I'm worried whether Del Piero can be fit for Next Wed game....I heard he'll be out fro 7 to 10days.
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Capello demands Juventus focus Tuesday 28 March, 2006
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Fabio Capello insists his Juventus side have the qualities to dismiss the threat of Arsenal in tonight’s Champions League tie.
The Highbury outfit do seem to fancy their chances against the Italian giants even if Capello has great faith in his players.
“It will be a difficult game for us,” said the tactician. “We must stay very alert, but we are strong enough to not only beat Arsenal but also reach the Paris Final.”
The Old Lady travelled to London without the suspended Pavel Nedved and the injured Alessandro Del Piero.
The first is likely to be replaced by former Chelsea player Adrian Mutu, while David Trezeguet with be partnered in attack by an under-fire Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
“I think Zlatan will have a good game,” assured the tactician. “He is sometimes wrongly criticised, but he is of vital importance to the team and I am happy with him.”
Tonight’s clash at Highbury is understandably being dominated by Patrick Vieira’s return, but the Coach insists a former Juventus player could be key.
“All home teams in Europe are called to attack in games, especially when a side has a player like Thierry Henry,” noted Don Fabio. “We must stay focused.”
The Premiership outfit will be the fresher team after their weekend game was postponed, while Juve had to play for 45 minutes against Roma with 10 men.
Yet Capello isn’t worried, in fact, Saturday’s Delle Alpi performance has left him in great spirits.
“The team is in good shape and I think that was evident against Roma,” he argued, even if many commentators were not that impressed with their display.
“It was an important test for us ahead of the Arsenal match, but we must now go and prove ourselves on the pitch.”
Meanwhile, Del Piero has been ruled out of action for the next 10 days which means he will also miss the second leg of the match against Arsenal.
Capello demands Juventus focus Tuesday 28 March, 2006
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Fabio Capello insists his Juventus side have the qualities to dismiss the threat of Arsenal in tonight’s Champions League tie.
The Highbury outfit do seem to fancy their chances against the Italian giants even if Capello has great faith in his players.
“It will be a difficult game for us,” said the tactician. “We must stay very alert, but we are strong enough to not only beat Arsenal but also reach the Paris Final.”
The Old Lady travelled to London without the suspended Pavel Nedved and the injured Alessandro Del Piero.
The first is likely to be replaced by former Chelsea player Adrian Mutu, while David Trezeguet with be partnered in attack by an under-fire Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
“I think Zlatan will have a good game,” assured the tactician. “He is sometimes wrongly criticised, but he is of vital importance to the team and I am happy with him.”
Tonight’s clash at Highbury is understandably being dominated by Patrick Vieira’s return, but the Coach insists a former Juventus player could be key.
“All home teams in Europe are called to attack in games, especially when a side has a player like Thierry Henry,” noted Don Fabio. “We must stay focused.”
The Premiership outfit will be the fresher team after their weekend game was postponed, while Juve had to play for 45 minutes against Roma with 10 men.
Yet Capello isn’t worried, in fact, Saturday’s Delle Alpi performance has left him in great spirits.
“The team is in good shape and I think that was evident against Roma,” he argued, even if many commentators were not that impressed with their display.
“It was an important test for us ahead of the Arsenal match, but we must now go and prove ourselves on the pitch.”
Meanwhile, Del Piero has been ruled out of action for the next 10 days which means he will also miss the second leg of the match against Arsenal.
28/03/2006 14:20 Del Piero: Juve Will Make It Against Arsenal Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero will miss the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Arsenal at Highbury. But his thoughts will be with his team-mates and as he revealed to the Greek sports daily “Goal News,” he thinks that “Juve gonna make it.”
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“I wish I could play to support my team in such an important game. However, we must not be afraid of Arsenal. We face a great opponent that we respect a lot but we can deal with them,” he said adding: “Juve have excellent players and a great coach and will make it.”
“In my opinion Juventus are able to achieve the goals they have set and reach the Champions League final. We will try for everything we want to do until the very end.”
Speaking of the World Cup in Germany, the 31-year forward mentioned that he has still open accounts with the Italian national squad.
“I have won with Juventus more titles than I expected. All my dreams have come true at club level. With Italy I have still an open account that I am about to pay back soon. The World Cup in Germany is the best chance for me to win a title with Italy and I can’t wait for the tournament to begin.”
As for his goal record at the Turin-based club, Del Piero said that he feels great to be the all-time top scorer in Juve’s history, but he prefers to look forward.
“I hope to raise Juventus standards,” he said.
Finally he expressed his confidence that Greece will make more surprises in the future.
“Greece deserve congratulations for what they did in Portugal. I’m sure that Greece will produce more surprises in the future.”
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“I wish I could play to support my team in such an important game. However, we must not be afraid of Arsenal. We face a great opponent that we respect a lot but we can deal with them,” he said adding: “Juve have excellent players and a great coach and will make it.”
“In my opinion Juventus are able to achieve the goals they have set and reach the Champions League final. We will try for everything we want to do until the very end.”
Speaking of the World Cup in Germany, the 31-year forward mentioned that he has still open accounts with the Italian national squad.
“I have won with Juventus more titles than I expected. All my dreams have come true at club level. With Italy I have still an open account that I am about to pay back soon. The World Cup in Germany is the best chance for me to win a title with Italy and I can’t wait for the tournament to begin.”
As for his goal record at the Turin-based club, Del Piero said that he feels great to be the all-time top scorer in Juve’s history, but he prefers to look forward.
“I hope to raise Juventus standards,” he said.
Finally he expressed his confidence that Greece will make more surprises in the future.
“Greece deserve congratulations for what they did in Portugal. I’m sure that Greece will produce more surprises in the future.”
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