Jeff Stelling: Bale is better than La Liga's Ronaldo


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Out of interest, how old are you? Did you see a lot of Giggs in his prime?

Bale is terrifying because of pace. Giggs was terrifying because of his dribbling ability. Bale's athleticism makes him the player he is. Giggs was technically brilliant as well as being fast as fuck.

I remember watching Manchester United vs Real Madrid in the Champions League around 2002/2003.

Giggs would have been what 28 then?

Didn't watch him when he was like teenage/early twenties but seen clips.

I'm not saying Giggs isn't/wasn't a very good player I just think that Bale has got to his level and quite possibly got further.
 
Ryan Giggs is a tremendous player. In his prime he was amongst the best in the world, simply amazing.
 
I remember watching Manchester United vs Real Madrid in the Champions League around 2002/2003.

Giggs would have been what 28 then?

Didn't watch him when he was like teenage/early twenties but seen clips.

I'm not saying Giggs isn't/wasn't a very good player I just think that Bale has got to his level and quite possibly got further.

Giggs between the age of about 19-24 was his prime imo. You obviously didn't see him play his best football.

Since then he has re-invented himself time and time again.

To suggest that Bale, who has had 2/2.5 seasons of good football has surpassed Giggs who has had 20 all in the top flight is ridiculous to be honest.

Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quI_LkMj4HI

Unbelievable that goal. Giggs' close control and dribbling skills were amazing. These days it's all about pace and power. Ability is very much 3rd for most players.
 
Giggs between the age of about 19-24 was his prime imo. You obviously didn't see him play his best football.

Since then he has re-invented himself time and time again.

To suggest that Bale, who has had 2/2.5 seasons of good football has surpassed Giggs who has had 20 all in the top flight is ridiculous to be honest.



Unbelievable that goal. Giggs' close control and dribbling skills were amazing. These days it's all about pace and power. Ability is very much 3rd for most players.

Doesn't matter how long they played.

Just judging purely on player ability.
 
The only thing he could have said that would've benn worse would be that he was better than Messi :lol:

He's nowhere near Ronaldo's level

Clueless fucker
 
Doesn't matter how long they played.

Just judging purely on player ability.

On pure ability you're still wrong. Bale's game is based around pace and strength. Giggs' ability to beat a man with skill and deliver a quality ball time and again should not be underestimated. Bale scores a few great goals and his free kicks are good but in open play on the wing, he's got nothing on Giggs.
 

If you actually watch that, you see a weak as piss shot with his left straight at the goalie, a row Z shot with his right, a few decent runs past a shockingly bad Maicon, and a couple of decent low balls into the box, one of which the ball was out of play for the goal.

Benitez was the Inter coach at the time and needed shooting for not spotting that Bale was doing the same move time and time again, suckering Maicon in, hitting it past him then running like fuck to catch the ball. Any coach worth his money would have hoyed extra cover in to nullify the threat. Under Benitez, Inter had a shocking run of results.

All that video shows is what folks have said, give Bale a run on you and he'll rape you, but he's not a patch on Giggs or Ronaldo of the same age.
 
Question:

If we were to arrange a match featuring only 39 year old professional footballers, would Giggs be fast again?
 
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