Author Topic: Italian football in the 90s (Read 63783 times)

SMD · « **on:** January 15, 2012, 07:32:07 pm »

Gazzetta on Saturday mornings with James Richardson reading papers in some cafe.

Sunday morning football with Luther Blissett barely audible, commentary by Gary Bloom or Peter Brackley.

And some of the best footballers in the world.

Back, l. t. r. Giuseppe Favalli, Alessandro Nesta, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Alessandro Grandoni, Paolo Negro, Luca Marchegiani; Front, l. t. r. Giorgio Venturin, Pavel Nedvĕd, Vladimir Jugović, Diego Fuser, Roberto Mancini.

Look at that line up. Seriously. And they won the league once in that period.

Parma. Brought this guy to Europe:

Another brilliant line up:

There were high hopes for this lad:

Have some effort shifting Balbo and Fonseca.

I don't care about his time in England. This lad was fucking magic for all the teams he played for at his peak:

Saw him do this 83 times in a Roma shirt:

And this lad, 200 times:

He may have been injured a lot but he still managed to do this 49 times in 68 games:

Then went back and did it again 9 more times in a different era in Serie A:

Forget the penalty miss and the injuries, even when he was at Brescia, he was still better than most people would give him credit for.

And the team that dominated it all?

Bunch of c*nts, mind.

Still loads of players I haven't mentioned.

XabiArt · « **Reply #1 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:34:57 pm »

Some great memories and top images there!

Red Genius · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:35:16 pm »

Loved the Serie A that decade, it really did have some of the very best playing there, some absolute belters scored during that period.

Championship Manager 97/98 - awsome teams to pick from

sinnermichael · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:36:37 pm »

james richardson was, and still is, the man.

NOTBORNIN1982 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:39:14 pm »

Best theme tune to a football show ever.

GBF · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:40:59 pm »

Quote from: SMD on January 15, 2012, 07:32:07 pm

Back, l. t. r. Giuseppe Favalli, Alessandro Nesta, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Alessandro Grandoni, Paolo Negro , Luca Marchegiani; Front, l. t. r. Giorgio Venturin, Pavel Nedvĕd, Vladimir Jugović, Diego Fuser, Roberto Mancini.

lucky that lad didnt play against Evra

....90s were the golden years....i used to imitate Batistuta's celebration at school

Mr Dilkington · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:47:03 pm »

Love it!

What an era that was for Serie A. The thing I loved about it was the spread of players throughout the League. In Spain there is an insane number of World class players at two clubs, then a few more spread around the other 18 clubs.

Back in those days you had 5 or 6 teams who had teams that were easily capable of winning the League. The talent was spread around so evenly, there was a brilliant game nearly every week.

Batistuta and Rui Costa for Fiorentina. Totti and Montella for Roma. Del Piero and Zidane for Juve. Nedved and Mancini for Lazio. Ronaldo and Vieri for Inter. Maldini and Weah for Milan.

Not to mention guys like Gazza who came in and brought something different to the League.

Another thing I loved about that period, and still do.... The stadiums and the presentation is all too shiny and modern in La Liga and the Premiership. I love how you have to squint your eyes to see some games because of the smoke bombs been let off in the stadium. I love the fact the pitches aren't all brilliantly bright green. I love the kind of grey tone you get in Serie A.

It was proper players, playing in a proper League, presented by proper Presenters who just loved watching as much as you or I.

Juan Loco · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:47:40 pm »

I am disgusted by the lack of Zanetti. Disgusted.

Just think - in 1999/00 Inter Milan had a strike-force of Ronaldo, Christian Vieri, Roberto Baggio and Ivan Zamorano.

They finished 4th and won nothing. The depth in quality was insane.

Parma had Buffon, Thuram, Zola, Chiesa, Veron, Cannavaro, Sensini, Crespo. Fiorentina had Batistuta, Rui Costa and Sousa. Neither won the league.

Roma had Cafu, Aldair, Totti. Lazio had Vieri, Nedved, Veron, Nesta, Signori. Sampdoria had Mancini, Vialli, Gullit. They only won the league once.

Oh, and the players would end up all over the fucking shop! Every summer it was musical bloody chairs.

Mr Dilkington · « **Reply #8 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:48:42 pm »

Slightly embarrassing....

When I was younger, I used to grow my hair so I could put it in a rubber band and run about my house pretending I was Batigol.

