yep. this isn't a sleight on Colin, he was incredible, but we have to remember the speed and demands on players now, Dave's consistency at the level he provides is something I have never seen. i feel honoured to have seen both in my lifetime.
you were robbed of seeing something very special.I only saw Bell after the Buchan tackle and injury (and I was only 7). So not sure my view is any good.
My dad saw both and he thought Bell was the best he had ever seen, but he had to stop going in 2014 and was too ill to even watch on telly in the last few years, so didnt see the longevity of silva.
For what its worth my Grandad thought woosnam was better than Bell (and any other footballer who had ever lived)
Different players. Bell was a true box-to-box midfielder who didn't have the silky skills of Silva but could run/sprint all day, had a great passing range and regularly scored in double figures. He'd have been the key player in a Pep team.
Think a combination of Yaya, Fernandinho and Gundogan.
Bell scored with both feet as well as being excellent in the air. That said, Silva wins an inordinate amount of headers for a man his size.
Who would I back though, were I forced to choose a player to win us a massively impoortant game - that’s easy: YaYa.
Yeh, but could Dave do it on a cold night in York on a midden of a 60s pitch, not the bowling greens they play on now, Colin could !yep. this isn't a sleight on Colin, he was incredible, but we have to remember the speed and demands on players now, Dave's consistency at the level he provides is something I have never seen. i feel honoured to have seen both in my lifetime.
But were either a match for Meredith Ian? You're older than me so should remember.Correct Colin
Bell. No contest. In direct opposition bell would have stopped silva operating, silva could not have stopped bell.
Yeh, but could Dave do it on a cold night in York on a midden of a 60s pitch, Colin could !