The new striker presented himself at a press conference for Lazio today Boulaye Day. The former Salernitana player spoke as follows, as reported by Lalaziosiamonoi: “I apologize if I speak French, my Italian is not perfect. I am happy to be at Lazio, thanks to the sporting director, it took us a bit of time but in the end I am happy with how the negotiations went”.
A judgment on the team? How is it to play with another center forward?
“The team is very strong, there are many quality players. I can move behind Taty or vice versa, I move between the lines and give a hand in the search for depth”.
What does Lazio mean in your career? We are talking about a club that has always had great strikers…
“We know how great Lazio is, it’s an important step for everyone to improve. Here we play against the best teams. Scoring lots of goals is what counts, a striker is judged by this, we have to do our best without thinking about who was here before us”.
How many goals can he score? How difficult was the last year in Salerno?
“Setting a goal for the season means setting a limit, in Salerno I didn’t say ‘this year I’ll score 16’, but I thought about doing as many as possible. Salerno was a new stage in my career, then a tough moment, I don’t feel I have to reproach myself for anything”.
The emotions of the goal under the North? What do you think of the Europa League?
“I scored a goal right away, it’s even better to do it at home. I was happy. We’ll play every 3 days, it’ll be important for us to start well.”
Lazio seems like the perfect match: do you feel the weight of being one of the most important players? Is the goal against Roma one of the most beautiful of your career?
“I don’t feel the weight of being an important player, we all are, we all have responsibilities. The goal against Roma was nice, but it was unpleasant because on that occasion I also got injured (laughs, ed.)”.