Amazing how many times he’s taken out and gets back up and gets on with playing his game. Nowadays they roll around and Fain injury . Unbelievable. Best was a genius.
You can't imagine how bad some of those 'pitches' were, I remember West Ham's pitch having hardly a blade of grass and sand being mixed in with the mud and then flattened to look presentable at kick off. Within minutes of kick off there were 'no go' areas of the pitch as the ball would become stuck in the mud. Amazingly the players actually managed to play some watchable football. George Best was 'the' expert on a bad pitch, he used the mud to his advantage wrong footing the opponent, his brain was always one step ahead, anticipating their next move. If he had been able to play today l'm sure he would still be a sensation, it was his speed, control and football brain that made him unique. It's a shame that many of his games were not filmed, they just didn't have that many cameras to cover all the games back then. Today's films only give a glimpse of his skill.
Ur comment was absolutely spot on..Ur typical Pitch over Hackney Marshes(in E.London)were just a good..where as today they're running around on Plush Carpet.
Mike wa, thats true mike. That park that we just watched there was in the worse condition i have ever seen in any english old first division ground, at white hart lane. It was a potatoe field mud swamp park. At one stage you see george best getting the ball on what looked like straw wich was about 16 yards long and 12 yards wide. I was waiting on horses coming on next. It was really pathetic, and it was only into november. By febuary that park would need to be returfed again. And that was so hard to do, to lay the turfs of grass by 6ft by 6ft would take all day and night and then you need to get it as near perfect as you can wich is so hard as bits stick up all over the park. Teams did try it back then and had to lift it again the next day as after the tractor had rolled them at least 3 times to flatten the turf it was still unsafe to play on. So they had to lift what they had laid and just put bits of sand around the goal area wich helps the mud not feel as bad to play on if spinkled on right. But the parks should have got a two week break at xmas back then, that would have helped alot. And am always for natural grass to play on not false grass that never gets muddy. You wont get a better game of football than on a great natural grass park at the start of the season and the middle as well. Btw the reason most of the parks in 1970 and 80s were this bad was becouse they never got a break all season? If spurs played away then the reserves played at home plus thats not counting during the week. They parks were played on every single week. If the reserves had a park of there own the big ground parks would never look as bad to play on. But with george best scoring goals like that its no wonder he took half the park mud into the changing room after the game.
My all time favorite player and the greatest of all time George Best, football misses you,thank you for everything you did for Manchester United and for football, you will always be in our hearts forever, legends never die, George Best Forever
George Best. Simply the best. The most gifted player i have had the honour to see. This Man Utd team should have won more trophies than what they actually did. Boing Boing.
I'm 66 years old, i can remember Law, Best and Charlton playing. One thing i have never seen is any argument or debate of which one was the best. That is why there is a statue outside Old Trafford with those three standing there.....immortals!
Yes I get that ... but George is Best. George Best. Each of that Trinity has different skills, but I do believe George had something mystical about him, about his mind set, how he could control the ball, make it do things no one else could ....
Best was brilliant on terrible pitches, and when hard nasty tackling was allowed. imagine what displays he'd be capable of today on these brilliant lush pitches , and with the ref protection from tackling, .He'd never lose the ball, and score at least 3 times as many goals. a True GREAT talent of the game. G.BEST rip
I agree Chris. Look at 2.16 here. Best is hacked down. Messi for all his fabulous talent - and he is fabulously talented and let no one deny it - never gets tackled like that. Today that is a sending off straight away. George dealt with conditions and refereeing standards no modern player has to cope with. Pele, Di Stefano, Cruyff, Messi may be greater players in ways but no one has ever had more undiluted talent with the ball at his feet. The way he injected instant urgency and speed is wonderful. The other thing was his sheer natural charisma. You couldn't take your eyes off him if the ball was within 15 yards of him. The young have not seen him but those old enough to have seen both George and Cristiano Ronaldo know who United's greatest ever player was.
tigerarmyrule I'm old enough to have seen both and while it's true Best had to deal with terrible pitches, he didn't have to cope with organised defences, pressing, no time to think, 90 mile an hour football. I'd say both Messi and Ronaldo are on a different planet to George Best
Absolutely..The football the likes of Best and Cruyff produced on those "Cabbage Pastures"was beyond belief.And then had Bobby Charlton with his "Bazookas"in both feet!!He w/b constantly shooting from.the halfway line!
