| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona 21:54 - Dec 30 with 2559 views | StuartSlater | I think 86 Maradona was as close to football perfection as I have ever seen... Messi is incredible just feel Maradona's peak has been unmatched. |  |
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| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 21:54 - Dec 30 with 1631 views | Cotty | Wes Burns |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 21:57 - Dec 30 with 1599 views | GlasgowBlue | You obviously never saw Carlton Palmer at his peak. |  |
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| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 21:59 - Dec 30 with 1596 views | J2BLUE | Escape is probably my favourite. |  |
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| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:23 - Dec 30 with 1519 views | BlueandTruesince82 | Agree, in terms of peak ability. |  |
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| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:26 - Dec 30 with 1515 views | You_Bloo_Right | Ferenc Puskás |  |
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| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:34 - Dec 30 with 1493 views | Pendejo | Maradona quite literally often single handedly (yep every pun intended) won his teams their trophies Imagine how good he'd have been if managed like Messi instead of all the coke & wh*res.... |  |
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| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:43 - Dec 30 with 1463 views | Mercian | Messi for the consistant brilliance. A boring but true answer. |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:44 - Dec 30 with 1463 views | vilanovablue | It's still Messi for me and I'm 55 having seen Maradona at his peak. His consistency and all round contribution whilst playing in an ageing and failing Barca side plus dragging Argentina to another WC victory is difficult to dismiss. Maradona had what felt like a 5 year purple patch which was admittedly excellent however the drugs and partying does take the shine off. |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:47 - Dec 30 with 1463 views | bsw72 | Greatest of all time or your time? Maradona’s up there but past players before 24 hour sports coverage and the internet are often overlooked like Puskas, Edwards, Pele, Cruyff, Di Stefano, Beckenbauer, Best, Garrincha. Then there are other modern greats like Messi and Ronaldo etc |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:52 - Dec 30 with 1426 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:47 - Dec 30 by bsw72 | Greatest of all time or your time? Maradona’s up there but past players before 24 hour sports coverage and the internet are often overlooked like Puskas, Edwards, Pele, Cruyff, Di Stefano, Beckenbauer, Best, Garrincha. Then there are other modern greats like Messi and Ronaldo etc |
Spot on. I may be old but Puskas, Edwards, Pele, Cruyff, Di Stefano, Beckenbauer, Best, Garrincha have to be considered in GOAT terms. Of course I have seen most of them play. (Where's the silver haired lothario emoji when you need it?). |  |
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| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:57 - Dec 30 with 1394 views | noggin | Impossible to compare players of different generations. The player that I enjoyed watching the most was Thierry Henry. |  |
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| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 23:00 - Dec 30 with 1370 views | farkenhell | Cheating barsteward not a patch on Pele. (Get over it, yes I know). |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 23:01 - Dec 30 with 1370 views | bsw72 |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:52 - Dec 30 by You_Bloo_Right | Spot on. I may be old but Puskas, Edwards, Pele, Cruyff, Di Stefano, Beckenbauer, Best, Garrincha have to be considered in GOAT terms. Of course I have seen most of them play. (Where's the silver haired lothario emoji when you need it?). |
I’d loved to have seen Duncan Edwards play, if he hadn’t died at Munich there’s every chance he would have been England captain for 1962 and 1966 and football history would have been quite different. |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 23:03 - Dec 30 with 1348 views | cressi | I agree totally sublime in that tournament. |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 23:04 - Dec 30 with 1344 views | cressi |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 22:26 - Dec 30 by You_Bloo_Right | Ferenc Puskás |
I was a bit to young for Pùskas and DeStefano |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 23:08 - Dec 30 with 1342 views | cressi |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 23:01 - Dec 30 by bsw72 | I’d loved to have seen Duncan Edwards play, if he hadn’t died at Munich there’s every chance he would have been England captain for 1962 and 1966 and football history would have been quite different. |
We could have had a great here if injuries and moments of madness had not curtailed Kevin Beatties career he had it all. |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 02:01 - Dec 31 with 1178 views | BouncebackIpswich | Muzzy Izzet |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 05:23 - Dec 31 with 1115 views | Kropotkin123 | Ronaldinho. |  |
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| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 07:43 - Dec 31 with 1041 views | LA_Tractor_Boy | Impossible to compare different eras. Maradona was a genius on dodgy pitches that I'm not sure Messi and Ronaldo would have copied with. But on the other hand Maradona only had to go past beer bellied defenders, not athletes (no offence Terry Butcher!) |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 07:44 - Dec 31 with 1036 views | lazyblue |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 21:57 - Dec 30 by GlasgowBlue | You obviously never saw Carlton Palmer at his peak. |
The day he glided through our defence |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 07:46 - Dec 31 with 1033 views | muccletonjoe | The best I have ever seen for natural ability was George Best. The fact he played alongside Charlton and Law , made that United team very special. |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 07:47 - Dec 31 with 1032 views | iamatractorboy | The 2019 'Diego Maradona' documentary is essential viewing in my opinion. Really made me realise how incredible the guy was, even if a total lunatic at times and clearly high as a kite for a large part of his career, either through legal (painkiller) means or... otherwise. If he had had the protection from refs that the players (rightly) get these days, how many goals would he have scored?! Nearly had his leg amputated on the pitch via opposition tackles (might be slightly hyperbolic there) on more than one occasion. |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 07:52 - Dec 31 with 1023 views | PhilsAngels | Pele, because of the hand of god. Regardless of what he did after. |  | |  |
| GOAT discussion - I say Maradona on 08:20 - Dec 31 with 970 views | Churchman | George Best In an age of animals, heavy kit, rubbish pitches he was simply unplayable. Thread sorted! |  | |  |
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