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The midfielder helped Red Bull Salzburg - owned by the Austrian soft drink maker, and the parent club of our own New York Red Bulls and German club Red Bull Leipzig - win the Austrian Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup in 2014, the Double. He now plays in his homeland, for RB Leipzig. Berita RB Salzburg - Bermain di Stadion RZD Arena, RB Salzburg sukses menang dengan skor meyakinkan 3-1 atas Lokomotiv Moscow pada matchday 5 Liga Champions. Atletico Madrid Football Kits. In a league dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid, the Diego Simeone era at Atletico Madrid was a breath of fresh air as Atleti not only took on their financially superior rivals, but won the La Liga title and reached two Champions League Finals. EMPTY SPACES KITS PC/PS3 SEASON 2020-2021. RB Leipzig Mainz 05 Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart. Red Bull Salzburg Sivasspor Slavia Prague Slovan Liberec Sparta Prague. So historical and wonderful learnings – sadly, I have nothing historical to offer in return. All i do know is that Rapid was Austria’s biggest club (evident from their 32 titles) and their fans have been very saddened by the rise to prominence of RB Salzburg (a club that essentially just buys their titles as they say).

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Would Paolo have become a legend under Allardyce?

By Iain Dale 7 Sep 2014 at 08:08 286 comments

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Perhaps my favourite West Ham player of all time, Paolo Di Canio, is quite rightly a modern West Ham legend, an icon who was adored by our own fans and at the same time gained tremendous respect from opposition supporters for his passionate and hugely entertaining playing style. At times, he was as frustrating as he was resplendent, but perhaps it was this unpredictability that made him so endearing. The man oozed passion, charisma, and had an unquenchable thirst for victory. He knew he was loved, but most importantly, the love was reciprocated – Paolo had, and still does have, a genuine love for West Ham.

But my question is this – if Paolo had been born 15 years later and signed for us this summer (for a bargain 1.5m), would he have gone on to achieve the same legendary status under our current manager?

Whilst not wanting to cover old ground, Sam Allardyce is well known for being a statistics loving, conservative manager. He likes players that he knows what to expect from every week, often giving preference to a ‘grafter’ rather than someone who is more skilful but less consistent. You can argue whether these are positive or negative traits as long as you like, but whichever way you look at it, this selection policy would not cater to ‘Mr Unpredictable’ Paolo Di Canio.

Whilst we all loved him for it, would Paolo’s character have been deemed acceptable by Allardyce? It could be argued that he wasn’t much of a team player, and he certainly wasn’t the best at following instructions. Who can forget the demands to be substituted after failing in three penalty appeals against Bradford? Or him pushing over the referee, albeit when in Sheffield Wednesday colours? Whilst his ability on the pitch was unquestionable, these eccentricities that we loved as fans would not have been well received by Big Sam. Indeed, would he have seen him as too much of a risk to play in important games? Would Paolo’s tendency to crack a speculative shot away from outside the box, or his attempts to dribble past four people rather than play the simple pass be frowned upon? Or worse still, would these be elements of his game that Allardyce would try to ‘iron out’?

Another thing that makes me doubt whether Paolo would have made it under Sam Allardyce is his preference for 4 – 3 – 3 / 4 – 5 – 1. Whilst capable of playing on the left of a front three, it certainly wasn’t his best position, and Paolo certainly wasn’t a target man. He thrived in a 4-4-2 formation, his best form for us coming in a partnership with Kanoute or Defoe, with the likes of Joe Cole, Trevor Sinclair and Michael Carrick supplying the ammunition. If Paolo were to sign today, where would he fit in the side? And if he did, would he be supplied with the through balls he craved, or would he have to rely on floated crosses from Jarvis and Downing?

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Whilst this is very much a rhetorical question, there may be one way to tell whether or not Paolo would have gone down in history if he had played in this current era – Mauro Zarate. From my short glimpses of him so far, and from the stories we read about his ‘character’, I think Mauro could be considered a player of a similar mould to Paolo. Only time will tell what sort of impact he will make at the club, but if he leaves me with even a quarter of the memories Paolo did, he will arguably achieve ‘legend’ status himself.