@@tigerarmyrule Good comment!,There's just no comparison! And as fantastic a player as Messi is,I really couldn't see him pulling it off(week in/week out)in the EPL,and certainly not then,with each team possessing at least 2 players whose primary goal was to stop u (by foul means or fair).That was football then,today we have "Xbox 19"style,with virtual reality tackling!!
@@ruthsmart2566 Just a quick comment. The tactics are just a mask for a lack of overall abilty! .In those days u had larger poorer familys,where football was the main priority,and the only avenue out of their drudgery for every kid(just like u see in some "third world" country's now)So when someone turned "Pro"that meant he was of a really high standard because every kid back then wanted 2b a Pro Footballer! Tactics will be never "trump" a team filled with naturally skillful players..It may pose problems of course,but 8 out of 10 times"class"will dominate and prevail!
With respect, it would be insightful to make reference somewhere to the final score for these great clips of footballing history, for those of us who would be keen know 🤓 Thank you for the edit and visuals from this golden age of football, especially these amazing insights into the true metaphysical genius of George Best. No one like him since.
Dalair khan, thats funny you said that becouse i thought the same thing. He was even at centre half and dribbled through to centre forward then was pulled down. Then a minute later he was on the left wing then played a great pass across that park at least 18 yards. Then 30 seconds later he was doing the same on the right wing lol then he scored lol. What a player!
I love the moment when George kicks the shit out of Steve Perryman. Just a reminder that, along with all his other amazing talents, George could really take care of himself.
Tavy@ that really was some goal by best. He was so brave and even had that great speed of thought to run into a packed defence then take it on hes chest and knew to let the ball stick to the mud to then have the tenacity, composure, and skill to stick it in the back of the net with the outside of hes heavy boot!!! He was the greatest ever! Could you imagine messi doing what best just did there? With no protection, on a heavy mud swamp potatoe field, and with a much heavier ball. About 4, 5 times the weight of todays balls plus heavier again on a rain soaked park!!! A just couldnt imagine messi doing what best just did there. No chance! A just had to look at that goal at least another 3 or 4 times. Best was the greatest player in the world between 1966 to 1971,72. If he looked after himself better and trainend the way he did before he started going missing, and into his thirtys could you imagine how much more he had to offer us till he was 37 easy. Then he couldve played between defence and midfield till he was 42 or more! He wouldv been miles better than pele. There was still so much to give. Ye wont see another player ever who was quite like george best !!!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P GEORGE
The ball weighs the same now as it did then, the only time it was heavier was if the ball got wet. You clearly need to watch more of Messi! (I am a massive Best fan, but I'm pretty sure even Best would be amazed by Messi.)
In no Universe is George Best better than Pele. Or Maradona. Or Messi. Or Ronaldo Phenomeno. Or Ronaldinho. And the list goes on..Pele was miles better than him. At the 66 World Cup Pele on one leg with his weaker foot , when he was hacked against Portugal, was setting up his team mates with passes, even with one leg he was better than George Best ever was. I am glad these old footages of Best exist. He was hyped to the max by the British/English media and these Best vs... highlight reels is bringing that to light...
Law and Charlton are starting to look old, and the back line is looking a bit fragile. George is missing training and it's all about to go downhill. Still good enough for a point here though.
@Restart 2020 If he'd looked after himself he would have played right through the 1970s at the top and would probably have gone to the World Cup with Northern Ireland in 1982. The best of Best was quite a narrow window - 1966 to 1968.
@Restart 2020 I saw him when he played for Fulham. It was like his heart wasn't in it. I think Marsh had moved on by then. He was still the best player on the pitch and at least I can say I saw him. But if you see the videos of him at his peak he was unstoppable.
George Best You are a Fantastic Football player You are the Best George Best Good bye the Belfast boy World legend Maradona Cruyff Pele George Best is the Best Danny van Strien Holland Europe
Tavy@ George Best wasnt just the greatest player in the world he was also the greatest entertainer i have ever seen on tv in the world of show bussines between 1966 to 1972. And that includes comedians, show hosts, actors, becouse george treated football as show bussines !!!!!!!!!!! R.i.p george
@@victorformosa2825 He was referring to Best at a particular moment in time, not saying he was the greatest of all time. Plus, Pele talks some shite, to be fair. Not to take anything away from Best, who was magnificent.
