At the los Angeles FC's new signing introduction ceremony, Giorgio Chiellini modestly expressed doubts about Los Angeles FC's decision to sign him. The former Italy international left Juventus, where he had spent 18 years in his career, at the end of last season to join MLS Major League Soccer, and Chiellini's achievements over the 21st century are unparalleled, winning a total of 20 trophies ⌋ ⌈ Old Woman, including nine Serie A titles and five Coppa Italia titles.
Chiellini spent most of his career in the defensive line with Leonardo Bonucci, both at the club and with the national team. However, at the introduction ceremony, he said that he was ready to establish contact with another new signing, Gareth Bale, who had previously announced his joining, and Chiellini also praised the number of "excellent" defenders the club currently has, and admitted that he was looking forward to playing a leadership role in this team.
"I want to be honest. When I started looking at this team, I already said that they have very good defender players; Why do they still call me? The 37-year-old watched the team's 3-1 win over Dallas on Wednesday night local time. Everybody's talking about Mamadou Fall, but I can also name Jesus Murillo, Ibeagha, who played past airport games and were equally on the pitch – LAFC has great defensive players, it's a great team. ”
"Of course I can help them. I can help this team, not just in terms of games, but also lead this team every day, that's how I play and what I want to do. But I have wonderful teammates, and that's really important. ”
The centre-back is the fourth most appearance in the history of the Italian national team, with only Paulo Maldini, Fabio Cannavaro and Buffon making more appearances than him. This is the first time Chiellini has left his home country, but he insists the new team is "perfect" for him and he also admits that continuing to add medals will still be a goal, despite his already honourable.
"I totally believe in this club and I think they are perfect for me," Chiellini added, "I started to understand the organisational relationship behind the club and they really, really want to get me. I've felt this way since the beginning and I'm very happy and proud to be here. I hope – I'm pretty sure I can – bring something to this team, but I'm also fully convinced that I get a lot more than I give. I want to be able to lift some trophies because that's my goal, our goal, and the team's goal, the club's goal. ”
"The reason I say LAFC is perfect for me is because there are a lot of young players here and I think they can help me. Of course, I can't be in the same physical condition as I was 10 years ago, but I can still bring them something, we need to create a good fusion, both experience and passion, with young players, in order to make us a winning team. ”
"I don't need to make too many changes or bring something too special, just inject my abilities in and I hope to continue in that way because we're at the top now and we have to get to the top as well." But it's a long process. ”
Chiellini played a total of 117 games for Italy in his career, and chiellini announced his retirement from the national team after their 3-0 defeat to Argentina earlier this month. At Los Angeles FC, he had the opportunity to work with Bale, who had previously accepted a 12-month contract with the U.S. team after real Madrid's contract expired. The 32-year-old Wells national team captain hopes to be at his best in this way with the World Cup, leading Wales to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1958.
As for Los Angeles FC, it is a club founded in 2014, and the club has a large number of investors, including NBA legend "Magician" Johnson and Malaysia's well-known Chinese Chen Zhiyuan.