Juve Star: Pep Has Ruined Italian Defending

By SL International - Feb 10, 2018 11:58 AM

A Juventus star has partly blamed Pep Guardiola for Italy not qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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The four-time World Cup winners missed out on a ticket to Russia after failing to win their play-off tie against Sweden.

However, Juve defender Giorgio Chiellini, who retired after Italy failed to qualify, believes Italian coaches' decision to play the Guardiola is way damaging Italian defending.

“Pep Guardiola spoiled and ruined the Italian defender.

“He is a fantastic coach with a fantastic mind but Italian trainers have tried to copy him without the same knowledge and then in the last 10 years, we lost our identity.

“We lost our identity of [Paolo] Maldini, [Franco] Baresi, [Fabio] Cannavaro, [Alessandro] Nesta, [Giuseppe] Bergomi, [Claudio] Gentile, [Gaetano] Scirea... between 1984 and 1995, we have only [Leonardo] Bonucci.

"In 10 years, we didn’t launch one good defender."

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Genito13 Feb 12, 2018 08:32 AM

i cant believe this comes from a player with such experience

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nizagumbi Feb 11, 2018 11:06 AM

Mmmm

ZZ2 vs Papa charles Feb 11, 2018 09:18 AM

@Sandile2743 to influence it doesnt mean u've to be near or go there

Sandile2743 Feb 11, 2018 08:09 AM

Did Pep invite Italian coaches for workshop? Did Pep coach in Italy? Did Pep interfer with any Italian coach's work? Did Pep blame Italians for the way they were playing before? I think Italians ruined their football by doing something they have no idea of.

Gabriel innocent mugabe Feb 11, 2018 03:20 AM

every1 want to be pep xcept sum leftminded bloggers such as----freedom of speech is confusing two bloggers

alizebucs1986 Feb 10, 2018 09:15 PM

Best coach in the world Even international Coaches copy him

connaissance09 Feb 10, 2018 04:18 PM

Even the great Germany had to change... Lol. Pep the best coach ever

connaissance09 Feb 10, 2018 04:17 PM

I think this shows what a great coach pep is. I mean, that's the best compliment I have ever heard. Pep has redefined football. Mentioning him in the same sentence with special one is an insult to the man. He has been there to coach them but they are readjusting. What will happen when he takes over juve, Roma or inter?

Matayitayi Feb 10, 2018 03:35 PM

Defensive Italian football nxaaa

27822533213 Feb 10, 2018 03:09 PM

New Era

Xabiso353 Feb 10, 2018 03:08 PM

“He is a fantastic coach with a fantastic mind but Italian trainers have tried to copy him without the same knowledge and then in the last 10 years, we lost our identity. " They were never forced to copy him, they failed on their own. They are to blame, not Pep. Stop passing a buck.

ZZ2 vs Papa charles Feb 10, 2018 01:23 PM

pep fake everythng first he fake no9 after dat he faked 2&3,atleast mou's stl uzng real defenders,zlatan was doing well at 9 while messi at 11

Evergreenmessi Feb 10, 2018 12:38 PM

@ZZ2 vs Papa charles he never declear himself as an institution od soccer they model him on the wrong stage if it is true cz he got it as a player practice in junior level was intrduced systematicaly

Myaka weliPhefeni Feb 10, 2018 12:35 PM

U talking abt grade A defenders who was a hard rock to break and this tym there s no defenders who stole their style of switching strikers,they a jst defending with no tactics to switch strikers,Maldini,Lucia,Cafu,So l Campbell,Teribo West,Rigobert Song,Lucas Radebe,musi Ajao,Masel Disail and Garvin Lane they were my best defenders who was knw their duties

smartcoach Feb 10, 2018 12:34 PM

Senseless comment by a good player

Faysal Feb 10, 2018 12:13 PM

Tika taka is to blame any way italians were the best with their own style but last coach that guy wasn't a coach

ZZ2 vs Papa charles Feb 10, 2018 12:12 PM

@levibucs he said reject their style let them down,even here we copy westen no wonder we are strugling

ZZ2 vs Papa charles Feb 10, 2018 12:08 PM

Dats y i hate dat pepstore

Kurough Feb 10, 2018 12:07 PM

I agree but don't blame Pep.

levibucs Feb 10, 2018 12:07 PM

What???

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Juve Star: Pep Has Ruined Italian Defending