++ [ originally posted by Zizou
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Taking DP's side sounds too politically correct
I see Hussain's point of view and I......agree.
I used to love DP in his early Juve years, cos he used to score those wonderful goals and looked so dynamic. But since his 98 injury he's never been the same. The following 2/3 seasons he only scored through penalties!! What kind of forward is that?? Look at other forwards such as Totti, Miccoli, Mutu, etc...they score penalties, but they also score through open play.
This season DP started out magnificiently and I was getting into him once again, however while he was injured, we won about 8 out of 9 matches and personally I think we played our season's best football during that period, with Trezeguet as sole striker and Di Vaio, Nedved and Camoranesi/Zambrotta behind (4-2-3-1). In that period we demolished Inter, and awed everyone with our football, succeeding in passing both the milan teams and grabbing first spot.
When DP returned, our quality started decreasing, even though our quantity did not suffer. Sure DP scored goals and helped us(along with all the other players) in winning the Scudetto, but I`m sure that if it was another player in his position, he would have done the same.
Juve's best goals this season came from DP, the one against Piacenza and even Torino were brilliant, but unluckily I hardly remember any goal of his against major squads. He's a player that plays well against small/medium teams, but when the moment of truth comes, he fails. Examples? World Cup 98, Euro 2000 final, CL final 98 (vs Real), and many important games this season; and that's just to name a few.
I don't like Ronaldinho, but I think Mutu would be an excellent player. He's an excellent free kick taker (something DP has not been for a longgggggg time) and can dribble past the player (something else DP rarely does nowadays).
I think DP is just living on past glories; he's past it nowadays. Sell him if anyone wants him, before they all notice what he really is; a good all round player, but over rated.