Roux Posted November 10, 2020 Report Share Posted November 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Bucko said: I don't think there is a better player to watch in the league. Still not good enough for England though... Agreed. I said before on here - he dribbles the ball like Messi, Hazard and Giggs in his prime - all of them skip past players like they don't exist and draw foul after foul. He's been doing this for 2/3 seasons consistently now, just Villa finally have the players to back him up. He's got to move to a bigger club, would be a crime not to see him in the Champions League. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 I still despise our owners but really can't knock the job Moyes is doing at the moment, great points return from 8 games considering we've played Arsenal, City, Liverpool, Spurs, Wolves and Leicester in 6 of those. We shouldn't have lost the Arsenal game either. Antonio back after the international break as well, think you'd struggle to find a more in form striker in the league since football resumed after the first lockdown. Slightly worried as I think our style is suited to counter attacking teams that open up and we sometimes lack the nous to breakdown teams that try to soak up pressure. Either way, things going much better than I thought they would this season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Beautiful player Donny van de Klasson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucko Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Maradona has kicked it. Same age as my dad, shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 The GOAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 22 hours ago, Roux said: Beautiful player Donny van de Klasson Premier League retirement home FC didn't know what had hit them! no doubt about it now after that performance, he's gonna be a club legend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 11/2/2020 at 8:38 AM, Roux said: Haller on the other hand... Vital winner on Sunday, does it when it really matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Damn only 60 years old. What an icon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 For me he’s the best of all time unless ronaldo can take Portugal to World Cup glory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 I think Ronaldo and Messi have surpassed anyone including Maradona and Pele - maybe that's recency bias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 I don't think you can really compare. Different eras, also all of us were to young to see Maradona actually play. Not sure how we can definitely say who was better out of him/Pele and the likes of Messi/Ronaldo. I know we all argue who is the best but maybe we should just accept they're all incredible and it doesn't really matter. What a life he lived, went early but he lived 10 lives in those 60 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 1 hour ago, ...Dan... said: I don't think you can really compare. Different eras, also all of us were to young to see Maradona actually play. Not sure how we can definitely say who was better out of him/Pele and the likes of Messi/Ronaldo. I know we all argue who is the best but maybe we should just accept they're all incredible and it doesn't really matter. What a life he lived, went early but he lived 10 lives in those 60 years. Of course you can compare, that's what sport (as entertainment) is about. We do it with every other sport - LeBron vs Jordan Vs Bird. Lewis Hamilton and Schumacher. Tyson, Ali and Mayweather. Borg vs Federer. Khabib vs GSP etc - all those names transcended eras. Part of the fun is ranking greats. You don't have to have witnessed them during that era to compare (i.e Larry Bird or Maradona) just know what they accomplished and what set them apart. I only really caught the end of Michael Jordans career - but learned a shit load of stuff about him in the following years and became a huge fan - he got me in to the NBA. Obviously Maradona and Messi have a very similar styles so its an easy comparison to make. In my opinion, i think what both Messi and Ronaldo have done in terms of honors, personal honors, style of play, consistency over a very long period of time and how they progressed the sport pushes them to the very top. But, i can understand if people disagree - its like the CR7 vs Messi debate - i can see reasoning for both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prankerd14 Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Maradona played on pitches that would crumble and move and had players kick lumps out of him, messi and ronaldo play on carpets and have protection against minimal contact, you really cant compare.. Just have to accept he was an amazing player yet with massive flaws.. I rate him over pele anyways who played a bunch of farmers most his career at least Maradona played in different and challenging leagues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prankerd14 Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 I will respect his talent but hated his personality and cheating .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, prankerd14 said: Maradona played on pitches that would crumble and move and had players kick lumps out of him, messi and ronaldo play on carpets and have protection against minimal contact, you really cant compare.. Just have to accept he was an amazing player yet with massive flaws.. I rate him over pele anyways who played a bunch of farmers most his career at least Maradona played in different and challenging leagues... Players were definitely allowed to be more aggressive back those days when Maradona played. But what i think is often overlooked in today's game is the mental side - there is so much pressure to perform (and behave) from media, social media, fans etc - we are going to (and have) see the mental aspect break footballers down - i.e Rashford, Sterling and Beckham etc are hammered - there's clearly a massive link to footballers and depression because of the mental side. I would definitely take the physical aspect of the game in Maradona's era than the mental aspect we see now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 SCENES!!!! limbs everywhere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Brilliant performance. Cavani has to play no.9 permanently. Donny Van de Klasson might just be my favourite player. Absolute masterclass from him again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Up to 5th with that smash and grab, take it all day long. Take the rough with smooth with VAR even though I hate it. Karma for Villa as well, how many times is Grealish already on the way down before he even gets touched? Hes a great player and doesnt need to do it, gets an easy ride with it atm as hes the new media darling. There were a few of them throwing themselves around this evening, glad we shafted them tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Fuk i hope Raul Jimenez is able to play football again - sounds like his operation went well. That impact was insane. Absolute madness there isn't 5 subs this season - these idiots at the FA and certain managers are gonna burn these players out - no wonder players show up to England training a mess compared to other teams. There's no compassion for the health of these players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE MILLIONAIRES, FOR JUST ONCE! 😭 Five subs is a crock of shit, just gives larger squads even more of an advantage. Glad most teams in the league saw through that and voted against it. Likes of Man City, Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea etc can easily rotate with the size/quality of their squads, they don't need five subs every game as well to give them even more of an advantage over everyone else. Klopp moaning about TV schedules as well while happy to fucking coin it from them, embarrassing. Liverpool have just got unlucky with injuries, it's football...it happens - they were overdue a bad run of injuries to be honest, they've been incredibly lucky the past couple of years avoiding injuries to key players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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