Originally posted by lordhighgusAs Pele spent his entire career in Brazil (NY Cosmos apart) and never tested himself in the best of the European leagues (with far superior defences), my vote would have to be Maradona, the dirty cheating bas*ard
He is only famous for the "hand of god".
Pele is who every one emulates. For my vote the ultimate footballer.🙂
Sorry guys, but you are omitting the real merit of the goal of Maradona. You are sinply remembering "the Hand of God", but you are omitting to mention the fabulous race that Diego started on the argentine field, and left literally freezed three or more defenders in his run, with dominated ball. The rest, is anecdote.
And previsible.
-J
Originally posted by c99uxbest be careful in lightning storms.
All this bullshxt about how good Maradonna was, the simple fact that he broke the rules to gain an advantage disqualifies him from the list.
Yes, I will admit he did score some good goals, he could get past other good players, dribble, shoot, and even taking into account all the other truly great and magnificent things that he could do, and did, all the re ...[text shortened]... by doing it.
He should have been put up against a wall and shot.
#$%&*@ cheating &%$#*@!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_Maradoniana
"Iglesia Maradoniana (English: Church of Maradona) is a parody religion created by fans of the Argentine football retired player Diego Maradona. It was founded on October 30 1990 (Maradona's 30th birthday) in the city of Rosario, and now reportedly counts 15,000 members.
Supporters of the Church of Maradona, supposedly from all parts of the world, count the years since Maradona's birth in 1960."
i dont know if anybody has mentioned ronaldo he is just a class act but like all other comparisions i still think you cannot compare different eras, maybe we could start another thread .
who was the greatest soccer player of the 50s , 60s ,70s ,80s ,90s and now today.
here is a few starters, im too young to pick a 50s player
60s - george best
70s - pele
80s - maradonna
90s - ronaldo
today - ?
then you could argue that the best player is the goalie cause if he doesnt let goals in or very few then the team doesnt loose in this case it could be peter smiechel (sic) of man united fame
Originally posted by boarman50s Di Stefano
i dont know if anybody has mentioned ronaldo he is just a class act but like all other comparisions i still think you cannot compare different eras, maybe we could start another thread .
who was the greatest soccer player of the 50s , 60s ,70s ,80s ,90s and now today.
here is a few starters, im too young to pick a 50s player
60s - george best
70s - pel ...[text shortened]... few then the team doesnt loose in this case it could be peter smiechel (sic) of man united fame
60s Pele
70s Cruyff - Zico
80s Maradona
90s Gullit - Ronaldo
00s Ronaldinho
Originally posted by CrazyLilTingmmmmm a nice goal but the defense was too naive ...
Sorry guys, but you are omitting the real merit of the goal of Maradona. You are sinply remembering "the Hand of God", but you are omitting to mention the fabulous race that Diego started on the argentine field, and left literally freezed three or more defenders in his run, with dominated ball. The rest, is anecdote.
And previsible.
-J
Originally posted by boarmanNo goalkeeper alive [or dead] has been as absolutely brilliant as Gordon Banks.
blah blah..goalie..blah ...cause if he doesnt let goals in or very few then the team doesnt loose in this case it could be peter smiechel (sic) of man united fame
Peter Schmeical pah!