George Best just brings tears to my eyes. His staggering brilliance. Yes of course we have Pele, and Muller and Beckenbauer...all absolute geniuses from then but there's just something haunting and sinister and hypnotic about George Best and his beautiful, BEAUTIFUL presence on the muddy pitch. Absolute poetry in motion.
Brilliant comment, thank you. I write this in August 2021, 50 years after his 'last hurrah' - the first part of the 71-72 season when his brilliance was undiminished, putting United 5 points clear at the top of Division One at Christmas. Somehow in 1972 he was never quite the same, and of course when he retired for the first time at the end of that year, aged just 26, his greatness had gone forever. But, for those of us who remember him at his peak, the memories now are as bright and wonderful as ever.
Unlike today, not every match was recorded, sadly George's peak was between '66 and '69 and much of his brilliance was not recorded. Those fortunate enough to witness him during them years will remember what an absolute magician he was. R.I.P George and thanks for the memories.
I don't even like football, but George Best deserves to be the legend that he is. He is just 10 times better and faster than anybody else I've ever seen and he makes it so entertaining. The goal at 5.09, I've never seen anybody else do that. I don't even know how he did that. Amazing.
@@critical_analysis He is exaggerating in one direction whilst you are exaggerating in the opposite direction, the truth probably lies somewhere in between as they say LOL. For me it will always be 1.Pele, 2.Messi, 3.Best, 4.Magico, 5.Maradona, 6.Zidane, 7.Cristiano, 8.Di Stefano, 9.Cruyff, 10.Ronaldo. Say what you want it is in that order that they all impressed me with their primes & peak moments of their careers.
@@Pun1Sh3r_360 I have seen enough footage of all the past great players, read their stories, opponents views, circumstances and so on and all that makes me think that Maradona was a cut above the rest. He was not highly technical like Cryuff or Van Basten but also had magical ability of a Messi and above all he was a leader of men who could inspire his entire team. What Maradona achieved with Argentina in 1986 and especially with Napoli is quite possibly unsurpassed. To me, even though Messi is probably the greatest of all time when it comes to sheer numbers and also his insane ability but he shades a bit behind Maradona. These two legendary Argentine players will always be a cut above the rest, including the fantastic and memorable player Pele. Rest of the players are more or less could be stacked in tight places, like Cruyff, De Stefano, Platini, Zidane and so on.
Tavy@ George best was the greatest entertainer i have ever saw on tv. And that includes not just sport but all kinds of show business. Becouse he treated the game as show business. The park was his stage! I can still remember the first time i saw the one he lobbed over big pat jennings and 3 spurs players on the goal line, i shouted NO WAY lol. becouse i was aged 11 at the time and had watched football for years. but had never saw any one do that before, never. in 1971. and a first saw it in 1983. a just laughed in sheer admiration at what i just saw. best only had a split second to decide what to do? thats when nature took over with talent he was given by God, he took it on his chest then without letting it hit the ground he lobbed it over every one from 14, 15 yards out at an angle, exhibiting sublime excecution gauged to the very inch. Its the only goal on the video they show twice!!!!!!!!! R.I.P GEORGE
thats a really good compilation, one of the better ones ive seen. He was the greatest, if he'd played in the World Cup he'd of made Maradonna look like a one legged gerriatric.
