, ▁and ▁highly ▁regarded ▁for ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁orch est rate ▁his ▁team ' s ▁attack ing ▁moves . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁usually ▁deployed ▁as ▁an ▁attack ing ▁mid f iel der , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁capable ▁of ▁playing ▁in ▁more ▁off ensive ▁roles , ▁as ▁a ▁main ▁forward , ▁as ▁a ▁w inger ▁on ▁either ▁fl ank , ▁or ▁as ▁an ▁inside ▁or ▁supporting ▁stri ker . ▁Despite ▁his ▁small ▁stat ure , ▁he ▁excel led ▁in ▁the ▁air , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁power , ▁timing , ▁heading ▁accuracy , ▁and ▁elev ation , ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁beat ▁larger ▁players ▁for ▁the ▁ball . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁mainly ▁ren owned ▁for ▁his ▁off ensive ▁and ▁cre ative ▁capabilities , ▁M azz ola ▁was ▁also ▁highly ▁compet ent ▁def ens ively , ▁often ▁pressing ▁and ▁tack ling ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁win ▁back ▁possession , ▁and ▁was ▁even ▁capable ▁of ▁being ▁deployed ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁mid f iel der , ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁def ender . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Milan ▁area , ▁players ▁who ▁ins ist ▁on ▁d rib bling ▁rather ▁than ▁passing ▁are ▁called ▁" V enez iani " ▁( V en et ians ). ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁when ▁M azz ola ▁played ▁for ▁Venez ia , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁pen chant ▁for ▁undert aking ▁individual ▁d rib bling ▁runs . ▁José ▁Al ta f ini , ▁a ▁forward ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁World ▁Cup ▁with ▁Brazil ▁and ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁Italy