Who is the GOAT?

[Supersub6]

Well I am never going to see the likes of Finney, Best and Pele again and they are three players who I watched and have seen perform live on quite a number of occasions. I will also add Franz Beckenbauer to that list because he was a superb footballer and could read a game better than any other I have seen. If I pick a fifth it would have to be Johann Cruyff who I saw play regularly when I was stationed in Germany ---great player and, along with the others, all in a very different era.
No good comparing because you need to enjoy the present and there are some good players around but they have so much going in their favour these days and that was not the case with the players I have mentioned!

[army88]

Well I am never going to see the likes of Finney, Best and Pele again and they are three players who I watched and have seen perform live on quite a number of occasions. I will also add Franz Beckenbauer to that list because he was a superb footballer and could read a game better than any other I have seen. If I pick a fifth it would have to be Johann Cruyff who I saw play regularly when I was stationed in Germany ---great player and, along with the others, all in a very different era.
No good comparing because you need to enjoy the present and there are some good players around but they have so much going in their favour these days and that was not the case with the players I have mentioned!

I’m going to say Maradonna was the greatest player of all time ( not because he passed away today ) but because he won football games ( let alone leagues ) on his own - genius with skill , strength , and balance.

If I had to pick from a more modern era you could look no further than the premiership and my ultimate favourite Dennis Bergkamp but in truth Paul scholes and Giggs were very special .

Every day at training Ronaldo would challenge scholes to a competition and every day scholes won ( says it all when ronaldo is now a genius).