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    10. Claude Makelele. One of the only footballers to have a position named after him, Makelele proved that height was no issue when it came to protecting the back four. The Frenchman scored only two goals during his time at Chelsea, one of which was a follow up to a missed penalty that the little man had taken himself.

    9. Roberto Carlos.
    No matter where on the pitch a free kick was awarded, if Roberto Carlos was on the pitch, he’d be the one taking it. Powered by a monstrous pair of thighs that measured 58.5 cm in diameter, Carlos scored arguably the best free kick ever in Le Tournoi against France in 1997, when he put a seemingly impossible amount of swerve on the ball which curved like a banana before smashing into the back of the French net.

    8. Nobby Stiles. Nobby Stiles may not have been the best looking footballer around, but he won us the World Cup and for that we are eternally grateful. Stiles was a hard grafting midfield player who, despite being rather unfashionable at the time, picked up two League titles and the European Cup with Manchester United.

    7. Jorge Campos
    . If only on our list for his outrageously coloured kits and his penchant for scoring rather than stopping goals, it would be difficult to describe Campos as anything other than a pint sized maestro. The Mexican keeper scored an incredible 37 goals for Pumas during his two spells with the club. Admittedly Campos often played outfield as a striker, but the number one jersey never stopped the peacock look-a-like from trying his luck further up field.

    6. Ossie Ardiles.
    The first of three Argentine’s to make the cut, Ardiles helped Tottenham win two FA Cups and one Uefa Cup with his subliminal trickery. His managerial stint at White Hart Lane was a rather forgettable one, but Ardiles had already cemented his place in the ‘Tottingham’ Hall of Fame and even recorded his own song with Chas and Dave.

    5. Georgiou Kinkladze. The Georgian playmaker was the one bright light in what was a torrid few seasons for Manchester City in the mid nineties. And the fact he may not have been allowed on every ride at Alton Towers would have been little consolation for anyone given the duties of having to disposes him of the football.
    4. Juninho. The Little Fella, as he was referred to by Middlesbrough fans, immediately lit up the Premiership with 17 goals in his first season at The Riverside, although was eventually sold when the club went down. Juninho’s full name is actually Oswaldo Giroldo Jr, but at only five foot five inches, the one time Middlesbrough legend, was never going to be able to fit all of those letters onto the back of his tiny top.

    3. Lionel Messi. The Barcelona winger is probably the marked man in World football today. And he could do worse than drafting a thin layer of granite into his shins to soften the blows he now receives on a weekly basis. Doing that however may detract from the player’s ability to duck and dive past defenders, leaving them shocked, stunned, and begging to be substituted. But until he leads Argentina to World Cup glory, Messi will have to live in Maradonna’s shadow and will remain at number three on our list.

    2. Gianfranco Zola.
    A number of West Ham players have said this season that their boss is still the best player in training, despite being on the wrong side of forty, and they quite frankly find it embarrassing. Zola was rightly accredited with attracting other star names to the Premiership after showing the foreigners that England wasn’t too bad after all. Chelsea fans won’t need reminding what he did for them, and opposition fans won’t need reminding what he did to them either as his picture adorns the finest London trattorias.

    1. Diego Maradona. Love him or hate him for what he did to us, there’s no doubting Maradonna was one of the most skilful players to ever grace a football pitch, and there won’t be too many like him again. The ball seemed simply an extension of his boot at times; such was the close control the Argentine possessed. He may not be little any more but for the magician that Maradona once was, we at sport.co.uk salute him.

    http://blog.sport.co.uk/Football/245..._maestros.aspx
    "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

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    Claude Makelele.
    Steel inna di miggle keep tings moving, Mikel a fashion him self like Makele but need some teachings from di general
    Ongle Dunga or Revelino bettah weh it come to sekkle di miggle.

    Roberto Carlos.
    Nebah seen a Brazilian suh mobile yet, especially from di left back. Free kick teacha fi true.

