Greatest ever footballer

[scotus]

Gianluca Vialli, smoked like a trooper throughout his playing career. Out of respect to the ciggies I stopped playing at 14!

Well, if that's your criteria you got to include Socrates. 60 a day apparently, but what a player!

[scotus]

A more difficult question

Who is teh best keeper ever

Would have thought Gordon Banks.

Remember his save against Pele?

[Doozer]

Would have thought Gordon Banks.

Remember his save against Pele?

True he was a great keeper
What about the Russian Lev Yashin
or Dino Zoff
Or even Peter Schmeichel

[skywalker85]

George Best for me and goalkeeper Buffon

[scotus]

One thing I noticed about most of the suggestions is that pretty well every player mentioned had some weakness. I mean, I was one of Liam Brady's biggest fans, and even he admits he only had one foot.

One exception to that has to be George Best - two equally good feet, one of the best headers of the ball in the game, one of the best tacklers - and that's before we go near his dribbling. It was said of Best that he was unique, in that he could replace any player in any position, and be better than the player he replaced.

[takemedrunkimhome]

This has to be one of the greatest things I have ever seen a footballer do.

It puts this man up to the top of my list in terms of natural ability.

YouTube - ronaldinho crossbar challenge

[aml]

This has to be one of the greatest things I have ever seen a footballer do.

It puts this man up to the top of my list in terms of natural ability.

YouTube - ronaldinho crossbar challenge

He was a good player but for me he pissed away the best years of his career and he will now probably fade away to obscurity in brazil....for me he got all far too young and his playing days have been in steady decline since his last season at barcelona.

[scotus]

This has to be one of the greatest things I have ever seen a footballer do.

It puts this man up to the top of my list in terms of natural ability.

YouTube - ronaldinho crossbar challenge

Unquestionably a great player in his day.

The video is a fake though.

[takemedrunkimhome]

No doubt about how good he is all right Scotus.

I really hope the vid isnt a fake, I want to believe.

I said it to a buddy of mine and he said he did it at a match for Barca as well in the pre match warm up.
Maybe not 4 times but he did it once anyway he said.

Not sure how true this is but he swore to me.

[takemedrunkimhome]

He was a good player but for me he pissed away the best years of his career and he will now probably fade away to obscurity in brazil....for me he got all far too young and his playing days have been in steady decline since his last season at barcelona.

Yeah, some Brazilians cant seem to handle the fame and fortune when they get it and unfortunately Ronaldhino seems to be one of them.

Real pity he didnt fulfill his true potential.