Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (105 Viewers)
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hahahha there's this disney comic book ad he did a few years back....its actually pretty funny........it goes something like this...
..the football match was about to beginand he was still in the locker room reading his comics and laughing away.....then someone knocks on the door to call him, and he still kept reading....it was along time ago i dont remember the details....but really funny
..the football match was about to beginand he was still in the locker room reading his comics and laughing away.....then someone knocks on the door to call him, and he still kept reading....it was along time ago i dont remember the details....but really funny
Hammer blow
The UEFA Champions League, though, cannot be won on obduracy alone. Not only will Juve need to breach the meanest backline in the competition this season at least twice, but they need to wrest possession from an Arsenal midfield that is comfortable on the ball and eke out chances of their own. It is for this reason that Alessandro Del Piero is so important to the club's cause. As if three suspensions were not punishment enough, "Pinturicchio's" current injury, should he fail a fitness test today, could prove a hammer blow to the Italian champions' prospects of qualifying for the last four.
Immediate impact
While Juve's captain has not been a regular starter this season, his contribution to his side's double assault on the league and Europe has nevertheless been telling. Del Piero has scored 15 goals in Italy this season plus three in the UEFA Champions League, and his ability to conjure goals for others is of worldwide renown. With Juventus trailing Werder Bremen in the first leg of the last round, the 31-year-old made an immediate impact from the bench, spreading panic through the home defence with his penetrating runs and playing a part in both of the away goals that eventually sent his side through to the last eight.
Del Piero worry
Capello probably would not have started Del Piero at Arsenal last week, preferring to deploy Zlatan Ibrahimović alongside David Trezeguet; but the coach would dearly loved to have turned to the captain when the tide turned against Juve. A thigh strain had deprived the two-times competition winners of their inspiration and, now, with Ibrahimović struggling to rediscover his creative best and Camoranesi out, fans of the Italian side will be praying Del Piero is fit by Wednesday.
The UEFA Champions League, though, cannot be won on obduracy alone. Not only will Juve need to breach the meanest backline in the competition this season at least twice, but they need to wrest possession from an Arsenal midfield that is comfortable on the ball and eke out chances of their own. It is for this reason that Alessandro Del Piero is so important to the club's cause. As if three suspensions were not punishment enough, "Pinturicchio's" current injury, should he fail a fitness test today, could prove a hammer blow to the Italian champions' prospects of qualifying for the last four.
Immediate impact
While Juve's captain has not been a regular starter this season, his contribution to his side's double assault on the league and Europe has nevertheless been telling. Del Piero has scored 15 goals in Italy this season plus three in the UEFA Champions League, and his ability to conjure goals for others is of worldwide renown. With Juventus trailing Werder Bremen in the first leg of the last round, the 31-year-old made an immediate impact from the bench, spreading panic through the home defence with his penetrating runs and playing a part in both of the away goals that eventually sent his side through to the last eight.
Del Piero worry
Capello probably would not have started Del Piero at Arsenal last week, preferring to deploy Zlatan Ibrahimović alongside David Trezeguet; but the coach would dearly loved to have turned to the captain when the tide turned against Juve. A thigh strain had deprived the two-times competition winners of their inspiration and, now, with Ibrahimović struggling to rediscover his creative best and Camoranesi out, fans of the Italian side will be praying Del Piero is fit by Wednesday.
bad news
Juventus will be without Alessandro Del Piero for Wednesday's Champions League game with Arsenal, but midfielder Pavel Nedved returns from suspension.
Del Piero failed to shake off a thigh injury and joins banned trio Jonathan Zebina, Patrick Vieira and Mauro Camoranesi on the sidelines.
Arsenal are waiting on the fitness of Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Eboue after the pair picked up weekend injuries.
Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg remains a concern with a calf injury.
Juventus will be without Alessandro Del Piero for Wednesday's Champions League game with Arsenal, but midfielder Pavel Nedved returns from suspension.
Del Piero failed to shake off a thigh injury and joins banned trio Jonathan Zebina, Patrick Vieira and Mauro Camoranesi on the sidelines.
Arsenal are waiting on the fitness of Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Eboue after the pair picked up weekend injuries.
Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg remains a concern with a calf injury.
, i hoped it was a mistake or the news wasnt correct, but i have seen it on skysports news, he is out for sure
