Neymar against PSG was one of the best carries ever. Or against Bayern in the semis?
Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid player
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Very different players but I'd say Bale is most comparable to Brazilian Ronaldo or even Rivaldo. Capable of absolute magic, physical freaks, and a player who could conjure a goal from a nothing situation in the biggest moments.
Err.. who do you regard as the best 3 players in the world currently then?"Best player" and "most goals" really is one and the same thing to you, isn't it?
None of the three really feels deserving the "best player in the world" disclaimer, IMO. But then again, no other player really does either.
Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Kylian Mbappe?
So you think nobody is the best player in the world right now? How does that work?"Best player" and "most goals" really is one and the same thing to you, isn't it?
None of the three really feels deserving the "best player in the world" disclaimer, IMO. But then again, no other player really does either.
I think currently no player stands out enough to be called the best player in the world. And I do think that goal records are extremely overrated these days. Haaland isn't better than de Bruyne for instance.
Scoring four goals in a World Cup final hardly registers in the Zehner book.
Mbappé is a force of nature and the best on Earth today.
So that's the only game that matters? Fine, then Messi's the best I guess.
Scores 5 goals in about 3 seconds for Real Madrid.
Under Gareth Southgate's fabled stewardship, 1 goal in 20 odd.
Under Gareth Southgate's fabled stewardship, 1 goal in 20 odd.
Weak games saved by goals, at least the last 3.
If you followed Dortmund during the last years you would have known about Sancho's issues because it was reported and confirmed by the club.
Such reports did not appear for Bellingham and Haaland, so that's a fact.
The point about motivation is indeed interpretation and could be wrong, but as I see it Sancho was (and looking at his current performances) very often is accused of not doing enough. Especially Bellingham on the other hand often had problems with tactical discipline, essentially he tried to do to much on his own in Dortmund. That's an issue that can mature out and on top can be softened by surrounding him with better players to take the feeling away from him that he has to take care of everything.
Phlegma however doesn't mature out.
Why? See Brandt for example. Even Messi is reported to have had attitude problems and ate trash until 2013 or so.
Its all somewhat subjective isn't it?"Best player" and "most goals" really is one and the same thing to you, isn't it?
None of the three really feels deserving the "best player in the world" disclaimer, IMO. But then again, no other player really does either.
Take yesterdays game vs Getafe, Jude had an alright game, and got the matchwinning goal(yet again), but Kroos was by far the best player on the pitch when he came on, despite no goal or assist.
I have found Jude's game overall so far to be pretty solid btw, not like he has to score goals to have an impact.
Messi and Brandt (to a (much) lesser degree) kept performing, so their clubs could afford to wait for them to mature. Brandt also came up in an environment that has been known for its comfort zone, so one might wonder whether he also suffered from bad outside influence. Sancho on the other hand made his way through City's academy first and then Dortmund tried to correct his behaviour with numerous fines and suspensions. I don't see how they compare, especially since his mental issues seem to have progressed into something more than just carelessness and tardiness.
Not having to go through such troubles, despite that massive hype around him, is part of what makes Bellingham such a good player already.
I didn't think he would struggle but he is having a bigger impact that I expected for sure. In my opinion he is one of those Rooney level talents though so it shouldn't be too surprising.
La Liga is shite these days. That's a large part of the reason.Scores 5 goals in about 3 seconds for Real Madrid.
Under Gareth Southgate's fabled stewardship, 1 goal in 20 odd.
Bilbao, Vigo, Almeria, Getafe...
Combined their budget is probably lower than RM.
Meanwhile he's celebrating like he's a world beater. Someone should have a word.
Under Gareth Southgate we've had some of the easiest tournaments imaginable, and qualifying is often a joke, a complete procession.
He's started at Wembley for England against San Marino and Andorra and had zero goal involvements, so it's not just about the quality of the teams he's up against.
Defending in La Liga can't really be much worse than the PL either. Seems to be in a pretty bad state across much of Europe right now.
Bilbao and Vigo would probably beat current Chelsea. Getafe would mostly likely draw.
The point about the league being weak is a bit strange because even if we admit it as valid, why didn't Rodrygo score those five goals? Or Vinicius? The reason must be a different one.
You really are one of a kind
So Brandt doesn't count because he has been badly influenced by Leverkusen but in case of Sancho, it could impossibly be that Sancho's behaviour is influenced by the clubs notorious culture of pampering its star players.Besides, his wrongdoings aren't that he didn't keep in shape or wasn't fit, it was usually related to punctuality or stuff that didn't have much to do with football, like violating covid hygiene rules. Stupid but those behaviors are immature. And the definition of immature behaviour is that it can be overcome with more life experience - which was the starting point of the discussion.
Will score 20 goals this season and be a Ballon D’Or nominee next year!
We knew from day 1. The fact Fergie met the boy at 16 says how much United fecked this one up.
We knew from day 1. The fact Fergie met the boy at 16 says how much United fecked this one up.
Shite and overrated.
Well, no. Rice is shite and overrated. Bellingham is OK and overrated.
Well, no. Rice is shite and overrated. Bellingham is OK and overrated.
That post doesn't make any sense.
Eh it wouldn't have mattered. United would have ruined him if he joined us.
Probably true with the lack of direction we've had on most fronts.
Isn’t he the best in the world for his position already?
Probably, simply because this position (essentially a "deep 9") doesn't exist at any other top team
It may sound incredulous for a high profile club, or any club really, but a part of me is convinced that Ole and friends signed Sancho without actually analyzing what type of player he is and how he would fit into our team. This isn't meant to alleviate Sancho of any personal responsibility, but from day 1 it looked like they didn't know what to do with him.
I can't look past imagining them all sitting in a room and going "There's an english winger who is putting up good numbers at Dortmund. Let's get him in!"
In his head it did as much as him having the courage to write it.
Looks like he's going to win the Golden Boy award. Alejandro Balde was apparently leading him 43% to 30% until this happened and Bellingham now has nearly 90% of the vote.
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Looks like he's going to win the Golden Boy award. Alejandro Balde was apparently leading him 43% to 30% until this happened and Bellingham now has nearly 90% of the vote.
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Jude Nominated for Ballon D’Or already.
He should maybe win the Kopa (youth) version, but it’s Messi or Haaland this year.
https://talksport.com/football/1557...st-lionel-messi-erling-haaland-kylian-mbappe/
Looks like he's going to win the Golden Boy award. Alejandro Balde was apparently leading him 43% to 30% until this happened and Bellingham now has nearly 90% of the vote.
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Well this makes things more obvious forwhy the award was handed out to Gavi last over better candidates like Cama, Musiala, Jude etc..Looks like he's going to win the Golden Boy award. Alejandro Balde was apparently leading him 43% to 30% until this happened and Bellingham now has nearly 90% of the vote.
Mbappe is the best player in the world.
Yeah, maybe we should have met him at 6 months old. You could have retired his bib from the club creche.
Apparently United wanted him in Fergies last season. We seem to feck everything up lately.
Is he playing as a second striker or what? I haven’t seen any of their games but whenever I see highlights of his goals he looks like he’s more or less taking up centre forward positions!
what a start he’s had to his Madrid career.
what a start he’s had to his Madrid career.
They're playing a quasi diamond formation where he's the point, almost a false 9. I don't think the formation is necessarily the best option for them having Vinicius playing less out on the wing, but so far it's working.
They play a 442 diamond, but their strikers are naturally wide players, so they often leave space in the center that Bellingham as AM can run into.