Italy`s greatest player?

[mark r skinner]

Thinking today about Zidane`s last game etc. Arguably France`s all-time best player and would possibly make the top 10 international players. Then thought about Italy. Plenty of decent players, but who stands out as their all-time great? Dino Zoff????

[Murph7355]

Paolo Rossi or Roberto Baggio shoud be in with a shout...

Saw the latter play his last professional game at the San Siro.

Rossi should probably get it on account of Baggio's crap hair do.

[killer2005]

Maldini

[ZR1cliff]

killer2005 said:

Maldini

,ide like to bring another three into the equation Totti,Del Piero and Christian Vieri.

[sleep envy]

Maldini is in with a shout along with Baresi, Zoff, Gigi Buffon and Altobelli and but it's people like Gattuso who do the donkey work and get little recognition

[puggit]

Italy is all about teamwork, something SGE could learn about!

[Ballistic Banana]

mark r skinner said:

Thinking today about Zidane`s last game etc. Arguably France`s all-time best player

Cantona was Frances Best ever player IMHO just didnt geton with DA Managment...Would also argue Platini would take some beating..Although Zi Zu is a truely wonderful player and I hope he lifts the cup on Sunday to polish off a truely great International Career.

Italy Dino Zoff, Paulo Maldini, Rossi? but Buffon is certainly making his mark

BB

[itsmymumscar]

Surely it would be Platini for France?.


If Zizou manages a second WC, scoring and lifting the trophy as Captain, then he will be bigger than Platini.

For Italy - Maldini shines through for shear commiment to his nation.

[fozzi]

It would have to be Franco Baresi or Dino Zoff for me.

[ferrisbueller]

fozzi said:

It would have to be Franco Baresi or Dino Zoff for me.

Another vote for Baresi. Maldini a close second.

[WildCards]

Maldini

Although I like Gattuso, very impressed with him over the last couple of weeks. He's got a beard too!