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- A short video showcasing George Best's amazing dribbling skills. Heard he is going to be a Legend on FIFA! R.I.P George Best
Pele good, Maradona better, George Best
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One of my mates is the Grandson of Jimmy Murphy, who was assistant manager to Matt Busby for nearly 25 years. He recited me a story where Jimmy was asked "Who was the best player you ever coached?" Jimmy responded "Duncan Edwards" and the guy who asked the question replied with "Not Georgie Best?" to which Jimmy responded "No. George Best didn't need coaching."
A truly sublime answer. Man was gifted, if only he was born 40 years later he'd be 24 and the best in the buisness. Smooth pitches, lighter balls. I shudder to think...
@@Flame19judgement if we had him 40 years later on, Ronaldo would never be in the spotlight
For a moment , I saw a Messi Best 😨😨😨😰😰 like crazy
Guess what m8 i dont give a shit no one asked
@@AB-dc6hd The internet doesn’t revolve around you kid, go back to playing your little video games kiddo
"I spent a lot of my money on alcohol, women and fast cars ... As for the rest - I just wasted it."
George Best, Manchester United
" I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered "
“If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it would be a hard choice. Thankfully, I’ve done both.”
George Best
@Matt Ochi, lucky man he was
Matt ochi that's the irish humour in play their he'd pick scoring at the kop end for man united anyday
In his own words.
What’s crazy is that so little of the matches he played were even caught on film. Makes me wonder how many incredible moments we didn’t get to see
Most people didn't have tvs in UK in early sixties
Gentleman this guy had Ronaldo and Messi all mixed up...one of the greatest, if not the one
Even fewer saw the great Duncan Edwards. My dad said he may have been the greatest ever!
Exactly, which is why the GOAT of all time debates are rather meaningless. Also, the deconstructing analysis only goes so far (Messi and Maradona were one footed, etc), but what we can say with safety is that for about 6 or 7 seasons Best was one of the best and probably the best when Pele declined a little. And that he had it all: close control, two footed, great vision, acceleration, two footed, good header of the ball, great tackler too, and great shot from either foot. He was a complete player.
I got to see him quite a few times at OT. I feel l increasingly lucky the older I get LOL.
@@Muninman Everything about Best amazes me but what amazes me the most is his balance, The way he makes cuts on a dime and when he turns, it's like a skier leaning into the turn. They foul the shit out of him and he still keeps his balance and the ball. Hell, there's one where he is fouled, hits the ground, and bounces back up with control of the ball as if he had fallen on a trampoline and just popped up. Now the guy would have stayed on the ground, got carted off, and would be demanding a red. His balance was incredible.
He was the best in the world for about 4 years until 'outside interests' distracted him. In those days cameras were not at all the games as they are now. I remember him playing at Southampton one evening in a league game, (1969 I think) and no one got near him that night. He scored a fabulous goal from outside the box into the top corner. Ended 3-0 If I remember rightly, when Saints played at the old Dell stadium.
A girl from my class at school ran on the pitch and got his autograph and then managed to get back into the crowd chased by three stewards. She proudly showed his autograph in class ! Great days, glad I was around to witness them !
You are very lucky to have seen him play definitely one of the best players to ever kick a ball
I remember seeing him play brilliantly many times at Old Trafford, your right a lot of what he did in the 60s wasn't filmed so is list to folk lore. He got virtually no protection off the refs, played with skill and finesse on cabbage fields with a heavy wet leather ball.
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How old are you man 💀
@@SEELE_1 68, So I'm 9 years older than Best was when he died.. As he said himself just before he died, ''remember me for the football, not the rubbish in the papers'' And we do George, you can count on it..
I'm a Chelsea fan, I was at Stamford Bridge on one of those clips, George Best started his dribble in his own half and went straight pass the whole Chelsea team and scored, we all applauded.
Wow! Respect man. Respect to Osgood and David Webb -- from Aussie English football fan.
forestsoceansmusic thank you, respect to you too
That was in the league cup at Old Trafford
The great Alan Hudson was offended when anyone said that George was not the best player ever. Hudson, a great himself simply would not listen to it. To him George was a step above everyone........and Alan Hudson knew a bit about football.
