Comments on: Player of the Years http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2009/01/30/player-of-the-years/ Football analysis by Mark Payne Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:56:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jono http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2009/01/30/player-of-the-years/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Jono Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:21:51 +0000 http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2009/01/30/player-of-the-years/#comment-556 The best player I have ever seen in the red shirt was George Best. Full stop. Today, Giggsy deserves every accolade he gets for his abilities, his medals, his years of contribution to the Cause and for his loyalty, this last quality an increasingly rare commodity, please note Ronnie. The best player I have ever seen in the red shirt was George Best. Full stop.

Today, Giggsy deserves every accolade he gets for his abilities, his medals, his years of contribution to the Cause and for his loyalty, this last quality an increasingly rare commodity, please note Ronnie.

]]> By: Mark http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2009/01/30/player-of-the-years/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Mark Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:11:23 +0000 http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2009/01/30/player-of-the-years/#comment-547 Yes Matt, thanks for the nudge on that one. However, we have both criminally overlooked Vidic. Check this out: http://blogs.soccernet.com/manchesterunited/ Yes Matt, thanks for the nudge on that one. However, we have both criminally overlooked Vidic.
Check this out:
http://blogs.soccernet.com/manchesterunited/

]]> By: Mattso http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2009/01/30/player-of-the-years/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Mattso Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:58:17 +0000 http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2009/01/30/player-of-the-years/#comment-546 Good point by the Grimace, however I would contend that it is very rare that a winger actually runs a game, certainly not in the modern era. Apart from Figo in Euro 2000, who dragged them through to the Semi's on his own, it quite simply never happens. Most influential players of the last 10 years? Henry, Keane, Zidane, Kaka, Ronaldinhio etc, not one of them is an out and out winger like Giggsy, a man who will get chalk on his boots. Great shouts on player of the year, a point I made in the comments section of your previous blog by the way............... Good point by the Grimace, however I would contend that it is very rare that a winger actually runs a game, certainly not in the modern era. Apart from Figo in Euro 2000, who dragged them through to the Semi’s on his own, it quite simply never happens.

Most influential players of the last 10 years? Henry, Keane, Zidane, Kaka, Ronaldinhio etc, not one of them is an out and out winger like Giggsy, a man who will get chalk on his boots.

Great shouts on player of the year, a point I made in the comments section of your previous blog by the way……………

]]> By: The Grimace http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2009/01/30/player-of-the-years/comment-page-1/#comment-543 The Grimace Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:45:50 +0000 http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2009/01/30/player-of-the-years/#comment-543 There is a problem regarding Giggsy. Stand on top of the Stretford End and survey the entire history of this greatest of all clubs and you will see few players with more natural ability. Duncan Edwards, probably (we can't be sure; when he died he was 14 years younger than Giggsy is). Georgie, perhaps. Bobby Charlton, for his shooting and for the best bodyswerve the game has ever seen. I can't think of any more. And of course Giggsy has won more medals than all three of them put together. But how often has he done a Stadio delle Alpi 99, or a Lisbon 66? Has he done so as often as someone with his divine abilities should have done? I don't think so, Of course there was his immortal 10 seconds against Arsenal in that semi-final, and one or two other wonder goals too - QPR, Spurs, Juventus - but how many times has he run a game, or turned a game upside down, or just taken charge? And when he has a one-on-one do you expect him to score? Really? A very fine player, a United man through and through, a perfect example to kids, Yes. An All Time Great? No, in my respectful opinion. There is a problem regarding Giggsy. Stand on top of the Stretford End and survey the entire history of this greatest of all clubs and you will see few players with more natural ability. Duncan Edwards, probably (we can’t be sure; when he died he was 14 years younger than Giggsy is). Georgie, perhaps. Bobby Charlton, for his shooting and for the best bodyswerve the game has ever seen. I can’t think of any more. And of course Giggsy has won more medals than all three of them put together. But how often has he done a Stadio delle Alpi 99, or a Lisbon 66? Has he done so as often as someone with his divine abilities should have done? I don’t think so, Of course there was his immortal 10 seconds against Arsenal in that semi-final, and one or two other wonder goals too – QPR, Spurs, Juventus – but how many times has he run a game, or turned a game upside down, or just taken charge? And when he has a one-on-one do you expect him to score? Really? A very fine player, a United man through and through, a perfect example to kids, Yes. An All Time Great? No, in my respectful opinion.

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