Claudio GENTILE | 1981-1983 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

GENTILE PES STATS | 1981-1983

Claudio GENTILE | 1981-1983 Uzair Name: Claudio Gentile Nickname: ''Qaddafi'' Club: Juventus Number: 6 Position: *CB, SB Nationality: Italian Age: 27-29 (27/10/1953) Era: 1981/1983 Foot: R Side: R Height: 178 cm Weight: 71 kg Attack: 64 Defence: 93 Balance: 92 Stamina: 87 Top Speed: 74 Acceleration: 76 Response: 87 Agility: 72 Dribble Accuracy: 71 Dribble Speed: 73 Short Pass Accuracy: 71 Short Pass Speed: 72 Long Pass Accuracy: 70 Long Pass Speed: 69 Shot Accuracy: 65 Shot Power: 79 Shot Technique: 69 Free Kick Accuracy: 58 Curling: 64 Header: 81 Jump: 83 Technique: 71 Aggression: 65 Mentality/Tenacity: 96 Goalkeeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 84 Injury Tolerance: B Form/Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot Frequency: 6 Consistency: 8 Growth type: Early/Lasting CARDS: P02: Deep Cover S07: Man Marking S08: Slide Tackle SPECIAL ABILITIES: *Marking *Sliding Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded INFO Some soccer stars can only be controlled, not contained. By Spain '82, Maradona was clearly one of them. Or at least he was until he ran into Gentile, Italy's fearsome terminator whose job description was simple: Mark the opponent's most dangerous player into oblivion and don't get caught. A defender needs to find a way to let his presence be known, Gentile has said, and he went about his business with the subtlety of the Angel of Death. In pursuit of his prey, he spared no knee to the back, kick to the ankle, or elbow to the neck. In Italy's second-round upset of defending champion Argentina in 1982, Gentile reduced Maradona to a state of such whimpering petulance that he received a yellow card for excessive whining. Football, Gentile once explained, ''is not for ballerinas.'' Born in Libya and endowed with the unfortunate nickname ''Qaddafi,'' Gentile epitomized the fierce tackling and pugnacity that defined the '80s edition of the Azzurri, but his extraordinary skill lay in his ability to get away with tackles that would otherwise be cited for human rights violations. In Gentile's 71 games for Italy, he was never redcarded, though all eyes were upon him. He was the master of the stealth attack, cagily timing his assaults to avoid the referee's gaze. But it wasn't just well-disguised fouls that set Gentile apart. He was also adept at mind games, although he didn't always use his mind. Italian journalists still talk about how early in that Italy-Argentina match, Gentile attempted to provoke Maradona by sidling up to him from behind and administering the soccer equivalent of a colonoscopy. For all his macho posturing, Gentile viewed his Hard Man reputation with a healthy dose of humor. The story is told of the black-tie awards dinner for European Player of the Year in 1978: As England's Kevin Keegan walked toward the stage to collect the trophy, Gentile stuck out a foot and tripped him. Picking himself off the floor, Keegan glanced up at the Italian who was smiling mischievously. You wouldn't have won any award, Gentile said, ''if I had been marking you.'' VIDEOS: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io8nrKD4CdU[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHPDSOQKcF4[/youtube] ADDITIONAL LINKS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Gentile http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Gentile http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/win ... rview.html http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/stati ... index.html Claudio GENTILE | 1981-1983 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)