The former Wolfsburg defender is highly sought after his impressive season at Juventus, under the tutelage of Antonio Conte, and Barone considers him the best.
The Italian had a less than remarkable season in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904; however, Conte had faith in the abilities of his country man and gave him the opportunity to prove himself with the Turin outfit. He impressed everyone with his performances throughout the season,
and he was one of the most important cog in the defence of Juventus that conceded the lowest number of goals throughout a Serie A season.
He was an ever present figure in the back line of the Bianconeri outfit which contained three people; and were formed by the trio of Chiellini-Barzagli-Bonucci. A major reason behind their remaining unbeaten through the course of the Lega, were these three
defenders and they formed a formidable partnership at the back.
The same defensive line up was used by the Italian national team head coach, Cesare Prandelli; for the European Championships that were held in the summer of 2012 in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983. The importance of Barzagli to the Italian cause could be seen by the
fact that Prandelli risked taking the Juventus man along in the squad even though he was carrying a knock during the selection time.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Simone-Barone-c33578, his former colleague, went on to state that the former Wolfsburg defender does not get as much credit as he should be and remarked that he was putting in meticulous and efficient performances throughout the season.
He remarked that the main emphasis was given to Andrea Pirlo, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mirko-Vucinic-c26024, but Barzagli was just as important to the Turin outfit. He was commented to have said:
“Not enough people talk about him. It’s right that people speak of Mirko Vucinic, Andrea Pirlo and Gigi Buffon who are top players, but Barzagli is doing some extraordinary things. He never gets a game wrong. Andrea is a really important player whose strength
is his concentration and consistency.”
Barone and Barzagli formed the defensive line for Palermo and the defenders played together for a couple of seasons before the defender moved onto the German League.
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