Bold Tone wrote:
That means you still were about 6 or 7 when Pires was at his best for us. It however doesn't give you a free pass to make sweeping statements like your previous post as though i wasnt born when Pele/Best were in their pomp, i would rightly be shot down for ignoring their abilities.
Anyways about Giggs, please don't remind me about 99. One of my most painful memories. Still cannot bring myself to watch that match again or even the goal. Even then, he was already on the wane. In 91-95, he was as devastating a winger as you would see. Better than Pires in 02? i dont know but ...
I didn't mean to dismiss Giggs, just trying to imply that I missed him at his best in the 90s and from what I've seen of him with my own eyes he's never been that brilliant where I personally would rank him as the best in the world.
It's for that same reason I never comment on Best/Brady/Pele/Maradona/Cruyff or any of those great players from the past, I've only seen youtube clips of them and that can never match up to watching them week in and week out.
My old man loves Best though, thinks he's the greatest player he's ever seen and more than likely I'll be telling my kids about Messi and C.Ronaldo, the two world class players I grew up watching.
