Before the advent of David Beckham, it was these two who were the best right wingers in England and fighting for the right wing slot.
Who was the better player?
Who was the better player?
darren anderton vs steve mcmanaman
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David Beckham.
McManaman surely.
Faster, better dribbler, worked his socks off as well.
I've always considered Anderton a bit of a inferior version of Becks.
Faster, better dribbler, worked his socks off as well.
I've always considered Anderton a bit of a inferior version of Becks.
I honestly forgot all about Darren Anderton, so I guess Steve McManaman?
McManaman. Real clearly thought so too. One suspects that Venables' Spurs connection gave Anderton the nod during that period. But Anderton was a pretty good crosser of the ball. Still, didn't like that Anderton was heavily linked to us before Becks came along. Always thought he was a slightly limited player.
Anderton was. Comfortably. Your boy didn't get going until after Beckham had already secured the spot.
I remember Anderton as being a fairly pedestrian player with a decent cross. McManaman was a proper winger with the skills and dribbling to go with it.
Anderton was 'serviceable'. You knew what you would get from him.
McManaman had star quality. Individual flair, exuberance, technique, speed. He reinvented himself at Madrid as a CM. Scored in a UCL Final. Scored a beauty in a UCL knockout tie at the Nou Camp. Very underrated player.
I wonder what % of the forum even know of Anderton. He's the archetypal '90s footballer'
McManaman had star quality. Individual flair, exuberance, technique, speed. He reinvented himself at Madrid as a CM. Scored in a UCL Final. Scored a beauty in a UCL knockout tie at the Nou Camp. Very underrated player.
I wonder what % of the forum even know of Anderton. He's the archetypal '90s footballer'
McManaman easily
Anderton couldn't stay fit for more than 2 weeks at a time regardless.
Anderton couldn't stay fit for more than 2 weeks at a time regardless.
Anderton scored that absolute cracker against Leeds though
He was an annoying little gremlin, but yeah, McBananaman was better
Wasn't Anderton's delivery pretty great and McManaman's final ball quite shoddy, though the latter was a good dribbler (a rarity in England then and now). I'm not sure Real were all that happy with him but I do remember him staying put quite happily claiming his 60K a week which was pretty much unheard of in the Prem at the time.
Just looking on his wiki he made Euro 96 Team of the Tournament and was short listed for best player. Seemed that Hoddle didn't fancy him after that. Shame Tel left in the first place tbh.
We've got a few coming through.
Although the likes of Beadsley, Gazza and Waddle were good dribblers too.
Anderton was pretty much like Beckham, not much of a dribbler but his pass range and crossing was top drawer, had a decent shot too. McManaman was your more speedy dribbler of a player. I remember a time he was linked with United pretty strongly before his injuries screwed him, if he didn't have his injury problems he would probably have ended up at United, I would say the same for King too.
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Anderton told Goals on Sunday:
"I had a clause in my contract that basically sad that for a figure I was able to go and United and Blackburn, who were the champions that summer, came up with that.
"I spoke to Sir Alex on the phone, which was a bit daunting I suppose, and he sold the club, although he didn't have to. I said I supposed it was a possibility. Why not?
"I regret not being part of that team that went on and did great things. It would have been great to have been part of that team and to have played under Sir Alex Ferguson."
"I then went to Sir Alan Sugar's house the following day and he didn't really let me leave without signing a new deal!
"I was 23 and I didn't want to leave. Things had gone great and when I first went to Spurs they were loyal to me; I struggled in the first six months. I didn't see it as the right time to move on.
"The following year was Euro 96 and I wanted to be part of that. If I went to United and struggled or didn't settle, as I could have done, then maybe I'd have missed out on that.
"I regret not being part of that team that went on and did great things. It would have been great to have been part of that team and to have played under Sir Alex Ferguson, but I think I was lucky to play for Spurs for 13 years."
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Anderton told Goals on Sunday:
"I had a clause in my contract that basically sad that for a figure I was able to go and United and Blackburn, who were the champions that summer, came up with that.
"I spoke to Sir Alex on the phone, which was a bit daunting I suppose, and he sold the club, although he didn't have to. I said I supposed it was a possibility. Why not?
"I regret not being part of that team that went on and did great things. It would have been great to have been part of that team and to have played under Sir Alex Ferguson."
