George Best.

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Don't disagree with much of that, he was class from what I've seen, but C.Ronaldo and Messi are definitely the best footballers of all time. Their records are insanely better than anyone else in history.

Not sure a players record defines his ability - certainly not back in the day.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Best played in an era where the tackling was robust at best and violent at times and rarely punished. Most teams had an enforcer and he rode the tackles, never dived looking for a foul, wasn't scared to give it back a bit too and had sublime balance. Impossible to compare across generations as it is in any sport but for me he's the best player I ever saw live

 

[clubchamp98]

Best was the best of his generation .
Near impossible to compare to modern players.
I would say Pele was best of all time but George Best was close.

 

[Tashyboy]

I never seen George best live, and I'm sure some wont give me unbiased credence as a Liverpool fan.

George Best was obviously a showman and being a flawed genius always gets you bonus points.

But come on, Pele scored over a thousand goals in his career, won 3 world cups.

At club level, he won the league 10 times at a reasonably unfashionable club who have won it 22 times in total, but 10 whilst he was there. He has won the Copa Libertadores at club level twice (equivalent of the EC), plus tonnes of other trophies.

Granted Best played for NI, whilst Pele played for arguably the best ever international side, but if you also look at what he won at club level in a tough league, and I'm sure Pele was a big reason for the international success.

International

Brazil

• FIFA World Cup (3): 1958, 1962, 1970[SUP][135][/SUP]
• Roca Cup (2): 1957, 1963[SUP][136][/SUP][SUP][137][/SUP]
• Cruz Cup (3): 1958, 1962, 1968[SUP][58][/SUP][SUP][138][/SUP]
• Bernardo O'Higgins Cup (1): 1959[SUP][139][/SUP]
• Atlantic Cup (1): 1960[SUP][140][/SUP]

Club

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista (10): 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973[SUP][note 4][/SUP]
• Torneio Rio-São Paulo (4): 1959, 1963, 1964 [SUP][note 5][/SUP][SUP][126][/SUP]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (6): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968[SUP][143][/SUP]
• Copa Libertadores (2): 1962, 1963[SUP][144][/SUP][SUP][145][/SUP]
• Intercontinental Cup (2): 1962, 1963[SUP][2[/SUP]
  
  If you said that Best was the best dribbler, I couldnt argue, but come on???????

Oh aye, and he escaped from the Nazis........

with half the City team 😂

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I can't believe it has taken until Tashy's comment for the penny to drop with that one. Ashamed of myself 😕

 

[Deleted member 16999]

with half the City team 😂

You only had 2, Summerbee and Deyna, Ipswich had about 5 didn’t they?

 

[Liverbirdie]

with half the City team 

With Bert Trautman chasing them?

 

[guest100718]

With Bert Trautman chasing them?

he counts those e t v goals in his overall tally probably