Designer1 Posted November 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2022 Black Phillip. Serious answer, Maradona. Just an absolute phenom at a time when the game was much more difficult for attacking players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) Another vote for Ronaldinho. Pure entertainer, it came across as though he was looking to wow everyone in the stadium, and he rarely failed to do so. Is he the only opposition player to receive applause from Real Madrid fans for one of his performances? Edited November 5, 2022 by Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Too young to really appreciate El Diego, so it has to be Messi. Either that or Morten Berre. It’s 50/50, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobsons Choice Posted November 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2022 R9, Messi. Goat English player, Shearer or Gazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Pele 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Goat English player, Shearer or Gazza. I would say the only England player that was nearly always consistent for club and country and has a great trophy cabinet is Ashley Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted November 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2022 4 hours ago, Tayls said: Another vote for Ronaldinho. Pure entertainer, it came across as though he was looking to wow everyone in the stadium, and he rarely failed to do so. Is he the only opposition player to receive applause from Real Madrid fans for one of his performances? Messi has had applause from Madrid fans too from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2022 Brian Little. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Diego Armando Maradona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 In my lifetime the footballer I've seen hit the highest level for technical ability was Ronaldinho. At his absolute peak he was even a shade above Ronaldo and Messi for me. However they've delivered year on year and Ronaldinho only hit that level for about 18 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 7 hours ago, VillaJ100 said: In my lifetime the footballer I've seen hit the highest level for technical ability was Ronaldinho. At his absolute peak he was even a shade above Ronaldo and Messi for me. However they've delivered year on year and Ronaldinho only hit that level for about 18 months. I think thats the reason Ronaldinho was so popular though he seems like a human with the playing with a smile and party lifestyle etc Messi and Ronaldo for all the greatness seem cold and almost a bit robotic with very little flaws 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLVillan Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Picking one, I'd go for Pele. It's definitely a generational thing. And really impossible to compare as the game continues to evolve. I grew up watching Pele and subsequently Maradona. In modern times, the best individual performance I've ever seen "in the flesh" was Ibrahimovic (I saw him playing for Sweden in Stockholm). Just played the game on a different level. I've never seen Messi live and Ronaldo always underwhelmed me when I watched him live. Undoubtedly great players and I'd go for Messi over Ronaldo as he plays/acts with good deal more humility. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Ronaldo the real one it’s a disgrace that we actually have to refer to him as R9 , re invented the centre forward role. He Made the best defenders in the world look silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 7 hours ago, Zatman said: I think thats the reason Ronaldinho was so popular though he seems like a human with the playing with a smile and party lifestyle etc Messi and Ronaldo for all the greatness seem cold and almost a bit robotic with very little flaws He was playing for the sheer fun of it we all watch football for entertainment you certainly got your money’s worth watching Ronaldinho. A bit like Grealish at Villa you could go to Villa park and watch the Jack Grealish show win lose or draw he’d probably wow you during the match. Not that he’s or was on the same level of quality to Ronaldinho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 GOAT british player George best. Maybe he didnt have the longevity like some but he was a genuis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Messi. You can't really compare era's but modern day, they play a hell of a lot more football and to constantly do what he's done is unreal really. Plus, the goals he has scored are just perfection at times. Gliding past 5 or 6 players before finishing it, it's just a joy to watch. Besides the obvious candidates, there is 1 player I'd pay money to have watched alone - Xavi. He was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Gary Goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiney Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Of all time, Maradona. He really was a one man team that galvanised and dragged teams to heights they never should have reached. What he did at Napoli in particular is stuff of legends. In a rough league in an era when stars like him were targeted with tackles that are literally unfathomable in the modern age. The 86 world cup needs no comment. Of the modern age, Ronaldinho. For 3 or 4 seasons he was as close to unplayable as I've ever seen, and did it all with a smile on his face. Every time he got the ball you were expecting magic, an absolute joy to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2022 If you include longevity in it then it’s Messi, with Cristiano a very close second. If you take longevity out of it then Ronaldo is in the conversation. As is Ronaldinho. Both were comfortably the best player in the world at the time at their peaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Maradona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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