Andrea Pirlo (134 Viewers)
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, to bad he isn't in legend section .
Seriously though, not having Pirlo in the legends section is just plain wrong, imo. Why be stingy about it with a true legend of football, like Andrea?
4 years at the club, 4 Scudetti, Coppa, CL Final, and 3 consecutive years voted as Serie A Footballer of the year. Always an international, ofc. Before he arrived, back-to-back 7th place finishes. This was the player, more than any other player on the pitch, who dictated our team's play. He was elemental on the pitch, and fundamental in dragging the club back to respectability.
Also a total class act, a great leader on and off the pitch, and a role model for basically everyone involved with football. Andrea was a HUGE coup, still hard to believe we got him for free.
What's missing for him to be considered a legend here? Does he need to give all of the mods a handy? Take a dump on the doormat of the San Siro? Is a CL title required for legend status on the forum? Or did he just need to play a 5th season, to complete some arbitrary criteria?
Seriously though, not having Pirlo in the legends section is just plain wrong, imo. Why be stingy about it with a true legend of football, like Andrea?
4 years at the club, 4 Scudetti, Coppa, CL Final, and 3 consecutive years voted as Serie A Footballer of the year. Always an international, ofc. Before he arrived, back-to-back 7th place finishes. This was the player, more than any other player on the pitch, who dictated our team's play. He was elemental on the pitch, and fundamental in dragging the club back to respectability.
Also a total class act, a great leader on and off the pitch, and a role model for basically everyone involved with football. Andrea was a HUGE coup, still hard to believe we got him for free.
What's missing for him to be considered a legend here? Does he need to give all of the mods a handy? Take a dump on the doormat of the San Siro? Is a CL title required for legend status on the forum? Or did he just need to play a 5th season, to complete some arbitrary criteria?
Totally dude, agree 100%!
Well then Pirlo is a special case no different to Zidane. Some might argue more-so, because Zidane left us in his prime, and though aging, still had a lot to give the game and was highly rated. Pirlo on the other hand, was seen as passed his used-by date, an injury-prone has-been, over the hill and starting to live on his name and reputation. Though he was admittedly a bit of a risk for us initially, he quickly became utterly rejuvenated with us, and in turn was a major part of rejuvenating Juventus as a whole.
Some might argue that 11/12/13 we Pirlo's peak years, I'd never seen him play so well week in and week out. His performances at Euro 2012 were sublime, stratospheric even, and absolutely deserved player of the tournament; were it not for the gerrymandering, politicking of the FIFA administration and their seething hatred of Italy, whilst shamelessly gobbling buckets of Spanish chorizio.
Some might argue that 11/12/13 we Pirlo's peak years, I'd never seen him play so well week in and week out. His performances at Euro 2012 were sublime, stratospheric even, and absolutely deserved player of the tournament; were it not for the gerrymandering, politicking of the FIFA administration and their seething hatred of Italy, whilst shamelessly gobbling buckets of Spanish chorizio.
Pirlo is a generational player, he is a legend for all football fans. Napoleonic, I don't agree with your "you can't be a legend for 2nd club" philosophy, but even if I did, I think Pirlo would be a special case. He is that type of talent.
His legend status is even more true for me because the club's results were completely in the shitter prior to his free arrival (and yes, for me his arrival for free does add to the legend, to the great story of Andrea at Juve). As in all-time low type of results. While our team had quality, and he obviously shouldn't get all the credit for Juve's rebirth, what player was more influential than Andrea during those years, on the pitch? Nobody, IMO. We're talking about one of the very best domestic eras for a club that was founded in 1897, and Pirlo's performances came while he was in his 30s.
So impressive.
His legend status is even more true for me because the club's results were completely in the shitter prior to his free arrival (and yes, for me his arrival for free does add to the legend, to the great story of Andrea at Juve). As in all-time low type of results. While our team had quality, and he obviously shouldn't get all the credit for Juve's rebirth, what player was more influential than Andrea during those years, on the pitch? Nobody, IMO. We're talking about one of the very best domestic eras for a club that was founded in 1897, and Pirlo's performances came while he was in his 30s.
So impressive.