Goran Pandev won 5 trophies with Inter in the past year 2010, had his first son Filipo with his wife and was chosen as Macedonian player of the year by FFM.
The following interview is borrowed from daily newspaper Makedonski Sport from 31.12.2010.
“I would love to, but I don’t believe that I will have another great year like that 2010. It was marvelous, like in a dream, like a story that I wish never to end. Football is my profession, my style of life, but for me 2010 is the best of all years not only because of the trophies with Inter but because of the birth of my son Filipo. With my wife Nadica now we have happier moments in our lifes here in Milano.”
“The year started as I wished for. On the 4th of January I joined Inter and than everything was like in a movie. Everything was happening so fast, the games, the events. I have a feeling that 2010 ended really fast for me. Now when I look back and analyze what I have done, I see that 2010 is the best in my life. It was not a mistake to come at Inter. I am happy here and I feel satisfied. I’m playing and I’m part of the best European club. Like the others in the squad, I’m aware as well that we can’t repeat all that happend in 2010. The history tells us that that is impossible. All those trophies are connected to eachother and one mistake can lead to losing few of them. The hardest to do will be to defend the Scudetto. We lack points behind Milan, but everything is possible in football. We will fight untill the end.”
“The most precious trophy for me in the one from the Champions League. Inter waited 45 years to get that trophy. The final against Bayern was the game of the year for us in which I really enjoyed. But, every trophy is special in its own way and football is about winning trophies and make records. This what we have done with Inter is for history and I’m content that I’m part of this team and that I won 5 trophies in my very first year at Giuseppe Meazza. 2010 finished in a great way for me with the goal in the Club World Cup final against Mazembe. It’s true that I was scoring a lot more goals at Lazio, but here at Inter I am not playing as a striker and because of that I score less goals.”
“Mourinho? That guy is a king! It’s an honour to work with him. His managerial greatness is the reason of the success with Inter. Personaly I think that he is one of the best managers in the world in all times. It was my pleasure working with him.”
“Now my dream is to play at a World Cup or EURO Cup with Macedonia. At least on one of them, it’s not important which will be. I won everything in the club football, and now I’m hungry for a success with the national team. If I make the EURO 2012 I will retire right after that although I’m still young. Slovakia destroyed our qualification beginning. We played good on that game but one mistake in the last moments brought us the defeat. The team athmosphere went down and next was the bad draw with Armenia. For a national team success we need much more work in the domestic football. You can’t make successes with bad domestic championship, without money and with bad organization, In the future, I will control the youth academy of FK Belasica. I am very sad that my Belasica is playing in the Second League.”