players that are best at...

Discussion in 'The Beautiful Game' started by usain2010, Dec 31, 2002.

  1. usain2010

    usain2010 New Member

    Jul 25, 2002
    best shooter- van hoojdink
    best dribbler- denilson
    best passer- Beckham
    best pk- le tissier
    best crosser- beckham
    best diver- inzaghi
    best free kick taker- beckham
    fastest player- Giggs
    fanciest player- Totti
    biggest poser(s)- neville bros
    smartest player- sheringham
    best finisher- shevchenko or trezeguet
    dumbest player(in terms of their iq off the field)- Totti
    ugliest looking player- ronaldinho, jaap staam
    most obese player- Ginola
    skinniest player- roque santa cruz
    scorer of consistently cool goals- old school ronaldo
    best acrobatic player- rivaldo
    best overall player- zidane
    physically strongest player- ?
    best attacker- ?
    best defender- ?
    best midfielder-zidane
    best goalie- ?
    best tackler-?
    best head goalscorer-?
    best header defense-?
     
  2. astabooty

    astabooty Member

    Nov 16, 2002
    China
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    best shooter: not sure i would have best shooter go to van hooijdonk. maybe anelka or hasselbaink.
    best free kick:van hooijdonk
    best pk:i would put van nistelrooy or maybe henry
    fastest:i dont think its giggs. maybe babangida (sp?) or eto'o or someone?
    ugliest:xavi
    best goalie:toldo :-D
    phsically strongest: davids (the steroids had to do somethign to him) ;-)
    best attacker: henry as an "attacker" i guess. finisher or just forward i would put shevchenko.
    consistently cool goals: bergkamp.
    best tackler:davids
    best defender:nesta (soon to be chivu)
     
  3. nicodemus

    nicodemus Member+

    Sep 3, 2001
    Cidade Mágica
    Club:
    PAOK Saloniki
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    best mohawk: Clint Mathis
     
  4. RutgerB

    RutgerB New Member

    Jul 7, 2000
    occupied Dietsland
    best shooter- van Hoojdink
    best pk- van Nistelrooij
    best crosser- De Boer
    best diver- A German
    best free kick taker- Pi'air van Hooidonk
    smartest player- Bergkamp
    best finisher- van Nistelrooij
    dumbest player(in terms of their iq off the field)- Totti
    ugliest looking player- uhh that dude at Heerenveen in 1996
    scorer of consistently cool goals- Bergkamp and van Basten
    best acrobatic player- van Basten
    best overall player- Cocu
    physically strongest player- van Hooidonk
    best attacker- van Basten
    best defender- Stam
    best midfielder- Davids
    best goalie- Dudek
    best tackler- Bartes


    :p
     
  5. soccerfan220

    soccerfan220 New Member

    Jun 24, 2002
    USA
    best shooter- Roberto Carlos
    best dribbler- Recoba
    best passer- Totti
    best pk- Hierro, Ronaldo
    best crosser- Beckham
    best diver- Inzaghi
    best free kick taker- Beckham
    fastest player- Roberto Carlos
    fanciest player- Totti
    biggest poser(s)- Miroslav Klose
    smartest player- Raul
    best finisher- Trezeguet
    dumbest player(in terms of their iq off the field)- Beckham
    ugliest looking player- Ronaldo, Ronaldinho
    most obese player- Present Ronaldo
    skinniest player- Roque Junior
    scorer of consistently cool goals- Ronaldo of old
    best acrobatic player- Rivaldo
    best overall player- Zidane/Ronaldo
    physically strongest player- Present Ronaldo
    best attacker- Rivaldo
    best defender- Nesta
    best midfielder-Zidane
    best goalie- Kahn
    best tackler- Davids
    best head goalscorer- Vieri
    best header defense- Nesta
    worst haiurdo: Ronaldo in semis and fina in WC2002 best team: Brazil
    best continenet: South America
    best hemisphere: Western
    most overrated: Beckham
    most underrated: Recoba
     
