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Well done Andrea! 
QUOTE (dst @ Apr 21 2007, 05:00 PM)
Well done Andrea!
Yeah. Good taste
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Pirlo the pass master
Friday, 11 May 2007
by Peter Sanderson
from Milan
As Liverpool FC's scouts are no doubt discovering as they prepare for the 2006/07 UEFA Champions league final, AC Milan's midfield is the complete package. Gennaro Gattuso supplies grit, Clarence Seedorf the guile and Kaká has his familiar tricky feet and explosive strike. The fourth musketeer, Andrea Pirlo, arguably possesses all of the above and as Peter Sanderson discovered after spending a few hours on the training ground with the man they call Trilly Campanellino (Tinkerbell), he is not bad at the crossbar challenge either.
New darling
As my train trundled into Milan, I could not help notice some graffiti. "Se Baggio è il principe del codino, allora Pirlo è il re", it said which, the Italian chap next to me kindly translated as "if Baggio is our pony-tailed prince, then Pirlo is our king". The writing may have been muddled but the message was clear. After helping the Azzurri to FIFA World Cup glory, Pirlo is the new darling of Italian football. His face is blazoned across every billboard, his reputation bolstered by every mesmerising pass. Fans across the globe may find a small place in their heart for the Emersons and Claude Makeleles of this world but they usually reserve their true love for the entertainers such as Kakà and Ronaldinho. With Pirlo, you buy one and get the other free.
Dream job
My task for the day is the kind of fantasy job every fan dreams of. I was to be given a 60-minute lesson in passing from the pass master himself as part of a new uefa.com project called the UEFA Training Ground, which aims to get the stars to show youngsters how to get the most out of the beautiful game. Juan Román Riquelme, Diego Forlán and Pirlo's Milan team-mate Cafu have all imparted their wisdom, while elsewhere on the site Lars Lagerbäck and Roy Hodgson mull over the chalkboard discussing technical matters. Others have provided skills and drills to help improve players' games, but for now Pirlo was my focus. As he sauntered over to me in that typical languid manner of his, my legs started to tremble. What was I doing on the same pitch as this man? He scored a penalty in a FIFA World Cup final and, if the Rossoneri beat Liverpool on 23 May, could win a second UEFA Champions League medal.
'Technique and concentration'
In contrast, I was dropped from my school team at 12 for scoring four own goals in nine games and the last time I hit a lofted pass it deflected off my grandmother's washing line and broke my neighbour's greenhouse. After a flurry of ciaos, 4,000 misdirected passes (by me) and a good old fashioned handshake, my passing had improved from utterly hopeless to merely below average. "It's all about technique and concentration," Pirlo explained. "I spent years working at my game to get to where I am. I hit some terrible passes along the way too but it's amazing what a small piece of advice from someone who has been in the game so long can do for a player. I hope my knowledge can help all the young players out there just as it has helped you."
Crossbar challenge
What followed will live with me for the rest of my life. The hour we'd been promised had long since passed but Pirlo seemed in no rush to go. If you have ever seen the advert where Ronaldinho thumps five consecutive shots against the crossbar and refused to believe it was possible then read on. Pirlo turned to me and asked: "Reckon I can hit the bar from here?" "No," I replied. It seemed a fair guess as he was fully 35 metres out. Before I had chance to change my mind he had sent a thunderous shot crashing against the bar. He turned to me and said: "Reckon I can do it again?" "No," I replied. Boom, crash. Two out of two. The third time he didn't bother asking yet incredibly the ball homed in on the crossbar like an Exocet missile. As the fourth ball pinged against the crossbar and back to his feet everyone grew silent in awe and he made sure he kept things that way by hitting the bar a fifth time. He left the pitch with a wry smile, to a standing ovation from everyone who had witnessed it. Better still, UEFA Training Ground got it all on camera.
