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Post by stonerose on Nov 26, 2020 9:13:39 GMT
I'd include Zidane in that group.
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Post by HTC on Nov 26, 2020 9:18:30 GMT
Zidane rather than Cantona I'd have thought.
I'd say the list of 'best player in world' loosely goes like this...
Puskas 50s
Pele 60s
Cruyff 70s
Maradona 80s
Zidane 90s
Brazil Ronaldo early 00s
Messi late 00s to early 10s
C Ronaldo late 10s
A bit of an oversimplication of dates, but I can't think of anyone obvious I'm missing. You've players like Ronaldinho who were great for a year or two, but never quite at the sustained level / length of time as the men above.
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Post by scfc73 on Nov 26, 2020 9:46:23 GMT
Wow! completely missed this yesterday. Broke my heart with 'the hand of God' in '86 & hated him for years after but as a football fan i can't deny he was one of the greatest players ever, flawed certainly, but when i was growing up there was no-one who came close to his level of talent. R.I.P. Diego.
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Post by sk8ballboy on Nov 26, 2020 11:11:47 GMT
The recent film that followed him in Napoli was brilliant. Even the Mrs enjoyed watching it.
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Post by vicar on Nov 27, 2020 8:57:14 GMT
Zidane rather than Cantona I'd have thought. I'd say the list of 'best player in world' loosely goes like this... Puskas 50s Pele 60s Cruyff 70s Maradona 80s Zidane 90s Brazil Ronaldo early 00s Messi late 00s to early 10s C Ronaldo late 10s A bit of an oversimplication of dates, but I can't think of anyone obvious I'm missing. You've players like Ronaldinho who were great for a year or two, but never quite at the sustained level / length of time as the men above. George Best should be in there, I only ever saw grainy clips of Stanley Matthews but Best would edge Maradonna out in my list. |
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Post by timberwolf on Nov 27, 2020 9:35:09 GMT
George Best should be in there, I only ever saw grainy clips of Stanley Matthews but Best would edge Maradonna out in my list. if geotge best had been english i,m sure he would have had 1 or maybe 2 world cup winners medals. he was the best. as for matthews i just never saw what the fuss was about the bloke. especiaaly at the end of his career at stoke where opponents where actually afraid to tackle him due to being labled the player who finished matthews. |
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Post by Nik on Nov 27, 2020 9:49:44 GMT
Zidane rather than Cantona I'd have thought. I'd say the list of 'best player in world' loosely goes like this... Puskas 50s Pele 60s Cruyff 70s Maradona 80s Zidane 90s Brazil Ronaldo early 00s Messi late 00s to early 10s C Ronaldo late 10s A bit of an oversimplication of dates, but I can't think of anyone obvious I'm missing. You've players like Ronaldinho who were great for a year or two, but never quite at the sustained level / length of time as the men above. George Best should be in there, I only ever saw grainy clips of Stanley Matthews but Best would edge Maradonna out in my list. Not in the 80s though? Best was well before my time but he was well past his best by then wasn't he? |
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Post by HTC on Nov 27, 2020 9:59:31 GMT
Zidane rather than Cantona I'd have thought. I'd say the list of 'best player in world' loosely goes like this... Puskas 50s Pele 60s Cruyff 70s Maradona 80s Zidane 90s Brazil Ronaldo early 00s Messi late 00s to early 10s C Ronaldo late 10s A bit of an oversimplication of dates, but I can't think of anyone obvious I'm missing. You've players like Ronaldinho who were great for a year or two, but never quite at the sustained level / length of time as the men above. George Best should be in there, I only ever saw grainy clips of Stanley Matthews but Best would edge Maradonna out in my list.
It's all before my time, but I've always been under the impression that Best was one of those players who was absolutely outstanding /arguably the best in the world for maybe a year or two, but didn't sustain his peak very long.
More Ronaldinho than Ronaldo essentially?
As I say well before my time, so could well be wrong on that...
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Post by hedleyverity on Nov 27, 2020 10:06:17 GMT
Best was all but done by the age of 27 wasn't he?
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Post by vicar on Nov 27, 2020 10:39:26 GMT
Top 10 for me:
Zidane
Cruyff
Puskas
Pele
Best
Messi
Ronaldo
Beckenbaur
Moore
Big Kev
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Post by suedehead on Nov 27, 2020 10:46:56 GMT
Brave to put Ian Moore ahead of Big Kev.
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Post by timberwolf on Nov 27, 2020 11:02:53 GMT
Brave to put Ian Moore ahead of Big Kev. only if you want to be a one off in our fanbase. |
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Post by scfc73 on Nov 27, 2020 11:05:35 GMT
Big Kev tops that list easily  Eusebio & Di Stefano are worth a shout too. |
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Post by sydneyexile on Nov 27, 2020 11:06:58 GMT
Even braver to put Matthews above Kev, Neil did have one fantastic goal scoring run... but not GOAT material surely
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Post by Imposter on Nov 27, 2020 11:19:56 GMT
Top 10 for me: Zidane Cruyff Puskas Pele Best Messi Ronaldo Beckenbaur Moore Big Kev Ian Moore, what about Armstrong or Angell? |
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Eusebio & Di Stefano are worth a shout too.