Juan Sebastian Veron praises the “class” of Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, but warns against “too much expectation and pressure”.
The 22-year-old joined the Bianconeri in a €40m deal from Palermo this summer, with Rosanero patron Maurizio Zamparini comparing him with Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
Juan Sebastian Veron praises the “class” of Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, but warns against “too much expectation and pressure”.
The 22-year-old joined the Bianconeri in a €40m deal from Palermo this summer, with Rosanero patron Maurizio Zamparini comparing him with Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
“Dybala shouldn’t have too much expectation and pressure put on him,” former Inter and Lazio midfielder Veron told Tuttosport.
“Not everyone can get to Juventus so young and immediately be a leader and score so many goals though. If Leo [Messi] has said Dybala is the future, I’m from Argentina so I hope he can be.
“The talent is there, it depends on winning, consistency and trophies. Messi is Messi, but it would be nice if another Argentine could dominate after him.
“He should be left alone, but I have hope for Dybala.
“Is he like Tevez? Carlitos is more powerful, but Paulo has more class.
“Tevez at Boca? We met recently, and we talked a lot. Juve will always be in his heart, but I could see that he’s so happy to be back at Boca.
“He took the club back to winning, and he now has a role that goes beyond that of a mere player, he’s a role-model and will advise the younger players.”
Veron also discussed the Scudetto race, and believes Inter can dream of the title this term, despite the threat from Juventus.
“Everything is possible this year. Juventus aren’t the same as in recent seasons, where they dominated from start to finish.
“Roberto Mancini? With the return of Juve, Inter and everyone else can’t be calm. Mancio is a proven leader though, and it feels more like his team this year.
“To see him at Inter again makes me feel younger! Mancini is a certainty in his work. That’s no guarantee of success though, look what’s happened recently to a winner like [Jose] Mourinho.”
Finally, the former Manchester United man was asked about his favourite current Serie A midfielders, and named Juventus’ Paul Pogba.
“He’s a rare midfielder, the kind who can do everything,” Veron explained.
“He’s physical, he provides hard work and quality. He scores and wins the ball back. If he continues to work with intelligence, he’ll really become the best.
“He’s my favourite in Serie A. The midfield is the heart of the team, and he’s the strongest in that role, but also one of the best in general.
“His free-kick against Torino? He had a super teacher like [Andrea] Pirlo. It was the same for me, on free-kicks I trained with the best: [Diego] Maradona, [Sinisa] Mihajlovic, Messi…”