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Friday, 11 May 2007
by Peter Sanderson
from Milan
As Liverpool FC's scouts are no doubt discovering as they prepare for the 2006/07 UEFA Champions league final, AC Milan's midfield is the complete package. Gennaro Gattuso supplies grit, Clarence Seedorf the guile and Kaká has his familiar tricky feet and explosive strike. The fourth musketeer, Andrea Pirlo, arguably possesses all of the above and as Peter Sanderson discovered after spending a few hours on the training ground with the man they call Trilly Campanellino (Tinkerbell), he is not bad at the crossbar challenge either.
New darling
As my train trundled into Milan, I could not help notice some graffiti. "Se Baggio è il principe del codino, allora Pirlo è il re", it said which, the Italian chap next to me kindly translated as "if Baggio is our pony-tailed prince, then Pirlo is our king". The writing may have been muddled but the message was clear. After helping the Azzurri to FIFA World Cup glory, Pirlo is the new darling of Italian football. His face is blazoned across every billboard, his reputation bolstered by every mesmerising pass. Fans across the globe may find a small place in their heart for the Emersons and Claude Makeleles of this world but they usually reserve their true love for the entertainers such as Kakà and Ronaldinho. With Pirlo, you buy one and get the other free.
Dream job
My task for the day is the kind of fantasy job every fan dreams of. I was to be given a 60-minute lesson in passing from the pass master himself as part of a new uefa.com project called the UEFA Training Ground, which aims to get the stars to show youngsters how to get the most out of the beautiful game. Juan Román Riquelme, Diego Forlán and Pirlo's Milan team-mate Cafu have all imparted their wisdom, while elsewhere on the site Lars Lagerbäck and Roy Hodgson mull over the chalkboard discussing technical matters. Others have provided skills and drills to help improve players' games, but for now Pirlo was my focus. As he sauntered over to me in that typical languid manner of his, my legs started to tremble. What was I doing on the same pitch as this man? He scored a penalty in a FIFA World Cup final and, if the Rossoneri beat Liverpool on 23 May, could win a second UEFA Champions League medal.
'Technique and concentration'
In contrast, I was dropped from my school team at 12 for scoring four own goals in nine games and the last time I hit a lofted pass it deflected off my grandmother's washing line and broke my neighbour's greenhouse. After a flurry of ciaos, 4,000 misdirected passes (by me) and a good old fashioned handshake, my passing had improved from utterly hopeless to merely below average. "It's all about technique and concentration," Pirlo explained. "I spent years working at my game to get to where I am. I hit some terrible passes along the way too but it's amazing what a small piece of advice from someone who has been in the game so long can do for a player. I hope my knowledge can help all the young players out there just as it has helped you."
Crossbar challenge
What followed will live with me for the rest of my life. The hour we'd been promised had long since passed but Pirlo seemed in no rush to go. If you have ever seen the advert where Ronaldinho thumps five consecutive shots against the crossbar and refused to believe it was possible then read on. Pirlo turned to me and asked: "Reckon I can hit the bar from here?" "No," I replied. It seemed a fair guess as he was fully 35 metres out. Before I had chance to change my mind he had sent a thunderous shot crashing against the bar. He turned to me and said: "Reckon I can do it again?" "No," I replied. Boom, crash. Two out of two. The third time he didn't bother asking yet incredibly the ball homed in on the crossbar like an Exocet missile. As the fourth ball pinged against the crossbar and back to his feet everyone grew silent in awe and he made sure he kept things that way by hitting the bar a fifth time. He left the pitch with a wry smile, to a standing ovation from everyone who had witnessed it. Better still, UEFA Training Ground got it all on camera.
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It's sad really, we're used to the constant excellent performances of this one-of-a-kind magician, we rarely do talk about him... we should be more grateful!!
Forza Pirlo!!
We should be more grateful indeed. Splendid player.
I don't think I'll believe that he hit the crossbar, from 35 yards, 5 times in a row until I see it though.
I don't think I'll believe that he hit the crossbar, from 35 yards, 5 times in a row until I see it though.
QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ May 11 2007, 08:17 PM)
We should be more grateful indeed. Splendid player.
I don't think I'll believe that he hit the crossbar, from 35 yards, 5 times in a row until I see it though.
I don't think I'll believe that he hit the crossbar, from 35 yards, 5 times in a row until I see it though.
