Verona’s Luca Toni calls Bayern Munich’s Frank Ribery ‘world class’ and says Andrea Pirlo ‘needs to be cloned’.
The World Cup winner was interviewed by Gazzetta dello Sport in the build-up to tonight’s Champions League clash between Juventus and Bayern Munich, as he has represented both sides.
“It was a unique experience in Germany, a comparison with football that was very far ahead of ours then,” Toni explained.
Verona’s Luca Toni calls Bayern Munich’s Frank Ribery ‘world class’ and says Andrea Pirlo ‘needs to be cloned’.
The World Cup winner was interviewed by Gazzetta dello Sport in the build-up to tonight’s Champions League clash between Juventus and Bayern Munich, as he has represented both sides.
“It was a unique experience in Germany, a comparison with football that was very far ahead of ours then,” Toni explained.
“But at Juventus it was a positive adventure, an important stage of my career because there I scored my 100th goal in Serie A.
“The Coach then, Antonio Conte, made some choices that I accepted quietly and then I left.
“My strongest teammates? Pirlo and Ribery. Frank is world class, but also a great guy who made me die with laughter. We still talk.
“Andrea needs to be cloned: in training he always made me score goals.
“Special moments? With Bayern the final of the German Cup against Borussia Dortmund in April 2008: we won thanks to my double in extra time in the stadium where I won the World Cup.
“With the Bianconeri, scoring the first ever goal at Juventus Stadium.”