Five greats ready for their final season? Part Two
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http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Del-Piero-c4726 (Juventus)
Del Piero may call it a day on his memorable career for Juventus come the end of the 2011/12 season. The most successful team in Italy is still suffering from the consequences of the Calciopoli scandal and have not recovered to
find their best form as yet. They are still in the process of redevelopment and have made several changes to their squad this summer. New manager, Antonio Conte, is expected to prefer new signing, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Matri-c4733
and it will be interesting to see how much playing time Del Piero gets.
The 36-year-old will be looking to sign off in style by winning the Scudetto for one last time in his career. The former Padova star has scored 285 goals in 677 appearances for the Turin giants in a career spread over almost 18
years. Despite catching up with age, he managed to score 11 goals in 45 appearances in all competitions last season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Zanetti-c18096 (Inter Milan)
At the age of 38, Zanetti remains one of the most enthusiastic and impactful player in the Serie A. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan skipper has bundles of energy to offer on the pitch and is still amongst the most consistent players in the league.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-c22056 decided to play him
in the holding midfield role. However, the former Argentine star was amongst the best in the business whichever role he was considered for.
Zanetti’s significance in new manager, Gian Piero Gasperini’s system, who prefers to play a 3-4-3 formation, might be reduced as the system eliminates the role of full-backs. The Nerazzurri star might decide to hang up his boots
towards the end of the season and could associate himself with an administrative role at the club. The Argentinean star has made 749 appearances for the former Italian Champions in his 16 year affiliation with the club. The versatile star made 49 appearances
for the club in the 2010/11 season and scored two goals too.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Filippo-Inzaghi-c13777 (A.C Milan)
Another loyal servant of Italy might embrace the league for one final time in his career in the 2011/12 season.
The Talismanic striker has been more confined to a bench role since the 2010/11 season but his effectiveness never seems to diminish. A terrible knee injury in November 2010 ruled him out for the rest of the last season and it
might have done enough to pull down the curtains to end his 20-year Serie A career.
The former Atalanta star is ranked fifth in the pecking order of the strikers at the San Siro and will face an uphill task to make it to the final eleven. The 38-year-old’s experience will be handy for the Rossoneri in the UEFA
Champions League next season, as he remains http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926’s top goal-scorer in the history of the competition.
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