Alexandre Pato Thread

We just need to give Pato time. He is maturing and improving, but he will continue to make mistakes still. The biggest criticism he has is his selfishness or decision making, but his last 3 performances have had big improvements in these areas.

Against Palermo before he got injured, he worked very hard for the team, frequently tracking back and looking to move for teammates. Against Cagliari, I missed the match but in the highlights I noticed his movement a lot, and he got a lot of praise post match for his movement (again it was said he moved for the team). Against Udinese he was excellent, constantly moving around the pitch in tandem with teammates and always looked to make himself available for teammates, often looking to supply them with passes or crosses. In the second half it cannot be ignored he frequently tracked back to support defensively. I had said at half time that I think Robinho or Ibra should track back, but ultimately Allegri asked Pato to do it and he did this well (someone even mentioned in the match thread at one point he was the last man back).