Watishista/Napoli fan extraordinaire Maria Rosaria sent me this fanstastic shot of Pipita snuggling the adorable puppy of teammate Dries Mertens. Not sure who is cuter, tbh.
It’s not just all puppies at Napoli though, oh no! It’s calendar photo shoot time and more behind the scenes pictures are being released. Hooray!
Pipita in a Santa suit? Can you say “Ho Ho Ho”? Because he certainly can. As you may know, Pipa is a previous winner of our esteemed “Whore With More” Tishie (aka the Ballon W’hore) for his world class bromancing.
And there’s some other modeling going on as well for the SSC Napoli shop. You would think that Pipa would be the most popular model right? Possibly Calleti? But nope, it’s Pepe Reina with 4 appearances! No Albiol? Shame, that.
I can’t wait for that damn calendar. Highlight of my year!
So how much do they love Pipa at Napoli? Check out this video Maria Rosaria sent me. It’s after Pipita scored the game winner against their bitter rivals Juventus on September 26. It’s recorded from outside the stadium. It’s loud when he scores, but check out around :33 when they start chanting his name. It’s deafening. Gave me chills. They love him more than we ever did. I’m so glad that he’s ended up in a place where people are passionate about him (as opposed to passionate about tearing him down).
– Lozil
Of Headbands and Heartbreak
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I will always heart Pipa.
We did love him though, remember the whole Bernabéu chanting stay Pipita when Mou was around?
Yeah, I remember that that was one of the few times. Sadly, he got so much more shit than he deserved. I remember so many times when people were ridiculously abusive of him. 😦