Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-100-greatest-footballers-ever Published by FourFourTwo. Think its being completed today 100. Gheorge Hagi 99. Mario Coluna 98. Mario Kempes 97. Neymar 96. Obdulio varela 95. Djalma Santos 94. Zlatan Ibrahimovic 93. Philip Lahm 92. Sandor Kocsis 91. Sepp Maier 90. Roberto Carlos 89. Hristo Stoichkov 88. Allan Simonsen 87. Javier Zanetti 86. Gabriel Batistuta 85. Uwe Seeler 84. Giacinto Faccheti 83. Ryan Giggs 82. Hugo Sanchez 81. Dragan Dzajic 80. Thierry Henry 79. Gigi Riva 78. Just Fontaine 77. Frank Rijkaard 76. Denis Law 75. Cafu 74. Josef Masopust 73. Omar Sivori 72. Jose Andrade 71. John Charles 70. Paul Breitner 69. Dennis Bergkamp 68. Sandro Mazzola 67. Florian Albert 66. Teofilo Cubillas 65. Jimmy Johnstone 64. Johan Neeskens 63. Gordon Banks 62. Dixie Dean 61. Peter Schmeichel 60. Kevin Keegan 59. Andres Iniesta 58. Adolfo Pedernera 57. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 56. Daniel Pasarella 55. Dino Zoff 54. Gunnar Nordahl 53. Gaetano Scirea 52. Roberto Baggio 51. Jairzinho 50. Xavi 49. Nilton Santos 48. Michael Laudrup 47. Rivellino 46. Juan Alberto Schiaffino 45. Oleg Blockhin 44. Didi 43. Fritz Walter 42. Matthias Sindelar 41. Gianluigi Buffon 40. Kenny Dalglish 39. Nandor Hidegkuti 38. Gianni Rivera 37. Ruud Gulit 36. Paco Gento 35. Luis Suarez (Spanish) 34. Stanley Matthews 33. Gunter Netzer 32. Paolo Rossi 31. Jose Manuel Moreno 30. Lothar Mattheus 29. Raymond Kopa 28. Socrates 27. Bobby Moore 26. Valentino Mazzola 25. Carlos Alberto 24. Ronaldinho 23. Eusebio 22. Lev Yashin 21. Romario 20. Paolo Maldini 19. Bobby Charlton 18. Giuseppe Meazza 17. Gerd Muller 16. Zico 15. Franco Baresi 14. George Best 13. Marco Van basten 12. Michel Platini 11. Garrincha 10. Ronaldo 9. Ferenc Puskas 8. Zinedine Zidane 7. Franz Beckenbauer 6. Alfredo Di Stefano 5. Cristiano Ronaldo 4. Johan Cruyff 3. Pele 2. Lionel Messi 1. Diego Maradona. I only really looked to see if any Peruvians were on it, and there was. 66th, Teofilo Cubillas which seems about right to me. I read up to that because I already knew what the top 10 was going to be. Neymar in 97th is bold. Maybe when he hits 30 it'll be fair to include him in these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted July 28, 2017 Administrator Share Posted July 28, 2017 If Emile Heskey isn't in the top 10, this list isn't worth reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Stan said: If Emile Heskey isn't in the top 10, this list isn't worth reading. Pfff, German Alemanno should be somewhere in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted July 28, 2017 Administrator Share Posted July 28, 2017 Ronaldo at 10. Tut tut. Should be higher than Zidane and Cristiano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 11 minutes ago, Stan said: Ronaldo at 10. Tut tut. Should be higher than Zidane and Cristiano. Why Cristiano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted July 28, 2017 Administrator Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, Cicero said: Why Cristiano? Just prefer the Brazilian really. Dread to think how devastating he'd be if he didn't have injuries hampering him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Stan said: Just prefer the Brazilian really. Dread to think how devastating he'd be if he didn't have injuries hampering him. Agreed. In terms of talent, R9 surpasses Cristiano. But in terms of longevity and efficiency, Cristiano is what ultimately separates him which is why i'd rank him above R9 @LaSambadeStGermain Can you post the full list? My browser for some reason can't open it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, Cicero said: Agreed. In terms of talent, R9 surpasses Cristiano. But in terms of longevity and efficiency, Cristiano is what ultimately separates him which is why i'd rank him above R9 @LaSambadeStGermain Can you post the full list? My browser for some reason can't open it up By full list you mean on post one by one on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, LaSambadeStGermain said: By full list you mean on post one by one on here? Yeah if you can. Or the top 50 at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, Cicero said: Yeah if you can. Or the top 50 at least. That's a lot of work, but I'll do it I guess. Not much else to do right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ficklered Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 30 minutes ago, Stan said: If Emile Heskey isn't in the top 10, this list isn't worth reading. Damn that made my sides hurt! Really subjective topic this, there have been so many class players who deserve a mention, it's also a generational thing. Most younger people won't think of the likes Eusébio or even Trautmann who was not only a great keeper of his generation but also completed a game with a broken neck! Be interesting to see who's on there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Top three should make up all Argentines in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 There, I edited the OP to include all 100. I better win MOTM for this otherwise the system is rigged. Like the FIFA rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Iniesta 59. Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, Cicero said: Iniesta 59. Ok I don't know if I agreed or disagreed with that but for me he should have been higher than Xavi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 29 minutes ago, Stan said: Just prefer the Brazilian really. Dread to think how devastating he'd be if he didn't have injuries hampering him. Yeah, but he was hampered by injuries and that does affect everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, Spike said: Yeah, but he was hampered by injuries and that does affect everything. Agreed. We're not looking at what ifs, we're looking at what actually happened. If we looked at what ifs, Freddy Adu would have been the best American player ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 12 minutes ago, LaSambadeStGermain said: I don't know if I agreed or disagreed with that but for me he should have been higher than Xavi. Easily top 10 for me. I understand it's subjective, but that is ridiculous for him to be ranked 59 1. Lionel Messi 2. Diego Maradona 3. Alfredo Di Stéfano 4. Garrincha 5. Johan Cruyff 6. Andres Iniesta 7. Cristiano Ronaldo 8. Pelé 9. Ferenc Puskás 10. Platini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Ronaldinho is ranked far too highly for someone who had a very high peak, but that peak wasn't sustained. For that reason, Xavi and Iniesta should at least be higher than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The list is magnificent. The placings for many are a total joke and a mockery in terms of people that are employed and being paid money to write football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asura Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Its impossible to get these lists right, no one agrees with any of these lists and in my opinion these should be banned. Why the fuck isnt there a goal keeper in top 10 or top 15 ot top 20? Bullshit lists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 16 minutes ago, Asura said: Its impossible to get these lists right, no one agrees with any of these lists and in my opinion these should be banned. Why the fuck isnt there a goal keeper in top 10 or top 15 ot top 20? Bullshit lists They are always shite when people put personal bias as well as irrational analysis when ranking players. A GK in there is a mockery. First and forth most, the main things that need to be considered is their footballing ability as well as their contribution to the game (IE accomplishments +consistency). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asura Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Cicero said: They are always shite when people put personal bias as well as irrational analysis when ranking players. A GK in there is a mockery. First and forth most, the main things that need to be considered is their footballing ability as well as their contribution to the game (IE accomplishments +consistency). Why a GK in there is a mockery? Most of these individual awards and lists are biased towards forwards and goal scoring mids. How is Buffon any less than, lets say, Ronaldo 9? All these lists are subjective and like I said they all tend to be biased towards forwards, just like the Balon D'or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted July 28, 2017 Administrator Share Posted July 28, 2017 6 minutes ago, Cicero said: They are always shite when people put personal bias as well as irrational analysis when ranking players. A GK in there is a mockery. First and forth most, the main things that need to be considered is their footballing ability as well as their contribution to the game (IE accomplishments +consistency). which is why I prefer R9 to CR7 (hate calling them that but it's easier). Especially contribution to the game and achievements/honours both domestically and internationally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, Asura said: Why a GK in there is a mockery? Most of these individual awards and lists are biased towards forwards and goal scoring mids. How is Buffon any less than, lets say, Ronaldo 9? All these lists are subjective and like I said they all tend to be biased towards forwards, just like the Balon D'or How can a goalkeeper, one that demonstrates reflexes as the main attribute and hardly uses their feet in the game, be a better 'footballer' than a player who demonstrates technical ability and intelligence on the pitch? Football needs to be categorised primarily on their ability with the ball, as this creates more attributes to analyse rather than a goal keeper who's only attributes are reflexes and positioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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