  6. Blueberry

    Blueberry New Member

    Aug 20, 2002
    Paris
    fastest player- Henry
    best defender- Thuram
    best finisher- Trezeguet
    best ball-control- Zidane
    best vision- Zidane
    best midfielder- Zidane
    best overall player- Zidane
    most spectacular player- Papin
     
  7. copaantl98

    copaantl98 Member

    Apr 9, 2002
    Ugliest looking player: Blanco
     
  8. Luther_Gabriel

    Luther_Gabriel New Member

    Sep 3, 2002
    Best Passer - Zidane
    Best Crosser - Beckham
    Best PK - van Nistelrooy
    Best Free Kicks - Beckham
    Best Left Footed Shot - Rivaldo
    Best Right Footed Shot - Beckham
    Best Forward (Head) - van Nistelrooy
    Best Forward (Feet) - Henry
    Best Forward (All-around) - Raul
    Best Midfielder (Offensive) - Zidane
    Best Midfielder (All-around) - Ballack
    Best Defender (Offensive) - Roberto Carlos
    Best Defender (All-around) - Nesta
    Best Goaltender - Kahn
    Best Tackler - Davids
    Best Ball-control - Zidane
    Best Young Player - Rooney
    Best Old-school Players - Batistuta, Bergkamp, and Shearer
     
  9. gerr18

    gerr18 New Member

    Jul 11, 2002
    best shooter- Hasselbaink or Hamann
    best dribbler- Rivaldo or Zidane
    best passer- Keane
    best pk- Shearer
    best crosser- Beckham
    best diver- Inzaghi (as of late I wanna say Jeffers)
    best free kick taker- Beckham
    fastest player- Roberto Carlos or Henry
    fanciest player- Rivaldo
    biggest poser(s)- Miroslav Klose
    smartest player- Raul or Shearer
    best finisher- Fowler(when in top form)
    dumbest player(in terms of their iq off the field)- Beckham
    ugliest looking player- Luke Chadwick or Francis Jeffers
    most obese player- don't care
    skinniest player- don't care
    scorer of consistently cool goals- Raul or Henry
    best acrobatic player- Rivaldo
    best overall player- Zidane or Scholes
    physically strongest player- Alan Shearer(if you watched him hold off 3 Liverpool players in the corner today, you'd agree with me)
    best attacker- Henry
    best defender- Nesta
    best midfielder-Zidane
    best goalie- Kahn
    best tackler- Vieira/Gerrard/Keane
    Best head goalscorer- Shearer
    best header defense- Nesta or Hyypia
    worst hairdo: Ronaldo in semis and final in WC2002 or Joe Cole's "J" hairdo.
    best team: Brazil
    best continenet: South America
    best hemisphere: Western
    most overrated: Inzaghi
    most underrated: Hamann
     
  10. condor11

    condor11 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 2, 2002
    New Zealand
    beckam as the best crosser???

    hes not even th best in the premier league

    solano robert and pires to name a few are just as good or better

    for free kicks asuncau of real betis
     
  11. Lawmill

    Lawmill New Member

    best shooter- JFH
    best dribbler- Ronaldinho
    best passer- Zidane
    best free kick taker- Mihajlovic
    fastest player- Babangida, Carlos
    fanciest player- Totti
    smartest player- Romario, Raul
    scorer of consistently cool goals- Zidane
    best acrobatic player- Hugo Sanchez
    best overall player- Zidane
    physically strongest player- Vieri
    best attacker- Henry
    best defender- Nesta
    best midfielder-Zidane
    best goalie- Buffon
     
  12. Excape Goat

    Excape Goat Member+

    Mar 18, 1999
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    best shooter- van hoojdink
    best dribbler- denilson
    best passer- Zidane
    best pk- ????
    best crosser- beckham
    best free kick taker- beckham/Roberto Carlos depending on the range.
    fastest player- Robero carlos
    best acrobatic player- rivaldo
    best overall player- zidane
    physically strongest player- Vieri
     
  13. Prenn

    Prenn Member

    Apr 14, 2000
    Ireland
    Club:
    Bolton Wanderers FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    No, he is, trust me.
     
