harmed. It would have disrupted me a lot, so we had to give up many things.”

After finally securing his release from the interior club, Lucas finally joined Tricolor, where he has already completed his first training sessions at the training center. However, he mentioned that he still needs some more time to be in ideal physical condition.

“Regarding the physical part, I am preparing myself, since the day I arrived I have been preparing, adapting as quickly as possible, but I'm not 100% yet, but I'm working towards it,” said Lucas.

Check out other topics addressed by the new full-back:

SÃO PAULO'S SIZE IS EMOTIONAL

“I arrived and wasn't so surprised because I already imagined that the club had a very strong structure. It's a club that has all possible resources, I will focus solely and exclusively on working and performing.”

“I am very happy because reaching São Paulo at 31 years old, since 2000 when I left home working to find and create an opportunity of this size, and São Paulo choosing me, having the privilege to wear this jersey and defend it. It's very emotional. São Paulo is a giant club and not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine. But I am very happy, still emotional, and it will only sink in when I wear the jersey and feel the atmosphere of our fans.”

ON-FIELD CHARACTERISTICS

“I consider myself a consistent full-back, with good defensive reading, with a lot of intensity and offensive support. I always seek to contribute and help my team on both sides of the field.”

PREFERRED TACTICAL SCHEME

“We (with Crespo) haven't had time to have a proper chat due to the rush, but it's independent. Of course, I participated in a team last year where the system changed a lot. So it varies, depending on the game. There will be games that will require more offensiveness on the right side or the left side. There will be games that will require more defensive play. So it will vary a lot.”

“Regarding a possible performance on the left side, if he understands and identifies that it's possible, I'm available, yes, I've even done it before. As I told you, it's about preparing myself and during the day-to-day he will observe, understand how it works with me. If he thinks it's viable, he will make that decision and I have to be ready and I will be ready.”

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