Gianluca Vialli on his relationship with Roberto Mancini

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[@yek971]

We lost this beautiful man and legend today.. Rest in peace Gianluca❤

[@ScottishLawnGuy]

Rest in peace. A gentleman of the sport.

[@sadiomayonnaise5318]

I've never heard someone sound so Italian and English at the same time

[@MassimoMat]

Yo, was thinking the same. What a polished accent. God My Oh!

[@NdubuisiAnyaoku]

Spot on!

[@petestreet100]

I remember when he could hardly speak English, he's come a long way.

[@niceperson6412]

He played for Chelsea

[@MassimoMat]

@@niceperson6412 and coach. At the same time.

[@kevinprior3549]

Vialli's English was impeccable Italy & England football fans will miss him.

[@paarthagarwal7320]

Loved his celebration yesterday when Italy scored, ran to the dugout to hug Mancini

[@patrickstewart9937]

That was so nice to see.

[@m.k.s.7417]

I hope, "the boys in Blue" (I.E./AKA_ Italy); can "win it for them 2/both!!"!!

[@relentlesstruth8942]

@@m.k.s.7417 when England get knocked out i will be cheering italy on to win lol

[@iacopodamico5414]

@@relentlesstruth8942 your comment did not age so well ahahah

[@relentlesstruth8942]

@@iacopodamico5414 I'm english bro so i can be more than happy to be wrong!!! Enjoy the celebrations tonight and lets go again Sunday boys!!!!

[@damage1136]

Baggio, Ravanelli, Vialli, Mancini, Zola, Casiraghi, Signori, Chiesa, and youngsters like Del Piero, Totti, Vieri, Inzaghi... Man, Italy had some attacking options in the 90s...

[@MT-we4vu]

Always a soft spot for Montella too

[@hritabratalahiri4852]

But still people struggle to appreciate them. IDK why ?. They were always my favorite football team.

[@albertosantoro3563]

@@hritabratalahiri4852 because foreigners either love or hate Italy... (both as a Nation made of "sunny people" and as a football team). Poors the ones who hate us......

[@hritabratalahiri4852]

@@albertosantoro3563 My mother is an Italian and my father is Indian. I can understand the emotions , I love Italy more than anything. I can't tolerate Italy's criticism. Italy is one of the most successful countries in the world not in terms of football but in everything. Italy has discovered so many things.

[@tommasovasta8323]

@@hritabratalahiri4852 In fact Italy is still one of the G7 economies.

[@thunderbay8888]

Vialli was unreal. So fit. So coordinated. So acrobatic. Goals galore. Loved him with Baggio and Ravanelli.

[@lucaarr_8574]

Che bell’intervista! Lascia davvero un bel ricordo di Luca Vialli. Un personaggio amato in Italia e Regno Unito

[@riccardopinna2231]

His English was superb and sublime. He sounded really like a native. We wholeheartedly, sorely and dearly miss him both as a player and as a human being 😥😭😱

[@zisssssou]

This is exactly why i like this italian team. There is the usual passion and dark arts, but Vialli and Mancini has achieved to give a collective attacking mindset to this Saquadra Azzura. I hope they will win this Euro.

[@tiramisushoes]

Are you Scottish or Welsh? 😂 😂

[@anthtan]

They’ve won!

[@2011filippo]

Thanks, they Won!!!

[@2011filippo]

@@tiramisushoes he is also sincerly.

[@fitzroy7054]

Speaks English better than a lot of English people

[@lemilemi5385]

TRY NOT TO USE THE WORD "lot" and you will appear as eloquent

[@piersp38]

@Mata Door The link between the Vialli's spoken English and the African's One , works Just in your head ...

[@piersp38]

@Mata Door I do believe You all were writing rather than talking here but got the point . A lot of science and University researches behind this statement I suppose .

[@piersp38]

@Mata Door Everyone in EU Gets a free ticket to attend at the Italian public Universities . You as well , in case , You would like to grow your education level . 😊

[@piersp38]

@Mata Door Ah ok ...Have fun counting that " ranking" Then .... I go back at work , bye .

[@bejay69]

Gianluca, class act

[@edigabrieli7864]

I'm amazed by Vialli good grammar and clear speech his English is outstanding even better than a very many natives Brits.

[@alessandrokato1987]

HE COMES FROM A POSH FAMILY AND HE LIVED IN ENGLAND FOR A FEW YEARS ... I BELIVE HE STILL HAVE A HOUSE THERE

[@paolopagliaro980]

Vialli lives in London since a couple of decades; his wife is English and the daughters are born in England. Besides, he is a smart, well educated guy: among soccer players, he was (and is) unusually articulate also in Italian.

