Name: Luigi Menti
Nickname: "Gigi", "Bagolina"
Country:
ItalyClub: A.C. Lanerossi Vicenza
Position: *AMF, SS, WF
Side: RF/RS
Age: 24-31 years (01/10/1934)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Attack: 79
Defence: 39
Balance: 81
Stamina: 83
Top Speed: 84
Acceleration: 81
Response: 77
Agility: 77
Dribble Accuracy: 81
Dribble Speed: 76
Short Pass Accuracy: 82
Short Pass Speed: 78
Long Pass Accuracy: 86
Long Pass Speed: 79
Shot Accuracy: 72
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 73
Free Kick Accuracy: 72
Curling: 76
Header: 71
Jump: 69
Technique: 82
Aggression: 76
Mentality: 70
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 85
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Standard/Lasting
CARDS:
P07 - Early Cross
P13 - Dummy Runner
S02 - Passer
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Playmaking - Passing
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFO:
Luigi Menti was the nephew of the legendary Umberto and Romeo. He was nicknamed "Bagolina" − Italian slang for "walking stick" − due to his tall but thin physique. He spent his entire career in Vicenza from 1952 to 1969 (excluding one match for Padova in 1957-58) and played 314 matches, scoring 20 goals. He's Vicenza second player for most appearances and one of the greatest symbols of the club. Throughout his career he decided to stay in Vicenza despite having received offers from big clubs like Juventus and Roma.
Luigi Menti was an inside-forward or right winger. He was an excellent player with a unique playstyle: sometimes he seemed to be in the field for the sake of it, swaying absent-mindedly, but he could suddenly create big chances with brilliant and enlightening passes. This caused him to be unconsistent during the match. When he had no will, his team played basically 10 vs 11; but when he started to play, he could make the difference. An example to explain this can be found in a match against Modena, when at some point in the match, he decided to show his qualities in five minutes: first by dribbling two opponents and deliver a cross for Vinícius, who scored with a header; then by attracting some opponents on himself and delivering, while marked by three players, another pass for De Marchi. An able playmaker, Menti had good technique and was a very good passer, excellent with long balls − he expressed this quality from free kicks as well; he was dangerous during counter-attacks, especially when working with Sergio Campana: the two inside forwards ran and exchanged passes or one of them waited for the other to unmark himself to send him towards the goal. In a match against Mantova, he showed to have a good shot from the distance: he was making his usual counter-attacking run and the opponents were waiting for him to pass the ball but instead he surprised them with a powerful shot from 30 metres.