Yeah, van Basten was such an unlucky player. He probably only managed half the games he would have had he not lost so much time being out injured. I absolutely loved that Milan side, and Gullit was my first proper football hero. Wasn't too happy when he ended up at fucking Chelsea. :angry:
This may be a bit controversial, but I'm going to nominate Ronaldo here. He went on to win a ton of things, but for me he never hit the same heights as before that 98 WC final. At 20 he was head and shoulders above anyone else on the planet IMO. He was still the best player in the world after that, but he could, and should, have been even better.
