worlds greats footballer

[doug boardley]

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the greatest ever player in the worlds ever greatest team...PELE!!!!!!

 

[Stef]

Lionel Messi, "Will" be the greatest ever player to grace the hallowed turf.

Maradonna, not much mention of him on here?? :lol:

 

[doug boardley]

Lionel Messi, "Will" be the greatest ever player to grace the hallowed turf.

Maradonna, not much mention of him on here?? :lol:

I mentioned maradonna before Robson, but was on wifes lappy (mines in dry dock, so now on my really old lappy) and it wouldn't post my reply, Maradonna was my second choice,,, the "other" goal against England in 86 was pure brilliance but sadly too often overlooked by the "hand of God" goal

 

[Daveshadowman]

ima messi is and will be the greatiest footballer the world has seen the man is pure class
when is he signing for Sunderland :lol:

 

[doug boardley]

ima messi is and will be the greatiest footballer the world has seen the man is pure class
when is he signing for Sunderland :lol:

without a doubt lionel is pure class, but as a youngster will he have the longevity that....PELE!!!!!!.... had? don't forget that .....PELE!!!!!... was still playing top class and delivering top class, well into his 40's:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Daveshadowman]

until messi i would have said Pele but Messi is class and i think he has the longevity imha

 

[doug boardley]

until messi i would have said Pele but Messi is class and i think he has the longevity imha

but only time will tell, if he gets a crippling injury next year, in 10 years time he will have been forgotten about, ala Duncan Edwards,,,time tells in these things imo.

 

[doug boardley]

...altho' Duncan Edwards was more than a crippling injury

 

[Stef]

"IF" he steers clear of injury, he gets booted up & down the park & just gets up & gets on with it.

Someone will give him a tight one eventually. Beautiful to watch, in footballing terms, :lol:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Stanley Matthew's ,John Charles, me........

 

[Daveshadowman]

I have just gogled Duncan Edwards as i have near herd of him class player but i still think Messi

 

[doug boardley]

I don't know how people debate on "Messi v Ronaldo", Messi plays with a smile on his face, Ronaldo plays with a grimace on his "oh, my so shattered shin" face. To me, truly great sportsmen have to exude the Corinthian Spirit, play the game as it should be played, shake hands with each other after a match, but above all, RESPECT THE REFEREE!!, no amount of back chat is going to change his mind, so just get on wit the game...rant over

 

[Daveshadowman]

I don't know how people debate on "Messi v Ronaldo", Messi plays with a smile on his face, Ronaldo plays with a grimace on his "oh, my so shattered shin" face. To me, truly great sportsmen have to exude the Corinthian Spirit, play the game as it should be played, shake hands with each other after a match, but above all, RESPECT THE REFEREE!!, no amount of back chat is going to change his mind, so just get on wit the game...rant over

that is one of the reasons Messi is the greatest he plays the game as it should be played

 

[doug boardley]

that is one of the reasons Messi is the greatest he plays the game as it should be played

I totally agree, he just has to keep that spirit for another 15 or so years, which I hope he does

 

[tobins tiling]

Doug Steve Gerrard is the best midfielder the premier league has ever seen he has carried Liverpool as a club for years and still continues to do it IMHO he is a lot better than keane and Veira both very good players but keane never scored that many goals or Veira, gerrard has played right back right mid centre half centre forward holding midfielder and got man of the match performances just an around better player than all of the above imho