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[BumsteadCFC]

Spiller86, on 21 December 2011 - 08:28 AM, said:

Bumstead you must at least acknowledge that in his role as tackling enforcer there were few better than him. I rank him right there with Viera. Although our own crazy man Dennis Wise was alright as well

As a tackling enforcer I agree he was top class.  My disagreement with Ballack and Blu is just based on him saying there are no midfielders that are better which is not remotely true.  

When youve seen midfielders of the class of Matthaus, Sammer, Cambiasso and the rest I mentioned, players that were complete midfielders:  strong, intelligent, great tacklers, great passers who could score, create for themselves and you hear players like Roy Keane (who was a basic ball winner, very good at it) lauded as the best ever midfielder I just cannot agree.  As a ball winner I rate Keane highly, as an all round midfielder?  Nothing out of the ordinary.

[shedpensioner]

Not even the best Manure midfielder ever, let alone ever ever!

EDIT: you have to remember football was played before Italia '90!

Edited by shedpensioner, 21 December 2011 - 01:35 PM.