Maybe so, he was still a massive failure on the playing side
The Italian fans ...who watched him play.loved him.
I think they appreciated the grit and determination of a man who battled back from a career threatening knee injury.Italian fans do not idolize" complete failures"
Many top footballers do not come back from such serious knee injuries.Colin Bell and Paul Lake spring to mind...
To switch countries and to have whole stadium chanting your name...is quite an achievement,imo
Did he win much ..no.
Did " Gazza Gascgoine" as the Italian Lazio fans christened him love him..yes.
Looking back at his time in Italy there are a lack of title wins.amd further injury problems.
But when an entire arena is singing the name of a foreign player with the balls to try football in their country,that's not a complete failure pal.
By comparison, look back at Uwe Roslers career at City after leaving Dresden
I remember being at Hillsborough last day of the season and we sang his name loud and proud ALL MATCH.....would you say Roslers City career was a " total failure " because he didn't win anything?
Gazza was one of the best Midfield players I've ever seen play the game and the entertainment he brought me when playing ,for whichever club, including England will never be forgotten.
It's easy to sit on the Internet and lazily look back and say complete failure...
Instead....perhaps feel the heat the noise and the passion when fans show their love for a player with guts.
Have you ever gone to a different country and made an impression ?