Barcelona And Manchester United A Notch Above All Other Teams - Toni
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03-14-2009, 04:45 AM
Barcelona And Manchester United A Notch Above All Other Teams - Toni
Despite all the Italian teams getting knocked out of the Champions League, there are still a handful of Italian players involved in the competition, such as Villarreal's Giuseppe Rossi, Liverpool's Andrea Dossena, and Luca Toni of Bayern Munich.
The latter was interviewed by SkySport24, and he came back on this exciting Champions League week.
"It's too bad the Italian teams didn't make it," he said, "but it feels good to be still involved.
"I think Roma were very unlucky, as were Inter. I saw the match and they certainly didn't deserve a 2-0 defeat. It's also true that Inter got a strong opponent, as did Juve. I don't think there is an explanation for their exits."
On whether he got teased by his team-mates after this Italian fiasco, Toni said, "They said things like, 'now you guys will never win anything anymore'. It's normal, because the Italian league is still followed a lot, and there is also a bit of jealousy toward my former league.
"Who are the favorites now? I think Manchester United and Barcelona are a step ahead of all the others."
The striker admitted he dreams of winning the trophy with Bayern, "It's normal that we hope to win it, but it would be too much. We'll try, and see what happens. We are not forced to win it, but we will make all teams suffer. Then we'll see where we get.
"Will I return to Italy? We'll see, I don't know. I am feeling good here. Clearly if one day I should leave, the first option would be to return to Italy. It will all depend on how I feel and who will want me. It depends very much on the feeling a club gives you, they must make you feel like they think you are the best."
Bayern stormed into the quarter-finals after beating Sporting CP 12-1 on aggregate, winning 5-0 in Portugal and 7-1 in Germany.
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The latter was interviewed by SkySport24, and he came back on this exciting Champions League week.
"It's too bad the Italian teams didn't make it," he said, "but it feels good to be still involved.
"I think Roma were very unlucky, as were Inter. I saw the match and they certainly didn't deserve a 2-0 defeat. It's also true that Inter got a strong opponent, as did Juve. I don't think there is an explanation for their exits."
On whether he got teased by his team-mates after this Italian fiasco, Toni said, "They said things like, 'now you guys will never win anything anymore'. It's normal, because the Italian league is still followed a lot, and there is also a bit of jealousy toward my former league.
"Who are the favorites now? I think Manchester United and Barcelona are a step ahead of all the others."
The striker admitted he dreams of winning the trophy with Bayern, "It's normal that we hope to win it, but it would be too much. We'll try, and see what happens. We are not forced to win it, but we will make all teams suffer. Then we'll see where we get.
"Will I return to Italy? We'll see, I don't know. I am feeling good here. Clearly if one day I should leave, the first option would be to return to Italy. It will all depend on how I feel and who will want me. It depends very much on the feeling a club gives you, they must make you feel like they think you are the best."
Bayern stormed into the quarter-finals after beating Sporting CP 12-1 on aggregate, winning 5-0 in Portugal and 7-1 in Germany.
Danilo Pochini
#5
03-14-2009, 09:13 PM
That reminds me of this: Lewis is a notch above all Ferrari drivers.
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