Juve supremo slams Del Piero

August 13, 2001
TeamTalk

Juventus honorary president Gianni Agnelli has made a scathing attack on the club's popular champion and striker Alessandro Del Piero.

Agnelli is known for being a man who speaks his mind freely and has no fear of saying what he really thinks. In the past he has delivered cutting remarks to all of those stars who, according to him, were not doing their best for Juve.

From Zbigniew Boniek to Roberto Baggio, from Michel Platini to Zinedine Zidane, nobody has been spared from Agnelli's caustic comments. This time, the Italian car tycoon has had his say on Juve's most popular star Del Piero, who he believes is not playing at his best. Agnelli has had already been less than tender with Del Piero in the past, when after his comeback from a serious injury, he had labeled him as "Godot" referring to Samuel Beckett's play in which every character is waiting for this mysterious Godot to arrive: "I don't really care what role Del Piero plays in," said Agnelli before the traditional game between Juve A and Juve B in Villar Perosa. "Whatever role he plays in, whether it's as a striker or as a midfielder the important thing is that he wakes up a bit."

After the game Del Piero refused to comment on Agnelli's statements but through Juve's press officials he reassured everybody that his team will be alive and kicking for the beginning of the championship: "I can guarantee that Juve will be ready to play at our best in ten days at the most."
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