June 17, 2000

Toldo focuses on EURO2000

One day after the match Italy vs. Belgium, Italy national TV selected the
best player in the match: Toldo.
After the game, Toldo received the interview by the journalist. The
journalist of TMC (Fiorentina's president Cecchi Gori is the boss of this
TV channel) asked again,"Will you stay at Fiorentina next season?" This
question ruined Toldo's good mood, "Please change a topic." Cecchi Gori
was very angry and in his statement in Firenze later on, he said,"Toldo
still has 4-year-contract with us. There is no way for him to leave
Fiorentina unless he resigns." For this, Toldo didn't make any comment.
"Cecchi Gori has changed," Toldo's agent said,"We intended to talk about
this matter after Fiorentina's plan for the new season finished, but
now..."
Lazio just signed with Peruzzi. Toldo only smiled after hearing this.
Telling the truth, Toldo didn't worry about his future. Sensi was glad to
pay money on Batistuta, why can't Toldo go to Roma with high price?
Moreover, Man Utd is also waiting for Toldo. "Now it's not the time to
talk about the next season. Cecchi Gori? I didn't contact with him for a
long time. Now I'm focusing on the European cup. It's not easy to be the
1st goalkeeper and I must treasure it, for me, for Italy and for my
teammates."
European cup, only the European cup is what Toldo is thinking about. "You
journalists needn't make up the stories. Firstly, the forwards can't
score, then make up the question in the defence. 'Toldo worried very
much.' What do I worry? Do you know who are the defenders in front of me?
Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro, I have nothing to worry." Milan Sports
Newspaper said that Turkish's Okan's head goal is  because of Toldo's
mistake. "My mistake? All of us have the mistakes. After Pessotto left
the field, we were somehow inattentive. Do you watch the game against
Belgium? Do you still think there is any problem in the defence?" Roma
Sports Newspaper's journalist asked:"In the training match, Abbiati
scored two..." "Abbiati? He is my lucky boy. It's nothing to lose in the
training match. If Abbiati's goals can let us win in the next day's
match, I hope Abbiati can score in every training matches before the
Euro2000 matches."

Taken from Sports Weekly
English translation by Haiyun (www.fiorentina2000.net)