Pele, Diego...or who?

[gruggs]

Diego was the king for me. Mexico '86 he was unplayable. (hand of God only adds to it for me)

 

Though to be fair I'm too young for Pele, or Best, or Cruyff, or...

[sh#t waffle]

Diego was the king for me. Mexico '86 he was unplayable. (hand of God only adds to it for me)

 

Though to be fair I'm too young for Pele, or Best, or Cruyff, or...

Zidane..................

[The Bugged Out]

Socrates was class personified

[Rashid]

Steve Gerrard can do the whole lot, as a complete footballer he is better than the lot of them.

[The Bugged Out]

i would disagree, he needs to prove it the highest level for a bit longer. more long campaigns in the champions league and on the international stage.

 

has all the tools though

[Dirk]

Some might laugh but Ronaldinho for me. I was only 7 when Maradona was at his peak in 86 - I remember parts of that World Cup but the significance of Maradona's performances were lost on me at that age. Part of the reason I've gone for Ronnie Dingo (tm Anny Road's daughter) is because he does things I've seen no other player do and partly because he seems to play constantly with a smile,he seems like a top lad.

[Guest Momo Sissoko]

Steve Gerrard can do the whole lot, as a complete footballer he is better than the lot of them.

 

:ermm:

[Rashid]

Some might laugh but Ronaldinho for me. I was only 7 when Maradona was at his peak in 86 - I remember parts of that World Cup but the significance of Maradona's performances were lost on me at that age. Part of the reason I've gone for Ronnie Dingo (tm Anny Road's daughter) is because he does things I've seen no other play do and partly because he seems to play constantly with a smile,he seem like a top lad.

 

I agree, did you see that looking the other way and passing 60 yards to Larson yesterday? Wow... he also bursts into speed when he gets the ball although he isn't all that fast. Sublime player. I am old enough to remeber Diego, 1986 onwards and have abiut 8 videos of him, he is the best ever purely because his dribbling ability is 2nd to none in world football history. As in individual Diego was THE man.

[Rashid]

What a load of shite, i gather you have never seen the players mentioned above?

 

Can Diego Defend like Stevie? Stevie is the only player on that list that could play all 10 outfield positions pretty well at a high level.

[sh#t waffle]

Can Diego Defend like Stevie? Stevie is the only player on that list that could play all 10 outfield positions pretty well at a high level.

I don't think he's looking for utility players though. I do agree, Stevie is utterly world class, but noone with a brain can claim the don is anyone other than Diego.

[gruggs]

I'm thinking who's the best. To me thats as much about being inspirational as being brilliant technically.

 

Maradona won two league titles and a UEFA Cup with Napoli for God sake. Thats like Ronaldinho going to Villa next season and for three or four years turning the club into something totally unrecognisable.

 

I don't know of someone else who has had that type of effect on good or decent players around him.

[sh#t waffle]

So if Pele,Cryuff,and Maradona were available now, and also they were the same age as Gerrard.You would go for Gerrard?

You know what I love about this forum? The fact that the standard of informed debate is so high on here that atk feels the need to say that Maradona etc are the same age as Gerrard for argument's sake.

[rondeco]

Is it just me or has Rashid managed to contradict himself in such an obvious manner here that we all nearly missed it? First its Gerrard and then Diego.

 

Gimp.

[madstock]

I'll see your squat coke-fuelled, pin-dicked Argie, and raise you a Garrincha...

[Red Nick]

Maradonna is easily the greatest player even.

 

Whichever team he played for in 1986 bar Iran would have won the world cup, he single handedly dragged a very average team to world cup glory.

 

The 1970 Brazil team would still have won the World cup without Pele

 

Maradonna was brilliant and a winner and of course a cheat but he was still the greatest player in the world

[Rashid]

As an individual Maradona - best ever by some distance...

[Guest TK-421]

Can't believe Vladimir Smicer never gets a look in.

 

I'll go for Maradona.

[Thants]

As an individual Maradona - best ever by some distance...

 

Fuck team play when you have Maradona in your side.

 

Get the ball to him

Go and have a drink.

Come back when you've won.

 

But i go for Robbie Savage.

[The-Sir]

Ade Akinbayi

[The-Sir]

and dont you forget it

[Hermes]

Didn't see enough of Pele.

 

Maradona is the most mesmerising, "how did he do that" player I've ever seen. However, Cruyff is the most influential in terms of tactical awareness/individual skill combination. He was also one of the greatest managers of all time as his trophy collection in Spain and European terms proves.

[Hermes]

Ade Akinbayi

 

Crouch makes him look like Gerd Muller. Maybe Crouchinho will improve next season. Who knows? with a bit of luck he may even break into the top 35 goalscorers in the Premiership. :whistle:

[Ronnie]

Crouch makes him look like Gerd Muller. Maybe Crouchinho will improve next season. Who knows? with a bit of luck he may even break into the top 35 goalscorers in the Premiership. :whistle:

You should come up with your stats, Hermes. How many starts in the Prem Akinbiyi has made and how many goals he's scored? I believe Crouch has a better record and that's why you didn't bring the stats up.

 

To the point of the thread, -------- Igor Biscan for me. Biscanbauer rules. 8)

[Paul]

Kenny. Only ever seen better on telly.

[Rashid]

Hermes be careful, a gagging order will soon follow. This forum is not censored (most of the time) though.