Here's my issue with all of this:
I understand full well that there are a lot of Juve fans here who are fans of the club because of Del Piero, and that's perfectly fine, because more often than not, a certain player that you find yourself drawn to will lead you to support the team as well.
The problem is the people who come on here and on different forums who question whether we are "True" Juve fans just because we criticize our captain?? Since when do we, as fans, have to blindly follow someone because he is our "flag" or "hero" as I've seen him labeled as.
So, let me get this straight, its perfectly OK to criticize Nedved, or Thuram, or Buffon, who had equally disappointing years, because they are not the Captain, but the Captain himself is off-limits??
Doesn't make much sense to me. No one on a team is above criticsm, and that includes the Captain. That doesn't mean that we hate him. You're confusing the two, between criticsm and hate. Hate would be if Del Piero had a 20 goal season last year, and people were still being openly critical, then that's hate. But lets face reality here, He's not getting any younger, he's constantly injured, and even when he's not injured he's been off form more often than not.