Eddy_JukeZ
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Is that a troll post?He was a better looking Ward Prowse.
Is that a troll post?He was a better looking Ward Prowse.
Tom Cleverly probably would be too.So would majority of the players from that era!
Both Beckham and Giggs were better than Bruno already at a much younger age. But both were also playing in better, much more functional, attacking and winning teams which of course helps.Since the 90’s I’d perhaps say apart from Bruno, Beckham was the best player we have had at creating chances. Giggs up there obviously too.
I do rate Bruno higher as a footballer however than both. Bruno’s problem is he joined in a bad era.
Beckham as good as he was couldn’t have made the difference Bruno has… especially with Martial getting on the end of his crosses.
Very elegant player and there are similarities, don''t think he has the passing creativity of Giggs but his dribbling is fun to watch.I always thought Sane when he was at City reminded me of a modern Giggs.
Bruno isn't close to Giggs or Beckham.Since the 90’s I’d perhaps say apart from Bruno, Beckham was the best player we have had at creating chances. Giggs up there obviously too.
I do rate Bruno higher as a footballer however than both. Bruno’s problem is he joined in a bad era.
Beckham as good as he was couldn’t have made the difference Bruno has… especially with Martial getting on the end of his crosses.
How do you measure their points? Team points? Points won by goals or assists?Beckham is often called overrated - the fact is, he is probably underrated. His stats were insane - 60 goals and 82 assists in 255 P.L matches for a right midfielder. He almost had as good a point-ratio pr game as Sadio Mane had - and he played as a winger in a 4-3-3
Add to that - he had a superb work-rate and worked his socks off defensively.
Or how about if we compare his 142 points in 255 matches to these players:
Bergkamp had 181 points in 318 matches
DeBruyne had 163 points in 238 matches
Scholes had 162 points in 499 matches
Gerrard had 212 points in 504 matches
Lampard had 279 points in 609 matches
And Beckham is apparently overrated, despite not being far away from the numbers DeBruyne had for City (and he joined City as an experienced player, Beckham made his breakthrough at United as a youngster)
goals + assistsHow do you measure their points? Team points? Points won by goals or assists?
Well we usually just call that GA or goal contributions.goals + assists
Giggs was a better centre midfielder for us than Becks was, to be honest. He played that position for us for a while towards the end and was excellent in it.Probably would be pushed into that role but I think that would be a waste. Giggs was always a creator more than a finisher, finishing was erratic and the left footed RW now is really just a wide striker. He could probably do it effectively, play on the last man, join the cut in and shoot spam but it is such a boring use of his skillset. His ball carrying ability from deep, the creative passing, his playmaking ability could be incredible if adapted earlier to a more central role. Press killer in there, over commit and 5 secs later he has gone from the edge of his own box to the edge of the opponent.
Me being young and naive back then had finally realised by then that Beckham was indeed leaving. Until then I was still in denial as I couldn’t believe that such a talented academy product would not end his career at United.This day 20 years ago 11 May 2003, David Beckham made his final appearance for Manchester United and signed off with a goal in a 2-1 win over Everton. The goal a trademark free kick and Wayne Rooney was in the Everton wall.
He was a better looking Ward Prowse.
I was absolutely gutted when Beckham left Utd, and I was 45Me being young and naive back then had finally realised by then that Beckham was indeed leaving. Until then I was still in denial as I couldn’t believe that such a talented academy product would not end his career at United.
But that was a great lesson that day: I learnt that it was just football and since then I wasn’t ever nearly as sad as that day whenever a (good/great) player left United.
Oh okI was absolutely gutted when Beckham left Utd, and I was 45
Man's got to earn a living for his family.I was never DB 007's biggest fan, perhaps because of the image he presented wasnt quite true. He could be great and win games but so could Scholes (or KDB) without the showbiz element. No idea what he's doing now as owner of FC Miami but seems to spend most of his time making adverts for whisky and his wife's brand etc.
Some of those first time crosses on a plate to Yorke and Cole were sensational. Absolutely criminal that he didn't win the Ballon d'Or in 99. Rivaldo's Barca didn't even get out of the Champions League group stage that season.
He's certainly the best crosser of a ball I've ever seen, whipped in fast and phenomenally accurate. But I can't pick Beckham ahead of Keane or Scholes in that exceptional midfield.Some of those first time crosses on a plate to Yorke and Cole were sensational.