Rob
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Post by Rob on May 14, 2017 19:58:09 GMT
Ashley Cole would be my choice. And no-one could fault Gary Neville for commitment and attitude. A fantastic England stalwart. I also think Walker is brilliant but let's judge him over a full career first. Remember that 18-year old goalscorer, who was going on to great things? Didn't pan out like that for boy wonder Michael owen in the end. Ashley Cole is a left back. |
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Post by stewart on May 14, 2017 21:31:50 GMT
Actually the main reason why I decided to put up this thread is that it is so unusual for a current player to be (in my opinion) so far ahead, in terms of ability and impact, of his counterparts from previous eras. In filling in the other ten names on a hypothetical teamsheet, I believe that it would be necessary to examine the top players from every decade from the 1950s to the current one, based not so much on fitness or current techniques as on their importance to team(s) in which they played. For instance, there is no way that, say, Rio Ferdinand or John Stones would stand comparison with Bobby Moore. Ferdinand and Stones, no, but IMO Des Walker would stand alongside, if not in front of Bobby Moore. The other thing to bear in mind is that when Moore and his generation were playing, there wasn't the saturation TV coverage that exists today. I could have understood your suggesting Phil Thompson, Terry Butcher or Tony Adams, although their style of play was totally different to Moore's. But Des Walker, fairly good in the air but a disaster waiting to happen on the ground, seriously ? I do agree, however, about the amount of football coverage now shown on TV, but I don't believe that that point is relevant here. I note that you are about 10 years younger than me, and that you would only have seen Bobby Moore occasionally. I actually saw literally dozens of matches which he played for England, West Ham and Fulham, and I can assure you that I have never since seen a player with such an aura of calmness, awareness and ability to read the game. He was a true thoroughbred, compared with the others who were effective in their different ways, but nonetheless workhorses in comparison. |
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