top five players of all time accordingly
2006-10-08 03:46:56 · 23 answers · asked by afonso4real 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
PELE
Zidane
Maradona
Cruyff
Beckenbaur
2006-10-08 03:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The problem is that now maradona is exposed as a drug cheat we dont know if he truly was great or he was always cheating when he played well. So we are down to Pele or Zidane. Now i have the problem of never seeing pele play apart from old clips. So my answer is Zidane. He has won world player of the year 3 times and i think he has been nominated again this year after his world cup performances(forget the head butt lol). In fact there has been a film made about him, definately worth a watch.
2006-10-08 10:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by dunc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe people should stop judging Maradona on what's happened since he retired, this question is about footballing ability it's not a personality contest.
They are all undoubtedly great players, however Pele won the world cup as part of a great Brazilian team, Maradonna won it with an average Argentine side, this for me gives Maradonna the edge.
Until the world cup I felt that Zidane had lost interest, however definitely the best of my generation. Overall though I would have to give the plaudits to Maradonna, any player with the talent to carry an average side (in my opinion) to world cup glory is just that little bit more special.
2006-10-08 15:35:25 · answer #3 · answered by Sparky H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think when playing individually, pele and maradona are better than zidane. I like pele more i think he is better. Zidane is the type of player that makes big plays with teammates. He is well-experienced and thus is better at communicating with team members.
Pele and Maradona have individual skills that are high.
2006-10-08 10:50:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pele was a genius. Zidane is an excellent player that ranks among the best in the world. Maradona was a talentless drugged out hack that cheated. It was not a coincidence that he was such a hero to the Neapolitans when he played for Naples; he cheated and so do the Neapolitans!
2006-10-08 10:51:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They played at different eras and with different styles. Best Team play goes to Zidane. Best Individual brilliance goes to Maradona. Best at Goal Scoring goes to Pele.
1. Maradona
2. Pele
3. Ronaldinho
4. Zidane
5. Thiery Henry
2006-10-09 14:42:40 · answer #6 · answered by TOO HOT 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
PELE! not only was he better than these two, but he was the greatest player to grace the beautiful game. As for maradona he shouldn,t be mentioned in the same breath as the great PELE!
BEST and LAW were better than maradona to name but two,
2006-10-08 14:48:51 · answer #7 · answered by osprey 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Zidane
2006-10-08 10:54:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Diego Maradona (without doubt)
2. Pele
3. Zinidine Zidane
4. Franco Baresi
5. Ronaldinho
2006-10-08 11:54:14 · answer #9 · answered by pss4dm 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1.Zidane(excellent ball control,his lazy flicks are awesome)
2.Pele(He was more agile and swift)
3.Maradona(talented player)
Atleast Pele ans Zizou dont need Gods hand to win!
2006-10-08 14:28:45 · answer #10 · answered by lil_angel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pele is by far the better player. maradonna was nothing but a cheat!!!!
my top five:
1. pele
2.george best
3. t.henry
4. sir bobby more
5. zidane
2006-10-08 10:50:20 · answer #11 · answered by alan h 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