“When I decided to be a goalkeeper at eleven, he was happy for me to play football it means facing comparisons and as a striker they would have been harsh. I think it was the right choice”. Cesena’s goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann speaks thus from the columns of La Gazzetta dello Sport of the relationship with the father Jurgen Klinsmann great center forward of Germany, world champions in 1990 as well as Bayern Munich and Inter and with the weight of carrying that name.
Then there is room for his arrival in Italy to wear the Romagna shirt last year: “I was at Galaxy and a couple of offers arrived, including the one from Cesena. I was interested in the project and in Serie C I saw more possibilities of playing as a starter given that in Los Angeles I only played 50% of the matches. I came here to be number one, it took me longer than I thought, but now I’m playing. – continues the American – The level of Serie B is similar to that of Major League Soccereven if there are many stars there. Here, however, the talent and consistency are very high.”
Finally, a look at the future and a possible leap in category: “We have to take one match after another. In B any team can beat any other. More than talent, it’s a question of mentality and taking one game after another helps.”