The best player in my memory is Zidane....

[SamTheGuru]

Zidane?? Iniesta is levels above zidane and kdb would sit just behind him for me with xavi and Spanish dave

That was not the debate I was trying to raise, I supposed I mean KDB is subtly becoming more and more like Zidane. The ambidextrous midfielder that changes games....

 

[city986]

Fuck me you mustn't have watched much football as you forgot the goat Maradona here endeth the lesson on footballs one true goat

 

[urban genie]

Zidane without those goals v brasil and headbut would have been forgotten as his Juve and Real days were extremely inconsistant, he shined at bordeuax and for the national team at times but wasn't as great as made out.

Platini, Viera and dare I say Deschamps and Makelele are all better french midfielders as their club form and international form were both consistant in their prime.

Kev is better imho but will never be recognised as such because of no world cup or ballon dor to date

no one can get near Diego though he was the greatest there has been

 

[johnnytapia]

cruyff was the bollocks messi just above him though

several universes above them both. And everybody else. Not even close.

 

[Saddleworth2]

The player that sticks most in my memory is Pele. The two most striking incidences were two misses. the header that Banks saved and the outrageous dummy where he sold the goalie but couldn't quite score from the resultant tight angle. Then Maradona and Cruyff.

 

[JRockBlues]

For most naturally gifted footballer I would have to go for Ronaldinho. Unfortunatley he didn't have the same love for the game that he did for self-gratification.

 

[Fat Chance]

cruyff was the bollocks messi just above him though

Cruyff more complete ( he arrived with Best and his 36th yr title drive beggars belief), multi positional at world level takes some trumping, the footprint he left us with is outrageous..

Messi best winger ever

 

[mayo31]

Cruyff best player in my lifetime. Dutch finest international team at the 1974 and 1978 world cups but didn't win either.

Like City and the CL

 

[Fat Chance]

Cruyff best player in my lifetime. Dutch finest international team at the 1974 and 1978 world cups but didn't win either.

Had to put a gun to his head to get him not to play in '78 WC

 

[mexico1970]

Cruyff for the silkiness and ease of his play, he never looked like he ever tried it just came natural.

The real Ronaldo for me was the best he had everything, speed strength dribbling and what a striker of the ball.