Vitti speaks...video interview

[redrocket08]

http://torontofc.neulion.com/tfc/console.jsp?catid=2&id=387

[Pachuco]

Nice interview. But I'm really confused about one thing. He twice mentioned that he was playing in Russia, yet the subtitles said Ukraine. Did he really not know what country he was in? Maybe he doesn't know Canada is not in the U.S and that's why he came :)

[Shaughno]

Well it was Russian at one point in time. :lol:

[Ossington Mental Youth]

maybe nobody told him the wall came down/parastroika

[T_Mizz]

Is it at all possible in argentina they have no word for ukraine?

[rocker]

Vitti was too busy playing soccer to take history classes in school.

[Ossington Mental Youth]

im feeling pretty confident in saying that the spanish language has evolved with the times and that they prob have a spanish version of the word Ukraine (im willing to bet its almost the same too)

[Ossington Mental Youth]

all jokes aside i bet its the samething as Canada is America type of ish, its alllll lumped in together

[Ossington Mental Youth]

Good video and im psyched to see him on the field

[BuSaPuNk]

^ Can't wait to see what he can bring to this team.

[TFC 420]

what time is todays match?

[T_Mizz]

its tomorrow against energy drinks isn't it?

[Cambridge_Red]

Yeah hes a footballer don't expect geography lessons, but I do expect goals.

[T_Mizz]

I dunno with all this talk about his talent he hasn't really proven he can get it done and put balls in the net, of course I expect that to change but his strike rates have never been that impressive

[T_Mizz]

im feeling pretty confident in saying that the spanish language has evolved with the times and that they prob have a spanish version of the word Ukraine (im willing to bet its almost the same too)
I'd think so as well but look at French they don't even have a word for entreneneur;)

[SilverSamurai]

im feeling pretty confident in saying that the spanish language has evolved with the times and that they prob have a spanish version of the word Ukraine (im willing to bet its almost the same too)

Their is a Spanish word for Ukraine. He prob thought they were talking Russian is my guess and assumed it was the same thing.

Good video and im psyched to see him on the field
+1:drinking:

[Damien]

El Ukraiño

[Ossington Mental Youth]

I'd think so as well but look at French they don't even have a word for entreneneur;)

HAHAHA
or deja vu

[rocker]

i will demand that Vitti get his geography correct when the British stop calling us "America."

[DOMIN8R]

Help me out here.

When he says that..."he will have to adapt to the physical style of the game here...." does he mean the level of physical contact on the pitch or the amount of physical exertion required to play in the MLS...?

What does he mean?

[Shaughno]

Physical contact I would think, being that he's only 5'9

[Pachuco]

Help me out here.

When he says that..."he will have to adapt to the physical style of the game here...." does he mean the level of physical contact on the pitch or the amount of physical exertion required to play in the MLS...?

What does he mean?

Based on how I heard it in spanish, he was talking about the level of physical contact. In fact if I remember correctly what he said was he is very technical and very good with the ball at his feet, but he may not be used to the physical contact the MLS brings.

[DOMIN8R]

OK. Thank you, gentlemen.

[Shaughno]

^^ Meanwhile I remember seeing a bunch of pictures from the friendly where he was tackling our players fairly hard. :lol:

[Shaughno]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0e27bWRgEw20a/340x.jpg
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0aJV3pN1jx0G9/340x.jpg

[olegunnar]

Based on how I heard it in spanish, he was talking about the level of physical contact. In fact if I remember correctly what he said was he is very technical and very good with the ball at his feet, but he may not be used to the physical contact the MLS brings.

Remember too though that he talked to Schelotto about the league, so he has a one sided view....the view of a diving cheat.

[Shaughno]

That's also true, can't take a player's spoken word for truth when he had the most dives per minute of any player in the league. :lol:

[Pachuco]

Remember to though that he talked to Schelotto about the league, so he has a one sided view....the view of a diving cheat.

hahaha. Yeah I can just see it.

Schellotto says to Vitty - "Hey man, you gotta be really carefull with the physical contact in this league. I mean, everytime I dive I get carpet burn and the turf at BMO is like landing on concrete."

[Nodoubtguy]

Nice to hear from him....but that music with the slo-mo at the end....:noidea:

[rocker]

wow, Edu looks like Schellotto there.

[james]

whats with the music in the interview:p

[Jack]

Yeah, he said Russia. I would imagine he didn't pay too much attention to the geography :D There is definitely a word in Spanish for Ukraine.

Anyway, he seems to be happy to be here, which is a good thing.

[Technorgasm]

Strikers as winners with egos.
Winners that want the ball.

would have loved it if he said. "Physical play. . . . . but they will not get the ball from me, balh blah. . I score gaols. . . b;lah blah Toronto FC is my home, my team, and we are going to win"

ya know, somthing like that.

[Shaughno]

...and if your aunt had balls she'd be your uncle. :lol:

[alexintoronto]

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0aJV3pN1jx0G9/340x.jpg


http://a.abcnews.com/images/ThisWeek/ap_zandt_071201_mn.jpg

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/020408/18193__steven_l.jpg

Is it just me?

[Shakes McQueen]

Nice to hear from him....but that music with the slo-mo at the end....:noidea:

I think we all just collectively asked him out on a date, and he said yes. That's the only thing that could explain the music.

- Scott

[Derko]

Well it was Russian at one point in time. :lol:

Actually it was never part of Russia, but part of the U.S.S.R., regardless I hope he can put the ball in the back of the net.

[Blizzard]

Well it was Russian at one point in time. :lol:

You're dropping yourself into it now! ;)

[Blizzard]

Actually it was never part of Russia, but part of the U.S.S.R., regardless I hope he can put the ball in the back of the net.

If you go back to the pre-Soviet Union times of the Romanov's "Russian Empire", the Ukraine was definitely part of what would have been referred to as Russia.

That said, the Ukraine would have always had a "distinct identity" much like Byelorussia, Georgia or even Finland or Poland which were also all part of the pre-Soviet Russian Empire at one time or another.

[Laurignano]

lol I think we are focusing too much on if he knows what country he actually played in...All I know is we will see by the end of this year how well he fits into our system The benefit of where he is from, Argentina, they play a lot of football in warmer climates then most european footballers, which only means he wont have the problem adjusting to the heat in Toronto during our summer mid-day matches. I am looking forward to seeing him come play his first game at BMO, but to be honest I think I dont expect him to be a 15 goal scorer either. If he works out here then Mo is a genius, if he doesnt, Mo can still ship him back to Argentina after we try him out.

[Derko]

If you go back to the pre-Soviet Union times of the Romanov's "Russian Empire", the Ukraine was definitely part of what would have been referred to as Russia.

That said, the Ukraine would have always had a "distinct identity" much like Byelorussia, Georgia or even Finland or Poland which were also all part of the pre-Soviet Russian Empire at one time or another.

True enough!!

[UltraSuperMegaMo]

Seemed kind of fidgety to me.

[stretchthetruth]

Seemed kind of fidgety to me.


good... thoroughbred horses are fidgety too, i hope this kid's an animal!!!

[kodiakTFC]

Ucrania is ukraine in spanish.

[Shakes McQueen]

I still can't get over the music in the video. It sounds like music for a Nintendo Wii game.

- Scott