franksinatra
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Frank H said:That's why I would never judge a player just on one season, let alone on one match. The more I hear some City fans comments on KInkladze, the more my mind goes to George Best.franksinatra said:Blumers Bloomers said:Take it your Mrs doesnt come on here then??!!!
Silva all day long. I remember Kinky very fondly but think over time I've over romanticised how good he actually was..........just a shining light in an otherwise awful era
I dont think you have in the first season in english football, he walked into the premier lge and took it by storm. A fantastic debut season in a struggling side. Will never forget the game against Newcastle the 3-3, when he single handedly destroyed them. Alan Hansen described his performance as "Incredible".
We never got to see the best out of him over a long period and he wont have the lasting impact of a Davis Silva unfortunately. The circumstances of the club were different.
I remember watching George Best - almost certainly a better player than Kinkladze - "single-handedly" destroy Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in the space of 15 minutes (and Man.U. won that game 3-1, all goals by Best - did City only draw 3-3 against Newcastle, despite Kinkladze?).
But was George Best really one of the greatest? Not in my book, even though he had more than one effective season - because he wasted the tremendous talent he had. A few years after the Hillsborough game, I saw Best playing for Fulham - alongside Rodney Marsh - and aside from a few tricks, he wasn't that effective.
Ajax clearly didn't in the end rate Kinkladze very highly.
In fairness no one has yet said Kinkladze is as good as Silva. The one season issue relates to the fact for us he only played one season in the prmeiership. I find it bemusing that Kinkladze gets criticised for his contribution the following seasons as a reflection of his ability. Kit Symons was a perfectly good centre half in the top flight and was shocking for the following two years. Whether its a mindset, lack of motivation or loss of confience playing in a struggling team.
Like I said I Silva was the better player, but I admired Kinkladze's breathtaking skill and the fact that in our darkest hour he never walked away from the club, when many other players wouLld