It was normal to do that way back then.
I can't believe he did this in that era, where the ball was a cannon ball, the pitch was Sunday league level
Yes many players from that era were ahead of their time
@@jibrana.r.6578 Defenders used to be tough as hell back then and you could kick players and get away with it.
Some defenders may look sunday league level, but their tackles were not. Some of these challenges would see them lifetime banned by today's standards. George Best never withdrew from a challenge. Not a single fucking one.
Ole needs to play this to his gay pogba clan and say astro turf or not look at this guy
Northern Ireland for ya
Maradona brought me here. They can now play together. RIP the two legends 🙏
They both died on the same date 25th November
Both do come aswell 🥳🥳
They both died same day 15 years apart
Two football god's haunted by personal demons
They had similar playing styles
George Best rest in peace, we the Brazilians loves you. You were one of the kind.I had the pleasure to play a game in Vancouver for(older Timers) besides George Best, i must confess that it was the best moment of my life in sports. He was a gentleman, still very skillful player in his 38s and oh boy after the game, we went to a Pub in Richmond bc, he really enjoy some beers.George, you Pele, Maradona made so many people so happy to watch you guys to play. Football is not just kick and run but the creativities, the body movements, the ball control and most of all the finesse
oribago
You mentioned briljant player of football. However non of them changed football. There is only one who did.
I always wondered what would happen if George Best and Pele played for the same team together, it would have been 1 amazing partnership
great story george was a one off on and off the pitch
@@47rintin1ok..a brilliant player.
Terrible pitches, hard defenders and bad tackles, but he never rolled or writhed about like the ballet dancers of today.
L E G E N D THE
B E S T
John Cherry so true
GAWA
Yup the ra
You never realise how bad the pitch is at that time because it wasent considered terrible at that time...jus saying.
Actually nowdays footballers are way more athletic and that goes for defenders too.
His play style back then was literally decades ahead of others
fr
No lie bro
He really was something else, the intelligence and the spatial awareness, the speed, the precision, the ferocity, the goals , massive talent should never be forgotten.
El dribbling. George Best es uno de los 15 o 20 mejores jugadores de la historia.
Imagine George playing today on the good pitches, with less fouls permitted. What a player.
Good pitches, and a lighter ball, softer ball to allow swerve and bend and dip to a shot. While Maradona's played quick one-twos, Best played his one-twos off the standing foot of the last defender. It is how he beat the last defender to score his goal in Man Utd's Wembley European Cup final win. Live commentators could only say "Best is through!" Ask players who were there when TV cameras weren't .
I saw him play several times he could make the best defenders look as if they had 2 left feet.. His balance was second to none
My man was drunk and still turns up and wins the game.
Maybe he played so good because he was drunk?,😁
I trust you, only of you were the only one opponent. Lol.
Maradona did better while high on Cocaine.
@@kunalm15 mmmmmm no
Goerge is the best
kunal mishra maradonna was a cheating bastard
He may not have had the most successful career and he never played in the finals of a major international tournament but even as a Liverpool fan I can acknowledge that he is probably the most naturally talented/skillful footballer ever seen In Britain.
@tigerarmyrule You have to give credit where it's due regardless of who you support, even if it's for a rival team. Whether it's George Best or whoever. Some football fans can't do that though, even though they know deep down otherwise which is just ridiculous and childish, school playground like behaviour. Fans of all teams are guilty of this.
@Ultimate Nova Creep I don't know about the greatest footballer that's ever walked the earth, I wouldn't say that. For me that would have to be Maradona, pains me to say it. Either way how do you accurately gauge who is the best player ever? Very difficult to answer as there are so many variables in football. Basically it's all subjective and down to opinion.
Well said 👍
Britain? Britain is England, Great Britain is England Scotland and Wales, and United Kingdom is Great Britain and Northern Ireland
@@haroldinho9930 ?? What's your point??
"If I had to choose between European best player award or miss world, it would've been a difficult one. Luckily, I got both." - G. Best
Just gone to his Grave this morning to pay my respects. Gone but not forgotten.
