Which football players / managers do you want to meet?
I was talking to Hasan the other day and we started discussing which football players would we like to meet the most. I gave him my list, and then I realised that it would be a good idea to ask you guys, professional football fans, for your own top 5/10 list.
Here’s my list – you can add yours in the comments below.
My top 3:
- 1. David Beckham
- 2. Owen Hargreaves
- 3. Michael Carrick
The rest (in no particular order):
- Rio Ferdinand
- Kevin Nolan
- Fabio Cannavaro
- Nemanja Vidic
- Joe Cole
- Michael Essien
- Thierry Henry
Special Entry:
- Robbie Keane (
)
- Roy Keane
- Jose Mourinho
- Frank Rijkaard
- Alex Ferguson
There are more, but these were on the top of my head. I also think that several people on this list (like Canna) would probably drop off in a couple of years, and that while I’d love to interview just about any decent player, there are some you just can’t drop (Becks).
What about you? Which players/people would you want to meet the most?
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1. Cantona
2. Maradonna
3. Giggs
4. Henry
Managers
February 22nd, 2007 @ 15:071. SAF
2. Mourinho
3. Gullit
4. Rijkaard
1.CANTONA
2.FERGUSON
3.KEANE
Id love to have a little kick about with the next three!!!
4.RONALDINHO
5.ROONEY
6.RONALDO
THE NEXT LOT ID TALK PURELY ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES
7.GIGGSY
February 22nd, 2007 @ 15:398.GARY NEVILLE
9.PAUL GASCOIGNE
10.PETER SCHMICHAEL
Must say Ahmed you’re selection is strange, why Essien? and Joe Cole? it looks like you’re a newbie to football, you have Beckham? you’ve practically know him through the papers anyway! also Vidic? fair enough he’s a great player and a hardnut but why would you want to meet Hargreaves! strange
February 22nd, 2007 @ 15:41James..
I mentioned the players I respect. I also mentioned current players mainly because I think meeting a player in his prime is far better than meeting him when he’s an old hack.
February 22nd, 2007 @ 16:23I agree with James, sometimes it almost seems like you post things just to stir up reactions from other readers.
Top 3
1. Maradona
2. Cantona
3. Gazza
All controversial, but amazingly skilled footballers.
Would be nice to hear their stories on life as a professional.
Skills
4. Ronaldinho
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
6. Falcao (Amazing futsal-player with awesome skills)
A kick about, to learn some skills and have fun..
Thoughts and opinions
7. Scholes
8. Gerrard
9. Zidane
A talk on how to be the perfect midfielder…
Manager
February 22nd, 2007 @ 16:2910. Sir Alex Ferguson
Past experiences, thoughts on coaching and the man himself.
Falcao is an amazing player, didn’t he go to a club? would be good to see some footage of him on here!!! hint hint
Ahmed, I think you should post all the Man Utd videos you can mate! not the links cos I can’t get them to work!
February 22nd, 2007 @ 18:04Top 3 players:
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February 22nd, 2007 @ 18:091. Gabriel Omar Batistuta
2. Giggs
3. Zidane (I want to see if he can really speak arabic
Mathew Gravis – Because you don’t agree with my opinions or perspective I HAVE to write things to stir people up?
Comparing me with Caught Offside (hey Chris!) now, are you?
As I said, my perspective is different. I’m not talking about top footballers in the world, I’m talking about the individuals I’d like to get to know better.
Ronaldinho and Ronaldo are great players but I’m not a fan of their personality, even though I respect them immensely and would jump at the chance at meeting them.
My picks though, are people I’d like to chat with. Not play with.
February 22nd, 2007 @ 18:17well, why dun come out wif a post that ask viewers their pick for the top 5 manager in this beautiful game today =)
February 22nd, 2007 @ 18:22Roberto Carlos
Jan Koller
Edwin Van Der Sar
All seem like interesting characters.
February 22nd, 2007 @ 21:41Cristiano Ronaldo, and thats it.
February 23rd, 2007 @ 02:12Arsenal’s dancing Brazilians.
I want to see this side – the normal, human side – of footballers.
Excellent vid by the way.
February 23rd, 2007 @ 10:01Not bragging here but I’m quite fortunate that I’ve met quite a few professional footballers (and ex-pros) in my time, here’s a list of the ones I have met.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Paul Scholes
Ryan Giggs
Rio Ferdinand
Wes Brown
Dwight Yorke
Ian Rush
Alex Stepney
Norman Whiteside
David Sadler
A friend of mine is a professional chauffer and does a lot of work for Man U. I’ve done a bit of work for him in the past. Obviously, he’s met loads more than me including SAF, George Best, Peter Smeichel, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Tim Howard, Graeme Souness, Wayne Rooney, David Beckhan, Nicky Butt and many others. He’s also driven people like 50cent.
Personally I’d still like to meet SAF and Rooney.
February 23rd, 2007 @ 16:14i’d like to meet cristiano ronaldo,jus to know the regular human side of him.oh,and rooney cuz i DON’T like him and it would be a bit funny to see him annoyed.but there is no chance of me meeting any footballer who doesn’t play for T&T cuz i live in trinidad in the caribbean.
May 21st, 2007 @ 00:21Whatever, Ahmed.
July 3rd, 2007 @ 17:11The fact that you would pick Kevin Nolan over Ronaldinho says it all.
If you talk specifically about players as individuals you’d like to meet; why don’t you specify this in the start of your article, instead of letting the posters run loose with comments about your “weird” choices? With all the focus on skills, top performers and single individual players these days, -who’s the best etc.. EVEN YOU have to see that this could be misunderstood.
1. Zidane
2. Henry
3. Ronaldinho
4. Maradona
5. Ian Wright
6. Cruyff
1. Wenger
July 3rd, 2007 @ 17:532. Lippi
3. Zagalo
4. Ferguson
5. Robson
6. Mourinho
legends:
-pele
-maradona
-cantona
-beckenbauer
-zidane
-zico
great footballers:
-stevie gerrard
-thierry henry
-ronaldinho
-r.carlos
-bufon n iker
manager:
July 6th, 2007 @ 20:22-houllier
-fergie
-rafa benitez
players: Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani, Wayne Rooney, Zinedine Zidane, Mohamed Abou-treika
Managers; Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson and SVEN
July 7th, 2007 @ 04:16Ahmed is entitled to choose who he wants. Just because you dont agree, you belittle him..real classy.
September 14th, 2007 @ 21:54cristiano ronaldo
September 16th, 2008 @ 16:31david beckham
shaun wright philips
robinho
ronaldinho
thiery henry
steven gerrard
kaka
frank lampard
drogba
john terry
wayne rooney
berbatov
shevshenco
Wayne rooney
January 5th, 2009 @ 17:09Cristiano Ronaldo
Carlos Tevez
Messi
Thiery Henry
Ronaldinho
Lampard
Ronaldo
David Beckhem
Paul Scholes
Ryan Giggs
Edwin Van Dar Sar
I would like to meet RObin Van Persie, Kaka, MANger Wenger, Ronaldo C.
January 23rd, 2009 @ 15:08Tashard Choice , Michael Vick and Donovan McNab
October 10th, 2009 @ 00:20my best most love is samuel etoo l live in cameroon but l want him to help me in my football
February 10th, 2010 @ 15:53Just Messi! He’s the best player in the world!
June 15th, 2010 @ 21:10