The "Violin" Revealed
Many players have their own exclusive celebrations after scoring a goal, and Gilardino is no exception, but his movements are different from ordinary people, neither While running and roaring, he did not hold a machine gun and shoot at his teammates. Instead, he calmly walked to the sidelines, took out an "invisible violin" and started playing music. Because of this special action, fans like to call him the "green artist".
Why did Gilardino choose this celebration? Some people say it is because he wants to please his girlfriend Alice Bregoli, who gave birth to his daughter last year. Others say it is because Italy is the birthplace of the violin, and Gilardino wanted to show the world the romance of Italians with such an action. "If I remember correctly, the movement of celebrating goals by playing the violin was developed at the dinner table with Parma teammate Marchionne." Gilardino said when recalling how he came up with this celebration.
In the 21st round of Serie A in the 2004-2005 season, Parma defeated Udinese 1:0, and Gilardino scored the only goal. With the cooperation of teammate Marchionne, "Peach" chose a new celebration action, and "playing the violin" became his trademark. At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, after scoring his first World Cup goal against the United States in the group stage, Gilardino, who was so excited, knelt down on one knee and used body language to play violin music to fans around the world. After moving to AC Milan, Gilardino once gave up the too "artistic" violin celebration, but after joining Fiorentina, he "returned to his old career." In the first round of Serie A this season, Fiorentina drew with Juventus 1:1. Gilardino helped the team equalize the score with a beautiful turning volley in the 89th minute. After scoring, he took off his shirt and He once again made the long-lost celebration of playing the violin. It is foreseeable that if Gilardino can still "play the violin" frequently on the court in the second half of this season, Florence has great hope of entering the Champions League next season.