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Diego is like me, says Zidane
Friday 22 January, 2010
Zinedine Zidane has revealed how he feels Diego's first season for Juventus is like his own back in 1996.
The legendary Frenchman arrived in Turin aged 24 amid great expectation after four excellent seasons for Bordeaux.
He struggled to adapt in his first year in Italy, much like Diego after his €25m transfer from Werder Bremen in the summer.
“I played badly for the first three months. Everyone wanted to get rid of me, but luckily there was a certain Marcello Lippi who always gave me his trust and protection,” Zidane explained.
“It takes time and patience with a new foreigner. But Diego's worth isn't up for discussion. He is a great player.”
Zidane was then asked if he often heard from Lippi and knew anything about reports of his possible return to Juventus after the World Cup.
“He hasn't said anything to me about his future, but I think that one day he will become the President: he is an intelligent man.”
Turning his attention to Juventus's current crisis, Zidane said: “It's not an easy moment and I am very upset. The link between the club and me is strong: Juventus made me great and taught me how to win.
“Juve is Juve: everyone would like to go there. And it's wonderful that there is always a little bit of France in the club: Platini, myself, Deschamps, Trezeguet and now the President, Blanc.
“If I had to say one thing to Ciro, it would be to remain calm and concentrate on his objectives. Winning the Europa League would be important. It would allow Juve to play in the European Super Cup. Hopefully against Real…”
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Zizou
Move this thread to the legends section, please.
Friday 22 January, 2010
Zinedine Zidane has revealed how he feels Diego's first season for Juventus is like his own back in 1996.
The legendary Frenchman arrived in Turin aged 24 amid great expectation after four excellent seasons for Bordeaux.
He struggled to adapt in his first year in Italy, much like Diego after his €25m transfer from Werder Bremen in the summer.
“I played badly for the first three months. Everyone wanted to get rid of me, but luckily there was a certain Marcello Lippi who always gave me his trust and protection,” Zidane explained.
“It takes time and patience with a new foreigner. But Diego's worth isn't up for discussion. He is a great player.”
Zidane was then asked if he often heard from Lippi and knew anything about reports of his possible return to Juventus after the World Cup.
“He hasn't said anything to me about his future, but I think that one day he will become the President: he is an intelligent man.”
Turning his attention to Juventus's current crisis, Zidane said: “It's not an easy moment and I am very upset. The link between the club and me is strong: Juventus made me great and taught me how to win.
“Juve is Juve: everyone would like to go there. And it's wonderful that there is always a little bit of France in the club: Platini, myself, Deschamps, Trezeguet and now the President, Blanc.
“If I had to say one thing to Ciro, it would be to remain calm and concentrate on his objectives. Winning the Europa League would be important. It would allow Juve to play in the European Super Cup. Hopefully against Real…”
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Zizou
Move this thread to the legends section, please.
wow, Well we were more patient on Zizou than others like Henry and Van Der Sar..
Diego deserves it too, we all saw his performances with Bremen, and seeing Molinaro and Tiago doing better makes me think that it's probably the management not the players (although the players don't show any passion and it's a coach+player fault)
Diego deserves it too, we all saw his performances with Bremen, and seeing Molinaro and Tiago doing better makes me think that it's probably the management not the players (although the players don't show any passion and it's a coach+player fault)
