If you could choose 1 player from the......

comment by Freedom FC (Welcome to Texas) (U7214)
posted 4 hours, 18 minutes ago
Is it true that George Best is like Messi-esque? I wish I could see him play.

Beckenbauer

Maradona
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I think younger people may not know that Best could tackle as well as anyone and was a terrific header of a ball as well. The forwards who survived in that era had to be tough.

comment by HRH King Ledley (U20095)
posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Maradona was different gear.

In an era of defensive brutality and negative football, he stood out. He would be nigh on impossible to knock off the ball in this protected era for forwards.
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True but in today's game he'd have to have, errrrr let's just call it a 'different' approach to physical fitness!

Maradona was different gear.
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I'd probably go with Best, Beckenbauer and Maradona for our current team.

Dalglish

Best, Cruyff, Maradona.

Jimmy greaves Rip
Alan Simonsen
Marco van basten

60s, 70s 80s.... hmmm.

60s is hard to say... many legendary names but i've only seen videos.

70s dalglish
80s barnes

i'll add in
90s. dennis bergkamp for arsenal.
00s zidane
10s messi

Cruyff, Bergkamp and no one else.

comment by Dave&Danny (U4428)
posted 3 days, 4 hours ago
comment by West London Express (U5874)
posted 4 hours, 38 minutes ago
comment by United_kaz (U9943)
posted 17 minutes ago
60's, jimmy greaves, amazed by his scoring record, sad he missed out on the wc final

70;s, cruyff(spelling), just looked amazing watching old videos back

80's maradona in his pomp
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Difficult to argue with any of that
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have to throw Best in there 60/70s
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Yup, no arguments from me either - & when you take into account the punishment defenders were allowed to mete out in those days I think Maradona (not my favourite person) is still the best player who has ever lived - particularly when you consider he almost single-handedly dragged a moderate Argentina through to winning the World Cup.