Tavy@ george best had that special something that other great players didnt have. I thinck its his great balance when running with the ball and then shrugging of vicous hard tackles like the ones we see here on muddy swamp pit parks. In the whole of 1971 he was the greatest ever seen. Like that lob over big p at jennings is my favourite goal. Then the one chopper harris tried to snap georges two legs but wasnt hard enough and quick enough, then best took it round peter bonneti who was a great keeper like big pat. Then the 2 goals against stoke when charlton put the ball on a plate for george to run onto, then when best got in the box the defender tried to bring him down thats why best rode the tackle from the back to then put the ball into the roof of gordon banks net with hes left foot and from a hard angle. That goal was genius. The speed, the hard balance to stay up then placed the ball into the roof of the net. Then hes second one when he nipped in and took it of the defender to kidd banks on he was going 1 way to then take the ball round the other way and walk it into the net. Banks said afterwords "as i came out to block it george then swung hes body round the other way with the ball. i thought inside my mind that was absolutley fantastic the way george did that, and i was lieying on the mud. But inside my heart i was applauding him But i couldnt show it, i couldnt go up to him and say that was magic george. I was made to look a real fool out there i realy was. George was just a genius" what strikes me is george scored all hes best goals against the greatest keepers in the game. Hes scored at least 6 against gordon banks. And pat jennings and peter bonnetti and loads of other great keepers at that time britain had the best goal keepers in the world. But george made them look really average. And at international games to. The 2 against stoke in 1971 were up there with hes 10 best goals of all time. For years i didnt know or notice that was the great gordon banks best had scrambling all over the mud lol. Becouse banks does hide hes face when best walked round him and into the net. Banks walks into goal but never looks at the main stand or cameras. A believe banks hadnt been totally humilated like that before. And not just once but twice!!!!!! Banks said in hes book george scored the best goal ever against him and there wasnt any tv cameras there that night. He said it was 1971 and we were at the victoria ground and it was heaving with at least 50 thousand there. Sir matt had taken over again just for a short time. So the ground lit up like a catherine wheel as george paraded all hes tricks and fancy flicks. George was looking very sharpe, i thinck sir matt being back made him at ease. So after 15 minutes george gets the ball just along the edge of the box trying to find a way in, then john stills dives in and george just did a shuffle to the side leaving john on the mud. Then peter gray tried to tackle george but george just walked past him, then alex garvey put heself up for humilation next, george duly obliged as garvey stood looking but not diving in as ye never dive in with george, george just put the ball throw hes legs then made a sharpe short burst of speed as some 1 else tried to catch him but georges speed just made the guy slide past him and tackling fresh air. Now that left george and me, as i whent out to narrow the space down a goal keeper must watch the ball not the player, george moved to his right my left, then he dropped his left shoulder as if to go left, my right. Then he swung his left boot on the ball as if to shoot hard only to stop hes boot dead on the ball, by now iam rocking on my heels like a toy soldier stuck in mud and then george dropped hes other shoulder and moved the ball about 3 inches, and then i fell down forwards trieying to stop him but he was now past me and he just put it in the net. Then raised hes arm. Its the greatest goal i have ever seen in football. I still have pictures of that goal in my study on the wall and when i look at them now and again i always wonder how he managed to do it. How he beat 4 men in a space of 10 to 12 feet and me also in the way he did it. He did a shimmy your sister kate would have been proud of. Then he beat 1 without touching the ball. He just sent him the wrong way. George was just a footballing genius. Then a had to face this same genius 2 month later at winsdor park belfast. And we all know what happend then. I whent to kick the ball up field then george struck like a viper and kicked the ball over my head then we chased after it like two school kids in the playground and george got hes head to it first and knocked it in. The goal wasnt given for foul play. But he didnt foul me? By gordon banks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great memories, football was better then, see all the other great british players then? not like now and they played with sheer joy, and not just for the money.
The players who always wow me the most when watching them were Pele, Best, Messi, Maradona, Magico, & Zidane. From the pre war era players I've read about by far the most impressive were Giuseppe Meazza & Gyorgy Sarosi, they were acrobats on the pitch in an era that was very rough.
Number 1 Georgie Best, number 2 Georgie Best, number 3 Georgie Best.....................Number 9 Georgie Best, number 10 Georgie Best, number 11 Georgie Best, we all live in a Georgie Best world a Georgie Best world.....RIP BELFAST BOY!!!
@jackiebaron Wonderfully put appreciation of Best's snakelike flowing beauty on the park. Hypnotic is true. The eye is instantly drawn to him. He was almost literally too good to be true.
A lot of people don't think he is coz he never played on the biggest stage: the World Cup. Imagine if he was english, they'd have certainly won the world cup in 1970, and that amazing brazilian team would not have won it. One of Best's best qualities is that even though he was greedy he always worked doubly hard to win the ball back when he lost it. My dad is a huge Best fan and whenever I ask him how Critiano Ronaldo compares, he always says "not in the same league." Simply the Best.
