Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (170 Viewers)

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Michael_Cutajar said:
Del Piero: I earned Euro 2008
Saturday 24 November, 2007

The Juventus star made five appearances in the qualifying campaign for Austria and Switzerland, although he did not score a single goal and has not played for the Nazionale since the 0-0 with France on September 8, when he made his stand about playing in midfield.

“I am playing a little less than last season at club level, though I have much the same scoring record, and did not notice any moments of decline or total darkness.”

Throughout his career Alex has had to deal with constant criticism from the media, but the man who turned 33 a fortnight ago is accustomed to it.

“That kind of backchat builds my self-esteem,” he smiled. “I don’t feel like a Highlander, though. I know I’m not eternal.”

Del Piero also commented on the Scudetto race, where Juventus have been complaining that since Calciopoli they are ‘punished’ by too many refereeing errors.

“It is entirely possible the psychological weakness towards big clubs like Juve and Milan has been turned on its head.

“If these two sides are complaining, does this make it a fairer campaign? I’d say it’ll only be fair when nobody has any reason to complain. If I make a mistake, I can’t rectify it by making another error to compensate.

“Every team that has won the Scudetto benefited from incidents going their way, including Inter, Lazio and Roma. That is the truth.”
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Great words by Captain.
 
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