José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior, Paulinho. When his name arose the past summer to reinforce to the FC Barcelona many carried the hands in command, the majority by ignorance and others by distrust. That powerful Brazilian midfield player had undone in the Tottenham, and now was a star of the 'seleçao' that played in the poor Chinese League. It can not say that his signing was not a tarpaulin.
Precisely, the one of Sao Paulo has confessed in an interview with the magazine 'Panenka', and has revealed that the starts were not simple. Luckily, already it came mentalizado: "Arriving of the Chinese football found me with a lot of doubts and cuestionamientos. I know that it is normal, and the important is that I have been able to go through on of all this. Already I am a ready person for this type of questions, and came with security to do my best work, of the way that goes out me more natural, helping the Barça and to my mates to conquer victories".
In spite of everything, the paulista attained to convince by the fast road, and reveals that far of the football, in the City Condal also has found all what needs. "Has all what need. If we require of something, this city offers a very good structure. Have a special affection by his people. I found me with an immense respect when I arrived, so much I like my family. This city has given us the best received", has signalled.
Messi and Suárez, example for Paulinho
Once again, to Paulinho has touched him explain the anecdote on how convinced him Leo Messi to play in the Barça, during a friendly with a lot of tradition in sudamérica. "It was during a Brazil-Argentina, I was near of the ball to kick a fault, with Willian. And in that same moment Messi approached asking me if I wanted to come to play in the Barcelona. I answered him that yes. Gladly. That moment, in the middle of the party, left me touched emotionally. Even I renounced to kick the fault and happened him the opportunity to another mate", has recognised.
Between the big moments lived along the campaign of his première, the ex of the Guangzhou stands out one, his first so much in the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. "It was in the traced back of a difficult party in front of the Getafe. It was a moment complicated and finish taking out a good result. At the end I have been able to mark nine goals and for a first season see it positive. It is a big personal satisfaction", has reflexionado also.
But one of the most important disclosures of his interview has been the one of his relation with Leo Messi and Luis Suárez, to which considers keys to sportive level but also personal: "In addition to being a very good person, that I admire, Messi helped me a lot of. In my process of adaptation in the Barça, so much Messi like Suárez were fundamental people. Before coming, spoke with a lot of Brazilians. Mainly with Neymar, when it still was in the Barcelona. He spoke me very well of the club, of the city and of the mates".
The personality of the Argentinian and the Uruguayan has conmovido to Paulinho, that has not doubted in leaving clear that his aim is to do the same paper in the Camp Nou, in which it pretends to help to all the recently arrived: "With Coutinho and Yerry Mina am doing all the possible. I will do all what can so that they adapt the fastest possible".