The Juventus midfielder believes that his performance against Ireland was one of the worst of his career, but is happy that the match ended well for the team.
Andrea Pirlo has stressed that he is not proud of his performance in the decisive match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Republic-of-Ireland-c2987, but is relieved to see his team advance to the quarter-finals stage of Euro 2012.
The Azzurri triumphed over the Boys in Green in the final game of the group stages, which when combined with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011’s victory over Croatia confirmed their qualification to the knockout stage of the tournament.
Pirlo stated that the night was one of profound excitement and anxiety where they scored against the Green Shirts, while at the same time praying against the Blazers’ equaliser in their match against La Roja.
The Juventus-man admitted that the last few minutes of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879-Spain game were nerve-wrenching for all Italians, and stated that he is happy that everything turned out well for his team.
The Azzurri playmaker stressed that he is not worried about the enormous challenge that awaits them in the knockout stage of the Euros, and insisted that he will give his best to reach out for the trophy.
The former AC Milan player insisted that after having survived a tough group, it matters little as to who is their next opponent, and stated his belief that Italy has what it takes to reach the final.
While talking to the press, the 33-year-old said:
“It was one of the most exciting nights, as we scored and then heard Spain had got a goal, so became a little worried in the final minutes. Luckily it all went well. Now the games that really count are here and we are playing some decisive matches. We’ll
give it our all. It doesn’t matter who our opponents are in the quarter-finals. We knew it was going to be a tough group, but we are a strong side and can go all the way.”
Cesare Prandelli switched his system from 3-5-2 to 4-3-1-2 for the game against Ireland, and Pirlo visibly struggled to adapt to the change of formation.
The Azzurri midfielder admitted that he was poor in the contest against the Irish, but stressed that the important thing is that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 won the decisive game.
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