Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini has admitted that the football world “sometimes lose touch with reality” but has insisted that this COVID-19 challenge unites us.
Football has been suspended all over Europe and is not the main focus in a difficult period for the health system working hard to contain the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Chiellini has highlighted that we must “not forget” the job the doctors and nurses are doing and “help” them by staying at home.
Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini has admitted that the football world “sometimes lose touch with reality” but has insisted that this COVID-19 challenge unites us.
Football has been suspended all over Europe and is not the main focus in a difficult period for the health system working hard to contain the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Chiellini has highlighted that we must “not forget” the job the doctors and nurses are doing and “help” them by staying at home.
“Our world is golden and sometimes you lose touch with reality,” Chiellini admitted to Webathon.it. “Now I’m in isolation on my own and can’t wait to pass time with my daughters.
“We are active, compliments for the initiative,” he added. “We are all locked in the house and we try to ease the time for many people without forgetting to help the health system that is experiencing a difficult moment and needs us.
“This is a challenge that we must overcome together, there is no loyalty to one team or another. I’m a person who communicates better through gestures than words. It will be strange not to be able to do it these days, but in a few months, we will enjoy it even more, when we know it has an important meaning.”
The Italy international has revealed that his efforts to change aspects of his own character helped him become a better player.
“I improved when I grew up, because when I was younger it wasn’t like that,” he added. “I smoothed out aspects of my character, finding balance.
“When you are tense for a lot of the time, you bring out a side that you need to surpass, but I believe that you will slowly find the balance with time.”