Oddo fuming at Euro snub
22 May 2008 - 14:02:07
AC Milan full-back Massimo Oddo has reacted angrily to being omitted from Italy's squad for the European Championship finals
The 31-year-old former Lazio defender had expected to win a place in Roberto Donadoni's plans, despite having struggled in recent weeks with a knee injury.
However, after learning of the snub, Oddo fumed: "It's an exclusion that burns me and I sincerely didn't expect it.
"Two years of my total disposal, sacrifices and acceptance of responsibility have been trampled on in the space of a few weeks.
"I would have reached a more than satisfying level of fitness two weeks before the tournament kicked off.
"In all honesty, the minimum I would have expected was to have my physical condition verified, if Donadoni's consideration and faith in me hadn't changed that is."