[kurtsimonw]

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I rate him if nobody else does.

This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Aug 22 2012, 06:07 PM

[drucurl]

Actually I see shades of Pippo in him. Some Italian strikers come into their own in the mid to late 20's. Maybe...just maybe he might be one of them. Granted it's just Bologna and he really lacks pace and beastlike strength so his ceiling for improvement isn't that high. But then again Pippo had practically nothing but his brain and his tenacity and we all know how he turned out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

[han2503]

Actually I see shades of Pippo in him. Some Italian strikers come into their own in the mid to late 20's. Maybe...just maybe he might be one of them. Granted it's just Bologna and he really lacks pace and beastlike strength so his ceiling for improvement isn't that high. But then again Pippo had practically nothing but his brain and his tenacity and we all know how he turned out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

I don't think that's the case.

Pazzini is in the bracket of good Italian strikers who notch up decent stats in Serie A, especially when playing in mid-table sides, but never really hit that top level mark. They can never really carry a top club.

There are very few top class Italian strikers who have done this in recent history. Vieri, Pippo, Del Piero are the ones that immediately spring to mind.

While there are countless ones who are on the same level as Pazzini imo