Approach Quote by Craig Bellamy

I'm sorry for Italian football; there's no desire to improve Italian football.

— Massimiliano Allegri

Italian football is just how I imagined it to be - far more tactical than the Spanish game which is based on technique.

— Bojan Krkic

I'm very grateful to Italian football for the opportunity it has given me.

— Mauro Icardi

I am not interested in the Italian national team. I prefer to have a new experience, outside of Italy.

— Fabio Capello

Unfortunately, it is part of Italian football and our culture to come to the stadium and whistle players for the choices they make.

— Leonardo Bonucci

Italian football is great but for me, for the style of player I am, I found it too tactical, too slow.

— Djibril Cisse

In Italy, you're in your comfort zone when it comes to language, lifestyle, your habits and preparations, and moving abroad is not easy. It's…

— Antonio Conte

There is certainly a future for Italian football, as we have pride, ability, determination, and after bad tumbles, we always find a way to…

— Gianluigi Buffon

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

When there is a solid base of Italian players, those who come in take their example, and then everyone is working in the same…

— Andrea Pirlo

It's a big challenge for a defender to prove yourself in a country like Italy as a non-Italian.

— Matthijs de Ligt

Football in Italy is like a wonderful sickness, because people are infected with this love for the sport from childhood to old age.

— Dries Mertens