Who is the best world player you have seen in your lifetime?
I think it is Diego Maradona without a doubt.

Dixe Dean, 60 league goals in one season. 383 goals in 433 appearances. 18 goals in 16 england games.

Bill Shankly, "those of us privileged to see Dean play, talk of him the way people talk about Beethoven, Shakespeare or Mozart, he was that good"

i have seen him, he was just very old at the time :D

I would say Alan Shearer. I'm no footie expert (not by a long shot!) but he is the best player ive seen in my lifetime in world football

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King Kenny!!! :D

I would say Alan Shearer. I'm no footie expert (not by a long shot!) but he is the best player ive seen in my lifetime in world football

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I take you never saw Maradona,Pele,Cruyff etc.. play!
Maradona used to juggle golf balls,tennis balls etc..
Watch this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vJVykLQrhs and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMiAvKn5Hsg

Thierry Henry.

I take you never saw Maradona,Pele,Cruyff etc.. play!
Maradona used to juggle golf balls,tennis balls etc..
Watch this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vJVykLQrhs

before my generation im afraid!

Voted for Pele because he IS the Greatest
Greatest Player in my Lifetime would be Maradona
And cant believe Gazza is up there but the likes of Zola,Bergkamp,,Puskas arent

Without a doubt Nedved

Pele, as the only one who has the achievements to match his skills. Best never got to play in the World Cup at all; Dixie Dean, as pointed out above, only played 18 games for England, and none in the WC as we didn't even bother entering for it. Neither had the chance to prove they were the very best at the top level.

Steven Gerrard is the best player in world football for me. Closely followed by Kaka and Christiano Ronaldo.

I've barely seen any footage of Pele and only a few snippets of Maradona.

I'm surprised Zinedine Zidane isn't on the list. Possibly the best player of his generation.

I would say Alan Shearer. I'm no footie expert (not by a long shot!) but he is the best player ive seen in my lifetime in world football

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Shearer wouldn't even get in the all time England XI never mind best player in the world. International class, yes - world class? Maybe briefly in Euro 96.

Pele, Cruyff, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Bobby Charlton, Zidane, Maldini - all absolutely top class in my lifetime.

The best ever.......without doubt Georgie Best.

Of the list I've only seen Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Messi at their best , not that Messi has hit his best yet. Seen as I was only three when Gazza played in the 1990 World Cup I never really saw what all the fuss for him was about. Though one of my first football watching memories is him scoring at Euro 96 against Scotland, quality goal.
The best player I've seen live would have to be Wayne Rooney, my auntie is a Man Utd fan and she got tickets for his debut game against Feberbache. He helped himself to a hat trick after being injured for about 3 months after the European Championships. I wasn't used to watching players like that being a Wednesday season ticket holder I was amazed how normal he seemd to the Man Utd supporters. I was thinking if a Wednesday player did that on his debut Hillsborough would be going mad.
Anyway best player of my generation, I'm going for Zidane

I'm surprised Zinedine Zidane isn't on the list. Possibly the best player of his generation.

A dozen or so red cards for brutal violence, tends to reflect badly on a footballer.

If we're voting on the best footballer ever, I'd go for Maradona. If you've got eight minutes spare...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8jFWqpYBZ0

His control of the ball was out of this world.

Maradona. Without a shadow of doubt.

Thierry Henry.

Best ever??!!

The choker supreme??

Doing well at Barce isnt he. :rolleyes:

Dennis Bergkamp. Not only the best footballer of my generation but one of my few celebrity lookalikes..... ;)

George Best?

Agree, George might not win, but he HAS to be on that shortlist!

For me, the best players I can remember (I can't remember much of Pele - slightly before my time) but they have to be Maradona, Best and Cruyff.

For those who believe Gerrard is the best player in the world today - I suggest you get yourself a new pair of spectacles - preferably ones without rose-tinted lenses.

Dixe Dean, 60 league goals in one season. 383 goals in 433 appearances. 18 goals in 16 england games.

Bill Shankly, "those of us privileged to see Dean play, talk of him the way people talk about Beethoven, Shakespeare or Mozart, he was that good"

i have seen him, he was just very old at the time :D
Did he score against United or Wednesday when you saw him, or did they try to sign him :hihi::hihi::hihi:

Pele.
Maradona is a cheat.

Pele.
Maradona is a cheat.

But that doesnt make him a bad player...

George Best?



well said thats who i would vote for

[QUOTE=Agent Gypo;2795308]Steven Gerrard is the best player in world football for me. Closely followed by Kaka and Christiano Ronaldo.

Steven Gerrard-he said footballers not divers

Steven Gerrard-he said footballers not divers
Well why has Ronaldo been quoted in this poll then?
Or Maradona the Cheat?

Funny how you only quoted Gerrard Daftlad! And you say that you are not one for bias or wind-ups :rolleyes: Class 2 referee :hihi:

Well why has Ronaldo been quoted in this poll then?
Or Maradona the Cheat?