[@jasonbannon5726]

God bless you from united fan such beautiful soul

[@lingolarker9318]

Such a wonderful command of English. Such class as a human being as well as a magnificent player. Very sad loss😔. Riposa in pace.

[@massimopomponio8165]

Great player,humble human being,an example to everyone how to carry yourself...R.I.P Gianluca thanks for the memories🙏

[@josh-wx6om]

Class

[@gregorjackson3180]

Unbelievably articulate in English. Absolute class. RIP Gian Luca Vialli

[@Grandmastergav86]

Coming from an Englishman, this guy is an absolute legend.

[@DaveDoesStuff1]

Gianluca, long shot but if you ever read this you was my hero growing up, you and Gianfranco made me fall in love with football so thank you so much. Up the Chels.

[@Benheath13]

Hey! It’s Gian here I’ve read ur lovely message thank you Dave !

[@hmu05366]

Nice comment bro

[@therealpvc2541]

a Chelsea cult hero and a class act his appointment was honestly the start of something special for us in our ascent towards the top we were a decent mid table club when Gianluca arrived but after a few years with him as our player and manager we became consistent top 6 contenders and more importantly trophy winners. What a man.

[@DaveDoesStuff1]

Yeah I was drunk when I wrote this 🤣. Still stands though, legend.

[@graziflorida4377]

"you were my Hero" ....SOMARO !!!

[@jonesyboy69]

Love Vialli. A class act on and off the pitch.

[@ElRicardo81825]

Rest in Peace Legend ❤

[@homehelper9273]

Can tell he's intelligent just from his spoken English. Speaks more clearly and eloquently than most of the current England starting 11

[@janu338]

He was the Chelsea manager at the same time Chelsea player. He will never managed to did both position if he couldn't speaks english properly

[@michaelthomas-pi2dt]

Very well spoken guy.

[@graziflorida4377]

He has great communication skills, even when he speaks Italian, he stands out !

[@christiangarau7647]

Good to know! I live in London and believe i speak a good english but when i listen to press conferences i think that maybe i'm wrong! So shouldn't i?

[@homehelper9273]

@@christiangarau7647 watch interviews with John Terry - for me, he's one of the worst in terms of English (saying that as a former English teacher of 10 years, not as a snob but just from a grammatical point of view).

[@stevenpierce7505]

I don't think I've ever had as much respect for a foreign footballer as this guy. You can see he was a Class Human Being!

[@neilalexander4255]

I met luca in Ibiza many years ago. Gentleman that day and still now.

[@forumknight]

Everyone talking about how good his English is... He’s lived in South West London on and off since 1996 ... still proper Chels

[@imtruegeordiesballscratche9261]

Love how you had to drop in propa chels 😂🔵🔵🔵

[@graziflorida4377]

Gianluca , your English (with a thick Londoner accent) is....impeccable! Proud to see , from an Italian Immigrant , that lives in Miami. Congrats !

[@vaderetro264]

He speaks good English but he still has an foreign accent.

[@nicoirena8276]

@@vaderetro264 you mean A foreign, didn't you??

[@vaderetro264]

@@nicoirena8276 Of course, just a typo.

[@zaqwsx23]

@@vaderetro264 His foreign accent is 20 times more understandable than millions native speakers with their local accent.

[@ashleybaggio5109]

Roberto Baggio most gifted Italian footballer ever

[@governormadea5937]

What a man. Legit warms my heart to see him in good health. Proper legend.

[@markwhittaker6866]

Agreed.

[@mikeshinoda703]

He's got it again unfortunately.. seems like a classy gentleman

[@llebbkish5257]

Super gloomy comment now! RWS!🙏

[@petervarone8462]

What a man. Bellotti is lucky to have Vialli coaching in the squad.

[@luigipellegrini92]

I love you mate Gianluca Vialli Chelsea Legend! What a great guy 😍🇮🇹

[@benkopite4767]

Never seen an Italian express themselves in English so eloquently. Edit: Rest in peace brother! Thanks for the memories!

[@tommasovasta8323]

Well, he had been playing as footballer and manager in Premier for years, got married a beautiful english lady and he still lives in UK spending time between London and Italy. I think it's enough to achieve a good command of english language...

[@graziflorida4377]

Agree, as an Italian Immigrant that lives in the US....it makes me proud ! Finally an Italian with class and brain !

