Yuri Alberto

[balthazar]

Wasn't Rivaldo even voted the best player in the world once ?
Past is blurred, not seen him that much, but certainly, not bad either.

yes. It was a travesty. Never liked him much.

 

[Riou]

Thought my Santos boys, Robinho and Diego, would be the next superstars for Brazil...both had good careers, especially Robinho, but felt both could have done better tbh.

 

[balthazar]

Had my high hopes on Kerlon. Wanted to see the seal dribble in the CL final.

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Thought my Santos boys, Robinho and Diego, would be the next superstars for Brazil...both had good careers, especially Robinho, but felt both could have done better tbh.

Diego at Werder Bremen was breathtaking.
Most exciting player in the Bundesliga, even more so than Ribery.

Golden days of Bremen.

 

[Riou]

Diego at Werder Bremen was breathtaking.
Most exciting player in the Bundesliga, even more so than Ribery.

Golden days of Bremen.

Linking up with these 2 dons...

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Linking up with these 2 dons...

Klose.
One of the most underrated, yet elite strikers of the past.

Prime Naldo.. a long list actually.

 

[AberGooner]

Rivaldo was well worth that Ballon d'or, genuine superstar and would easily be in the conversation for the best in the world if he was playing right now. Considering he wasn't an out and out striker he sure knew where the net was. That left foot was a wand.

For Brazil to produce Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho in the same decade is insane. You'd take any 1 of those and build your team around it so for them to have 3 in the same side is mind boggling.

 

[Blood on the Tracks]

Thought my Santos boys, Robinho and Diego, would be the next superstars for Brazil...both had good careers, especially Robinho, but felt both could have done better tbh.

Ganso was another one I thought had the talent to make it. Such an elegant player.

Lack of pace, mobility and work rate was probably why he never made it in Europe though. Think the days of players who look upon the idea of tracking back and putting in a shift with faint disgust are over sadly.

Games poorer without those character I feel. We need more individuality and personality in the game rather than cookie cutter players / athletes.

 

[Riou]

Ganso was another one I thought had the talent to make it. Such an elegant player.

Lack of pace, mobility and work rate was probably why he never made it in Europe though. Think the days of players who look upon the idea of tracking back and putting in a shift with faint disgust are over sadly.

Games poorer without those character I feel. We need more individuality and personality in the game rather than cookie cutter players / athletes.

Dying breed since the 2010s, that's when the game started to shift too much to the athletic side of the game rather than the technique.

 

[SK___]

Didn't he do it against Brazil tho? Or am I not remembering correctly.

I've no idea who the Brazilian defenders were, but they should hang their heads in shame for allowing it to happen. So relieved none of them ever played here!

luiz / dante

 

[SK___]

Probably the closest playing today that I can think of. 6foot and just a few inches shorter than those you listed. But yeah there aren't many classy players knocking around at 6'3 or there abouts.

mollar is 6’4

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Rivaldo was well worth that Ballon d'or, genuine superstar and would easily be in the conversation for the best in the world if he was playing right now. Considering he wasn't an out and out striker he sure knew where the net was. That left foot was a wand.

For Brazil to produce Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho in the same decade is insane. You'd take any 1 of those and build your team around it so for them to have 3 in the same side is mind boggling.

Kaka should fall under the same decade and was no joke. That one year alone where he's been unstoppable .. him humiliating ManU was such an enjoyable night, like school kids.

 

[AberGooner]

Kaka should fall under the same decade and was no joke. That one year alone where he's been unstoppable .. him humiliating ManU was such an enjoyable night, like school kids.

Yeah Kaka came into his prime slightly after that whilst Romario was slightly before as well. An unreal amount of talent to produce in 50 years let alone 15-20.

The likes of Anderson, Jardel, Amoroso and Elber where all great strikers as well who would've had many more caps/goals if not for the otherworldly players keeping them out the side.

 

[TornadoTed]

Yeah Kaka came into his prime slightly after that whilst Romario was slightly before as well. An unreal amount of talent to produce in 50 years let alone 15-20.

The likes of Anderson, Jardel, Amoroso and Elber where all great strikers as well who would've had many more caps/goals if not for the otherworldly players keeping them out the side.

Mario Jardel was an absolute beast for a few years.

I just Googled him, better than I remember even. He scored 205 goals in 198 appearances between 1996-2003 for Sporting, Porto and Galatasaray, elite stuff.

 

[Bloodbather]

Mario Jardel was an absolute beast for a few years.

I just Googled him, better than I remember even. He scored 205 goals in 198 appearances between 1996-2003 for Sporting, Porto and Galatasaray, elite stuff.

Won Galatasaray the Super Cup over Real Madrid, led them to a victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of the CL Quarters that same season, too. Didn't do anything besides scoring goals, but ****ing hell could he score goals.

There's a lot to be said for the "tall guy with sublime technique" type of player. We don't see that enough nowadays imo. Zidane, Pires, Kaka, they were all slightly lanky, which somehow made what they did look even better. Yoann Gourcuff was the next great hope for that type but he never lived up to it.

Kai Havertz, if he can get there. Showed some glimpses at the CL Final.

 

[AberGooner]

Mario Jardel was an absolute beast for a few years.

I just Googled him, better than I remember even. He scored 205 goals in 198 appearances between 1996-2003 for Sporting, Porto and Galatasaray, elite stuff.

He was a machine. I'm pretty sure he got at least 1 golden boot as well.

 

[Tourbillion]

Yeah Kaka came into his prime slightly after that whilst Romario was slightly before as well. An unreal amount of talent to produce in 50 years let alone 15-20.

The likes of Anderson, Jardel, Amoroso and Elber where all great strikers as well who would've had many more caps/goals if not for the otherworldly players keeping them out the side.

Sonny Anderson was my first ever Championship Manager signing, when I bought the 00/01 edition.

I remember being inspired by our games against Lyon that season.

LMAO "S0nny" is censored?

 

[El Duderino]

Thought my Santos boys, Robinho and Diego, would be the next superstars for Brazil...both had good careers, especially Robinho, but felt both could have done better tbh.

Robinho convicted in the second to highest instance of justice in Italy for a gang rape, btw.

 

[kash2]

Maradona in 86. Never before never again.

The 2006 World Cup is one of the greatest international tournaments ever...but because of the way Italy won, or the way France lost I should say, I feel makes people underrate it.

Everyone pretty much wanted Zidane to sign off from football with the trophy, up to the final he was immense.

 

[Trilly]

I've tried explaining Brazilian Ronaldo to people too young to remember him and best I can do is take everything good about Cristiano Ronaldo then give him the dribbling and touch of Messi.

Prime CR7 but stronger and faster with the flair of Ronaldinho. Sounds like a joke even writing that but a player like that actually existed.

He was such a productive player that the flair element of his game gets underrated a bit, he was as skillful/inventive as anyone that’s ever played. Some of the skill moves he’s pulled off in game would have @Football Manager vibrating.