Juventus star Alves hails 'crazy' approach after Champions League heroics

Dani Alves said he will not change his approach to
football, after his "crazy" style fired Juventus into
the Champions League final.
Alves had a hand in all of the Italian champions'
goals as they beat Monaco 4-1 on aggregate to
secure a place in the Cardiff showpiece via
Tuesday's 2-1 second-leg victory.
The 34-year-old is now eyeing up a fourth
Champions League title, after winning three at
Barcelona, and said his studious way has helped
him hit his peak with the Italian giants.
"Am I surprised to be at my best level? I work a lot,
I live the game with a lot of intensity and love,"
Alves told Mega.
"Everything I am in my life is the result of my daily
work, my professionalism, and in the end I am
collecting the fruit of the daily work that you do not
see.
"People think I'm crazy, but when it comes to work
I know what I have to do."
Alves has made just 28 appearances in all
competitions for Juve this season, having suffered
a fractured leg in December after a struggle to
acclimatise to Italian football, but he believes he
has now fully made the transition.
"At first it cost me, but here there is a different way
of seeing football," he added.
"When I was adapting, I got the injury, maybe to
take it easy, reinvent myself in this club.
"I had to adapt to the team, the philosophy of the
club. I'm here, making my team enjoy it, enjoying
myself."
Alves was the undoubted star of the tie, setting up
Gonzalo Higuain's double in Monaco and Mario
Mandzukic's opener in Turin before outdoing them
both with a 25-yard volley to cap Juve's
progression.
However, the 34-year-old put his trio of assists
above the stunning strike of his own.
"The most important thing is to help my team to
win, whether scoring or providing assists," he told
Mediaset Premium. "I don't score very often, so I'm
happy, but in a way I prefer the assist to a goal, so
everyone goes home happy."