[@tommasovasta8323]

@@graziflorida4377 To be honest, nowdays Italy has a Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, the former president of BCE, who speaks an english as impeccable and fluent as Vialli's one.

[@saracenim]

Maybe you haven't looked hard enough. Incidentally, how many British or American people have you seen express themselves in Italian or in any other foreign language eloquently?

[@saracenim]

@@graziflorida4377 "Finally an Italian with class and brain!" Ah, yes, "finally"! Maybe re-read your comments before posting them?

[@lorddiegocosta3307]

so pleased to see him happy after all he's been through

[@dimmykarras9287]

He's from a wealthy family. I'm sure that he learned English as a child. Then living in London with an English wife helps, too, to be fluent. He's a very intelligent man. He could have lived his life as a hotel realm heir playboy. He chose to be a sportsman and he turned out to be one of the best footballers in his country and in Europe.

[@vaderetro264]

He probably didn't learn English as a child, it was quite rare for children of his generation in Italy.

[@deskavanagh]

@@vaderetro264He's an aristocrat but when he played he was royalty if not divinity just like this interview... He just knew I've arrived at the table.. Class act full stop..

[@diegofabbri2903]

@dimmykarras Yes, he is. He does come from a very wealthy family.

[@ducatikawasaki1290]

@@deskavanagh well put.

[@deskavanagh]

@@vaderetro264 he did trust me :)

[@ArmyofLove]

What a brilliant Italian/posh english hybrid accent

[@petermendes5938]

Can you imagine an English player/manager speaking another language as good as this

[@sirperybLakeney]

''..as well as this.'' PS: Sorry, couldn't resist.

[@Fndano]

You can’t deny this Italian team looks proper bad ass! Forza Italia 🇮🇹

[@yvassiccokanovic641]

Forza azzurri 🇮🇹 🏆

[@phillipcarlroberts4640]

R.I.P ...a true legend, I remember waking up early back in the day to watch Gazzeta football Italia...a lot of fans might not know how awesome Vialli and Ravanelli were at Juventus...truly one of the most underrated strikers because he was a total masterclass.

[@mohamedwarsame1269]

What's legends he played with it, R .Baggio, R.Mancini, Del piero 👏

[@graziflorida4377]

What did you just .....write ?!?!?!?

[@TIGRE979]

@@graziflorida4377 STEFANO PIOLI 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dazzaMusic]

your forgot about Dennis Wise

[@TIGRE979]

@@dazzaMusic HE WAS NOT A LEGEND

[@TIGRE979]

@@dazzaMusic THEY TALK ABOUT LEGENDS . 🤣🤣🤣🤣 OTHERWISE EVEN CARLO CUDICINI PLAYED FOR CHELSEA 🤣🤣🤣

[@keithireland6627]

Lovely man RIP.

[@Mike649foxx]

This guy’s a legend.

[@goldace4241]

R.I.P Luca Vialli 🤍🖤🕊you are a legend 🙌

[@user-wn8rm6rb2i]

A true gentleman!!! If you don´t know what to wear, take a look at Vialli or Mancini, class act!!!! The world need´s more gentlemen and less haters today!! R.I.P Gianluca.

[@anthonyofarrell513]

Loved Vialli when he was player/manager with Chelsea, he always gave 100%,and it great to see him looking so healthy again.

[@felroberto]

His english is fantastic, and as a player he was fantastic as well. I share with Gianluca and Roberto Mancini the same birth's year

[@relentlesstruth8942]

Love Gianluca! Great guy, great character.. I love how he uses common english phrases like "over the moon" too lol

[@ManuelMangani]

Bet that's s one of the first phrases foreign football players pick up. Not to mention ''sick as a parrot'' :)

[@colinparks7297]

we love you Gianluca rip to a great man

[@alexrus5828]

rip legend

[@georgeclarke1183]

R.I.P he was a class player with a great personality

[@KingWelshy]

Sampdoria's finest ❤️🙌🏾

[@lonethrasher2266]

They both were the pillars of sampdoria during their playing time together as i can remember 👍👍👍

[@kaplagamer1985]

I was so lucky in my twenties to be samp fan and to see such fantastic couple of players .. luca vialli and bobby goal

[@TeamOfThe80s]

What did you think of David Platt?

[@barbagiggia]

What a class have Vialli goddamn. If only just half of the players (read clowns) of today have his same class, personality, honesty fotball today would be a way better sport imho.

