Del Piero V Raul

timetogetfit

Both legends of the game,Just wondering who everyone reckons was the better player in their prime?

RichTea

I love Del Piero but I'd be biased.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Alessandro Del Piero

No poll?
Raúl by a mile.

Xavi6

Del Boy easily imo

Peyton Manning

Del Piero all day every day.

Raul's a good player, but nowhere near as good as Il Pinturicchio.

gleep

Del Piero, more craft.

What a pairing that would have been.............

Diabhal Beag

Del Piero but not by much.

stiffler123

Del Piero.

SlickRic

poll added.

it's Del Piero for me; and it's not even that close.

it's more of a reflection of my admiration for Alessandro than any detriment towards Raúl.

dfx-

Del Piero has scored against Rovers. Raul did not..Raul was kept quiet by Pat Flynn..

So Del Piero along with being a better player too....

Xavi6

Del Piero is still the best free kick taker in the world btw

woodyg

Del Piero wins for me, he is what i love about football complete off the cuf genius who just makes it look all so very easy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY3OmcwNWTY

RichTea

Is 16-0 conclusive proof?

woodyg

he hit the bar with a peach of a free kick tonight as well, class is permanent!

parker kent

Alessandro Del Piero

RichTea wrote: »

Is 16-0 conclusive proof?

Conclusie proof that 16 people happened to agree. I however don't. Raul was better in my view.

d22ontour

Technically both are quite different players but for me Del Piero was by far the most skillful.Raul has probably out scored him by quite some way but there's more to it than goals alone.

Johner

d22ontour wrote: »

Technically both are quite different players but for me Del Piero was by far the most skillful.Raul has probably out scored him by quite some way but there's more to it than goals alone.

Del Piero actually has a better goals per game ratio at club level.

Career totals,

Del Piero Apps 650 Goals 277
Raul Apps 730 Goals 283

Del Piero by far for me.

UnitedIrishman

Del Piero for me. Was some player to watch in the late 90's and he was only a pup then!

Used to love this advert with him as a young'un.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XavkHwpbNco

eagle eye

Raul was more consistent but I'd say Del Piero at his peak was better. Still over their whole careers to date its very hard to separate them and I won't vote on it.

ironingbored

I have been watching Del Piero since he made his debut in 1993. He is a legend. I had the pleasure of seeing him train at the Comunale many times in Turin. He is also an absolute gentleman.

I used to love his goals in which in would cut in from the left and curl it in to the top right corner.

After he scored 2 goals against Madrid in the CL in 2009, Maradona said, "I am certain Del Piero really never grows old." He also received a standing ovation from the Bernabeu crowd.

He has 277 goals in 650 games and was out for at least 18 months in his prime!!!

Raul is/was a super player but I think Del Piero edges this contest.

ziggy

Alessandro Del Piero

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Le King

Del Piero by a good bit. The man was class. Raul was good, but he wasn't of Del Piero's ilk.

Peyton Manning

Del Piero.

Whoever voted Raul is wrong, which is a shame, because now we can all see their names and how wrong they are.

flahavaj

Voting Del Boy but surprised its as clear cut as everyone is making out, I had to mull it over for quite some time. Very little in it, two of the very best of the previous decade.

Johner

ziggy wrote: »

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What's your point?

Similar goals per games ratios in the Champions League actually,

Del Piero 44 in 93 games

Raul 66 in 132 games

carlop

Alessandro Del Piero

I prefer Del Piero, but I voted Raul based on success. He was the lynchpin in a team that won a lot more on an international level than Juve. I know Del Piero won a world cup, but he wasn't one of the key elements in that team.

Frisbee

Del Piero

eZe^

Alessandro Del Piero

Raul for me.

Pinturicchio

Guess who I voted for.

Del Piero is/was definitely the more talented, skillful player IMO.