Juan Loco · « **Reply #9 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:50:02 pm »

I still do that. Except I run straight into a door and pretend I'm Milan Baros.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:50:06 pm »

Zamorano played for inter at a preseason match....(probably as part of the deal that saw nice join us I suppose)

What a player he was, his movement was incredible and he was so quick and powerful.... Really impressed me.

Red Genius · « **Reply #11 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:51:10 pm »

Quote from: Mr Dilkington on January 15, 2012, 07:48:42 pm

Slightly embarrassing....

When I was younger, I used to grow my hair so I could put it in a rubber band and run about my house pretending I was Batigol.

DangerScouse · « **Reply #12 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:57:06 pm »

Peter Brackley's commentary is iconic.

SMD · « **Reply #13 on:** January 15, 2012, 07:58:31 pm »

Quote from: Juan Loco on January 15, 2012, 07:47:40 pm

I am disgusted by the lack of Zanetti. Disgusted.

I didn't want to monopolise. I could easily have talked about Zanetti, Djorkaeff, Winter, Zamorano, Pagliuca, Bergomi, Kanu, Ganz, Recoba, Simeone and Simic and that's just Inter.

Serie A had Ferrara, Aldair, Samuel, Thuram, Cannavaro, Nesta, Maldini, Panucci, Costacurta... honestly it probably was the greatest era in any league in modern football.

Passmaster Molby · « **Reply #14 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:00:42 pm »

Loved that Parma side and Buffon coming through the ranks to replace Luca Bucci (I think) in goal - remember thinking who is this 17 year old kid, he's fucking mint.

SMD · « **Reply #15 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:02:46 pm »

Classic football shirt.

Mr Dilkington · « **Reply #16 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:03:21 pm »

Would love Serie A to get back to those days.

With Madrid and Barca around though, it's gonna be extremely difficult.

If Alexis Sanchez was playing back then, he would have moved within the League, rather than to another League.

Pastore too, would have been nice to see him at Roma or Inter, rather than PSG.

Juan Loco · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:05:12 pm »

Aron Winter... Another one I'd forgotten about. Played for Lazio in the same teams as Signori, Gascoigne, Fuser, Riedle, Boksic, Di Matteo, Casiraghi...

Mental.

Hazell · « **Reply #18 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:07:50 pm »

Grew up watching Football Italia. Just reading through that list of amazing players brings back memories. Awesome times.

Yiannis · « **Reply #19 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:08:05 pm »

Great post SMD and some great images.It was by far the best league back then and i think given their status,the team that amazed me the most was Parma.They had bought some really amazing players(Juan posted all of them except for Enrico Chiesa) and they won the UEFA Cup when Malesani was their coach.They also came close to winning the league only once i think.

Cruiser · « **Reply #20 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:13:10 pm »

Was the golden days of Serie A and live football.

Still can't forget George Weah's goal when he ran through the opposition over the full length of the San Siro!

And Boban was a superb player to watch

PhlegmJehst · « **Reply #21 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:17:34 pm »

amazing memories from that time, getting up on a Saturday morning to see James Richardson sitting in a random cafe chatting football, still is the man in my opinion, loved the amount of superstars in the league, remember that Figo debarcle?? he had signed for both Juve and Parma i think, loved watching Baggio, Rui Costa, Ronaldo, Batigol, remember having the bright yellow Parma shirt with the laces in the collar...mega memories...bring it back ch4 and bring back James Richardson.....

Juan Loco · « **Reply #22 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:18:31 pm »

Hah. Just had a check of the Lazio squad the year they lost the UEFA Cup final.

The strikers:

Pierluigi Casiraghi
Roberto Mancini
Giuseppe Signori
Alen Bokšić

Also made the mistake of looking up the two teams in that game. Inter's midfield was mental. Djorkaef, Simone, Winter. Pagliuca in goal, Zanetti at the back, Zamora and Ronaldo up front. Lazio had Marchegianni, Negro, Nesta, Favalli, Fuser, Nedved, Jugovic, Casiraghi and Mancini playing.

Aristotle · « **Reply #23 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:20:02 pm »

Still maintain that Del Piero was the best player on the planet in the '97/'98 season. Zidane was great but Del Piero was easily better imo.

SMD · « **Reply #24 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:20:06 pm »

Sampdoria had some ridiculous talent going through their club in the mid 90s. Seedorf, Veron, Ortega, Boghossian, Karembeu, Klinsmann, Lassissi, Montella, Iuliano (who was a rock for Juve), Lombardo...

