Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (133 Viewers)
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* Carlo Ancelotti: "He is a world-class player who needs no introductions".[4]
* Mauro Camoranesi: "He is an exceptional person and really doesn’t need to prove himself to anyone. Del Piero is a wonderful man and player."[5]
* Fabio Cannavaro: "In my view he’s the best person I’ve met in this sport."[6]
* Fabio Capello: "I believe in champions and Alex is a champion". "Del Piero is a player of very high quality and deserves his record". Because of having many strikers in the squad: "Sometimes I feel embarrassed at putting him on the bench."[7]
* Frankie Dettori: "Del Piero is a true genius"[8]
* Angelo Di Livio: "I've met Ale at the Primavera. And he was already a phenomenon. He was so brave that we forced the coach to make him debut at the main team". "He has those abilities that only great stars have. And everyone, as soon as they saw him, said “This one will surely make it".[9]
* Mark Hughes: "Even though Del Piero may be well into his 30s now, he remains one of the great players".[10]
* Pepe Kamel :"With his charm and charisma he has won us all, his creativity and magnificent talent have given us nothing more to ask for, and his free kicks, no comment"[11]
* Marcello Lippi: "Del Piero is a champion with extraordinary technical ability and wonderful characteristics. When he is selected he never disappoints. He is an example to us all." "He has great skills and intuitions that few other players have". "He is a captain in the real sense of the word".[12][13]
* Diego Maradona: Talking about the best 100 world footballers ever he says "Here he is, he is different from Zidane, he likes to play, he feels it in his soul; between he and the French (Zinedine Zidane), I stay with him."[14]
* Adrian Mutu: "Alex is an example for all of us. He works hard in training without ever speaking out."[15]
* Ruben Olivera: "Del Piero is my idol. When I arrived at Juventus and I was introduced to Alex, it was like touching the heavens with my finger"[16]
* Fabrizio Ravanelli: "Del Piero is able to do certain things, that could seem extraordinary, but he does them like they were simple"[17]
* Alessio Tacchinardi: "He (Del Piero) always comes to the training field with a smile for everyone, a comforting word for everyone. This is his greatness: humbleness... he’s a golden person".[18]
* Giuseppe Taglialatela: The former SSC Napoli keeper recalls a goal conceded from Del Piero: "Let’s say he scored a goal a la Baggio, a la Maradona. He took the ball in midfield, dribbled 3-4 teammates of mine. He’s good, what can I say?"[19]
* Gianluca Zambrotta: "It’s still surprising to me that Alessandro Del Piero has gone through his career without winning this trophy" (the Ballon d'Or).[20]
* Nicola Legrottaglie: "For us he's an example. He's an exceptional lad outside the playing field, and consequently also on the pitch. He always proves this and he proves it in spirit.I arrived here five years ago and I saw him in a certain way, but after five years, now I'm seeing the first Del Piero again, the one I admired many years ago."
* Gary Neville: "He is the greatest player i have ever played against, he twisted me incredibly."
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This is why Del Piero is in a league of his own. Players like ibra, Ronaldo..etc make you feel that they have put ALOT of effort in pulling what they have just pulled. On the other hand, Del Piero does it like it was something everyone can do. Thats why you really need to concentrate on what he's doing to really realize that this player is one of a kind. And the only person who knows that for sure is someone who has played against him.
His vision is something I am yet to see another player has. The way he can open up plays for his team mates when he's not even a playmaker and is expected to score is something that just beyond anyone.
When Del Piero puts his feet on a footballing pitch you'd expect him to:
1- Score any chance.
2- Give many assists to strikers and his team mates
3- Open up plays and spaces for his team mates.
4- Win free kicks at strategic points
5- scoring those free kicks where ever they are
6- getting PKs
7- scoring those PKs.
8- Taking corners.
9- Control the opponents defense while Juve are defending --> Defensive duties.
10- Control his team mates (Captain's role).
11- Control the ref (Captain's role)
12- Control the fans (LEGEND Role)
13- Turn the table around when Juve's losing no matter how big is the deficit.
14- Produce some show for the fans in terms of dribbling and flicks.
15- Deal with retards and idiots such as Zac.
16- Carry the biggest team in Italy on every minute.
17- Do that consistently for 17+ years.
And many more.
There is no other players I know, that can do that or has done that for more than a string of few games, a season at the most. And even if this player has done it for a season it won't be the whole 17 points.
His vision is something I am yet to see another player has. The way he can open up plays for his team mates when he's not even a playmaker and is expected to score is something that just beyond anyone.
When Del Piero puts his feet on a footballing pitch you'd expect him to:
1- Score any chance.
2- Give many assists to strikers and his team mates
3- Open up plays and spaces for his team mates.
4- Win free kicks at strategic points
5- scoring those free kicks where ever they are
6- getting PKs
7- scoring those PKs.
8- Taking corners.
9- Control the opponents defense while Juve are defending --> Defensive duties.
10- Control his team mates (Captain's role).
11- Control the ref (Captain's role)
12- Control the fans (LEGEND Role)
13- Turn the table around when Juve's losing no matter how big is the deficit.
14- Produce some show for the fans in terms of dribbling and flicks.
15- Deal with retards and idiots such as Zac.
16- Carry the biggest team in Italy on every minute.
17- Do that consistently for 17+ years.
And many more.
There is no other players I know, that can do that or has done that for more than a string of few games, a season at the most. And even if this player has done it for a season it won't be the whole 17 points.
On the pitch, because the seats are too close to the bench and I was infront just behind the bench and the whole design of the bench/stadium made us really close to him, so he was like 10 meters away, and after he got substituted we screamed like little girls at a Jonas brothers concert :redface:, and he acknowledged us 
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