Best wishes, Jonathan
By now it's becoming a habit of Zebina’s to celebrate his birthday during summer training camp. All the big teams are already back at work by the 19th of July, so again this year the French defender celebrates the event with his Juventus family. He already had a small taste of the celebrations in the press room, set up in Pinzolo's Fire Station. At the end of his press conference, Jonathan was given a cake, a present from the friendly people of Trentino, prepared especially for him. The cake naturally also had candles in the shape of the number 29, the age he turns today.
It wasn't all just celebrations for the Frenchman; he also found time to tell journalists about the first seven days of training too: “We started off really well. The group, the new arrivals, the quality of our training sessions and what we're achieving, everything is fine. Things are going well. Ranieri uses different methods from other managers, which make training more pleasant and enjoyable. We're working hard but we're also having fun”.
A lot of hard work - quality work, as the Manager always points out - but with a smile on everyone's face. If Ranieri's intent was to build a team and a group as soon as possible, his methods are proving fruitful. Zebina agrees: “Group spirit is getting stronger. This has always been a very important thing here at Juventus, more so even than quality. Plus this year we really want revenge for what happened, we want to show everyone that we can win without any alleged help. At the moment we're not at the level of Inter Milan and AC Milan, but we can fight it out with anyone”.
Jonathan's role is vital for Juventus' chances to begin winning again in the near future. And now that his physical problems seem to be in the past, the French defender is ready to play his part: “Physically I'm ok; I'm able to train consistently and without worrying. Every time I've been able to train well, the results have been good. I'm confident, and proud to have been the first to renovate my contract. I didn't need to wait for the others to sign, the club's plans were enough to convince me and, after the season in Serie B, I want to go back to winning trophies with this shirt. Besides, it's not easy to find a better experience than this one at Juventus. Why change?”.
All the best, Jonathan.
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Im starting to like Zebina, he beginning to sound like a Juventino
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