Claudia Pizarro has featured in 779 competitive matches in his career so far (source: transfermarkt.de), and can likely add a few more to that number from his days as a youth player in Peru. Despite a wealth of experience, the striker still found it difficult to find the right words to describe last night’s disappointing 5-0 defeat at home to Mainz. But, he gave it his best shot: “I’ve experienced many difficult situations in my career so far,” Pizarro said. “I know that you can only manage to turn things around once you’ve thoroughly analysed the situation, have fixed the mistakes and work harder than ever before.”





