Armando PICCHI | 1962-1966

[zingo]

Stats by zingo & Plava Čigra

Name: Armando Picchi



Club: F.C. Internazionale Milano
Number: 6
Position: *CWP, CB
Nationality: Italian
Age: 27-31 (20/06/1935)
Era: 1962/1966

Foot: R
Side: B

Height: 171 cm
Weight: 71 kg

Attack: 62
Defence: 93
Balance: 84
Stamina: 88
Top Speed: 80
Acceleration: 83
Response: 91
Agility: 79
Dribble Accuracy: 78
Dribble Speed: 79
Short Pass Accuracy: 83
Short Pass Speed: 81
Long Pass Accuracy: 82
Long Pass Speed: 84
Shot Accuracy: 67
Shot Power: 84
Shot Technique: 65
Free Kick Accuracy: 65
Curling: 70
Header: 85
Jump: 89
Technique: 78
Aggression: 64
Mentality/Tenacity: 85
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 91

Injury Tolerance: A
Form/Condition/Fitness: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 7
Growth type: Standard/Lasting

CARDS:
P08: Pinpoint Pass
S07: Man Marking
S09: Covering
S10: DF Leader

SPECIAL ABILITIES:
*Marking
*Covering
*D-Line Control

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded


INFO:

Armando Picchi (June 20, 1935 – May 27, 1971) was an Italian football player and coach. He usually played as sweeper.

Born in Livorno, Picchi played for Milanese outfit Internazionale, where, as captain, he won 3 national titles, two European Champions Cups and two Intercontinental Cups in the 1960s. He played for the Inter Milan team known as La Grande Inter. After his playing career was over, he went on to coach Juventus, but he died early because of cancer. The football stadium of Livorno is named after him.

When Picchi came to Inter he was a full-back. Herrera transformed him into the sweeper.


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ADDITIONAL LINKS:

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Picchi

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Picchi

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Picchi

http://www.interfc.it/Picchi.asp

[CDDRodrigo]

Why just 46 in Attack? And is he on par with Nesta and prime Cannavaro in DEF?

[zingo]

Such low attack because he scored just 1 goal in all his Serie A matches.
Aye, he probably isnt on par with those players.

Defence -2

[clinon]

Such low attack because he scored just 1 goal in all his Serie A matches.

And? That doesn't mean much.

[CDDRodrigo]

Such low attack because he scored just 1 goal in all his Serie A matches.
Aye, he probably isnt on par with those players.

Defence -2

The standard for ATT for CB's is 60. You should put him at 58.

[zingo]

Thankyou for the suggestion, I've made the changes.

[clinon]

Shot Accuracy: 50
Shot Technique: 52
Free Kick Accuracy: 48
Curling: 50

And pls make the shooting stats to standards

Maybe all +10.

[Plava Čigra]

After watching a couple of his matches, I have a few suggestions.

1. His LPA should be raised to 82 and his LPS should be raised to 84,

2. His Technique was better then current value (73) shows. I suggest 75-76.

[Plava Čigra]

Updated to fit new format. Changes...

1. Changed his Era from 1964-1965 to 1962-1966. Changed his number from 5 to 6.

2. Attack: 58-->62, Aggression: 58-->64 - Despite being a defender, he would often start attacks from the back, either by sending a good pass from his box to the centre, or by going with the ball to the centre and then sending nice long or short pass. He would also occasionally drift forward (30-40 m from opposition's goal) in order to help during the attacks as a support to his offensive line. Attack: 62 puts him on the same level as Guarneri which is ok by me. Aggression: 64 is under Guarneri (who is on 67) since Guarneri even knew to drift near or inside the opposition's box in some occasions.

3. Top Speed: 77-->80 - Very fast player for a sweeper. I don't think gap between TS and ACC should be more then 3 points. His speed was one of his main asset (together with his great defensive positioning and anticipation) due to the fact that he wasn't as strong as Burgnich or Guarneri, so he made that up with previously mentioned skills.

4. Response: 90-->91 - Truly world-class in this segment of the game. He could anticipate opponent's next move and react in a way that saved Inter's goal quite a few times. That doesn't mean the rest of his teammates weren't that good at defending, it just means that Inter's extremely defensive style forced defenders to be very good, in order to evade most of the opponent's attacks during one game.

5. Agility: 77-->79 - Definitely over Guarneri in this segment of the game (I know they're on the same value, but Picchi will still be more agile dure to his Height/Weight).

6. Dribble Accuracy: 74-->78, Technique: 76-->78 - He would often take the ball in his box and go with it (evading opponents) and then send a nice long or short pass. Very nice ball control for a defender. His first touch and technique in general were over Guarneri's (in my opinion).

7. Shot Accuracy: 60-->67, Shot Power: 85-->84, Shot Technique: 62-->65, Free Kick Accuracy: 58-->65, Curling: 60-->70 - He didn't tried shots often, but he had a decent shot (for a defender). I just wanted to standardize shooting values a bit better and more closer to other players that are updated. He had decent curl when he sent those long passes, and I think 70 is a fair value for him. Same as Guarneri, he could take short free-kicks and even send a long pass from free-kick into opposition's box.

8. Jump: 86-->89 - Excellent at aerial duels, despite his height. He often used similar jumping technique as Zlatko Čajkovski. That means that he wouldn't closely mark opposition's player during aerial battles. He would be 2-3 m behind him in order to get more speed and higher leap when he jumps for the ball.

9. Weak Foot Accuracy: 4-->5, Weak Foot Frequency: 4-->5 - He was no Bobby Charlton, but still pretty solid.

10. Added new Cards: P08: Pinpoint Pass, S07: Man Marking, S09: Covering, S10: DF Leader + Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded.

11. Added Growth type: Standard/Lasting. Added Info, Videos and Additional Links. Added me into the credits.