DeadLinesman 5,938 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 02/02/2020 at 15:34, Dr. Gonzo said: Oh Alexander Pato, thats a name that takes me back. I remember when he was the hottest prospect around - crazy how his career didn’t pan out like anyone would have expected Was that the AC Milan lad? Bet he’s 35 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadLinesman 5,938 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 And for what it’s worth, my standouts would have been Adriano Higuita Batistuta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,386 Posted February 3, 2020 Administrator Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said: Was that the AC Milan lad? Bet he’s 35 now He's only 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Joint 30. Diego Godin - 1 Point One of the best centre backs of this generation. Diego Godin was known for his astounding defensive abilities and just being rock solid at the back. He currently plays for Inter Milan, though is best recognized for his stint at Atletico Madrid. He did his youths at the renowned Defensor Sporting, though started his professional career at Cerro in 2003 before moving to Uruguayan giants in Nacional in 2006. He spent a season there before moving to Villareal in 2007. Notable Former Teammates Luis Suarez (Uruguay) Bruno Fornaroli (Nacional) @Stan @Toinho Fernando Muslera (Uruguay and Nacional) Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,187 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said: Was that the AC Milan lad? Bet he’s 35 now Yeah he made his big move from Brazil to AC Milan and looked pretty great in early days in Italy. It looked like he'd be their new Shevchenko for a bit, and it was when Milan still had Kaka & a whole host of other legendary players. Obviously it didn't pan out - which is probably to the disappointment of both the club and the player considering how their recent histories have gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,187 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Vader said: Joint 30. Diego Godin - 1 Point One of the best centre backs of this generation. Diego Godin was known for his astounding defensive abilities and just being rock solid at the back. He currently plays for Inter Milan, though is best recognized for his stint at Atletico Madrid. He did his youths at the renowned Defensor Sporting, though started his professional career at Cerro in 2003 before moving to Uruguayan giants in Nacional in 2006. He spent a season there before moving to Villareal in 2007. Notable Former Teammates Luis Suarez (Uruguay) Bruno Fornaroli (Nacional) @Stan @Toinho Fernando Muslera (Uruguay and Nacional) Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) Godin's one of the best defenders I've seen in recent times - I'm so glad he's not at Atletico anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,103 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 22 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: Godin's one of the best defenders I've seen in recent times - I'm so glad he's not at Atletico anymore He is on the decline. Leaving Atleti gave them room for improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,187 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Spike said: He is on the decline. Leaving Atleti gave them room for improvement. Yeah I just am glad we're not facing him in Europe as our next opponent, because even a defender on the decline in a defense they've been commanding for years can still be really really tough to get passed on those big European nights. I get why they got rid of him in terms of their long term planning - as well as giving a club legend a chance to move on when he's expressed he wanted to move on to Inter after so many years of great service to their club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Joint 30. Naldo - Brazil - 1 Point Naldo was a Brazilian footballer with a strong CV within the Bundesliga. He was a CB and spent more time at Werder Bremen than any other club. He also spent some time at Wolfsburg and Schalke before finishing his career at Monaco of Ligue 1. He played at Juventude in Brazil to start his career and got 4 appearances for the Brazilian national team. Notable Former Teammates Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen) Thiago Silva (Juventude) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Joint 30. Romario - Brazil - 1 Point Romario was a Brazilian footballer who was most recognized for his spell at FC Barcelona. Recognized for his goalscoring ability and being an absolute assassin within the final third. Unforgiving and would score if he got the chance. He had 309 goals in 448 appearances in his club career. These days, he has dedicated himself to being a politican. The question is: can he do it better than George Weah? Romario is very much a Carioca and started his career with Vasco da Gama. Most of his career within Brazil were at Carioca clubs such as Fluminense and Flamengo. Although he is most recognized at Vasco, the club of his orgin. Honours Notable Former Teammates Sonny Anderson (Vasco da Gama) Hristo Stoichkov (FC Barcelona) Ronald Koeman (FC Barcelona) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 31/01/2020 at 17:23, Vader said: Before we start, here is an Honourable Mention 31. Alfredo Morelos - Rangers - Colombia - 0 points Currently playing his football at Rangers football club. Has become a fan favourite and joined from HJK of Finland in 2017. In 82 appearances, he