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A forum for all 'english-speaking' fans of Gabriel Omar Batistuta, which EVER team he's involved with! To make it easier to reply to posts, please don't start a new thread if there is already an existing thread related to your topic. Let's try to keep all the same news 'together'. Thanks! |
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Rudy
 IP: 120.50.180.93 Jun 23, 08 - 9:34 PM |
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Hello I havent posted anything for a few years now, but i found this article worth mentioning http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/150issue/150home.html |
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Katy
IP: 80.7.116.42 Jun 24th, 2008 - 12:38 AM |
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RUDY!!!! Good to see you back here!  What do you think of Chelsea's new coach???? Thanks for posting that, I hadn't seeen it!  Here is what it says.... a great tribute! Gabriel Batistuta Who can put a figure on how many trophies loyalty cost Gabriel Omar Batistuta? Had he moved away from Florence sooner than he did he could surely have added a few Scudetti, maybe a Champions League and quite possibly a handful of major Player of the Year prizes to his personal haul. That he stayed put for so long speaks volumes about the man. Yet it was a marriage that might not have happened. Fiorentina wanted an Argentine striker and could not decide between Batigol and his national teammate Diego Latorre. In the end, they signed them both and either one could have gone on to greater things. However, while the latter sunk without trace in Serie A, the man with the golden boot became one of the finest foreigners ever to play in Italy. “Fiorentina have scored. It's that man again, Gabriel Batistuta!” That statement became something of a catchphrase for Peter Brackley throughout the formative years of UK coverage of Italian football. The Argentine famously found the net in 11 consecutive games at the start of one Serie A season to set a new top-flight record, while at international level he became the top scorer in his country's history with 56 strikes. It was not just the volume of goals he scored, however, but the manner in which he scored them that marked him out. With his trademark mop of hair, he used to thunder past defenders, often brushing them out of the way before powering the ball into the net - sometimes threatening to carry the goalkeeper with it. His celebrations, too, were something special. For a while he would grab the corner flag and stand proudly beside it. Then he started firing an invisible machine gun each time he scored. He got through plenty of ammunition over the years. They famously erected a statue to him in Florence and he still comes to the Artemio Franchi on a regular basis where he gets a hero's welcome. However, it took a move to Roma to eventually get him the single Scudetto that was scant reward for the ability he possessed. He played briefly for Inter before concluding his career with Al-Arabi in Qatar, but his name will be forever linked with one club. To Fiorentina fans he will always be their 'Guerriero mai domo' - a warrior who never knew when he was beaten. Words: Giancarlo Rinaldi The link.... Top 15 Calcio Italia Players |
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Karun
IP: 203.144.240.114 Jun 24th, 2008 - 9:50 AM |
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Thanks Rudy and Katy This is really a very Great news !! It is what he truely deserves. ( he actually deserves more). Our Great Gabriel ranks first if we look from non-italian player perspective. He has been placed only behind the Italian favourites Maldini and Baggio and is placed ahead of Totti and Canavaro... He actually deserves much more as he was once the world number one striker (he still is the best striker if you look from all time players view point)... but as his fans this is also quite satisfying..
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rudy
IP: 120.50.180.93 Jun 24th, 2008 - 9:22 PM |
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Hi Katy I am not to excited by Scolari taking over chelsea. I think he is over rated. I would have prefered Hiddink over even Manchini. What do u think about the whole ronaldo Saga? I just want him to leave, cuz than u guys are finished. It will be between Chelsea and Liverpool next season |
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Linda
IP: 129.241.122.230 Jun 24th, 2008 - 9:25 PM |
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OH WOW...thank you for that. A great article. He was a fantastic footballer and I haven't seen the likes of him yet. He had that somehing extra that put him ahead as a great person, not just an athlete. I loved this line : “Fiorentina have scored. It's that man again, Gabriel Batistuta!” |
Richie
IP: 155.198.184.64 Jun 25th, 2008 - 10:05 AM |
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That is a great article, so many brilliant players and memories of watching them on Channel 4! Thanks for posting it! It's such a shame how it went for Gazza - he had more talent than anyone on that list in my opinion inlcluding Zidane, and was certainly the most electrifying and exciting to watch at his peak. So much bad luck and bad advice... Linda I agree with you about Bati, there was something extra about him. I reckon a lot of it was to do with the good looks, long hair, goatee beard, and the fact that he was so obviously the absolute hero of the supporters he played for. And also the style of play - he was one of those players that excited you when he got the ball, because you knew there was only one direction he was heading in - straight for goal! |
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Daryl
IP: 201.238.90.38 Jul 1st, 2008 - 8:54 PM |
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Thanks Rudy. |
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Jas
IP: 116.14.188.108 Jul 2nd, 2008 - 6:49 AM |
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I'll archive this to the Article page, thanks alot Rudy. |
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Fred9
IP: 203.55.237.51 Jul 7th, 2008 - 6:33 AM |
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Fantastic article, but would have thought that the great Diego Maradona would been in the Top 3. |
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Daryl
IP: 201.238.90.38 Jul 7th, 2008 - 6:02 PM |
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Good point Fred, but he didn't play as long in the league as those guys. Perhaps that was the reason he wasn't there. Daryl 
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Sherzod Mirsalikhov
IP: 80.80.210.243 Jul 17th, 2008 - 11:51 AM |
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Really nice article, thanks! But one thing I can't understand, why no Javier Zanetti there? :( |
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Daryl
IP: 201.238.90.169 Jul 17th, 2008 - 9:19 PM |
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Gd point Sherzod nor can I. Daryl
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