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Zebina: Happy I Stayed At Juve
Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina says he made the right decision in staying at the club, despite offers from the English Premiership.
The 29-year-old signed for the Bianconeri in 2004 from Roma but he has never totally convinced.
On Saturday night however he put in one of his best performances in a Juventus shirt during the 1-0 win over Roma.
“It was a great night for us,” Zebina told Tuttosport.
“It was important for morale and for the standings. Roma are a great team so to beat them means a lot.”
Zebina’s future at Juve was put into doubt when he was frozen out of the team by Coach Claudio Ranieri after being sent off in the week two match with Cagliari for slapping a cameraman.
The Frenchman eventually returned and he has expressed his determination to be a key player for the team.
"At first our relationship was somewhat complicated and maybe we had a misunderstanding. However now things have changed and I want to be a protagonist,” he stated.
"With all due respect to those who have played so far, I think I can keep on playing continuously. And the thing that makes me happy is playing with continuity.”
Zebina has also said he is sure he made the right decision in staying at Juventus, despite interest in the Premier League from the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal.
"My attitude after the two league titles we won [and were later revoked due to Calciopoli] was to not give up,” he explained. "There were requests but I preferred to stay.”
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Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina says he made the right decision in staying at the club, despite offers from the English Premiership.
The 29-year-old signed for the Bianconeri in 2004 from Roma but he has never totally convinced.
On Saturday night however he put in one of his best performances in a Juventus shirt during the 1-0 win over Roma.
“It was a great night for us,” Zebina told Tuttosport.
“It was important for morale and for the standings. Roma are a great team so to beat them means a lot.”
Zebina’s future at Juve was put into doubt when he was frozen out of the team by Coach Claudio Ranieri after being sent off in the week two match with Cagliari for slapping a cameraman.
The Frenchman eventually returned and he has expressed his determination to be a key player for the team.
"At first our relationship was somewhat complicated and maybe we had a misunderstanding. However now things have changed and I want to be a protagonist,” he stated.
"With all due respect to those who have played so far, I think I can keep on playing continuously. And the thing that makes me happy is playing with continuity.”
Zebina has also said he is sure he made the right decision in staying at Juventus, despite interest in the Premier League from the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal.
"My attitude after the two league titles we won [and were later revoked due to Calciopoli] was to not give up,” he explained. "There were requests but I preferred to stay.”
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Zebina backs Bianconeri cause
Monday 18 February, 2008
Jonathan Zebina has returned to the Juventus fold and is a buoyant mood after the Old Lady’s triumph over his former side Roma.
The French defender has struggled to settle in Turin since arriving from the Eternal City in 2004 and fell out of favour when he was dismissed in Week 2 and had an altercation with a cameraman.
However, the 29-year-old was one of the star performers in Juve’s Saturday showdown success and seems much more settled under Claudio Ranieri.
“Saturday was a great night for us,” Zebina enthused in Tuttosport. “It was an important win in terms of League position and morale as we beat a great team in Roma.
“My relationship with Ranieri? At first our relationship was somewhat complicated and maybe we had a few misunderstandings, but things have changed and I want to be a protagonist.
“With all due respect to those who have been playing so far, I think I can command a regular starting place.”
Zebina is likely to start against Reggina this weekend at the Stadio Granillo for his seventh full appearance of the campaign.
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/feb18q.html
Monday 18 February, 2008
Jonathan Zebina has returned to the Juventus fold and is a buoyant mood after the Old Lady’s triumph over his former side Roma.
The French defender has struggled to settle in Turin since arriving from the Eternal City in 2004 and fell out of favour when he was dismissed in Week 2 and had an altercation with a cameraman.
However, the 29-year-old was one of the star performers in Juve’s Saturday showdown success and seems much more settled under Claudio Ranieri.
“Saturday was a great night for us,” Zebina enthused in Tuttosport. “It was an important win in terms of League position and morale as we beat a great team in Roma.
“My relationship with Ranieri? At first our relationship was somewhat complicated and maybe we had a few misunderstandings, but things have changed and I want to be a protagonist.
“With all due respect to those who have been playing so far, I think I can command a regular starting place.”
Zebina is likely to start against Reggina this weekend at the Stadio Granillo for his seventh full appearance of the campaign.
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/feb18q.html
Zebina: We Were Horrible
Jonathan Zebina has admitted that Juventus didn’t deserve to beat Torino last night, and has described their first-half performance as “horrible”.
The Bianconeri were again largely disappointing as they could only manage a 0-0 draw with their city rivals.
“We had a horrible first half and played Torino’s football,” Zebina moaned on the Juventus Channel.
“We improved in the second half, but you can’t say that we deserved to win this evening.”
Both sides had their chances to win, with Torino’s Alessandro Rosina going closest when he curled a free-kick over the wall, only to see it crash back off the crossbar.
“Torino were dangerous and hit the bar a couple of times with Alvaro Recoba looking really menacing. We could have won or lost,” he admitted.
“The fact remains that we have taken just a single point from two games and we have to beat Fiorentina on Sunday to keep fighting for second place.”
Juventus stay in third place, but they are now looking nervously over their shoulders, as Fiorentina and Milan can both close to within four points of them if they win their games in hand tonight.
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Jonathan Zebina has admitted that Juventus didn’t deserve to beat Torino last night, and has described their first-half performance as “horrible”.
The Bianconeri were again largely disappointing as they could only manage a 0-0 draw with their city rivals.
“We had a horrible first half and played Torino’s football,” Zebina moaned on the Juventus Channel.
“We improved in the second half, but you can’t say that we deserved to win this evening.”
Both sides had their chances to win, with Torino’s Alessandro Rosina going closest when he curled a free-kick over the wall, only to see it crash back off the crossbar.
“Torino were dangerous and hit the bar a couple of times with Alvaro Recoba looking really menacing. We could have won or lost,” he admitted.
“The fact remains that we have taken just a single point from two games and we have to beat Fiorentina on Sunday to keep fighting for second place.”
Juventus stay in third place, but they are now looking nervously over their shoulders, as Fiorentina and Milan can both close to within four points of them if they win their games in hand tonight.
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