Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (120 Viewers)

s4tch

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Mar 23, 2015
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do you really think Del Piero is just a pretty face?
also, Del Piero wouldn't leave behind ADP10 to be the president of Juventus? I think he would
del piero has no experience in leadership, no relevant education, and tbh, i never thought that he was a particularly smart person. i really think juventus can (and should) do better than hiring del piero as a president.

as a club ambassador, or a honorary president, i'd welcome him anytime.
 

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DAiDEViL

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Feb 21, 2015
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del piero has no experience in leadership, no relevant education, and tbh, i never thought that he was a particularly smart person. i really think juventus can (and should) do better than hiring del piero as a president.

as a club ambassador, or a honorary president, i'd welcome him anytime.
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Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
39,333
del piero has no experience in leadership, no relevant education, and tbh, i never thought that he was a particularly smart person. i really think juventus can (and should) do better than hiring del piero as a president.

as a club ambassador, or a honorary president, i'd welcome him anytime.
If you hear him speak, he's quite eloquent. He comes across as intelligent.

But a lot of people are intelligent. That hardly means you are qualified to be the president of one of the biggest clubs in football.
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
61,499
He doesn't have to start off as president of course thats silly, but hardly would call him incompetent without knowing him off the off the pitch. He allways been a very mature class act who is clearly a sound intelligent former athlete. Most importantly he knows the very essence of Juve more then most and has natural aura to set the example of what the club is about.

But question is if he can settle what he wants to do now, he seems unsure, he has talked about coaching, but seems only lip service, and probably could be worst fit because he was never a hard ass natural leader type at all despite being huge symbol, plus if he wanted to he would already started his credentials instead of working for tv. He seems to be enjoying his life across the world, but management could make sense for him the way it did for Pavel. Learn and rise one step at a time.

I don't want us to do a Maldini on him, biggiest legend in the club not working for the club in a capacity necessary. Huge asset to miss out on. Just seeing him in Juve stadio would would make me proud in itself.


I hope he goes to Juve - Milan game tomorrow. Of everyone on the pitch or on the stands (besides Gigi), he is by far the one I want to the shake the hand of if he is there. Met him once 16 years ago, and I'm not fangirling when I say he was class personified. So warm and giving genuine time to everyone.

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s4tch

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Mar 23, 2015
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If you hear him speak, he's quite eloquent. He comes across as intelligent.

But a lot of people are intelligent. That hardly means you are qualified to be the president of one of the biggest clubs in football.
he definitely improved over the years as a speaker, but if i look at his career/life choices lately, i get the impression of a famous, but superficial guy, who will do whatever he's payed for. i mean who the hell goes to india to play football? i guess he didn't realize in time that he should have considered retirement. (btw moggi's book gave the same impression about alex. a great buddy of mine translated some parts from the book to hungarian, it is an interesting read, italian speakers might want to find a copy.) also, when he announced his retirement, he claimed that he had the intention of starting a coaching career later. wouldn't be smart to have a uefa coaching licence first? i remember those mallorca rumors, too. (iirc he was rumored to become mallorca's sports director, then the deal was off for some reason.) i know that this was just a rumor, and i took it with a grain of salt, but mallorca, seriously? india wasn't enough?

anyway, as much as i loved alex as a player, i'm convinced that he's not up to the task to be juve's first decision making manager. as always, ymmv
 

Seven

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Jun 25, 2003
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he definitely improved over the years as a speaker, but if i look at his career/life choices lately, i get the impression of a famous, but superficial guy, who will do whatever he's payed for. i mean who the hell goes to india to play football? i guess he didn't realize in time that he should have considered retirement. (btw moggi's book gave the same impression about alex. a great buddy of mine translated some parts from the book to hungarian, it is an interesting read, italian speakers might want to find a copy.) also, when he announced his retirement, he claimed that he had the intention of starting a coaching career later. wouldn't be smart to have a uefa coaching licence first? i remember those mallorca rumors, too. (iirc he was rumored to become mallorca's sports director, then the deal was off for some reason.) i know that this was just a rumor, and i took it with a grain of salt, but mallorca, seriously? india wasn't enough?

anyway, as much as i loved alex as a player, i'm convinced that he's not up to the task to be juve's first decision making manager. as always, ymmv

Athletes like that usually have a big entourage and they're influenced from all sides. But I would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed with his choice to go to India.
 

s4tch

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Mar 23, 2015
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It was more of a marketing move, than anything. Same with Australia.
that's my main issue with del piero's post-juve choices. i didn't see the long-term strategy, just some ad hoc decisions, like a reality show contender trying to exploite his 5 minutes of fame.

and don't get me wrong, i'm still a fan of him. he gave juve supporters so much... i could never be grateful enough as a fan. but as @Osman wrote, he looks unsure, just enjoying life here and there and doing whatever he's offered.
 

