Pablo Rosario? A natural talent, elegant and cool under pressure | OneFootball

Pablo Rosario arrived at FC Porto during this transfer window and has already shown promising signs by coming off the bench in the Clássico against Sporting, a match corresponding to the fourth round of the Primeira Liga.

In statements to the newspaper O Jogo, Jack de Gier – one of the coaches who guided him at Almere City, while the club competed in the second division of the Netherlands – spoke about the midfielder from the perspective of someone who identified his talent early on in football.

“I met him when he was very young and you could already see the potential, made up of a great presence on the pitch, both technically and physically. That set him apart, and his prominence quickly grew due to the way he combined intelligence, discipline, and quality,” began the midfielder’s former coach.

“Pablo is a natural talent, elegant with the ball, very calm under pressure, and always very alert to what the game holds near his area of jurisdiction. Nothing was surprising, and it was there that he built and laid the foundations for a great career,” he continued.

“Now, at 28 years old, he has added immense maturity to his game, consistency, and leadership. He has developed into a complete midfielder who helps balance the team in both defensive and offensive phases, playing with real authority,” analyzed Jack de Gier.

“What is most admirable is his humility and work ethic. He is respectful, listens to everything, and is always eager to do better. An interesting thing comes from this ability to adapt to different contexts. I put him in a game against Ajax as a central defender, gave him more responsibility, and he embraced the role without hesitation. It’s a mentality that drives him forward,” he concluded.

The midfielder made his debut for the Dragons precisely in a Clássico against Sporting, coming on for Rodrigo Mora with the aim of strengthening FC Porto’s midfield physically.

Rosario does not hide that “no one can refuse FC Porto”

Soon after signing for the Invicta club, Pablo Rosario explained how Francesco Farioli convinced him to accept the Dragons’ project.

“FC Porto is a great club, with a winning mentality, so I’m very happy to be here. I also like this mentality, I don’t like to lose, whether in a match, training, or even a coin toss… So I hope to bring this mentality to the team. We are ambitious, we want to work together and develop every day. That’s why I’m here,” Pablo Rosario began by saying.

“The first impressions are incredible. My family and I were very well received,” he continued, recalling the Italian coach Francesco Farioli, with whom he worked at Nice, and his former teammate at PSV Eindhoven, Luuk de Jong.

“With Francesco Farioli I was more recently at Nice, but I hadn’t seen Luuk de Jong for quite some time. Football goes by quickly and it was good to arrive, see him, and talk to him. He will guide me in these early days and maybe show me a few things here in Porto,” he added, referring to his exchange of impressions with the coach.

“He talked to 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 session and first conversation, the formal procedures that usually happen. He is very ambitious and hardworking. He knows what he wants and can bring his game idea to the group, so I’m very excited to be coached by him again. I’m here to help the team and show my qualities,” he stated.

“No one can refuse FC Porto, with all due respect to the other teams. The history, the fans, the Stadium, the city, it’s all one. It was a very easy choice to make. FC Porto is a great club with a winning mentality, so I’m very happy to be here. I also like this mentality, I don’t like to lose, whether in a match, training, or even a coin toss. So I hope to bring this mentality to the team. We are ambitious, we want to work together and develop every day,” concluded the new number 13 of the Dragons.

It should be remembered that the midfielder, formerly of Nice, cost around 3.75 million euros, plus a variable component of up to 500 thousand euros linked to the achievement of objectives, with the French club retaining 15% of any future capital gain.

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