tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post8736499783047576300..comments2024-03-17T23:33:54.394-07:00Comments on Soccer Nostalgia: When Calcio Ruled the Football World-A Personal Journey-Part Three (1984/85)sp1873http://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-83378106634927919562014-10-22T22:14:55.914-07:002014-10-22T22:14:55.914-07:00Ooooh I'd completely forgotten about "Num...Ooooh I'd completely forgotten about "Numero 10" TV show, but now it is all coming back to me. <br /><br />Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to watch much TV at the time, but I still remember really liking Didier Roustan on Telefoot on Sunday mornings. <br /><br />In 1985-86 I started listening on the radio to multiplex France Inter - France Football, with Jacques Vendroux and others covering the French league every Saturday night. In the meantime Montpellier had just been promoted to Division 1, which added to the interest for me.DrEasyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776066538049826653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-89209928119182452822014-10-19T07:37:46.768-07:002014-10-19T07:37:46.768-07:00Briaschi was a solid player, yes - but as you said...Briaschi was a solid player, yes - but as you said the team was, by then, getting old and really needed a major overhaul, and also some depth in the bench - which happened the next year. Boniek, set free from the Platini shadow, played a spectacular season in 85-86 with Rome. Simone Odinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456415405405055172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-88339877527333927712014-10-18T17:44:08.749-07:002014-10-18T17:44:08.749-07:00yes, clearly tardelli and Rossi were showing signs...yes, clearly tardelli and Rossi were showing signs of age, while Boniek was inconsistent in the League, Briaschi was a nice surprise though and did score many goalssp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-23749905317849020162014-10-18T13:02:47.426-07:002014-10-18T13:02:47.426-07:00I remember that season very well... Juventus sold ...I remember that season very well... Juventus sold Gentile to Fiorentina and tried to field Tardelli as one of the back four spots to fill the void (this led ultimately to his move to Inter at the end of the season). Rossi was definitely in the downslope of his career and Platini couldn't mask all the problems. Many injuries in the first ten matches of the season led to a poor league campaign. After all, Verona was a beautiful team and deservedly won the league.Simone Odinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456415405405055172noreply@blogger.com