Defender Rafinha (25) joined in the summer after 157 Bundesliga games for FC Schalke 04 for eight million euros to FC Genoa. There, the Brazilians scored the only goal in last week's victory over Derby Sampdoria Genoa. Daily Soccer Buzz: How do you feel as Derby hero? Rafinha: This is a great feeling, as a reward for the work I've done here.
It was my first goal for Genoa, and thus have received the same in the history of the club. Daily Soccer Buzz: Is the Genoa city duel comparable with Schalke against Dortmund? Rafinha: The Italians are more aggressive and fanatic. And deliver the stadium in which both clubs play their home games, has 36? 000 seats.
This indeed is much less than Schalke and Dortmund, but this is our stadium closely and very loud. Daily Buzz Soccer: Genoa is in tenth, not playing in the European Cup and is excreted in the Cup. Schalke in the Bundesliga also takes a tenth, but still played in both cup competitions. Was worth your change? I would still do it again.
Genoa FC is a club with a lot of tradition and good structure. But clearly, I would have liked to play with Schalke in the Champions League. But it did not work. Daily Soccer Buzz: Why? Rafinha: For Felix Magath. We just did not fit each other. So I had to switch Soccer Daily Buzz: But you still have one year training under him and reached even with Schalke second.
Rafinha: Yes, this year we were successful. But if you have to torture to work because you do not like it, then reaches one year. Daily Soccer Buzz: fun for a professional should probably have little priority. Rafinha: We Brazilians work but only if we have fun and happy. Magath has to work its special way in which he leaves his mark on a team.
Thus he succeeds, he belongs to the most successful coaches ever. But in his training is not laughing, was not fun. It's all based on hardship and discipline. This may be for many players the right way. But for me does not fit. Daily Soccer Buzz: It was not the first time that you flirted with a move.
Already Magath's predecessors regularly They threatened with discharge. Rafinha: 2008 I had a problem with Schalke, with Brazil because I wanted the Olympics and the club would not let me go ... Soccer Daily Buzz: ... what you went anyway and were subject to a six-figure fine. Rafinha: Yes, back then there was trouble, and there were many offers to come up for me.
But I have never said publicly that I wanted to get away. If anything, I said that I want to play Champions League. But never that I want to get away from Schalke. Daily Soccer Buzz: Now you have dispensed with for the move to Genoa, but on the Champions League participation. Rafinha: I have played with Schalke Champions League three times and had the self-perception of having to be there.
But the situation was difficult for me. And finally I wanted to get away from Schalke, because Magath. So I could accept, even a year not to play in the Champions League. Longer, however. Daily Soccer Buzz: But then you would have to go back in the summer. For Genoa will most likely not qualify for the Champions League.
Rafinha: That's why I will also return to the Bundesliga. My contract expires in 2012. If Genoa wants to sell me, they have to do it now. Daily Soccer Buzz: Is there offers? Rafinha: Yes. There were many questions, and my agent are two concrete offers. From whom are, I do not want to. I think that will again see the German fans Rafinha soon.
It was my first goal for Genoa, and thus have received the same in the history of the club. Daily Soccer Buzz: Is the Genoa city duel comparable with Schalke against Dortmund? Rafinha: The Italians are more aggressive and fanatic. And deliver the stadium in which both clubs play their home games, has 36? 000 seats.
This indeed is much less than Schalke and Dortmund, but this is our stadium closely and very loud. Daily Buzz Soccer: Genoa is in tenth, not playing in the European Cup and is excreted in the Cup. Schalke in the Bundesliga also takes a tenth, but still played in both cup competitions. Was worth your change? I would still do it again.
Genoa FC is a club with a lot of tradition and good structure. But clearly, I would have liked to play with Schalke in the Champions League. But it did not work. Daily Soccer Buzz: Why? Rafinha: For Felix Magath. We just did not fit each other. So I had to switch Soccer Daily Buzz: But you still have one year training under him and reached even with Schalke second.
Rafinha: Yes, this year we were successful. But if you have to torture to work because you do not like it, then reaches one year. Daily Soccer Buzz: fun for a professional should probably have little priority. Rafinha: We Brazilians work but only if we have fun and happy. Magath has to work its special way in which he leaves his mark on a team.
Thus he succeeds, he belongs to the most successful coaches ever. But in his training is not laughing, was not fun. It's all based on hardship and discipline. This may be for many players the right way. But for me does not fit. Daily Soccer Buzz: It was not the first time that you flirted with a move.
Already Magath's predecessors regularly They threatened with discharge. Rafinha: 2008 I had a problem with Schalke, with Brazil because I wanted the Olympics and the club would not let me go ... Soccer Daily Buzz: ... what you went anyway and were subject to a six-figure fine. Rafinha: Yes, back then there was trouble, and there were many offers to come up for me.
But I have never said publicly that I wanted to get away. If anything, I said that I want to play Champions League. But never that I want to get away from Schalke. Daily Soccer Buzz: Now you have dispensed with for the move to Genoa, but on the Champions League participation. Rafinha: I have played with Schalke Champions League three times and had the self-perception of having to be there.
But the situation was difficult for me. And finally I wanted to get away from Schalke, because Magath. So I could accept, even a year not to play in the Champions League. Longer, however. Daily Soccer Buzz: But then you would have to go back in the summer. For Genoa will most likely not qualify for the Champions League.
Rafinha: That's why I will also return to the Bundesliga. My contract expires in 2012. If Genoa wants to sell me, they have to do it now. Daily Soccer Buzz: Is there offers? Rafinha: Yes. There were many questions, and my agent are two concrete offers. From whom are, I do not want to. I think that will again see the German fans Rafinha soon.
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