Retro Calcio

[brehme1989]

 

[brehme1989]

Pretty much why Man Utd signed RVN despite an injury. They postponed the transfer for a season, when they could have cancelled it iirc

They don't make them like this anymore

 

[pupivn]

And there is Luc Nilis in it as well

 

[KevinB]

Luc Nilis, one of the best Belgian players ever who was never appreciated by Belgium.

Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooij both called him their best striker partner.

Van Nistelrooij was a pure beast though, Netherlands really was a force to be reckoned with, having strikers like Ruud, Van Persie, Kluivert, Bergkamp, ...

 

[Il Drago]

I am a bit ashamed to admit i had never heard of Luc Nilis till now. I may have to check some clips of his on YT.

 

[KevinB]

I am a bit ashamed to admit i had never heard of Luc Nilis till now. I may have to check some clips of his on YT.

No reason to be ashamed, as I said, he wasn't even valued by Belgium, but in NL he won the golden boot in 95, the year the young Ajax team won the treble, and Ronaldo at PSV if I'm not mistaken so that's saying a lot about his qualities.

"Lucky" Luc was one phenomenal player who got far too little out of his career. Perfect 2 feet, only scored absolute beauties. Perfect partnership with both Ronaldo and RVN.

 

[brehme1989]

I am a bit ashamed to admit i had never heard of Luc Nilis till now. I may have to check some clips of his on YT.

The season before Ronaldo moved to Barcelona they played against PSV. But Ronaldo didn't feature.

Anyway, enjoy:

Now imagine Ronaldo playing in those series. Against Barcelona.

Oh and then come with a straight face and tell me that the Bosman rule didn't destroy the sport...

 

[delaurentis]

Maybe allready posted here, but worth a look for full retro calcio games:

https://www.youtube.com/@TheCalcioStation/videos

 

[Kramerica Industries]

What went wrong so quickly with Lippi at Inter?

 

[Il Drago]

What went wrong so quickly with Lippi at Inter?

So many things really. He wanted to make too many changes too fast. Forcing Bergomi to retire, selling Pagliuca and Simeone. His bad relationship with some players, especially with Baggio. Early injury of Ronaldo.

But i am sure there are others older than me who will give you even more details about that period.

 

[andrei]

What went wrong so quickly with Lippi at Inter?

He was more or less an asshole. He mistreated Pagliuca, Baggio and others. He brought his old favourites from Juventus days, who were already on downside. Vieri was a beast, but Ronaldo basically played on one leg until his brutal injuries.
From what I remember, my impression was that he never was on the same page with Moratti and co. Like, they never sit down to put a plan for a few seasons to build a proper team.
In retrospect, I believe it was a mistake to sack him so early. He should have received to whole second year to build a team. The year was lost anyway with Zaccheroni.

 

[Il Drago]

He was more or less an asshole. He mistreated Pagliuca, Baggio and others. He brought his old favourites from Juventus days, who were already on downside. Vieri was a beast, but Ronaldo basically played on one leg until his brutal injuries.
From what I remember, my impression was that he never was on the same page with Moratti and co. Like, they never sit down to put a plan for a few seasons to build a proper team.
In retrospect, I believe it was a mistake to sack him so early. He should have received to whole second year to build a team. The year was lost anyway with Zaccheroni.

Zaccheroni was after Cuper and before Mancini, in 2003/04. After Lippi Moratti brought that clown Tardelli who is remembered for the humiliating loss to Milan.

 

[brehme1989]

Respect is earned so can't ignore this Maldini video. One of the greatest players of all time that our cousins got to enjoy exclusively.

 

[brehme1989]

My favorite Brazil team, and possibly the best since the 1986 World Cup at least.

Ronaldo in his prime, Rivaldo at his peak, Roberto Carlos in his prime, Cafu in his prime, Ronaldinho emerging, Alex in his prime, Emerson in his prime, Vampeta as an actual football player, Amoroso at his best, Serginho in his prime before becoming a cunt at Milan, Flavio Conceicao in his prime, Zago in his prime, Ze Roberto entering his prime, Christian having the time of his life before the PSG move, Evanilson emerging... so much talent there and some of the world's best amongst them!

1990 squad wasn't great, let's be honest.
1994 squad won, but honestly it feels underwhelming.
1998 squad was solid but heavily reliant on Ronaldo. Had problems with the center backs and lacked creativity overall.
2002 wasn't as deep honestly but the Lucio and Edmilson duo at the back was key to enable a deep run.
2006 had great names but none of them was at their best, apart from Kaka. Ronaldinho was quite disappointing I recall.
None that came after was proper Brazil, they ruined them. They need to reset to factory settings if they want to win another World Cup.

I also liked the 2005 team in the Confederations Cup a lot.

 

[ElDuccio]

It's crazy to think that out of the favorites (Italy, Germany, Brazil, France) there was also this underdog. Not sure if underdog is the right word. But this Spain was basically the same one who won the world cup 4 years later. Almost all players were still young in that year. Ramos, Iniesta, Xavi. Hard to find such a talented underdog these days. Having more then 2 favorites is already difficult if you ask me. We had great times with great players. Germany who was always a threat for everyone and always advanced to the semifinal or final. Italy with a rock solid defence and always having great talents, like Baggio, like Totti, Del Piero... about Brazil i don't even start talking, they had amazing players, especialy before 2006.
Really miss this times! People born after the 90 have missed a lot of things, not sure if we can ever compare this times with todays football really.

 

[brehme1989]

World Cup 1990. Italia 1990.

 

[Il Drago]

This video popped up on my YouTube suggestions. 1997/98 derby della Madonnina. Enjoy.

 

[Kramerica Industries]

Forgive me if this isn't entirely "calcio" related, but just reading something on Wikipedia from the 2006-'07 Champions League...

On 8 February 2007, the Italian government announced that the San Siro in Milan was unsafe for spectators after the rioting that had occurred during and after a league match in Catania six days earlier. As a result, the venues of the first leg of the Inter-Valencia tie scheduled for 21 February and the second leg of the Celtic-Milan tie scheduled for 7 March were thrown into doubt. Various proposals and offers of the use of stadia outside Italy were made, but it was finally agreed that the Inter-Valencia tie would be played at the San Siro with a reduced capacity of 36,000. After further work at the San Siro, Italian authorities and UEFA announced that the second leg of Celtic-Milan would go ahead at the stadium, at its full capacity of 85,700. 4,500 seats were reserved for Celtic supporters.

What kind of rank bullshit was this? I don't need an explanation of the riot in question in Catania, I've read about that one before, but Inter was forced to play their CL home game (ultimately ended in a 2-2 draw and later knocked out on away goals after the second leg) while Milan got full attendance for their home game in that same round? Milan went on to win the competition that year, of course.

Seems ridiculous to me that Inter essentially got punished compared to Milan from a situation that had nothing to do with either of them...fuck me, Catania is nowhere near Milano, to put this comparison in terms I'd understand this would be like punishing a team in Tampa for something that happened in Cincinnati. Nonsense.

 

[Besnik]

It's impossible to not appreciate Totti. What an exceptional player he was, and I'm not even gonna say that I wish he played for Inter because I could have never imagined him to another club than Roma. A true artist of football.

Roma might not have a bunch of scudetti in their history, but they have a Francesco Totti.