Rui Costa.

[ricardinho]

Is retiring from football,tomorrow is his last game.
one of the best players of his generation and a true gentleman.

 

[Dyslexic Untied]

Good player. Though I never rated him along the top top quality players tbh.

 

[francobaresi]

Fantastic player, very underrated IMO

 

[ricardinho]

Good player. Though I never rated him along the top top quality players tbh.

for three or four years he was considered the best midfielder in Italy and this was when Zidane was playing at Juve.

 

[ricardinho]

Fantastic player, very underrated IMO

i agree that hes underrated probably cause his best years were spent at Fiorentina instead of a big european club.

 

[Bynni]

I really rated him, the game needs more players like him in my opinion.

 

[francobaresi]

i agree that hes underrated probably cause his best years were spent at Fiorentina instead of a big european club.

Yeah true. I've not seen many players who looked so comfortable on the ball as this guy. Always made it look so easy

 

[golden_blunder]

great player, at one time I really wanted United to sign him instead of Veron

 

[ricardinho]

Yeah true. I've not seen many players who looked so comfortable on the ball as this guy. Always made it look so easy

yup.a true number 10 he and Batistuta were great together.

 

[ricardinho]

great player, at one time I really wanted United to sign him instead of Veron

that wouldve been great i think he wouldve done well at United.

 

[032Devil]

The original Veloso.

Quality.

 

[Successful]

He looked like he was half asleep when he was playing - that's how calm he is. Pretty quiet person so he never really had a big profile.

 

[ricardinho]

The original Veloso.

Quality.

they have some similarities but Veloso is more like a defensive midfielder who can also play at CB.Rui Costa is more like Moutinho but with more class.

 

[ricardinho]

The original Veloso.

Quality.

Veloso is more like Paulo Sousa(dont know if youve seen him play).

 

[ZIDANE]

I forgot about this guy. Great player but I always thought he was a notch behind the likes of Figo or Zidane.

 

[Chris H]

Long career. Started at Benfica in 1991.

 

[Sam]

I think this will be my defining memory of Rui Costa, broke mine, and a Nations, heart...


I'll never forget the game, mind, it was absolutely brilliant.

 

[ricardinho]

Long career. Started at Benfica in 1991.

and it will end at Benfica,it was always the club of his heart.

 

[ricardinho]

I think this will be my defining memory of Rui Costa, broke mine, and a Nations, heart...


I'll never forget the game, mind, it was absolutely brilliant.

that game was classic,when the game was over i was more tired from watching the game than the players on the pitch.
the last three or so games between Portugal and England were always dramatic ones.

 

[KeyserSoze]

Good player. Was very good technically... made the game look easy.

 

[scalisto]

Had a unique elegant playing style back in his best days at Fiorentina. Great player.

 

[Erics_Collar]

Great, great player. Was able to do marvellous things with the ball while still managing to look like he couldn't care less. Was always better than Figo IMO.

 

[Pat_Mustard]

yup.a true number 10 he and Batistuta were great together.

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread. Those two could tear defences to shreds.

 

[Pat_Mustard]

Veloso is more like Paulo Sousa(dont know if youve seen him play).

I remember Sousa. He and Deschamps joined Juventus at the same time I think. Deschamps outlasted him there but I thought Sousa was probably the better player. Very good passer. Shame his career was ruined by injuries.

 

[Longlivekeano]

Part of the Portugese Golden Generation which also included the likes of Luis Figo, Jao Pinto, Sergio Conceicao, Nuno Gomez, Paulo Bento...one by one, they are retiring. Mind you, United seem to be getting the cream of the crop of the new Portugese 2K golden generation

 

[Dominant]

Favourite ever non-United player for me.

 

[ricardinho]

I remember Sousa. He and Deschamps joined Juventus at the same time I think. Deschamps outlasted him there but I thought Sousa was probably the better player. Very good passer. Shame his career was ruined by injuries.

his peak was at Juve but like you said injuries ruined althoug he still manage to be european champion at Dortmund but he wasnt the same player.

 

[ricardinho]

Part of the Portugese Golden Generation which also included the likes of Luis Figo, Jao Pinto, Sergio Conceicao, Nuno Gomez, Paulo Bento...one by one, they are retiring. Mind you, United seem to be getting the cream of the crop of the new Portugese 2K golden generation

its good for United and great for the players that they go to big clum like United.

 

[Wes]

Feckin brillaint player, one of the greats of the nineties.