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• John (229) Yes I love Messi, how couldn’t you, as well as Maradona, Pele great at a very young age in a World Cup final and just as good nearly 20 years later in another World Cup final, Cruyff from Holland bringing a new style to the game with his turn to beat men and a whole lot more to his game.rnrnMy favourite from long ago, Alfredo De Stefano from Argentina, just one of the three countries he played for, a maverick who started a players revolution in one country, came to Spain and signed for Barcelona but Real Madrid claimed he had signed for them, so the Spanish FA decided he would play for each club for six months starting with Barcelona where he stank the gaff out, maybe on purpose and became one of vReal Madrids best ever playerI never saw him live only on TV but he was a real team player and could have played in any position and stood out.rnrnIt’s all a matter of opinion and the only idol I ever had in football wasn’t a great footballer at all but had the heart ...
  Dave Abrahams in The 2026 World Cup — 3rd Quarter-Final
• As a neutral, I support England only because Jordan Pickford plays for them! I think Tuchel’s squad selection is going to bite him in the arse before long. England’s defence looks worse than Everton’s, honestly! But their midfield of Bellingham, Anderson and Rice is probably the best in the world right now. Their forward line apart from Harry Kane and Gordon starting to come good, has been pretty ordinary so far. Saka, Madueke, Eze, Rashford have been very inconsistent so far. Why did Tuchel give a jolly ride to poor players like Henderson, Quansah and Spence? Players like James Garner, Adam Wharton, Foden would have offered better options. And Kobbie Mainoo has been criminally under utilised in my opinion. I just don’t see anyone other than France lifting the trophy unless they have a really bad day collectively and that is very unlikely to happen....
  Ajay Gopal in The 2026 World Cup — 4th Quarter-Final
• Will be an interesting game. Kane & Bellingham are right up there as top players, but the defence looks pretty vulnerable when the opposition remotely step it up.rnrnShame Stones wasnt 5 years younger. rnrn...
  Ian Bennett in The 2026 World Cup — 4th Quarter-Final
• #62 Interesting post. rnrnHas the structure changed, or have the names of the roles just changed? rnrnCan all speculate on incoming staff, however, not sure on the amount of roles the new incumbent has had and the amount of changes in short spaces of time. That surely cannot help long term player development in academies? rnrnWould like to know the CV of Ben Dicksen the new head of academy recruitment as this will be a very important position to fill. ...
  Paul Miller in Everton Academy finally gets a shake-up
• Ok Stan maybe I was pushing it a bit with Macallister and Martinez but the others mentioned are world class....
  Andrew Clare in The 2026 World Cup — 4th Quarter-Final
• Darren...Great post !...
  Alan McGuffog in The 2026 World Cup — 3rd Quarter-Final