In the eyes of Gilardino, Lippi is a symbol of triumphs. In fact, his international success began under Lippi who handled Gilardino his first national team call-up during a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Norway a decade ago. He notably scored in the 1-1 draw against USA at Germany 2006, and provided the assist for Alessandro Del Piero's match-sealing goal in the 2-0 semi-final defeat of the hosts en route to the global title.

"It is without doubt Fifa coins that Lippi has been a winning coach for many years," he remarked. "He won all the major championships in Italy and took us to the World Cup. After moving to China, he led Guangzhou to successes in Chinese Super League, FA Cup as well as the AFC Champions League. He has changed the image of Chinese football. In a sense, I have come here aiming to achieve further success under him."

The Chinese move also sees Gilardino re-united with former Bologna and national team team-mate Alessandro Diamanti, with whom he is forming C-League's most popular foreign line-up. www.fifa14cup.com With Diamanti pulling the strings in midfield, Gilardino has quickly found his feet with his new team, scoring five times in twelve appearances to leave Guangzhou on course to win their fourth successive domestic title.

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