So was Gattuso. He isnt world class but the exact same qualities as zanetti.
So were Torricelli,Di Livio,Padovano,Pessotto,Iuliano,Tudor,Tachinardi,Ferrara,Conte,Zalayeta etc...
Its not just bout having world class players with tremendous skill and vision especially if you want to be succesful in Serie A
Juve of old had tremendous firepower upfront with the likes of Zizou,Nedved,Del Piero,Trez,Camo,Mutu,Zlatan,Jugovic,Vieri,Inzaghi etc..
but the backbone of our team and ultimately our success was having bulldogs playing in the cmf and defence positions
We were known for our grit,for our fighting spirit,for our pride...we dont have any of that anymore..we let shit teams fight back from two goals down,we fall apart after conceding a goal and we played like pussies infront of our home fans
Gattuso and Zanetti arent world class skillwise, but in terms of leadership,grit,ambition,fighting spirit,understanding the luxury,privilege,honour and duty of donning jerseys of teams that strive to win trophies every year then they are more than world class!!!
Those qualities are essential for a team to win in a year where the team plays at least 38 games doemstically and another few games on the continental front
Imo the reason we did so well after 2006 was bcuz Del Piero,Nedved,Camo,Trez,Buffon,C Zanetti,Legro poured their hearts out on the pitch
When i see players like martinez,grosso,motta,barzagli,aquilani,pepe etc.. play for us a part of me dies inside cuz they fail time and time again to push themselves hard enough to suceed in a team that USED to only demand the utmost effort in achieveing results on a consistent basis
looking back at the last 20 yrs..when have we ever finished 7th,let alone done so twice in a row in a league that is a shadow of what it once was in the 90s and early 2000s
Qualifying for the champions league used to be a given..NOW IT IS A DREAM!!!