Rest In Peace johan Cruyff and George best you’ll never be forgotten
They died
Sick
Who was the 1st one you mentioned again?
@@davidfelix2594 what a clown you are, I truly wonder!! You don't know the God Father of modern football Johan Cruijff...he revolutionized football....
@@souvanikmajhi2945 if you see his interviews, what a nice fella as well
Unlike today's players Best was fearless, he played as if he were enjoying a game on the local park in Belfast. He played with a ball much heavier than modern balls & the pitches were like paddy fields by October. He was an imp of a player with breathtaking balance & skill. I couldn't guess what he'd be worth today.
80,85 MILLION.
85 million? less than Pogba?
And he played against defenders who had free rein to tackle hard.
***** BEST WAS SUPERB
defenders have improved he wouldnt be that good now
His control is the best I’ve ever seen
One of the old school players who would rip some of today's backlines apart. Amazing player!
Even as Liverpool fan I've always said he's one of the greatest the world has ever seen.
Irony is if he was around in the eighties thanks to you murderous Liverpool fans he'd never have played in Europe #Heysel #PityCityFc
The most similar style wise is Messi. But GB was playing on farmland .Genius. And I'm a born and bred Liverpool fan.
Kr@@yourgay3226 ,up céu
@@barryhoy eoi
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As a City fan 1962-2019 I watched Georgie Best many a derby game, one of the greats of the game on the pitch. Glad to have had the pleasure of watching him in the flesh.
" In the Blues club, George Best does rule,
How flair is punished.."
- Mark E Smith, The Fall, City fan. th-cam.com/video/LctPleLOgqk/w-d-xo.html
Ur really lucky to have been there during that era💪💪
English Mastiff very lucky
Saw him live in the mid 1960's destroy my Team Wolverhampton Wanderers! You saw him coming down the pitch toward your goal net and just knew what came next..He beat us that afternoon, but what a treat to see him play!
JANICE NICHOLLS very lucky of you. He’s a Legend
Brilliant. Crunching tackles, stays on his feet.. Not a dive in sight.. So refreshing in this day of players diving and manufacturing free kicks and penalties
Without doubt the best player football has seen, imagine him on the perfect pitches we have now.
Plus the protection modern players receive today!
He moves like players today, but in the 1960s. This man is a true genius. RIP George Best
He didnt need to dive either .what a player what a man.👏👏👏👏
I can't think of many players I've seen highlights of in past eras that play like modern players do. Pele comes to mind. Just shows how damn good Best was.
@@dafunkyshit garrincha too
@@DBDYAKU Damn yeah I forgot him too! Good call
Best player never to play at a World Cup
Cause there’s like 2 northern Irish players
Litmanen?
Zink probably because alot of the NI players choose the republic
cousin leigh sad but true
@@zink9310 Northern Ireland are good now
Aww, the Belfast boy, finest footballer ever in my opinion, 🏆⚽️, r.i.p. Georgie !!
My first and greatest football hero. He changed the game. Years ahead of his time. An international superstar who didn't feel precious like many of today's overpaid prima donnas.
He plays like he is being controlled by a sweaty fifa player
Isa Samad lol
@@youssefiii7757 exactly, the number of fake shots whaou.....
Or even better
With all the cheat codes activated
Said the division 10 player
I'm an Evertonian........and I had the privilege of watching this fella......what a footballer!!.......he really was THE BEST!!.....
I am with you all the way on that Frank.I too saw the greatest ever player and for that I am so grateful.The Golden Vision was a tad tasty too.I thought I would have to give an old Evertonian a bit of goodwill.
curleyteeth .....nice one, curly tooth..(you mustn't have many left , if you saw Besty in his prime)!......😂only joking....I'dve loved watching them two in the same team...preferably Everton!.......ah one can only dream....✌️️
so you not watching to pele and maradona
Frank Byrne
I am also an Evertonian......George Best was the best ever...never Have I seen a more complete talent...
Me too Frank, never seen anyone better
Best,eusebio, Diego, Cruyff. Four of my favourite ballers ever have gone. Damn,its sad,god bless us all
And young Ronaldo Nazario , the same style ❤️
@@David20092 yeah, fenomeno was so much fun to watch too.
