Juventus return from Birmingham with a goalless draw against Aston Villa, a good result - considering that Thiago Motta's side are decimated by injuries - but which nevertheless further removes the possibility of direct qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League: the whites, according to projections, have only a 9% chance of reaching it.
Timothy Weah, on Wednesday night, played the entire game as a No. 9 out of his natural role, with a performance that didn't really stand out (and a yellow card at the end) but was in line with his manager's tactical demands Thiago Motta.
After the match, Weah became the protagonist of an amusing moment in a live televsion with Thierry Henry, embarrassing him when he told him that he was his idol, after the Frenchman had claimed that Timothy's father was his idol . Weah's words caused the CBS studio to erupt in laughter.
Henry eulogizes George Weah in the presence of his son Timothy
George Weah is a legend of world football. The ex-Milan striker - and ex-President of Liberia - is still today the only African player to have won the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1995. When Timothy left Villa Park after the match, Henry had only kind words for his father: "Hello from me because I admire him for what he has done for football, especially for the number nine position," said the 47-year-old 'Titus'.
"I could tell my coaches that I didn't need to stay in the area to score, because your father took the ball from any position and was able to score from any position - continued Henry -. He was my excuse to tell my coaches that I could score from outside the box. Your father was a special man, so say hello from my side."
Timothy Weah's genius joke embarrasses Henry
Henry's words were met with a quick and genial response from Timothy Weah: "He was your idol and you were my idol," the Juventus player said, leaving Henry stunned and clearly embarrassed, while in the studio analysts Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards burst into laughter and began teasing the Frenchman about the compliment. "There could be an attack," said the former Fiorentina defender.
Timothy Weah showed not only smarts on the field, but also the ability to shine in front of the microphone. For Thiago Motta, he remains an important part of his Juventus.
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