Player of the 90s
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I'd say Zidane as well.
Would anyone who isn't a rabid Man Utd honestly put Cantona anywhere close?
Would anyone who isn't a rabid Man Utd honestly put Cantona anywhere close?
Baresi I think is probably more thought of in Italy as part of the late 80s Milan generation, with Riijkard, Gullitt and Van Basten. I know he played in the 90s too but then Pele won the World Cup in 3 decades and you'd say he was definitely there for the 60s.
Re. left-backs, Psycho would get my vote ahead of Carlos as he could take free kicks just as well and was a better tackler.
Zidane and Maldini seem to be getting the most votes here. I fully agree with the supposed lack of glamour in defenders, but perhaps sweepers go beyond this, and as such Matthias Sammer is worthy of more consideration? Also Marcel Desailly played a lot of his club football in the holding midfield role. Cafu's also the only player ever to play in 3 World Cup finals.
Cantona; no way. Yes he won a few domestic bits and bobs but never took it further. He also wasn't the fulcrum of the Leeds '02 team, as they were controlled from midfield by Strachan and McAlistair. I'd also say Schmeical, Keane and arguably Giggs were more important for Manchester United. And in terms of his position, ahead of Baggio? No way.
Off the top of my head, a 90s XI;
Schmeical
Thuram Sammer Desailly Maldini
Figo Deschamps Zidane Rivaldo
Baggio Batistuta
Off the top of my head, a 90s XI;
Schmeical
Thuram Sammer Desailly Maldini
Figo Deschamps Zidane Rivaldo
Baggio Batistuta
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Dave Bamber.
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stavros said:
baggio ronaldo
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Zidane's the only one who's in the Pele/Maradonna/Cruyff etc bracket
For Ronaldo, Keane, Baggio and Figo you could read a Passarella, Laudrup, Garincha or Eusebio - good players, some very good, some great but they're just not the players of their era and are all eclipsed by Zinane, who's achievments alone mark him as one of the all time greats, let alone his technical abilities.
maldini is probably the closest to him.
For Ronaldo, Keane, Baggio and Figo you could read a Passarella, Laudrup, Garincha or Eusebio - good players, some very good, some great but they're just not the players of their era and are all eclipsed by Zinane, who's achievments alone mark him as one of the all time greats, let alone his technical abilities.
maldini is probably the closest to him.
mod said:
Yes yes YES! A leader amongst men.
I saw him in every division (except Prem - I'm sure he never played in the Prem).
What a great guy, but to be honest he was never Fulham's best player - let alone the world's. But I know what you're saying. 110 per cent kinda guy.
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Leon said:
Did he do a bit at Wigan as well? - or am i going mad?
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Onket said:
Yes, but throughout the 80's he was a leggy journeyman passed from club to club, the peak of his career came in his second spell with the mighty tangerine wizards, 90-95* when he was a true legend and morphed into the superstar known as Zico Bamber - he genuinelly was fucking class.
*though he did only play twice in 94-95 and one of them games was at centre half.
That midfield couldn't play in a 3-5-2, especially when you've got Lizarazu who was an overlapper anyway. And I really find it unbelievable that people nominate Cantona for the deep-lying striker ahead of Baggio, Stoichkov and even Sheringham, who did produce the goods at internetional level at Euro '96.
I can't believe someone has ruined this thread (I won't go back to find out which poster, I think they're humiliated enough!) by mentioning Gascoigne. Let's pretend it never happened.
Another vote for Maldini. Another bonus - which hasn't affected my opinion - is that he has stayed with the one club throughout his career. Legend.
Another vote for Maldini. Another bonus - which hasn't affected my opinion - is that he has stayed with the one club throughout his career. Legend.
I'm not talking about just the Premiership, a competition which wasn't actually in existence at the start of the nineties. And anyway, I'd put Shearer and Keane ahead of Cantona who, like I said, never did anything on more than one stage.
Matthaus is another who is in the unfortunate position of spanning decades, being a World Cup finalist in the eighties.
Re. Maldini's one-clubmanship, I agree it is very admirable in this day and age. However, it should be noted who that club is, providing him with everything he needed. The same goes for Raul, Del Piero and Giggs.
Matthaus is another who is in the unfortunate position of spanning decades, being a World Cup finalist in the eighties.
Re. Maldini's one-clubmanship, I agree it is very admirable in this day and age. However, it should be noted who that club is, providing him with everything he needed. The same goes for Raul, Del Piero and Giggs.
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