Former Juventus player complains bitterly about Cristiano Ronaldo

Former Juventus midfielder Simone Pepe has spoken to Sky Sport 24 about his former club, amid reports that club coach Massimiliano Allegri may be leaving the club, with an offer from French giants PSG on the table.

“Allegri? At the beginning I was among the critics but then he showed with the results and proved to be an important coach. With Ronaldo, it is even more difficult to play as a team because the game is all about him. You try to get it to him and that’s why the game can be played less well.

“Conte? Any project put in front of him must be a winning project, because he wants that. If the project does not convince him he will not accept. “Icardi? It has been talked about a lot but little is known, Conte is able to manage certain situations in a big way.” Simone Pepe born 30 August 1983) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a winger, on either side of the pitch.

After starting out at Roma, he went on to compete in Serie A for 12 seasons, spending most of his time at Udinese and Juventus and amassing totals of 251 games and 31 goals, winning four consecutive national championships with the latter club. He also had his later career hindered by several injuries.

Pepe appeared for Italy at the 2010 World Cup, earning 23 caps.Pepe was born in Albano Laziale, a comune not far from Rome. He started his career at A.S. Roma but never represented the team officially, being loaned to amateurs Calcio Lecco 1912 and Teramo Calcio for the duration of his contract.

In summer 2003, Serie B side U.S. Città di Palermo signed Pepe in a co-ownership deal, for a nominal fee of just €500, and he scored one goal in 19 appearances to help his team gain promotion to Serie A for the first time ever, as champions.On 9 June 2010, Juventus F.C. announced they had signed Pepe on loan for €2.6 million, with the option to sign him permanently for €7.5 million on 1 July. He scored five times in 30 matches in his first season in Turin.

In 2011–12, Pepe formed an efficient right-wing partnership with newly signed Stephan Lichtsteiner, contributing with four of his six league goals and two assists after the first ten fixtures. On 29 November 2011, he netted a vital equaliser against S.S.C. Napoli to keep his team’s unbeaten run going. The Bianconeri eventually won the national championship, after a nine-year drought. On 22 August 2016, Pepe joined Delfino Pescara 1936 on a one-year deal. After only a few appearances for the last-placed team, he decided to announce his retirement at the age of 33 and his decision to become their manager.