Zbigniew BONIEK | 1982-1983 & 1986-1987 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

BONIEK PES STATS | 1982-1983 & 1986-1987

Zbigniew BONIEK | 1982-1983 & 1986-1987 Oriello Joint Collaboration Between as_10, Classical and Oriello Name: Zbigniew Kazimierz Boniek Nickname: Zibì (difficult to pronounce Zbigniew in Italian) Club: Juventus Number: 11 (Club), 20 (National Team) Position: SS*, AM, WF, SM Nationality: Polish Age: 26 Foot: R Side: B Length: 181 Weight: 75 Attack: 84 Defence: 64 Balance: 79 Stamina: 93 Top Speed: 95 Acceleration: 91 Response: 86 Agility: 83 Dribble Accuracy: 90 Dribble Speed: 94 Short Pass Accuracy: 84 Short Pass Speed: 84 Long Pass Acc.: 84 Long Pass Speed: 83 Shot Accuracy: 82 Shot Power: 87 Shot Technique: 86 Free Kick Accuracy: 72 Curling: 77 Header: 80 Jump: 84 Technique: 92 Aggression: 83 Mentality: 87 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 90 Injury Tolerance: B Consistency: 7 Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 7 Weak Foot frequency: 7 *Dribbling *Tactical Dribbling *Reaction *1-touch pass *Outside -- Simply a wonderful footballer. Boniek had many attributes deadly pace, guile, determination, technical skill. Who could head, shoot, pass all in very good measure. Best defined as a 'hard working-attack minded footballer', rather than as a 'great winger' or 'playmaker'. In essence a player too good to be left out of any starting eleven, yet not specially outstanding at any particular role as to solely command that position in a star-studded team. This uncertainty as to Boniek's most effective position was first seen both at Łódź and with Poland where he would be flitted between midfield and attack. For country even tasked as the central playmaker, but clearly more inclined and better suited to be a clinical forward. After his stunning hat trick against Belgium in the 1982 World Cup, Pelé himself stated this, that a player such as Boniek needs to be unleashed and his talent should not be confined and limited to a role in midfield. Juventus manager Giovanni Trapattoni had been keen on Boniek ever since he had ran them ragged in a 1980 UEFA cup match, but it was Boniek's 'Maradona 86-esque' performance in 1982, carrying a solid Polish outfit to third place that sealed a 1.1 million pound move to Turin. Boniek and Platini were brought in as the final pieces in what was to be an all-conquering Juventus team. However, things started off slowly, both Boniek and Platini were surprised at the demands of the Italian game, and of the infamous Italian sports media, and both expressed their concerns over tactics and formations. By the 2nd part of the season Trapattoni had changed things around slightly and Boniek, Platini, Rossi and Bettega had formed a formidable attack. Boniek's adaptability in attack caused a large dilemma as to his optimum role, eventually he would be settled as 'left winger', while in reality was liable to float across the entire attack. Always ready to make one of his incisive runs to meet a Platini long ball that had just shattered an offside trap, or come deep to create-dribble-and link up to devastating effect. Gianni Agnelli the late owner of Juventus famously nicknamed him ''Bello di notte'' or 'Beauty of the night'', in reference to Boniek's knack of putting on scintillating displays and scoring important goals in European Cup matches, which were always held in the evening. Boniek indeed had a wonderful ability to raise the level of his performances in vital matches and was very much a 'big game player'. Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported 25 Goals from Juventus, some already highlighted in the top 10 vid, but some other good ones too in the vid. Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported Hat Trick at World Cup 1982 Overhead attempt against Brazil -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Club: A.S.Roma Number: 4 Position: CM*, DM, CWP, CB, AM Nationality: Polish Age: 30 (13th March 1956) Foot: R Side: B Length: 181 Weight: 76 Attack: 80 Defence: 70 Balance: 80 Stamina: 90 Top Speed: 84 Acceleration: 86 Response: 86 Agility: 83 Dribble Accuracy: 90 Dribble Speed: 87 Short Pass Accuracy: 85 Short Pass Speed: 79 Long Pass Acc.: 86 Long Pass Speed: 77 Shot Accuracy: 78 Shot Power: 86 Shot Technique: 82 Free Kick Accuracy: 75 Curling: 77 Header: 81 Jump: 80 Technique: 91 Aggression: 85 Mentality: 87 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 87 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 7 Weak Foot frequency: 7 Consistency: 6 *Dribbling *Tactical Dribbling *Passing *Middle Shooting *1-touch pass *Outside -- Heysel had a traumatic impact on Boniek's outlook on football and life, ''Football meant so much to me but after that tragedy I began to see the game in another perspective... things were different after that final.''-- Seeing so many people losing their lives when they had come to enjoy a game of football was unacceptable for me. Like many of the players that evening Boniek himself had not been aware of the full extent of what had transpired prior to the match, and voiced his disgust afterwards that the match had gone through. At the end of that season, perhaps needing a change of atmosphere, Boniek headed to The Eternal City, Sven-Göran Eriksson brought him in as a direct playmaking replacement for the outgoing Falcão. Boniek now approaching 30 had begun to lose his lethal pace, Eriksson recognized his tenacity, tireless engine, and battling qualities were better utilized in the centre of the pitch, a testament to the abilities of Boniek that he could be shifted into an entirely new role so seamlessly, in some incidents he was even utilized as an emergency centre half when there was a crisis on the availability of defenders. Boniek's tactical astuteness even afforded Roma the luxury of fielding him in a sweeper's role in his final season. Despite being moved ever farther from goalmouth action, Boniek actually exceeded his goal return for the Giallorossi, then what he had managed with Juventus. Honours Polish champion: 1981, 1982 Italian champion (Runner Up): 1984, (1983, 1986) Coppa Italia: 1983, 1986 Euorpean Cup (Finalist): 1985, (1983) Cup Winners' Cup: 1984 European Super Cup: 1984 Polish Footballer of the Year: 1978, 1982 Ballon d'Or (Third): (1982) Zbigniew BONIEK | 1982-1983 & 1986-1987 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)