Messi vs Best


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I'm having a discussion with a lad at work about who is better he is pro messi and think he's the best player ever I strongly disagree as I think George best was doing what messi does now and more while having people trying to
Kick him up a height and I think there have been probably
10 players in the history of the game better than messi what do you lads reckon?
 
I'm having a discussion with a lad at work about who is better he is pro messi and think he's the best player ever I strongly disagree as I think George best was doing what messi does now and more while having people trying to
Kick him up a height and I think there have been probably
10 players in the history of the game better than messi what do you lads reckon?

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I think you've lost the plot.
 
Messi is already in the top 5 alongside Zidane, Pele, Maradona and Cruijff IMO. From that 5, Cruijff is the only debatable one.

Best would be extremely hard pushed to be in the top 10 at all.
 
Let's be honest, outwith the fans of the teams he played with, how often did anyone actually watch George Best? Games were rarely televised in those days, and live games were even rarer. Added to that, Northern Ireland never reached the finals of any major tournaments during Best's, er, best days.

Today, you can watch every minute of every game Messi plays. It's easier to make an overall judgement. Like Pele, the legend of George Best sometimes outweighs the reality.

These players were clearly great players, but it's very difficult to make a direct comparison to players nowadays given the difference in how often you were able to watch them.
 
Never seen best but heard and seen bits of footage of him and seems like he was mint. Messi is mint too so enjoy him and stop worrying about comparing greats...
 
Messi is a bottleless homer so its Besty for me as he was a better all round player and he could shag for Britain!!!!
 
Messi is already in the top 5 alongside Zidane, Pele, Maradona and Cruijff IMO. From that 5, Cruijff is the only debatable one.

Best would be extremely hard pushed to be in the top 10 at all.

Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Messi
 
Puskas
Di Stefano
Pele
Garrincha
Maradona
Cruyff
Eusebio
Best

Ok 10 was pushing it but these 8 are better and weren't in team designed around them.

Seriously, how do you know Di Stefano and Eusebio were better? How many times did you actually see either player play?
 
Seriously, how do you know Di Stefano and Eusebio were better? How many times did you actually see either player play?

I seen footage of both playing not a great deal
Due to when they played but enough to formulate a solid opinion on them.
 
Puskas
Di Stefano
Pele
Garrincha
Maradona
Cruyff
Eusebio
Best

Ok 10 was pushing it but these 8 are better and weren't in team designed around them.

That's a complete lie. Every single one of those players had teams built to get the best out of them, possibly with the exception of Puskas.

What makes you say that all of them were better than Messi? Are you talking about better on their day, better career or consistently better footballer?
 
Messi is already in the top 5 alongside Zidane, Pele, Maradona and Cruijff IMO. From that 5, Cruijff is the only debatable one.

Best would be extremely hard pushed to be in the top 10 at all.

This

But I would put maradona on a higher pedestal than them all
 
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