Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero (22 Viewers)
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The playmaker has had to be patient the past two seasons with a talented strikeforce at the club limiting his opportunities.
Del Piero shone in midweek for Italy, serving Christian Vieri a beautiful ball for his goal and now he has given Juve the win they needed to keep their pursuers at arm's length.
He almost scored earlier, beating Messina's Marco Zoro Kpolo in the 17th minute before dispatching a 15-yard shot that deflected into the side-netting.
Seven minutes later he made no such mistake, as he won a tackle in midfield, shrugged off one defender, cut inside another and hit home an unstoppable diagonal shot from the edge of the area.
Juve coach Fabio Capello said afterwards: "Del Piero scored an extraordinary goal and the whole team approached this delicate match in the right way.
"Adrian Mutu and Giuliano Giannichedda also impressed me, fighting for every ball. Unfortunately, we were unable to seal up the result earlier, as we certainly had the opportunities to do so. Everyone was solid, organised and the internationals came back more determined than ever."
Capello is one of the most successful Italian tacticians of all time, winning seven League titles with four different clubs - Milan, Real Madrid, Roma and Juventus - but even he had never won his first seven games on the trot .
"I am aware that I am in charge of a remarkably strong squad, but the credit must go to my players for interpreting my concepts of football perfectly. I got the answers I was looking for."
Del Piero shone in midweek for Italy, serving Christian Vieri a beautiful ball for his goal and now he has given Juve the win they needed to keep their pursuers at arm's length.
He almost scored earlier, beating Messina's Marco Zoro Kpolo in the 17th minute before dispatching a 15-yard shot that deflected into the side-netting.
Seven minutes later he made no such mistake, as he won a tackle in midfield, shrugged off one defender, cut inside another and hit home an unstoppable diagonal shot from the edge of the area.
Juve coach Fabio Capello said afterwards: "Del Piero scored an extraordinary goal and the whole team approached this delicate match in the right way.
"Adrian Mutu and Giuliano Giannichedda also impressed me, fighting for every ball. Unfortunately, we were unable to seal up the result earlier, as we certainly had the opportunities to do so. Everyone was solid, organised and the internationals came back more determined than ever."
Capello is one of the most successful Italian tacticians of all time, winning seven League titles with four different clubs - Milan, Real Madrid, Roma and Juventus - but even he had never won his first seven games on the trot .
"I am aware that I am in charge of a remarkably strong squad, but the credit must go to my players for interpreting my concepts of football perfectly. I got the answers I was looking for."
++ [ originally posted by lestat_1987 ] ++
did you see the goal my friend? there´s something about dp´s goals that make me scream a thousand times louder than for any of our other goals. specially this one, not only a class-goal. but also the game-winner
did you see the goal my friend? there´s something about dp´s goals that make me scream a thousand times louder than for any of our other goals. specially this one, not only a class-goal. but also the game-winner
I finally have all the Serie A matches and all the CL matches.
Hoping someone will post Coppa/WC (if WC is not free)
What a win.
I can't sleep
Just proves that Capello's tactics with DP are working perfectly. In the past years I rarely remember DP playing back-to-back excellent games cos consistency was always his main problem. The way Capello is using him is giving us the opportunity to get the best out of him in every occasion he plays him in
++ [ originally posted by Zizou ] ++
Just proves that Capello's tactics with DP are working perfectly. In the past years I rarely remember DP playing back-to-back excellent games cos consistency was always his main problem. The way Capello is using him is giving us the opportunity to get the best out of him in every occasion he plays him in
Just proves that Capello's tactics with DP are working perfectly. In the past years I rarely remember DP playing back-to-back excellent games cos consistency was always his main problem. The way Capello is using him is giving us the opportunity to get the best out of him in every occasion he plays him in
++ [ originally posted by jussiut ] ++
I wonder where Don Bes is with his so called "DP realism" now that there is a reason to praise him.
Aah, the hypocrisy...
I wonder where Don Bes is with his so called "DP realism" now that there is a reason to praise him.
Aah, the hypocrisy...
quite frankly bro i have not been able to see the game and/or the highlights of the game. i just saw the goal and i dont need to prove you anything