I think they’ve excluded players still active in the PL (Ronaldo being judged on his first stint). At least, that’s how I approached my further suggestions.
Ballers are basically those whose skills set them apart. Players who’d do things that would be “worth the price of admission” alone.
Make the extraordinary look ordinary.
My personal top ten, in no particular order, would be:
Le Tissier
Okocha
Zola
Bergkamp
Suarez
Ginola
Berbatov
Sturridge
Juninho
Henry
Next ten…
Coutinho
Kinkladze
Fowler
Asprilla
Papis Cisse
Yeboah
Torres
Hazard
Cantona
Kanu
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Papiss Cisse, because of that goal?
Probably those offensive players with skills and courage to do it in big games/moments.
That is highly subjective, because in my book, someone like Tugay was a also baller.
Yeah, pretty much although I think there were at least two outrageous goals weren’t there? Yeboah’s were also great but he basically just smashed them. Cissé’s though? Wow.
I mean, come on…
Uhhh…no Gerrard on the “ballers” list? but Coutinho tho?
Amazing goals. Great player. Not a top 20 baller though. There’s an element of artistry when it comes to being a baller. An element of creative expression. Gerrard was a phenomenal player but he wasn’t really an artist, if that makes sense.
Agreed.
He had the physical and technical ability, but to be a baller you need flair and creativity which were not his strengths.
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That’s the best description of a “baller”…
I always think that Okocha was an artist, where as Stevie G was a much better player to have on your team.
There is room for both…
In the list of football artists that I have seen Jari Litmanen was special. He was criminally under used/unlucky at Liverpool. He was an absolute baller!
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Now I get what they’re on about, I cannot understand why Bergkamp is not on the original list.
Was Modric ever a ‘baller’. I’m not sure I’d even consider him in any ‘top list’ just based on his time in the Premiership.
Some players can lose but feel happy because they nutmegged someone. They are pretty to look at, but they’re a fucking nightmare to play with or have on the team you support.
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Lucky for youse, I’m refusing to take part in this “baller” conversation on principle.
But, selfishly, I have another question inspired by a drunken encounter in one of this old city’s many glorious hovels of ill-repute;
All time Basque XI?
Xabi, Xabi’s dad, Xabi’s brother.
In all seriousness it would be a pretty decent team, especially if you included the French Basques like Laporte, Deschamps, and even stretch cases like Higuain
Imagine being Southampton and drawing 17 games at home haha. Pretty realistic!
Chelsea are going to go 26-5-0 over the final 31 games and concede only 1 goal?
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Hey don’t argue with technology! They will be taking over the world soon.
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