Juventus’ older players are ‘fundamental for their dependability’ according to Marcello Lippi.
The former Italy CT also revealed that he was ‘annoyed’ with Andrea Barzagli after his move to Wolfsburg in 2008, refusing to call him up as a result.
“The dependability of the old players with the new was fundamental,” Lippi said to Radio Anch’io Lo Sport.
“To lose Pirlo, Tevez and Vidal isn’t easy. Moving from Pirlo to Lemina is another thing entirely.
Juventus’ older players are ‘fundamental for their dependability’ according to Marcello Lippi.
The former Italy CT also revealed that he was ‘annoyed’ with Andrea Barzagli after his move to Wolfsburg in 2008, refusing to call him up as a result.
“The dependability of the old players with the new was fundamental,” Lippi said to Radio Anch’io Lo Sport.
“To lose Pirlo, Tevez and Vidal isn’t easy. Moving from Pirlo to Lemina is another thing entirely.
“The younger ones don’t have the ability to overcome these difficulties, while you need Buffon, Chiellini and Barzagli to point the boat back in the right direction.
“Barzagli made me angry by going to Wolfsburg in the summer transfer market. It annoyed me and for a while I didn’t call him anymore. Then he understood that Italy is his normal habitat, coming back to be one of the world’s best defenders.
“The Champions League certainly takes energy away from the league but, compared to when the draw was made, now things have changed.
“I’m sure that in Germany they’ve changed their thoughts about Juve and at Bayern their self-esteem has diminished.
“The Juventus players know they mustn’t made calculations, now that they’re back on top of the table they will look to also get back to their best in Europe.”