Former Juventus midfielder Mohamed Sissoko warns Paulo Dybala “does not have the character of Alessandro Del Piero”.
La Joya was handed the number 10 shirt this season, and though Carlos Tevez and Paul Pogba have worn it since 2012, the Argentine is seen as the natural heir to club legend Del Piero.
“I always follow the Italian league, because I left there with good memories,” Sissoko told Il Bianconero.
Former Juventus midfielder Mohamed Sissoko warns Paulo Dybala “does not have the character of Alessandro Del Piero”.
La Joya was handed the number 10 shirt this season, and though Carlos Tevez and Paul Pogba have worn it since 2012, the Argentine is seen as the natural heir to club legend Del Piero.
“I always follow the Italian league, because I left there with good memories,” Sissoko told Il Bianconero.
“Juventus, who I’m a fan of, they weren’t playing well but they’ve found a solidity which allows them to get excellent results.
“The players have improved a lot, especially Medhi Benatia. I think the Bianconeri will win the league, Napoli and Inter are very strong teams but they don’t have the same history.
“Dybala, in my opinion, doesn’t have the character of Del Piero yet, even if he’s very young.
“If he listens to all the advice of those around him, like [Pavel] Nedved and [Gigi] Buffon he can become better than he already is.
“I’m not his agent, but he’s playing for one of the best teams in the world and he’d to well to stay at Juventus for another two or three years.”
Buffon is expected to retire at the end of the season, and Sissoko was asked about the legendary goalkeeper.
“Buffon has been the Juventus goalkeeper since the days of Lilian Thuram, so it was still very surprising to see consecutive games where he wasn’t between the posts.
“[Wojciech] Szczesny is doing very well though and I wish him well. The important thing is for Juve to keep winning.”
Blaise Matuidi was racially abused by Cagliari fans at the weekend, but the Lega Serie A took no action as observers didn’t hear it.
“We’re in 2018 and these things still happen,” Sissoko sighed.
“It’s not nice to see people being insulted for their religion or their ethnicity. I feel very sorry for what happened to Blaise, and having played in Italy I feel even closer to him.
“It’s the fault of two or three ignorant people, it’s not that the whole country is racist. I read that Cagliari apologised and I think that’s a nice gesture.”