Mmmm..
I agree to a certain degree that to say that Lippi had a crap squad is not an excuse but, lets be sincere.... the squad that made it to the final 2003, was a very weak squad, not on paper, but in the field.
I dont like to accept it, but in that time we were lucky to have an explosive nedved who basically carried the team to the final. In that time we REALLY played a boring defensive footbal. But who could blame lippi? apart from nedved, our midfield was just not good enuff,and that was proved in the final.
Lippi also had one issue, and that was to field Del Piero in every single game. Ima fan of del pieor myself, but when things are not going well, u need to try new things. I know that Miccoli and divaio were not superb, but there were times when DP was an ass and those 2 guys were benched mercylessly by Lippi.
Now, the exact same situation in happenign with DP(benched by ibra) now, luckily for capello, the juventus team of this last season is very balanced on the defensive and in the midfield.
Its true, time will tell, but if i have to take one,, it would be the Lippi era of the late 90´s.
Capello needs more time to prove tho.