"At the beginning I was a kid that dreamed, I never imagined I would become a footballer. I latched on to veteran players when I was just a kid who went to practice on a scooter, that was the best part of my sporting life. Even better than now that I don't miss anything" Andrea Barzagli started by talking about his upbringing while discussing his career with Federico Buffa during a workshop organized by Randstad, he then talked about his current coach Massimiliano Allegri:"He used to be my teammate for six months at Pistoiese, today he takes credit for changing my role back then from midfielder to defender"
Barzagli's career took off after joining Juventus from Wolfsburg:"One of the most important attributes is humility: I was an average player who became great at Juventus. When I arrived I observed the most representative players: Pirlo and Buffon, they never missed a practice, at Juve you train more: it was decisive in changing my mentality. I do my best to study my opponents: right, left, how they move and how they kick. I look at percentages. I owe my career to Del Neri he gave me my debut at Brescia, and I had a significant conversation with him at Palermo, then I found him again at Juventus"t