[@daveb6815]

I remember back in the day when he barely spoke any english,, now he distinctly sounds like an italian / Englishman

[@zahreel3103]

Wow, Vialli's English is excellent! I'm used to Italians speaking with a heavy accent and struggling to express themselves (DEL PIERO ON ESPN), but Vialli is a pro

[@alanatkins4741]

Isn’t he married to an English woman?

[@tommasovasta8323]

@@alanatkins4741 Yes, he is. Further more, he has been living in UK for years.

[@graziflorida4377]

"Italians speaking with heavy accent" ....that's a huge Compliment lol I am used to Italians speaking Maccaronic English ! It surely doesn't make us look very clever around the World ! Finally a positive exception with Vialli ! What's even sadder is that some Italians that represent Italy around the World can barely speak.....Italian ! In this last decade Italy lost so much reputation, credibility, honor, esteem ! We used to be a top Country, we had so much respect around the World.....WTF HAPPENED !!!!

[@saracenim]

@@graziflorida4377 By contrast, Americans are envied for their amazing multilingualism and superior intelligence. You are so lucky, Stefan, sooo lucky.

[@samillyroy]

@@graziflorida4377 try being english..

[@umbertofurlan501]

it's quite a good english from gianluca... grande gianlucone

[@johntreherne4611]

Vialli and mancini had to be one of the stand out strike partnerships nether of them are classic strikers yet in a period of big goal bound centre forwards they excelled. What they brought together after their retirement has been special too when Italy won the euros it felts like the pinnacle of these guys decades long partnership. Vialli will be missed

[@BetaUKtf2]

Obviously, easy for me to say that being half Italian, lucky to be at Wembley on the day - but the image at the end of the Euro's will always be remembered.

[@jackname49]

Vialli is a real Lord 🎩

[@trime547]

His English is essentially perfect. I was so surprised that he was able to infer what the interviewer meant by the _"Did you work on that relationship?"_ question. There are players and managers who have played and managed the majority of their lives in England who would visibly release question marks when asked that question.

[@graziflorida4377]

@J .....so, when you grow up in a Castle, especially if it is huge, ....you automatically speak English ? I did not know that ! I live in a 1000 square feet apartment and I speak Italian, French and English !! My dad was a truck driver ! How do you explain that??!?

[@grealish2234]

@@graziflorida4377 he means he probably would have been learning foreign languages as all rich people in Italy will take English as another language

[@tomate397]

I might be wrong but his wife is british, they kept living in London and his daughters are 100% Londoners…so I guess that helps improving ur skills

[@trime547]

@@tomate397 That's probably the most likely theory so far. Most foreign managers/players do tend to have foreign partners as well.

[@fenecofeneco19]

@@AndrPzz Si ma è insegnato malissimo, con poche ore e con troppo imbarazzo da parte dei ragazzi/e .

[@paulgray7014]

RIP! 🇮🇹 🇮🇹

[@alfredrrumbullaku5683]

Vialli and Mancini, together you made a history for your own country.You gave to all of your generation fans a huge contribution regardless even some of them were a different countries fans. God bless both of you.

[@GVGames1986]

He has a warm friendly face, nice type of Italian guy.

[@richardhankombo3106]

Vialli was a great player...very skillful,tenacious and clinical...a leader and good team player....he made me become a Juventus fan in 1995 to date.

[@tombutler6451]

Great seeing these 2 celebrating with each other the other day!

[@octopuliander6291]

Wonderfully educated man and a wonderful player who gave us a lot. Rest in peace legend

[@a.b.7018]

Gianluca anche tu Campione d’Europa! Grazie per la tua presenza contributo fondamentale per la vittoria dell’Italia 🇮🇹 ✌️💪

[@Gary1957able]

Great player as was Mancini. Lots of wonderful players in their time. Glad to see the new generation has lots of quality too. Always a fan of Italy, even when they beat my own country Belgium a few weeks ago!

[@jeffreyroberts7438]

Such a great player and person. RIP GIANLUCA

[@luigipaiano2140]

Vialli, what a great English for an Italian!!!

[@dvcallen6872]

When he said "he's very ASTUTE" I took my hat off and bowed! Great English

[@senpaidiz321]

In italian there is a very similar word, "astuto"

[@dvcallen6872]

@@senpaidiz321 Yes I'm Italian :-), people, especially non English (as a first language) speakers, say clever, or smart... but astute... chapeau!

