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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
