Romain Faivre, who was close to joining AC Milan in the summer transfer window granted an interview to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Here are his words about the latest Derby fixture:
"What a show, I wanted to be on the pitch too. When Maldini, a legend, calls you, you feel valued and you want to do everything to go to Milan."
Do you prefer playing as an attacking midfielder or a winger?
"I am at ease in the heart of the game, but versatility is a quality in modern football. The important thing is to express creativity to help the team."
Do you prefer to score goals, assist, or dribble past defenders?
"Once I would have said dribbling, today goals and assists. My idols? Ronaldinho. With him I loved football. As a Parisian fan I was inspired by his dribbling, his vision of the game, his effectiveness in scoring goals and assisting. In my room I had all his posters from PSG, to Barcelona to Milan", declared Romain Faivre.
On AC Milan's interest:
"It's really nice knowing that my career really only started last season. I am convinced I'd be successful. In teams like AC Milan, you need to prepare in advance. So I have a personal athletic trainer three times a week, a nutritionist to eat healthy, but I don't cook. I also have a mental coach so I learn how to better manage the emotions and pressure typical of big clubs like Milan."
Faivre On having many French-speaking players in AC Milan already:
"I have known Ballo-Touré since the days of Monaco. He tells me that Milan is a great club, with great ambitions, with fantastic fans. I, too, am ambitious. In short, there is everything for it to work."
Are you thinking of the World Cup?
"Until a year ago I was the only one who believed it. But I am very ambitious and in life it is important to believe in dreams. Serie A can help me make them happen. But in football you go in stages. On the 21st I face the Lens,then in January we will see."
On Coach Pioli:
"I recognise myself in Pioli's game, in the desire to play good football to win. He shows it in the league. In the Champions League, he deserves a few more points."
