Ambrosini regrets loss of 'irreplaceable'
Andrea Pirlo to Juventus
San Siro side's captain has called on club to sign a new midfielder but feels there is
no player who can come in to do the work of his former team-mate, describing him as unique.
Jun 19, 2011
Massimo Ambrosini believes AC Milan lost a unique player in Andrea Pirlo, who joined Juventus last month, and said the Italy international is irreplaceable.
Pirlo, 31, left the the club after a decade at San Siro to join the Turin giants as his contract at the club expired.
Milan appeared reluctant to renew his deal, and Juve snapped him up on a free transfer and offered the midfielder a three-year contract.
Ambrosini, Milan's captain, feels Pirlo's loss is regrettable and he claims his club will struggle to replace him.
"We need a midfielder because Pirlo left us and someone like him is impossible to replace," he told La giornalaccio rosa dello Sport.
"Juve have made a big deal as his absence will weigh heavily on the pitch and in the dressing room.
"There are players who can transform ordinary teams into successful sides, and Andrea is one of these players.
"I have known him for a long time. He is unique."