Funny how you only quoted Gerrard Daftlad! And you say that you are not one for bias or wind-ups :rolleyes: Class 2 referee :hihi:



fxxk off LFC Paul. Ronaldo appears to have stopped this whereas Gerrard is still a master at it
Maradonna is a cheat granted yes, but you have to question the ability of that Tunisian ref, he must have been the only person in the ground who thought it was not handball. Unfortunately he was the man what mattered

But that doesnt make him a bad player...

That depends on your moral standpoint. I say it does.

Although Steven Gerrard is a great player,Maradona could score goals and do things with a football that he can only dream about.
Pele(late 50's-early 70's),and Maradona(early 80's-late 90's),were the best footballers in the world of their generation and no one has come anywhere near them since,in my opinion.
Shearer,Dalglish,Gerrard??:loopy:

But that doesnt make him a bad player...

Maradonas second goal against England was also helped by such ****e defending by Steve Hodge Peter Reid and Terry Fenwick, all three must be in the list of worst England players. Such defending that would embarrass a pub team. Looking at Maradona he seemed to be very one footed too, you watch he seems to only use the left foot.

He was left footed mainly,but he scored loads of awesome goals for Barca,Napoli & Argentina.
You do have a point about his goal against England,but i doubt if any other player in the world would have scored that goal,apart from him!

YES a cheat DOES make Maradona a bad player,anyone who Needs to cheat to score a goal is a bad player and i dont mean ability wise,i mean as a player of moral ethics
And his 2nd Goal against England was one of the Greatest goals ever scored despite **** poor defending,but it does not detract from the fact he is A CHEAT

Let's be honest, players aren't paid top dollar to have good morals or ethics. A lot of them are paid for the opposite in fact. They're out there to win games.

Let me tell you, if it went the other way and we'd beat Argentina 2-1 with a handball, we'd be loving it. I would anyway.

Agreed Nekro,if say Rooney scored winning Goal in world cup final with a hand ball id have his kids if that was medically possible.
However it Doesnt detract from the fact that morally it would make him a bad player.
And lets not forget that todays top players are role models for youngesters and have a moral obligation towards the good of the game.
Whether they get paid £1000 a week or £100,000 a week it doesnt matter.

If we're voting on the best footballer ever, I'd go for Maradona. If you've got eight minutes spare...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8jFWqpYBZ0

His control of the ball was out of this world.

I once heard an England player (can't remember who) talking about how Maradona in a warm up (I think before a game against England, friendly or not) was doing kick ups, but by humping the thing 50 odd yards up in the air, and continuing to do do this for minutes. The thing was Diego stood motionless. It went up, and came back stright to his foot.

I wish I could remember who said it, but he was awestruck.

The French side of 1982/4 was truly admirable and Platini was impeccable, but people forget Rocheteau. Didier Six, and the great Alain Giresse, Marius Tresor and Tigana.

But for some West German brutality and Brazilian showboating, possibly the best World Cup Final was missed.

In my lifetime, I'd have to say Maradona, but there are so many to choose from. Ever, in international football, It's too difficult.

The entire 1970 Brazilian squad, Ferenc Puskas, Johan Cruyff, Sir Stanley Matthews, Tom Finney.

Sod it. It was Jimmy Hagan!

Maradonas second goal against England was also helped by such ****e defending by Steve Hodge Peter Reid and Terry Fenwick, all three must be in the list of worst England players. Such defending that would embarrass a pub team. Looking at Maradona he seemed to be very one footed too, you watch he seems to only use the left foot.

So did an extremely talented player of the 90's, Davor Suker.

I once heard an England player (can't remember who) talking about how Maradona in a warm up (I think before a game against England, friendly or not) was doing kick ups, but by humping the thing 50 odd yards up in the air, and continuing to do do this for minutes.

I wish I could remember who said it, but he was awestruck.

The French side of 1982/4 was truly admirable and Platini was impeccable, but people forget Rocheteau. Didier Six, and the great Alain Giresse, Marius Tresor and Tigana.

But for some West German brutality and Brazilian showboating, possibly the best World Cup Final was missed.

In my lifetime, I'd have to say Maradona, but there are so many to choose from. Ever, in international football, It's too difficult.

The entire 1970 Brazilian squad, Ferenc Puskas, Johan Cruyff, Sir Stanley Matthews, Tom Finney.

Sod it. It was Jimmy Hagan!

I heard a story about Maradona too. When he played against Seville once, the crowd were throwing oranges at him. He caught one on his chest and whacked it back into the crowd.

I'd like to think it's true.

So did an extremely talented player of the 90's, Davor Suker.

Exactly, if you're very one footed but you're still a worldbeater - you ARE still a worldbeater.

A current one I can think of is Arjen Robben. Very one-footed, but I wouldn't fancy marking the tricky *******.

Exactly, if you're very one footed but you're still a worldbeater - you ARE still a worldbeater.

A current one I can think of is Arjen Robben. Very one-footed, but I wouldn't fancy marking the tricky *******.

Damn right. Do you remember the goal Suker scored for Arsenal v Coventry a few years ago? Proof that a one footed player can be brilliant.

I was on the North Stand (in United colours :D) in Euro 96 when Suker made a fool of Schmeichel in the Denmark v Croatia match. He nearly did it twice as the Danes were so far forward, he nearly lobbed Schmeichel from the half way line, before he did actually score.

