Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (96 Viewers)

[Azzurri7]

Too bad you couldn't think of many strikers who did good btw

What the fuck are you talking about?

First Ale is a SS not a S. Ale drifts through the midfield and helps to open space for other players.

Second I named you players hitting their mid 30's or more that are capable of running.

 

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[Dostoevsky]

Whatever.

Forza Del Piero.

 

[Azzurri7]

That's only your opinion.

It's what you show when you say he's harming the team. Del Piero out of everyone is harming the team, why? Because he's not speedy Gonzales? Riiight.

 

[KB824]

What does a team do when a talisman is nearing the end of his career, yet can still be useful when he is on the field?

Its a problem that all large clubs who have legends on their team face. This is not a situation unlike ones we have seen in the past. If Alex was truly past his prime to the point where he could bring nothing to the field, then there would rally be no case for argument.

the argument is whether or not someone who although is in very good shpae at the coming age of 36, should be playing and starting every week for upward of 90 minutes per game. Whether anyone wants to admit this, has a lot of tread worn off of the tires. Entering your 18th season will do that to anyone, regardless of position or physcial srength and stamina.

But that doesn't mean that he should not have a place. Far from it. He still brings great value on the pitch, and off the field, with his intangibles, even more so.

But this could potentially turn out to be a different Juventus, with the incoming transfers of Krasic and Aquialni, along with speedy and high energy players such as Pepe and Martinez filling the wings as well.

We could be looking at a Juventus that is not reliant on Del Piero in the creativity sense of the word. A juventus where the buildup from the center of the pitch is not reliant on Delpiero or Diego or whomever having to backtrack in order to start an attack that should have already been in play to begin with.

To me, it seems like a situation where the end is coming sooner rather than later, and a lot of people are having difficulty adjusting to that.

And I don't blame them. An overwhelming majority are fans of the team solely because of Del Piero, and there is certainly nothing wrong with that. My teams in the NFL, NBA, and MLB that I have supported for 30 years now are because of that exact scenario.

We are caught in a balancing act. How does juve utilize Del Piero to the best of his ablility and to the benefit of the team, while slowly phasing him out as the featured player on the team.

I think that the only way to do it is to reduce the workload. Football is a young man's game, but certain skill sets never go away. To me, he is the best Free Kick taker in the world, and with the added dimesnions of speed and creativity that have come through the doors the past few weeks and will continue to come through until the 31st, he will still have plenty of opportunities to make his mark on the game.

But for his sake, and for the sake of the present and future of the club, it would be a detriment to have him out there for 90 minutes each game.

This time was going to come eventually. It is time to start buidling the squad for what the post Del Piero era is going to become. However he does not deserve to be cast aside like a rag doll. he deserves the respect and gratitude of everyone who has supported this club over the years, as he seems to get it everywhere he goes.

 

[Dostoevsky]

It's what you show when you say he's harming the team. Del Piero out of everyone is harming the team, why? Because he's not speedy Gonzales? Riiight.

You've chosen to ignore the other part where I said he helps the team. You also ignored how I said he's a legend already and there is no doubt about it. Why would you mention it, when it's your mission to make people sound like Del Piero haters.

 

[blondu]

great post sergio

 

[Dostoevsky]

+rape Sergio

 

[KB824]

+rape Sergio

Wait until you see the post I make when he retires. It will be a heartwrenching 10 minutes, but it will all be from the heart.

 

[Azzurri7]

But for his sake, and for the sake of the present and future of the club, it would be a detriment to have him out there for 90 minutes each game.

Good post Serg. I love reading such a posts that makes sense.

That saying, none of us the so called Del Piero lovers or whatever they call us, ever mentioned that Ale should be playing 90min each game. Never, not even before the pre-season matches, not even now.

It's the illusion Del Piero's sickness they're having, they don't like to see him on the field and they don't appreciate him is what makes me sick of them.

