16 reasons why Fillippo Inzaghi was a legend of modern football

6. The way he celebrated made him look like a footballing version of Bonnie Tyler

Fillippo Inzaghi celebration

7. STAT ATTACK 1

He also holds the record for most hat-tricks in Serie A (10).

8. When he scored his last ever goal in his last ever game for AC Milan; it was like a religious event in the stadium. Even the referee got involved.

http://youtu.be/25xbl4Ttmv0

9. He has probably the worst top 10 goal compilation of all time, in terms of goals and music (ok the music does suit the occasion and the top 4 are pretty good finishes).

http://youtu.be/wL9nwwW10hk

10. He inspires fandom from even the most cultured journalist

That’s what Inzaghi did for more than two decades. He made his own career out of the limited tools at his disposal. He was neither strong nor particularly quick. He was neither graceful nor technically gifted. But he had two qualities in which he was near peerless. Inzaghi was frighteningly persistent in a chicken-legs pumping, arms flailing, veins popping sort of way.

(via ESPN )