David Trezeguet (15 Viewers)
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This is kinda off topic, but somehow i feel like football is dying, the football i know that is. In the way that all the great players i grew up seeing are retired or playing their last seasons, and maybe it's just me being nostalgic but the new players don't come close to the ones who are leaving or have left football already.
(Trez and DP happen to be in that group of players)
It's sad when you think about it, but time waits for no one, not even legends.
(Trez and DP happen to be in that group of players)
It's sad when you think about it, but time waits for no one, not even legends.
Various things have contributed to this fact but probably the main reason is the amount of money in the game now and the amount of greed there is. Players choosing money over success.
Totally gutted about Trezeguet leaving. I think if we had seen quality come in and replace him it would have been so much easier but what hurts most is the likes of Amauri is still at our club and he remains whilst Trezeguet goes. Trezeguet going into the unknown with Hercules, will be a fantastic adventure for him. Could have went to bigger more established clubs. When I think of predators he was right up there, one of the best finishers i've ever witnessed. Used to make me smile when people would slag his work rate and moan about how lazy he was, then he pop with a sublime finish and do what this game is all about GOALS. That's the most important part and he delivered in truck loads. Was never appreciated fully for France either laterly. The man basically won Euros for them in 2000.
Speaking like he's retiring but he's 32. He's still easily got a good couple of years in him and look at Inzaghi 37, he's still going..... and Trezeguet is a better player!
And the statement from Del Piero
What a man he is! Touching to read that stuff and i'm sure Trezeguet is too. Can't believe we'll never see that partnership againFarewell Treze-gol!
You've left us with many fond memories and you had all the characteristics to be a true Juventus legend. Now run off and don't look back because this isn't the club you joined.... get out while you can with fond memories
ALICANTE, Spain (AP)—Former France striker David Trezeguet was in Spain on Monday looking to finalize a two-year deal with newly promoted club Hercules.
The 32-year-old Trezeguet was meeting with the Alicante-based team two days after leaving Juventus, where he spent 10 seasons.
Trezeguet said he rejected offers from Italy, France and England—including Liverpool—to start “a new adventure” and fulfill his dream of playing in Spain.
“I want to know the Spanish championship,” Trezeguet was quoted as saying by Spanish media. “It was an important objective in my career.”
Trezeguet said he is experiencing the same feelings as he did when he signed for Juventus shortly after scoring the goal that won the 2000 European Championship—something he views as a good sign. He was also a member of France’s 1998 World Cup winning team.
“It’s very important to arrive motivated like when I signed for the first time in Italy,” the former Monaco striker said. “With the desire and expectations of having a good campaign alongside your teammates.”
Trezeguet and Juventus parted ways after he struggled to get into the starting lineup last season and the Turin club no longer wanted to pay his contract, which was worth ?4.5 million ($5.7 million) per season.
Trezeguet won four Serie A titles with Juventus and two more that were revoked in the Italian match-fixing scandal. He missed a key penalty in a shootout to hand AC Milan the 2003 Champions League title, although penalties were never his strength. He was an expert finisher inside the area, often needing only one quick touch to score.
Trezeguet showed his dedication to Juventus by remaining with the club when it was relegated to Serie B for 2006-07 for its role in the scandal.
He was Serie A’s joint top scorer with 24 goals in 2001-02 and might have scored many more goals for Juventus had he not been often injured, undergoing numerous surgeries.
The 32-year-old Trezeguet was meeting with the Alicante-based team two days after leaving Juventus, where he spent 10 seasons.
Trezeguet said he rejected offers from Italy, France and England—including Liverpool—to start “a new adventure” and fulfill his dream of playing in Spain.
“I want to know the Spanish championship,” Trezeguet was quoted as saying by Spanish media. “It was an important objective in my career.”
Trezeguet said he is experiencing the same feelings as he did when he signed for Juventus shortly after scoring the goal that won the 2000 European Championship—something he views as a good sign. He was also a member of France’s 1998 World Cup winning team.
“It’s very important to arrive motivated like when I signed for the first time in Italy,” the former Monaco striker said. “With the desire and expectations of having a good campaign alongside your teammates.”
Trezeguet and Juventus parted ways after he struggled to get into the starting lineup last season and the Turin club no longer wanted to pay his contract, which was worth ?4.5 million ($5.7 million) per season.
Trezeguet won four Serie A titles with Juventus and two more that were revoked in the Italian match-fixing scandal. He missed a key penalty in a shootout to hand AC Milan the 2003 Champions League title, although penalties were never his strength. He was an expert finisher inside the area, often needing only one quick touch to score.
Trezeguet showed his dedication to Juventus by remaining with the club when it was relegated to Serie B for 2006-07 for its role in the scandal.
He was Serie A’s joint top scorer with 24 goals in 2001-02 and might have scored many more goals for Juventus had he not been often injured, undergoing numerous surgeries.
This is kinda off topic, but somehow i feel like football is dying, the football i know that is. In the way that all the great players i grew up seeing are retired or playing their last seasons, and maybe it's just me being nostalgic but the new players don't come close to the ones who are leaving or have left football already.
(Trez and DP happen to be in that group of players)
It's sad when you think about it, but time waits for no one, not even legends.
(Trez and DP happen to be in that group of players)
It's sad when you think about it, but time waits for no one, not even legends.
I also agree. It just seams as if there are less superstars these days. Do you think though that it's more a reflection of how teams play now more than anything else? Teams are so structured now and rarely play with the freedom they once did that there isn't the place in first teams for young up and coming creative players to develop into superstars?