Elvin

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Nov 25, 2005
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that's my main issue with del piero's post-juve choices. i didn't see the long-term strategy, just some ad hoc decisions, like a reality show contender trying to exploite his 5 minutes of fame.

and don't get me wrong, i'm still a fan of him. he gave juve supporters so much... i could never be grateful enough as a fan. but as @Osman wrote, he looks unsure, just enjoying life here and there and doing whatever he's offered.
Maybe he decided to give himself 5 or so years to just enjoy life.
 

pitbull

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Jul 26, 2007
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that's my main issue with del piero's post-juve choices. i didn't see the long-term strategy, just some ad hoc decisions, like a reality show contender trying to exploite his 5 minutes of fame.

and don't get me wrong, i'm still a fan of him. he gave juve supporters so much... i could never be grateful enough as a fan. but as @Osman wrote, he looks unsure, just enjoying life here and there and doing whatever he's offered.
what's wrong with that? he doesn't have to apply for coaching courses as soon as he says "I would like to coach one day"
 

Azzurri7

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Dec 16, 2003
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Moratti wasn't in charge of FIGC when we were relegated.

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@Azzurri7 :snoop:
I love how everyone is making his own assumption(s) on how unqualified he is for a specific role they themselves don't know about and they themselves don't know what businesses Ale runs.

Either way, I am not confirming that he has the experience for the role but some of you should just the shut the fvck up since you don't know either if he's qualified.

The only thing you know about his private life is that he's married to Sonia and has three kids.

There are a lot of football players successful off the pitch, many.

Lets not assume what he can or can't do since you do not have any feedback or history of his past managerial roles.

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that's my main issue with del piero's post-juve choices. i didn't see the long-term strategy, just some ad hoc decisions, like a reality show contender trying to exploite his 5 minutes of fame..
Long strategy? He made over a million in just few months in India.

Is there anyone who would reject such a thing? Whether a smart business or a brainless at the age of 40?
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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that's my main issue with del piero's post-juve choices. i didn't see the long-term strategy, just some ad hoc decisions, like a reality show contender trying to exploite his 5 minutes of fame.

and don't get me wrong, i'm still a fan of him. he gave juve supporters so much... i could never be grateful enough as a fan. but as @Osman wrote, he looks unsure, just enjoying life here and there and doing whatever he's offered.
He is not exploiting anything, he is just enjoying seeing the world and clearly didn't want to give up playing when others wanted him to, it's kinda sad to see him go to India and shop himself around in MLS but clearly he still had hunger to play while still being in vacation mode.

It may not be goal oriented of him, but seeing the world as much as possible and living in 3 other continents after 2 decades of being in the same routine of being grounded by your profession is not a bad way to live.

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DAiDEViL

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He is not exploiting anything, he is just enjoying seeing the world and clearly didn't want to give up playing when others wanted him to, it's kinda sad to see him go to India and shop himself around in MLS but clearly he still had hunger to play while still being in vacation mode.

It may not be goal oriented of him, but seeing the world as much as possible and living in 3 other continents after 2 decades of being in the same routine of being grounded by your profession is not a bad way to live.

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Marc

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Jul 14, 2006
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I love how everyone is making his own assumption(s) on how unqualified he is for a specific role they themselves don't know about and they themselves don't know what businesses Ale runs.

Either way, I am not confirming that he has the experience for the role but some of you should just the shut the fvck up since you don't know either if he's qualified.

The only thing you know about his private life is that he's married to Sonia and has three kids.

There are a lot of football players successful off the pitch, many.

Lets not assume what he can or can't do since you do not have any feedback or history of his past managerial roles.

Long strategy? He made over a million in just few months in India.

Is there anyone who would reject such a thing? Whether a smart business or a brainless at the age of 40?
:tup: I don't know anything about Ale's intelligence. How could I? I didn't measure his IQ but I do know one thing. He had one of the best, if not the best football intelligence.
 

Bianconero81

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Jan 26, 2009
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Might as well have United hire Cantona as president, Madrid install Raul or Hierro as their president, and Arsenal ask Ian Wright or Thierry Henry to become their president as well. Del Piero is a club legend, but he is nowhere near qualified to be the president of Juventus.
 

Azzurri7

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Dec 16, 2003
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Might as well have United hire Cantona as president, Madrid install Raul or Hierro as their president, and Arsenal ask Ian Wright or Thierry Henry to become their president as well. Del Piero is a club legend, but he is nowhere near qualified to be the president of Juventus.
How can you know that? Based on what you are 100% sure?
 

Dostoevsky

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May 27, 2007
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Nobody is born to be a president. You see Agnelli and others fulfilling their roles while it was their first job on the position. It's not like they had a similar role in the previous life.

I'm not saying Del Piero should be a president here but you can't know what happens until you give them the role and opportnuity to pick up stuff.

Same as applying for a job. You need experience and in 99% of the cases I get rejected cause I have none. But that doesn't mean I'm not cappable of learning the job with the given opportunity. Not everything is in experience.
 

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