Andrea Pirlo feels that he has been treated harshly after his time at Juventus and Sampdoria.
Pirlo is now the coach of United FC, which plays in the second division of the United Arab Emirates.
The Italian legend was in charge of Juve during the 2020-21 season and guided the Bianconeri to a fourth-place finish and qualification for the Champions League, while winning the Italian Super Cup and Coppa Italia.
However, he left Juve at the end of that season and, after a year at Turkiye, returned to Italy to coach Sampdoria.
Pirlo was unable to return Sampdoria to Serie A and, despite staying for a second season, was soon sacked.
La domenica che volevamo. Bravi ragazzi So much energy on and off the field!! @sampdoria pic.twitter.com/HxNVRQrQxV
– Andrea Pirlo (@Pirlo_official) May 5, 2024
However, Pirlo feels he has suffered unfair treatment, especially at Juve, and suggests he knows why that is.
“If I look at my career as a coach, I have always achieved the objectives,” he told SportWeek, quoted by Football Italia.
“At Juventus they asked me to qualify for the Champions League. Done. In addition, I won the Coppa Italia and the Super Cup.
“I left and I didn’t train for a year, I don’t know why. Actually, I know, but I prefer not to say it. Then I went to Karagumruk and finished seventh, a result that club had never achieved, with an unbeaten record.
“At Sampdoria we reached the Serie B play-off, just as they demanded of us. The following season they fired me after only three games.
“This season at United they asked me for promotion and I got it. I have always achieved results, but if someone doesn’t like me, it’s another story.”
