Football purist thread

[<<reed>>]

It's becoming so so rare that footballers can truly express themselves at the top level anymore. We have to cherish players like Neymar while they're still here.

The Antony of 2010s

 

[2Smokeyy]

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

Anelka really was special and tbh, I'd trust that Anelka to lead the line for us today. The best young striker I've ever seen at Arsenal.

 

[GDeep™]

Saw this yesterday. He was pulling strings at Bolton too, top player.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

The highest levels a player has ever reached over the course of a season.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Way way ahead of his time.

 

[TornadoTed]

Way way ahead of his time.

He really did have the lot, skill, strength, pace, vision, awareness, accuracy and weight of pass. For a footballer who is universally rated I still feel he is a little underrated if that makes sense.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

He really did have the lot, skill, strength, pace, vision, awareness, accuracy and weight of pass. For a footballer who is universally rated I still feel he is a little underrated if that makes sense.

In terms of pure ability I think only Messi and maybe Maradona are higher.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

 

[Tir Na Nog]

I seen this years ago, but in my mind I remember it being a goal ffs, Gallas the criminal.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

 

[albakos]

I read a while ago about Garrincha of those legendary sides of Brazil in 1958 and 1962 World Cups.


I recall reading that Garrincha was apparently just as popular in Brazil like Pele, however it is unfortunate that his career was short and he was always in the shadow of the giant Pele.

@El Duderino could provide more details on him

 

[El Duderino]

I read a while ago about Garrincha of those legendary sides of Brazil in 1958 and 1962 World Cups.


I recall reading that Garrincha was apparently just as popular in Brazil like Pele, however it is unfortunate that his career was short and he was always in the shadow of the giant Pele.

@El Duderino could provide more details on him

Alcohool addiction, he beat his wife, bad legs. Has children he never recognized as his own.

You can still love him as a player, though. A lot of people in Brazil do.

Just think it's fair to mention his personal failures, even when put into the context of times he lived in, in order to view his life as a whole.

 

[albakos]

Alcohool addiction, he beat his wife, bad legs. Has children he never recognized as his own.

You can still love him as a player, though. A lot of people in Brazil do.

Just think it's fair to mention his personal failures, even when put into the context of times he lived in, in order to view his life as a whole.

Wow, thanks for bringing it up. That sounds shocking.

I never knew of that, the two articles I read only mentioned his highlights, skills and close understanding on the pitch with Pele.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

 

[Tir Na Nog]

 

[2Smokeyy]

I was at the game. Ronaldo and Quaresma were pure filth on the night.

 

[2Smokeyy]

Dimitri Payet maaaaaaaan. Would have loved him at the carpet during those AW years:

 

[Tir Na Nog]

England produced this demon and shoved him out wide????

 

[Riou]

England produced this demon and shoved him out wide????

Never forget @Trilly and I played him in the middle in the Prem draft where he belongs!