Best 'all-round' Footballer Ever?

[Sigma]

Talking about a footballer who could do everything, defend and attack. Who's your choice?

I'll suggest Beckenbaur.

 

[a_devil_inside]

John O'Shea, think he played pretty much every position for us

 

[mazhar13]

Just throwing names in here:

Alfredo di Stefano
John Charles
György Sárosi
Johan Cruyff

 

[Enigma_87]

Just throwing names in here:

Alfredo di Stefano
John Charles
György Sárosi
Johan Cruyff

+ Beckenbauer and Gullit.

 

[Giant Midget]

This will end up being full of box-to-box midfielders.

Keane would be my pick.

 

[Bwuk]

Paddy McNair

 

[RustyS]

From the players I've seen play, Gullit and Seedorf deserve mentions.

 

[Boycott]

Lothar Matthaus

 

[Kasper]

Matthäus and Gullit

 

[David Court]

I was lucky enough to see George Best

No one comes close

 

[RedTiger]

We're just going to be repeating the same names. My list is,

Gullit
Matthaus
Seedorf
O shea
John Charles

 

[711]

This will end up being full of box-to-box midfielders.

Keane would be my pick.

That would be Robson, then.

 

[Moby]

Duncan Edwards.

 

[Red Stone]

O'Shea. Nutmegged Figo, lobbed Jens Lehmann and won a one-on-one against Robbie Keane. Naturally gifted striker, winger and goalkeeper, which is a good job considering he was primarily played as a full back, centre back and central midfielder.

 

[Kaos]

Definitely John O'shea or Di Stefano

 

[RoadTrip]

Instead of just repeating the same names, a curveball choice.

Koeman?

 

[The Law of Denis]

Martin Peters

 

[diarm]

The usual suspects - Franz Beckenbauer, Lothar Matthaus, Duncan Edwards, Ruud Gullit, Gary Docherty, John Charles...

 

[AltiUn]

Heard Duncan Edwards was meant to be the most complete ever according to those who saw him play.

 

[diarm]

Of the more recent crop, Macherano has been world class in a number of positions.

 

[Needham]

Can't believe no one has mentioned John O Shea yet

 

[Gol123]

I was lucky enough to see George Best

No one comes close

Really?

 

[Brown Toothpick]

Peter Crouch

 

[m1y2]

Rooney at 25/26 could do a job anywhere

 

[Frasbul]

Kevin Großkreutz can play everything.

 

[11101]

Wasnt it Luis Enrique who was listed as DMF RLC in early versions of Championship Manager?

 

[Giant Midget]

That would be Robson, then.

There's plenty of threads for that particular battle.

Keane > Robson

 

[Moriarty]

Martin Peters

Bestie, by a distance.

 

[Impulse]

Dion Dublin.

 

[77]

Gordon Strachan

 

[George Owen]

Of the more recent crop, Macherano has been world class in a number of positions.

Mascherano?

We have more solar eclipses than Mascherano's goals.

Of the last 10 years, Essien (chelsea period) and Vidal.



Then the typical Mathaus, Beckenbauer, phil jones, etc

 

[Sky1981]

Luis Enrique, got all positions filled in FM99 crazy. Not sure if he's that versatile in RL

 

[RooneyLegend]

Can't go wrong with either Robson, Viera, Mathaus or Rijkaard in the modern era.

 

[Vialli_92]

Zanetti

 

[dinners85]

In terms of playing at the back, midfield or up top.....

Norman Whiteside was pretty handy.

 

[Oo0AahCantona]

Rooney?

 

[marukomu]

Ronnie Pickering

 

[Red_toad]

Maradona, couldn't get the ball off him, so he made the game easy for the rest of his team mates.

 

[Nikhil]

Titus Bramble

 

[Globule]

Rooney?

Op is looking for all-round footballers. Re-read the thread title.