Face-off: Youssouf Fofana - EN
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00:00Let's go.
00:04Let's go.
00:05I read that at some point you were almost ready to give up football.
00:10For me, it gave me strength.
00:12The people I grew up with always supported me.
00:15They told me to keep going.
00:17They were waiting for me on TV, etc.
00:19When they didn't know what level I was playing at, etc.
00:21They were just waiting for me on TV.
00:23Close your eyes and tell us a little about this goal,
00:25this first goal with the jersey from 2007.
00:28We're already at San Siro.
00:30As soon as possible.
00:31We're not going to look for a big game.
00:33And with a shot off the surface.
00:37But no strength.
00:39Well arranged.
00:40Low corner.
00:52Youssef, it's baby foot.
00:54But with a little difference.
00:56Every time there's a goal that's scored,
00:58we're going to ask you a question.
01:00If I score, I'm going to ask you a question about your personal life.
01:03The extra-sportive side.
01:05If you score, it's a normal question, let's say,
01:08about your career as a footballer.
01:10OK.
01:11Does that work?
01:12It works.
01:18It's not terrible, is it?
01:21The ball is a little weird.
01:23It's the Italian ball, right?
01:25You have to get used to it.
01:27Did you play a little baby foot at BNF?
01:29Before, yes.
01:30OK.
01:31It's been a long time.
01:32It's been a very long time.
01:33I can see that.
01:37Come on.
01:38San Siro.
01:41A few years ago, you were at Clairefontaine.
01:43Maybe your bad life really crossed a cape.
01:46Now you've just become a player from Milan AC.
01:50It makes you dream, doesn't it?
01:52It makes you dream.
01:53It's Milan.
01:54Everyone knows it.
01:55I've watched it for a long time.
01:57I've watched it for a long time.
01:59And to play now for this logo, for its supporters,
02:02in this mythical stadium, it's an incredible thing.
02:05I'm really looking forward to starting.
02:08Come on, Youssef.
02:09You're leading 1-0.
02:11Do I have to react?
02:12Yes, you have to react, necessarily.
02:17Bravo, bravo.
02:18Come on, 1-1.
02:19Bravo.
02:21Blackboard.
02:22What do we have?
02:23You chose number 29.
02:25Is there a particular reason behind this choice?
02:29Yes and no.
02:30It was one of the numbers that was free,
02:33that I liked.
02:35My first number for the pros was 22.
02:38The second was 19.
02:4122, 19, 29.
02:45That's all.
02:46We continue, we take a step and that's it.
02:48Let's go.
02:53It's heating up.
02:56It's not possible.
02:57So it's 2-1.
02:59I'll let you score.
03:03You're the only French player to join this squad.
03:06Were you able to speak with your compatriots,
03:10your selection partners, Theo, Mac Mignon, etc.?
03:14Yes, this summer I spoke a lot with the French
03:17who played here.
03:18They told me how good this club was,
03:21the stadium, the fans,
03:23and that supported my choice.
03:262-1.
03:34It's not possible.
03:35Three goals in a row, come on.
03:37You really want to avoid the personal side.
03:41Is there a player from AC Milan,
03:43maybe an old player,
03:46who is a reference for you?
03:48A reference, no,
03:50because they had different characteristics.
03:53But I watched Gattuso,
03:55I watched Pirlo,
03:57I watched Seedorf.
03:58For me, it was the three of them.
04:00Plus Kaká, just above.
04:02I knew the four of them.
04:04At some point, I'll have to cheat, I think.
04:07Otherwise, it's over,
04:09and I'll be fired.
04:11It's tough, 9-1.
04:139-1, it's not terrible.
04:18So, what does this celebration mean?
04:22There's no particular meaning.
04:25I have two friends
04:28with whom we decided to make these three signs
04:32to say that I don't hear what's going on around me.
04:35Either way, I don't see anything.
04:37And I don't speak,
04:39so we'll let the field speak.
04:41OK, so 4-1.
04:43OK, it's starting to get tough.
04:49Oh no, oh no.
04:51Plus, I had opened the score,
04:53and now it's 5-1.
04:55It's the second time I've scored against my body.
04:58That goal was awful.
05:00Let's ask you a question,
05:02a red one, well, a black one,
05:04because otherwise...
05:05OK, that's good.
05:06Come on.
05:07We often talk about your volume of play
05:09and your ability to repeat the effort,
05:12but we want to imagine you as a goalkeeper
05:14for the first time with AC Milan.
05:16Close your eyes and tell us a little about this goal,
05:19this first goal with AC Milan's jersey.
05:22This first goal, we're already 66 goals away.
05:25As soon as possible.
05:27We're not going to look for a big game.
05:29And with a shot off the surface,
05:32but no strength.
05:34A good shot off the surface,
05:36the high corner.
05:37A good shot off the surface.
05:39Yes, a good shot off the surface.
05:41And a win after that,
05:43because if I score and there's no win,
05:45it's useless.
05:46So at the last minute, 1-0...
05:48No, it could be the first goal, the second goal,
05:50but we have to win,
05:51because otherwise it's useless.
05:53And then I hope to score a dozen like that.
05:55It works.
05:56We'll take it, we'll sign it.
05:58OK, I'll sign it.
05:5910 goals for Fofagra.
06:00No, no.
06:01You didn't say.
06:02I hope so.
06:05Come on.
06:09I warned you.
06:11At some point I had to cheat.
06:14So it's 5-2.
06:16Like that.
06:17I'm coming back a little.
06:19Another red question.
06:21I read that at some point you were ready
06:24to almost give up football.
06:27What made you push,
06:29you really kept fighting
06:31to make this dream come true?
06:33What people around me did.
06:36We often have a bad image
06:40of the neighborhoods, of the cities,
06:43especially in Paris.
06:44But for me, it gave me strength.
06:48The people I grew up with always supported me.
06:51They told me to keep going,
06:53that they were waiting for me on TV, etc.
06:56When they didn't know at the time
06:58what level I was playing at, etc.
07:00They were just waiting for me on TV.
07:02So I had to do it for them.
07:04I hope they're proud of me today.
07:06I'm sure they are.
07:07Come on.
07:10I raise my foot a little.
07:12Yes.
07:13No, no.
07:14Go ahead, go ahead.
07:15OK, OK.
07:20Well done.
07:21That's it.
07:22Victory.
07:24I would have preferred another way
07:26to finish the match.
07:28You scored a shot.
07:30Just one last question.
07:32Go ahead.
07:33Youssef Fofana, in your own words.
07:35For those who don't know you,
07:37what kind of player are you?
07:39First of all, I'm a player who likes
07:41to bring dynamism.
07:43I like to bring this change of pace,
07:46whether it's defensively
07:48and especially offensively.
07:51I have to work on both surfaces,
07:55to cover as much ground as possible.
07:58That's what I aspire to become.
08:01I work for it.
08:03We'll see if I can do all that in the future.
08:06But if I can do all that,
08:08I think I'll be the best player in history.
08:10If you play on the pitch,
08:12like you do here at BABYFOOT,
08:14there's no problem, right?
08:16Normally, it's already six goals to start.
08:18It's great.
08:19For a defensive midfielder,
08:21six goals a season is not bad.
08:24Thank you, Youssef.