Best has a real argument for most talented footballer of all time... I'm not saying he is, because it's too tough to decide between all the very elite players due to different styles, strengths n weaknesses, but he is at least in that elite group that has a serious argument for most talented ever.
I fully agree with you, a lot of best was not shown on TV he scored some unbelievable goals. The only player that i have seen that comes close to him is in my opinion is maradona I believe that best carried united for the last few years.
Bestie combined balance, ball dribbling, and goal scoring natural abilities with a legendary off the pitch status. Is it possible for me to get this video with the Enya soundtrack as a backing via e-mail or whatever?!
...causa alegría verlo jugar: velocidad, dribling, movimiento de cintura, picardía, audacia, belleza y mucha, mucha alegría...abría espacio a sus compañeros... de los mejores, sin dudas...
he was a god of football hw was simply the best he died with honour when he died he said glory man utd he was the best i salute you form malta rip god of football
that first goal in the clip against Liverpool was one of three consecutive games he scored in the first minute of each game, man city and i think it was stoke city were the other two, is this a record?
Yeah cheers, i made the Compilation myself using extracts from a dvd i have, and the music is From the film Gladiator Song name : Enya - Now We Are Free
A few years ago Lionel scored five goals in one match and everyone was going crazy. George scored six against Northampton Town in1968, so wee Lionel better get some new boots to catch up to the BEST. Check it out, it's on RUclips.
If George Best had performed in a world cup he would have be thought of as the best player in the world. Pele even said Best was the greatest player of all time.
Does the enjoyment of others pay off the suffers and pain he gave to his wife and children? No it dosen't. It's only a game, a fantastic game but it isn't worth that sort of pain he gave to them.
Well upon watching this I think it's fair to say he's on a par with Messi. However George was playing with an old football, have any of you ever tried volleying a ball of thick leather? Or heading it for that matter? Seriously, it takes getting used to. Messi uses modern day, perfectly weighted footballs. I'm sure Messi would of adapted just as well, therefore I place them on a par. Best has similar movement, unreal control, clinical finishing and a playmakers instinct. Sound familiar?
Yes I'd agree with this... those people that say Messi is miles better than Best or Best is miles better than Messi are delusional... both are amongst the most talented players of all time and both actually have a lot of similarities.
I've been watching football since I saw Real Madrid beat Eintracht @ Hampden Park in Glasgow. Puskas, Di Stefano and Ghento led Real to victory that night in 1960. Since then I've been lucky enough to watch all the greats, . The fabulous Brazilian squad of 1970. I've lived soccer and my life revolves around it. When I hear people compare Messi to the greats, I just laugh. Sure Messi looks great in today's game. I could name 20 plus players who he can't hold a candle to, Best of course is #1. Soccer went into a serious decline in the late eighties/ early nineties and still hasn't recovered.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2 IS GEORGE COULD USE BOTH FEET EQUALLY HE TOOK CORNERS WITH LEFT FOOT AND RIGHT FOOT AND CAME AGAINST VERY HARD TACKLES ON BAD PITCHES I CANT THINK OF ANYONE WHO COULD REPLICATE WHAT HE DID MIND YOU IT WAS A DIFFERENT GAME THEN MESSI AND MARADONA ARE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME I DONT THINK WE SAW THE BEST OF GEORGE DUE TO DRINK HE WAS INCREDIBLE THO
NO...Pelé didn't say that Best was the best player of ALL TIME...he just said that he was the greatest player that he had SEEN play while he was in activity...but he couldn't see play di stefano,maradona,puskas etc... ;-)
What people brings to others are the judgemental order that every soul but you are followin'. What makes him a good man? If he hits his wife and are drunk what makes him a good man? Nothing i tell you, stop bein' so square thinkin'. Think outside the box .