Death is what makes life special and sweet and meaningful. Never forget.
Who was the last player with this playstyle. Nowadays there are no players like these anymore.
@@truth6074 Messi is close, footbal has changed also, defenders are more athetic I think, you need to execute faster.. although the skill is skill, what he did it would probably work even today to some extent , does not matter the defender.. very elusive.. back then players would teach the watcher how to play footbal... now its a playstation style of play at times.. no creativity..
He was the greatest and most natural player of all time bar none.There is not a soul on this earth that could ever convince me otherwise.Jim.Liverpool.
Bear in mind that unlike the blanket TV coverage we have for all top games nowadays, the sensational video footage we have of George Best is only a fraction of what he must have done on the football pitch without it being filmed. The rest survives in the memory of the lucky ManU fans who attended the games he played in where only the attendant crowd witnessed his peerless skills. Personal demons aside, he is the most naturally gifted player to grace the game and few come close to the talent this lovely man was blessed with!
Very good point.
So true. Even this compilation has to re-use certain clips, simply because games weren't covered like they are now so there's not as much footage of Besty as we'd like. And even when United/Northern Ireland games were covered the footage often just got lost.
@Ultimate Nova Creep 'Ugly' is probably an overstatement. Successful dribbling is never ugly.
But there's something about the way Best dribbles, the way his upper body is totally still, his arms slightly raised for balance, while his lower body does most of the movement, that makes him look more like he's in total control. You see the same thing with Maradona, Ronaldo Nazario, players like that. They have minimal upper body movement, and when there is upper body movement it's always deliberate, for a specific purpose. Also, when they started dribbling it always looked like they knew exactly what they were doing and had a path laid out ahead of them. Once they started running with the ball they tended not to stop or slow down. It looked so decisive.
Whereas, with players like Messi, Neymar, even Ronaldinho, their upper bodies are throwing off feints and bobs all the time, just random twitches and jerks, and their style of dribbling involves a lot of stops and starts. It makes them look less elegant, less decisive. than the likes of Best, Ronaldo, Maradona, etc.
Just my opinion of course. I used to play a lot of football and I was a dribbler. There was no feeling more glorious than beating two, three, four players in a row. It was always dribbling that made me fall in love with football and what I loved most was players who made dribbling look easy and elegant.
But he was basically just doing what we just saw over and over again give or take
This is the main point I would make too, especially since his pace was a great asset in his early days. like the goal against Benfica showed in one of the clips above. He got by without it in later years due to his imperious balance, incredible strength, brilliant technique and fast footwork. Maradona had the footwork, Cruyff the balance, Ronaldo the technique and speed...so add them together, and you have George Best...simply the Best there has been. And it was noted he could play all positions in the team to an elite level, which tells you something about his all round skill base, along with his innate football wisdom. No player has ever brought joy to me like him, in fact I barely watch the game, sooner play, but if he was playing, I'd be glued to the set, no doubt, but like the man said, nearly all footage of Best was lost due to the lack of coverage back then. Sad, but true, so enjoy the few clips we have, including some of his games for N Ireland.
Lo vi siendo joven en Sevilla España Irlanda del N. No he visto en mi vida un jugador más regateador y desequilibrante ,un estilo Único ,lo tengo como un Honor .Su vida privada no importa ,lo que nos dejó no tiene igual.un brindis al cielo por el .
Esa es la verdad👏👏👏
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ronaldinho en barca és cego ?
incredibly lucky to have seen him play for two league teams and his country . what a player . And in the pitches that were like a ploughed field , He often went to find the better surface in his runs genius x
George Best used to singlehandedly destroy teams. My guy forever.
@woody Vallallellalunga gonna cry?
Never seen footballer like him. Amazing dribbling
Messi, Maradona, Pele(only dribbling wise)?
JustAdreamer Forgood people here are biased.
Now you can play with Maradona in heaven 🖤💔
not if theres beer in heaven
When you consider he was playing on grass rougher than most garden lawns and facing tackling that was agricultural or even brutal his skill was simply amazing.
