KakaAC Milan is one of my soft spot teams outside the UK (other is Ajax).
When you look at Kaka's 4 top years at Milan vs the whole career of Zlatan that is still going on at 40 now even at Milan -
I wonder who do you regard as the better player?
For the GOAT tier, longevity is extremely important. In that regard, recent players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane, Messi, and a few others should be considered much better than him - may be even lower than second-tier greats like Lampard, Gerrard, and Scholes.Can he make the top/GOAT tier?
That's not a bad shout.Kaka was what Ronaldinho would be if he didn't have his extreme art.
I consider Kaka to be a worse Brazilian version of Messi. Still a complete joy to watch.
Yeah, indeed.That's not a bad shout.
Kaka was one of those players who just seemed to glide around the pitch. Not doing the kind of tricks and skills you imagine a Brazilian attacker to do. But he would just bounce defenders off and go past them with speed, close control and directness.
Pity what happened with the injuries. He was brilliant before that.
Yeah. We were coming off the Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo axis. You expected Brazilian attacking midfielders to be more like Denilson: All drag backs and dummies. Even someone like little Juninho when he was at Middlesborough gave off that vibe. Something quite explosive.Yeah, indeed.
What stands out for me (and what I remember him for) is his physicality because the footballing skill was almost a given for a top-level Brazilian attacker at the time.
Pretty much this. He was unique, I can't really think of a player like him in the current game (I don't get the KDB comparison at all, they very different)? He was rapid, skilful and could dribble basically at his sprinting speed but combined that with being a tank on the ball. People usually attribute skill and dribbling with a lack of physicality but he was a rare one who combined everything, sad injuries took their toll.Peak Kaka was absolutely immense. Peak Kaka however wasnt around long enough to be considered an all time great is you ask me...
No. But he was still balon dor goodCan he make the top/GOAT tier?
Well, a few can certainly challenge him in this regard — L. Ronaldo, Blokhin, Boniek, Bale (although he is worryingly close to the "kick and run" category)... but I doubt that there were a player who could easily claim to be significantly faster.Has there ever been a faster player with the ball at his feet?
Giggs?Well, a few can certainly challenge him in this regard — L. Ronaldo, Blokhin, Boniek, Bale (although he is worryingly close to the "kick and run" category)... but I doubt that there were a player who could easily claim to be significantly faster.
Good shout, young Giggs was just stupidly fast with the ball.Giggs?
KakaAC Milan is one of my soft spot teams outside the UK (other is Ajax).
When you look at Kaka's 4 top years at Milan vs the whole career of Zlatan that is still going on at 40 now even at Milan -
I wonder who do you regard as the better player?
I agree KDB and Kaka...nothing alike, I'd put him closer to Neymar probably. The dribbling was exquisite!KDB is nothing like Kaka. I can’t think of a player in this era comparable.
Maybe Pogba when he plays in the 10?
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The last Best in the world player before Messi/Ronaldo.
His peak was far higher than Scholes. Also Ronaldo Nazario didn't last that long due to injuries and neither did Ronaldinho. Most Brazilians have short peaks but Kaka was an excellent plays for many years. He won Serie A footballer of the year after his 1st season also winning Serie A. he was excellent from the moment he got there. He was excellent in Brazil also. Longevity is nice but Kaka was excellent for 9 seasons. He scored 15 plus goals from midfield for nearly 8 seasons in a row and he also a playmaker. Many just bang on about CL season but I wanted him at United before then. I think he used to play RM for Milan in the early days and I felt he was better than Beckham. It actually pissed me off that United would never find these Brazilians before they got snapped up by foreign clubsFor the GOAT tier, longevity is extremely important. In that regard, recent players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane, Messi, and a few others should be considered much better than him - may be even lower than second-tier greats like Lampard, Gerrard, and Scholes.
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He ran the show when he destroyed us. Absolutely insane. Still remember his goal where he makes Heinze and Evra looked like a bumbling oaf and conference level defender.Simple. any UTD fan can answer this by just simply pointing to the way he destroyed us over two legs. He Seedorf and Gattuso I feel dominated us even more than Xavi Iniesta and Busquets. We were completely outrun and out thought, and Kaka was absolutely unplayable. The way he drove with the ball, like he was gliding through air and then his finishing was world-class, he had the finishing of a seasoned No 9 and was deceptively quick too.
Agreed, that pass is still the best assist I've ever seen since I start watching football. A player with such a unique skillset, he's as quick as Bale and can ping a ball as good as KDB, don't think there's a player with this kind of skillset nowadays, such a shame he's riddled with horrible injuries.His assist for Crespo in the CL final is one of the best in the history of the game. That’s not hyperbole, it’s pretty much as perfect as an assist can be. And the nonchalant finish from Crespo just topped it off.
