I am very curious to know whom you guys think is the most naturally gifted Italian player you have ever seen, in all your time of watching Italian football
When i say naturally gifted, I do not mean the best as sometimes the best players are not always the most gifted ones so I will be surprised to see the names of inzaghi, Vialli, Conte, cannavaro being bandied on here
It could be Mancini, wonderfully gifted player with the flair for flicks and a wonderful vision
It could be the very gifted and volatile Paolo Di canio
Or Maybe Zola, what about Morfeo or carbone, players who might never have reached the top but its certainly not because of their talent, more of their attitude and temperament
It could be Cassano or love him or hate him Totti probably the best at giving the one time pass in Italy and probably the world today as his vision is first class
It could be Del Piero with his wonderful feet and i for one think never fulfilled his real potential as he was dynamite when i first saw him , still has had a brilliant career , let down by his weakness in big games and probably lack of self confidence as surely he would have been challenging as one of Italy's all time greats
Or is it Roberto Baggio whose greatest asset as far as i am is as far as i amconcerned is his inner belief as far as i am concerned though a wonderfully gifted player, is not what seperates him for the rest as imo they were more gifted players, but Baggio has unbeleivable mental strength and allied to his ability makes him the best Italian player of his generation and probably of all time, but I am not asking for the best but the most naturally gifted
It could be the prince, Giannini, Conti or even Antognioni or a lot players who just showed fleeting glimpses of their undoubted talents
For our colleagues whose knowledge transcends beyond the 80's, pleaselet me know of the talents of Rivera, Riva et al
When i say naturally gifted, I do not mean the best as sometimes the best players are not always the most gifted ones so I will be surprised to see the names of inzaghi, Vialli, Conte, cannavaro being bandied on here
It could be Mancini, wonderfully gifted player with the flair for flicks and a wonderful vision
It could be the very gifted and volatile Paolo Di canio
Or Maybe Zola, what about Morfeo or carbone, players who might never have reached the top but its certainly not because of their talent, more of their attitude and temperament
It could be Cassano or love him or hate him Totti probably the best at giving the one time pass in Italy and probably the world today as his vision is first class
It could be Del Piero with his wonderful feet and i for one think never fulfilled his real potential as he was dynamite when i first saw him , still has had a brilliant career , let down by his weakness in big games and probably lack of self confidence as surely he would have been challenging as one of Italy's all time greats
Or is it Roberto Baggio whose greatest asset as far as i am is as far as i amconcerned is his inner belief as far as i am concerned though a wonderfully gifted player, is not what seperates him for the rest as imo they were more gifted players, but Baggio has unbeleivable mental strength and allied to his ability makes him the best Italian player of his generation and probably of all time, but I am not asking for the best but the most naturally gifted
It could be the prince, Giannini, Conti or even Antognioni or a lot players who just showed fleeting glimpses of their undoubted talents
For our colleagues whose knowledge transcends beyond the 80's, pleaselet me know of the talents of Rivera, Riva et al
