Oh my del piero. he's back. It would be nice to see him play for a min of 15 min tomorrow
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I'm going to speak for myself, as I am in no position to speak for anyone else.
Here is what concerns me.
Its obvious that his retirement is inevitable, there is no disputing that. Whether it is this year, or he holds out until the new stadium is complete, it appears that our Captain is now "on the back nine".
I just don't want him going out being a shell of what he used to be. And I'm not talking the Del Piero of 10 years ago, I'm talking the Del Piero of the past couple of seasons.
It would make me very happy to see him out there, but it would hurt really badly if he is no longer the player that he was even 12 months ago.
I don't want to see him out there being 2 steps behind everyone else, and in constant frustration. If he's going to go out, let it be with him near the top of his game.
And I only hope that he realizes that if he can't be the player that he is accustomed to being, then it is time to walk away. There's nothing more disheartening than seeing someone you've followed all these years being reduced to that.
Here is what concerns me.
Its obvious that his retirement is inevitable, there is no disputing that. Whether it is this year, or he holds out until the new stadium is complete, it appears that our Captain is now "on the back nine".
I just don't want him going out being a shell of what he used to be. And I'm not talking the Del Piero of 10 years ago, I'm talking the Del Piero of the past couple of seasons.
It would make me very happy to see him out there, but it would hurt really badly if he is no longer the player that he was even 12 months ago.
I don't want to see him out there being 2 steps behind everyone else, and in constant frustration. If he's going to go out, let it be with him near the top of his game.
And I only hope that he realizes that if he can't be the player that he is accustomed to being, then it is time to walk away. There's nothing more disheartening than seeing someone you've followed all these years being reduced to that.
Just like van Basten, people remember him as a real top player who never had a bad day, a proportion of this goes down to the fact that he retired when he was on top IMO.
I suppose with old del boy we have to wait and see how he plays when he comes back for now, this kind of talk is meaningless as we have no inkling of what is going to happen, that's sport.
I suppose with old del boy we have to wait and see how he plays when he comes back for now, this kind of talk is meaningless as we have no inkling of what is going to happen, that's sport.
He may start it a bit slow, but I won't say that he's finished even if he's invisible on the pitch for like 2 months, because we all now what a comeback king Alex is at those who doubt him, when he reaches his form, there will be no one able to stop him. Time to walk away? I have a feeling he still has it in him.
I'm not only talking from a technical point of view, I'm also talking on the basis of perspective.
Yes, I agree with you that this talk is premature, but I felt the need to express how I feel about it.
He is struggling with injuries that would have taken him far less time to recuperate from. That comes with getting older. And these are injuries that are affecting his most important body parts out on the field. His legs.
If this was a shoulder injury or something like that,then fine. It happens.
Unfortunately they are not, and this has me worried that when he finally does get to play, these lingering effects are going to affect him out there.
i hope I'm wrong.
Yes, I agree with you that this talk is premature, but I felt the need to express how I feel about it.
He is struggling with injuries that would have taken him far less time to recuperate from. That comes with getting older. And these are injuries that are affecting his most important body parts out on the field. His legs.
If this was a shoulder injury or something like that,then fine. It happens.
Unfortunately they are not, and this has me worried that when he finally does get to play, these lingering effects are going to affect him out there.
i hope I'm wrong.
I'm not saying that it is time for him to walk away. I never said that.
I said that I hope that HE KNOWS when it is time to walk away, and not have a situation where Juventus tells him its time to go.
And I know what people are going to say, that "Juve would never do such a thing", but if it eventually hampers their ability to win games, then they have that right.
I just don't want to see it come down to that, because he deserves a lot better
I said that I hope that HE KNOWS when it is time to walk away, and not have a situation where Juventus tells him its time to go.
And I know what people are going to say, that "Juve would never do such a thing", but if it eventually hampers their ability to win games, then they have that right.
I just don't want to see it come down to that, because he deserves a lot better
