The former central midfielder of Brescia has gone on to remark on the shadow that engulfs the Turin giants and how it has affected him while playing for the club.
Pirlo joined the ranks of the Bianconeri outfit back in the summer of 2011, amidst contractual uncertainties with AC Milan. The Rossoneri were only willing to hand him a year’s extension to his contract, whereas Pirlo wanted more than a year. When it was
settled that the player and the club reached an impasse in their contract negotiations, the World Cup winning Italian international midfielder was set on severing ties with the Diavolo outfit. It was also suggested that Massimiliano Allegri had conceded that
the player was past his prime and opted to do away with the midfield powerhouse.
This gave the Turin giants an opportunity to shore up their midfield with an aging but assured figure in Andrea Pirlo, and Antonio Conte handed him a three year contract, with better salary as well. Pirlo rewarded the Turin boss with exemplary displays through
the course of the Serie A campaign and also became the leading assist maker in the Serie A.
He was an important cog in the road to success of the Turin giants and he went on to become one of the most important figures at the club. However, the Bianconeri outfit has always been marred in controversy and Pirlo reflected on the rumours that floated
around and how it affected him and the team.
He remarked that it was unsettling to hear the reason of their success be put down to external influences, especially when they knew how hard they had worked to get to the point they were currently on. He also mentioned:
“I admit that it is difficult to deal with the controversies. After Calciopoli, everyone thinks that there is something else behind our successes. In reality, we know that our victories are down to sacrifice and application. But it hurts to hear certain
discussions.
The Turin giants had two of their Serie A championships revoked as part of the Calciopoli controversy, and the number of championships they have won is one which sparks controversy.
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