▁initially ▁not ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁and ▁collect ▁cross es , ▁and ▁performed ▁better ▁between ▁the ▁posts , ▁he ▁improved ▁upon ▁this ▁aspect ▁of ▁his ▁game ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁career , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Z off , ▁and ▁often ▁came ▁off ▁his ▁line ▁to ▁claim ▁high ▁balls ▁that ▁were ▁coming ▁straight ▁at ▁him , ▁although ▁he ▁still ▁remained ▁less ▁incl ined ▁to ▁collect ▁deliver ies ▁from ▁wider ▁areas . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ade pt ness ▁at ▁stopping ▁pen alt ies . ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁deep ▁goal ▁kick , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁particularly ▁gift ed ▁with ▁his ▁feet , ▁and ▁strugg led ▁to ▁adapt ▁his ▁game ▁following ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁back - pass ▁rule , ▁and ▁was ▁even ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁reg ulations . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁football ▁After ▁qu itting ▁professional ▁football , ▁T ac con i ▁had ▁several ▁disappoint ing ▁experiences ▁in ▁politics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁Alle anza ▁Nazionale ' s ▁lists ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁parliament ary ▁elections , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁seat . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁controvers ial ly ▁tried ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁president ▁of ▁Lomb ard y ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Nu ovo ▁M SI , ▁an ▁extreme ▁right - wing ▁party , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁gar ner ▁enough ▁votes ▁to ▁validate ▁his ▁candid acy . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁put ▁in ▁for ▁a ▁city ▁council man ▁position