I AM GOING TO LEAVE THIS FORUM WITH A REMINDER........I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WATCH GEORGE BEST.... THE MAN WAS AND STILL IS IN MY OPINION THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD.....SKILLS FAR BEYOND THE 60'S AND 70'S......RIP GEORGE.........YOU WILL NEVER BE BEATEN.....OR TACKLED!.....OR FORGOTTEN........
GEORGE BEST IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HE WAS ART...
Agreed I had the priviliege to see him also. He makes Messi look like a Sunday league player. Did Messi ever score from the corner flag? Best has.
eric tull George Best was magical but messi is simply the best in the History Period.
THATS RIGHT GEORGE WOULD OF HAD MORE BALLON D' ore then Messi if he played in the current
Andy Mendoza yeah because best played longer than MESSI ever did
A defenders worst nightmare
Can you imagine the frustration trying to tackle the guy he would have driven me insane lol
Phil jones
He should have met Phil Jones
@@Gtasks He's average at best
definitely a defender was a nightmare. With that kind of tackle can broke every striker leg
Era un jugador extraordinario,uno de los más grandes de la historia.
Thank you for this video. What at treat. Always a joy to watch.
Truly amazing player. One of the all time greatest, without question. And yet the public forgets so quickly....
Not 'one of the', just 'the'
@@dizzygothica one of the best. He lacked a few things but I still consider him a great player.
Only noobs forget him mate
He's not forgotten at all!!
@@edivad9834 Lacked what for instance?
If he lost the ball he wouldn't give up until he got it back.People forget that part of his playing
You can see from the goal he scored when he pressured the keeper and score.
George Best was a genius kicked black and blue and never complained just got up and destroyed defenders absolute wizard modern namby pamby players couldn't lace his boots thanks for the memories George 👍
His style is so unique in football. The most graceful player ever, imo.
Totally unpredictable, with pure instinct, and he beat the defenders like they don't even exist !
Messi: Hold my beer.
@@dillianwhyte443 see George would have drank his and messi’s beers and still ran rings round him
@@dillianwhyte443 never give a beer to hold to Georgie Best, pal !
@@dillianwhyte443 idk how can u say this when u watch him dribbling
@@ikmalhakimharun3823 Messi real good.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
Rocco Best
It’s too bad coaches didn’t know how to look after their players back then. Best would’ve lasted longer if it wasn’t for his addiction to alcohol.
It’s too bad coaches didn’t know how to look after their players back then. Best would’ve lasted longer if it wasn’t for his addiction to alcohol.
@@braeden1004 how Cassano , Cassano can became One of the best
George on a night out with Marshy was worried about playing for Fulham the next day and letting the side down . He decided to go back to the hotel for early nite. He asked the nite porter for an early morning call, what time do you want George? he replied 7.30am to which the porter said its 7.40am now.
That's fantastic
While making his tricks during dribbling, and passing through his opponents, each of them kicked his feet due late tackles... but he did not fell down, he did not start acting and whining... he did not stop, just continued until he scored. What a legendary player he was! Unforgettable.
Thank you for uploading this amazing compilation!
In that respect, Bobby Charlton said Best was fearless; citing his black and blue bruises on his legs after each match.
One of the best ever and I fell privileged to have seen him play although I was very young - remember too that George played when opposing players would literally try a assassinate him on the pitch. True legend.
Amazing.... one of the best ever hands down.
"Take his legs!"
"I'm trying!"
"He's too fast!"
looool thats georgie best the
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He played in a time when the pitches were shit and every tackle coming in was a leg breaker....Legend.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is the reincarnation of best.
1:22 - 1:30 Damn beautiful!!!
@Craig zero what is the use of word lol??
Big lol
Reminds me of the goal Ibrahimovic scored against...I can't remember who. Also reminds me of a few almost-goals Kinkladze almost-scored for Man City.
@Craig zero and this was past his best.. when he was in us, but i seen an interview where he said he got partially in shape again for a bit there
George Best,the greatest of all time.He will forever be in our Hearts.😢❤💚🙏🏼
Fuoriclasse per la sua epoca! Grande George un piacere averlo visto giocare!