scored 44 goals . Currently linked to plenty of clubs but gaffer Steven Gerrard has publicly stated he's not interested in selling him. He began his roots at Independiente Medellin, known as the second big Medellin side after Atletico Nacional. Though he only played 12 games with the senior team before moving to Finland for HJK in 2016. Not only that but he only scored 1 goal. More proof as to how moving abroad has become easier and easier as time goes on. For the national team, he's only played 7 games but is starting to get geled into the side more and more after Falcao's departure or lack of form better said. He fights the spot with Duvan Zapata. How does a guy with 0 votes get honorable mention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Joint 30. Juninho - Brazil - 1 Point Juninho was a Brazilian footballer widely recognized for his successful stint at Olympique Lyonnais. Regarded by many as the best free kick taker of all time. Scored 77 free kick goals in his career and dominated Ligue 1 with his team much before the PSG and money dominance began. He's neither a Paulista, Carioca or a Gaucho but he's actually from the north of Brazil in Recife. Started his career at Sport Recife but made his name at Vasco da Gama. Regardless he did go to Rio de Janeiro as the stepping stone. Honours Notable Former Teammates Karim Benzema (Lyon) Romario (Vasco da Gama) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Eco said: How does a guy with 0 votes get honorable mention? I asked Rab his top 3, and he said "I don't care about players not at Rangers". He gave me just one player and that was Morelos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Good news, we're done with the 1 pointers. Now we move on in the list. So far we have: 5 Brazilians 2 Argentinians 1 Peruvian 1 Uruguayan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry 1,437 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 01/02/2020 at 09:17, Vader said: Just a heads up, there is going to be a lot of joint spots in this due to the low votes we got. That's fine though, just to make it fair in every way. I'm not surprised it was so spread. There are so many awesome footballers to choose from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 Been a few days, will get back to this in the afternoon/evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Joint 21. Diego Lugano - Uruguay - 3 points Known as the Diego Godin of before, Lugano was a very solid defender in his time. Spent most of his career in Turkey at giants Fenerbahce. He had a few failed stints in his career though within PSG and West Bromwich Albion. He started his career at Nacional of Montevideo. He won 2 titles at the club before moving to Brazilian giants in Sao Paulo. With them he won the Copa Libertadores of 2005 and also beat Liverpool in the Club World Cup final. He also won a Copa America with Uruguay and a 4th place finish in the 2010 World Cup. Notable Former Teammates Diego Forlan (Uruguay) Grafite (Sao Paulo) Ezequiel Lavezzi (PSG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,267 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Ooooh who else voted for Lugano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,386 Posted February 13, 2020 Administrator Share Posted February 13, 2020 Lugano's a great shout. He didn't even cross my mind. Such a varied career - Fenerbahce, West Brom & PSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Just now, Stan said: Lugano's a great shout. He didn't even cross my mind. Such a varied career - Fenerbahce, West Brom & PSG To be fair, that was still a transition era in South America. Nowadays there are very few of the best South Americans in their own continent. They all play in Europe's top clubs. However, you had players like Riquelme, Lugano or Salas who had varied careers in the 2000's decade. That or players who just didn't really have an interest of playing in Europe like Carlos Tevez. I put this down to South American football still being great in the late 90's. It wasn't until Tevez left for Corinthians that our club football really dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,267 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Loved Lugano as a player. Met him back in 2008. Likable bloke too. Who else voted for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Just now, Cicero said: Loved Lugano as a player. Met him back in 2008. Likable bloke too. Who else voted for him? I think just you did mate. You put him in the middle which is 3 points. Nice one, where abouts did you meet him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Chris 2,606 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Juan Arango - Was very underrated at Mallorca. Good player to watch and probably the best Venezuelan player I can remember seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted February 13, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Carnivore Chris said: Juan Arango - Was very underrated at Mallorca. Good player to watch and probably the best Venezuelan player I can remember seeing. Was pretty good for Gladbach as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivore Chris 2,606 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, nudge said: Was pretty good for Gladbach as well. Yeah, that's where he went after Mallorca if I'm not mistaken. I'm guessing he's also the most capped player for Venezuela. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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