Your top 5 footballers in your lifetime

[Binney on acid]

All 5 are George Best.

 

[Lethargic]

Johann Cruyff
Matt Le Tissier
Gheorghe Hagi
Michel Platini (pre dodge FIFA career)
Carlos Valderrama (if only for the hair)

 

[Nixonator]

How Messi isn't in everyone's list I don't know.

Messi
Christiano Ronaldo
Zidane
Pirlo
Ronaldinho

There are quite a number of reasons why he wouldn't be in everyone's list. If you had asked how Maradona wasn't in everyone's list it might have been an acceptable question, at least in my eyes, but he isn't even in your 5

 

[BangaloreGull]

Good call on Robin Friday. You read the book about him? Forget who wrote it.

Paul Mcguigan (Oasis drummer!?) and Paolo Hewitt. I am reading it currently.

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Past: Pele, Eusebio, Bobby Charlton, George Best, Peter Ward

Current: Messi, Ronaldo, Bale, Knockaert, Jota

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Pele
Cruyff
Cantona
Greaves
Matthews

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Best: Maradonna
Growing up: George Best
Brighton: Peter Ward
Seen at the Goldstone: Alan Devonshire
Wild Card: Riquelme

Devonshire was quality he could dribble the ball behind his tache.

 

[Poyningsgull]

Maradona
Best
Cruyff
Pele
Messi

 

[saintquin]

A bit Saints bias I know but, these are the players I've enjoyed watch in the flesh.
Channon
LeTissier
Zola
Osgood (even at Chelsea)
Allen Clark

 

[Seagull]

1) Zidane
2) Messi
3) Crumplin
4) David Lopez
5) Bruno

 

[Peter Ward]

I liked Mr Snuggles' 5. For the international top five I think I'd include Bobby Charlton alongside Pele, Ronaldino, Gazza, and Eusabio

 

[Lurchy]

Bergkamp
Messi
Ronaldo
Zidane
Ibrahimovic

 

[honey boy zimba]

Stan Bowels
Peter Ward
Laurie Cunningham
Glen Hoddle
Chris Waddle

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Franz Beckenbauer
Johnny Giles
Ryan Giggs
Bobby Zamora
Zinedine Zidane

 

[atfc village]

Platini
Giresse
Zidane
Stoichkov
Hagi

 

[Invicta]

Dalglish
Rossi
Shearer
Henry
Zamora

 

[Barry Izbak]

Pele
Best
Gascoigne
Zidane
Bergkamp

 

[mooey]

Pele
Messi
Best
Gascoigne
Bergkamp

Maradona was a great player but couldnt stand him. As for Messi not surviving in Maradona's era I disagree as I think he has had quite a few players try to take hom out. The difference is now players get more protection

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check this video out even just upto the first 5mins I still think messi would nt have been able to handle the tackles flying in Maradona just pure class.

 

[jackalbion]

Manu
Best
Hawkins
Carole
Holroyd

 

[Mr Putdown]

I know you lot hate him and consider him a diving cheat but I'd include zaha in my top five.

He's one of the few players who, on receiving the ball anywhere on the pitch, you can actually feel and hear the excitement level rise in the crowd. He's also one of a small group of players whose performance can change a game in an instant when the pressure is really on them, even in vital games.