Join me this Tuesday March 10, 2015, as I take The GEORGE BEST Trail and play some great country music videos, 9pm SKY 266. The Lawrence John Show - Predictably UNPREDICTABLE. Videos include: BLAKE SHELTON, MICHAEL ENGLISH, JOSH TURNER, RANDY HOUSER, EILEEN CAREY, CATHY McGOVERN & C.C.COOPER. ruclips.net/video/gMRznFd96CM/видео.html
I’ve seen them all in my 72years but George Best was THE best.
George Best just brings tears to my eyes. His staggering brilliance. Yes of course we have Pele, and Muller and Beckenbauer...all absolute geniuses from then but there's just something haunting and sinister and hypnotic about George Best and his beautiful, BEAUTIFUL presence on the muddy pitch. Absolute poetry in motion.
Brilliant comment, thank you. I write this in August 2021, 50 years after his 'last hurrah' - the first part of the 71-72 season when his brilliance was undiminished, putting United 5 points clear at the top of Division One at Christmas. Somehow in 1972 he was never quite the same, and of course when he retired for the first time at the end of that year, aged just 26, his greatness had gone forever.
But, for those of us who remember him at his peak, the memories now are as bright and wonderful as ever.
Unlike today, not every match was recorded, sadly George's peak was between '66 and '69 and much of his brilliance was not recorded. Those fortunate enough to witness him during them years will remember what an absolute magician he was. R.I.P George and thanks for the memories.
Incomparable, totally unique, always entertaining, a team of all time greats, he is in it.
Only one word to describe him as a footballer, GENIUS.
I don't even like football, but George Best deserves to be the legend that he is. He is just 10 times better and faster than anybody else I've ever seen and he makes it so entertaining. The goal at 5.09, I've never seen anybody else do that. I don't even know how he did that. Amazing.
What a stupid exaggeration. He was good and great for a period. Messi has been producing unreal football for 15 years! Yeah, count it for 15 years.
@@critical_analysis He is exaggerating in one direction whilst you are exaggerating in the opposite direction, the truth probably lies somewhere in between as they say LOL. For me it will always be 1.Pele, 2.Messi, 3.Best, 4.Magico, 5.Maradona, 6.Zidane, 7.Cristiano, 8.Di Stefano, 9.Cruyff, 10.Ronaldo. Say what you want it is in that order that they all impressed me with their primes & peak moments of their careers.
@@Pun1Sh3r_360 I have seen enough footage of all the past great players, read their stories, opponents views, circumstances and so on and all that makes me think that Maradona was a cut above the rest. He was not highly technical like Cryuff or Van Basten but also had magical ability of a Messi and above all he was a leader of men who could inspire his entire team. What Maradona achieved with Argentina in 1986 and especially with Napoli is quite possibly unsurpassed.
To me, even though Messi is probably the greatest of all time when it comes to sheer numbers and also his insane ability but he shades a bit behind Maradona. These two legendary Argentine players will always be a cut above the rest, including the fantastic and memorable player Pele. Rest of the players are more or less could be stacked in tight places, like Cruyff, De Stefano, Platini, Zidane and so on.
Incomparable. El Beatle, El Maestro, the magician. The most beautiful talent soccer has ever seen.
English people are always overrated. He isn't fit to be considered anywhere near Maradona or Messi
Brilliant production. The footage and the music. Perfect
Thank you for putting this great video together of the exceptional George Best
RESPECT!!!!!!
The "BEST" football player EVER!!!
Tavy@ George best was the greatest entertainer i have ever saw on tv. And that includes not just sport but all kinds of show business. Becouse he treated the game as show business. The park was his stage! I can still remember the first time i saw the one he lobbed over big pat jennings and 3 spurs players on the goal line, i shouted NO WAY lol. becouse i was aged 11 at the time and had watched football for years. but had never saw any one do that before, never. in 1971. and a first saw it in 1983. a just laughed in sheer admiration at what i just saw. best only had a split second to decide what to do? thats when nature took over with talent he was given by God, he took it on his chest then without letting it hit the ground he lobbed it over every one from 14, 15 yards out at an angle, exhibiting sublime excecution gauged to the very inch. Its the only goal on the video they show twice!!!!!!!!! R.I.P GEORGE
its too bad he's gone. RIP George Best.
thats a really good compilation, one of the better ones ive seen.
