Former Juventus midfielder Cesare Prandelli reveals the golden technology of the Nineteen Eighties wasn’t as tight as perceived by the general public.
The Bianconeri emerged as one of the vital dominant forces on the globe throughout Giovanni Trapattoni’s first reign on the membership. They went on to dominate the Italian panorama whereas additionally profitable a number of continental titles, together with the European Champions Cup in 1985.
That technology is broadly thought-about probably the most iconic all through the membership’s historical past. It included a number of 1982 World Cup winners like Dino Zoff, Marco Tardelli, Gaetano Scirea, Paolo Rossi and Claudio Gentile, additionally bolstered by the presence of worldwide superstars like Michel Platini and Zibi Boniek.
For his half, Prandelli certainly wasn’t the star of the present, however he was an necessary squad member who went on to play 137 fixtures for the membership between 1979 and 1985.
However whereas one would have imagined that these stars could be united by the accolades they achieved side-by-side, the 67-year-old revealed that this was solely the case on the pitch, as they might flip to finish strangers as soon as the match was over.
“From my years at Juve, I keep in mind a gaggle that was by no means united,” mentioned the previous midfielder in his interview with La Stampa by way of Calciomercato.
“There have been the children, the intermediates and the senators. However after we went out on the pitch we grew to become one. Then after the match, we didn’t even say hi there to one another. Over time, in my profession, after I heard and nonetheless hear individuals speaking in regards to the group, I struggled to speak about these years.”
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The previous Fiorentina and Italy head coach then mentioned the Heysel tragedy which noticed 39 Juventus supporters, together with girls and kids, shedding their lives attributable to fan bother forward of the European last in opposition to Liverpool.
“The stadium wasn’t appropriate, they even needed to verify the rubble. I keep in mind very nicely that we have been within the altering room and we may solely see a sliver of the English Curva.
“All of a sudden, a whole bunch of followers broke into the altering room. We allow them to move as a result of they have been white, they have been terrified. They have been screaming: ‘useless, useless, useless’. It was distressing.
“Boniperti determined to not play however then the standard political dynamics ensued. The UEFA delegate defined that we needed to do it in any other case the state of affairs may worsen. It’s not true that we celebrated, they compelled us to go below the Curva with the cup to maintain the followers calm.”