Del Piero: I'm here for good

July 17, 2001
TeamTalk

Alessandro Del Piero has spoken about his new responsibility of being captain, adding that he hopes to stay with Juve for the rest of his career. Del Piero is becoming more and more the leader of the bianconeri. Unlike his friends Filippo Inzaghi and Zinedine Zidane, who decided to move elsewhere, after a period of ups and downs Alex has decided that his place for now and the future is at Juventus.

The fact that from this season onwards Del Piero will also be the captain of the bianconeri is another sign of the fact that Pinturicchio is fully committed to Juve's cause. "Even though you can never tell what will happen in the future, I think I can say that I really hope that I'll be a Juventus player forever. "I know that now I will have an incredible responsibility since I'll also be the captain but I am ready to start this new season full of enthusiasm and optimism. I truly hope that I'll be able to help this team to win." Del Piero also talked about the changes that have took place inside his squad. "I must say that I expected something to change but I honestly did not think that Zidane and Inzaghi would have left. However I think that both sides had agreed on a change, because both players have left without any controversy. "On the other hand I'm positive that we have acquired all of the strongest players on the market. "Without Zizou the team will obviously be different but I'm sure that Marcello Lippi has more than one solution ready for our side and that he will succeed in lining-up the team in a way that allows each and every one of us to play in our natural roles." Focusing on the actions of Juve's competitors over the summer, Alex continued: "Roma did not change their team much and I believe they've made the right choice. AC Milan have become much stronger, just like us I hope. "But we should not forget that Inter Milan and Lazio will both be looking forward to turning things around after last season's not so brilliant results."
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