TepidT2O · « **Reply #25 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:20:56 pm »

Ahh I remember those days, think of the managers Chappell for Milan, what was the guy at Parma? Nevio Scala or something....

Ancelotti, trappatoni, hodgson the list goes on

TepidT2O · « **Reply #26 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:21:19 pm »

Quote from: SMD on January 15, 2012, 08:20:06 pm

Sampdoria had some ridiculous talent going through their club in the mid 90s. Seedorf, Veron, Ortega, Boghossian, Karembeu, Klinsmann, Lassissi, Montella, Iuliano (who was a rock for Juve), Lombardo...

Platt

SMD · « **Reply #27 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:21:32 pm »

Quote from: Juan Loco on January 15, 2012, 08:18:31 pm

Hah. Just had a check of the Lazio squad the year they lost the UEFA Cup final.

The strikers:

Pierluigi Casiraghi
Roberto Mancini
Giuseppe Signori
Alen Bokšić

Also made the mistake of looking up the two teams in that game. Inter's midfield was mental. Djorkaef, Simone, Winter. Pagliuca in goal, Zanetti at the back, Zamora and Ronaldo up front. Lazio had Marchegianni, Negro, Nesta, Favalli, Fuser, Nedved, Jugovic, Casiraghi and Mancini playing.

Casiraghi breaking his leg at Chelsea summed up just how much those c*nts never deserve class players.

Cruiser · « **Reply #28 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:22:42 pm »

Quote from: Tepid water on January 15, 2012, 08:20:56 pm

Ahh I remember those days, think of the managers Chappell for Milan, what was the guy at Parma? Nevio Scala or something....

Ancelotti, trappatoni, hodgson the list goes on

There, you've just gone and ruined the thread

SMD · « **Reply #29 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:23:32 pm »

Quote from: Tepid water on January 15, 2012, 08:21:19 pm

Platt

I said talent.

Slick_Beef · « **Reply #30 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:23:55 pm »

Good times. We never had sky so I loved watching football italia, especially the live game on a sunday morning. I don't know why Peter Brackley doesn't get more gigs to be honest, a proper commentator. I guess sky don't think he's "exciting" enough for their "events". I can't imagine him yelling "...AND IT'S LIVE" before every game the way they make Tyler do..

I can remember really vividly watching the last day of the 1999-2000 season on C4, with Collina trying to bounce a ball on the pitch with little success due to the rain. I think that was the last season I really followed properly but it was a very exciting finale.

Speaking of whom, I think he also deserves a photo.. the one referee that even my wife can name

My favourite player for most of that time was Batistuta, although I also liked Ravanelli when he was at Juve. Zidane goes without saying..

CHOPPER · « **Reply #31 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:24:36 pm »

Who could forget Corruptioni, Bribeio and Bungatory. Great days.

Lawnmowerman · « **Reply #32 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:25:17 pm »

Juan Loco · « **Reply #33 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:26:03 pm »

Because nostalgia is available on youtube.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7tuJXCGF6GA?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/7tuJXCGF6GA?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB</a>

BFM · « **Reply #34 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:27:26 pm »

Ah, the wet dream that was the Juventus midfield of the 90s. And just when they got rid of Deschamps and you thought that they might dip, they bring in Edgar Davids. Holy shit!

Bangin Them In · « **Reply #35 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:27:29 pm »

Or these guys

Mr Dilkington · « **Reply #36 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:27:37 pm »

Can someone embed this for me? What a player this guy was. Cleanest striker of a ball ever?

http://youtu.be/ojLd0QuuKks

Yiannis · « **Reply #37 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:28:03 pm »

Quote from: SMD on January 15, 2012, 07:32:07 pm

The guy on the left is Domenico Morfeo or someone else?
Anyway seeing that picture of Vieri in Juve's colours reminded me how many class players that Juve team had(and the years that followed) and how they were not afraid of selling a star striker and replacing him with an unproven one.For the record,Vieri stayed only one year at Juve and then they sold him to Atletico Madrid for a shitload of money and they replaced him with Fillipo Inzaghi who as we all saw how effective turned out to be.

BFM · « **Reply #38 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:28:17 pm »

Quote from: Bangin Them In on January 15, 2012, 08:27:29 pm

Or these guys

We could use that one in the middle right about now

Juan Loco · « **Reply #39 on:** January 15, 2012, 08:28:47 pm »

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ojLd0QuuKks?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/ojLd0QuuKks?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB</a>