Timbo wrote:

Messi is the best I've ever seen, and he's got to be right up there as one of the best of all time already. It's also true however, that there have been one or two other 'greats' over the years who are in Messi's ballpark when it comes to the raw stats-Di Stefano, Gerd Muller, Pele (obviously) etc.

It's always hard to compare different players from different eras Tim, I've never seen those ones you mention live, but I have seen comparable ones- Maradona (perhaps pass his best) Zidane Ronaldo and Messi, and he certainly is in that sort of company.

Lagos wrote:

we've had some great once in a generation players too, Theo "the culdesac" Walcott, Marouanne "jelly feet" Chamakh, Alex "sidepass Hleb" Manual "fawlty" Almunia, Aaron "what the fuck?" Ramsey, Jose "it's too cold outside" Reyes, William "crier" Gallas AKA the real Billy no mates, Francis "the fox" Jeffers, Denilson the passmaster and the goofy Lukas "am I in goal?" fabianski and the great legend Zinedine Zygan.....we've been privileged!

😆 😆

Don't forget Emmanuel "The Tiger" Eboue and Park Chu-Young (AKA "The Invisible Man"). Amaury "Not Eric" Bischoff, as well.

Not to forget big, phil "come in your face" senderos

Igors "Steppenwolf" Stepanovs?

Ron Burgundy wrote:
Lagos wrote:

we've had some great once in a generation players too, Theo "the culdesac" Walcott, Marouanne "jelly feet" Chamakh, Alex "sidepass Hleb" Manual "fawlty" Almunia, Aaron "what the fuck?" Ramsey, Jose "it's too cold outside" Reyes, William "crier" Gallas AKA the real Billy no mates, Francis "the fox" Jeffers, Denilson the passmaster and the goofy Lukas "am I in goal?" fabianski and the great legend Zinedine Zygan.....we've been privileged!

😆 😆

Don't forget Emmanuel "The Tiger" Eboue and Park Chu-Young (AKA "The Invisible Man"). Amaury "Not Eric" Bischoff, as well.

😆

Come on we all know it's Alex 'Pre-pre-assist' Hleb. 🙂

😆 AKA Dribbly McNoscore.

Although Gervinho "the Mekon" might assume his mantel.

Carlos 'I cant believe its not butter' Vela.

Messi's in something of a slump for him.
Two games without scoring and zero shots on goal last night.

Alfonso wrote:

Carlos 'I cant believe its not butter' Vela.

😆😆😆

This thread is gold - we should have a Hall of Villains thread for some of this stuff

Mikel 'I though it was a wig' Arteta.

Ron Burgundy wrote:
Lagos wrote:

we've had some great once in a generation players too, Theo "the culdesac" Walcott, Marouanne "jelly feet" Chamakh, Alex "sidepass Hleb" Manual "fawlty" Almunia, Aaron "what the fuck?" Ramsey, Jose "it's too cold outside" Reyes, William "crier" Gallas AKA the real Billy no mates, Francis "the fox" Jeffers, Denilson the passmaster and the goofy Lukas "am I in goal?" fabianski and the great legend Zinedine Zygan.....we've been privileged!

Manual "fawlty" Almunia 😆

Lionel 'several-season wonder' Messi

Absolutely woeful today