Come Quote by Andrea Pirlo

It's always like that with Italian teams, they're competitive, they know what they want and they know how to get it.

— Sergio Busquets

I think, in general, the coaches in Italy are much more tactical; that's just how the league works.

— Wojciech Szczesny

When the national team plays, everyone feels a part of it. Everyone comes together. And when Italians come together, we tend to do well.

— Fabio Cannavaro

Every Italian wants to play in Serie A.

— Marco Verratti

The one thing I learnt going to Italy was there's no real change in how the game should be played, but how players look…

— Graeme Souness

Italian sides will find it hard to attract the world's top players while there is a salary cap.

— Eniola Aluko

In Italian football, all you see are the usual defects: clubs making losses, players not getting paid, rules that don't exist or get twisted.

— Alessandro Nesta

I don't like the Italian approach. I don't want to be involved in that kind of football.

— Craig Bellamy

Playing against an Italian team is harder than all the other leagues. The Italians won't score lots of goals, but they won't concede many,…

— Paul Pogba

The national team can do so much for Italian football, as can even lads who no-one knows or who play in the lower Leagues.

— Roberto Mancini

I like playing Italian teams. To me, they are the fairest sportsmen of them all. I don't agree with the Italy stereotypes - I…

— Thomas Muller

I have always said that it is fundamental to have a strong core of Italian players in a club squad. At AC Milan, we…

— Andrea Pirlo