Gio
★★★★★★★★
Stylish attacker who did a decent job of filling the void left by Van Basten at Milan in the early-to-mid 1990s.
One the few players who played for Milan, Inter & Juventus
Whatever became of this lad ?
There are two but guessing you're on about the one from 2012.@Damien can you by any chance pull out the "90s Serie A Draft" Thread from the newbs? You can keep it locked, but it had some absolute gems from the 90s Serie A that would be great to talk about again.
He's actually playing for Bologna now. 35 though, so he's close enough to being finished that I think you can get away with it.Didn't even check to see if he's past or present. I'm just going to pretend he's finished even if he isn't.
Yesss! That's the one! My vote for the best poster, most helpful admin, lifetime achievement etc for the next awards is locked in.There are two but guessing you're on about the one from 2012.
Here: https://www.redcafe.net/threads/90s-serie-a-draft-thread.358215/
Yep, hard working side indeed, particularly Di Livio, its really all i remember him for.I mind when Juventus pumped Rangers twice in the Champions League in 1995. There was Torricelli, Di Livio, Conte and Tacchinardi - I've never seen such a collection of hard-working, hard-running midfielders in my life. They were 4-0 up with minutes to go and still buzzing around like they were a goal down. Machines.
Thanks for clearing that up. Good one. Seems to confirm the dark side of Italian football that once again came to light a few years ago with the relegation of Juventus. What I´m not really getting is how Elkjaer´s exploits actually changed Italian football. Granted this was a long time ago; I recall the Danish striker knocking them in the auld onion bag at a fantastic rate that year, but it seems to me di Genarro was the motor of that side. Maybe I´m not recalling quite clearly how great Elkjaer was that year.@Nobby style
Elkjaer’s exploits changed Italian football. In the past, a single man had been responsible for appointing referees. An easy target for Italian-style influencing by rich presidents of big clubs. For the 1984/85 season, the Italian FA had replaced this practise with a system of random referee appointments. Coincidence or not – it was that year that Verona won the Serie A. Shocked by the result, the Italian FA quickly reinstated their referee-appointer, to the satisfaction of a few wealthy presidents. Since then, no minor side has ever won the Serie A again. It makes Elkjaer’s achievement with Verona all the more extraordinary. Hellas Verona were relegated the season after Elkjaer left, putting his importance to his team and the title win in perspective.
It's not my text, I just copied it, but yes, they mean that his fantastic performance and the eventual Scudetto for Hellas Verona made them reconsider their decision to help the traditionally big guys return to the top (the second team that year was Junior's Torino, not Juve or Milan or Roma too).Thanks for clearing that up. Good one. Seems to confirm the dark side of Italian football that once again came to light a few years ago with the relegation of Juventus. What I´m not really getting is how Elkjaer´s exploits actually changed Italian football. Granted this was a long time ago; I recall the Danish striker knocking them in the auld onion bag at a fantastic rate that year, but it seems to me di Genarro was the motor of that side. Maybe I´m not recalling quite clearly how great Elkjaer was that year.
Anyway, how did his exploits actually change Italian football?
Or do you mean that his fantastic season made the Italian FA change back to the old ways to insure no more unfashionable sides would raise the Scudetto again?
My favorite all time draft to participate in@Damien can you by any chance pull out the "90s Serie A Draft" Thread from the newbs? You can keep it locked, but it had some absolute gems from the 90s Serie A that would be great to talk about again.
Saw him yesterday at an airport. Was pretty random. He's part Icelandic which you could guess by his last name.Has this guy been posted? For some reason I remembered him.
Danish striker Jon Dahl Tomasson. Was a pretty decent striker.
Well actually an other set of midfielders that compares is... Juventus just a couple years later, with Davids and Deschamps added to the side.I mind when Juventus pumped Rangers twice in the Champions League in 1995. There was Torricelli, Di Livio, Conte and Tacchinardi - I've never seen such a collection of hard-working, hard-running midfielders in my life. They were 4-0 up with minutes to go and still buzzing around like they were a goal down. Machines.
The day Vialli joined Chelsea I remember having to convince my mate just how good he was, he was having none of it. And he was very good for Chelsea as i think Casiraghi would have been too once he'd settledSinisa Mihajlovic, not only top free kicks but his corner kicks were phenomenal.
Great shouts of Lombardo and Recoba and Montella. Recoba seems to be almost forgotten despite his talent.
George Weah
Serginho. Remember being linked or fans wanted him to replace Ryan Giggs on the left.
Vialli when he had hair and Mancini. This was my introduction to Serie A in 1990, was lucky to witness such a league triumph.
Gianluigi Lentini. I couldn't believe the transfer fee at the time in 1992 13 million, worlds most expensive player for a few years.
Yep think he tore England a new one at that time which is why we were all distraught when we missed out on him.
Marcelo Salas.
I remember reading back in 1997 that we were nailed on to sign him, then he turns up in Italy and I was distraught.
"What's your favorite hobby?" "Women."
Aye, what was an international match that was supposed to be famous for being Michael Owen's debut ended up being famous for ...Yep think he tore England a new one at that time which is why we were all distraught when we missed out on him.
Mine too. Sad we never got him.
My favourite player growing up
Agree. Great player.That's a wonderful shout
Scored the only goal of the game when Lazio beat us 1-0 in the super cup in 1999
Marcelo Salas.
I remember reading back in 1997 that we were nailed on to sign him, then he turns up in Italy and I was distraught.
He played for fecking Bolton!Youri Djorkaeff
I still remember where I was when watching him score that overhead kick against Roma.
As did Jay Jay Okocha, Nicolas Anelka, Fernando Hierro and Ivan Campo. Pretty sure they were all rather good players in their prime.He played for fecking Bolton!