Greatest Modern Player ??

[Teso Dos Bichos]

I think Henry is good but not even close to being the best modern player. I mean what induvial awards has he won? No no fifa player of year no european footballer of the year. I say sheva's better for being one of the leading scorers in europe and wining the european footballer of the year and for leading a lowly country to the world cup.

Football awards are useless.

1. Romario
2. Zidane
3. Maldini
4. Ronaldo (brazilian)
5. Rivaldo
6. Figo
7. Baggio
8. Batistuta
9. Ronaldinho
10. Buffon

These Guys Were The Most Feared For Either Club/country.

If you insist on somehow including Zidane then feel free but there is no way in hell that he merits a place above Maldini, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Figo, Baggio, Batistuta, Ronaldinho, Buffon, or countless others I could name.

[KumarsS]

Not saying he's the best, but Oliver Kahn certainly merits a shoutout here. Especially when compared with some of the names that've been mentioned so far.

[Teso Dos Bichos]

If you mention Kahn then Schmeichel (who was better) obviously merits inclusion and no doubt others like Chilavert and Buffon.

[Seaside Mafia]

Thing is, Maradona was active during and after 1993...

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So he takes the cake.

He took a lot more than the cake for that goal dude. Wasn't that the tournament that he was ejected from for failing a drugs test?

[Seaside Mafia]

Henry
Outside the UK many teams defend deeper, and this rather nullifies the strengths of Mr Henry. Having said that, much as I loathe him for his arrogance and creepy goal celebrations, I've never seen such a dynamic striker in England before or since, including Shearer.

[mexicanplayer#19]

Messi is the best player of all times!!!!

[Teso Dos Bichos]

A New Year brings in a new batch of newbies... :rolleyes:

[mexicanplayer#19]

A New Year brings in a new batch of newbies... :rolleyes:


you are just hating because I am RIGHT!

[Twix]

Messi is the best player of all times!!!!

Yeah right and Aiden McGeady is a world class winger....

[mexicanplayer#19]

Yeah right and Aiden McGeady is a world class winger....

I bet he cant take players like messi.:p

[Twix]

I bet he cant take players like messi.:p

Meh. Youtube him and you can make up your own mind.


Anyways whats with the Messi fanboyism?

I had you pinned down as a Geovanni kinda guy.

[Perú FC]

If you mention Kahn then Schmeichel (who was better) obviously merits inclusion and no doubt others like Chilavert and Buffon.
Chilavert would be too far to include him in a group with Buffon, Schmeichel or Kahn.

[mexicanplayer#19]

Meh. Youtube him and you can make up your own mind.


Anyways whats with the Messi fanboyism?

I had you pinned down as a Geovanni kinda guy.


No, no where nere Messi. Messi will outscore hom anytime!
Who is Geovanni?

[condor11]

No, no where nere Messi. Messi will outscore hom anytime!
Who is Geovanni?

Dos Santos

[mexicanplayer#19]

oh he is good but messi is better

[El Mandrake]

Redondo...........Redondo.................Redondo..................Redondo.........

[teccomin]

hehe, just to list a few less discussed players

Thuram, Trezeguet, Desailly, Shearer (whos >> Giggs btw), Del Piero (who could have made top 20), Vieri/Inzaghi (a little), Seedorf (lots of UCLs), Raul, etc etc.....

[Kufibear]

1.paolo maldini
2.dennis bergkamp
3.zidane
4.ronaldo
5. buffon

[bandwagongooner]

I think that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keltner_list would be useful in this game. Obviously it would have to be tweaked, but it gives an idea of how to judge players historically.

[Massimo_Oddo]

Vieri should be in it for sure.