    Ossie Ardiles.
    This likkle man, was a general at Spurs di bes side Spurs evah put togedah, dem will nevah hab side wid dem deh wicked ballah again, Villa, Ardilles, Hoddle, Crooks an Archibald.(If di memory a wuk right)

    Lionel Messi.
    Young General inna di miggle fi Barcelona , as dem seh di yout hab some large boots fi fill, but di yout wicked like death

    2. Gianfranco Zola.
    Dis yah likkle Italian a di bes weh guh a englan, if Chelsa did hab a general like him inna di miggle right now deh wouldah unstoppable

    Diego Maradona
    'Pigeon Chess' dis yah a jus to teacha fi all a dem, crown him.

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    • #3
      ironic that immobility on roberto carlos' part got brasil knocked out of the last wc...

      although not "likkle" i admired hierro in that role as well. he was a great distributer

      Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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      • #4
        How dem lef out di likkle short man from up-Park Camp, StGC and Liverpool? Look like seh dem figget who Johnny B was!

        Also, Caribbean ites might quickly recall the sublime skills of TnT's short man, Russell Latapy.

        And why put Jorge Campos on that list at the expense of El Conejo Saviola?
        "The contribution of forumites and others who visit shouldn’t be discounted, and offending people shouldn’t be the first thing on our minds. Most of us are educated and can do better." Mi bredrin Sass Jan. 29,2011

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Farmah View Post
          How dem lef out di likkle short man from up-Park Camp, StGC and Liverpool? Look like seh dem figget who Johnny B was!

          Also, Caribbean ites might quickly recall the sublime skills of TnT's short man, Russell Latapy.

          And why put Jorge Campos on that list at the expense of El Conejo Saviola?
          Maybe his outfits.
          "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

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          • #6
            Where is the little French man inna the Bayern uniform?
            • Don't let negative things break you, instead let it be your strength, your reason for growth. Life is for living and I won't spend my life feeling cheated and downtrodden.

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            • #7
              11. Jermaine Hue Love him or hate him, there’s no doubting Hue was one of the most skilful players to ever grace a football pitch, and there won’t be too many like him again from Jamaica. The ball seemed simply an extension of his boot at times; such was the close control the Jamaican possessed.


              BLACK LIVES MATTER

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Mosiah View Post
                11. Jermaine Hue Love him or hate him, there’s no doubting Hue was one of the most skilful players to ever grace a football pitch, and there won’t be too many like him again from Jamaica. The ball seemed simply an extension of his boot at times; such was the close control the Jamaican possessed.
                While we at it .. Shorty Malcolm.
                "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Lazie View Post
                  10. Claude Makelele. One of the only footballers to have a position named after him, Makelele proved that height was no issue when it came to protecting the back four. The Frenchman scored only two goals during his time at Chelsea, one of which was a follow up to a missed penalty that the little man had taken himself.

                  9. Roberto Carlos. No matter where on the pitch a free kick was awarded, if Roberto Carlos was on the pitch, he’d be the one taking it. Powered by a monstrous pair of thighs that measured 58.5 cm in diameter, Carlos scored arguably the best free kick ever in Le Tournoi against France in 1997, when he put a seemingly impossible amount of swerve on the ball which curved like a banana before smashing into the back of the French net.

                  8. Nobby Stiles. Nobby Stiles may not have been the best looking footballer around, but he won us the World Cup and for that we are eternally grateful. Stiles was a hard grafting midfield player who, despite being rather unfashionable at the time, picked up two League titles and the European Cup with Manchester United.

                  7. Jorge Campos. If only on our list for his outrageously coloured kits and his penchant for scoring rather than stopping goals, it would be difficult to describe Campos as anything other than a pint sized maestro. The Mexican keeper scored an incredible 37 goals for Pumas during his two spells with the club. Admittedly Campos often played outfield as a striker, but the number one jersey never stopped the peacock look-a-like from trying his luck further up field.

