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ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO – We Were There

August 8, 2012

by JuventiKnows

August 8, 2012

 

Originally published on May 6, 2012
(the evening Juve won the Scudetto)

We were there when we were always winning. On the pitch. More than the others.

We were there when we stumbled.

We were there when we didn’t know where our futures lied.

We were there when we learned and accepted the decision, fighting to get back up.

We were there when we stepped onto the pitch in Rimini.

We were there when others celebrated while we watched.

We were there when some hoped we would never make it back.

We were there when we started to climb up again.

We were there when we couldn’t find the way.

We were there when we found it again, by winning.

 

This is our celebration, earned by the sweat of our brows.

It’s the celebration of all those who have always believed.

It’s the celebration of all you Juventus supporters, who instead of abandoning us made your voices even louder.

It’s the celebration of all those who roared for a Serie B goal the same way they did for the one that brought us the Scudetto.

It’s the celebration, why not, of our opponents (maybe not all of them) who always respected us.

It’s the celebration of Balzaretti, Belardi, Bianco, Birindelli, Bojinov, Boumsong, Buffon, Camoranesi, Chiellini, De Ceglie, Giannichedda, Giovinco, Guzman, Kovac, Lanzafame, Legrottaglie, Marchionni, Marchisio, Mirante, Nedved, Palladino, Paro, Piccolo, Trezeguet, Venitucci, Zalayeta, Zanetti, Zebina. Coach Deschamps.

 

It was always meant to end this way, I never stopped believing.

Thank you all, guys. Let’s enjoy it, we have earned it.

I was there, you were there. We were there. And we are there, at last.

We are back.

 

Alessandro

 

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  • Tej

    OH, Alessandro. Y u make me cry.

  • http://JuventiKNOWS.com TeamGREASE

    Tears.

  • http://twitter.com/l_cetta Luca Cetta

    Lovely. Just lovely.

  • JDAngkasa

    Goosebumps. How this sums up our journey in the past 6 years.
    The wait, the pain, the suffering. They were all paid off. In full.

  • Akshu

    :”’)

  • Sabakku

    have no words to describe “Alessandro Del Piero”… just… this…

  • http://twitter.com/tinnywonks Sharline

    No one else expressed it better.

  • Alexjuve

    Alex u are in our heart…always. 

  • Joshua

    Our captain speaks. Brilliant. Simply brilliant. Forza Ale, Forza JUVE!

  • Hanso

    LCD Soundsystem??

  • Somnath_Sengupta

    Read this two days back. Still don;t know why we are not allowing this man to play his last match in a Juventus jersey.

  • Chafic

    I cried twice because of football:

    1) Once during Nedved’s last game and retirement.
    2) And now while reading this. I just cannot believe he won’t have his contract renewed.

    Whenever the press asks Conte, Marotta or even Agnelli about it, they dodge the question really. So it’s quite clear. I just seriously hope they reconsider, give him one last go for the Champions League next season. But that won’t happen, I know it, Alex knows it, and all of you know it as well. I honestly believe Conte feels threatened by Del Piero, who after all was the one that stripped him of his Captain’s armband back then. So I think it’s easy to realize that he feels Del Piero undermines him and his authority. But believe you me, the biggest mistake Juventus will ever do is not renewing Del Piero’s contract. He has a lot more to offer, and whenever we couldn’t find a way, Del Piero would show a moment of magic that turns the tides around. Furthermore we do have a lot of players that have not been in the spotlight for long, and haven’t played in the Champions League yet, so Del Piero’s experience could very well prove to be pivotal in the dressing room. But alas, the decision’s already been made. And if Del Piero accepted the decision, that doesn’t mean that we can accept it too. For my part I just cannot accept it.

    You’re a class act Alex. I can’t imagine how much this hurt you all season long, but you bit your lip and just didn’t create problems and just went on with it because you did not want to affect the crew’s moral, or ours. I have so much respect for you because of that. You did not want to ruin the harmony in the squad, nor the joy in our new home ground. All we can say is that we love you and we wish things could have gone differently.

    On a side note, no, I did not cry because of Farsopoli
    because I knew that it’s all a Moratti scheme, and he’s not worth my
    tears. And we all knew that the truth would come out, and so it did,
    that the alleged “evidence” were falsified, while much of the important
    logs were not even shown until 5 years later, when the statute of
    limitation ruled that nothing can be done about it anymore. It’s nothing
    more than a scheme, a failed scheme at that. Inter’s last real scudetto
    was in 1988-1989 season, and they only got back to “winning ways” in
    2006-2007, meaning it took 18 years for them to get the Scudetto again.
    And Moratti was able to knock Juve down, it took us just 6 years to get
    back to our winning ways. So why don’t you just suck on that Moratti.
    And how ironic that you had to beat Milan for us to win the Scudetto.
    Really. I bet you cried when that happened.

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  • Abdul Azim

    ……Your a once in a lifetime sporting person who will never be repeated! Del the true legend! Pinturicchio 

  • Rido afmaja

    The classiest captain in the world of football. You capitano are simply amazing and wonderful. Can’t cay anything. I’m in tears.. :( ((

  • Juventino101

    No words can describe how devastated im am at the fact that del piero is retiring. I’m dreading the day when he wears the black and white colours of juventus for the final time, he is what you call a legend a player who does what benefits the team before pleasing himself, through the misery of being demoted to serie b he stood by juve, the times where he had to play second fiddle to imbrahimovich under Fabio capello (even though he was and is a much better player than him) he didnt cause problems for the team, the love and loyalty he has shown towards juve is beyond this universe, i desperately hope that you do come to australia to play your final game.
    FORZA JUVE TO THE END!!!!! i dont care if juve win the champions league or are playing in serie c my love for juve will never change!!!
    Also if you do plan to sign a world class striker please make sure its CAVANI, he would fit into our system perfectly, or just stick with Matri(I actually believe he is a world class striker but is not getting as many goals as he is not getting that many clear cut chances), Quags and Borriello.
    Secure the signings of Leali and veratti for the future.

  • Juve_kennardi

    It’s sad Alex won’t have his contract renewed. His love for juve is true, if not he would abandon us… I hope agnelli change his mind, but maybe it won’t happen..

    I agree with all alex said.. It’s makes me moved.. It’s true when all people made fun of juve, we as a true fan didn’t abandon them.. WE BELIEVE SOMEDAY WE WILL WIN AGAIN IN ITALY AND EUROPE.. And now it happens, europe can wait though..

    forza juve..
    juve per sempre..

  • http://twitter.com/JoffreFloresB Joffre Flores

    Grazie Del Piero, thanks for all Capitano. GRACIAS POR TODO ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO.

  • Ali Shaer

    Always a King!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4ZJFP2K3P7SGRT42BAKORCPJIU Allister

    sad!!!!!!?????????????????????

  • Shanty Nathalia

    can we make a petition to demand Ale back on the Bianconeri squad? I miss him already. :’(

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001502644935 Pay Anggraini

    Il nostro alex.juve pobud sempre ti ricordi il tuo cuore d