Greatest football player

[Aidanagain]

Re: Greatest football player

Seemed a nice guy, fond of a pint but all the more admirable for having achieved what he did.

[Richard1978]

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Especially as he seem to pick up injuries almost as often as Evel Knievel.

Bryan Robson was one of the reasons my brother started supporting Manchester Utd in the mid 1980s.

[darren]

Re: Greatest football player

for me the best player ever is garrincha.
a lot of people have not heard of him.
he is brazilian.

in brazil its a 50/50 split between garrincha and pele.

brazil never lost whenthese two played together.

other greats are the (galloping major) ferenc puskas,alfredo de stefano,roberto baggio,maradona,best ,cruyff.etc etc.

garrincha had a very unusual problem with his leg which gave him a unique ability.

[ayrshireman]

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The late, great Davie Cooper (sadly taken from us at just 39):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js4PK73nIRs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK9_-2ieykI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Jc3elruak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy7z_z5sVVs

[spuggybridge]

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As a child in the 70's (and Utd supporter) for me it has to be Steve Coppell brilliant winger who really should have played longer (no thanks to a dodgy tackle playing for England), on the blue side of manchester I used to enjoy watching Peter Barnes, on his day another good winger, in later years has to be Eric Cantona.

[darren]

Re: Greatest football player

As a child in the 70's (and Utd supporter) for me it has to be Steve Coppell brilliant winger who really should have played longer (no thanks to a dodgy tackle playing for England), on the blue side of manchester I used to enjoy watching Peter Barnes, on his day another good winger, in later years has to be Eric Cantona.

i cannot have cantona even though im a man u supporter for a certain kung fu kick.

[spuggybridge]

Re: Greatest football player

It wasn't a kung fu kick the palace supporter tried to head-but his boot when he slipped on the wet grass, honest officer