It’s so cool and fascinating to watch older clips of football. It so different, but still at the core it’s the exact same sport as today. So cool, and a brilliant player.
Maradona's favourite player of all time is George best. Says it all really
David Forster and Pele said George Best was the best player he has ever seen live I think
Pele said he was the greatest in the world and also said if he could watch one footballer it would be Best
David Forster Maradona's favourite player is Ricardo Bochini.
maradona favourite player is lot of players lol
Maradona also said that Rivelino is one of his influences
The best of all time. Love from Dublin
I really wish that all the greats could still play to this day.
Comparing players from different eras is impossible for so many reasons.
If he had not been an undisciplined and alcoholic footballer, perhaps we would be facing the best footballer in history
rest in peace genius 🙏🙏🙏
still is in that topic imho
i spent alot of money on booze,birds and fast cars.
the rest i just squandered (wasted)
George Best rest in peace
He can play any era of football. RIP LEGEND
I don't like football, but my missus and I love to watch these clips. A person doing something remarkably well is always a joy to watch.
So brilliant!!!
Today you see kvaratshkelia, and it reminds me of this great player! So happy that talents like this destroys todays tacticism and schemes
The greatest footballer ever - look at the tackles he was subjected to and the ploughed fields he had to play on. We’ve never seen anyone comparable since.
Diego Maradona is the single greatest dribbler of all time. I'd put R9 (1994-2000) and Best after him and Messi as the 3rd best.
Maradona?
@Joshua Bongiorno spot on
Clue's in the name!
He's ability to ride a lunging tackle, stay on his feet and correct his stance, and still keep control of the ball, is absolutely incredible - none better, ever.
i can die happy because i have watched george best play live........their will never be another like him.
Messi exist.
@@Ko8la2233 not the same
@@georgebanks1553 Nostalgia merchants
@@thomasanderson2384 simply the besttttttt
@@Ko8la2233Messi was sorrounded by super human talent.... George Best was not!
Some of the Best goals I´ve seen ... thanks.
The man was well ambipedal, in the way he controlled the ball running, dribbling, kicking.
What a great footballer. Probably the most talented dribbler in England football history.
Vim do vídeo da TNT e os caras cometeram um absurdo de colocar esse cara no "tem melhores" hahahaha mas eu também não conhecia, brabo!!
There's a couple of very short clips amongst these, showing him playing for NI against Scotland in October '67. Dad finished his night shift in the mill and took me and Ian over on the ferry from Heysham. Bad crossing on the Duke of Lancaster, full of jocks - orangemen with the big drums and all the songs there in the canteen. Dad knew the words and sang along and him a taig. Whole place stank of beer, smoke and sick.
Bloke at the gangway in Belfast selling rosettes from a box round his neck, so Dad got me a Celtic one and let me put my scarf on now.
Quick say hello and some eats at my Aunt Pat's, then down town walk to Windsor Park. On way we turned a corner and Dad tore the rosette off my coat, put it on his. A bloke in a trilby and raincoat stopped us, a few quick words to Dad and we all went in this bar. He said it was not a good idea to wear the rosette. He said things were hotting up and it wasn't long now till it kicked off.
Anyway we got to the match OK and what a performance from George. Magical touches every time he got the ball - and it was clear he really did want the ball that day. Only one goal and that from Dave Clements of Coventry.
Still got the programme. Marvellous, unforgettable day.
Alf zTupper !!.
Excellent Alf. Oral history from an eyewitness -- can't beat it. You painted a very vivid picture with your words, much appreciated.
Beautiful story
Then I saw him run rings all game around his mate Dave Clements and the rest of the Coventry team!
I'm a Liverpool fan, but George Best is the greatest footballer i've EVER seen!!👍⚽🏆😁
Wow Respect my friend !!! A great player indeed such a shame his lifestyle wasnt healthy but i guess thats what make him the legend he is !!! am big utd fan but klopps doing a great job by the way ;)
Hey George.I'm argentine. Fan of San Lorenzo de Almagro and Maradona. your George Best: What a player!!!
