Passed away today at the relatively young age of 78.
When I first started watching the game in the early 80s, he was considered one of the 3 all-time greats along with Pele and Cryuff. Now all 3 are gone :-(
On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 1:56:05 PM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:popular YouTube videos, it's not that clear whether he was actually anything special on the defensive side of things. They all show his brilliance at passing, dribbling and finishing, but defensively? Who knows? (That is true of most other all-time
Al Kamista wrote:
Passed away today at the relatively young age of 78.In all the silly all-time best XI, Beckenbauer is always the automatic choice at central defender (typically with two attacking full backs, a goalkeeper, and seven forwards/strikers in an improbable 3-4-3 formation). But, at least going by the most
When I first started watching the game in the early 80s, he was considered one of the 3 all-time greats along with Pele and Cryuff. Now all 3 are gone :-(
What Steve Nicol often says about Alan Hansen (widely considered LFC's greatest defender ever) is that barely ever broke a sweat during a game because his read of the game and positioning was so immaculate. I haven't seen much of FB apart from theusual short clip here and there, but it's possible that he was similar.
The best defender in the world, ever?
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