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Title: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: palos on September 19, 2008, 12:39:54 PM
George Best

George Weah

Ryan Giggs

Liam Brady

Alfredo Di Stefano

Eric Cantona

David Ginola

And of course....de inevitable..."Hardest"

Feel free to add more to de list

BTW...Latas DID play in de World Cup.  Not enough for most of us of course but he did play.


From dah list...wit all due respeck to Hardest, Di Stefano would take my vote as de best never to play.

Some will say he is de best player de game has ever seen period.


Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: fatimarima on September 19, 2008, 12:51:07 PM
Leonson Lewis
Eric Cantona
Ryan Giggs

Did Anelka ever play in a WC?  if not then add him to the list.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Bakes on September 19, 2008, 01:09:30 PM
Good thread.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: dinho on September 19, 2008, 01:22:39 PM
Of course Giggs, Cantona, Ginola and Weah.

Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, Neil Lamptey from Ghana...

Marcelinho Carioca from Brazil...

Joao Pinto from Portugal.

Jari Litmanen from Finland.

Matthew Le Tissier.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: palos on September 19, 2008, 01:23:37 PM
Of course Giggs, Cantona, Ginola and Weah.

Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, Neil Lamptey from Ghana...

Marcelinho Carioca from Brazil...

Joao Pinto from Portugal.

Jari Litmanen from Finland.

Matthew Le Tissier.


Le Tissier is a big call dey.  Respeck.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: jai john on September 19, 2008, 01:24:43 PM
Does a 20 minute cameo count ?? :devil:
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Observer on September 19, 2008, 01:30:01 PM
George Best

George Weah

Ryan Giggs

Liam Brady

Alfredo Di Stefano

Eric Cantona

David Ginola

And of course....de inevitable..."Hardest"

Feel free to add more to de list

BTW...Latas DID play in de World Cup.  Not enough for most of us of course but he did play.


From dah list...wit all due respeck to Hardest, Di Stefano would take my vote as de best never to play.

Some will say he is de best player de game has ever seen period.




Locally the 73 Squad with DeLeon  ;D

Alfredo Di Stefano  Hands down. I watched some video recently Lard ah bawl out!!!!

Then the two Georges. Best and Weah

Also add Bernd Schuster to yuh list

Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: jai john on September 19, 2008, 01:30:08 PM
George Best

George Weah

Ryan Giggs

Liam Brady

Alfredo Di Stefano

Eric Cantona

David Ginola

And of course....de inevitable..."Hardest"

Feel free to add more to de list

BTW...Latas DID play in de World Cup.  Not enough for most of us of course but he did play.


From dah list...wit all due respeck to Hardest, Di Stefano would take my vote as de best never to play.

Some will say he is de best player de game has ever seen period.




Palos how could you label a thread " the best player never to play in a world cup " , list ah whole setta players , then say feel free to add more ???
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Bakes on September 19, 2008, 01:41:07 PM


Palos how could you label a thread " the best player never to play in a world cup " , list ah whole setta players , then say feel free to add more ???

I think the point is for people to list who they think should also be on the list....
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: palos on September 19, 2008, 02:30:40 PM


Palos how could you label a thread " the best player never to play in a world cup " , list ah whole setta players , then say feel free to add more ???

I think the point is for people to list who they think should also be on the list....

Daz what ah meant.  Thanks fuh clarifyin.  Fall een dey jai.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: arrow on September 19, 2008, 02:38:39 PM
Ian Rush
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Deeks on September 19, 2008, 02:39:54 PM
Schuster could have played. He was a head case then.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Jah Gol on September 19, 2008, 03:50:50 PM
Of course Giggs, Cantona, Ginola and Weah.

Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, Neil Lamptey from Ghana...

Marcelinho Carioca from Brazil...

Joao Pinto from Portugal.

Jari Litmanen from Finland.

Matthew Le Tissier.

When I started watching football in the mid 90s, ESPN used to bring the Brasilerao regular. Carioca was a joy to behold. Real deft touch, vision, and could score too. Its a real shame he never play in a World Cup.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: daryn on September 19, 2008, 03:57:22 PM
Of course Giggs, Cantona, Ginola and Weah.

Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, Neil Lamptey from Ghana...

Marcelinho Carioca from Brazil...

Joao Pinto from Portugal.

Jari Litmanen from Finland.

Matthew Le Tissier.


joao pinto play in the 2002 WC.

unless you talking about another joao pinto, that name is probably like 'john smith' in portugal.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: scooby on September 19, 2008, 04:51:12 PM

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George Best

George Weah

Ryan Giggs

Liam Brady

Alfredo Di Stefano

Eric Cantona

David Ginola

And of course....de inevitable..."Hardest"

Feel free to add more to de list

BTW...Latas DID play in de World Cup.  Not enough for most of us of course but he did play.


