Legendary forward Crespo was interviewed by media and talked about AC Milan, Inter Milan, Buffon and Messi.
Talking about AC Milan and Berlusconi
Crespo: Everything works well, everything is perfect: only Berlusconi, Galliani and Braida can speak, we just need to think about playing well. It is no accident that this team can win for so many years.
On the emotional level, all clubs gave me a lot: Parma, Inter Milan, Lazio, Chelsea and all the others. Overall, I feel like I don’t have a specific belonging jersey in Italy: people say hello to me and remember me with respect, which is a huge satisfaction for me.
I had signed the contract and was about to stay, but later Galliani decided to sign Vieri, so I went to Chelsea. It made me feel extremely regretful to leave, and it was very difficult. It was a dream team, healthy and upbeat, composed of sincere people. We will have dinner with our family after the game.
Two years later, when Milan won the Champions League in Athens, I was in Inter Milan and I received a message from former Milan teammates and staff: They told me that there was one of mine in that trophy. To me, as ridiculous as it seems, it was the biggest trophy in my heart.
About Inter Milan
Crespo: I want to stay in Inter Milan and even bought a house. What happened later was that the club sold me to Chelsea and I didn't want to go there. Vieri raised his voice and said I must stay and caused a stir, but Cooper had other plans.
He showed no empathy. I left the Pinetina training base crying and I was doing very well in Inter Milan. But football is like this, and the club has the final say. When I returned to Inter, the club somewhat put me in the finish line after winning the first two Serie A titles with Mancini.
I could have gone to Rome in the summer of 2008, but the club didn't want to because Rome was a direct competitor. There was a chance to go to Real Madrid in January, but I refused, in order to win the third consecutive Serie A title, the first one under Mourinho. I have a very good relationship with Jose and I, and the way he treats players is incredible.
In his long career, he has known many great talented balls, two of whom are particularly prominent in Buffon and Messi
Crespo: In Parma, the young Buffon will challenge us after training, and he said to us: 'I'm annoyed, now you don't even want to score a goal.' We took turns shooting, including me, Peron, Chiesa, Balbo, Asprila, and no one can score from outside the penalty area. It can be seen that he may become the world's number one goalkeeper, and he has a lot of personality. He would use his head to block the shot under his feet without hesitation, which was impressive.
Messi is amazing, he was only 18 when I first met him. During training, he dribbled the ball and passed everyone with his feet, and never lost the ball even if he touched the ball three hundred times. People like Burdiso, Milito, Scaloni gave him fierce shovels, and he got up and drove the ball towards them again, never retreating. He drove the ball towards you, passed you, then looked at you without saying a word, and then started over again. He has an impressive personality.