If I had been him knowing he was one of the greatest players in the world if not the best.and I had a load of money and a beautiful girl by my side in a nice warm hotel and drink on room service .,and it was raining and cold outside I'd miss training and be dead before him
Beat everything,including the conditions.Great footwork to get the ball out from under his feet in such tight conditions.Most players would have got stuck in the mud. But he was still about to blow it at this point...which was a great shame for all of us.An artist if ever there was one
This was 1970 when he was still at his peak. Wonderful player !
Amazing how many times he’s taken out and gets back up and gets on with playing his game. Nowadays they roll around and Fain injury . Unbelievable. Best was a genius.
Watching him play was worth the entrance fee alone,great player
Yes I was Leeds ultra but always went to Manchester United games see him
You can't imagine how bad some of those 'pitches' were, I remember West Ham's pitch having hardly a blade of grass and sand being mixed in with the mud and then flattened to look presentable at kick off. Within minutes of kick off there were 'no go' areas of the pitch as the ball would become stuck in the mud. Amazingly the players actually managed to play some watchable football. George Best was 'the' expert on a bad pitch, he used the mud to his advantage wrong footing the opponent, his brain was always one step ahead, anticipating their next move. If he had been able to play today l'm sure he would still be a sensation, it was his speed, control and football brain that made him unique. It's a shame that many of his games were not filmed, they just didn't have that many cameras to cover all the games back then. Today's films only give a glimpse of his skill.
Ur comment was absolutely spot on..Ur typical Pitch over Hackney Marshes(in E.London)were just a good..where as today they're running around on Plush Carpet.
Mike wa, thats true mike. That park that we just watched there was in the worse condition i have ever seen in any english old first division ground, at white hart lane. It was a potatoe field mud swamp park. At one stage you see george best getting the ball on what looked like straw wich was about 16 yards long and 12 yards wide. I was waiting on horses coming on next. It was really pathetic, and it was only into november. By febuary that park would need to be returfed again. And that was so hard to do, to lay the turfs of grass by 6ft by 6ft would take all day and night and then you need to get it as near perfect as you can wich is so hard as bits stick up all over the park. Teams did try it back then and had to lift it again the next day as after the tractor had rolled them at least 3 times to flatten the turf it was still unsafe to play on. So they had to lift what they had laid and just put bits of sand around the goal area wich helps the mud not feel as bad to play on if spinkled on right. But the parks should have got a two week break at xmas back then, that would have helped alot. And am always for natural grass to play on not false grass that never gets muddy. You wont get a better game of football than on a great natural grass park at the start of the season and the middle as well. Btw the reason most of the parks in 1970 and 80s were this bad was becouse they never got a break all season? If spurs played away then the reserves played at home plus thats not counting during the week. They parks were played on every single week. If the reserves had a park of there own the big ground parks would never look as bad to play on. But with george best scoring goals like that its no wonder he took half the park mud into the changing room after the game.
My all time favorite player and the greatest of all time George Best, football misses you,thank you for everything you did for Manchester United and for football, you will always be in our hearts forever, legends never die, George Best Forever
George Best. Simply the best. The most gifted player i have had the honour to see. This Man Utd team should have won more trophies than what they actually did. Boing Boing.
I'm 66 years old, i can remember Law, Best and Charlton playing. One thing i have never seen is any argument or debate of which one was the best.
That is why there is a statue outside Old Trafford with those three standing there.....immortals!
68blues it was George..but all 3 were european footballers of the year Quality!
Bobby charlton was the best a complete player not just someone who could strike a ball
Yes I get that ... but George is Best. George Best.
Each of that Trinity has different skills, but I do believe George had something mystical about him, about his mind set, how he could control the ball, make it do things no one else could ....
Best was brilliant on terrible pitches, and when hard nasty tackling was allowed. imagine what displays he'd be capable of today on these brilliant lush pitches , and with the ref protection from tackling, .He'd never lose the ball, and score at least 3 times as many goals. a True GREAT talent of the game. G.BEST rip
I agree Chris. Look at 2.16 here. Best is hacked down. Messi for all his fabulous talent - and he is fabulously talented and let no one deny it - never gets tackled like that. Today that is a sending off straight away. George dealt with conditions and refereeing standards no modern player has to cope with. Pele, Di Stefano, Cruyff, Messi may be greater players in ways but no one has ever had more undiluted talent with the ball at his feet. The way he injected instant urgency and speed is wonderful. The other thing was his sheer natural charisma. You couldn't take your eyes off him if the ball was within 15 yards of him. The young have not seen him but those old enough to have seen both George and Cristiano Ronaldo know who United's greatest ever player was.
tigerarmyrule I'm old enough to have seen both and while it's true Best had to deal with terrible pitches, he didn't have to cope with organised defences, pressing, no time to think, 90 mile an hour football. I'd say both Messi and Ronaldo are on a different planet to George Best
Absolutely..The football the likes of Best and Cruyff produced on those "Cabbage Pastures"was beyond belief.And then had Bobby Charlton with his "Bazookas"in both feet!!He w/b constantly shooting from.the halfway line!
