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Every Friday on Giallorossi Yorkshire, a Roma fan selects their ideal all-time Roma five-a-side team. Today is the turn of Peter Gibbs.
Name: Peter Gibbs Location: Bedford, England Team: Alisson Becker: I suppose I'd better choose him while I can. Without his saves, would Roma be in the CL next year? He has made that kind of difference to the team. Decisive, instinctive and superb. For me, he has been what we've been crying out for in a goalkeeper, for as long as I can remember. Cafu: I have a real soft-spot for Aldair but I'll go for this guy... Ridiculously gifted and made defending cool! Il Pendolino was an iconic player who deservedly won pretty much everything there is to win. Daniele De Rossi: I had his ability (foolishly doubted by myself at the time) pointed out to me by a very friendly local, on one of my first trips to watch Roma. I couldn't take my eyes off his control of the midfield throughout the game, and ever since. A bruising, honest, beating heart of the team. Deserves wider acclaim. Francesco Totti: What can anyone say that hasn't already been said? A fantastic footballer, icon and example. The sheer audacity to attempt to try, and skill to actually pull off such footballing vision and brilliance, are what defines a true great in my eyes. I wish I had a fraction of his skill, and many more players had his loyalty. Gabriel Batistuta: I'm front-loading my team! Blame Zeman... Anyway, definitely one of our best 'bombers'. A spectacular attacker. Batistuta and Totti sum up calcio for me. Fascinating, almost exotic, and rock 'n' roll football! How I've moaned about lacking a forward of his dependability for so many years!
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