Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi has jumped to the defence of Gabriel Paletta.
The defender has been criticised after being part of Italy's poor World Cup.
"It's a shame," Ghirardi told reporters. "These opinions are those given by journalists who had never seen him play.
"They are obviously 'top' journalists who follow the 'top' teams and they have never seen Parma play.
"So they can't judge him. I repeat, it's a shame."
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