Thanks to Pamela for translating this.
Fabio is now settled in in Madrid and the smile has returned to his face. He lives in the centre, his children go to the Italian School and his objective is to to win everything, dressed ion white. [i.e. dressed in Real Madrid Kit]
You have a house, your kids have a school: Are you feeling relaxed now?
--Yes, very. I am livign the life of an athelete. Beforehand I was always in the car looking for a house, stuck in the Madrid traffic.
Was that why you weren't having a good time?
--There were several reasons. After the World Cup, I had a different head; it's difficult to focus. For me, work is fundamental. I know my limits and I know hat I have to work very hard to play well. Now I work all day, I am soon back in Valdebebas and I look after myself.
Your form is improving, as it that of the team
--Yes of course. This year, everything is new. We have played some very bad games, but some good ones too. And we have to keep going with the good ones. And now I am relaxed because I know the team can play well.
Against Barça, you showed yourselves to be superior
--All the teams are beatable, but our problem is that we have to look for consistency. We cannot win one day and then be a total disaster the next. The game against Getafe was the worst I have seen. That's why I say we have to look for consistency.
They criticise Capello because he is very defensive
--But Robert Carlos and Ramos move about a lot through the ranks. Those that don't are Helguera, Me, and then ,,el Puma" [i.e Emerson] and Diarrá, who likes to go more forward. A team needs to be balanced. We can't be all forward and all back. We need to move around sometimes. Capello likes that we move around. Either all back or all forward, well, leaving one forward. But in this kind of football if you don't run you don't win anything. I can't think like Ronaldo and Robinho, and I have to make sure that they don't get a goal past me. We have all got talent and we should make use of it in the moment that we get.
First with Ramos, now Helguera: who do you play better with?
--Sergio is more instinctive, he's young, he's got a lot of strength and desire. I really like Iván for his reaction after his treatment here. For a player of 30, what happened isn't good. He showed humility. He is an example.
How different to Cassano!
--Cassano is clean. But very young, too young. He needs to think more. I told him: "You need to count one, two, three up to ten". None of the team liked seeing Antonio alone.
Do you think Ronaldo will now never be the same?
--Ronaldo is a phenomenon. He is in a diffuclt period. He is not stupid, he is very intelligent asnd he knows that he has to work. We haven't won for three years, and if we don't achieve it there is a reason. Now we need to get rid of everything, but for me, he's impressive. I like him because he speaks little and works at his own rhythm.
Beckham has not won anything; do you think the same will happen to him?
--No, no. We are with him. Look, I really like Beckham too. When Capellos calls him up to play, he always plays well. The ebst example was the game against Écija. There are a lot of games and Capello will need to use all of us, so we have to be fit both physically and mentally.
They say that Buffon has taken the Ballon D'Or from you...
--If he wins it, it is the same for me. If he wins it, it is because he was better than people like Thuram and Me in Juve or Materazzi in Italy.
Do you have as much faith in Casillas as you do Buffon?
--Yes of course. Iker is brilliant. He is very experienced and indisputable.
Will he reach the level of Buffon?
Buffon is different. For me, it's another discourse. He is beyond everything, he is not a normal player. At 17 he was already a phenomemon, beyond the Serie. Next come Iker, Todo and Cech.
And today, Osasuna...
--Yes, we are going to play very strongly. We have to win to stay in the top rankings.
