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f ever hat curioustalian xpression"Laclosse on d acqua', iterallymeaningclasssnotwater",ouldbe appliedo a footballert mightwellbe o AndreaPirlo.What he sayingreally eanss, f a playeras eal uality,real ubstance,hen,n heend,twillshowhrough.AsJuventuseachedhe midway ointof thisseason's erieA titlecontest outin rontat the op of the ableanda pointclear f reigninghampions ilan therewasevery ndicationhat Pirlos lasswasshininghrough,trong ndbright.There reobviously any actorsin he currentJuveuccesstorycoachAntonioConte,midfielder laudioMarchisio,oalkeeper ig iBuffon, venthe club's ewstadium but most

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cousins,nternazionalendMilan.ntergo t t wrongmore han10years gowhen hey et he21-year-o ldir loeave,headingrrstlyor Brescia utultimatelyfo rMilan nda decade f success.Manywould uggest,owevelha tMilan lso ot t wrongast ummerwhen hey eth im eaveorJuventuson an out-of-contractree ransfer.After n njury-interruptedeasonha t

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in anythinglse. don't ikedoinginterviews,don't ikegoing nTVprogrammes.do not have Facebookpage nd do not chaton Twittendon'thave website,ven f therearepeoplewhohave pened ne n my name,complete ithmyphoto..lList of prioritiesBack n he dayswhen eporters oulddescend ponMilanbMilanellorainingcentre, irlonevereatured ighon heirlistof priorities.t wasnot hat Pirlowasnot an mportant layent was athereveryonenewalltoowell hat, n hisseeminglyaciturn, nderstateday,Pirlowouldnot make or exciting V ootage.Not or nothing, irlo imself dmitsthatoneof the ewcommentsmadeabout im hatheactuallvikessone

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