@@tigerarmyrule Good comment!,There's just no comparison!
And as fantastic a player as Messi is,I really couldn't see him pulling it off(week in/week out)in the EPL,and certainly not then,with each team possessing at least 2 players whose primary goal was to stop u (by foul means or fair).That was football then,today we have "Xbox 19"style,with virtual reality tackling!!
@@ruthsmart2566 Just a quick comment.
The tactics are just a mask for a lack of overall abilty!
.In those days u had larger poorer familys,where football was the main priority,and the only avenue out of their drudgery for every kid(just like u see in some "third world" country's now)So when someone turned "Pro"that meant he was of a really high standard because every kid back then wanted 2b a Pro Footballer!
Tactics will be never "trump" a team filled with naturally skillful players..It may pose problems of course,but 8 out of 10 times"class"will dominate and prevail!
The pitches may be better today, the winters softer and the players fitter, but is it a better game to watch? I don't think so.
These Best highlights are golden... What a player Best was... thanks for the upload 👍
Imagine if Best had played on the quality of pitch they play on today?
Will still be the greatest talent ever
@Programming Ireland idiot clueless moron
@Programming Ireland Now I assume u must be joking?
@Programming Ireland well we all have our opinions and we should respect that.
So im going to leave it there.
@@lessamuels3767 HAD BEST BEING ENGLISH HE WOULD HAVE PLAYED IN THE WORLD CUP.
Best gets whacked gets up and carries on big change from the mummies boys nowadays what a player
Mummies girls 😬
If the premier league players were tackled as Best was they would be out for about two seasons.
When he brings the ball down for the goal , it hardly moves due to the mud and sand.
The man was a pure genius .
50 years today. Brilliant
A quite game for Georgie was world class for any other player.
Who remembers nice one Cyril nice on son nice one Cyril lets have another one haha
Seemless editing.
No defensive park the bus bullshit back then. You went to a match you got your moneys worth, high attacking quick paced football...
Exactly, working man's afternoon.
All different now. Blue chip, executive suites, no likeness at all
At 4:00 an epic moment. What a great player!
With respect, it would be insightful to make reference somewhere to the final score for these great clips of footballing history, for those of us who would be keen know 🤓
Thank you for the edit and visuals from this golden age of football, especially these amazing insights into the true metaphysical genius of George Best. No one like him since.
Spurs 2 Man Utd 2
@@jetyn8 thanks
Football was so entertaining then ! The pitches were dreadful
No dissent after some heavy tackles
God bless him ..love of my life . There naver b another George best
He made that pitch look so small.he was every ware
Dalair khan, thats funny you said that becouse i thought the same thing. He was even at centre half and dribbled through to centre forward then was pulled down. Then a minute later he was on the left wing then played a great pass across that park at least 18 yards. Then 30 seconds later he was doing the same on the right wing lol then he scored lol. What a player!
I must admit, football these days is much more sensitive towards tackles and fouls than back then...
He was the Best.
I love the moment when George kicks the shit out of Steve Perryman. Just a reminder that, along with all his other amazing talents, George could really take care of himself.
Love him or Hate it him, but you can never ignore him 👌
Tavy@ that really was some goal by best. He was so brave and even had that great speed of thought to run into a packed defence then take it on hes chest and knew to let the ball stick to the mud to then have the tenacity, composure, and skill to stick it in the back of the net with the outside of hes heavy boot!!! He was the greatest ever! Could you imagine messi doing what best just did there? With no protection, on a heavy mud swamp potatoe field, and with a much heavier ball. About 4, 5 times the weight of todays balls plus heavier again on a rain soaked park!!! A just couldnt imagine messi doing what best just did there. No chance! A just had to look at that goal at least another 3 or 4 times. Best was the greatest player in the world between 1966 to 1971,72. If he looked after himself better and trainend the way he did before he started going missing, and into his thirtys could you imagine how much more he had to offer us till he was 37 easy. Then he couldve played between defence and midfield till he was 42 or more! He wouldv been miles better than pele. There was still so much to give. Ye wont see another player ever who was quite like george best !!!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P GEORGE
The ball weighs the same now as it did then, the only time it was heavier was if the ball got wet. You clearly need to watch more of Messi! (I am a massive Best fan, but I'm pretty sure even Best would be amazed by Messi.)
