Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (213 Viewers)

ZAF3000

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Feb 14, 2005
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Bender over so i can be gay for a minute.:D

Regarding the Chelsea game,i seriously doubt Ale will have much room for movement.They have identified him as a major threat so it will be tough.
Well thats what some said about most of the teams who Ale had hit them 252 times ;) . Space or no space, he'll work his magic :)
 

Il Re

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Jan 13, 2005
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I hope so bro but they obviously did their homework & Ale will be the no 1 threat in their eyes.
B is right, i'm not worried about them placing attention on ale, ale has enough tricks up his sleeve, the problem i fear is the physical hammering ale will have to endure, he will get a lot of aggression from the chelsea defenders, but if anyone has the ability to score against them it's ale, all he needs is a slight opening
 

Byrone

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Dec 19, 2005
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B is right, i'm not worried about them placing attention on ale, ale has enough tricks up his sleeve, the problem i fear is the physical hammering ale will have to endure, he will get a lot of aggression from the chelsea defenders, but if anyone has the ability to score against them it's ale, all he needs is a slight opening
Well the fact that they will focus on Ale will open some gaps for Amauri to exploit.I just hope they dont rough him up & create unwanted injuries.:xfinger:
 

nowayjose

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Sep 23, 2008
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I think the refereeing will determine Del Piero's effectiveness. If the ref is from the UK isles, Terry will abuse him mercilessly. If he's from the continent, expect several good free kick opportunities. Del Piero's pivot is still as graceful and elegant as ever, while John Terry could not turn on a continent, let alone a dime
 

Elvin

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Nov 25, 2005
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I think the refereeing will determine Del Piero's effectiveness. If the ref is from the UK isles, Terry will abuse him mercilessly. If he's from the continent, expect several good free kick opportunities. Del Piero's pivot is still as graceful and elegant as ever, while John Terry could not turn on a continent, let alone a dime
Well, since Terry plays closer to the left, I'm guessing most of one-on-one challenges DP will face with Carvalho/Ivanovic/Alex, which is somewhat easier to trick.
 

blondu

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Nov 9, 2006
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Well the fact that they will focus on Ale will open some gaps for Amauri to exploit.I just hope they dont rough him up & create unwanted injuries.:xfinger:
well said...and i think in almost every match when dp has unperformed..or didn't manage to score...amauri did the scoring job. So if one of those 2 are being underestimated, chelsea will pay.
 

Red

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Nov 26, 2006
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I think the refereeing will determine Del Piero's effectiveness. If the ref is from the UK isles, Terry will abuse him mercilessly. If he's from the continent, expect several good free kick opportunities. Del Piero's pivot is still as graceful and elegant as ever, while John Terry could not turn on a continent, let alone a dime
A British ref will not be assigned a Chelsea game.
 

Salvo

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Dec 17, 2007
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in the Chelsea game our strongest asset will be that we will be underestimated.....

we can hurt Chelsea if we attack them, if we sit back they have enough quality to score at will IMO. The 1 on 1 battles in the midfield will determine a lot in this match IMO
 

Red

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Nov 26, 2006
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in the Chelsea game our strongest asset will be that we will be underestimated.....

we can hurt Chelsea if we attack them, if we sit back they have enough quality to score at will IMO. The 1 on 1 battles in the midfield will determine a lot in this match IMO
Have you actualy watched Chelsea this season?

Chelsea are having real trouble breaking down teams that just sit in and defend (see their home record), but are awesome when teams are more attacking against them (see their away record).
 

Byrone

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Dec 19, 2005
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in the Chelsea game our strongest asset will be that we will be underestimated.....

we can hurt Chelsea if we attack them, if we sit back they have enough quality to score at will IMO. The 1 on 1 battles in the midfield will determine a lot in this match IMO
After the footballing lesson dished out to Real i seriously doubt they will underestimate Juventus.Del Piero is gonna have a tough fight on his hands due to his mesmerising performances.
 

Juve_fanatic

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Apr 5, 2006
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The Roma hammering surely taught Chelsea not to underestimate Italian teams
Word. Underestimation wont happen. I think this is what will happen.....

Chelsea are having real trouble breaking down teams that just sit in and defend (see their home record), but are awesome when teams are more attacking against them (see their away record).
 

Salvo

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Dec 17, 2007
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Have you actualy watched Chelsea this season?

Chelsea are having real trouble breaking down teams that just sit in and defend (see their home record), but are awesome when teams are more attacking against them (see their away record).

there away home record is poor and ye mate i have watched numerous games (my cousin is fanatic chelsea supporter). i still think if we sit back they will hurt us.

After the footballing lesson dished out to Real i seriously doubt they will underestimate Juventus.Del Piero is gonna have a tough fight on his hands due to his mesmerising performances.
i agree Del pie will have a hard time but he will still do well. more space for Amauri or Trez. i still believe everyone underestimates us. Ive heard so many people say you bet an under par real side, and not them saying you destroyed a good real side.
 

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