Alessandro Del Piero - Win's sportsmanship award

[Rosa]

A truly horrible blood infection that. I don't think he wants to leave and the fans don't either.

[CovenantElite]

Originally posted by Rosa
A truly horrible blood infection that. I don't think he wants to leave and the fans don't either.

He is still world class, Juve wouild lose a star if they were rid of him?

[Rosa]

yes and no.

[CovenantElite]

What do you mean by that Rosa?? ::hmmmm::

[Muscolino18]

She means if Alex leaves..and probably if he doesn't, Juventus will sign Cassano. ::nw::

[_GrimReaper]

when he leaves a part of juve will die. And with alex in juve we still can sigh cassano, why not

[Rosa]

He won't be juve like Alex. He's from Bari, supported Inter and plays for Roma. And he's far too badass

[Muscolino18]

Originally posted by Rosa
He won't be juve like Alex. He's from Bari, supported Inter and plays for Roma. And he's far too badass

You think that puts me off him? Who doesn't like a badass?

[Rosa]

i was talking generally. he won't be like what Del Piero is.

[azzurri]

he will not leave, del piero is a legend in turin, the fans would be angry if he left

[Morrison]

The Bianconeri lost on penalties against Kitchee despite two splendid goals from Ale Del Piero and Pavel Nedved.

“It was a great game and very entertaining, but obviously I am not happy with the result,” said the ever-competitive Fabio Capello. “We deserved to win this and I liked the effort my men put in. It’s a shame Kitchee scored with their only two shots on goal, but that is football.”

Over 12,000 fans attended the Grand Promenade Cup tie in Hong Kong, where Juve were winning 2-0 at half-time. Alessandro Del Piero was again the star of the show, opening the scoring with a delightful solo effort before setting up Nedved for the second.

After the break, Kitchee got back on level terms with a Gumbs double and the local side eventually won 7-5 on penalties.

“I had real fun and it was wonderful to play in Hong Kong,” said Del Piero on the official Juventus website.

“The local fans are very warm and passionate, just as they were in Japan. I think that we should’ve won, but the most important thing today was entertaining the supporters.”

Considering his warm reception and impressive performances during this summer tour of the Far East, Del Piero may well reconsider reports of an offer from Japanese club Yokohama Marinos.

Juventus’ tour will conclude with a friendly against FC Tokyo at the Ajinomoto Stadium on June 7.

Juventus: Chimenti (Bonnefoi 82); Birindelli, Thuram (Ferrara 60), Zebina, Pessotto (Garbini Pereira 46); Kapo, Tacchinardi, Zanchi (Parisi 42), Nedved (Aronica 88); Del Piero (Sculli 71), Trezeguet (Tchite 78)

[Jager]

Capello to drop Del Piero Saturday 27 August, 2005

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Alessandro Del Piero looks set to start from the bench against Chievo, while Fabio Capello denies asking Antonio Cassano to join Juve.

“Del Piero is one of 25 players at my disposal and will be treated just the same as everyone else,” snapped Capello, clearly weary of the Press attention on this issue.


This will only boost reports that the captain’s time in Turin is over and that he is looking for a move to Milan in order to help his World Cup chances.


It’s expected that the Zlatan Ibrahimovic-David Trezeguet partnership will be the first choice, starting from Sunday night’s meeting with Chievo at the Stadio Delle Alpi.


Del Piero’s position could be further complicated if reports that Cassano will make the move up to Turin are to believed.


“It really isn’t my style to ring up players individually,” insisted the former Roma boss. “Cassano is a Giallorossi player and I hope he has a great season for the good of Italian football at large.”


Nonetheless, with the transfer deadline only days away, newspapers in the peninsula continue to maintain there will be a massive swap deal with Adrian Mutu, Giorgio Chiellini and a cash sum in exchange for the fiery Italian international.


If Del Piero is to sit on the bench, then Christian Abbiati steps into the limelight for his first Serie A match for Juve following his arrival on loan from Milan – a form of apology for indirectly causing Gianluigi Buffon’s shoulder injury.


“Abbiati is a goalkeeper who is worthy of a place in the Italy side,” insisted Capello. “Juve represent an important opportunity for him and he came here with great character and motivation.”


The Bianconeri are looking to the future and have signed young Brazilian central defender Gladstone Pereira della Valentina. The 20-year-old arrives on loan from Cruzeiro at a cost of £100,000 with an option to buy at the end of the season for £1.3m.

I see the relaionship soon ending. Maybe not this season, but surely the next.

[hanuma]

why? because he said he will treat adp the same as everyone else?

imo the only reason adp will leave is because he is slow and useless.

[Jager]

oooh, I don't agree with the useless comment, I think that was very low. In my opinion he is still a very good setup man.

[hanuma]

ok...he is still useful in parts.

but lets not pretend he has been even half the player he was when at his best for 2 or 3 years now.