                  6. Ossie Ardiles. The first of three Argentine’s to make the cut, Ardiles helped Tottenham win two FA Cups and one Uefa Cup with his subliminal trickery. His managerial stint at White Hart Lane was a rather forgettable one, but Ardiles had already cemented his place in the ‘Tottingham’ Hall of Fame and even recorded his own song with Chas and Dave.

                  5. Georgiou Kinkladze. The Georgian playmaker was the one bright light in what was a torrid few seasons for Manchester City in the mid nineties. And the fact he may not have been allowed on every ride at Alton Towers would have been little consolation for anyone given the duties of having to disposes him of the football.
                  4. Juninho. The Little Fella, as he was referred to by Middlesbrough fans, immediately lit up the Premiership with 17 goals in his first season at The Riverside, although was eventually sold when the club went down. Juninho’s full name is actually Oswaldo Giroldo Jr, but at only five foot five inches, the one time Middlesbrough legend, was never going to be able to fit all of those letters onto the back of his tiny top.

                  3. Lionel Messi. The Barcelona winger is probably the marked man in World football today. And he could do worse than drafting a thin layer of granite into his shins to soften the blows he now receives on a weekly basis. Doing that however may detract from the player’s ability to duck and dive past defenders, leaving them shocked, stunned, and begging to be substituted. But until he leads Argentina to World Cup glory, Messi will have to live in Maradonna’s shadow and will remain at number three on our list.

                  2. Gianfranco Zola. A number of West Ham players have said this season that their boss is still the best player in training, despite being on the wrong side of forty, and they quite frankly find it embarrassing. Zola was rightly accredited with attracting other star names to the Premiership after showing the foreigners that England wasn’t too bad after all. Chelsea fans won’t need reminding what he did for them, and opposition fans won’t need reminding what he did to them either as his picture adorns the finest London trattorias.

                  1. Diego Maradona. Love him or hate him for what he did to us, there’s no doubting Maradonna was one of the most skilful players to ever grace a football pitch, and there won’t be too many like him again. The ball seemed simply an extension of his boot at times; such was the close control the Argentine possessed. He may not be little any more but for the magician that Maradona once was, we at sport.co.uk salute him.

                  http://blog.sport.co.uk/Football/245..._maestros.aspx


                  Ariel Ortega is missing from that list. He was an exceptional player with great skill that played for Argentina.

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                  • #10
                    el burro....

                    Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Farmah View Post
                      How dem lef out di likkle short man from up-Park Camp, StGC and Liverpool? Look like seh dem figget who Johnny B was!

                      Also, Caribbean ites might quickly recall the sublime skills of TnT's short man, Russell Latapy.

                      And why put Jorge Campos on that list at the expense of El Conejo Saviola?
                      When did 5' 11" become short? Average height of a US male is about 5' 9.5 " and it is shorter for most of the rest of the world...so when did this happen?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Mosiah View Post
                        11. Jermaine Hue Love him or hate him, there’s no doubting Hue was one of the most skilful players to ever grace a football pitch, and there won’t be too many like him again from Jamaica. The ball seemed simply an extension of his boot at times; such was the close control the Jamaican possessed.
                        To grace H. View pitch. You are correct.

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                        • #13
                          That too!


                          BLACK LIVES MATTER

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                          • #14
                            At least when writing about Jorge Compost they were wise enough to omit any kind of description about his goalkeeping abilities, which were sub par to say the least.
                            "Donovan was excellent. We knew he was a good player, but he really didn't do anything wrong in the whole game and made it difficult for us."
                            - Xavi

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                            • #15
                              Yep, you're correct Dread. At 5"11" JB shouldn't be classified among the pint-sized ballers. I saw him play live in the early 80s when he was at Watford and, from my seat up in the stands, he seemed a bit short when lined up against others on the pitch. I'm a bit surprised that he is actually 5'11". But yep! He's no shortie!
                              "The contribution of forumites and others who visit shouldn’t be discounted, and offending people shouldn’t be the first thing on our minds. Most of us are educated and can do better." Mi bredrin Sass Jan. 29,2011

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