He was the greatest, if he'd played in the World Cup he'd of made Maradonna look like a one legged gerriatric.
Respect from Brazil
Tavy@ george best had that special something that other great players didnt have. I thinck its his great balance when running with the ball and then shrugging of vicous hard tackles like the ones we see here on muddy swamp pit parks. In the whole of 1971 he was the greatest ever seen. Like that lob over big p at jennings is my favourite goal. Then the one chopper harris tried to snap georges two legs but wasnt hard enough and quick enough, then best took it round peter bonneti who was a great keeper like big pat. Then the 2 goals against stoke when charlton put the ball on a plate for george to run onto, then when best got in the box the defender tried to bring him down thats why best rode the tackle from the back to then put the ball into the roof of gordon banks net with hes left foot and from a hard angle. That goal was genius. The speed, the hard balance to stay up then placed the ball into the roof of the net. Then hes second one when he nipped in and took it of the defender to kidd banks on he was going 1 way to then take the ball round the other way and walk it into the net. Banks said afterwords "as i came out to block it george then swung hes body round the other way with the ball. i thought inside my mind that was absolutley fantastic the way george did that, and i was lieying on the mud. But inside my heart i was applauding him But i couldnt show it, i couldnt go up to him and say that was magic george. I was made to look a real fool out there i realy was. George was just a genius" what strikes me is george scored all hes best goals against the greatest keepers in the game. Hes scored at least 6 against gordon banks. And pat jennings and peter bonnetti and loads of other great keepers at that time britain had the best goal keepers in the world. But george made them look really average. And at international games to. The 2 against stoke in 1971 were up there with hes 10 best goals of all time. For years i didnt know or notice that was the great gordon banks best had scrambling all over the mud lol. Becouse banks does hide hes face when best walked round him and into the net. Banks walks into goal but never looks at the main stand or cameras. A believe banks hadnt been totally humilated like that before. And not just once but twice!!!!!! Banks said in hes book george scored the best goal ever against him and there wasnt any tv cameras there that night. He said it was 1971 and we were at the victoria ground and it was heaving with at least 50 thousand there. Sir matt had taken over again just for a short time. So the ground lit up like a catherine wheel as george paraded all hes tricks and fancy flicks. George was looking very sharpe, i thinck sir matt being back made him at ease. So after 15 minutes george gets the ball just along the edge of the box trying to find a way in, then john stills dives in and george just did a shuffle to the side leaving john on the mud. Then peter gray tried to tackle george but george just walked past him, then alex garvey put heself up for humilation next, george duly obliged as garvey stood looking but not diving in as ye never dive in with george, george just put the ball throw hes legs then made a sharpe short burst of speed as some 1 else tried to catch him but georges speed just made the guy slide past him and tackling fresh air. Now that left george and me, as i whent out to narrow the space down a goal keeper must watch the ball not the player, george moved to his right my left, then he dropped his left shoulder as if to go left, my right. Then he swung his left boot on the ball as if to shoot hard only to stop hes boot dead on the ball, by now iam rocking on my heels like a toy soldier stuck in mud and then george dropped hes other shoulder and moved the ball about 3 inches, and then i fell down forwards trieying to stop him but he was now past me and he just put it in the net. Then raised hes arm. Its the greatest goal i have ever seen in football. I still have pictures of that goal in my study on the wall and when i look at them now and again i always wonder how he managed to do it. How he beat 4 men in a space of 10 to 12 feet and me also in the way he did it. He did a shimmy your sister kate would have been proud of. Then he beat 1 without touching the ball. He just sent him the wrong way. George was just a footballing genius. Then a had to face this same genius 2 month later at winsdor park belfast. And we all know what happend then. I whent to kick the ball up field then george struck like a viper and kicked the ball over my head then we chased after it like two school kids in the playground and george got hes head to it first and knocked it in. The goal wasnt given for foul play. But he didnt foul me? By gordon banks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very interesting insights. I didn´t know about the Banks autobiography. Sounds like a good read.
a true legend R.I.P george BEST
The guy was immense,phenomenal
The first goal....instant and perfect control with both feet, speed, balance, goalie with no chance.....George Best.
