Pepito, a former yellow submarine striker, anticipates the Champions League challenge: “Marcelino found the continuity that Tudor is looking for”
“Villarreal is favorite. I would never have thought about ten years ago, but now it is in the Champions League.” The warning to the lady comes from New York, where Pepito Rossi lives, the most famous Italian of the “yellow submarine”.
Why do you consider your former favorite team?
“Villarreal is third in the championship behind Barcelona and Real Madrid. The coach Marcelino, in some ways a Spanish-Italian in ideas has already found continuity of play, the one that still chases Tudor in his Juventus”.
Who is the Pepito Rossi of this Villarreal?
“Gerard Moreno a little resembles me. Pepé and Buchanan are different from me, but both poisonous. The strengths of Villarreal are the collective and the symbiosis with the public. Juventus will find a yellow bedlam at the stadium”.
David, Vlahovic and Opennda: his favorite nine?
“Technically, David. Last year he scored so much in the Champions League with Lille, but at Juventus the pressure is greater. I hope he imposes himself, also to feed the dreams of many North American children. A bit like Pulisic is making Milan with his goals”.
David scored all the big names last year (Real Madrid, Atletico, Juventus, Liverpool, Feyenoord, Borussia Dortmund) while Vlahovic made the first goal in the Champions League in the Villarreal’s home: what does most?
“The current moment. It is true that competition is normal in a top club, but for a tip it is important to feel confidence and know that even if it is wrong a chance is not recalled immediately on the bench”.
What will you need to Juventus to beat Villarreal?
“A super yildiz. Turkish is a phenomenon and in the future it will be from Golden Ball: he is 20 years old, but plays like a thirty -year -old with one hundred appearances in the Champions League. I have a weakness for his ability to try the beautiful play for the good of the team, not only for the applause. Juventus is Yildiz plus ten more, as an impact is a bit the yamal lamina of the bianconeri. Turkish level players or in any case having the patience to wait for the quality leap of the other young people.
His former national teammate Chiellini manager in the jacket and tie does he take effect?
“Giorgio is the history of Juventus and embodies the club’s style, it is perfect in that role”.
How close you to play in Juventus in the past?
“In 2011 Marotta and Conte wanted me to start programming Piero’s post in time. I couldn’t say no or yes. The president of Villarreal said to me: let’s close ourselves in a small room and we find the agreement to renew. In those years Mourinho wanted me to Real Madrid. And with Barcelona it was all done, then the Villarreal asked for more guaranteed and less bonus money, Sanchez “.
How is the Scudetto struggle seen from New York?
“Napoli is the favorite team, Inter are Inter and Milan. But Juventus will also fight to the end.”
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