Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (137 Viewers)

[Azzurri7]

It looks like I may have provoked ZAF to restate DP's whole history in the national team.

I've always been very sympathetic to the arguments made in his favor, but in fairness the critics have a point. He's played in more tournaments than most players and he's never been clinical.

Unlucky Martin, unlucky. Had he scored vs France in the Finals of 2000, if only he scored that chance he would have turned things upside down.

I believe he has done his job, not clinical like you said because of the roles he was given IMO. But he has done his job most of the times.

 

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[Martin]

he suffered and as we can see he still suffers by bad coaching and bad juju.

Yeah, but every player is judged on the same merits and every player is subject to the same potential difficulties. If it was Gilardino instead would you been making these excuses?

 

[Azzurri7]

Yeah, but every player is judged on the same merits and every player is subject to the same potential difficulties. If it was Gilardino instead would you been making these excuses?

Sad but true. But then again, people don't expect from Gila like they expect from Ale. Sometimes I feel I could be the wrong biased person but I still don't understand how can someone like Del Piero not be given a role where he has always shined since his first Juve game up till now. Just give him the role he wants and then we will all shut it if he doesn't perform. But give him his preferred role.

Even Lippi didn't give him that role in WC 06. Weird, really weird.

 

[Martin]

Unlucky Martin, unlucky. Had he scored vs France in the Finals of 2000, if only he scored that chance he would have turned things upside down.

I believe he has done his job, not clinical like you said because of the roles he was given IMO. But he has done his job most of the times.

He's been riddled with confidence issues most of his career and nowhere did they become so apparent as when he played for Italy. That explains a lot I think. Then he manage to overcome that, at least when playing for us, but not in the national team.

 

[blondu]

Sad but true. But then again, people don't expect from Gila like they expect from Ale. Sometimes I feel I could be the wrong biased person but I still don't understand how can someone like Del Piero not be given a role where he has always shined since his first Juve game up till now. Just give him the role he wants and then we will all shut it if he doesn't perform. But give him his preferred role.

Even Lippi didn't give him that role in WC 06. Weird, really weird.

well lippi had a hot form luca toni...you couldn't start italy's 11 without him in those days. But DP needed to be a 2nd choise for sure. I donno my friends...the more i speak about dp's past and present for azzuri, the more i get sad. It's sad cuz you see the stats, you see how he's playing for juve, you see what "future" we have in the attacking line. I'm sad cuz dp's on holiday now...and the man who called him his golden boy...his best player that he coached gave him that holiday.

And about Gilardino (martin)..i am defending dp here...and anyway gila is overrated by everyone, including the coaches that trained italy.

 

[Martin]

You guys remember Vieri lone striker in 2002? With Totti in a 4-4-1-1? What a disaster that was.

 

[Azzurri7]

You guys remember Vieri lone striker in 2002? With Totti in a 4-4-1-1? What a disaster that was.

Tell me about it. I don't know how Trap came up with this formation. I'll never forget Ale coming off the bench scoring a header vs Mexico

 

[Martin]

His mustache

 

[Azzurri7]

His mustache

Incredible, as if it was yesterday

 

[Martin]

That was the worst tournament of all. None of the teams I liked got anywhere, France didn't score a single goal

 

[Azzurri7]

That was the worst tournament of all. None of the teams I liked got anywhere, France didn't score a single goal

Worst indeed. Worst referees ever, worst matches(boring ones). Batistuta retiring, Italy KO from Korea, Spain undeservedly left the tournament as-well.

And what a final, Brazil-Germany

 

[Stephan]

That was the worst tournament of all. None of the teams I liked got anywhere, France didn't score a single goal

and not to even mention both Poland and Norway didnt make the finals.

 

[Martin]

Worst indeed. Worst referees ever, worst matches(boring ones). Batistuta retiring, Italy KO from Korea, Spain undeservedly left the tournament as-well.

And what a final, Brazil-Germany

Indeed, horrible final. At least Germany didn't win, that would have been worse.

After Italy had self destructed Spain did the very same thing in that penalty shootout. Of course they had goals disallowed too. Awful stuff. And the Belgians scored against Brazil but the goal didn't stand.

 

[Martin]

and not to even mention both Poland and Norway didnt make the finals.

That was in line with expectation.

 

[Azzurri7]

Indeed, horrible final. At least Germany didn't win, that would have been worse.

After Italy had self destructed Spain did the very same thing in that penalty shootout. Of course they had goals disallowed too. Awful stuff. And the Belgians scored against Brazil but the goal didn't stand.

Good memory. I was pissed like never, disallowed goal that would have eliminated Brazil from their 5th star.

 

[Martin]

I imagine if we were watching it together we'd be make each other even more depressed than we were separately

 

[Azzurri7]

I imagine if we were watching it together we'd be make each other even more depressed than we were separately

I can imagine

 

[ZAF3000]

Really?

Sorry I meant France. And yes he played as LM

3-1..but very good post

Nope 4-1
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=195335&&cc=4716

He scored a great header I remember :smile:

Great post Zaf.

Thanx bro
:flag1: :flag1:

 

[blondu]

Nope 4-1
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=195335&&cc=4716

my bad

 

[DelpieroForLife]

I'm not supporting Azzurri in South Africa without Del Piero.

I'm a fanboy, a proud one.