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  1. Maradona37

    Hans-Dieter Flick

    They're the most underwhelming 'big club' going. They think they're a massive club. To be fair they have won a lot of English titles and FA Cups. But they have always been an irrelevance in Europe. Also, their history started with a cash injection which is ironic given their moaning about City...
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    Argentina

    Fair points mate
  3. Maradona37

    Argentina

    Quality in attack but meant a lot of the players behind them had a lot to do. Di Maria is the main worker there. Think in 2010 and 2014 they suffered a lot from lack of fluency and chemistry as an overall team. It's amazing they got to the final in 2014 because even there I felt they were more...
  4. Maradona37

    Camp Nou

    Indeed. However, the three South American stadia are just for the first few games of the tournament. It would be cool if the final went back to Uruguay but flying from Europe to Uruguay over four or five days would see outrage from fans and people within the game, most likely. It's bad enough at...
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    Thierry Henry

    Maybe it's nostalgia for the time, but I really did think Batistuta was devastating. Even if you remove him, though, when guys like Romario and Van Basten are about, I think it's fair to say those two and others I named could/would be above Henry. Anyway not bothered much - Henry was a...
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    Fair enough. I tend to agree it wasn't an amazing pass, but the weighting on it was very impressive. Alberto ran right onto it (though it baubled before he hit it, didn't stop him scoring though, lol). I am a massive fan of Ronnie too so I agree on his passing and playmaking. Maybe you are...
  7. Maradona37

    Champions League 2024-25

    Thanks. I am unsure about both so might change them, though usually when I do it comes back to bite me.
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    Liverpool

    Salah not even on that list highlights what an utter bargain he was, Mane and Firmino too :lol: To be fair they're all post Neymar to PSG inflation.
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    I will give you dribbling - he's not Messi and Maradona level, very very good but not that high. Passing though, I respectfully disagree. He was a fantastic playmaker and passer. Just one example obviously but the ball for the famous Carlos Alberto goal in the 1970 final was weighted and...
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    CL Round 6: Borussia - Barca 2-3

    Here's how it works: Each of 36 teams plays 8 unique games against 8 different opponents, four home and four away. At the end of the group stage, each team will have played 8 matches. The top 8 (with goal difference, goals scored and so on being the tie breakers for equal points) go straight...
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    The thing is that some players are goalscoring cheat codes and it leads to quirky facts like this. It's the sort of thing that leads moronic Man United fans to have faith in a donkey like Hojlund - 'he scored in the double digits last season, playing for a poor team, as a young kid, so...
  12. Maradona37

    Gareth Bale

    Anyway @khaled_a_d dude, we just vehemently disagree - there's no offence intended. I generally enjoy reading your posts. Also all that modern fan stuff isn't aimed at you, it's just what I have read from a lot of people before. If you wanna discuss it more we can, though I have really said my...
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    Gareth Bale

    Exactly. We have a Barca fan here saying Godin, Ramos and Puyol are every bit as good in their position as Xavi and Iniesta are in theirs. It boggles the mind. He accuses me of underrating Ronaldo - I think he's underestimating all of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta. You always know when someone is a...
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    Gareth Bale

    People don't get this because they don't understand a midfielder can be more talented and more important to a team than an attacker who scores goals. An alien coming from Mars could understand this very simple concept instantly but a lot of football fans can't. You'd think people would realise...
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    Gareth Bale

    Disagree with this to an extent, too. None of those four is the all-time best defender for me. Xavi on the other hand can be argued to be the best midfielder of all time (alongside Matthaus). His defensive analogues are guys like Maldini, Beckenbauer, Baresi - not Ramos and Puyol and Godin...
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    Gareth Bale

    I don't wanna look like I am slagging Ronaldo - I don't dislike him as much anymore (though I do still dislike he and Messi as people). He's a brilliant player and top 6-10 of all time for me. But as footballers it baffles me how some people cannot see that one is miles better than the other. I...
  17. Maradona37

    Gareth Bale

    See this is the problem. Ronaldo was an ok dribbler - inferior to guys like Neymar, Iniesta, Hazard and Ribery there, never mind Messi. He was a kick and run merchant - he would knock it past someone and outpace them - he couldn't zig zag or weave like the aforementioned players. As for 'shoot...
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    Gareth Bale

    It isn't even a slight on Ronaldo. He's a brilliant player and one of the top ten ever. He just cannot compete with Messi, who is a severe outlier in so many areas. He has a shout to be from about 4th to 8th though, after the big three.
  19. Maradona37

    Gareth Bale

    I am teetotal. Messi is a significantly more talented footballer than Ronaldo. As goalscorers they're about equal. Saying Messi is a miles better FOOTBALLER (not goalscorer) than Ronaldo is a very reasonable opinion. Plenty of other players surpass Ronaldo in dribbling and passing and vision...
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    Gareth Bale

    I am not a Barca fan. I have always, always felt Messi is significantly better. The World Cup has nothing to do with it and I was saying this before he won it. He's so much better at stuff like passing dribbling, even finishing (look at shot conversion rates) that it isn't even funny. I also...

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