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If you were to compare Liam Brady to the best of the last 10 years, where is he?

  • 02-10-2010 9:33pm
    #1
    CorkMan
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    I was talking to my Dad the other day who saw him play in his prime. He said he would be like Paul Scholes, in his prime. Or Roy Keane, Zinedine Zidane.

    For anyone who knows Liam Brady, where do ye rank him?


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  • #2
    Mr. Presentable
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    CorkMan wrote: »
    I was talking to my Dad the other day who saw him play in his prime. He said he would be like Paul Scholes, in his prime. Or Roy Keane, Zinedine Zidane.

    For anyone who knows Liam Brady, where do ye rank him?

    You couldn't compare him with a thug like Keane, or a phenomenon like Zidane. He was closer to Pirlo, in my opinion.


  • #3
    Leiva
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    Ah Jeez really hard question and a little before my time . The older members and posters may give a better point of view but I remember seen a documentary and they raved about Brady , it wasn't an Irish made one but something about an era of great pros .


  • #4
    greendom
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    More Pires than Pirlo I would have thought


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    3hn2givr7mx1sc
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    Mr. Presentable wrote: »
    You couldn't compare him with a thug like Keane, or a phenomenon like Zidane. He was closer to Pirlo, in my opinion.

    Jesus fúcking Christ.


  • #6
    Leiva
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hdtAaJOz8


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  • #7
    chughes
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    I well remember Liam Brady when he was in his prime and in my opinion he would be in the top 5 of Republic of Ireland players of all time.

    He was unfortunate that his prime coinsided with the underachieving pre Charlton era and even Big Jack didn't appreciate Liam's silken skills.

    I may be wrong but I can't think of any other Irish player who had a successful career in England and then went on to have further success in Italy.

    If only we had someone like him in the squad now.


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    3hn2givr7mx1sc
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    chughes wrote: »

    If only we had someone like him in the squad now.

    Probably still wouldn't play.


  • #9
    The Davestator
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    I watched the video above - I reckon Frank Stapleton was the better player - banging in the goals!:D


  • #10
    Leiva
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    The Davestator wrote: »
    I watched the video above - I reckon Frank Stapleton was the better player - banging in the goals!:D

    ... ask Frank Stapleton that .


  • #11
    dreamers75
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    Tbh hard to compare him to anyone as it is hard to compare anyone to him. He was a special type of player and one you dont see anymore technically gifted and a hard bastard.

    His best compliment is Juve had to buy Platini to replace him.


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  • #12
    aidan24326
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    chughes wrote: »
    I well remember Liam Brady when he was in his prime and in my opinion he would be in the top 5 of Republic of Ireland players of all time.


    Agreed. He'd be alongside Keane, McGrath and Giles. Not sure who'd be the fifth member of the top 5 though.


  • #13
    JPA
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    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Tbh hard to compare him to anyone as it is hard to compare anyone to him. He was a special type of player and one you dont see anymore technically gifted and a hard bastard.

    His best compliment is Juve had to buy Platini to replace him.


    Didn't they sign Platini and Brady then left rather than replacing him?


  • #14
    titan18
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    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Tbh hard to compare him to anyone as it is hard to compare anyone to him. He was a special type of player and one you dont see anymore technically gifted and a hard bastard.

    His best compliment is Juve had to buy Platini to replace him.

    The way you wrote the last line looks like you meant that Brady left them and they got Platini in to fill the position, whereas it was that Brady had to leave as Serie A had a 2 foreigners per club rule to allow Platini to join.

    I think Giles said that Ozil was the closest he's seen to Brady during the WC.I've never seen him play as I wasn't born, but from clips and what people have said,possibly Sneijder would be a good comparison.


  • #15
    eagle eye
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    baz2009 wrote: »
    Probably still wouldn't play.
    Its funny you say that, I think Stephen Ireland in 2008/09 was the closest thing I've seen to Brady and he doesn't play for Ireland:D

    Seriously Brady was like Ireland that year but consistently for many years. A marvelous, marvelous player.


  • #16
    DerekDGoldfish
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    JPA wrote: »
    Didn't they sign Platini and Brady then left rather than replacing him?

    Well they had a 2 forigner max rule in Italy at the time so when they decided they wanted to sign Platini it meant they had to get rid of brady.
    he scored the penalty that won Juve the 82 title dispite knowiing the club were about to replace him.

    They also refused to sell him to Roma who wanted to sign him as they were title rivals and then roma went on and won the 83 title after brady went to samp


  • #17
    Blackhorse Slim
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    Comparing Brady to modern players, Scholes springs to mind for me. Brady maybe wasn't as dynamic as Scholes, but even better with the ball. Although I was fairly young when Brady was in his prime.


  • #18
    The Volt
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    Wilshire is definitely showing signs of being the new Liam Brady I think.


  • #19
    bonerm
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    Would have liked to have seen Brady in his prime. Two things that impress me :
    1) his caps total. Far ahead of any other players of his era. Clearly this fella wanted to play for his country despite being part of a rubbish setup.
    2) the amount of time he spent in Italy. I think it's a true sign of a great player that they can perform at the highest level in one country and then go and do it again in another. No other Irish player has achieved that. It takes guts and imagination to try a different country and not just hide away in the same comfortable league/team year after year.


  • #20
    bonerm
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    mixednuts wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hdtAaJOz8

    Great pix at 5:40. I'm guessing that's the friendly v Italy at Dalymount in 1985? Players appear to be Inter teammates Alesando Altobelli and Guiseppi Bergomi.

    Interestingly Marco Tardelli was also a teammate of Brady at Inter at the same time. Funny how it all comes together like that.


  • #21
    Leiva
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    bonerm wrote: »

    Interestingly Marco Tardelli was also a teammate of Brady at Inter at the same time. Funny how it all comes together like that.

    I remembering hearing Brady is married to his sister .


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  • #22
    CorkMan
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    bonerm wrote: »
    Would have liked to have seen Brady in his prime. Two things that impress me :
    1) his caps total. Far ahead of any other players of his era. Clearly this fella wanted to play for his country despite being part of a rubbish setup.
    2) the amount of time he spent in Italy. I think it's a true sign of a great player that they can perform at the highest level in one country and then go and do it again in another. No other Irish player has achieved that. It takes guts and imagination to try a different country and not just hide away in the same comfortable league/team year after year.

    Not many English players aswell! Gazza, Ian Rush, Souness all didn't do aswell as Liam Brady abroad.


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