Ipswich City defender and former Napoli loanee Axel Tuanzebe claims that ‘each staff within the Premier League would go to Bergamo and battle’ in opposition to Atalanta in a robust backing of Serie A and the general high quality of the division.
The previous Manchester United graduate was a visitor on The Overlap, the place he briefly spoke about with Napoli.
Tuanzebe spent the second half of the 2021-22 season on mortgage with the Partenopei, and has nothing however good issues to say concerning the high quality and elegance of soccer he skilled, even when his first-team experiences had been restricted to simply two matches throughout his time in Naples.
Tuanzebe: ‘Each’ Premier League staff would battle in opposition to Atalanta
Tuanzebe feels that there’s nonetheless a closed-off mentality surrounding the Premier League and a naivety from sure people concerning the high quality and elegance of play overseas. He claims {that a} staff like Atalanta – for example – would trigger complications for many of England’s prime flight.
“Gamers ask me like ‘oh what was it like taking part in in Italy’ and I believe you (must) put extra respect on international leagues.
“We’re type of trapped in a bubble pondering the Premier League is the most effective league. Yeah, competitively, it has probably the most cash, the most effective infrastructure and many others., however by way of pure expertise, in gamers, gamers you’ve by no means heard about – unbelievable.
“The video games are usually not simply breezes within the park and you actually should lock in and focus to carry out.
“Have a look at Atalanta for instance, you do not need to go to Bergamo and play them. It’s a protracted day. That’s what I’m saying, it’s missed. I promise you, each staff within the Premier League, in the event that they went to Bergamo on their day, they’d battle.”
“I promise you, each staff within the Premier League would battle in the event that they went to Atalanta!” 👀
Axel Tuanzebe on the large variations between Italian and English soccer 🇮🇹
Atalanta have actually proved their price of their latest encounters with Premier League opposition.
They held title-hopefuls Arsenal to a irritating 0-0 draw within the Champions League initially of the 2024-25 marketing campaign, and in addition put in an exceptional efficiency to defeat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield within the Europa League final time period.