Comments on: Most missed players at the 2006 World Cup

By: fred

fred — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:15:50 +0000

1 Romario
2 Romario
3 Romario
4 Romario
5 Romario

because he is the kind of player who makes you write this

By: Luis Paulo

Luis Paulo — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:02:47 +0000

Gus, it wasn’t. Preud’Homme’s last WC was in 94. Belgium’s goalie in 98 was Filip de Wilde.

By: Kapcro

Kapcro — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:23:46 +0000

Luis thanks I earlier listed Pele, yes a great player, but I listed him because he literally got me out of my seat when he got the ball and then finished the play and you just sat back and said Wow. Enjoyed the post on Eusebio, a fine man.

By: Luis Paulo

Luis Paulo — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:01:29 +0000

You’re right Kaprcro. It’s not only a list of top footballers. It’s a list of players we missed. Higuita wasn’t that good, he was just funny. If I have rank the 5 best players that I have seen it would be a different list.

By: Kapcro

Kapcro — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:51:35 +0000

Lalas deserves a nod. Someone may question whether he merits it on quality of play as compared to other stars, but one can’t argue stage presence and intensity. The list is about players that we miss watching after all. Pedro P you once again prove yourself a gentleman. Small countries players press time will always fall behind that of those in large countries, nature of the publicity game. People who follow a sport usually appreciate and acknowledge a good player no matter where he’s from. Speaking of memories here are two DVD’s that are available- World Cup Soccer Highlights 1966-1974 and World Cup Soccer Highlights DVD collection 1978-2002.

By: Pedro P

Pedro P — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:02:59 +0000

Thanks to all the people from Hrvatska. Hvala. Anyway, you know more about POR than we about CRO. Boban, Suker, Vlaovic and the others, whose face I remember but not the name, are players to be rembered. They were extremelly good and, like most of the portuguese, usually UNDERrated by public opinion. Of course, this sounds like the “bitterness of the wanna be” we know better.

I mentioned the bulgarians because, for me, they were really good and very exciting to watch. Some played in Portugal, or had played, by the time of WC94.

The list is endless… Lalas, one of the first US football famous – everybody remembers the goatie.

Platini WAS very good. I’m sorry, but after Eurocup 84 when France kicked POR out in the semi’s, extra time, after being down 2-1 most of the match – courtesy Platini – my neutrality SIMPLY vanished.

By: Mika

Mika — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:18:23 +0000

Roberto Baggio

By: Gus

Gus — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:00:08 +0000

How about Cuauhtemoc Blanco? He was just excluded from Mexico’s preliminary list this week…
I guess we won’t be seeing anybody doing the infamous bunny hopping with the ball between the legs like he did against South Korea in 98.
That same year he also scored an awkward goal against Belgium to draw the match… Would that have been against Preud’Homme then?

By: Luis Paulo

Luis Paulo — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 03:52:29 +0000

Wow. Djorkaeff. I didn’t see that coming.

I believe that the “tall swedish” that you were talking about was Kennet Andersson. The best swedish player in 94 IMO. He scored a beautiful goal against Brazil.

By: james

james — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:46:58 +0000

I would like to see Zico and the futebol arte team from 1982 that all Brasilians talk about constantly.

i am surprised to see so many mentions of those Italian twits that blew it in 1994.

I am also inflicting a no Maradona, no Pele rule and a since 1990 rule.

1) Romario
2) Bergkamp
3) Djorkaeff
4) Bati-gol
5) Gascoigne

I actually sat behind the goal for the Belgium-Holland game where Preud-homme was absolutely immense and single handedly kept the belgians in the match. unreal.

and i would give a nod to brolin and the tall swedish guy who did the aussie rules goal sign when he scored but now i can’t remember his name. Stochkov and the balding letchkov.

Hell lets throw in the chain smoking Bulgarian manager and emile jaquet for that matter.

this is fun too bad there this discussion is not taking place in a pub with cold beers.

desailly, Sukor, Bierhoff, Klinsman,

Lalas, Ramos, Meola, Harkes(hey its my team and i can have some americans on it if i want!)