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Post by Mendicant on Aug 3, 2018 23:14:59 GMT
Jim Baxter, great player for Rangers and Scotland.
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Post by Olgrligm on Aug 4, 2018 0:22:49 GMT
Tom Finney was (apparently) one of the greatest footballers of his generation, if not all time, but he was unfortunate enough to be around at the same time as Sir Stan. He even adapted to play on the left wing because Matthews had sewn up the right wing role.
Matthews is remembered in the pantheon of greats and Finney is in the second tier of exceptional but not quite legendary players. Am I being too harsh?
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Post by GoBoks on Aug 4, 2018 1:28:52 GMT
Dixie Dean and Duncan Edwards have to be in there somewhere.
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Post by Stoke711 on Aug 4, 2018 1:37:17 GMT
Can't even name the greatest team since I was born in 79
Buffon, Zubizarreta, Zoff, P. Schmiechal, Seaman
Maldini, Baresi, F. De Boer, R. Koeman, R. Carlos, F. Cannavaro, Brehme, Hansen, Adams (no not our Charlie as some seem to call him), Zanetti, Ayala, Nadal, Puyol, Stam, Costacurta, Desailly, Blanc, Hierro, Nesta, Sammer, Beckenbauer
C. Ronaldo, Messi, M. Laudrup, Hagi, Luis Enrique, Zidane, Maradona, Cruyff, Gullit, Rijkaard, R. Baggio, Modric, Del Piero, Pirlo, Zola, Socrates, Ronaldinho, Matheus, Xavi, Butragueno, Platini, Gascoigne, Iniesta, Figo, Seedorf, Vieria, Giggs, Beckham
Ronaldo, Van Basten, Shearer, Lineker, Batistuta, Bergkamp, Schillaci, Suker, Totti, Rossi, Zico, Rumenigge, Voeller, Rush, Dalglish, Careca, Papin, Bebeto, Henry, Inzaghi, Vieri, Van Nistelrooy
Still loads I could name.
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Post by Bagwash on Aug 4, 2018 3:35:10 GMT
I often wonder....just HOW GOOD was George Best?? I was fortunate to have seen him play in the flesh on several occasions when we played Manure at the Vic. For me he was the best ever alongside Pele.
There was no limits on what he could have achieved, and believe you me, he played in an age when defenders would defend however they could, and no prisoners were taken! Always a bit difficult to compare across the ages, but this doesn't effect talent. On today's pitches, and with how players are protected nowadays, you would need two balls in every game he played, because no one would have got the ball off him! Same here matey. I can remember seeing Pele playing for Santos down The Vic but unsure whether I witnessed George Best in the flesh as you say. Will have to ask my Owd man if he ever took me against Man Utd.
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Post by mattador78 on Aug 4, 2018 7:50:55 GMT
Any excuse
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