DifferentClass
Official Simpsons shitposter
When I saw this thread bumped I thought the worst. Thank fuck it was good news
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Love Gazza.
Best midfielder of my lifetime
Oh I don't know.My word. Not a great era, then.
You mean R*****y M***h ? Not that special but, in any event, there should be a rule that his name is never, ever, mentioned on this forum except in the context of him being a total and utter scumbag.
Not only did he break Jim McAlister's leg but followed it up by taunting the Kop by waving the foot about he did it with and pointing to it.
A disgrace to his profession.
Oh I don't know.
Narrowly losing a World Cup Semi Final is not too shabby.
Yep. Penalties. To Germany.On penalties wasn't it? Italia 90. Closest we've come to the World Cup since '66. Bet no fan thought we'd not make a semi final again for 28 years, at least. At the time, I remember everyone saying England were failures and calling for the manager (Bobby Ronson)'s head. Gazza had a great tournament but so did others.
My word. Not a great era, then.
In his defence saw him on tv and he said we were a proper club , bigger than Wednesday in his opinion , so redeemed himself a bitYou mean R*****y M***h ? Not that special but, in any event, there should be a rule that his name is never, ever, mentioned on this forum except in the context of him being a total and utter scumbag.
Not only did he break Jim McAlister's leg but followed it up by taunting the Kop by waving the foot about he did it with and pointing to it.
A disgrace to his profession.
Oh I don't know.
Narrowly losing a World Cup Semi Final is not too shabby.
If Gascoigne's the best you've seen...you've seen very little.
Plenty as good worldwide. But English? He's up there. Lampard, Gerrard, Scholes and Beckham were all as good (arguably better?) but they were all a bit robotic and, well.... boring.
Gazza played with his heart and soul and with a big grin on his face. Even on the biggest stage, he looked like he was having a kickabout on the park. He might not have been amongst the 'best' in a measurable/techincal sense but he was the 'best to watch' of a generation. The same reason I always pick Messi over Ronaldo whenever the comparisons crop up.
You're forgetting that playing for "England" is hardly a quality mark. The laughably styled "Golden Generation" were routinely outplayed by foreigners with unpronounceable names who nobody had ever heard of. You say plenty "as good" worldwide. The reality is 'dozens better'.
When do we next buy the silly flags and car stickers and delude ourselves?
Best English midfielder I've seen? Certainly in the top 3
Best I've seen? Wouldn't get in the top 10, but I'm probably older than most posting that he's the best they've seen.
Best English midfielder I've seen? Certainly in the top 3
Oooh dunno, straight off the top of my head can't put him above these: Charlton, Scholes, Robson. Widen it to UK midfielders and you've got the likes of Best & Giles to contend with. My old man used to tell me about Duncan Edwards and says he was the best of the lot without ever having the chance to reach anywhere near his potential.
Strange how they were all Man U players.
You've merged Jim Brown and Tom McAllister!
Tom was one of the best keepers I've seen at The Lane, and that moment probably cost us dearly.
UTB
Bobby Moore (if you saw him) should be on that list.After I'd written that, I then doubted myself on naming 10 midfielders I'd seen that were better than him, so I listed them:
In no order:
Cruyff
Maradona
Zico
Gullitt
Falcao
Zidane
Charlton
Socrates
Platini
Laudrup
Matthaus
He's an addict. ..I loved him as a footballer but as a man he's a coward. .beat his wife and can't fight his addiction. .had all the help in the world. .sadly I think he's a lost cause. .
Bobby Moore (if you saw him) should be on that list.
Bobby Moore (if you saw him) should be on that list.
As a midfielder??
Debatable but Beckenbauer definitely should be.
He could certainly play there, but rarely did. Majestic stepping into midfield with the ball from the back.
He started out as a midfielder and figured there in '66. He was the Jagielka of his era so I can't give him any more praise than that. Not as good in goal though.
I'd really like that sweeper role to return. No finer sight than Der Kaiser striding forward with the ball. As kids in the 70s we were still expected to dislike Germans, but two of my favourite players were Beckenbaur and Gunter Netzer. Wore the number 10 shirt, blonde, sublime passer of the ball (remind you of anyone? ) and when I was at school we wore this kit:
Bobby Moore (if you saw him) should be on that list.
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