| RIP Franco Baresi 07:39 - Jul 31 with 1398 views | Mullet |
He was sort of mythical to me as USA 94 was my first proper World Cup I remember well, and Channel 4 was the only way to see players like him. |  |
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| RIP Franco Baresi on 07:43 - Jul 31 with 1337 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
The definitive Libero of the 90s.
Stunned to read he has died. |  | | |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 07:48 - Jul 31 with 1268 views | pingu67 |
Such sad news to hear this, a top player in his day | | | |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 07:50 - Jul 31 with 1259 views | bluefunk |
One of the greatest defenders ever to play the game, |  | | |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 07:56 - Jul 31 with 1215 views | BlueBoots |
The Milan stop-off on an interrailing trip as a young man included a trip to the San Siro to watch AC Milan v Atalanta. Absolute Rolls-Royce of a footballer...was MOTM for me in a team which included Maldini, Rijkaard, Gullit and Van Basten. |  |
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| RIP Franco Baresi on 08:20 - Jul 31 with 1031 views | Mullet |
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| RIP Franco Baresi on 08:28 - Jul 31 with 979 views | davblue |
For me he would be in any greatest world 11's, i remember seeing him on ch4 and Italian football in the 90's and he was 36/37 at the time and he was unreal.
If my memory serves correctly, he shut Romario down in that 94 final and he was imperious. |  | | |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 08:46 - Jul 31 with 890 views | DJR |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 08:28 - Jul 31 by davblue |
For me he would be in any greatest world 11's, i remember seeing him on ch4 and Italian football in the 90's and he was 36/37 at the time and he was unreal.
If my memory serves correctly, he shut Romario down in that 94 final and he was imperious. |
Absolutely, when it comes to your first paragraph.
As regards your second, my memory fails me. [Post edited 31 Jul 8:47]
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| RIP Franco Baresi on 11:08 - Jul 31 with 591 views | RIPbobby |
Baresi was an insanely good footballer. It didn't make much sense that he was a centre half as he wasn't very tall at all. Possibly his best attribute is that he understood a game of football like reading a book. He just knew where to be and when and anybody trying anything different he knew before they did. What an absolutely amazing player he was. Back in those days the Italians had all the best players/teams so what he was up against was top quality attacks and he always had a plan to stop them. That Milan team was simply the best for around a five year period and it was amazing that they didn't win more they were that good. OK they won three European Cups, but that doesn't really tell the story of how good he was and Milan were.
RIP Franco. |  | | |
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| RIP Franco Baresi on 11:11 - Jul 31 with 558 views | cressi |
Fantastic player and leader. Stayed loyal AC Milan all his career. | | | |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 15:57 - Jul 31 with 284 views | Sharkey |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 11:11 - Jul 31 by cressi |
Fantastic player and leader. Stayed loyal AC Milan all his career. |
Captain of Milan for 15 years. Has anyone captained one club for longer? |  | | |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 20:22 - Jul 31 with 187 views | Pendejo |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 08:28 - Jul 31 by davblue |
For me he would be in any greatest world 11's, i remember seeing him on ch4 and Italian football in the 90's and he was 36/37 at the time and he was unreal.
If my memory serves correctly, he shut Romario down in that 94 final and he was imperious. |
WC Final 1994 you say
"34 years old and just three weeks after knee surgery, repelling everything Brazil throw at him in the 1994 World Cup Final"
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| RIP Franco Baresi on 20:27 - Jul 31 with 185 views | have_a_word_with_him |
Paolo Maldini got to learn from the very best and what a player he turned out to be |  | | |
| RIP Franco Baresi on 20:56 - Jul 31 with 145 views | MK1 |
So saddened by this news. A true LEGEND of our game. The best defender I ever saw. There have been some very, very good centre-halfs down the years, but for me, Baresi was the greatest of all.
R.I.P GREAT MAN. I loved watching you and will forever remember you. |  |
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