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i always wonder how good is this kid...it seems to me that mourinho has total trust in the kid...along with mei...i have seen very little of santon... but he has impressed me with his quickness and the dribbling skills...defensively, i don't think there are many young players at that age are good at that...but he will learn it from zanetti and maicon...the kid is just 17...so he definitely has a bright future ahead of him...both with the club and italy NT...we have no intention to loan him out...therefore, i believe that mourinho really likes the kid...but he will have to wait for his chances since maicon is so great and he is only 27...his chances will come...
i don't see us promoting a 17-year kid to the 1st team much...other than balotelli...he is the second one..so maybe the kid is really something special...we'll see...
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When you arrived at Inter you said: 'I don't care if a player is sixteen or forty years old, the only thing that matters is that he is ready to play'. You had great young players at Chelsea and Porto, and now you have great young players at Inter. Do you have any special measures for them, or do you treat them in the same way as all the other players?
"It's a bit different because the necessities are different. For example, when we came back from Athens all the others had a morning to sleep but Mario Balotelli had to go to school the morning after. The situation is completely different so I think we have to find a balance for these youngsters. You have to make certain decisions. With Santon, for example, I want his debut to come in the Champions League, not for three, four or five minutes, but for ninety minutes. It would be fantastic if my team gets enough points to qualify early so he can make his debut in one of the last group matches."
i don't see us promoting a 17-year kid to the 1st team much...other than balotelli...he is the second one..so maybe the kid is really something special...we'll see...
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When you arrived at Inter you said: 'I don't care if a player is sixteen or forty years old, the only thing that matters is that he is ready to play'. You had great young players at Chelsea and Porto, and now you have great young players at Inter. Do you have any special measures for them, or do you treat them in the same way as all the other players?
"It's a bit different because the necessities are different. For example, when we came back from Athens all the others had a morning to sleep but Mario Balotelli had to go to school the morning after. The situation is completely different so I think we have to find a balance for these youngsters. You have to make certain decisions. With Santon, for example, I want his debut to come in the Champions League, not for three, four or five minutes, but for ninety minutes. It would be fantastic if my team gets enough points to qualify early so he can make his debut in one of the last group matches."