In recent years the veteran Italian central defender Giorgio Chellini He has made more news for his statements than for his performance on the court. In addition, the Juventus captain released his autobiography, where he recounted many intimate dressing room details.
The leader of the super champion of the A league gave an extensive interview to the French magazine So Foot, where he spoke of many topics and one of them was his rivalry with the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whom he qualifies as his greatest enemy.
“Ibrahimovic? I have to find a rival to do my best. I respect Zlatan a lot, we respect each other. We were teammates in my first season at Juve. I was never afraid to face him. I never took a step back. He converted. in my biggest enemy when he signed at Inter, then a simple opponent of Milan or the national team, “he commented.
Then, he commented that he is below the conditions of Virgil van Dijk or Sergio Ramos, but that with dedication he can respond on the field.
Chiellini is the leader of Juventus – Getty
“To win duels with the forwards you have to be pessimistic and anticipate the worst. I or Barzagli do not have the stellar qualities of Sergio Ramos or Virgil van Dijk. I have a kind of double personality: I am quite shy and reserved, but I am capable of anything thing in the field, just to win, “he commented.
“I am very happy to win a duel. When I manage to block a dangerous shot or save a goal, my adrenaline rises. It is a different joy to score, it is not comparable, but those stops in important games, I still have them inside. For example “My goal scored against Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals gave me much less satisfaction than having prevented Harry Kane from scoring in the 89th minute in the game against Tottenham,” Chiellini closed.