I have one word to describe Del Piero's play and I am soo suprised no one has said it (from what I've seen). This word is the reason why I became his fan.
Elegance
Def: Graceful, Refined, Ingeniously Simple, Exquisite, Clever.
Every touch he does is elegant. His penalty kicks are a work of art. I honestly think that he lost some self-esteem, and thats why he is a little shy nowadays, even though he is still amazing. Del Piero is a master of elegant football. His perfect curling crosses, his passes, his unpredictable shots, his slow but successful dribbling, his garunteed penalties, his presense (as evident in WC2002) Everything is elegant about Del Pieros play. John, I read somewhere back where you couldnt describe your view of Del Piero, I relate to you man, its UNDESCRIBABLE. Beautiful. Few players have what Del Piero has. Few that I can mention are: Maradona, Zizou, and thats all i can think of right now. Ronaldo, Becks, Figo, Shev, even Pele, they are a complete different class than Del Piero, but im not saying they are worse. They are just different.