Almost every footballer in the world, there are always fans and haters. However, different things seem to exist in Andrea Pirlo. Born in Flero, Brescia, Pirlo spent most of his career to stunning football enthusiasts with his vision and magical passes. Pirlo was born from an established family. One reason then made his career never motivated by money and fame.
Pirlo was playing to the big three Serie A team in his career, Internazionale Milano, AC Milan, to Juventus, without ever being chided or betrayed. Pirlo deserves to be included as a player who enjoys football as a medium for fun, not just to compete.
In football, there is a meaning really impregnated by Pirlo, as an idealist footballer, who makes him very easy to love. Pirlo ever refused an offer to join Barcelona under Pep Guardiola. Pirlo makes football not a chase for a mere trophy.
As a footballer, Pirlo would already feel the bitterness and sweetness of football. Pirlo ever felt a defeat with AC Milan in Istanbul, having won 3-0 in the first half and then drawing 3-3 in the second half, and eventually lost.
Life is never really bad for the maestro. A year later, he lifted the 2006 World Cup trophy after a season full of scandals that afflict Italian football. A year later, he again met Steven Gerrard and Liverpool, to finish the old wounds in Istanbul. Became the perfect destiny in Pirlo's career.
Pirlo is a simple player, with first-class quality. Simple is how to play and position. He is not a strong runner and does not have a good physical like Gattuso, for example. In an interview, Pirlo had said, the one he hates the most is warm up before the fight.
Pirlo has just retired from football in New York City FC. The charismatic man is tired. He does not need to prove anything else to the world. His career has been too extraordinary, and its quality during play will be a memory that will not be timeless.
Data References
- https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/andrea-pirlo-retires-from-football-emotional-farewell-message-as-tributes-fly-in/news-story/a0c8857c8c6a295549aa5a0678cbd534?nk=11e1db97df4ba9cbc073ea1cc07fdc27-1510164504
- https://www.nycfc.com/post/2017/11/06/photos-graziemaestro
- http://www.squawka.com/players/andrea-pirlo/stats#performance-score#new-york-city-fc-(current)#us-major-league-soccer#98#season-2016/2017#498#all-matches#1-33#by-match
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