Agreed George I also support Liverpool but Best was the most gifted player I ever seen on Tv or live Unplayable and never got to his prime really
He's not even top 20 ever. That's not to disrespect him but there's been a crazy amount of great players. He certainly wasn't better than Pele, Eusebio, Garincha, Zico and Maradona. Those were the old school players. Then you have Zidane, the original Ronaldo, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and a host of others.
@@SuperMuneera Dont be be silly now!
I can remember seeing best at a testimonial game in the late seventies although past his past he could still shine when the mood took him ⚽😊
A man who did justice to his surname!!! What a player? Playing like that on those uneven pitches is no joke...
He was really the very best, wasn’t he ... one of a kind.
I've been a big fan ever since we first got English football televised here in Australia in 1967. I knew he was great, but I didn't know he was this good. Great video Squidrito, thanks so much for uploading this.
My first favorite england player was Paul Gascoigne and for Italy was Roberto Baggio.
I played aussie rules for a long time but watching Best and Cantona is riveting.
forestsoceansmusic wdym u didn't know how good he was? He was obviously the Best!
he wasnt english
He meant English teams
My old man is a football fan and watches the heroes we’ve grown up with… Messi and Ronaldo. He says George Best is still the best footballer he has ever seen to this day. That is some compliment.. I can see why, wow!
Sorry, but Messi and Neymar are on another level. CR7 too. He also lacked R9's pure speed and athleticism, and Ronaldinho's insane dribbling. Best was excellent but many with today's level have surpassed him. Hazard comes to mind. Still best excellent,though. Denilson was also much better in his prime than Best.
A certain George Best reminds me about the football legend Kvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Best looks like a combination of Cruijff, Messi, Beckenbauer and Suarez. He has all their skills and then some of his own. WOW! What a player!
The greatest footballer I have ever seen..
I sat in the stands as my ex played against him. My ex played for Ayr United. I was very young. But bloody hell what brilliance Best had. Was betwixed and between who I wanted to win! To see him play, especially againt my future was pure brilliance! 🤗🏴🇸🇭
What this guy would have been like on today's pitches with the protection they get from the ref. GOAT
flip side is he'd be playing against actual defenders not cones
Depends if he stayed consistent.
@@pranav5788 what defenders ?? U mean those who cant slide tackle or cant touch Messi without Argentina get 50 penalties ?? Are u blind ?? Yes u r.
@@PIP...33 Did you watch Messi lift that beautiful trophy though?
@@pranav5788 yeah I watched Pele lifted 3 . Did u watched refs lifted 10 penalties for Argentina ?? Are u blind?? Yes u r
In today's world, the technology has increased that the footballs are very super light but when u look at the ball in the years like 1950-1980 all the footballs were veryy heavy. They had that talent and power to make history. These days you can see sooo many long range shots and free kicks but in the olden days it was nothing like that. They scored very ordinary free kicks because the ball was verryy heavy. Imagine if those players like george best, pele, maradona etc had the super light balls today, messi and ronaldo would'nt have even stood a chance to them. That is why i respect the football which was played in the olden days.
A heavier football is easier to dribble with, because it's slow. You can control it more easily
+Zaid Ahmed i agree lots of smoke and mirrors in todays game, Can i also say he done this in cold weather.
The number of times you see this ignorant comment. Look it up... old balls were NOT heavier. Modern balls have about the same dry weight. In fact pre 1937 a lot of officials balls were slightly lighter.
+Zaid Ahmed - absolutely on the money Zaid. If George had played on the grounds of today with the light footballs he would have doubled his score for United and NI. Look at the state of the grounds in this highlight reel, most of them had little grass on them in a British winter.
The defenders are much better now than them times
Made me cry just watching it. The memories! And all done on muddy bobbly pitches. Look how many times he is tripped - if he went down he got up and beat them again. Messi - eat your heart out!
Hahaha good old Georgie
Messi does get up. You mean CR7
D Cornwell i agree.....just one slight error in your post.....he was being tripped?........i saw them TRYING to trip him!!!!!.....the mañ was pure genius.....a pleasure to watch......
