This thread is dedicated to Alex after finally scoring a hatrick that made us all happy. This also goes to Ale's fans and his 'harsh' critics alike 
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It all happened in the Delle Alpi 'Wonderland', like a fairy tale with the pitch covered in all white. The fans were so little but those who made it didn't regret it. Fighting the cold, they witnessed another 'Bianconeri' milestone, and that is a Del Piero hatrick.
The last time Alex scored a hatrick was in that memorable 1997/98 season. And he did it twice that time. Victims: Empoli (5-2) in Serie A and Monaco (4-1) in the Champions League.
During that particular season Alex received much international recognition and praise from everyone related to the calcio. He was, by far, Alex Ferguson's 'favourite' player. It was his dream to have Alex don the Man Utd shirt, and God knows Ferguson tried hard to lure him to England. But little did he know that he became the undisputed 'King of Turin' and there was no way he was going to turn his back on his loving team and fans, or even for the club to even think of letting him leave.
However, Alex's fans woke-up on terrible news after the heartbreaking Udinese match and that was a career threatening injury that would change him as a player. However, Alex vowed to fight back and return the player he was. He received alot of criticism from fans and pundits along the way but finally, now in 2004, he seems to be reaching that goal and scored the 150th goal for Juve this season.
And after a couple of great seasons that saw Juve win two back-to-back Scudettos, Del Piero is certainly continuing with what he left-off with before injury, and that is leading Juve to further success.
Alex has set the Champions League on his eyes this time. Europe, beware !!
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Alex's post-match comments:
“Have I become more serene? Well, actually I was serene even before the match. It is normal to be sorry when you finish a match without having given what you planned for. The important thing is to immediately forget about mistakes and focus on the next match and the final objective, and I did just that"
"I think that this is a good moment for me and also for the team. Now I’m satisfied and also Trezeguet is happy with his goal."
"The defeat of Inter? I’m surprised, but that shows that nothing can be taken for granted“.
Marcello Lippi's post-match comments:
"This is an important victory and a real signal of intent from players who are unfairly criticised if they fail to hit the back of the net for one or two games."
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It all happened in the Delle Alpi 'Wonderland', like a fairy tale with the pitch covered in all white. The fans were so little but those who made it didn't regret it. Fighting the cold, they witnessed another 'Bianconeri' milestone, and that is a Del Piero hatrick.
The last time Alex scored a hatrick was in that memorable 1997/98 season. And he did it twice that time. Victims: Empoli (5-2) in Serie A and Monaco (4-1) in the Champions League.
During that particular season Alex received much international recognition and praise from everyone related to the calcio. He was, by far, Alex Ferguson's 'favourite' player. It was his dream to have Alex don the Man Utd shirt, and God knows Ferguson tried hard to lure him to England. But little did he know that he became the undisputed 'King of Turin' and there was no way he was going to turn his back on his loving team and fans, or even for the club to even think of letting him leave.
However, Alex's fans woke-up on terrible news after the heartbreaking Udinese match and that was a career threatening injury that would change him as a player. However, Alex vowed to fight back and return the player he was. He received alot of criticism from fans and pundits along the way but finally, now in 2004, he seems to be reaching that goal and scored the 150th goal for Juve this season.
And after a couple of great seasons that saw Juve win two back-to-back Scudettos, Del Piero is certainly continuing with what he left-off with before injury, and that is leading Juve to further success.
Alex has set the Champions League on his eyes this time. Europe, beware !!
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Alex's post-match comments:
“Have I become more serene? Well, actually I was serene even before the match. It is normal to be sorry when you finish a match without having given what you planned for. The important thing is to immediately forget about mistakes and focus on the next match and the final objective, and I did just that"
"I think that this is a good moment for me and also for the team. Now I’m satisfied and also Trezeguet is happy with his goal."
"The defeat of Inter? I’m surprised, but that shows that nothing can be taken for granted“.
Marcello Lippi's post-match comments:
"This is an important victory and a real signal of intent from players who are unfairly criticised if they fail to hit the back of the net for one or two games."
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