Messi is the best player to ever kick a football, pure and simple, there isn’t even a discussion to be had on the matter.
View Poll Results: Greatest male footballer of all time
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Pele
45 20.64% -
Maradona
38 17.43% -
Ronaldhino
2 0.92% -
Ronaldo (Brazil)
5 2.29% -
Messi
57 26.15% -
Ronaldo (Portugal)
35 16.06% -
Maldini
1 0.46% -
Zidane
6 2.75% -
Cruyff
14 6.42% -
Beckenbauer
0 0% -
Di Stefano
3 1.38% -
Someone not listed above
12 5.50%
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21-06-2018 10:58 PM #181
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22-06-2018 12:06 AM #184This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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22-06-2018 12:17 AM #185
can I change my vote (which was irrelevant). just watched the best 10 for Messi. Messi it is.
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22-06-2018 06:47 AM #186
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As I stated in the OP, there are many other contenders. To have included Best would have led to many more examples of "what about...............". The list is endless.
I took my list from the top 12 or so players that were listed in a website. The last time I checked, Best was rated 15th.
As the poll is highlighting, there are probably only four or five players that are generally regarded to be the "greatest ever" and George Best is not one of them.
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22-06-2018 06:53 AM #187
Original Ronaldo for me. Pace, power and skill. He's the closest i've seen to unplayable. I remember teams in Italy having 3 men man marking him. He was to football what Usain Bolt is to sprinting. A once in a generation phenomenon. Injuries probably prevented him being the stand out against the rest on the list.
Last edited by SirDavidsNapper; 22-06-2018 at 07:04 AM.
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22-06-2018 06:56 AM #188
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The pole is guff without Paul Hanlon. But Messi is 2nd best footballer of my generation
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22-06-2018 07:11 AM #189This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
What does this prove? For me, not much. As we saw last night, and many times before, Messi’s genius can’t inspire an insipid Argentina team and Maradona couldn’t have got that Northern Ireland team to the World Cup. How the whole ‘never played at a World Cup’ argument is even given credibility given the hundreds of nobodies who have graced that tournament over the years is beyond me. If norn iron had made it to England in ‘66 or Mexico 70 and been knocked out in the first round would that have made best eligible for this list?
regardless, those lucky enough to see him play in his prime know they witnessed something special. I don’t know about greatest footballer ever, as how can you even compare great goal scorers and playmakers with great defenders. But there can’t have been many more naturally talented than Best.
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22-06-2018 10:37 PM #190This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Calm doon, it was a wee joke. However... Best was the best.
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22-06-2018 11:29 PM #191
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I once spent an entire half just watching Iniesta and he gave away the ball once and every pass was helpful his Spanish colleague. He's slated to pay 60/70 mins at this world cup so enjoy him while he lasts.
Oh and by the way he has scored the winning goal in a world cup final. (Unlike Messi or the child Renaldo).
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30-06-2018 08:30 PM #192
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So, do we still think Messi and Ronaldo are the greatest ever footballer?
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01-07-2018 12:32 AM #194This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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