Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (226 Viewers)
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Preach it brutha
Not to say I don't have utmost respect for the great Juve players of the past, but playing them based entirely on that merit is foolishness for a team of our calibre. We should always field our most effective players, full stop.
I bet Capello felt awfully clever when Zlatan assisted Trezeguet for our first goal
Not to say I don't have utmost respect for the great Juve players of the past, but playing them based entirely on that merit is foolishness for a team of our calibre. We should always field our most effective players, full stop.
I bet Capello felt awfully clever when Zlatan assisted Trezeguet for our first goal
Capello defends Alex axe
Monday 24 January, 2005
Fabio Capello has brushed aside criticism from the Juventus fans for his decision to not use Alex Del Piero on Sunday.
The club captain was left on the bench for the entire Brescia win, which led to chants in favour of Del Piero and Marcello Lippi, Capello’s predecessor in Turin, from the Delle Alpi faithful.
"Whoever pays for a ticket has the right to chant for whoever they want," stated Capello. "I just have to do my job and make decisions.
"I chose to start with David Trezeguet but Alex is important for us and he will be given his chance. When Del Piero’s moment arrives, then he will play."
Juventus are now five points clear of Milan in the Scudetto race after the Rossoneri lost 1-0 at Livorno.
"We gave very little away while we created five or six very good chances," added Capello after the 2-0 victory.
"I liked how the team played. I had said that the squad was in good physical shape and we demonstrated that."
However, there could be some bad news for the Bianconeri after Pavel Nedved picked up a knee problem.
"We’re a bit worried about him because he was in great pain," said Capello. "The hope is that he will be feeling a lot better on Monday even if we are not sure how serious the injury is."
source: channel4.com
Monday 24 January, 2005
Fabio Capello has brushed aside criticism from the Juventus fans for his decision to not use Alex Del Piero on Sunday.
The club captain was left on the bench for the entire Brescia win, which led to chants in favour of Del Piero and Marcello Lippi, Capello’s predecessor in Turin, from the Delle Alpi faithful.
"Whoever pays for a ticket has the right to chant for whoever they want," stated Capello. "I just have to do my job and make decisions.
"I chose to start with David Trezeguet but Alex is important for us and he will be given his chance. When Del Piero’s moment arrives, then he will play."
Juventus are now five points clear of Milan in the Scudetto race after the Rossoneri lost 1-0 at Livorno.
"We gave very little away while we created five or six very good chances," added Capello after the 2-0 victory.
"I liked how the team played. I had said that the squad was in good physical shape and we demonstrated that."
However, there could be some bad news for the Bianconeri after Pavel Nedved picked up a knee problem.
"We’re a bit worried about him because he was in great pain," said Capello. "The hope is that he will be feeling a lot better on Monday even if we are not sure how serious the injury is."
source: channel4.com
yep, but it's all the more sweeter when the two players you chose to field are directly involved. Again it would've been even better if stupid Domizzi didn't stick out his foot, and let Zlatan assist Trezeguet for the second time. I wonder if anyone would have the balls to criticise Capello if that happened 
Its like Raul at Madrid not so long ago
Raul last season was a joke, the fact that he was notimated for European Player Of The Year would of shocked even him, it was his worst season ever, but his reputation saved him. Biggest example.
Anelka in his first season at Madrid wasnt that bad, just didnt score enough, Anelka was sold right away, but Raul wasnt.
Raul last season was a joke, the fact that he was notimated for European Player Of The Year would of shocked even him, it was his worst season ever, but his reputation saved him. Biggest example.
Anelka in his first season at Madrid wasnt that bad, just didnt score enough, Anelka was sold right away, but Raul wasnt.
it is not since 1996 my friend in 1997-1998, 1998-1999 DP made his best seasons ever not to mention 2001-2002, 2002-2003 when he make a great partnership with Trezewall that lead us for 2scudetto and CL final....
about his form this season???? Capello didnt let us see much of him to judge, but from what i've seen he was OK...
about his form this season???? Capello didnt let us see much of him to judge, but from what i've seen he was OK...