62 goals for Roma. 4 goals for Italy.
Where would you rank him amongst other legends from the past?
Where would you rank him amongst other legends from the past?
How good was Marco Delvecchio?
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not exactly a legend. But a good player who would probably be more appreciated today as a forward who can contribute quite a bit in build up.
better than Borriello, level below Gilardino.
better than Osvaldo, level below Inzaghi
Montella was better.
Not overly memorable but Italy had so many class forwards at that time
Did a lot of the dirty work to allow the likes of Montella, Totti, Batistuta, etc to shine.
Remember some guys
He was awesome for Zeman
He was awesome for Zeman
He was pretty decent.
Better than Clinton Morrison but not as good as Niall Quinn
It felt like there was a lot of strikers like this around at the time that didn’t really get a great amount of goals but we’re still at great sides. Massaro, Casiraghi and Simone spring to mind. No saying they were bad players just contributed more than goals maybe.
Cool name.
Better than Bebe but not as good as Pele
Slightly better than Nick Barmby
He had a tremendous, work ethic and strength, and combined that with excellent touch and dribbling ability.
Those skills meant that he contributed to Roma’s Scudetto win in 2001, and was a wonderful foil for Batistuta, Montella and Totti.
I think his best goal scoring season came in 1998/1999, and his goal output understandably reduced when Batistuta was signed in 2000/2001 and he took on more of a workhorse role.
IIRC he had a good record in derbies against Lazio, sometimes saving his best performances for those games.
Plus he scored in the Euro 2000 final with a well worked goal, a Totti back-heel, Pessotto cross and Delvecchio volley. If Italy won, Dino Zoff’s decision to start Delvecchio instead of Del Piero and Inzaghi in the final would have been talked about as a tactical master stroke. But sadly for Italy, Del Piero after coming on had 2 huge misses when clear on goal to wrap things up, and we know what happened after that.
Those skills meant that he contributed to Roma’s Scudetto win in 2001, and was a wonderful foil for Batistuta, Montella and Totti.
I think his best goal scoring season came in 1998/1999, and his goal output understandably reduced when Batistuta was signed in 2000/2001 and he took on more of a workhorse role.
IIRC he had a good record in derbies against Lazio, sometimes saving his best performances for those games.
Plus he scored in the Euro 2000 final with a well worked goal, a Totti back-heel, Pessotto cross and Delvecchio volley. If Italy won, Dino Zoff’s decision to start Delvecchio instead of Del Piero and Inzaghi in the final would have been talked about as a tactical master stroke. But sadly for Italy, Del Piero after coming on had 2 huge misses when clear on goal to wrap things up, and we know what happened after that.
I remembered him scoring a goal against Manchester United while on loan to Fulham and causing a bit of a stir with his trademark airplane celebration. Except that was Montella who played for Fulham, not Delvecchio, and also Montella never scored against United for Fulham. In summary, memory is a prison of crumbling walls.
Great in one of the championship managers could play near everywhere
Just slightly under the I don't care bracket
A decent player, great in the air. Overall, nothing special
Past time Dirk Kuyt.
Never heard of him before.
Better than Wayne Rooney but not as good as Jeremie Aliadiere
I have great memories of him but can't really remember watching him play.
This. The 4 goals against Lazio must be some of the biggest derby-performances ever. And to round it all up, Totti lops Lazio for 5-1 - complete humiliation.
What a game that was. Great goals. Used to always sign Montella in Championship Manager 01/02. Totti's vision and passes was just out of this World. Hope we'll see one like him again.
Better than me but not as good as Pele.
Not as good as Nathan Delfouneso.
That's a blast from the past. Who was the poster on here that was saying we should sign him every summer?
Scholesy used to get a lot of heat on here for his crazy opinions. However, he was absolutely adamant about Modric, whilst plenty mocked him for that. Funny old world.
Was he the same one that was obsessed with Kagawa?
He was a decent striker.
That was a brilliant Roma team that won Serie A in 2001 with Totti, Batistuta, Cafu, Emerson, Aldair, Samuel, Nakata etc and Capello as coach.
That was a brilliant Roma team that won Serie A in 2001 with Totti, Batistuta, Cafu, Emerson, Aldair, Samuel, Nakata etc and Capello as coach.
He was the one player I think he was right about. Think he wanted a midfield of Modric, Norwood and Will Hughes
Even Modric can't save that midfield. Then he wanted Delfouneso up top.It could have been, though I have a vague recollection of Mad Winger also raving about him.
Ah yes, I remember that Norwood obsession. Crazy bastard.He was the one player I think he was right about. Think he wanted a midfield of Modric, Norwood and Will Hughes
To give a reference to the younger lads here, I'd say that for how I remember him, he was very similar to Mandzukic.
Tall, slender but built like steel, extremely hardworking, fighter spirit, never shy of rough physical confrontation, very good technique for his size, fast (quite faster than Mandzukic actually), tactically very savvy.
Always running on the whole attacking front, contesting and cleaning balls for the other forwards, covering up, backtracking on the wings, helping the midfielders...
Tall, slender but built like steel, extremely hardworking, fighter spirit, never shy of rough physical confrontation, very good technique for his size, fast (quite faster than Mandzukic actually), tactically very savvy.
Always running on the whole attacking front, contesting and cleaning balls for the other forwards, covering up, backtracking on the wings, helping the midfielders...
He wasn't big like Mandzukic, he was normal sized
He played in a top 4 club on the peak of the Serie A as a league (basically every player wanted to play there, even if it was for a smaller club). He was clearly a very talented player, other wise he wouldn't had find his place in that league at that moment.
Roma really had some excellent strikers or produced their own in the 2000s, Totti of course the best among all
Honestly pretty forgettable player given the quality of players he was competing alongside. Would be more appreciated today. It's actually nuts how football quality has dropped off since 2010 imo.
Yes, Messi and Ronaldo were out of this world but the preceding decade/s were so much better overall.
Yes, Messi and Ronaldo were out of this world but the preceding decade/s were so much better overall.
Like a broken clock, then?