Great memories, football was better then, see all the other great british players then? not like now and they played with sheer joy, and not just for the money.
Genio puro !
The players who always wow me the most when watching them were Pele, Best, Messi, Maradona, Magico, & Zidane. From the pre war era players I've read about by far the most impressive were Giuseppe Meazza & Gyorgy Sarosi, they were acrobats on the pitch in an era that was very rough.
This is a 5-star tribute my good fellow , well done ! RIP Georgie !
Number 1 Georgie Best, number 2 Georgie Best, number 3 Georgie Best.....................Number 9 Georgie Best, number 10 Georgie Best, number 11 Georgie Best, we all live in a Georgie Best world a Georgie Best world.....RIP BELFAST BOY!!!
Great video, thanks for the upload 👍
the BEST quality george BEST video on internet :)
I am convinced that if best would have played for a better international team he would have gone down as the greatest footballer of all time
@jackiebaron Wonderfully put appreciation of Best's snakelike flowing beauty on the park. Hypnotic is true. The eye is instantly drawn to him. He was almost literally too good to be true.
Utterly god gifted.
Watch this double footed bloke.
rest in peace god of football
bestie you make us happy!glory glory Man.United!
SIMPLY THE BEST
George is the Best.
My Hero.
RUclips made me take the music off guys because i didnt have the rights for it to be in the video.
A lot of people don't think he is coz he never played on the biggest stage: the World Cup. Imagine if he was english, they'd have certainly won the world cup in 1970, and that amazing brazilian team would not have won it. One of Best's best qualities is that even though he was greedy he always worked doubly hard to win the ball back when he lost it.
My dad is a huge Best fan and whenever I ask him how Critiano Ronaldo compares, he always says "not in the same league."
Simply the Best.
Praise to the Belfast Boy.
Best has a real argument for most talented footballer of all time... I'm not saying he is, because it's too tough to decide between all the very elite players due to different styles, strengths n weaknesses, but he is at least in that elite group that has a serious argument for most talented ever.
I fully agree with you, a lot of best was not shown on TV he scored some unbelievable goals. The only player that i have seen that comes close to him is in my opinion is maradona I believe that best carried united for the last few years.
Bestie combined balance, ball dribbling, and goal scoring natural abilities with a legendary off the pitch status. Is it possible for me to get this video with the Enya soundtrack as a backing via e-mail or whatever?!
...causa alegría verlo jugar: velocidad, dribling, movimiento de cintura, picardía, audacia, belleza y mucha, mucha alegría...abría espacio a sus compañeros... de los mejores, sin dudas...
Come lui nessuno mai...R.I.P. Georgie!
he was a god of football hw was simply the best he died with honour when he died he said glory man utd he was the best i salute you form malta rip god of football
wat a passion to football.. i like da last scene..
George’s surname says it all !
He diodn't know how to dive. Today he's have 15 pennos a season. He is the Greatest. if you doubt it you simply don't know.
Fantastic
he was the best player of the world even pele said it he was the god of football rip my friend
Great vid.
The name is Best ! George Best !!!!
Really glad RUclips have giving me back the audio for my video.
The lob against spurs at 5.18 the way he controled it, you will never see another lob like that ever again.
What a player!
Simply the....
Maravilloso uno de los mejores
Never was a footballer more aptly named
O melhor. O melhor.O melhor. O melhor. O melhor. O melhor. O melhor. O melhor.O melhor. O melhor.
awesome video
this video it's fantastic!!!
his wish made truth, because i rememberd him like that.
Great great video !
that first goal in the clip against Liverpool was one of three consecutive games he scored in the first minute of each game, man city and i think it was stoke city were the other two, is this a record?
Yeah cheers, i made the Compilation myself using extracts from a dvd i have, and the music is From the film Gladiator
Song name : Enya - Now We Are Free
A few years ago Lionel scored five goals in one match and everyone was going crazy. George scored six against Northampton Town in1968, so wee Lionel better get some new boots to catch up to the BEST. Check it out, it's on RUclips.
