David Trezeguet Says Something Stupid (Again)
By: Inara | October 5th, 2007You would have to be blind, deaf, and dumb not to realize that David Trezeguet is angry this morning.
He’s mad not just because he wasn’t selected to play in France’s upcoming Euro qualifiers, but also because his place on the squad was usurped by 19 year old Karim Benzema, currently the top scorer in Ligue 1 with 9 goals under his belt.
Someone’s jealous of France’s newest striker.
Words of wisdom from Trezzie:
“It’s not the same in scoring for Juventus as it is for Lyon or another club. When someone is a starter at Juventus, AC Milan, or Barcelona, he should be called up every time. I don’t ask myself questions anymore about whether I have a place or not in the national team. I have my place, and that is final.”
Ordinarily I like Trezeguet and really wanted him to come to Lyon two summers ago. But his comment was classless, especially considering that over half the France NT is in some way connected to OL (Malouda, Govou, Wiltord, Coupet, Abidal, Toulalan, Benzema, Clerc, Squillaci, Diarra, Reveillere…).
Of course we all know that Serie A is a stronger championship than Ligue 1, but scoring 9 goals against teams that play with 5 or 6 defenders is an achievement, no matter what league you’re in. I’d even go as far as to say that it’s harder to score for Lyon than for any other L1 team because they play for a draw and not a win when they face Lyon. So not only is Trezeguet failing to give Benzema any credit, but he’s also putting down his talent.
The truth is, Benzema’s performances in blue – however few – have been more impressive than Trezeguet’s recently.
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