As good as Didier Drogba has

comment by sandy`s dad (U20025)
posted 6 hours, 3 minutes ago
White Wall
Different times Sandy,

I think even the keepers played up front in those days, score like 7-5 and 6-3 were common place every week.



Hardly changed really, you get 5-0 or 7-0 away wins in the modern CL, which you never got in the old European Cup. It doesn`t matter the era, Greaves was out on his own as the greatest ever British goalscorer. In fact for career league goals around Europe I think he is still Number One, one goal in front of Gerd Muller, and a long way in front of both Ronaldo and Messi. So their is a case for making him Europe`s greatest ever goalscorer.
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'you get 5-0 or 7-0 away wins in the modern CL, which you never got in the old European Cup'



Like Spurs beating Keflavík ÍF 9-0 & 6-1 in 72.
Or 0-6 vs Drogheda United FC in 83.
Or Utd beating Anderlecht 10-0 in 56?

How many of Greaves goals came in finals to win trophies?
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How many teams did he play in that were cherry picked by multi billionaires ensuring his team had all the best players?

Exactly

Despite a recurring odd desire to compare new players to old, I think the very best would shine in most era's. Yet the reason they shined in that specific era is because they are perfectly suited to the game.

For example Bobby Charlton may struggle with the fitness/conditioning and 'tactical' side of the modern game, but no-one could hit a heavy leather ball with such consistent accuracy on such a swampy pitch while dodging leg-breaking tackles. Which is why he was the best then.

I think the very best would shine in most era's
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Exactly because they would have been bought up in that era therefore their training would be the same as everybodies elses.

Talent is talent and a great footballer would be exactly that no matter what era he played in

firstly I've rated this piece of 5 hite 1 star.

Secondly i really do not get the need for the north London low lives to be publishing attention seeking rubbish on our board.

Finally, the two players are chalk and cheese, Greaves was an incredible footballer, into todays game like a bit of a suarez , where as the Drog is more of a Zidane as a vague comparison two very different players.

Also sandy you pillock, Drogba was / is not just about goals, his hold up play is second to none, his defensive game is something which Greaves never did , not knocking Jimmy but the two players are different.

+++ his assist rate !

Say My Name


How many of Greaves goals came in finals to win trophies?




Well for a start Drogba would not have had many either if he had been playing in any of the Chelsea side`s of the first 80 years of their history.

Only with the money has come the final appearances, and the winning goals, without the money Drogba would not have been anywhere near Chelsea for a start.

And before you say, ah but we won a few trophies in the 90s before Abramovich, yes you did, but with money you borrowed to buy success and had no chance of ever paying it back, and were about to get bust with the Russian intervention.



PS Greaves only played in three finals, and scored in two of them, so his percentage of goals to finals played is still better than Drogba`s.

Bennyville


I've seen videos of football in the 60's and it is boring as hell.




Oh so because you have seen a few video highlights of a few games in the sixties, it makes all the 60s football boring. Good to know.

Frankly with some of the dross on show today, the 60s wins hands down for entertainment. I find most modern games mind blowingly boring.

comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 14 hours, 9 minutes ago
Fack me that's an impressive goal record. Never realised it was that good. But as WW said there were more goals in that era.
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But HE got more than anyone then, top scorer in the league half a dozen or so times, 44 in 57 games for England!! Greatest English goal scorer ever by far!

Sandy,

believe me, Chelsea were NOT about to go bust before Abramovitch arrived, it's yet another myth put about by supporters (including those in the media) to excuse the failings of their own clubs. There were other BIG money backers waiting to buy CFC at the time too. This is from someone I met in the legal profession who was involved in tying up contractual loose ends of the deal.

comment by sandy`s dad (U20025)
posted 20 hours, 56 minutes ago
SWTN Biggish

Bad comparison, because when it comes to Drogba it is all about what he did in the big games for Chelsea rather than the number of goals he scored.

Did Greaves make a habit of scoring winning goals in finals for Chelsea? No!




Yours is also a silly comparison, Greaves never played in any finals for Chelsea, they were useless back then. But he still scored all of those goals in a very poor team. I would like to see how many Drogba would score in that team. He is lucky to play in a era where the top players are all playing for half a dozen teams around Europe that have all the money.
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I wasn't making a comparison though