 

[blondu]

he will never retire

 

[Dostoevsky]

Wait until you see the post I make when he retires. It will be a heartwrenching 10 minutes, but it will all be from the heart.

My heart broke when I saw Nedved getting off field, I don't want to see Alex do the same soon.

 

[Dostoevsky]

Good post Serg. I love reading such a posts that makes sense.

That saying, none of us the so called Del Piero lovers or whatever they call us, ever mentioned that Ale should be playing 90min each game. Never, not even before the pre-season matches, not even now.

It didn't make sense when I said he shouldn't be playing 90' but he should still be here.

It's the illusion Del Piero's sickness they're having, they don't like to see him on the field and they don't appreciate him is what makes me sick of them.

You're using too much of imagination, I guess that's Fred's fault.

 

[Salvatore]

Vidic is also losing it.

But Evans

 

[Azzurri7]

You've chosen to ignore the other part where I said he helps the team. You also ignored how I said he's a legend already and there is no doubt about it. Why would you mention it, when it's your mission to make people sound like Del Piero haters.

What benefits do I have to make you look like a Del Piero hater? I judge from what I read and saying he harms the team I already made my own judgment and conclusion though I never mentioned it.

Del Piero is a legend for his rivals too. So coming from you isn't exactly a loving show. It's a fact. It's not like he's waiting for people to confirm for him that he's a living legend.

 

[KB824]

Good post Serg. I love reading such a posts that makes sense.

That saying, none of us the so called Del Piero lovers or whatever they call us, ever mentioned that Ale should be playing 90min each game. Never, not even before the pre-season matches, not even now.

It's the illusion Del Piero's sickness they're having, they don't like to see him on the field and they don't appreciate him is what makes me sick of them.

I don't think that its a question of a lack of appreciation. I think that it has more to do with the frustration of seeing a player not quite be what he used to be. To see said player and remember everything that he was able to do on the field.

I mean, that's how I feel sometimes, not just for him, but for other players that I supported as well.

You may call it pity sometimes, but I call it "Let's just let him play a little longer. Don't take him out yet. You'll see. He'll do something magical."
And you sit there and you hope that he can do something that harkens back to the 97-98 Del Piero, and when he can't you just sit there and wonder if this is really it sometimes.

To me, its not a question of hating to see him out there. Its a question of hoping for something to whcih the odds of it happening get longer and longer.

 

[KB824]

You never want to see your heroes become mortal.

 

[Dostoevsky]

I judge from what I read

You don't really...That's the thing, you're taking all good things aside when you 'read' so just you could jump on me (not that I don't like when you jump on me..).

 

[Bjerknes]

Or perhaps some just have a longer term perspective on the team?

The smart thing to do would be planning for the future when Del Piero is still on good form so that we aren't shocked and unprepared when he's not.

 

[Seven]

I don't think that its a question of a lack of appreciation. I think that it has more to do with the frustration of seeing a player not quite be what he used to be. To see said player and remember everything that he was able to do on the field.

I mean, that's how I feel sometimes, not just for him, but for other players that I supported as well.

You may call it pity sometimes, but I call it "Let's just let him play a little longer. Don't take him out yet. You'll see. He'll do something magical."
And you sit there and you hope that he can do something that harkens back to the 97-98 Del Piero, and when he can't you just sit there and wonder if this is really it sometimes.

To me, its not a question of hating to see him out there. Its a question of hoping for something to whcih the odds of it happening get longer and longer.

More and more it is truly becoming Waiting For Godot

 

[king Ale]

I think that before that match we played a 4-2-3-1:

Trezeguet (Amauri)
Giovinco-Diego-Camoranesi​

And we were scoring 5 goals per match. We expected that against Bordeaux but Ciro decided to go with this:

Amauri
Del Piero-Diego-Camoranesi​

And he left Seba on the bench, just to play Del Piero out of position.
That's when Ciro fucked it up and after that match everything started going downhill.

Good lord