From dah list...wit all due respeck to Hardest, Di Stefano would take my vote as de best never to play.

Some will say he is de best player de game has ever seen period.





Locally the 73 Squad with DeLeon 

Alfredo Di Stefano  Hands down. I watched some video recently Lard ah bawl out!!!!

Then the two Georges. Best and Weah

Also add Bernd Schuster to yuh list

 
 
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from that list i would to say george best without a doubt
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: weary1969 on September 19, 2008, 05:34:52 PM
Dog insure we got 2 d big dance but did not play
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Bakes on September 19, 2008, 06:17:37 PM
Of the names mentioned I'll go with Best and Weah... with honorable mention to Rush.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: kicker on September 19, 2008, 06:40:01 PM
Djalminha

Leonson Lewis

Marco Simone

Andrei Kanchelskis (boycotted)

Alen Boksic (injury)
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: royal on September 19, 2008, 06:43:21 PM
George Best is reguarded as the best player never to play in a world cup
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Filho on September 19, 2008, 06:46:55 PM
Marcelinho Carioca is a nice call, but Brazil had better players who never make a World Cup imo. Big big ballers like Elber, Marcelinho : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelinho , Evair & Jardel to name a few



Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: palos on September 19, 2008, 07:09:37 PM
George Best is reguarded as the best player never to play in a world cup

By whom?
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: royal on September 19, 2008, 07:59:25 PM
George Best is reguarded as the best player never to play in a world cup

By whom?

Many of the football pundits although they were mainly from the British media
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: asylumseeker on September 19, 2008, 08:19:59 PM
The list should be restricted to players who were never named to a WC finals roster or men like Weah who played for countries that did not make the WC ever or men like Leonson whose country made the WC but not when they were involved with the game or kicking any kinda brand.

Ah find if a man sitting on de bench that's testimony to something as well as tactical considerations. Whole different category (thankfully Latas is excluded from this category, albeit marginally)

Djalminha

Leonson Lewis

Marco Simone

Andrei Kanchelskis (boycotted)

Alen Boksic (injury)


Boksic was at WC 1990 with Yugoslavia ... but your point is well-taken ... just musing about fine-tuning the parameters.

Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Zeppo on September 19, 2008, 11:21:57 PM
Mark Hughes
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: judge101 on September 19, 2008, 11:34:54 PM
me of course ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Midknight on September 20, 2008, 01:48:24 AM
The list should be restricted to players who were never named to a WC finals roster or men like Weah who played for countries that did not make the WC ever or men like Leonson whose country made the WC but not when they were involved with the game or kicking any kinda brand.

Ah find if a man sitting on de bench that's testimony to something as well as tactical considerations. Whole different category (thankfully Latas is excluded from this category, albeit marginally)

Alen Boksic (injury)


Boksic was at WC 1990 with Yugoslavia ... but your point is well-taken ... just musing about fine-tuning the parameters.

Boksic started all three games for Croatia in 2002
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: rotatopoti3 on September 20, 2008, 03:02:22 AM
Leonson Lewis by ah mile...in he prime, he was d best....

He make strikers like Ian Wright look like school boys...
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: kicker on September 20, 2008, 08:27:59 AM
The list should be restricted to players who were never named to a WC finals roster or men like Weah who played for countries that did not make the WC ever or men like Leonson whose country made the WC but not when they were involved with the game or kicking any kinda brand.

Ah find if a man sitting on de bench that's testimony to something as well as tactical considerations. Whole different category (thankfully Latas is excluded from this category, albeit marginally)

Alen Boksic (injury)


Boksic was at WC 1990 with Yugoslavia ... but your point is well-taken ... just musing about fine-tuning the parameters.

Boksic started all three games for Croatia in 2002

Yeah you're right- didn't remember that- I remember he didn't get any time in 90, and he was injured out of 98....
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Small Change on September 20, 2008, 08:50:13 AM
A Tossed between Alfredo Di Stefano and George Best
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Tenorsaw on September 20, 2008, 03:41:46 PM
John Aldridge
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Zeppo on September 20, 2008, 10:35:06 PM
John Aldridge


John Aldridge played in USA 94.

He scored a goal against Mexico.
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: Quags on September 21, 2008, 12:30:47 AM
Arima Seniors Finest ..Mickey Trotman .RIP
Title: Re: The best player never to play in a World Cup
Post by: weary1969 on September 21, 2008, 06:48:20 PM
Mickey boi well Stern did it 4 him
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