Dunphy:Rooney the best player since Pele

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SlickRic wrote: »

that does not mean Drogba >>>>>>>>>>>>> Rooney.

and anyway, since when are stats the be all, end all?

Ya whatever - stats counts for nothing and btw Drogba doesnt even take the penalties for Chelsea

SlickRic

both are wonderful players.

Rooney is an all-round team player, excellent technically, and has started scoring goals for fun.

Drogba is a battering ram, the perfect spearhead for an attack, strong and clinical in front of goal.

the stats you offer are very comparable too.

they're difficult players to compare, as they offer something very different to their respective teams.

this season it's Drogba = Rooney imo, if there had to be a judgment.

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SlickRic wrote: »

both are wonderful players.

Rooney is an all-round team player, excellent technically, and has started scoring goals for fun.

Drogba is a battering ram, the perfect spearhead for an attack, strong and clinical in front of goal.

the stats you offer are very comparable too.

they're difficult players to compare, as they offer something very different to their respective teams.

this season it's Drogba = Rooney imo, if there had to be a judgment.

Tbh I more or less agree with you here - the difference is Rooney atm has the potential to be a better player than Drogba ever will be but this season Drogba is the best striker in the PL.

Kirnsy

eZe^ wrote: »

Hope you realise that the Ronaldo I put in my initial list was obviously Ronaldo de Lima. As I said, C. Ronaldo isn't ready to be put in the same category just yet, same goes for Messi. (although I've no doubt they both eventually will)

Yeah i presumed it was. That guy was the prototype striker. One of the greatest strikers of all time. Ive no idea how old you are but were you following Barca when he was at the club? I was too young (around 6/7) to understand how good he was. why did barca sell him?

Incredible video of incredible goals by him here.

I dont think many other strikers come close to him since then.

adox

Lol at whoever put Drogba and Lampard as among the best players since Pele.

A few off the top of my head(most probably already mentioned)

Maradona(arguably the greatest ever footballer imo)
Maldini
Baresi
Schmeichel
Cruyff
Van Basten
Ronaldo

One who comes to mind too from Serie A is George Weah. He was just fantastic for maybe 3 or 4 seasons but I wouldnt put him into a shortlist.

daithijjj

Kirnsy wrote: »

Yeah i presumed it was. That guy was the prototype striker. One of the greatest strikers of all time. Ive no idea how old you are but were you following Barca when he was at the club? I was too young (around 6/7) to understand how good he was. why did barca sell him?

Incredible video of incredible goals by him here.

I dont think many other strikers come close to him since then.

That ronaldo was a fantastic player (im plenty old enough to remember him). Barca have had some incredible gems that folk dont even think of, Hristo Stoichkov and Romario come to mind.

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daithijjj wrote: »

That ronaldo was a fantastic player (im plenty old enough to remember him). Barca have had some incredible gems that folk dont even think of, Hristo Stoichkov and Romario come to mind.

Romario was some player - he was basically a world class Berbatov, lazy as fcuk but his talent was worth keeping him on the pitch. His touch was amazing, I remember that classic game when he played for PSV and he nearly beat Milan on his own- he was a truly great player. Stoichkov was another enigma - total nutter but brilliant. 2 impossible players to control both on and off the pitch. Cant forget Rivaldo for Barca - another freakish talent - Barca have had some of the best players ever.

D'Agger

Jazzy wrote: »

was talking about Heany, who is highly over rated. ibra isnt lazy, thats a myth put forward by... oh thats right, dunphy

Ah c'mon now....we all know Dunphys word is gospel

Spiritoftheseventies

PaulieC wrote: »

Ah c'mon now....we all know Dunphys word is gospel

Has anyone mentioned Gullit or Van Basten yet?

oconnon9

1. Gary Breen
2. Pele
3. Maradona

kryogen

Djemba-Djemba > Pele

tbh

Rob113

Kirnsy wrote: »

Yeah i presumed it was. That guy was the prototype striker. One of the greatest strikers of all time. Ive no idea how old you are but were you following Barca when he was at the club? I was too young (around 6/7) to understand how good he was. why did barca sell him?

Incredible video of incredible goals by him here.

I dont think many other strikers come close to him since then.

There some goals. Incredible player

Spiritoftheseventies

anyone care to predict what Dunphy will come out with on Wednesday. should be interesting

m@cc@

daithijjj wrote: »

That ronaldo was a fantastic player (im plenty old enough to remember him). Barca have had some incredible gems that folk dont even think of, Hristo Stoichkov and Romario come to mind.

Both of them masterminded as one-sided performance as I can recall against Man U. Granted it was when the 5-foreigner rule was in place, but they were still awesome.

Spiritoftheseventies

CHD wrote: »

Anyway, Drogba is one of the best since Pele and so is Lampard.

Yes the mind boggles

Guy:Incognito

magma69 wrote: »

Eamonn Dunphy is probably reading this thread whilst drinking a pint thinking "My work here is done"

Dunphy is the OP.

TonyD79

Cant belive someone just compared Berbatov to Romario! Doubt SAF would have dropped Vidic and play Evra at centre back to deal with the pace of the the Bulgarian at home to Spurs a few years back! !

kryogen

i agree clearly Berbatov > Romario

everyone knows this

m@cc@

TonyD79 wrote: »

Cant belive someone just compared Berbatov to Romario! Doubt SAF would have dropped Vidic and play Evra at centre back to deal with the pace of the the Bulgarian at home to Spurs a few years back! !

Sorry, what?