Kazim-Richards: ‘Pirlo let Italian players smoke in locker room’

Former Fatih Karagumruk participant Colin Kazim-Richards claims that Italian coach Andrea Pirlo allowed the Italian gamers to smoke within the locker room, even at half-time.

Pirlo was in control of the Turkish crew throughout the 2022-23 marketing campaign, the place he had a number of Italian gamers at his disposal.

“We acquired lots of Italians that smoke,” Kazim-Richards instructed the Filthy Fellas podcast.

“In Turkey you may (smoke), it relies upon who the coach is. However final 12 months with Pirlo they have been allowed to smoke they usually’re smoking continuous earlier than the sport. Cigarettes. Correct. Like half-time sitting and smoking. Pirlo speaking, they’re down there smoking.

“It’s a very totally different tradition. You perceive. So it’s not me saying one thing as a shock issue, however it’s me saying like that you are able to do it legitimately.”

Throughout Pirlo’s marketing campaign, the Italian gamers included Fabio Borini, Matteo Ricci, Andrea Bertolacci, Emiliano Viviano and Davide Biraschi.

There have been many gamers in Serie A who smoke, together with Gigi Buffon, Gianluca Vialli and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.

Pirlo is now again in Italy because the coach of Serie B outfit Sampdoria.

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