He had a bad start this season, but since +- February he's at his level. I mean... top-class.
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UEFA Training Ground launches on uefa.com on 17 May.
Can't wait!
I want to see that video, anyone know where to aquire it?
I think the problem is the such a high expectation we set for him knowing his visual and technical capabilities. He is effectively the architect or quarterback of the team in which he can make so much of so little.
The only thing he's missing is the fitness to play at that level for the whole 90 minutes in which he usually fades away after 65-70 or so minutes. And the other thing I sometimes am critical off is trying to be over creative in the defensive third and turning the ball over.
We definitely should appreciate him more than we do. Hopefully he can increase his fitness capacity over the break and we might well see back to back golden ball winners.
FORZA ANDREA!
The only thing he's missing is the fitness to play at that level for the whole 90 minutes in which he usually fades away after 65-70 or so minutes. And the other thing I sometimes am critical off is trying to be over creative in the defensive third and turning the ball over.
We definitely should appreciate him more than we do. Hopefully he can increase his fitness capacity over the break and we might well see back to back golden ball winners.
FORZA ANDREA!
Andrea Pirlo at UEFA Training Ground
Nice vid of our magician on ball-passing! There's not the bar-hitting part the article above talked about but it's still a nice vid.
Oh, if anyone finds a way to download it, please post it here!
Nice vid of our magician on ball-passing!
There's not the bar-hitting part the article above talked about but it's still a nice vid. Oh, if anyone finds a way to download it, please post it here!
QUOTE (dst @ May 17 2007, 01:11 PM)
Andrea Pirlo at UEFA Training Ground
Nice vid of our magician on ball-passing! There's not the bar-hitting part the article above talked about but it's still a nice vid.
Oh, if anyone finds a way to download it, please post it here!
Nice vid of our magician on ball-passing!
There's not the bar-hitting part the article above talked about but it's still a nice vid. Oh, if anyone finds a way to download it, please post it here!
Thanks dst
Andrea Pirlo is 27 today so best birthday wishes to him.
Still young
Hope he keeps his celebrations till after the 23rd
Hope he keeps his celebrations till after the 23rd
Happy birthday!!
Hope you will get two reasons to celebrate
Hope you will get two reasons to celebrate
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANDREA PIRLO
Andrea Pirlo is 27 today so best birtday wishes to the midfielder.
Andrea Pirlo is 27 today so best birtday wishes to the midfielder.
Yep, happy birthday Andrea!
I didn't realise he was still that young though, I thought he was about 29.
Still should get about another 6/7 years out of him then.
I didn't realise he was still that young though, I thought he was about 29.
Still should get about another 6/7 years out of him then.
Happy Birthday Trilly Campanellino!!
I just wanna bring a thing up about Pirlo this season, how come he never showed his crazy free-kicks like last year?
he scored 5 of those last season, you know when the ball looks like it's going to the left and suddenly it sways to the right?
haven't you guys thought of that?
he scored 5 of those last season, you know when the ball looks like it's going to the left and suddenly it sways to the right?
haven't you guys thought of that?
QUOTE (amancik @ May 29 2007, 01:21 PM)
I just wanna bring a thing up about Pirlo this season, how come he never showed his crazy free-kicks like last year?
he scored 5 of those last season, you know when the ball looks like it's going to the left and suddenly it sways to the right?
haven't you guys thought of that?
he scored 5 of those last season, you know when the ball looks like it's going to the left and suddenly it sways to the right?
haven't you guys thought of that?
I think he was mentally unprepared this season to put too much thought into his free kicks. I really believe him and Gattuso pulled some heroics for us at the end. These are the only two players who pretty much were spent after coming from World Cup and had to play in less than a week later. Pirlo and Gattuso will be better than ever next season for sure. I just hope they get the rest they deserve in the summer.
But I gotta admit, I'm starting to miss how he used to humiliate those poor goalkeepers
Me too....I can't wait though to see him next season. Remember how we was in the world cup. Him and Rino were like machines. One all artistry and sophistication, the other pure grit. But they combined like crazy, and you wouldn't even need Totti.
