Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Gigli Defends Ranieri Over Del Piero


Juventus President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has defended Coach Claudio Ranieri after he waited until the 71st minute to bring on Alessandro Del Piero against Milan.

The game at San Siro on Saturday night ended in an intriguing 0-0 stalemate, but some people have criticised Ranieri for not introducing Del Piero from the bench sooner.

“I wasn’t amazed to see Del Piero on the bench,” Gigli insisted.

“We are used to Claudio Ranieri choosing formations that are appropriate and right on the money and we trust him to do that.

“Do I agree with Ranieri’s decision? I just want victory, that’s the first priority and as a Juventus fan I wan’t three points with or without Alex. Del Piero will have lots of chances to start.”

Gigli also believes that Juventus could have won the game. David Trezeguet hit the post in the first-half, while Milan ‘keeper Nelson Dida made a string of impressive saves to keep the score level.

“We could have won. Personally I’m disappointed that it finished 0-0,” Gigli stressed.

“We showed some important attributes and we have such great room for improvement.

“We have such great character and we have shown that in the top of the table clashes.”

www.goal.com - 03/12/2007 17:34

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