Trezeguet shrugs off penalty miss
10/7/2006 14:57
Striker David Trezeguet, whose missed in the penalty shootout as France
lost to Italy in the World Cup final, shrugged off his misfortune afterwards and
said penalties were part of the game.
"I accepted my responsibility. It's
part of football to accept your responsibility," said Trezeguet, who was the
only player to miss in the shootout when his shot hit the
crossbar.
"Penalties are part of the game," added the 28-year-old, who
replaced Franck Ribery in extra time and whose only start in the tournament was
in the first round match against Togo.
"For me, it was a different kind of
World Cup. I expected something else, I expected to play a bit more but because
of the tactical system it worked out another way. I have to accept it and look
ahead."
Trezeguet said France had deserved to win.
"I think that even this
evening we showed we were a better team than Italy and if we had attacked a bit
more we could have won this match," he said.
"But it's part of the game. We
have to accept it and work for the future."
"We have to hold our heads high.
We know we've had a good World Cup but it was all defined by this penalty."
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