Antonio Cassano hails his partnership with Giuseppe Rossi in the 2-1 victory over Spain
Striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giuseppe-Rossi-c15027 and believes that they complement each other very nicely.
The duo was instrumental in Italy’s 2-1 friendly win over Spain at the Stadio San Nicola on August 10th, 2011. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-Aquilani-c4313 scored a goal each for Gli Azzurri as it was their first win against
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 in 17 years.
Cassano admitted that despite some people’s concerns over their effectiveness due to lack of heights of both of them, they complemented each other very nicely and proved them wrong.
The A.C Milan striker added that it is not easy playing against the World Champions and he is extremely satisfied with his and his partner’s performance.
Cassano said, “We did very well against the best team in the world today. The Coach is taking this approach; he knows full well what he’s doing. The important thing is he lets me play too!"
“Even in these conditions with 2kg too many, when everyone goes on at him constantly about me, he still puts his faith in me. We’re honest and open with each other, so it doesn’t matter what happens, whether he calls me or not,
we will always have a great rapport.”
The 29-year-old also thanked the Bari fans for their support and admitted that Puglia fans have a special place in his heart and he has so much affection with them. The striker started his playing career at Bari before moving to
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The former Real Madrid star is looking to cement his place in Cesare Prandelli’s squad before the start of Euro 2012 and has vowed that he will keep working hard to remain the first choice striker for his country.
Asked on his comparison of the current squad with the team of 2010 under Marcello Lippi, the striker jokingly said that Prandelli’s squad is much better because he is in there. He added that new players have added a different dimension
to the modern Italian game.
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