What are your top 10 best footballers? (3 Viewers)
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BayernFussball... so I will explain it in more simplistic terms for you my '85 friend! Your father was barely born when Pele lifted his first WC, what does that say about you? I don't care less how much you read or the amount footage you may have gotten to see throughout the years (chances remain that you've just been told Di Stefano was such a damn fine player by the right-thinking media or you juust read that in a book), you haven't for a fact EXPERIENCED the reign of most the legends you mentioned. How much credibility do you reckon your opinion holds when talking about players who made a name for themselves in the 50-60-70's? Do you not think it would be more interesting for us to read whom you've gotten to regard as the best player of the players you've actually seen play and progress?
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ahhh, but even tho i have seen the likes of zizou, ronaldinho (personnaly seen) as well as the whole barca, ac milan, liverpool, and ajax, they are not as good as the players i mentioned, no one within their right mind will say so. so yea i havent seen them in living color, but they are still better.
- it doesnt make Ronaldo better, it just states that henry has to do less for his country to win, Emerson is not as good as Viera or Pires, not to mention Zidane, and remember I HATE the EPL.
- it doesnt make Ronaldo better, it just states that henry has to do less for his country to win, Emerson is not as good as Viera or Pires, not to mention Zidane, and remember I HATE the EPL.
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With seldom exceptions, we're all rather young people, most of us barely in our twenties. If I wanna discuss various aspects of the modern game, there are forums like this one. If I wanna know more about Pelé, I can open the available almanacs myself, I don't need middle-men thank you! The pain of loosing one's time reading posts from people who sound like they're comtemporaneous with Pelé and co, only to discover that truthfully, these people don't know jack sh*t more about them than I already did just reading the official standpoint and watching the scarce footage that was saved from that time.
I used to frequent Portugese, and Italian social clubs quite abit on saturday afternoons and sunday mornings, so I had ample opportunity to watch these guys play.
No, it doesn't.
However, its like comparing Joe Montana to Tom Brady. Only a select few of us here have seen Montana play during the mid-to-late 80's, while we've all seen what Tom Brady has done in the past 3 years.
Or comparing Mickey Mantle to Barry Bonds.
They all had great numbers and did great things, but it is hard for me to sit here and tell you that Mantle was better than Bonds, because I've never seen the Mick play before.
See where I'm coming from?
Sometimes you can't go by pure numbers and statistics alone. If that's the case, Mike, then Van Basten wouldn't warrant a place on the list, because his goals scored throughout his career don't compare to a Baggio. But Van Basten was every bit the equal quality of a Baggio in terms of skill.
However, its like comparing Joe Montana to Tom Brady. Only a select few of us here have seen Montana play during the mid-to-late 80's, while we've all seen what Tom Brady has done in the past 3 years.
Or comparing Mickey Mantle to Barry Bonds.
They all had great numbers and did great things, but it is hard for me to sit here and tell you that Mantle was better than Bonds, because I've never seen the Mick play before.
See where I'm coming from?
Sometimes you can't go by pure numbers and statistics alone. If that's the case, Mike, then Van Basten wouldn't warrant a place on the list, because his goals scored throughout his career don't compare to a Baggio. But Van Basten was every bit the equal quality of a Baggio in terms of skill.
That frankly doesn't matter. I have watched great clips of all the top footballers I listed, and read their lengthy accomplishments. If you have the tools to make a honest decision yourself, than go ahead. And like Burke said, it's your own opinion, that's the whole topic of the damn thread. So the players that I listed were from my own point of view. But if you still do not agree, here ya go:
1. Zinedine Zidane
2. Roby Baggio
3. Paolo Maldini
4. Lothar Mattheaus
5. Rivaldo
6. Ronaldo
7. Didier Deshamps
8. Eric Cantona
9. Steffan Effenberg
10. Gabriel Batistuta
Will be on this list soon hopefully: Pavel Nedved
1. Zinedine Zidane
2. Roby Baggio
3. Paolo Maldini
4. Lothar Mattheaus
5. Rivaldo
6. Ronaldo
7. Didier Deshamps
8. Eric Cantona
9. Steffan Effenberg
10. Gabriel Batistuta
Will be on this list soon hopefully: Pavel Nedved
