Ryo

Everyone keeps talking about how Pato is this and that on the pitch and in the dressing room, but has anyone ever considered his mentality over the past two years? The kid is like 20 now and already he's been through a host of injuries as well as a divorce. He's been touted as the next big thing and yet misses the chance to go to a World Cup, whilst kids like Neymar and Ramires got the nod ahead of him instead. Think of what that could do to ones emotional psyche.
You can all say how "as a professional" you should leave all your problems off the pitch, but lets face it, he's 20! In some countries he's barely able to smoke or drink. Do you really expect him to be able to handle that kind of baggage like a mature 30 or 40 year old? I think not.

He may be relying on his Talent a bit too much, and have all the help of Milan Lab to improve on his physical side, but I think emotionally and mentally, he may still be recovering from a lot of other crap.

Sheva touts him as his successor, I tend to agree. Sheva never really had to track back much, just to carry the line and score goals. Its just because formations have changed so drastically since the Ancellotti days that the need for everyone to track back has now been deemed a necesscity instead of a mere formality. The kid is playing catch-up, but it doesn't mean he's not improving. I have seen him track back before, its not his fault he can't push most italian defenders to the floor with his relatively lightweight physique.

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