"I think, therefore I am", is a philosophical proposition left by the French philosopher Descartes, and to this day, people still have different understandings of the core ideas it expresses, but when this sentence is changed to "I think, so I play football", no one questions the owner of this sentence, because he is the name of this autobiography, and the protagonist of the autobiography is and the protagonist of the autobiography is Andrea Pirlo.
He is like a wise man on the football field, despite the fierce wind and rain around him, still shining with the light of wisdom, like an enemy soldier breaking through the city, the sword against the throat, but still obliviously immersed in academic thinking. Thinking, throughout Pirlo's entire football career, if there is no thinking about life, young Andrea may also give up his dedication to football in the voice of his father's rebuke.
When he put on the yellow jersey of the Brescia Frélo Junior Team, his smile shone brightly, and he did not know that he would become one of the two celebrities who made the town proud, the other was the painter Dino Deca, but who can deny that Pirlo was also a painter, and his feet began to paint the most beautiful picture of Italian football from this town of less than 10,000 people.
The superior family conditions, Pirlo from an early age have the opportunity to travel to different countries, but also let him and many poor children, hope to change their lives by playing football, football for him is just a love, not a tool to make money, but this does not weaken his motivation to play football, at the age of 16 he made his Serie A debut at Brescia, three years later joined the giants Inter Milan.
At that time, Pirlo was responsible for creating the killing machine behind the striker, but in the big-name Nerazzurri, he had difficulty getting a chance to play, and was loaned to Regina and then to his old club Brescia. In exile, Pirlo also reaped the most valuable wealth, fighting alongside Robert Baggio in Brescia, from Baggio, Pirlo learned a lot, he adapted to more positions in his thinking, and also learned that elegant leadership temperament.
In the summer of 2001, Pirlo had the most important moment of his life, returning to the San Siro stadium, but his shirt had changed color. From blue and black to red and black, it was a deal that was talked about by AC Milan fans for many years, where he was lucky to meet Carlo Ancelotti, Ancelotti pulled his position back to the back position, Pirlo's talented spirituality, calm mind, coupled with the previous tempering, made this change immediately effective, as Baggio said, Pirlo became the Italian football defense when the iron wall of the iron wall inserted the sharp knife, just like posterity to describe, Pirlo's change, It is also an important change in the development of the football world.
The joy of being recognized is incomparable, Pirlo returned the trust with steady and excellent play, on May 29, 2003 at Old Trafford, AC Milan lifted the European Champions Cup again in nine years, which was also Pirlo's first trophy at the club, two days later, AC Milan defeated Roma to win the Coppa Italia, and three months later, Pirlo stood on the podium with the team again, which was the starting point of another peak for AC Milan.
Even if Milan has many midfield masters such as Rui Costa, Rivaldo and Kaka, but Pirlo's position has never wavered, careful people will find that as the hero of the team's victory, whenever celebrating, Pirlo always seems to be much calmer than his teammates, even the camera lens is difficult to capture his carnival picture, but this is Pirlo, the low-key people on the pitch always feel his silence, perhaps only those who have played side by side or tit-for-tat on the field can understand, There was a huge energy in his silence, and Italian fans gave Pirlo the nickname that once belonged to Albertini, the midfield metronome, because Pirlo fell in love with AC Milan, but also because of this love, he was tormented by the Night of Istanbul in 2005, Pirlo's assists made Maldini's Champions League final, the fastest and oldest goal record, but that night's miracle belonged to Red Liverpool, Pirlo lost in front of Dudek's front dance in the penalty shootout, and the opponent's cheers were still in his ears. But it seemed to be far away, and when the whole stadium was flooded by the red tide in the white figure, we saw Pirlo take off the silver medal he had just worn, and remained as silent as ever.
Some people say that behind Pirlo's silent personality is a cool head, his keen insight and judgment, his pass is like a sharp knife, piercing the opponent's defense line again and again, not only that, Pirlo's free kick is also becoming more and more praised, whether it is a perfect arc, or a strange falling leaf ball, whether in the club or the national team.
2004 European Championship, although Italy folded the group stage, but Pirlo's personal, experienced a transformation from a substitute to a starter, but also laid the core position of the Blues in the next decade, he and Totti formed a frontcourt double core, driving the blue army this tough chariot, the first group stage of the 2006 World Cup Ghana, it was Pirlo scored Italy's first goal in this World Cup, opened the blue dream, the semi-final facing the host Germany, Grosso boiling roar, It was Pirlo's lightly fatal pass, the ultimate showdown at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Matracci's equaliser's header before Pirlo's corner kick, the precise point to find the landing point, the penalty shootout was the first time Pirlo stepped forward to face the challenge, and while Grosso made up his mind and shouted, Pirlo and cannavaro jumped up next to him
In our memory, this seems to be the only moment when Pirlo was so indulgently cheering, this time even if he had a calm inner world, he could not stop the excitement of the world, as the bronze ball winner of that World Cup, the celebratory Pirlo was quickly drowned among the ecstatic teammates, and only for a short moment did people find that he secretly wiped away the tears of excitement behind Piero's back, buried his head, and then melted into the dream of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
The dream is far from over, a year later Athens and Liverpool once again played on the top of Europe, Pirlo's free kick hit Inzaghi, changing the line into the net, his sharp knife in the back position was sheathed again, the Olympus mountain gods witnessed Milan's revenge night against the Reds, the incredible nightmare two years ago, all turned into dust with Maldini's trophy held high, but in the summer of 2011, the club's determination made Pirlo helplessly leave AC Milan, leaving the red and black fans with infinite sadness, and Turin City was full of joy, The delicate atmosphere brought by Pirlo to Conte's iron-blooded Zebras, Buffon compared Pirlo's signing to the "signing of the century" Zebras' new life, thus opening, Pirlo in The four years of Juventus, the team won the league four times, Allegri had a bad relationship with Pirlo when he coached AC Milan, and after he later switched to Juve as manager, he also had to bow his head and admit Pirlo's greatness.
The older and more demon Pirlo, on the field more arbitrary, running position, passing, scheduling have entered a realm of free reinsertion, sleepy eyes in the complexity, leisurely walking, people have to sigh, he has been cultivated into fine, when Italian football fell into a low, Pirlo and other veterans supported the backbone of the Apennines, 2012 European Cup, his spoon penalty, understated, the Three Lions down, but Italy failed to cross the old rival Spain four years ago, Pirlo looked at the Delaunay Cup with tears in his eyes, That was the only honor he lacked. In Brazil in 2014, Pirlo and the Blues were once again lost in the southern hemisphere, and in 2015 he and Juventus returned to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin to challenge the hegemon Barcelona in the Champions League final, and the gap in strength could only make him cry again.
That was also his last performance on the european center stage, the prosperity fell, washed away the lead, went to New York to enjoy the last time of his career, outside the stadium he also operated his own winery, "Boss Pirlo" in the winery of the bottle of red wine hung with his long hair fluttering label, the label on his eyes wise, as if to see through the red dust, the player Pirlo's career is like a bottle of aged wine, looks gentle and glorious, delicate but sweet, he is not fierce, just like him on the pitch less than a word, But in the elegance and mellowness, he intoxicated everyone.
He remained silent, but there was no substitute for him.