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11-05-2005, 03:28 PM
“I’m happy and proud to reach this target in such a prestigious club. When I signed for Juventus in the year 2000, I didn’t think I could reach such a target. I want to thank all my teammates because if I can do this much it is because of them too.”
Trezeguet continues to outdo himself and break records: after the two goals scored against Bayern München on Wednesday night, David has become, with his 106 goals, the French player who scored the highest number of goals in the Bianconeri jersey, overtaking Platini, who’s at 104: “He phoned me yesterday to congratulate me. What did he say? That when he used to play there was more defensive play and also that his was a different role. That’s true and I think that comparisons are not fair, today’s football is very tough too but they’re different times. He did very important things then, now I’m trying to do so at my time. I’m obviously much satisfied: my first aim was to become part of this club’s history by scoring over 100 goals, the second was to overtake Michel. Now I’d like to go on and succeed in becoming the most prolific foreign player in Juventus history and score 125 goals. It will be hard but I’m determined”.
Meanwhile, besides Platini, Trezeguet left John Charles behind too, as he scored 105 goals and he’s now aiming at outdoing Federico Munerati and Roberto Baggio, respectively at 114 and 115 goals, as well as John Hansen, the first of the all-time Juve foreign goalscorers, at 124 goals. David’s target is ambitious but it is undoubtedly within his reach since, as he explained himself, the Italian championship fits him like a glove: “Here in Italy, unlike other countries, there is still the role of the real front striker and I’m an old-time forward, therefore I feel perfectly at ease. I’m not a fast, modern forward, like for example Shevchenko can be. I wouldn’t give the Golden Ball award to someone with my characteristics, but rather to someone who knows how to amuse people; Ronaldinho, Ibrahimovic… I’m someone who can score and I like that but it’s other players those who make the difference. As far as my game is concerned, I depend on the team. I’m an ‘area man’ and I’m lucky to play in Italy because the 90/95% of goals are scored in the last sixteen metres”.
Among all the goals scored for Juventus, David chooses two: “I think that the most important was the one I scored last year against Milan, maybe not the finest but it allowed us to have a fantastic day. The most difficult was the one I scored in Verona with a shot from a very angled position, with three defenders placed on the goalline.”
Trezeguet continues to outdo himself and break records: after the two goals scored against Bayern München on Wednesday night, David has become, with his 106 goals, the French player who scored the highest number of goals in the Bianconeri jersey, overtaking Platini, who’s at 104: “He phoned me yesterday to congratulate me. What did he say? That when he used to play there was more defensive play and also that his was a different role. That’s true and I think that comparisons are not fair, today’s football is very tough too but they’re different times. He did very important things then, now I’m trying to do so at my time. I’m obviously much satisfied: my first aim was to become part of this club’s history by scoring over 100 goals, the second was to overtake Michel. Now I’d like to go on and succeed in becoming the most prolific foreign player in Juventus history and score 125 goals. It will be hard but I’m determined”.
Meanwhile, besides Platini, Trezeguet left John Charles behind too, as he scored 105 goals and he’s now aiming at outdoing Federico Munerati and Roberto Baggio, respectively at 114 and 115 goals, as well as John Hansen, the first of the all-time Juve foreign goalscorers, at 124 goals. David’s target is ambitious but it is undoubtedly within his reach since, as he explained himself, the Italian championship fits him like a glove: “Here in Italy, unlike other countries, there is still the role of the real front striker and I’m an old-time forward, therefore I feel perfectly at ease. I’m not a fast, modern forward, like for example Shevchenko can be. I wouldn’t give the Golden Ball award to someone with my characteristics, but rather to someone who knows how to amuse people; Ronaldinho, Ibrahimovic… I’m someone who can score and I like that but it’s other players those who make the difference. As far as my game is concerned, I depend on the team. I’m an ‘area man’ and I’m lucky to play in Italy because the 90/95% of goals are scored in the last sixteen metres”.
Among all the goals scored for Juventus, David chooses two: “I think that the most important was the one I scored last year against Milan, maybe not the finest but it allowed us to have a fantastic day. The most difficult was the one I scored in Verona with a shot from a very angled position, with three defenders placed on the goalline.”