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Title: Who is some of de best shortest players allyuh ever see?
Post by: Sam on November 27, 2012, 11:35:34 AM
Who is some of de best shortest players allyuh ever see (under 6 feet)?

Some of them have to be Lionel Messi, Javier Fernández, Andrés Iniesta, Pele, Maradona, Russell Latapy, Carlos Tévez, Sergio Agüero, Samir Nasri, Hugo Sánchez and one of my favorite David Silva (Man City).

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Post by: injunchile on November 27, 2012, 12:13:53 PM
Sam- You named them all, In Trinidad & Tobago- Ian Clauzel
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Post by: chelsealife on November 27, 2012, 01:45:40 PM
Pablo Piatti and Jesus Navas
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Post by: asylumseeker on November 27, 2012, 04:37:02 PM
There is an attacker in Brazil who makes several of the above "tall". Cyah remember his name right now, but I almost started a thread about him a few months back.
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Post by: Observer on November 27, 2012, 05:35:29 PM
Almost all the great ballers was under 6'
Esuebio, Muller, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Garrincha, Romario, Baggio, Zola,  the list too dam long
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Post by: Dumplingdinho on November 27, 2012, 07:46:50 PM
Sam,

under 6ft is short?  i say short is under 5-6 or even 5-8.
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Post by: asylumseeker on November 27, 2012, 08:43:12 PM
Sam,

under 6ft is short?  i say short is under 5-6 or even 5-8.

I agree with you.
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Post by: vb on November 27, 2012, 11:45:41 PM
TT had a nice defender in the 90s Ainsley Weekes.

Injury finished him but what a fireball, he was a hard knocks, no nonsense defender. Beenie woulda make mas with a fella like he in 2006.
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Post by: Mango Chow! on November 28, 2012, 01:08:31 AM
In Trinidad: Ian Clauzel, Russell Latapy and Clint Marcelle.

Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Carlos, Dani Alves, Wesley Sneijder, Messi, Romario, Riquelme, Jay Jay Okocha, Maradonna, Gerd Muller, Paul Breitner, Lothar Matthaus, Cruyff, Cafu, Juninho (played for Middlesbrough in the 90's) Ashley Cole, Saloman Kalu, Alexandre Pato, Roberto Baggio, Franco Baresi, Platini, Junior ('82 World Cup) Daniel Passarella, Arjen Robben, Joel Bats, Bruno Martini, Jean Luc Ettori, Jean Tigana, Frank De Boer, Edgar Davids, Luiz Suarez, Clarence Seedorf, Alain Giresse, Marc Overmars, Osvaldo Ardiles, Graham Rix, Garth Crooks, Steve Perryman, Chris Hughton.......Jorge Campos! (ah leave anybody out? :laugh:)




*Ronaldinho, Peter Shilton*   
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Post by: Peong on November 28, 2012, 11:03:36 AM
The Juve striker Giovinco is 5' 4".

Piatti is 5' 3".
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Post by: Andre on November 28, 2012, 03:28:14 PM
i is wonder about the player heights they is list.

sources have messi and some of them barca shorties around 5' 7". either they wrong or all them team they is be running rings around comprised of nba height players based on watching them when they lineup.

i see jorge campos close in real life. they used to call him 5' 9". i think he is more like 5' 6".
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Post by: asylumseeker on December 23, 2012, 12:18:26 AM
In Trinidad: Ian Clauzel, Russell Latapy and Clint Marcelle.

Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Carlos, Dani Alves, Wesley Sneijder, Messi, Romario, Riquelme, Jay Jay Okocha, Maradonna, Gerd Muller, Paul Breitner, Lothar Matthaus, Cruyff, Cafu, Juninho (played for Middlesbrough in the 90's) Ashley Cole, Saloman Kalu, Alexandre Pato, Roberto Baggio, Franco Baresi, Platini, Junior ('82 World Cup) Daniel Passarella, Arjen Robben, Joel Bats, Bruno Martini, Jean Luc Ettori, Jean Tigana, Frank De Boer, Edgar Davids, Luiz Suarez, Clarence Seedorf, Alain Giresse, Marc Overmars, Osvaldo Ardiles, Graham Rix, Garth Crooks, Steve Perryman, Chris Hughton.......Jorge Campos! (ah leave anybody out? :laugh:)

*Ronaldinho, Peter Shilton*   

Yep, baller! @ 5'6" ... no doubt.
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Post by: palos on December 23, 2012, 12:53:01 AM
The majority of the worlds best footballers have very low centre of gravity

Best yuh ask who are the best players over 6 feet. Yuh will get a more filtered list

Great BIG players tend to be defenders with exceptions like

George Weah
Zizou
Di Stefano
Ibrahimovic (yes he great)
Socrates
Kempes
Steve David
Theodore Whitmore
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Post by: Mango Chow! on December 23, 2012, 10:45:29 AM
The majority of the worlds best footballers have very low centre of gravity

Best yuh ask who are the best players over 6 feet. Yuh will get a more filtered list

Great BIG players tend to be defenders with exceptions like

George Weah
Zizou
Di Stefano
Ibrahimovic (yes he great)
Socrates
Kempes
Steve David
Theodore Whitmore

  Wha 'bout Garnett Craig? (sp)  :devil:
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Post by: Pointman on December 25, 2012, 03:48:39 PM
Russell Latapy!!
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Post by: Deeks on December 25, 2012, 03:52:14 PM
The majority of the worlds best footballers have very low centre of gravity

Best yuh ask who are the best players over 6 feet. Yuh will get a more filtered list

Great BIG players tend to be defenders with exceptions like

George Weah
Zizou
Di Stefano
Ibrahimovic (yes he great)
Socrates
Kempes
Steve David
Theodore Whitmore

  Wha 'bout Garnett Craig? (sp)  :devil:
Karl Heinz Rumminege
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Post by: Deeks on December 25, 2012, 03:56:32 PM
The majority of the worlds best footballers have very low centre of gravity

Best yuh ask who are the best players over 6 feet. Yuh will get a more filtered list

Great BIG players tend to be defenders with exceptions like

George Weah
Zizou
Di Stefano
Ibrahimovic (yes he great)
Socrates
Kempes
Steve David
Theodore Whitmore

  Wha 'bout Garnett Craig? (sp)  :devil:

Ken Murren?
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Post by: giggsy11 on December 25, 2012, 05:38:08 PM
My lil bandi leg dribbler -Pierre Michael Littbarski
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Post by: Observer on December 25, 2012, 08:46:21 PM
I'll throw in Mario Zagallo, Rui Barros
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Post by: banton on December 29, 2012, 09:09:19 PM
pablo aimar
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Post by: rickstaa on December 31, 2012, 12:51:51 PM
Russell Latapy!!
for real the first name come to my mind
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Post by: soccerman on December 31, 2012, 08:12:00 PM
Ribery
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Post by: Mango Chow! on January 08, 2013, 12:50:41 AM
....anybody get to see how short Dani Alves really :rotfl: is standing alongside that "World's XI" yesterday?!  De man was barely taller than dem kids dey had on de stage! 
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