Gianluca Vialli

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

Man fuck cancer, get well soon legend, prayers for him ❤️

Edited December 21, 2022 by Johnnyeye

[Superblue 6,372]

One of my favourites in my childhood. Was at the Cup Final in 97, and will always remember his reception when he came on for the last few minutes.

You have to be a real legend to be completely forgiven for buying Chris Sutton!

I actually liken him in a way to Thiago Silva - coming here as an absolute superstar in the twilight of his career, could have quite easily taken it easy and collected a pay check but put every inch of what he had left in the tank into helping and embracing the club.

Got my fingers crossed that Luca pulls through this again, would be great for him to do so and get an invite as a half time or pre game guest at the Bridge one game to be reminded just how much he's loved here.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

I'm not a chant starter, it's just not my personality, but I'm going to try to get Vialli, Vialli, Vialli going at The Bridge tonight. If you're there help me out if you can. If you're not there why not? 🙂

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/tickets/womens-tickets

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

He has now died. So sad.

RIP a lovely bloke and such a Chelsea legend.

[Milan 17,955]

This has been an awful day. This is so sad. RIP 😟

[Vesper 30,085]

Gianluca Vialli dies aged 58

https://theathletic.com/4018445/2023/01/06/gianluca-vialli-dies-age-58/

Gianluca Vialli has died at the age of 58.

The former Chelsea player and manager had announced last month that he was stepping away from his role with Italy’s national team after being diagnosed for a second time with pancreatic cancer in 2021.

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirmed his death on Friday morning.

President Gabriele Gravina said: “I hoped until the last that he could perform another miracle, yet I am comforted by the certainty that what he did for Italian football and the blue shirt will never be forgotten.

“Gianluca was a wonderful person and leaves an unfillable void, in the national team and in all those who appreciated his extraordinary human qualities”.

Vialli enjoyed an illustrious career with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea after starting out at Cremonese.

He scored 21 goals in 58 premier league appearances for Chelsea, winning an FA Cup, a League Cup and a UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.

He earned 59 caps for Italy and played at World Cups in 1986 and 1990, before retiring from his playing career in 1999.

He has also managed Watford and Chelsea, winning the FA Cup with the latter.

In October 2019, he was appointed as the new delegation chief of the Italy national football team under head coach Roberto Mancini.

The FIGC said “a minute of recollection” for Vialli would take place before matches scheduled for next weekend.

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

ffs i hate cancer 😢😭horrible news. Rest In Peace Luca, condolences to his friends and family 🙏❤️😢

[DDA 9,924]

R.I.P.

Legend 👊 

[Vesper 30,085]

The Very Best Of Gianluca Vialli | Chelsea Legends

 

[Vesper 30,085]

Chelsea's Treble Winning Year! 🏆 | Gianluca Vialli's Italian Job | 1997-1998

 

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

16 minutes ago, Vesper said:

The Very Best Of Gianluca Vialli | Chelsea Legends

 

absolute legend❤️, man what a group of players we used to have, simpler times. This current lot should take note on what it really means to play for Chelsea. No one in this current group of players comes close to these players in terms of passion for the club. Maybe only Mount, Azpi, Silva and Reece

Edited January 6, 2023 by Johnnyeye

[whats happening 1,612]

rip 😞

[Superblue 6,372]

I'm so gutted about Luca today, this one just cuts.

I was just 9 years old when he joined in the summer of 1996, and although football around the globe wasn't as readily available as it is today, Italian football at this point was the pinnacle and this was a household name whom we had just weeks before watched captain Juventus to the Champions League. He might have been a declining force on the world stage but like Ruud Gullit a year before him, it was a world superstar coming to the Bridge the likes of which we'd not seen before.

The move could easily have gone so wrong, but for someone with such a huge career behind him there was no ego. Every time he graced the pitch at the Bridge he gave everything and the fans in turn reciprocated the love. That 4-2 comeback against Liverpool is one of my all time favourite games, where he scored the third and fourth and I was at the Cup Final in 1997 and one of the clearest memories I have of it was Vialli's introduction late in the game and the first time he got the ball, the atmosphere was electric for him.

Maybe there's bias and Chelsea blinkers on, but I've always felt a lot more of the foreign players that come to Chelsea hold an affinity for the club long after their time here than most other clubs, and Vialli highlighted that. Despite spending the twilight of his career here, you can tell how much he loved the club, still followed and supported us to his death and continued living in the area for the rest of his life even after leaving.

Despite the success under Roman, that late 90's side is up there, if not my all time favourite era supporting the club - a time where it was just enjoyable without the pressures and level of scrutiny/exposure that exists today, and I feel blessed that I lived to experience such a great player and man represent the club that I love. Cancer is a bitch, and having seen up close what it can do to a human being, the one solace that I can take is there's no pain and suffering for him anymore.

Rest in Peace Luca, we love you x

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Such sad news

what a player, coach and absolute gent he was.

 

he was one of the first who put Chelsea on a map of the great European clubs of our time 

Those 4 titles he won with us were huge 

His family friends and fans hopefully can take solace that he lived he rich life, won it all and gave it it everything he had. 
 

Rip Luca 

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

Sad news indeed, 58 is no age to go.

First and foremost a top man, an unbelievable footballer and manager.

Rest in peace Luca