  14. mackem_ftm

    mackem_ftm New Member

    Jun 8, 2002
    York
    Most obese player: how about the one and only donato?

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    check out that quality pie gut.

    biggest show-off: denilson
    best at cheating and getting away with it: shearer or bergkamp
     
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  16. Slash/ED

    Slash/ED New Member

    Apr 19, 2002
    Dublin
    best shooter- Hasslebaink
    best dribbler- Duff
    best passer- Veron
    best pk- Irwin
    best crosser- Beckham
    best diver- Ruud Van Nistelrooy
    best free kick taker- Van Hoijdonk (Sp?)
    fastest player- Henry
    fanciest player- Ginola
    biggest poser- Totti
    smartest player- Bergkamp
    best finisher- Solskjaer
    dumbest player(in terms of their iq off the field)- James
    ugliest looking player- Chadwick
    most obese player- Peter Crouch
    skinniest player- Flo
    scorer of consistently cool goals- Hasslebaink
    best acrobatic player- Keane
    best overall player- zidane
    physically strongest player- Hasslebaink/Vieria
    best attacker- Zidane
    best defender- Desailly
    best midfielder-zidane
    best goalie- Kahn
    best tackler- Keane
    best head goalscorer- Shearer
    best header defense- Desailly
     
  17. condor11

    condor11 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 2, 2002
    New Zealand
    trust me robert is better at crossing
     
  18. BadReligion

    BadReligion New Member

    Dec 26, 2002
    Washington, DC
    No way. Robert is excellent, but Beckham has crossing down to a science. I mean he's overrated as hell, but my god his crosses are like homing missiles. Same with his free kicks.
     
  19. O'Dubhghaill Rules!

    May 21, 2001
    Boston, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Most Obese: Diego Maradonna (in his testimonial/tribute game)
     
  20. The Wanderer

    The Wanderer New Member

    Sep 3, 1999
    Best scorer of Dutch chocolate sweet SS goals: Dennis Bergkamp.
     
  21. Eagle Winged

    Eagle Winged New Member

    Feb 22, 2003
    Pathway to Living
    best shooter- Shevcenko
    best dribbler- Okocha
    best passer- Ronaldinho
    best pk- Shearer
    best crosser- Beckham
    best diver- Diouf
    best free kick taker- Beckham
    fastest player- Henry
    fanciest player- Okocha
    biggest poser- Totti
    smartest player- Bergkamp
    best finisher- Nistelrooy
    dumbest player(in terms of their iq off the field)- Robbie Savage
    ugliest looking player- Chadwick
    most obese player- Gasicogne
    skinniest player- Kanu
    scorer of consistently cool goals- Henry
    best acrobatic player- Aghahowa
    best overall player- Viera
    physically strongest player- Viera
    best attacker- Ronaldinho
    best defender- Campbell
    best midfielder- Viera
    best goalie- Friedal
    best tackler- Campbell
    best head goalscorer- Shearer
    best header defense- Keown
     
  22. Eagle Winged

    Eagle Winged New Member

    Feb 22, 2003
    Pathway to Living
    ROFL
     
  23. comme

    comme Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 21, 2003
    Best shooter- Hasselbaink
    Best passer- Veron
    Best dribbler- Giggs
    Best Pk- Mendieta
    Best freekicks- Mihilovic
    Best crosser- Beckham
    Best keeper-Buffon
    Best defender-Nesta
    Best midfielder- Pires
    Best attacker- Ronaldo
    Best continent- Europe
    Ugliest player- Reiziger
     
  24. Slash/ED

    Slash/ED New Member

    Apr 19, 2002
    Dublin
    He wins it for his celebration alone
     
  25. Eagle Winged

    Eagle Winged New Member

    Feb 22, 2003
    Pathway to Living
    Yes i realise you meant his celebration. Which is exactly why i said "ROFL". His celebration is terrible, anyone can do a tumbling roll. Can he do 8 backflips like Aghahowa? Or even 3 or 4 like Lua Lua? Thought not.

    When Keane can do this:

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    Instead of this:

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    You can claim Keane is acrobatic.
     

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