If George Best had performed in a world cup he would have be thought of as the best player in the world. Pele even said Best was the greatest player of all time.
The goat
BRILLIANT PLAYER !!
Thank you all for your comments!
nice video
Does the enjoyment of others pay off the suffers and pain he gave to his wife and children? No it dosen't. It's only a game, a fantastic game but it isn't worth that sort of pain he gave to them.
Best didn't need a good pitch such as this dwarf messi. we saw it against milan in italy, he is nothing without his perfect pitch
Dois genios com a camisa 11: Romário e best.
Well upon watching this I think it's fair to say he's on a par with Messi. However George was playing with an old football, have any of you ever tried volleying a ball of thick leather? Or heading it for that matter? Seriously, it takes getting used to. Messi uses modern day, perfectly weighted footballs. I'm sure Messi would of adapted just as well, therefore I place them on a par. Best has similar movement, unreal control, clinical finishing and a playmakers instinct. Sound familiar?
Yes I'd agree with this... those people that say Messi is miles better than Best or Best is miles better than Messi are delusional... both are amongst the most talented players of all time and both actually have a lot of similarities.
I've been watching football since I saw Real Madrid beat Eintracht @ Hampden Park in Glasgow. Puskas, Di Stefano and Ghento led Real to victory that night in 1960. Since then I've been lucky enough to watch all the greats, . The fabulous Brazilian squad of 1970. I've lived soccer and my life revolves around it. When I hear people compare Messi to the greats, I just laugh. Sure Messi looks great in today's game. I could name 20 plus players who he can't hold a candle to, Best of course is #1. Soccer went into a serious decline in the late eighties/ early nineties and still hasn't recovered.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2 IS GEORGE COULD USE BOTH FEET EQUALLY HE TOOK CORNERS WITH LEFT FOOT AND RIGHT FOOT AND CAME AGAINST VERY HARD TACKLES ON BAD PITCHES I CANT THINK OF ANYONE WHO COULD REPLICATE WHAT HE DID MIND YOU IT WAS A DIFFERENT GAME THEN MESSI AND MARADONA ARE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME I DONT THINK WE SAW THE BEST OF GEORGE DUE TO DRINK HE WAS INCREDIBLE THO
Maradona good, Pele better, George Best.
thank your for your comments!
Enya - Now We Are Free
put it up again and put a disclaimer for the music
Where's Enya's music ?
el mejor
After Arthur Friedenreich he is the best.
who is the singer?
I really wish youtube would give me back the audio for this clip. Its badly needed.
R13jd, ure a very wise man
tough guy to drink I guess ;>
Agree in most of it, but Maradona are the greatest dribbler of all time and Pelé the most complete one, George best the greatest finisher.
@scaryninja1693
Messi sucks compared to him...there were far more great goals Best scored in those days, however, a lot of games were not recorded
NO...Pelé didn't say that Best was the best player of ALL TIME...he just said that he was the greatest player that he had SEEN play while he was in activity...but he couldn't see play di stefano,maradona,puskas etc...
;-)
he is better than ronaldo of utd now. genius. better than marodona i think. he plays like messi
What people brings to others are the judgemental order that every soul but you are followin'. What makes him a good man? If he hits his wife and are drunk what makes him a good man? Nothing i tell you, stop bein' so square thinkin'. Think outside the box .
thetoon99 who is the best to play for united?,,,,I sure hope you dont say ronaldo
You tube are ruining You tube :(
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hugo sanchez el mejor
Maradona good, Pelé better, George BEST
He wasn't part of that team.
At the moment Messi is the greatest player. Ronaldo just got the award. I
Bobby.
and george,
stil dont,
speak.
funny.
He weren't a good soul. He were awful but you're goin' after his soccer skills and makin' a tought that he were a good man by that.
He wasn't quite the greatest. He could have been but he just threw away his talent - a tragic figure
Best was in the munich air disaster wasnt he? Survived that only to kill himself with booze. Shame
Clueless, he was not in the air craft disaster.
maradona good pele better george best