Oh what a player...not only for Juve has he shown dedication and respect but also with the Azzurri he is a star that everyone wants to see on the squad. When he comes on from the bench people chant his name, his skills are second to none and now being at a bit of an old age can still pull some great performances. But yes nothing beats his peak performances at Juve in 96 with a great Juve team that couldn't be stopped. Although i am a Milan fan i do have a soft spot for Juve because of true legends like Del Piero. Respect.

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Originally posted by PersianMafia dribblings not his specialty, but he can do it as he showed against madrid in that classic 2003 CL 2nd leg semifinal goal (and many others, but thats just a classic). As your first post says, at first touch he is beyond world class. not sure if there's a comprehensive video of all his freekicks, but that would be soo sweet.

more of a one move guy really. i mean you look at ronaldo (either one) and they'll pull a move then another and another... and they'll lose the ball at times (more often than they should). del piero's dribbling consists of coming straight at you and making one before before either striking the ball or passing it off. i'm not saying that's always the case with every player i mentioned but generally this is the truth 75% of the time.

because he now ha a World Cup under hisbelt he will go down in history as 1 of the best players Italy has ever produced....im happy he was on the team this year....
I was on St.Clair all World Cup....every time he was Sub'ed on the whole street poped.....it was as loud as if italy scored a goal.....

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Originally posted by ItalianPoiSon because he now ha a World Cup under hisbelt he will go down in history as 1 of the best players Italy has ever produced....im happy he was on the team this year.... I was on St.Clair all World Cup....every time he was Sub'ed on the whole street poped.....it was as loud as if italy scored a goal.....

fucking rights! when he scored that goal against germany, shit man. people at the cafe thought i was crazy in my celebration for grosso's goal, but when dp scored that chipper of a shot, they really began to doubt my sanity. i was in cyprus at the time, and all these cypriots looked at me as if i was a fool. but i just let loose!!!! and his goal against mexico in 02 cause an earthquake at my house at 6 in the morning

another great compilation i found.

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Originally posted by PersianMafia when dp scored that chipper of a shot

"so good, make you cry"

what a fucking touch! that game was italy's best. both goals were soo sublime. pirlo's pass to grosso was just epic. loving it!

EDIT. that little girl is crying tears of pain not joy. hahahhhaha

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Originally posted by Aristronica another great compilation i found.

thats right barthez, put your head down in shame.

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Originally posted by Aristronica "so good, make you cry"

what a finish.

Baggio, Zidane, Bergkamp leave him for dead in the 90's. IMO.

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Oh, life is bigger ,It's bigger than you,And you are not me,The lengths that I will go to, The distance in your eyes ,Oh no, I've said too much, I set it up

That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight, I'm Losing my religion, Trying to keep up with you ,And I don't know if I can do it, Oh no, I've said too much,I haven't said enough, I thought that I heard you laughing, I thought that I heard you sing, I think I thought I saw you try.

But that was just a dream, That was just a dream, But that was just a dream, Try, cry, why try? That was just a dream ,Just a dream, just a dream, Dream

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Originally posted by Paulie Baggio, Zidane, Bergkamp leave him for dead in the 90's. IMO.

different type of players.

That counter-attack play was very nice. Smart play by Gila...for once. DP and Baggio do have similarities in their free kicks, penalties and long range goals. Except DP had more aerial goals than Baggio he rarely scored headers, still a legend without a doubt tho.

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