Iniesta or Zidane?

[Shaggy]

iniesta is obviously a good player but he is just a cog in a well oiled machine.

[saj]

Iniesta.

Zidane for me is one of the most overrated players in the history of the game IMO. Now watch me get ripped to bits for stating that.

Yes he scored in a few finals. But if he truly was a game changer, the teams (namely Real) would have won a lot more.

[Gibbo]

Zidane by quite a distance.

[Muddled]

Iniesta.

Zidane for me is one of the most overrated players in the history of the game IMO. Now watch me get ripped to bits for stating that.

Yes he scored in a few finals. But if he truly was a game changer, the teams (namely Real) would have won a lot more.

Each to their own.

I guess you think Zidane was decent, nothing more?

Not a game changer, but if he could have changed games he could have been decent?

[ric.williams]

zidane all day

[saj]

Each to their own.

I guess you think Zidane was decent, nothing more?

Not a game changer, but if he could have changed games he could have been decent?

Yes he was good but I'd put him in the same class as the likes of Rivaldo, Ronaldo (fat one), Ronaldinho, Figo, Iniesta, Xavi etc. Zidane had great skills and some nice touches, but was he consistent? He performed well on the big stage but I can recall his time at Juventus hardly being eye catching. I think Rivaldo was one of the most underrated players in recent times. In fact he was unbelievably talented and he was a game changer. He won games on his own for Barca and was consistent.

I suppose the next tier of players of players would be Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele, Maradona etc (not that I have properly seen the latter 2 play).

Messi is the one and only player in the next tier. He is unreal.

[Gibbo]

I'm with you on Rivaldo Saj, he was great and rarely mentioned in these conversations.

[Captain Stu]

Iniesta, I always thought it'd be Zidane but Iniesta is equally as breath-taking when he plays, I think he's a better professional and far more level headed.

[Marina]

I loved Zidane when I was younger. He was probably my favourite non-LFC player until he retired. I loved him even more after his little tiff with Marco Materazzi because I think he's a total bellend. So I voted for Zidane. Probably not the most analytical choice but whatever. I'm biased.

[Shaggy]

I'm with you on Rivaldo Saj, he was great and rarely mentioned in these conversations.

His cringey cheating in that World Cup definitely damaged his rep.

[Captain Stu]

His cringey cheating in that World Cup definitely damaged his rep.

And the fact that he looks like Squidward from Spongebob Squarepants too.

[Muddled]

Iniesta, I always thought it'd be Zidane but Iniesta is equally as breath-taking when he plays, I think he's a better professional and far more level headed.

I think I like players that have that *edge*. I've always enjoyed watching the footballers that are just sitting on the cusp of being bat**** mental; Zidane, Stoichkov, Ketsbaia.

I'm jesting about good old Temuri, but those players that are a little bit crazy, unpredictable and whatnot always seem to be on that fine line of genius ... much like Suarez.

Iniesta is just a goody two shoes.

[fah-q]

Yes he was good but I'd put him in the same class as the likes of Rivaldo, Ronaldo (fat one), Ronaldinho, Figo, Iniesta, Xavi etc. Zidane had great skills and some nice touches, but was he consistent? He performed well on the big stage but I can recall his time at Juventus hardly being eye catching. I think Rivaldo was one of the most underrated players in recent times. In fact he was unbelievably talented and he was a game changer. He won games on his own for Barca and was consistent.

I suppose the next tier of players of players would be Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele, Maradona etc (not that I have properly seen the latter 2 play).

Messi is the one and only player in the next tier. He is unreal.

Maradona in the 2nd tier???

Not having that.

[danperkins]

Zidane by a long way

[fah-q]

For me, it's Maradona and Messi at the top.

Then Zidane, birthday boy Baggio, Iniesta, Zico, Original Ronaldo, Plastic Ronaldo, as the next tier down.

(based only on players i've seen play in my lifetime).

Baggio is my alltime favourite but then I'm biased.