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One of the most famous "Juventus" players of all time Alessandro Del Piero evaluated the decision of the Turin team to invite the inexperienced Andrea Pirlo to the position of head coach. The former striker had played together with the current champions' strategist both at the club and in the Italian national team. "To be honest, I wouldn't have expected Andrea to take up this position. This decision also surprised me," explained Del Piero. "I had previously been delighted with Pirlo's success when he was appointed as Juventus U-23 coach, and I thought it was the right move. Now I can only wish Andrea success. I think in Italy the perception of how to appoint head coaches is changing - in the past, one had to go through a long process starting from lower levels, but now we see the success of Filippo and Simone Inzaghi, as well as Gennaro Gattuso's achievements. They were great players and immediately started leading powerful teams. Comparing A. Pirlo to Zinedine Zidane wouldn't be fair, as the Frenchman had already worked with the Real youth team and later took on the duties of Carlo Ancelotti's assistant. However, I believe Pirlo has everything to even outshine Zidane," said Del Piero. "He already knows the club, players, directors, and I think they communicated very openly."