In no Universe is George Best better than Pele. Or Maradona. Or Messi. Or Ronaldo Phenomeno. Or Ronaldinho. And the list goes on..Pele was miles better than him. At the 66 World Cup Pele on one leg with his weaker foot , when he was hacked against Portugal, was setting up his team mates with passes, even with one leg he was better than George Best ever was. I am glad these old footages of Best exist. He was hyped to the max by the British/English media and these Best vs... highlight reels is bringing that to light...
Law and Charlton are starting to look old, and the back line is looking a bit fragile. George is missing training and it's all about to go downhill. Still good enough for a point here though.
@Restart 2020 If he'd looked after himself he would have played right through the 1970s at the top and would probably have gone to the World Cup with Northern Ireland in 1982. The best of Best was quite a narrow window - 1966 to 1968.
@Restart 2020 I saw him when he played for Fulham. It was like his heart wasn't in it. I think Marsh had moved on by then. He was still the best player on the pitch and at least I can say I saw him. But if you see the videos of him at his peak he was unstoppable.
My one and only footballing hero legend
The best player to touch a ball with his feet
George Best
You are a Fantastic Football player
You are the Best
George Best
Good bye the Belfast boy
World legend
Maradona Cruyff Pele
George Best is the Best
Danny van Strien Holland Europe
I'm a big fan of Tottenham spurs but this would leave this comment with hate I'm sad that George best died
Best mutant genial of driblingns and skills! ! The ten fifa players! !!
Three European Footballer Of The year trophy winners in one team❤
Великолепный игрок👍
a farmers field and still plays brilliantly
Nowadays top players play on bowling green surfaces. Back then you had to master all kind of dodgy surfaces.
George Best The Best!!
Legend George Best! Spurs fans booing him .Wankers.
It was because of jealousy 😂
Even on a mucky pitch he had great control of the ball player,s today wouldn't play on these pitches
Tavy@ George Best wasnt just the greatest player in the world he was also the greatest entertainer i have ever seen on tv in the world of show bussines between 1966 to 1972. And that includes comedians, show hosts, actors, becouse george treated football as show bussines !!!!!!!!!!! R.i.p george
Some rubbish in the Utd team - thuugh great to see John Fitzpatrick - a tremendous player lost so early to injury.
ysgol3 yes and that creep Giles did it deliberately as he later admitted.
Brian Moore's comment on Best " wether you love him or hate him" why would you hate George Best ?
Messi Good, Pele great, George the Best
Even pele said George best was the best player in the world.
@@victorformosa2825 He was referring to Best at a particular moment in time, not saying he was the greatest of all time. Plus, Pele talks some shite, to be fair. Not to take anything away from Best, who was magnificent.
Who scored goals like this 🤷♂️👑
Ffs the editing of this video is almost as bad as the pitch
,,,,, true - LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's just a compilation of Best in the game, you expecting full highlights or what?
Outrageous fouls and terrible pitches
Look at his ball control on that shit excuse for a pitch. What would he conjure up with the pitches of today.
I was there
As camisas daquela não tinha escudos 🤣👍🏻
An atrocious pitch, tackles were leg breaker assaults. But skill won through.
If I had been him knowing he was one of the greatest players in the world if not the best.and I had a load of money and a beautiful girl by my side in a nice warm hotel and drink on room service .,and it was raining and cold outside I'd miss training and be dead before him
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Better than messhit
no
Average game for him.
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If the pitch wasn't as bad as it was that ball he took down with his chest would have ran away from him
Jerry Rawlings He would've taken it differently if the pitch was different. That's part of the genius
Any one else and you might have a point but this is George Best!
Beat everything,including the conditions.Great footwork to get the ball out from under his feet in such tight conditions.Most players would have got stuck in the mud. But he was still about to blow it at this point...which was a great shame for all of us.An artist if ever there was one