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Amer

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Feb 13, 2005
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AC Milan's new signing Keisuke Honda: I worry fans will boo me

Keisuke Honda has admitted after joining AC Milan that he fears getting booed by Italy's "tough" fans.

The Japan international was formally unveiled as a Rossoneri player Wednesday, having already agreed to join the Serie A side on a free transfer from Russian outfit CSKA Moscow.

Honda is looking forward to the challenge of plying himself in one of Europe's most prestigious leagues but, after taking in Milan's 3-0 win over Atalanta at San Siro on Monday, he is now expecting a rough ride from the country's notoriously demanding supporters.

"I paid attention to how the fans reacted to each play," he explained in an interview with SkyPerfecTV. "Each country I've played in is different but [Italian fans] are tough; they boo a lot. I worry that they'll boo me."

Honda also said he has little command of Italian and may not even learn the local language, as he feels he could get by on his English alone.

"I can't do more than greetings in Italian," he said. "But everyone can speak English - I was surprised. Maybe I don't need to learn Italian. If they don't understand my English, I'll have to learn Italian. But I shook hands with all the players and Kaka is fluent in English. It felt positive meeting him."

Despite Monday's win over Atalanta, Milan is still sitting in the wrong half of the table, in 11th. Honda, though, is convinced that Massimiliano Allegri's men can still turn their season around.

"They're all world class players at Milan, so we just have to organize ourselves better," the attacking midfielder said. "If we can do that, we can beat the world. I've thought about how I'll work with my new team-mates, but I just have to play like I always do."

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Powis

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Dec 9, 2009
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As we all know the football players always are saying "my dream come true" when they goes to the new club.. But all stuff this guy has been saying it was all true. :D

The Japan international completed his move to AC Milan on Wednesday and fulfilled a lifelong ambition he first envisaged upon graduating from elementary school
When Keisuke Honda joined AC Milan on a three-and-a-half year from CSKA Moscow on Wednesday his childhood dreams came true.


The Japan international claimed he had always dreamt of playing in Serie A following his unveiling and an essay written by Honda at the age of 13 reveals just how accurate his teenage premonition actually was.

The 27-year-old wrote the essay when he was graduating from elementary school as part of a traditional tradition in Japanese schools and below is a translated version of his schoolboy prophecy.

“My Dream for the Future”
[Written in March 1999, translation by Dan Orlowitz]

When I grow up, I want to be the best football player in the world. No, I will become the best.

To be the best player in the world, you have to practice harder than anyone else. That’s why I’m working hard right now.

I’m not a very good player, but I’ll work hard and absolutely become the world’s greatest. When I become the world’s best, I want to become rich and repay my parents.

I’ll become famous in the World Cup and be called to play for a Serie A team. After that I’ll become a regular and play as No.10.

I want to earn 4 billion yen a year [Note: in 1999 this would have been €30.7m. At today’s exchange rate it is €28.1m]

I dream that one day I’ll sign a contract with Puma and design spikes or training wear, and people around the world will go out to buy them.

Then I’ll appear in the tournament everyone in the world pays attention to every four years, the World Cup.

After playing well in Italy I’ll come back to Japan, have meetings [with the JFA], be given the No.10 uniform and become the team’s figurehead.

I want to beat Brazil 2-1 in the [World Cup] final.

My dream is to team up with my older brother [Hiroyuki Honda was set to turn pro in 2005 but retired due to injury. He’s now Keisuke’s agent], outwit the world’s strongest team, trade good passes with him, and score a goal in that game.
 

Yuckerini

Senior Member
Sep 25, 2013
908
Honda is a great player tbh I have less hate for Milan than Inter
Japan will be underestimated in 2014 World Cup but they can make a decent run
I can see Honda and Kaka forming a powerful combination.
 

radekas

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Aug 26, 2009
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The Japan international completed his move to AC Milan on Wednesday and fulfilled a lifelong ambition he first envisaged upon graduating from elementary school
When Keisuke Honda joined AC Milan on a three-and-a-half year from CSKA Moscow on Wednesday his childhood dreams came true.

The Japan international claimed he had always dreamt of playing in Serie A following his unveiling and an essay written by Honda at the age of 13 reveals just how accurate his teenage premonition actually was.

The 27-year-old wrote the essay when he was graduating from elementary school as part of a traditional tradition in Japanese schools and below is a translated version of his schoolboy prophecy.

“My Dream for the Future”
[Written in March 1999, translation by Dan Orlowitz]

When I grow up, I want to be the best football player in the world. No, I will become the best.

To be the best player in the world, you have to practice harder than anyone else. That’s why I’m working hard right now.

I’m not a very good player, but I’ll work hard and absolutely become the world’s greatest. When I become the world’s best, I want to become rich and repay my parents.

I’ll become famous in the World Cup and be called to play for a Serie A team. After that I’ll become a regular and play as No.10.

I want to earn 4 billion yen a year [Note: in 1999 this would have been €30.7m. At today’s exchange rate it is €28.1m]

I dream that one day I’ll sign a contract with Puma and design spikes or training wear, and people around the world will go out to buy them.

Then I’ll appear in the tournament everyone in the world pays attention to every four years, the World Cup.

After playing well in Italy I’ll come back to Japan, have meetings [with the JFA], be given the No.10 uniform and become the team’s figurehead.

I want to beat Brazil 2-1 in the [World Cup] final.

My dream is to team up with my older brother [Hiroyuki Honda was set to turn pro in 2005 but retired due to injury. He’s now Keisuke’s agent], outwit the world’s strongest team, trade good passes with him, and score a goal in that game.
 

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