I wish that free kick that hit the crossbar tonight went in.

ziggy

Alessandro Del Piero

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Pinturicchio

Gary Neville on Del Piero: "He is the greatest player I have ever played against."

If Gary Neville says it, it must be true. :P

herbieflowers

Archimedes wrote: »

Del Piero.

Whoever voted Raul is wrong, which is a shame, because now we can all see their names and how wrong they are.

Can anyone make a proper judgement, though? Never saw either of them play on a regular basis, ie week in, week out. Only the odd CL game or World Cup / Euros.

Pinturicchio

I've probably seen most the games Del Piero has played in his career.

GavRedKing

Alessandro Del Piero

Both excellent players, loved watching both play, both were better in their prime then most around them.

I picked Raul simply through personal choice, Raul was more of goal scoring threat while Del Piero was a brillant link man who also bagged goals.

Top quality players.

inforfun

Too different to compare i say.
Where Del Piero is/was more a playmaker/no 10, Raul is more an out and out forward.

Both great players but if had to pick 1 to add to my team it would always be Del Piero.

ironingbored

carlop wrote: »

I know Del Piero won a world cup, but he wasn't one of the key elements in that team.

Goal in the semi-final against Germany in 2006.

Sublime penalty in the Final. Hardly a fringe element in the squad.

Also, in head to heads in recent years Del Piero outshone Raul.

nullzero

Del Piero everytime.
A much more creative player.
Raul isn't bad himself, but there's just more to Del Piero's game.

massdebater

ziggy wrote: »

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Yes

timetogetfit

ziggy wrote: »

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Alex Ferguson was talking about a particular moment in time, the question I asked encompasses both players over their whole careers, so Alex Fergusons quote doesn't really count in this context

Peyton Manning

ziggy wrote: »

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Yup, I can. Like you, Sir Alex Ferguson was wrong. Dont worry, happens the best of us. Although like timetogetfit says, you're taking it out of context, so you're probably wrong again.

missingtime

Watching that video of Del Piero reminds me of the seria a highlights that used to be on network 2.

What was that show called again?

AgileMyth

Xavi6 wrote: »

Del Piero is still the best free kick taker in the world btw

Juninho Pernambucano would disagree with you there. Best free kick taker ever.

ziggy

Alessandro Del Piero

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Seaneh

AgileMyth wrote: »

Juninho Pernambucano would disagree with you there. Best free kick taker ever.

Never hear of Siniša Mihajlović?
This is probably the best freekick I have ever seen in real time (as in, I was watching the match).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdRutKFiSyI

timetogetfit

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How can I make it simplier for you, what Alex Ferguson said about Raul being the best player in the world in 2003 may be true, yes he may have been better than Del Piero in 2003, im not disputing that, but both players have had long careers and even if Raul was better than Del Piero in 2003 it doesnt mean he was better over his whole career, there where plenty of years that del piero was a better player than Raul

PHB

Alessandro Del Piero

I think Raul was one of the best strikers I've ever seen play at his peak. Really fantastic player. I'd pick him over Del Piero, but then again, I never really watched that much of Del Piero in Serie A so it's tough to say.

ziggy

Alessandro Del Piero

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pickarooney

Probably Del Piero. I took a long time to warm to him after Baggio got the elbow to make way for him, and I still don't rate him as highly, but I could never stand Raul.

super_furry

Del Pierro has played in Tallaght. This automatically makes him better.

Muff_Daddy

Archimedes wrote: »

Del Piero.

Whoever voted Raul is wrong, which is a shame, because now we can all see their names and how wrong they are.

Hang on, this is Del Piero vs Raul, not Del Piero vs Andy Cole. I voted Del Piero, but I don't see any "shame" in voting Raul. Two of the best forward players of the last 20 years, 2nd and 3rd behind Ronaldo imo.

I hate this s**t of 'my cock is bigger than yours' when it comes to football opinions.

Smegball

Del Piero rocked the long hair, Raul not so much!