Name: Giancarlo De Sisti
Nickname: "Picchio", "Trottola"
Country:
ItalyClub: A.C. Fiorentina
Position: *CMF, AMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 22-28 years (13/03/1943)
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Attack: 81
Defence: 65
Balance: 74
Stamina: 84
Top Speed: 78
Acceleration: 79
Response: 81
Agility: 83
Dribble Accuracy: 87
Dribble Speed: 79
Short Pass Accuracy: 94
Short Pass Speed: 85
Long Pass Accuracy: 89
Long Pass Speed: 80
Shot Accuracy: 77
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 79
Free Kick Accuracy: 75
Curling: 80
Header: 68
Jump: 73
Technique: 92
Aggression: 76
Mentality: 86
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 94
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 8
Growth type: Standard/Lasting
CARDS:
P01 - Classic No.10
P06 - Pinpoint Pass
P18 - Talisman
S02 - Passer
S06 - Outside Curve
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribble - Playmaking - Passing - Centre - Outside
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFO:
De Sisti was a central or attacking midfielder. He played only for two teams: one is Roma from 1960 to 1965 and from 1974 to 1979 for a total of 279 matches and 29 goals; the other is Fiorentina, where he had his best time, scoring 41 goals in 348 games from 1965 to 1974 and winning the 1968-69 Serie A. He gained 29 caps for Italy, scoring 4 goals and winning the 1968 UEFA Euro, followed by a second place at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
One of the best ever Italian midfielders, De Sisti was elegant and gifted with great technique but his playstyle was simple and mainly made of very accurate and fast short passes, showing also a good ability with the outside of the foot, and ball possession when the game was too lively. His innate intuition and excellent vision of the game though made him capable to deliver great long balls from the back towards unmarked teammates. He always chose the best solution and mistakes were so rare that many at his time used to emphasize this characteristic by saying that De Sisti made only one wrong pass per season. In fact, he was always calm and rarely lost mentality throughout the match. He wasn't very fast but with his playstyle, he was the one who set up the plays with his superb tactical intelligence and the ability to keep the ball in constant movement, running up and down with it when needed and creating geometries with his passes.
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