Iaquinta a fan of Ibra
Friday 1 October, 2010
Juventus’ Vincenzo Iaquinta has spoken of his admiration for Serie A rivals Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Fabrizio Miccoli.
“Ibrahimovic is the player who stimulates me the most,” the Italian international striker stated in an interview.
“He is 1m 90cm tall, but he moves like [Roma’s David] Pizarro who is just a metre and a half,” he added.
“I would also like to steal a few secrets from Miccoli, who impresses me with his class, for how much he has improved and the ease with which he shoots.”
Ibrahimovic and Miccoli both played for Juventus in their careers, now Iaquinta finds himself in black and white.
“I am a modern striker, I run a lot and I make myself useful for the team,” he noted. “Perhaps that is why Coaches seem to like me.”
Iaquinta has never really been a prolific striker, but he argues that he is playing in one of the toughest competitions around.
“It is always difficult to score in Italy,” he said. “The Coaches here are very prepared and the teams, especially the provincial ones, don’t give a lot away to opposing strikers.”
The former Udinese man did find the target last night with a rasping drive in Juve’s 1-1 Europa League draw at Manchester City.
FI