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Post by hughjarse on Nov 25, 2020 20:02:19 GMT
The tragic loss of Diego Maradona today set me thinking.
My top 5 footballers of all time are as follows (in order):
1. Pele
2. Maradona
3. Messi
4. Best
5. Cruyff
Guess it depends how old you are (already been reproached by my 23yo sonfir leaving Ronaldo out (not the fat bastard version 😂)
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Post by ColonelMustard on Nov 25, 2020 20:05:12 GMT
1. Maradona
then pick 4 from about 10
I would love to have seen more of Puskas and Eusabio
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Post by dutchstokie on Nov 25, 2020 20:07:30 GMT
Blimey this is a toughie....
1.Pelé
2.Maradona
3.Cruyff
4.Puskas
5. Best
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Post by PotterLog on Nov 25, 2020 20:09:00 GMT
The tragic loss of Diego Maradona today set me thinking. My top 5 footballers of all time are as follows (in order): 1. Pele 2. Maradona 3. Messi 4. Best 5. Cruyff Guess it depends how old you are (already been reproached by my 23yo sonfir leaving Ronaldo out (not the fat bastard version 😂) He'd have a point if he *was* talking about the fat one |
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Post by PotterLog on Nov 25, 2020 20:18:12 GMT
1 Maradona
2 Messi
3 Garrincha
4 Original Ronaldo
5 Stein
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2020 20:18:44 GMT
Are these lists possible? Would it not be better to say who were the best 5 players over each of the last five decades? Football changes so much, so quickly. Who knows if Messi could have dealt with football in the 80s or it Cruyff could have done it now?
I’d also like to add that the post should be ‘best creative footballer’ of all time. Who was better, Maldini, Best or Banks?
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Post by wagsastokie on Nov 25, 2020 20:22:40 GMT
1) maradonna
2) best
3) pirlo
4) messi
5) Carlos Alberto
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Post by hughjarse on Nov 25, 2020 20:23:49 GMT
Are these lists possible? Would it not be better to say who were the best 5 players over each of the last five decades? Football changes so much, so quickly. Who knows if Messi could have dealt with football in the 80s or it Cruyff could have done it now? I’d also like to add that the post should be ‘best creative footballer’ of all time. Who was better, Maldini, Best or Banks? You are absolutely spot on because you can never compare different eras (and how do you include goalkeepers ???). Original post was just for fun |
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Post by PotterLog on Nov 25, 2020 20:24:24 GMT
Are these lists possible? Would it not be better to say who were the best 5 players over each of the last five decades? Football changes so much, so quickly. Who knows if Messi could have dealt with football in the 80s or it Cruyff could have done it now? I’d also like to add that the post should be ‘best creative footballer’ of all time. Who was better, Maldini, Best or Banks? One of them was definitely Best |
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Post by wagsastokie on Nov 25, 2020 20:25:45 GMT
1 Maradona 2 Messi 3 Garrincha 4 Original Ronaldo 5 Stein The little wren a great footballer |
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Post by PotterLog on Nov 25, 2020 20:30:40 GMT
1 Maradona 2 Messi 3 Garrincha 4 Original Ronaldo 5 Stein The little wren a great footballer It's a bit of a cheat really cos he's well before my time and there's so little decent footage of him playing I can't really judge it myself. But I read a book about the history of Brazilian football a few years ago and was so captivated by the description and his story I always put him in. A good number of older Brazilians rate him ahead of Pele. |
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Post by heworksardtho on Nov 25, 2020 20:33:47 GMT
Mark Chamberlain
Kenny Dalglish
George Best
Stanley Mathews
Eric Cantana
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Post by theteacher on Nov 25, 2020 20:37:00 GMT
1. Maradona
2. Best
3. Pele
4. Messi
5. Bamber
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Post by Vicky Ground on Nov 25, 2020 20:38:37 GMT
Stanley Matthews would have to be in there
Maybe Alan Hudson would put himself in there :-)
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Post by mattador78 on Nov 25, 2020 20:38:39 GMT
Maradona
Ronaldo original
Best
Gullit
Messi/Ronaldo I really can’t separate the two
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Nov 25, 2020 20:38:44 GMT
Since 86’ when I started watching.
Maradona
Fat Ronaldo
Slim Ronaldo
Zidane
Messi
Honourable mentions for Pirlo, Ronaldinho, Maldini, Roberto Carlos
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Post by PotterLog on Nov 25, 2020 20:46:51 GMT
Are these lists possible? Would it not be better to say who were the best 5 players over each of the last five decades? Football changes so much, so quickly. Who knows if Messi could have dealt with football in the 80s or it Cruyff could have done it now? I’d also like to add that the post should be ‘best creative footballer’ of all time. Who was better, Maldini, Best or Banks? Would be good to do a top five for each position My favourite 5 number 10s 1 Maradona 2 Messi 3 Ronaldinho 4 Riquelme 5 Bojan |
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Post by thebasfordhedgehog on Nov 25, 2020 20:53:29 GMT
In no particular order.
Maradona
Biggins
Messi
Carruthers
Pele
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Post by pretzel on Nov 25, 2020 20:55:55 GMT
Messi
Pele
Maradona
C.Ronaldo
Zidane
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Post by salopstick on Nov 25, 2020 20:57:53 GMT
The little wren a great footballer It's a bit of a cheat really cos he's well before my time and there's so little decent footage of him playing I can't really judge it myself. But I read a book about the history of Brazilian football a few years ago and was so captivated by the description and his story I always put him in. A good number of older Brazilians rate him ahead of Pele. I saw a great documentary on him once. Pele says he was the best. Pele was the greatest goal scorer he does not get in a best ever top 5 |
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Post by Cast no shadow on Nov 25, 2020 20:58:11 GMT
R9
Messi
Cristiano
Maradona
Zidane
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Post by wrighter on Nov 25, 2020 21:00:06 GMT
nobody has mentioned Johan Cruyf
scandulous
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Post by franklin on Nov 25, 2020 21:01:46 GMT
Neil Franklin (my late father said so)
Pele.
Messi.
Ronaldo.
Cruyff.
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Post by chad on Nov 25, 2020 21:03:10 GMT
Greenhoff
Pele
Messi
Ronaldo. Not the fat fucker
Maradonna
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Post by hughjarse on Nov 25, 2020 21:03:47 GMT
nobody has mentioned Johan Cruyf scandulous See OP |
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Post by PotterLog on Nov 25, 2020 21:06:00 GMT
nobody has mentioned Johan Cruyf scandulous Apart from the three that did  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2020 21:16:56 GMT
Pele
Matthews
Gazza
Maradona
C.Ronaldo
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Post by cerebralstokie on Nov 25, 2020 21:17:31 GMT
For those of you with long memories, How about Puskas?
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Nov 25, 2020 21:23:12 GMT
Maradona.
Pele.
Messi.
Cruyff.
Ronaldinho.
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Post by salopstick on Nov 25, 2020 21:27:27 GMT
For those of you with long memories, How about Puskas? Great story in stans book about puskas |
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