Sauzee or Latapy?

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Originally Posted by lyonhibs

Franck Sauzee - "just a defender" christ, iv heard it all now! Not much better than PC Murdoch or Calamity Caldwell then, aye?? Utter rot, he was, is and will probably be the classiest player anyone under the age of 35 has ever seen at ER. King Franck by a distance for me.

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Yep, agree 100%. I would also have had Zitelli up with those two, to me he was the best taker of corners at ER that I've personally ever seen, and scored some cracking goals,but Sauzee for me, by a long street.

behave . le god:greengrin

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Originally Posted by bingo70

no offence but yer aff yer heid.

As a player Sauzee was better in every department, Latapy was class but i can't see in any way how he could be better than Sauzee.

IMO Latapy wiill go down as a great player but Sauzee will go up there as one of there greatest.

Unfortunately i was miles too young to see Stanton play, however by all accounts they were similiar players but Sauzee was capped 38 times by France, the difference between the two of them is that Stanton obviously played for us for longer and during his prime, however thats the debate you should be having, latapy and Sauzee is a non starter IMO.

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nail and head :top marks

"SAUZEE, THERE'S ONLY 1 SAUZEE" :sauzee:

Frank left his front teeth on the turf at Easter Road after scoring against the jamboids:thumbsup:
Frank for me :thumbsup:

no brainer. Sauzee was a different class and a pleasure to watch him wear the green.

:sauzee:

Le God,the man was class on and off the pitch.....and THEY never beat him!

Sauzee all the way for me and the way the poll is going seems to suggest that most people believe that too. Not really a surprise to me as Franck was literally a god send for us. He was a fantastic player and a leader of men... and let's not forget he was never anything but respectful and professional through out his time at our club. As good a player as Mr Latapy was, the same could not be said for him.

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Originally Posted by sKipper

Latapy for me. Easily.

I went to games to watch exciting skilful football and Latas was the best I've seen at ER.

Sauzee was merely a defender. Albeit a pretty good one.

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I don't even know where to start with that one. Jeezo.

Sauzee for me. Latapy had some awesome skills and that 6th against the Hearts will always be a great memory. However Sauzee was just a class apart in my book, strolled through games, vision, great shot, gave his all for the team and was a brilliant example of how a player should look after himself!!!

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Originally Posted by scottp1875

gotta be sauzee for me. latapy was great but ended on a sour note when he could have went out on a high in cup final

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I thought that was the problem :smokin:smokin

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Originally Posted by clashcityhibby

Sauzee for me. Latapy had some awesome skills and that 6th against the Hearts will always be a great memory. However Sauzee was just a class apart in my book, strolled through games, vision, great shot, gave his all for the team and was a brilliant example of how a player should look after himself!!!

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:agree: Loved both of them, the two best players I've personally watched playing for Hibs, but Sauzee had a real air of class about him as a player and in the way he came across in interviews. His time as manager still hurts, if only he'd been made assistant first, or been given an experienced helping hand...

A toughie, and I give the same answer every time.

Both are heroes for any Hibbie around my age, geniuses playing in an exciting and fairly successful side. Sauzee was the embodiment of the leader and team player, with genuinely outstanding technical ability and a phenomenal knack for reading the game, whilst clearly holding the club close to his heart. But for me Russel just had something truly special, the ability to win games on his own, to do things you felt no other player in th country could do. I still rip my Yam mates about the roasting he gave their entire back four in the millemium derby, I cant remember seeing as good a performance from anyone in a Hibs jersey.

Purely based on the fact that he made me smile more times, I have to go for Russel. We'll never see another pair even come close to them.

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Originally Posted by DirtyDeeds

A toughie, and I give the same answer every time.

Both are heroes for any Hibbie around my age, geniuses playing in an exciting and fairly successful side. Sauzee was the embodiment of the leader and team player, with genuinely outstanding technical ability and a phenomenal knack for reading the game, whilst clearly holding the club close to his heart. But for me Russel just had something truly special, the ability to win games on his own, to do things you felt no other player in th country could do. I still rip my Yam mates about the roasting he gave their entire back four in the millemium derby, I cant remember seeing as good a performance from anyone in a Hibs jersey.

Purely based on the fact that he made me smile more times, I have to go for Russel. We'll never see another pair even come close to them.

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Excellent post ....:top marks....:agree: