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Even if you dispute some of those names, tell me which of these players he's OBJECTIVELY better than... Pele, Maradona, Messi, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Zidane, Best, Garrincha, Ronaldo 9, Ronaldo 7, Muller, Van Basten, Platini, Zico, Puskas, Di Stefano, Ronaldinho, Romario, Maldini, Michael...

Lol this is what I am talking about. He is most definitely NOT top 20 player of all time. You will never ever find a reputable publication putting him that high in all-time great lists. I don't think you realise how many geniuses or amazing players there are in the history of the game. And...

Yeah he's not the absolute cream of players (as I said above), but he works very well as a talented supplementary player when there's a bonafide superstar in the team. He's a very good winger.

You're either playing with me or misread what I have written. I have gone to great pains to say he was brilliant and I rated him very highly, arguably the best PL performer of all time. However, people are saying it's a joke Nedved won BDO over him (disrespecting Nedved), acting like France...

I did have something long typed up countering this, but can't really be bothered debating it. I don't wanna criticise Henry when I rate him very highly. It's just he was brilliant, but other players were even more brilliant. ------------------------------------ I really don't want it to seem...

Yes, I know the feeling mate. I was 27 in summer 2009 and will be 58 in summer 2040, lol. Time passes quicker as we age because a year is such a smaller percentage of our lives as we accumulate more of them. Perception of time.

Summer 2040 is 15 and a half years away - and Yamal will still only be 33 that summer. Let that sink in. Nearly 16 years and still 'only' 6 months older than Salah is now. Not making any predictions on how long he will or won't play, just pointing out how incredibly young he is. For...

It was in the Bernabeu in 1982, so likely be there again. I can't imagine Portugal (no stadium big enough anyway) or Morocco hosting the final over Spain - Spain is the flagship country for the tournament, same as USA is in 2026.

Yes, that is why i don't really like Ugarte and am not convinced about him. But we'll see, will give the lad a chance and see if he proves me wrong. Time will tell. I get your point but Fernandes doesn't control games either really - he gives the ball away as much as Casemiro if not more, he's...

It's like asking whether I prefer lasagne or pasta bolognese. Love both.

Bet Man United wish they could have played your backline the other night,

Fair point which I overlooked. Just think Casemiro in his natural position would have been a better bet. Fernandes was quite disciplined in first half but reverted to hero ball in second. It will likely be Mainoo and Ugarte but they don't have any depth as you say. Eriksen is a lovely footballer...

I have always said that La Liga and Serie A are more tactical at any present moment than PL and Bundesliga, on the whole. I think many people believe that.

Fair enough. I think their chances against Everton were fairly clear cut - xG is a flawed stat and I definitely think they should have had an xG of 2 or more - two of their goals were basically tap ins. But Everton were the better team before the first goal. Like I say don't wanna spend time...

Good to hear Bove is out of intensive care and progressing well. Hate hearing this sort of stuff and life is far far more important than football. There have been plenty of football player tragedies and near-tragedies. I think they have a really good chance of doing it. They've been a quality...

The signs were there in the metrics that they would improve (not that I put 100 percent stock in stats). That is proving true so far. They are scoring goals for fun and are a free-flowing team with som excellent attackers. If they can keep Nkunku fit (big if) hopefully he will rotate in and...

RVN was far from a great player outside the box, but even he wasn't as terrible as Haaland is in general play lol. I have never seen a player enscapsulate the dichotomy between 'footballer' and 'goalscorer' to the extent this guy has.

I was thinking that myself. I noticed that most of your away games were against the better teams in the division.

I didn't watch the game but impressive win in what looks like a tricky place to go - they'd won three of the previous five league games there. Mallorca are a decent side so it is a good win. You need to maintain it now making sure you beat Betis, who are another tricky opponent.

Always liked the Netherlands. They've declined in the last 15 years or so, and the signs were even there before that. But from the 70s to the 90s they produced some of the best players of all time, and played some of the best football. Amazing for such a small country. I guess it isn't...