The 2006 Ballon d'Or analyzed the current situation of football in an interview with Tuttosport.
After a brief stint at Udinese, Fabio Cannavaro is awaiting a new adventure on the sidelines. In the meantime, he has traveled all over the world, attending various events, including some with Real Madrid legends.
New generations: “The selection of young players has changed in a risky way. Choosing young people solely for their physique, without valuing technique, is not healthy. In the past, ball control was the first criterion, today we look at whether we are taller than average and we say 'he's going to learn the technique' Nowadays, I wouldn't have been chosen.”
Mbappé: “He has difficulty adapting, but be careful, people like Beckham and Figo have also suffered. Madrid is like that: they bring in stars and then it's the coach's problem. It's clear that Mbappé can't find a position and the fact that he likes to look for the ball, because he's not a pure center forward, takes away space from Bellingham, who could have won the Ballon d'Or.”
Guardiola : “Everyone experiences football in their own way and losing is always ugly, you never get used to it. That said, I was impressed to see him with those scratches on his head and, above all, to have seen him lose his serenity. Guardiola showed himself to be human, a man like us who is experiencing difficulties that, perhaps, he has never experienced before. He has my support.
Atalanta : “I hope they win the Scudetto, Gasperini deserves it for the journey he has made, for the consistency of his football, for the players he has launched and improved. If I think about the final against Leverkusen, I feel proud as an Italian: everyone thought the Germans were unbeatable, and on the contrary…. The favorites are Inter, Napoli and Atalanta for Calcio.”
Real Madrid : “The Champions League is in their DNA, but with this new formula, who knows… Let's say they've won six Champions Leagues out of the last ten, which is crazy, but they've also had seasons where they didn't haven't even made it past the round of 16. Maybe this season could be one of them.”
2025 Club World Cup: “It's like the new Champions League, which we will understand with time. It's an interesting new thing, but we have to understand it. We will have to see how the teams do it. I would have liked to play it, it's a global event and everyone will want to win.”
Calendar : “Everything is proportional to winnings. If you want to win a lot, you have to play a lot. We played a lot, even in my time, and there were only three changes. Today, a coach who has a squad of 22 /24 players can manage them so that everyone has minutes And then, let's be honest: all this lasts 10, 11 years A singer or an actor can live to be 80 years old and still work. must use everything in a dozen years, then he has a lifetime to relax and go on vacation.”
Real Madrid legends today: “I play very little, my knee hurts. I only play about twenty minutes. Seedorf is the one who resisted the best, he is impressive. When you see him, you say to yourself that he could perhaps still play in the Champions League, maybe 20 minutes…”
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