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'I would never have allowed Andrea Pirlo to leave AC Milan for Juventus,' says PSG boss Carlo Ancelotti
The Italian coach says the 32-year-old playmaker probably switched clubs to get a bigger paycheck and insists he would have held on to Azzurri ace
23 Feb 2012 20:49:00
By Luis Mira
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Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti thinks that AC Milan made a poor decision when they allowed Andrea Pirlo to join Juventus.
The 32-year-old midfielder signed for the Bianconeri in the summer on a free transfer after becoming a cult figure at San Siro during his decade at the club.
"I would never have let him go," Ancelotti told Mediaset Premium. "Or at most, I would have let him join Chelsea or PSG, where he could play under me!
"Perhaps Pirlo wanted a better contract and Milan did not want to give it to him. So maybe he joined Juventus to get that."
The 52-year-old was then asked about his early coaching days at Juventus and AC Milan ahead of Saturday's Serie A clash between the two clubs.
"From my years at Juventus, I remember a lot of things. For starters I remember [Zinedine] Zidane, who was absolutely the best player I have ever coached," Ancelotti said.
"My regret, if I could put it this way, was that he rarely showed in matches the monstrous things he did in training.
"The thing I am most proud of was the invention of the formation which looks like a Christmas tree: I had so many good midfielders and that was key to make them all play together, while giving the team a unique balance.
"My most important day was the 2002-03 Champions League final [for AC Milan] against Juventus at Old Trafford.
"It allowed me to remove the 'loser' label that the two years at Juve had given me."
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The 32-year-old midfielder signed for the Bianconeri in the summer on a free transfer after becoming a cult figure at San Siro during his decade at the club.
"I would never have let him go," Ancelotti told Mediaset Premium. "Or at most, I would have let him join Chelsea or PSG, where he could play under me!
"Perhaps Pirlo wanted a better contract and Milan did not want to give it to him. So maybe he joined Juventus to get that."
The 52-year-old was then asked about his early coaching days at Juventus and AC Milan ahead of Saturday's Serie A clash between the two clubs.
"From my years at Juventus, I remember a lot of things. For starters I remember [Zinedine] Zidane, who was absolutely the best player I have ever coached," Ancelotti said.
"My regret, if I could put it this way, was that he rarely showed in matches the monstrous things he did in training.
"The thing I am most proud of was the invention of the formation which looks like a Christmas tree: I had so many good midfielders and that was key to make them all play together, while giving the team a unique balance.
"My most important day was the 2002-03 Champions League final [for AC Milan] against Juventus at Old Trafford.
"It allowed me to remove the 'loser' label that the two years at Juve had given me."
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