Quotes from Rino Gattuso, Adriano Galliani, Pele', Claudio Ranieri, Daniele De Rossi, Marco Materazzi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic
By Steve AmoiaContributing Writer
We have quotes this week from Rino Gattuso, Adriano Galliani, Pele', Claudio Ranieri, Daniele De Rossi, Marco Materazzi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Please add your own quote for the Picture of the Week at the bottom of the article.
Picture of the Week Quote Winner"Gregcimilluca" was our winner for the "Picture of the Week" quote last week. Here was Greg's quote for this picture of AS Roma icon, Francesco Totti:
Getty Images. "ONE MORE YEAR. Give me ONE more year where you supply my team with players like we did for 2001. Had ownership been able to give me players like that throughout my career I would have won more than ONE title."
Thank you, Greg and congratulations!
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"Nor tripped neither, you base football player." King Lear, Act 1, Scene 4.
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Rino Gattuso of AC Milan on his temporary insanity against Tottenham Hotspur coach and former AC Milan player (1981-1983), Joe Jordan, quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport:
Getty Images "Ho perso la testa. Ho sbagliato. Non ci sono giustificazioni per quello che ho fatto. Anche se Jordan ha continuato a rompere le scatole per tutto il secondo tempo, non dovevo reagire così. Non vi dico quello che ci siamo detti, ma parlavamo in scozzese. Se mi aspetto una squalifica? Accetterò ogni decisione".
"I lost my head. I was wrong. There are not any justifications for what I did. Even if Jordan continued to break my balls for all of the second half, I shouldn't have reacted this way. I won't tell you what was said between us, but we spoke in Scottish. Do I expect a ban? I will accept any decision."
Note: Rino Gattuso's wife was born and raised in Scotland to Italian parents. Gattuso travels to Scotland every year, and used to play for Rangers Glasgow. Sometimes, such as during the Christmas break in 2009, he has trained with Rangers.
His boss, Adriano Galliani, came to Rino's defense in quotes made to Bit di Milano:
Getty Images "Quello che ha fatto Rino è un episodio spiacevole che non va bene, però è stato pesantemente provocato. Certo, non bisogna reagire così, ma non stigmatizziamo il tutto... Gattuso ha disputato 104 partite in Europa ed è stato espulso una volta sola, nel 2003 dopo un colpo a Ibrahimovic".
"What Rino did is an unpleasant episode that doesn't sit well, but it was significantly provoked. Surely, you shouldn't react like this, but let's not stigmatize everything."
"Gattuso has played 104 times in European competitions for Milan and has been ejected only one time, in 2003, after a challenge on Zlatan Ibrahimovic."
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele') was quoted in O Globo about the retirement of former Internazionale and AC Milan star, Ronaldo (O Fenomeno) from football:
Getty Images "Ele foi um grande vencedor. Se fosse eu, teria parado um ano e meio antes."
"He was a great champion. If I were him, I would have stopped a year and a half ago."
Claudio Ranieri, manager of AS Roma, on the Champions League loss against Shakhtar Donetsk in quotes made to Il Corriere dello Sport:
Getty Images «Potevamo crollare, e invece abbiamo reagito: più di così non potevamo fare. La partita l'abbiamo giocata come dovevamo, anche tatticamente. Ma ci ha detto tutto male. Però non molliamo, al ritorno possiamo fare come hanno fatto loro qui. Douglas Costa? Un fenomeno. Nel modo in cui fa girare palla lo Shakhtar mi ricorda il Barcellona».
"We could have thrown in the towel, but instead, we fought back. We couldn't have done more than this. We played the game as we should have. Even tactically. But everything went wrong. However, we didn't give up. On the return leg, we can do as they did here. Douglas Costa? A real star. In the way in which they move the ball around, Shakhtar reminds me of Barcelona."
Daniele De Rossi of AS Roma used his Roman sense of irony to send a message to some unhappy supporters in La Curva Sud in quotes made to Il Corriere dello Sport:
Getty Images «E' un momento delicato a livello calcistico, questo è chiaro. Alla fine della partita abbiamo preso i fischi dei nostri tifosi sotto la curva. Mi è sembrato un gesto di rispetto per chi con noi condivide tante emozioni, come la vittoria nel derby».
*** Quote of the Week ***
"It's a delicate time on a football level. This is clear. At the end of the game, we were whistled (booed) by our own fans behind the goal. It seemed to me to be a gesture of respect for those who have shared so many emotions. Such as the derby win over Lazio."
Marco Materazzi of Internazionale was quoted by ANSA after Zinedine Zidane again mentioned that he would never apologize for the headbutt:
Getty Images"Penso che Zidane debba prima di tutto chiedere scusa a se stesso perché la carriera è sua e non mia".
"I think that Zidane should first of all forgive himself because it's his career and not mine."
Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan on his new teammate who has made such an impact, Robinho, in quotes made to La Gazzetta dello Sport:
Getty Images “Robinho è fantastico, che è bello giocarci insieme”. Un po’ come quando ero ragazzino e giocavo in Svezia con gli amici: per lui giocare a calcio è
felicità pura”.
"Robinho is fantastic. It's great to play together with him. It's a little like when I was a boy and played in Sweden with my friends. For him, playing football is pure joy."
*** Picture of the Week: Rino Gattuso and Peter Crouch ***
Getty Images Here is my quote: "I'm getting tired of you and Jordan breaking my balls. Don't you know who I am? I'm Rino, the snarling pit bull that your parents warned you about."
Steve Amoia is a freelance writer, editor and translator from Washington, D.C. He is the founder of World Football Commentaries. He has written for AC Cugini Scuola Calcio (Italian soccer school), Football Media, Italian Soccer Serie A, Keeper Skool and Soccerlens.
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