Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (90 Viewers)
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Nedved: Del Piero wont quiet.
“I don't think that Del Piero is going through a very good moment,” the Czech noted. “I know him, he's a champion and always wants to play.
“I honestly can't stand seeing a champion like him on the bench or watching the match from the stands. Champions like him need to end their careers on their feet, playing.
“I really care about him. He has done a lot for us and it's sad for me not to see him play. But he's the one that has to take the decisions.
“I have spoken to him and he wants to keep playing until he is 40…”
“I don't think that Del Piero is going through a very good moment,” the Czech noted. “I know him, he's a champion and always wants to play.
“I honestly can't stand seeing a champion like him on the bench or watching the match from the stands. Champions like him need to end their careers on their feet, playing.
“I really care about him. He has done a lot for us and it's sad for me not to see him play. But he's the one that has to take the decisions.
“I have spoken to him and he wants to keep playing until he is 40…”
Fresh news, today.
Del Piero: I'll continue to play
Alessandro Del Piero may be leaving Juventus at the end of the season, but “I can say with certainty that I will continue to play football.”
The captain turns 37 on Wednesday and Juve announced this will be his final campaign in Turin.
However, Alex has now come forward to confirm he has no intention of hanging up his boots.
“From June 30 2012 I will still be a football player,” he told TG1 cameras.
“I’ll have time to think about it, but regardless of the club I can say with certainty that I will continue to play football.”
Although there have been reports of a move to his hometown club Padova or even Milan, the most likely option for Del Piero is an experience overseas.
Swiss side Sion have already put themselves forward, while American MLS is another alternative.
Del Piero: I'll continue to play
Alessandro Del Piero may be leaving Juventus at the end of the season, but “I can say with certainty that I will continue to play football.”
The captain turns 37 on Wednesday and Juve announced this will be his final campaign in Turin.
However, Alex has now come forward to confirm he has no intention of hanging up his boots.
“From June 30 2012 I will still be a football player,” he told TG1 cameras.
“I’ll have time to think about it, but regardless of the club I can say with certainty that I will continue to play football.”
Although there have been reports of a move to his hometown club Padova or even Milan, the most likely option for Del Piero is an experience overseas.
Swiss side Sion have already put themselves forward, while American MLS is another alternative.
maybe he should also choose the coach and formation, lets face it Alex is not the kind who will call it quits on his own, some know when to quit while still on top other dont. Granted, Agnelli didnt approach this in the best of ways, but this clearly should be Alex' last season. And i hope that he doesnt make a big deal out of this, we dont need any distractions, everyone needs to be behind the team.
He will when he'll see that he can't even give 45 minutes of high level football. But right now he thinks he can still do that and frankly, I think he's right. Some quit when they're on top, some when they see that they can't play top football week in week out, like Nedved did. Some though continue until they see that they can't follow what the youngsters do in training and realize that it's time to stop playing. Del Piero is obviously one of the latter. Giggs and J. Zanetti are similar cases despite being physically better prepared than DP. Since we don't have four strikers who can clearly offer more than him, I see no reason to push him out of the squad. When we'll have 3-4 strikers who will show him that they are superior to him in training and in an official football match, I think that Del Piero will call it quits on his own.