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00:00Let's go.

00:04Let's go.

00:05I read that at some point you were almost ready to give up football.

00:10For me, it gave me strength.

00:12The people I grew up with always supported me.

00:15They told me to keep going.

00:17They were waiting for me on TV, etc.

00:19When they didn't know what level I was playing at, etc.

00:21They were just waiting for me on TV.

00:23Close your eyes and tell us a little about this goal,

00:25this first goal with the jersey from 2007.

00:28We're already at San Siro.

00:30As soon as possible.

00:31We're not going to look for a big game.

00:33And with a shot off the surface.

00:37But no strength.

00:39Well arranged.

00:40Low corner.

00:52Youssef, it's baby foot.

00:54But with a little difference.

00:56Every time there's a goal that's scored,

00:58we're going to ask you a question.

01:00If I score, I'm going to ask you a question about your personal life.

01:03The extra-sportive side.

01:05If you score, it's a normal question, let's say,

01:08about your career as a footballer.

01:10OK.

01:11Does that work?

01:12It works.

01:18It's not terrible, is it?

01:21The ball is a little weird.

01:23It's the Italian ball, right?

01:25You have to get used to it.

01:27Did you play a little baby foot at BNF?

01:29Before, yes.

01:30OK.

01:31It's been a long time.

01:32It's been a very long time.

01:33I can see that.

01:37Come on.

01:38San Siro.

01:41A few years ago, you were at Clairefontaine.

01:43Maybe your bad life really crossed a cape.

01:46Now you've just become a player from Milan AC.

01:50It makes you dream, doesn't it?

01:52It makes you dream.

01:53It's Milan.

01:54Everyone knows it.

01:55I've watched it for a long time.

01:57I've watched it for a long time.

01:59And to play now for this logo, for its supporters,

02:02in this mythical stadium, it's an incredible thing.

02:05I'm really looking forward to starting.

02:08Come on, Youssef.

02:09You're leading 1-0.

02:11Do I have to react?

02:12Yes, you have to react, necessarily.

02:17Bravo, bravo.

02:18Come on, 1-1.

02:19Bravo.

02:21Blackboard.

02:22What do we have?

02:23You chose number 29.

02:25Is there a particular reason behind this choice?

02:29Yes and no.

02:30It was one of the numbers that was free,

02:33that I liked.

02:35My first number for the pros was 22.

02:38The second was 19.

02:4122, 19, 29.

02:45That's all.

02:46We continue, we take a step and that's it.

02:48Let's go.

02:53It's heating up.

02:56It's not possible.

02:57So it's 2-1.

02:59I'll let you score.

03:03You're the only French player to join this squad.

03:06Were you able to speak with your compatriots,

03:10your selection partners, Theo, Mac Mignon, etc.?

03:14Yes, this summer I spoke a lot with the French

03:17who played here.

03:18They told me how good this club was,

03:21the stadium, the fans,

03:23and that supported my choice.

03:262-1.

03:34It's not possible.

03:35Three goals in a row, come on.

03:37You really want to avoid the personal side.

03:41Is there a player from AC Milan,

03:43maybe an old player,

03:46who is a reference for you?

03:48A reference, no,

03:50because they had different characteristics.

03:53But I watched Gattuso,

03:55I watched Pirlo,

03:57I watched Seedorf.

03:58For me, it was the three of them.

04:00Plus Kaká, just above.

04:02I knew the four of them.

04:04At some point, I'll have to cheat, I think.

04:07Otherwise, it's over,

04:09and I'll be fired.

04:11It's tough, 9-1.

04:139-1, it's not terrible.

04:18So, what does this celebration mean?

04:22There's no particular meaning.

04:25I have two friends

04:28with whom we decided to make these three signs

04:32to say that I don't hear what's going on around me.

04:35Either way, I don't see anything.

04:37And I don't speak,

04:39so we'll let the field speak.

04:41OK, so 4-1.

04:43OK, it's starting to get tough.

04:49Oh no, oh no.

04:51Plus, I had opened the score,

04:53and now it's 5-1.

04:55It's the second time I've scored against my body.

04:58That goal was awful.

05:00Let's ask you a question,

05:02a red one, well, a black one,

05:04because otherwise...

05:05OK, that's good.

05:06Come on.

05:07We often talk about your volume of play

05:09and your ability to repeat the effort,

05:12but we want to imagine you as a goalkeeper

05:14for the first time with AC Milan.

05:16Close your eyes and tell us a little about this goal,

05:19this first goal with AC Milan's jersey.

05:22This first goal, we're already 66 goals away.

05:25As soon as possible.

05:27We're not going to look for a big game.

05:29And with a shot off the surface,

05:32but no strength.

05:34A good shot off the surface,

05:36the high corner.

05:37A good shot off the surface.

05:39Yes, a good shot off the surface.

05:41And a win after that,

05:43because if I score and there's no win,

05:45it's useless.

05:46So at the last minute, 1-0...

05:48No, it could be the first goal, the second goal,

05:50but we have to win,

05:51because otherwise it's useless.

05:53And then I hope to score a dozen like that.

05:55It works.

05:56We'll take it, we'll sign it.

05:58OK, I'll sign it.

05:5910 goals for Fofagra.

06:00No, no.

06:01You didn't say.

06:02I hope so.

06:05Come on.

06:09I warned you.

06:11At some point I had to cheat.

06:14So it's 5-2.

06:16Like that.

06:17I'm coming back a little.

06:19Another red question.

06:21I read that at some point you were ready

06:24to almost give up football.

06:27What made you push,

06:29you really kept fighting

06:31to make this dream come true?

06:33What people around me did.

06:36We often have a bad image

06:40of the neighborhoods, of the cities,

06:43especially in Paris.

06:44But for me, it gave me strength.

06:48The people I grew up with always supported me.

06:51They told me to keep going,

06:53that they were waiting for me on TV, etc.

06:56When they didn't know at the time

06:58what level I was playing at, etc.

07:00They were just waiting for me on TV.

07:02So I had to do it for them.

07:04I hope they're proud of me today.

07:06I'm sure they are.

07:07Come on.

07:10I raise my foot a little.

07:12Yes.

07:13No, no.

07:14Go ahead, go ahead.

07:15OK, OK.

07:20Well done.

07:21That's it.

07:22Victory.

07:24I would have preferred another way

07:26to finish the match.

07:28You scored a shot.

07:30Just one last question.

07:32Go ahead.

07:33Youssef Fofana, in your own words.

07:35For those who don't know you,

07:37what kind of player are you?

07:39First of all, I'm a player who likes

07:41to bring dynamism.

07:43I like to bring this change of pace,

07:46whether it's defensively

07:48and especially offensively.

07:51I have to work on both surfaces,

07:55to cover as much ground as possible.

07:58That's what I aspire to become.

08:01I work for it.

08:03We'll see if I can do all that in the future.

08:06But if I can do all that,

08:08I think I'll be the best player in history.

08:10If you play on the pitch,

08:12like you do here at BABYFOOT,

08:14there's no problem, right?

08:16Normally, it's already six goals to start.

08:18It's great.

08:19For a defensive midfielder,

08:21six goals a season is not bad.

08:24Thank you, Youssef.

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