Next season, we'll see Rino-Andy P-Clarence combine, and then R99-Kaka...sh!t....August seems soooo faaar away!!!
Next season, we'll see Rino-Andy P-Clarence combine, and then R99-Kaka...sh!t....August seems soooo faaar away!!!
There jack ^^ a treat for you. Don't forget to use lotion.
Maybe u can lend me some of that stuff u used when u blew ur wad over poor underaged Yoann....
Dude, that's just disgusting... Whatever it means...
Ahhh....so ur not able to penetrate the mystery of my cryptic utterance...well Yoann is 19 and I think u got a thing for him...more than I do for Andy P...hence what I said....
Boys are scary. 
Oh...Tennie!!! You're a girl???
How you doin'....hot stuff??!!
Am I scaring you yet???
How you doin'....hot stuff??!!
Am I scaring you yet???
I only start getting nervous when you guys get too involved in the lotion discussions and what I can only think of as a collective fetish with Seedorf's @ss. 
(And for the record, as a girl, I think I should be able to be Nesta's b!tch. I'm prettier than the wedding picture of his wife and, well, dst would seem to have other interests!)
(And for the record, as a girl, I think I should be able to be Nesta's b!tch. I'm prettier than the wedding picture of his wife and, well, dst would seem to have other interests!)
Ok...so now we got a pretty girl who's a milanfan.
Can we open like a flirt thread or something??
By the way u think u can take dst's place u got another thing coming...yo greekie....fight nite baby!!!
Can we open like a flirt thread or something??
By the way u think u can take dst's place u got another thing coming...yo greekie....fight nite baby!!!
QUOTE (Tennie @ Jun 5 2007, 11:46 PM)
And for the record, as a girl, I think I should be able to be Nesta's b!tch.
Definitely, just tape the whole thing for us
^^^^
Pervert....traitor...
dst's like our brother...and ur sticking knives into his back...
Pervert....traitor...
dst's like our brother...and ur sticking knives into his back...
I don't mind if dst will be there too. More action...
QUOTE (mishale @ Jun 5 2007, 03:00 PM)
I don't mind if dst will be there too. More action...
Good answer.
Three some with dst and Tennie....
I'm thinking Nesta's the guy we're sticking knives into...
I'm thinking Nesta's the guy we're sticking knives into...
ok i think Tennie just terminated her account 
I'm thinking ari wants a piece of Nesta too....or is it dst?
well i'm a very good camera man so...
Holyyyy sh!tttttt.....
m1ke's gonna ban all our @$$es when he comes back in...look what we've done to his forum.
We just about stopped short of sex chat...
m1ke's gonna ban all our @$$es when he comes back in...look what we've done to his forum.
We just about stopped short of sex chat...
QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Jun 5 2007, 10:15 PM)
Holyyyy sh!tttttt.....
m1ke's gonna ban all our @$$es when he comes back in...look what we've done to his forum.
We just about stopped short of sex chat...
m1ke's gonna ban all our @$$es when he comes back in...look what we've done to his forum.
We just about stopped short of sex chat...
QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Jun 5 2007, 09:15 PM)
Holyyyy sh!tttttt.....
m1ke's gonna ban all our @$$es when he comes back in...look what we've done to his forum.
We just about stopped short of sex chat...
m1ke's gonna ban all our @$$es when he comes back in...look what we've done to his forum.
We just about stopped short of sex chat...
WHEN you get banned from here, I'm pretty sure the website www.gay-with-nesta.com is still available, you could start something up there.
I'm not gay with Nesta...I just feel for the man....coz of all these other people...
Good .. Now, when is this happening? and where? cuz u know, u need a promoter for this kind of stuff. I give great publicity to these kinky stuff. I can get u an audience of the magnitude of me, myself, and I
Well I can call in me, myself, I and yours truly....so that's one more than you
QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Jun 5 2007, 03:33 PM)
Good .. Now, when is this happening? and where? cuz u know, u need a promoter for this kind of stuff. I give great publicity to these kinky stuff. I can get u an audience of the magnitude of me, myself, and I
You seriously gonna watch something involving a nakes dst?
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