What did he say that is full of himself? That he feels like a leader in this squad through experience? Why wouldnt he be? He has been with us for 6 years, your average player in the squad outside him and the senior trio mentionned plus DC, have been with us for 1.5-2 seasons at most.
We have had massive reshaping and re-filling of our team in last 3 years, so someone who he has been there for 6 years as a player feeling like he has experience to share is not so farfetched or full of himself. More importantly, nor is it saying he can share with new players (that initially only see Juve as another top club to play for) what means to wear a shirt of a club he has been involved since he was 7-8 years old. Well duh. Its nothing to belittle, this is a player who while being interviewed in Juve channel, was shown a goal he scored when he was 11-12 years old, that the memory of it and how far he has come since in his HOME club made him cry.
Its not kinda affection to take for granted or belittle (and the main reason I like our current team alot, because we have someone like Conte instilling it to everyone). And yes someone like him has experience to share or things to say to new players (both Vidal and Elia has said how helpful he has been to welcoming them to the club etc). Can be needed, considering how we been performing in previous 3 seasons, its not something to take for granted and neither something which everyone gotten. Reminds me of what Gigi said about some the attitude some our players in these seasons, specifically remember this that was there 3-4 years ago, Ranieri made this quote public: "Buffon was really angry inside the dressing room against Palermo. He started shouting and screaming and he said: 'This shirt is heavy, if you can't manage to carry it on your shoulders then don't even walk out onto the pitch,' "
In a nutshell Dule, I really dont get what you find so sad about those simple comments.