Here's my gift to all you rubentini
Over the past couple of days, I've compiled some of the most memorable anti-ladri quotes ever uttered.
Strangely enough, I found some intriguing quotes from...juventini
Enjoy.
"You all know that for me, football is about happiness, but only when it's 11 players against 11, when it's 11 against 12 it becomes sad."
"They can punish me, they can fine me, but at this point I can't stay silent,"
"It's shameful, and the whole world should know it."
"There was a clear penalty against me and the referee was the only one who didn't see it. After this match, and after other events, I feel robbed. It's shameful."
"We can't go on like this, with referees always favouring Juventus."
Frustrated Ronaldo Nazario da Lima speaks out after the infamous Juve-Inter clash back in April 1998.
"As far as the immorality cited by Giraudo is concerned, I don't think I have to explain to Giraudo what the immoral things in Italian football really are. He should know them well"
Inter legend Giacinto Facchetti (RIP) harshly responds to ex-Juve manager Anotnio Giraudo.
"The benefits that Juve has had this year and in the other years are scandalous"
Roma's volcanic owner Franco Sensi Speaks out.
"Why should we be amazed? Juve has so many resources it can draw on"
Another angered Roman - Serse Cosmi
"I'm speechless, never have I seen a single match filled with so many episodes in favour of a team"
"Next time Juve should give us a phone call and we won't even bother to play the match"
Udinese board member Mr. Leonardi in an interview after Del Piero (and the linesman) beat Udinese 1-0 in Turin.
"Was there a clear penalty in Inter's favour? I've been in Italy for ten years and nothing has changed."
Inter captain Javier Zanetti is tired of constant "mistakes" going one way only..
"I have no choice but to believe that referees have a complex," "They don't do this on purpose. It's a habit. They are afraid of hurting Juventus. It's the rule, not an exception."
"There is a kind of virus that infects our referees: call it psychological slavery."
An excerpt from a Massimo Moratti interview with leading Italian sports paper La Gazzetta dello sport. how wrong did he turn out to be huh ?
“Well I didn’t watch their game against Liverpool. I preferred to watch wrestling for four hours. But things went just as I hoped they would go.”
Ex-juve forward Fabrizio Miccoli comments on the bianconeri's UCL exit in 04/05 at the hands of Liverpool
"When I shake a juventino's hand, I then count my fingers"
Nerazzurri idol and vice-president L'Avvocato Prisco.
“I don’t think the Doctor drugged himself”
None other than THE man himself, Zdenek Zeman, comments on juve's doping trial
"They're no gentlemen at Juve, they're all Mafiosi"
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge isn't too pleased with juve's ways of wheeling and dealing
"Cheating bastards"
Straight to the point, the hot-headed yet lovable Brian Clough after Juve controversially beat his side Derby County in a European Cup semi-final
«Did they draw the game? We don't give a damn, it's a different category».
Roma midfielder Simone Perrotta on Juve's draw at Rimini.
"Ceccarini was the only person in the world not to have seen the penalty"
Ex-Inter coach Gigi Simoni comments on the match that shocked the footballing world..
"There is just a team in the entire world which is favoured by the refs and it is not in the world cup, but plays in Italy"
Inter fan favourite Youri Djorkaeff responds to allegations of host nation's favouritism during France 98.
"The extra points handed to Juve prove that things will never change"
Zeman, again.
"Juve knew about everything I was doing."
Moggi, the sellout..
“Great job! You took out half their back four”
Tony Damascelli, a journalist, congratulating Luciano Moggi after two Bologna defenders received bookings that banned them from facing Juventus the next weekend
With all respect for Juve, this will not go down in history as the cleanest of championships.
La Gazzetta dello sport on Juve's 25th Scudetto
“Better second then a thief”
Fiorentina fans displaying a banner to express their discontent at the way Juventus nicked the Scudetto at Catanzaro in 81/82.
"If you are looking for thieves, you'll find them in the other locker room!"
Hellas Verona coach Bagnoli explodes after witnessing a dubious penalty awarded to Juventus in the 1985 European Cup second round. To compound his misery, his team were denied a stonewall penalty in the second half.
"No no, it was no penalty. Corradi had the wrong shoes on and just slided because of the pitch"
Parma coach Mario Berretta reacts sarcastically to questions from journalists regarding the clear penalty not awarded to Bernardo Corradi in Juve 1-1 Parma, 05/06.
"I wouldn't know how to say what Juve's scudetti were made of..."
Inter patron Massimo Moratti responds wittily to disgraced Juventus manager Luciano Moggi.
“The dossier that was given to us included so many infractions made by Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo, who were representing the club at the time.
“There wasn’t much to do considering their illegal actions, and Juventus was inevitably responding for them.
“Our situation was tragic, what could we do? We couldn’t defend Moggi or Giraudo.
“There were so many accusations against us and the obvious punishment was Serie C. So we asked for the Serie B without penalisation.”
“We deserved Serie C, so being put in Serie B was a good result – we did it to make Juve survive”
Juventus chief attorney Cesare Zaccone, also known as the saviour
"The only thing you know is stealing"
Triestina fans not appreciating the referee's decision to annul a perfectly good goal vs. Juventus...In Serie B..some things never change, as the saying goes..