TheGreatBarryB
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Hard done by ...wouldn’t have got even close to a final without Roberto.
on this day.........
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Someone tried to argue with me yesterday he wasn't one of the greatest players of his generation/the 90s.
TheGreatBarryB
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Clueless...superb player
His words were "I could name at least 10 players today better than Baggio".
Without being biased, I could struggle to think of three.
KDB probably the only one who comes close. And maybe Lewa.
TheGreatBarryB
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Today? ...Imagine him at Bayern or Man City today! I have a heavy bias to the 90s. Ask him to watch some of his Fiorentina highlights including dribbling past the best defence in club football at the time (Napoli). Would love to know his list of 10
Messi and Ronaldo are givens, I will agree with that.
I just struggle to think of 10 players today better than Baggio, let alone as good as.
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The goal against Czechoslovakia at Italia 90 was the quintessential Baggio goal. True modern great.
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I image him staying at Fiorentina and forming a formidable partnership with Batitstuta. Surely there was at least one Scudetto there for La Viola.
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He did form a good partnership with a striker ..can’t remember name. Wonder if they would have bought Batistuta if they held on to Baggio
It was Bati and Rui Costa (great player but inferior to Robi)
Roberto baggio the best italian player ever... one of the best in the history of the game, players today not even close to his skill level
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Wouldnt Maldini & Del Piero be ahead of him?
Legends of the game, but baggio's skill was way avove them
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Batistuta was about 20/21 when he signed with Fiorentina, and I think he was a bit of a bargain buy at the time as well. The Fiorentina VP "discovered" him so even if Baggio was still around Batitstuta was going to Florence.
Rui Costa was a very good player who I loved watching as well, but he wasn't Baggio. He was even a fourth rate Baggio.