Ive seen Messi go down and dive plenty of times. Don't make him to look like a saint out there. When Messi gets a bad tackle its because its just that, a player who made a bad tackle. George Best had to play against guys who would chop you at your knees on purpose and run through them. That goal he scored in this video against Chelsea, where the defender tries to saw Best in half, the referee didn't even give that challenge a second look. It was normal back then.
Michael Melro you have seen messi dive plenty of times?????yeah sure may be in parallel universe
Man besides the sublime dribbling , by work rate too he is a really best .
Straight up legend
I'm a Chelsea fan and remember seeing him play for Fulham v Chelsea on Good Friday 1977 when Fulham beat Chelsea 3-1 and he scored with a brilliant volley. It was worth seeing my team lose just to watch Besties magic, he didn't fail to deliver that day.
One memory I’ll always have is my now late grandfather telling me about the best performance in sport he had seen after he watched Northampton vs Man Utd in the FA cup and best scored six, that was coming from a massive Liverpool fan! Genius
No one played like this player, even Pele said he was the best...
Well indeed, he is the Best.
pele is a crackhead he says that about everyone
@@Iman-sr7ih LMAO 😂
@@Iman-sr7ih Not about Maradona tough
Maradona was a crackhead
Ronaldo and Messi are 2 of the greatest, but there's a generation of players like Best, Charlton, Eusebio, Pele etc that we only have a handful of game footage to appreciate them. Boy I just wish we could of seen more of these great players I bet they've done some crazy things of camera.
You are right. In one game he had 2 defenders marking him at all times. With United in front, he was tearing up the right wing when he dribbled pass them both like a ghost. He then turned around and went back and dribbled around them again to the delight of the crowd. A bit disrespectful but he was so confident and could ride a tackle like a cat, when tackling was brutal, and still have the ball at his feet.
I was at the match where he kicked the ball high after Gordon Banks had released it and he went on and scored a header as the ball was falling back to the ground. Unfortunately it didn't count. He was pure magic that day.
He was as good drunk as he was sober. He was drunk in quite a few games. He wasn't the only one at United, though.
I used to watch him on weekends when he would show you how to use different parts of your foot to shoot or pass. Learned a lot from him..
He's a dribbling monster
it makes me goosebumps when I see Best playing in a same exact manner as Kvaratskhelia does... Old school football is back !
TRAINSPOTTING.
Love George skills.
Brilliant player!
Think about this. This was 45 years before anyone ever thought of this, ever thought of these angles. True visionary xx
Don't compare Messi and Ronaldo to Best. He played on cow fields they play on carpet, different game nowadays
And not to Forget the balls who were as heavy as cannonballs.
i will say it for the 1000th time, Messi is the most over-rated player in the history of football.
balf1111117373 George Best is the greatest footballer of alltime! Nuff said and no argument!
i.e.m. u a sir are a smart man and u share the same opinion as me: Messi truly is the most OVERRATED player ever and this world cup has proven that yet again. The problem is that there are millions of 10 year old fanboys who actually believe he is the best ever. What those morons don't realize is that Messi benefits from unfair advantages compared to all time greats: better pitches and equipment (balls, boots), better training and nutrition, world class teammates, protection from referees, playing in a weak league and by that I mean the fact that Barca and Real are so much better than the opposition.
I'm willing to bet my house that Messi would not survive pre 2000, especially in the 60's and 70's before the introduction of red cards.
balf1111117373 I will compare because it can still be compared.
He would have made an excellent dribbler, passer and shooter if he played modern football.
Simple as that.
0:36 the poise, balance , the way he glides past players then the finish - looks like Messi so much
Awesome!!!
It's hard for this generation to understand how good this bloke was. Everyone in the professional game plays like this now, and many better, but it's about context. No one played like this back then, it was a different game, they played with a 12 tonne ball made of concrete, in four foot deep mud, in leather hobnail boots. That's why Best was so good and before his time.
And don't forget the fouls the referees let by in those days.
And walked to school barefoot in 3 foot of snow after milking the cows slopping the pigs feeding the chooks and washing the dishes. Well come on, your post sounds like that...but then again I do agree
100% correct.
"And many better"? No one plays better than Best imho
Who do think is better these days?