Retje, Inzaghi, Atlanta s two generations of Serie A Golden Boots, who is stronger?

Also a Serie A Golden Boot, and also an Atlanta player. After 28 years, who is stronger, Retje and Inzag?

Inzaghi won the Golden Boot with 24 league goals, averaging 0.73 goals per game, of which the score in the penalty area accounted for as much as 90%. His goal-scoring methods are mainly aimed at points and single shots, with a shooting conversion rate of 22%, showing the ultimate "opportunist" traits.

Retje set a team record with 25 goals, slightly inferior to Inzagi's average of 0.69 goals, but his overall performance is better than that of 8 goals with left foot, 9 goals with right foot, and 8 goals with header, becoming the only scorer in the five major leagues with balanced three ends. In addition, he contributed 4 assists, averaged 1.4 key passes per game, with a 58% positive shot rate, and both efficiency and support ability.

Inzaji's penalty area killer attributes are purer, while Retji's tactical value is more three-dimensional. The former is a typical example of "one-hit fatality", while the latter integrates the comprehensiveness of modern centers. If we only talk about efficiency, Inzaji has a slight advantage; but if tactical adaptability is considered, Retji's diverse abilities are more contemporary.

In Serie A in the 1990s, Inzaghi's running and prediction were regarded as an existence of "anti-system". He doesn't need to hold the ball too much, relying on ghostly running to tear open the defense, a trait that is like fish in Atlanta's fast counterattack system. At that time coach Mondonico commented on him: "Just give him half a chance, he can rewrite the game." In Gasperini's 3421 system, Retge is not only the end point, but also the offensive fulcrum. He averaged 2.3 successful confrontations per game, with a 27% retracement of long passes from the backcourt, and was able to activate wingbacks by hitting the wall (such as assisting Edson Silva). Italian celebrity Vieri commented: "He has both Vieri's strength and Inzaghi's sense of smell, and is the product of tactical innovation."

Inzaghi's success relies on traditional Serie A defensive loopholes and teammates' precise pass through, and Retge's comprehensiveness is due to the modern football's demand for "multifunctionalization" of centers. Both are beneficiaries of the system, but Retgee has a stronger shaping power of the system.

Atlanta is just the springboard for Inzaghi. After switching to Juventus, he formed a "golden partner" with Piero and won the Serie A championship. After joining AC Milan, he won the Champions League twice and ranked among the top five in history with 70 European goals. At the national team level, he became the sixth scorer in Italy's history with 25 goals and won the 2006 World Cup with the team.

Retge's career is more dramatic: from the Argentine League wanderer to the Italian naturalized international, to the lows of Genoa and the outbreak of Atlanta, his growth trajectory is full of uncertainty. Despite the sluggish performance of the European Cup (0 goals in 4 games), its club highlights have attracted 60 million euros from giants such as Arsenal and Manchester United.

Inzaji's achievements have been finalized, while Retje is still in the rising period. The former is a legend of "high-ranking certification", while the latter is a contemporary sample of "grassroots counterattack".

If measured by honor and longevity, Inzaghi is undoubtedly the winner; but if judged by technical comprehensiveness and tactical value, Retge is more in line with the needs of modern football. The essence of the contrast between the two is a microcosm of the evolution of football philosophy: Inzaghi represents the ultimate of individual talent and opportunism, while Retgi interprets the trend of systematization and omnipotence. As Atlanta fans said: “Inzaghi is the myth of that era, and Retge is the answer to our era.