Totti > Cantona though.
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I dont agree with that at all.
Totti > Cantona though.
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agreedDel Piero was one of my favourite players when I was growing up so I'd have to say him.
It's now Del Piero ahead by 50.5% - 49.5%.As I'm writing this post the poll has Totti leading 50.5% - 49.5%. That pretty much sums it up for me. Totti just edges it.
Agreed. Totti excelled at a higher level with his man-of-the-match performance in the Euro 2000 final and his important role in Italy's success in 2006.Totti > Cantona though.
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Impressive video that, up there with Riquelme's greatest assists.Totti was better than Del Piero for me - the latter was more of a goalscorer and a slightly better dribbler due to agility/change of pace, but Totti was the far better passer and was more instrumental to his side. In the early-mid 00's everything good about Roma went through Totti. For a primarily creative player his scoring record is outstanding, and goals are only one aspect of what Totti offers.
Ridiculous quality in terms of first time passing and back heels. Totti is amazing.Totti was better than Del Piero for me - the latter was more of a goalscorer and a slightly better dribbler due to agility/change of pace, but Totti was the far better passer and was more instrumental to his side. In the early-mid 00's everything good about Roma went through Totti. For a primarily creative player his scoring record is outstanding, and goals are only one aspect of what Totti offers.
Del Piero never did this...
I don't even think that's controversial or anything. Even here.Totti > Cantona though.
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Every volley is technically perfect. Love it.That video is outstanding, Del Piero and his crazy curlers and Totti with his sublime chips and volleys
No. We definitely saw enough. Best player ever.Much like Brazilian Ronaldo, we'll never know just what Del Piero would've been like without major injury.
IIRC he did his knee ligaments during a moment when he was absolutely on fire in 97/98, robbed him of some pace and sharpness for the rest of his career.
Totti has been astonishing too mind, if anything he's gotten better into his late thirties.
I think that is about right. One thing I would say though is Del Piero played better in the bigger games, for a while Totti was seen as a player who didn't really perform on the international stage or the CL games.Del Piero's pre-injury peak was in my opinion better than Totti's peak. From 1999 onwards Totti was the better player though.
Pretty much this, Del Piero was on fire before that injury took that yard of pace off him and set him back a year of rehab.Del Piero. Pre injury Del Piero was heading for a ballon d'or. I've never felt that way about Totti.
Volleys for goals, for through balls and for long balls. Totti was/is something else really. Left and right foot too, some ridiculous technique he's got.Every volley is technically perfect. Love it.
It makes little sense tbh, that would be like saying Ronaldo (the big one) is a better player than Messi/Ronaldo despite the fact that his injury prevented him from achieving a lot more than he did in his career. While during a certain period he might have been just that but their entire careers are taken into account the answer is just obvious.Eh? So you're voting for Del Piero because of some hypothetical scenario in which he didn't get injured and as a result was a better player?
Minus points for Mikael Silvestre's moon head
Only a 1/3 of his head fit the image.Minus points for Mikael Silvestre's moon head
We didn't.No. We definitely saw enough. Best player ever.
I don't think Ronaldo ever 'got better' at any stage of his career. He was phenomenal. He simply arrived. He was better than everybody else as a teenager in Barcelona, and I suspect he was the best player in the world when was at PSV too, probably even Cruizero as a reserve. There was no 'peak' to speak of, all he would have had to do was maintain. He's one player that you cannot trace back a 'yong and lernin' phase of his career. From memory, he scored about 20 in 20 for Cruizero as a kid, and like 50 in 50 for PSV (in a period where the Dutch league was strong enough to produce the best team in Europe). His record was similar at Barcelona and Inter too.We didn't.
His pre-knee injury self getting better and better would've been something to behold at his peak.
As it was he was merely incredible, even when he got fat.
Agree with most of the bolded part. But then if you look at stats, Totti has only 20 goals less than Del Piero despite playing 50 less games. And Totti for a big art of his career played deeper than Del Piero.Totti was better than Del Piero for me - the latter was more of a goalscorer and a slightly better dribbler due to agility/change of pace, but Totti was the far better passer and was more instrumental to his side. In the early-mid 00's everything good about Roma went through Totti. For a primarily creative player his scoring record is outstanding, and goals are only one aspect of what Totti offers.
Never understood what happened with him.Impressive video that, up there with Riquelme's greatest assists.
You forgot about van Gaal kicking him out of Barcelona.Never understood what happened with him.
He was arguably the best midfielder in the world in 2006 and until the quarter final was easily the best player in World Cup. Then Pellegrini had something with him and didn't play him for a year while Maradona didn't liked him too and didn't call him.
I think that he had the best final pass I have ever seen and was as talented (if not more) than the likes of Xavi, Pirlo or Scholes.
I agree with your Juve friend regarding Baggio.According to a Juve-supporting mate, most Italians would say Totti. I asked him about Baggio, he said Baggio better than both.