I heard a story about Maradona too. When he played against Seville once, the crowd were throwing oranges at him. He caught one on his chest and whacked it back into the crowd.

I'd like to think it's true.

It would be wonderful to think so!

Maradona for me for what he did at Napoli

Cant believe George Best has been left out of the poll,Besty and Pele are head and shoulders above everybody else and to be honest I wouldnt want to seperate them,now Gazza in the poll,thats got to be a joke

I would imagine that most of the "someone else" votes are for Georgie Best - mine is.

Dixe Dean, 60 league goals in one season.
Maradona, 60 pies in one sitting.

Cant believe George Best has been left out of the poll,Besty and Pele are head and shoulders above everybody else
Besty was not head and shoulders above Maradona. Although a cheat and eventual fat man, junkie and womaniser, in his prime it wouldn't be exagerating to say that Maradona was head and shoulders above everyone that has ever played the game!!!

Besty was not head and shoulders above Maradona. Although a cheat and eventual fat man, junkie and womaniser, in his prime it wouldn't be exagerating to say that Maradona was head and shoulders above everyone that has ever played the game!!!
Obviously not a true football fan..maradona was not fit to lace bestys or peles boots,he was a good player at a time when they were few and far between..a bit like the present day lot really.who did the pros pick a few years ago has the greatest..pele closely followed by best

Im with you there Rotherhammer, Its just a shame Best was Irish we could have seen his talents grace the bigger stage they deserved. As for himself he let himself down, what a waste of a talent a man who had such a great gift that threw it away so easily

Besty was not head and shoulders above Maradona. Although a cheat and eventual fat man, junkie and womaniser, in his prime it wouldn't be exagerating to say that Maradona was head and shoulders above everyone that has ever played the game!!!

I agree,totally.
George Best was a great player,probably the best ever in the english game,but he's not in the same league as Maradona or indeed Pele,both world cup winners,although playing for N.Ireland obviously didn't help!

I once heard an England player.....I wish I could remember who said it, but he was awestruck.


gary lineker said it.

gary lineker said it.

That's right! Cheers preach!

When I used to play professionally, Glenn Roeder was the toughest opponent I came up against. From the list given Id have to say old Diego.

When I used to play professionally, Glenn Roeder was the toughest opponent I came up against. From the list given Id have to say old Diego.

Love him or hate him, his brilliance is unquestionable. Though it would have been (just) before my time at the Lane, would we have battered the skill out of him?

I still say the almost lazy, perfectly timed pass to Carlos Alberto for the fourth in 1970 against Italy is the most delicious pass of all time; in its pure simplicity, unselfishness, and let's face it, arrogance.

The juxtaposition of the time that Pele had to lay it off before Carlos Alberto arrives like a runaway train is incredible; almost deliberately poetic. The fact, however, that the entire move started from left back, and was seamless makes it my favourite goal ever.

It's the same as This piece of rugby brilliance from 1973. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCbG4I0QyA)

for me only because ive seen him play it has to be gazza!! top player on his day!
but other than that maybe pele as ive only seen him play when watching dvd:hihi::hihi:

Damn right. Do you remember the goal Suker scored for Arsenal v Coventry a few years ago? Proof that a one footed player can be brilliant.

I was on the North Stand (in United colours :D) in Euro 96 when Suker made a fool of Schmeichel in the Denmark v Croatia match. He nearly did it twice as the Danes were so far forward, he nearly lobbed Schmeichel from the half way line, before he did actually score.

I was also at that match. I went to all the matches at Hillsborough. In a bizarre turn of events, I was given tickets to them by Portugal goalkeeper Vitor Baia.

what about sean bean in when saturday comes? not many people could come into a cup tie against Man Utd from previously being a pub team and turn the tie round. What a guy.
A distant second would be Maradona.

What about that bloke who played centre back for Charlton Athletic for a couple of reserve games in 1977? He went off injured after the second one and started a catery instead. I would nominate him

Love him or hate him, his brilliance is unquestionable. Though it would have been (just) before my time at the Lane, would we have battered the skill out of him?

I still say the almost lazy, perfectly timed pass to Carlos Alberto for the fourth in 1970 against Italy is the most delicious pass of all time; in its pure simplicity, unselfishness, and let's face it, arrogance.

The juxtaposition of the time that Pele had to lay it off before Carlos Alberto arrives like a runaway train is incredible; almost deliberately poetic. The fact, however, that the entire move started from left back, and was seamless makes it my favourite goal ever.

It's the same as This piece of rugby brilliance from 1973. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCbG4I0QyA)

The way you described it is pure poetry, it is also my favorite goal of all-time. That Brazil side were a masterpiece, no wonder they were labelled "Team of the Century". Maradona was a `little Mozart` for me though.

Anybody ever heard of this bloke,Iv read his life story he makes Besty look like an angel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Friday

Anybody ever heard of this bloke,Iv read his life story he makes Besty look like an angel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Friday

I like him already, just because of this:

"Another time whilst playing against Mark Lawrenson Friday became agitated by the future BBC pundit. He kicked Lawrenson in the face and received a red card before defecating in Lawrenson's kit bag."