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So the whole thing has been a massive fuck up, all Colo has ever said "the only time i'd go back to argentina, was if i had personal problems" which translated into he has personal problems and wants to go home.

 

Hyped up by the media and random bullshit speculation.

 

Great.

 

I've said a few times that the most likely explanation was a fairly low-key request/discussion by Colo and the rest was Dad/San Lorenzo/the media hype.

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Since then United have worked closely with the defender to resolve what has emerged as a “personal problem” and when asked if the Geordie faithful were like a family to him, he told the Chronicle: “Yes. I always said that. I am alone here with my family, we don’t have the grandparents here or uncles and aunties.

 

“It does make it difficult. Not for me personally because I come to work everyday, but for my kids and wife.

 

“Here, though, the club and the fans are my family at the moment. The love that they give to me with my song and on the pitch for me is fantastic.

 

“It’s the best present they can give me.”

 

Coloccini arrived at St James’ Park under Kevin Keegan for a £10m fee from Deportivo la Coruna, and he instantly formed a bond with the club.

 

 

Asked what the club means to him, he said: “A lot. I have spent more time at this club than anywhere else in my career.

 

“This club will always be a big part of my life."

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On Pardew...

 

Pardew has always been a rock of support to his players during tough times, and Coloccini told the Chronicle: “Yes, he always is.

 

“Every time in the last month or the last year he has been supportive.

 

“He knows a lot about me, about football and life.

 

 

“We met a lot of times. He said to me, ‘Listen, I am a person and you have to think like I’m your father’.

 

“He gave me advice and said, ‘I can speak to you like a manager and a father’.

 

“That is very important to me because he gave me a lot of help.”

 

oubts about Coloccini’s future piled on the misery for United fans after a season which has turned into a grim battle against relegation.

 

Yet he insists he is the only man for the job.

 

He said: “Some fans may have wondered ‘can he still be the captain if his head isn’t right?’

 

“But the manager still had he confidence in me to give it.

 

“It is extra motivation for me on top of the drive I already have, plus responsibility that I want to take. I will try to put the problems to one side.”

 

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And to summarise...

 

He said: “If I look at the situation from a footballer’s point of view, it is perfect.

 

“I am the captain, we have good players already and have signed new faces.

 

“If I wanted to leave for football reasons, people could call me crazy.

 

“Why would I want to go back to Argentina?

 

“We have a great team and we are one of the biggest teams in the Premier League.

 

“The fans are unbelievable and now we’ve signed a few players who are going to be good for the team.

 

“I heard that people think I have a problem with the club.

 

“But I have no problem with anybody here – the staff are fantastic. It is just a personal problem.”

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From those quotes it definitely seems like the personal problems are his family being homesick, especially this part:

 

I am alone here with my family, we don’t have the grandparents here or uncles and aunties. It does make it difficult. Not for me personally because I come to work everyday, but for my kids and wife.
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Homesick  :rolleyes:

 

The guy is earning millions. His family can't make an effort to fit in? It's not like they're stuck here for life; he'll be finished in a few years, while the rest of us will be grafting with liver spots.

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