[@senpaidiz321]

@@dvcallen6872 ah, bene! 😂 Bellissimo comunque, a parte il vocabolario, l'accento londinese di Vialli. Per domani, forza Italia! 🇮🇹💪🏻❤️

[@dvcallen6872]

@@senpaidiz321 leggo nei commenti che ha una moglie inglese, ecco spiegato l'arcano! :-) Sarà dura, durissima, speriamo bene! Forza Italia ♥ 💪

[@bitTorrenter]

Yes, I guess you're new to the language then.

[@diegodelgiudice1867]

Ciao Gianluca, RIP great player and great man

[@surfacefacility]

Legend

[@rocknoirdistrict]

Rip champion. What a sad day. So sorry for you😫😫 rip

[@Rinocalandra]

RIP Gianluca Vialli! Ricordi indimenticabili con la maglia della Samp ❤️

[@frankied9723]

This guy was such a fantastic striker! It was a joy to watch him play football!

[@lordvadertheleftie9703]

Vialli is an actual prince

[@luigipellegrini92]

Yes you're very right from the city of Turin!

[@Derlei]

it will be good to see the Italian strikers having good chemistry just as how Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli had in their youth

[@lucabiagioni8133]

Quest’uomo è il miglior Capitano che la Juve abbia avuto, impersonificava la forza, l’eleganza, la voglia di vincere e la tenacia. Se ci fosse stato lui in campo non avremmo perso le altre finali

[@maxigol1977]

D'accordissimo.👍

[@Ballsdeepsport]

Vialli's got an Englishish accent

[@sr3821]

He played for Chelsea for a while.

[@hritabratalahiri4852]

@@sr3821 He also comes from a very rich family. His father was a millionaire.

[@silversteel6312]

FACT: Vialli is from Italian aristocracy. Despite a tremendous career and fame, his wealth is dwarfed by his family inheritance. Humble, intelligent and truly a wonderful guy.

[@graziflorida4377]

You mean "British" accent!

[@graziflorida4377]

@@hritabratalahiri4852 ....what does that have to do with this ?!?!? Money doesn't make you smart ! Otherwise I'd assume you'd be...homeless!

[@ducatikawasaki1290]

Pure class. A gentleman.

[@FredericFreedom]

Vialii currently on Italy coaching staff at the Euros.

[@shoishred]

Absolute legend RIP

[@langben9000]

What a class act this man is 👍 Loved him in juve

[@aidankavanagh7371]

When Vialli said he’s now in Turkey I don’t know why he’s gone to Turkey lol halfway through that last part Ben talks…. RIP Vialli proper gent and legend God Bless🙏

[@starktobak77]

Vialli - Top class now and then 😍

[@gianpakasa]

Best English i ever heard from an Italian... Bravo!

[@Nimrod20012]

My Heart Cries 4 You GianLuca

[@ThePaciani]

Che giocatore!!! Grandissimo!!!Massimo Rispetto!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@roberthayes9842]

One of the greats

[@jivebunny3765]

RIP to one of the nicest people ever to have played the game.

[@musicadafavola]

Ciao Gianluca 😢😢😢😢😢 rimarrai sempre con noi!!!! Ora allena la squadra del Paradiso

[@stebrad123]

Great player, great person. One of the best

[@dco1929]

what a superstar , like in the 90s one of the best , like his voice ,

[@PlayaJC]

Gianni per siempre

[@mcfcguvnors]

he speaks great english & you can tell hes spent time in london ,nice guy

[@Jdn19]

RIP Legend

[@elmexingles]

Probably one of the best levels of English I’ve ever heard from an Italian. Fair play

[@michiferrucci]

Di Matteo’s level of English is probably better than Vialli’s but still..

[@Leo-wz4nh]

@@michiferrucci Vialli's is better!

[@graziflorida4377]

You mean Italian soccer player ! Be more specific! There are millions of unknown Italians that speak great English, they just dont play all soccer with the National team !

[@lemilemi5385]

Probably one of the best levels of English I've heard from and English citizen on media. Love from Australia

[@Leo-wz4nh]

@@graziflorida4377 I've replied on Michele's comment! You are very smart, on a different level.

[@danyzuhj]

Rip legend

[@pritapp788]

I only started watching football when Vialli and Mancini were reaching the end of their careers, shame I didn't get to see them at their peak because even in their old days they were scary (Mancini in particular when he joined Lazio). What they accomplished together at Sampdoria was phenomenal.

[@alfiomartins5390]

Rip Vialli 💚..a true man with a clever mind and big humanity.

[@benjames10]

Absolute legend.