Mounts Kipper Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 He would often drift in & out of games and on a bad day he was anonymous, but when he was on song he was unstoppable. Probably one of the classiest players I've ever seen "live" The others being Gazza Klinsmann Gullit Frank Worthington Peter Thompson No JJ Okocha? Quote
Carlos Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 I watched Klinsmann once, as in I just watch him for 90 minutes. I've never seen a player work so hard, and I don't mean running 60 yards for fuck all. Worked the defence non-stop, like a better version of Anelka. Quote
Burndens Bogs Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 No JJ Okocha? Oh yeh sorry Mounts I forgot about JJ... and Youri. I seem to remember that Hadji was no slouch either Quote
Burndens Bogs Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 I watched Klinsmann once, as in I just watch him for 90 minutes. I've never seen a player work so hard, and I don't mean running 60 yards for fuck all. Worked the defence non-stop, like a better version of Anelka. Â I watched him at O.TÂ during Euro '96, his pace over 50 yards was electric, the way he arched his runs to stay onside was faultless and like you say, his workrate was immense.Absolute class player imo Quote
Dr Faustus Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Oh yeh sorry Mounts I forgot about JJ... and Youri. I seem to remember that Hadji was no slouch either I remember the Anglo-Italian game and hearing his name in disbelief Quote
Mounts Kipper Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 I remember the Anglo-Italian game and hearing his name in disbelief Didn't he score 3 in a 3-3 draw? Quote
beer_swiller Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 I can always remember George Best playing at Burnden for Fulham. At that time they had Rodney Marsh and Bobby Moore. Moore led his players from the field after he thought Fulham were on the wrong side of some strange refereeing decisions. Shortly after they returned a Bolton fan gave Rodney Marsh a handbag. Quote
DaveTheRave Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Didn't he score 3 in a 3-3 draw? Don't think he scored 3. Â He did score a free kick from inside the centre circle though. Â iirc. Quote
Underpants Posted November 29, 2015 Author Posted November 29, 2015 Today there are plenty of Best players around. Back in his day there was only him. Yes he was dynamite, a great player indeed. But I have seen JJO doing things on a pitch I have never seen, and still not seen in a competitive game. Quote
Mounts Kipper Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Today there are plenty of Best players around. Back in his day there was only him. Yes he was dynamite, a great player indeed. But I have seen JJO doing things on a pitch I have never seen, and still not seen in a competitive game. There is a good few things back then that made it much harder, the game was so much more physichal pitches were poor, balls were heavier, however these days the best players from all over Europe play in the premier league, back then it was mainly home countries. Quote
Whizz Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Hagi, freekick from about 40 yard into Lever End. Aidan Davison in goal. V Brescia I think. Quote
Carlos Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Into the embankment in my memory, bobbled all the way? Quote
victor meldrew Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) I can always remember George Best playing at Burnden for Fulham. At that time they had Rodney Marsh and Bobby Moore. Moore led his players from the field after he thought Fulham were on the wrong side of some strange refereeing decisions. Shortly after they returned a Bolton fan gave Rodney Marsh a handbag. you are getting your games mixed up. Â handbag was the 2-1 league game(marsh always had a downer on us on soccer saturday) Â league cup game was when moore was sent off after mick walsh scored in the 300th minute of injury time. Edited November 29, 2015 by victor meldrew Quote
DaveTheRave Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Into the embankment in my memory, bobbled all the way? Definitely embankment end. Quote
Juan.Kerr Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Today there are plenty of Best players around. Back in his day there was only him. Yes he was dynamite, a great player indeed. But I have seen JJO doing things on a pitch I have never seen, and still not seen in a competitive game. Â I said this recently about the Frank Worthy goal. At the time nobody would have even thought about trying it, never mind doing it. Same with some stuff from George Best. Now every Tom Dick and Wozzname can do it, but then , no. Quote
GeorgeOghani'sIroningBoard Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Size 5 feet and 2 livers. Spent most of his money on women and booze, the rest he wasted Quote
mickbrown Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Definitely embankment end. Â Oooo - I'd have said Lever End. Quote
DaveTheRave Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Oooo - I'd have said Lever End. Unless my brain is even more frazzled than I think it was definitely embankment end. Quote
DaveTheRave Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Best or gazza? Gazza because he was never a dmb. Quote
RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Gazza cos he's English & for 1990. Quote
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