Roberto Baggio (9 Viewers)

[CrimsonianKing]

there was an interesting thread on bigsoccer about the player this past summer, very entertaining stuff

http://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads/is-riquelme-the-most-overrated-south-american.1992889/

I should know where i'm getting myself at in a place called Bigsoccer. But damn, did my eyes bleed.

"If i had to pick between Zidane and Riquelme for the 10 position in a fantasy team, i'd choose Riquelme. See there's no denying that Zidane had world class technique with the ball at his feet, but Riquelme's talent is far more than on the ball skill. Riquelme runs the offensive outset by his pure demeanor; in every single game that I've seen him play he actually gets more touches on the ball than any player on the field, again, every single game that i've seen him play. Can you say that about Zidane? No. What i'm trying to say is that Riquelme takes over games far more than Zidane ever did, and is still doing it in his mid 30s."

Zidane lead his team to the destruction of 98 Brazil and a WC title. And at 34 years of age lead his team to another final. He made Cafú look like a fool.

 

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[GordoDeCentral]

but it is true that zidane looked better in 06 than 98 which kinda dispels the whole he lead his team in 98

 

[CrimsonianKing]

I'm not so sure i agree with that, he was a beast in both situations. The thing is that the 98' team was better. In 06' that team revolved around him, he was more on the spotlight then. And of course, there's the incident with Materazzi. That made him even more of an icon.

 

[Emmet]

Retired ten years ago today, last game vs Milan

 

[Juventino[RUS]]

Retired ten years ago today, last game vs Milan

i remember this like yesterday

 

[oldlady87]

 

[Alex-444]

[video=dailymotion;x253hgf]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x253hgf_baggio-in-gol-su-assist-di-maradona_auto[/video]

 

[Emmet]

Wrote this about Baggio's namesake Dino

http://www.thesefootballtimes.net/#!dino-the-other-baggio/c1n5v

 

[Maddy]

Wrote this about Baggio's namesake Dino

http://www.thesefootballtimes.net/#!dino-the-other-baggio/c1n5v

I remember thinking, when I was a young kid just starting to watch football, that they were brothers and since Roberto was my hero. His little brother had to be number two on that list

 

[icemaη]

I remember thinking, when I was a young kid just starting to watch football, that they were brothers and since Roberto was my hero. His little brother had to be number two on that list

They were not?

 

[Alex-444]

25 years ago

 

[Emmet]

Wrote this today. His top 5 five free kicks

http://calciocorner.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/roberto-baggios-top-5-free-kicks.html

 

[Emmet]

Wrote this on his feud with Lippi at Inter

http://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/01/17/baggio-versus-lippi-the-anatomy-of-a-feud/

 

[Martin]

replaced by the Paul Newman doppelgänger

ffs Emmet, you too with this annoying meme that won't die

 

[Emmet]

He does look like him!

 

[Martin]

He does look like him!

at least compare him to the right newman then!

 

[Emmet]

 

[napoleonic]

That site is a marvelous football site imo, they have articles about lippi and del piero too

 

[Alex-444]

 

[da_ledgeaun]

Happy birthday Roby!!