Juventus legend Pavel Nedved has criticised current Juve defender Giorgio Chiellini for the way he reacted to being bitten by Luis Suarez during the World Cup -- also revealing how the Turin club tried to sign the Uruguayan two years ago.
Nedved, currently a board member at the Serie A champions, said he could understand Suarez "to a certain extent," admitting that he could see similarities between himself and the former Liverpool forward, who joined Barcelona this summer.
What he could not understand, however, was the way Italy international Chiellini responded, although he did praise the Juve defender for accepting Suarez's apologies.
"To a certain extent, I can understand Luis," Nedved told Czech newspaper Denik Sport, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I was very similar to him as a player, even though there are certain things I cannot approve of. In spite of this, I was furious with Chiellini's reaction.
"His reaction was babyish -- showing the referee the bite marks. He then showed intelligence in the way he spoke during the days after and by asking FIFA to reduce Suarez's suspension."
While there was criticism from Nedved of a current Juve player, there was only praise for one who might have been.
"[Luis] is a great player and I would have taken him to Juve in an instant," Nedved said. "In fact, we were about to get him two years ago and I was absolutely behind the move. He's a champion, that's all you need to say."