Falcao: "I will fight for the top scorer with the help of the team QUESTION. How did his move to Atletico? RESPONSE. It was exhausting. Intense. Dilated enough. At the end was all very well and I am happy and grateful for the effort made by the club leaders and the confidence of the fans. I am very happy with how I was welcomed. And now, to play the games, which is most important. Things are going as expected.
P. Pinto da Costa, Porto's president, said he was amused interest from Atletico. Did you think then that never would sign no? A. No, not think about it. Statements are ironic, but I knew that negotiations were still giving and that both parties were willing to carry out the signing.
P. The presentation was in front of 15,000 spectators, the most massive in the history of Atletico. How did you feel then? R. surpassed the expectations I had for my presentation. Many people expected, but that was amazing. The presentation I created pressure, but a commitment to all those fans. I realized that people were excited.
P. It takes more than a month here and the fans and devotes several songs. Are you surprised to be an idol in so little time? A. I had heard of the fans. He had seen and knew about the passion with which they live meetings. For the team is very beneficial and must be seized.
P. Its onset has been overwhelming scorer. Do you expect? R. I was thinking to score goals, but sometimes things are so different, better. I wanted toast and contribute to team goals. It's a dream and I have to appreciate what I am living.
P. What was its integration within the group and with the coaching staff? R. It has been very good. The human quality of the players, the coaching staff ... You breathe a good atmosphere. I have been very well received and helped me to make me feel comfortable. Have been central to my adaptation.
P. Cost $ 40 million, the most expensive signing in club history, and comes over to relieve Kun Agüero, the last idol. Are two reasons to feel pressure or assume it is your role on the team? A. I have lived this role for all computers that have been. I also want him to take. I do not want to forget anyone, because people are remembered for what they did in the institution. Agüero ¿? I want to write my own story.
P. In conclusion, it does not come to replace Sergio Aguero. Want to be Radamel Falcao. A. Yes, exactly. The same thing happened in Porto with Lisandro Lopez. I do not want to forget Kun, I create my own history and inscribe my name in the institution.
P. Atletico has been two years without playing the Champions League. Is the goal for this season? R. It is a goal we are aiming. Season is early, but the team is in good progress.
P. In Porto scored 71 goals in two seasons. Have you set a goal of goals for this season? R. Son 72 [laughs]. I have no figures. I try to make the most of every game. If I can score goals, great. But the important thing is to help the team win and we'll see how many goals scored at the end of the season.
P. Last season they won the Champions League with Porto. Returns to competition with Atletico. How far can this team? Who are the strongest rivals? R. 's beginning and it is premature to say who are the strongest. We are growing. We have some work and be stronger with the matches and trainings. I do not want to promise anything, just working every game.
P. His nickname is 'El Tigre'. Whence? R. was a partner in the lower categories of River Plate. I played well one day and told me it was the tiger on the court, an award that is granted there to the best of the day. And yes, I do. They are 10 years where the whole world, my friends, my family tells me Tigre.
P. In Spain it is amazing for his incredible jumping ability and his header. Is it innate or has worked over the years? R. I think it's innate. I work as any striker, but I do a specific job.
P. Did you come to measure how much can you jump? R. No. Well, yes, but I'm terrible in the measurement. With a rug and a machine does not break anything. Now then, as the ball comes from the band ...
P. River reaches and Porto, two teams that has won many titles. Is not it a sign for a backward step which is so complicated Atletico win titles?for nothing. Signing for Atletico Madrid I took it as a new challenge in my career. It is a possibility to change things.
P. Diego, Arda Turan, Reyes ... all good quality players. Had he shared a dressing room with so many top players? R. In Porto and River also had high-quality mates Gallardo, Salas, Mascherano, Lucho ... The Atletico have those features, or at least similar.
P. In Spain there is much talk of the League bipolar between Madrid and Barcelona. Atletico Can the Third Way? R. hope to be that alternative to Madrid and Barcelona. But we are now more teams below. This is very long and we need to be more regular. We always have to win.
P. Speaking of Barca, the other day the team fell with a crash there. What did you think Guardiola's team and what he lacked Atletico? A. The only explanation is that they are very good. It's the best team in the world, history, and pitiful or fortunately we have agreed with them. We must not dramatize with that defeat.
P. You also did not reach any ball in conditions like in Mestalla. A. They are the best, we overcome and can not say more. I got balls or not is immaterial.
P. I do not know if I have commented that the great rival, Real Madrid, it takes more than a decade without winning. Is it one of the challenges that marked the locker room this season? A. Yes, I had heard. Hopefully win. We must have the intention of making whoever he is. Now it's time to think of Madrid.
P. Last year the team were in Kun and Forlan. This year are you, Diego and Arda. Do you have more quality Atletico this season? R. Comparisons were made with the results. Must await the shooting of the equipment and the joys that we give to the fans. ¿Salto quality? We are seeking a strong team to attack, to defend. On and off the court. Surely more teams together beyond football.
P. Among the Copa America and who joined in late August, has hardly trained with his teammates. When will be the best Falcao? A. I do not think you can train without thinking it a game. Train, play, back ... never a full workout as a team. I do not know if the schedule will allow us and the parties will have to be our real workouts. Those who make us be a team.
P. In a league with Messi and Cristiano. What place expects to occupy? R. I want the athletes is important. If the team goes well the individualized excel. If the team is well I can fight for the top scorer.
P. In the two games and out-Camp Nou Mestalla has had little occasion. Are you concerned that is a standard? R. We played two great teams and we had trained just before the meeting in Valencia. We will play weaker teams, they will not be easy, but it will be different.
P. It says you are very religious. How important are religious beliefs in his sporting life? R. I'm not religious. The man created religion. I try to follow the path of Jesus Christ and have a life in relation to that. And that was important to have a right living inside and outside the court. And feel good.
P. Did he grow up to go to Argentina soon? Q. Sure. He was alone, was very young, I had to do things and that made me grow and know what I wanted in my life.
P. What is the Vicente Calderon to the five times he has played, Colombia, Porto and three with Atletico-tagged? R. was predestined for Calderon. When I came to Oporto, with the selection, with Atletico, I always checked. I hope it stays that way forever, but you have to be prepared for anything. For better and for worse. But hopefully always write.
P. Cover has been some media since he arrived. How do you see everything that surrounds football in Spain? R. is a press that closely follows football. It's good ... but also negative. For the players is very good because it gives importance to the profession we do and gives importance to the country. The MARK of being home for Atletico say it is not very common. And it is a privilege which I hope will be repeated in the near future.