Player Talk : Zebina

Zebina backs Bianconeri cause
Monday 18 February, 2008

Jonathan Zebina has returned to the Juventus fold and is a buoyant mood after the Old Lady’s triumph over his former side Roma.

The French defender has struggled to settle in Turin since arriving from the Eternal City in 2004 and fell out of favour when he was dismissed in Week 2 and had an altercation with a cameraman.

However, the 29-year-old was one of the star performers in Juve’s Saturday showdown success and seems much more settled under Claudio Ranieri.

“Saturday was a great night for us,” Zebina enthused in Tuttosport. “It was an important win in terms of League position and morale as we beat a great team in Roma.

“My relationship with Ranieri? At first our relationship was somewhat complicated and maybe we had a few misunderstandings, but things have changed and I want to be a protagonist.

“With all due respect to those who have been playing so far, I think I can command a regular starting place.”

Zebina is likely to start against Reggina this weekend at the Stadio Granillo for his seventh full appearance of the campaign

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