"I then went to Sir Alan Sugar's house the following day and he didn't really let me leave without signing a new deal!
"I was 23 and I didn't want to leave. Things had gone great and when I first went to Spurs they were loyal to me; I struggled in the first six months. I didn't see it as the right time to move on.
"The following year was Euro 96 and I wanted to be part of that. If I went to United and struggled or didn't settle, as I could have done, then maybe I'd have missed out on that.
"I regret not being part of that team that went on and did great things. It would have been great to have been part of that team and to have played under Sir Alex Ferguson, but I think I was lucky to play for Spurs for 13 years."
He was marred with injuries after 95'.
Mcmanaman.
I always preferred watching Anderton play, he was easier on the eye. McManaman has a weirdly effective technique, looked like bambi on ice with the ball yet managed to skin everyone. Probably the better player overall.
Anderton - Mcmuppet is vile
What Southgate is doing now Hoddle did 20 years ago. A flexible three at the back system,emphasising playing out from the back and rotation of positions. Hoddle is not the best articulator as a pundit but he was a brilliant continental style player and tried to bring those ideas to his teams as manager. But his flaw was he was not easy to get along with by some accounts. Bit arrogant/aloof. Apparently he would demand things from his players in training he knew they couldn't like ping in a volley off the weaker foot from 25 yards so when they failed he would go do it in front of everyone and show them up.
Venables on the other hand had a much more easy going vibe which in international management at least, counts for a lot. Capello is one of the game's great managers in the last 30 years yet the 2010 WC was a disgrace. Then the stories came out how there was little relationship with players and staff which might explain why.
Gary Neville said that Tel was a brilliant and modern coach as well. I heard the story about Hoddle putting player's noses out of joint by humiliating them in training with his superior ability
I think he articulates well as a commentator. I like listening to him. He explains little details that the general viewer misses better than most pundits.
Gary Neville said that Tel was a brilliant and modern coach as well. I heard the story about Hoddle putting player's noses out of joint by humiliating them in training with his superior ability
I think he articulates well as a commentator. I like listening to him. He explains little details that the general viewer misses better than most pundits.
Yeah that's Hoddle his ego heped him be the great player he was, but he is/was his own worst enemy as a coach. HE always believed he was the best player on the pitch.
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Yeah, true. But it's still a rarity to have that and a decent final ball. Sterling for instance has no composure, but a good dribbler. Not that other countries are flooded with those types of players.
Hoddle was possibly one of the most admired players outside England from his generation.
He believed all sorts. That's why he had to be sacked.
Yeah his comments regarding the disabled were fecking horrendous.
Ok.
Like, just, astonishing.
I just imagine explaining it to a fourteen year old and being all 'Well, he was sacked after he made very offensive comments about matters unrelated to football' and them being all 'What? You shouldn't be sacked for saying the wrong thing about something unrelated' and then just telling them how fecking insane the thing he said actually was.
Very true, other than that it was his naivety in thinking saying such things in public might not go down so well, a lack of social intelligence.He had his own views on medicine as well. I can only picture someone like Scholes, having got a slight knock or something: "Eh? Who is this broad then? What do you mean 'faith healing'?"
Sacked for believing in karmic reincarnation. Best never give the England job to a Hindu then or just make sure they never admit to it.
I know a guy that has the same birthday as Darren Anderson. True story.
Never liked either player at all but if I had to choose it would be McManaman, as he had the speed and Anderton always seemed to be injured.
At club level Macca easily.
Anderton, on rare occasions he was actually fit, actually played well for England for spells. Think he did quite well during euro 96 and score a nice goal v Colombia in 1998.
McManaman took about 30 games to score a goal for England and had some really mediocre games so he was stopped being called up even when he did well for Real Madrid.
Anderton, on rare occasions he was actually fit, actually played well for England for spells. Think he did quite well during euro 96 and score a nice goal v Colombia in 1998.
McManaman took about 30 games to score a goal for England and had some really mediocre games so he was stopped being called up even when he did well for Real Madrid.
Not the best story ever.
Steve.
McManaman was a great player, dribbler, technically good, 2 footed, imagination in his passing and a hell of a engine. Used to give Utd fits and was far more than just a winger, drifted across the attack. Much better player than Anderton, and quite underrated overall. Was not out of place at Madrid, might not have been Galactico era Madrid but he still did well there.