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29-11-2009 01:58 AM |
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Originally Posted by wannashag
(Post 2718969)
he had a good tournament in 88, and had a couple of good seasons for ac milan in a great and successful team, but never played in england (the toughest league in the world), didn't make an impact in any world cup he was in, and thats marco van basten
now gary lineker
in 1986 scored 40 goals for everton (including 1 in the fa cup final) and then went to the world cup and was top scorer in the tournament with 6,
he then went to barcalona and scored goals and is still loved there
he then took an apparantly average england side with is goals (5 in all) to the brink of the world cup final.
then his goals helped spurs win the fa cup final in 91
oh yes and he is second only behind the legend that is sir bobby charlton in england goalscring records (1 goal behind) and if he didn't retire from international football (because of the turnip) he would have surpassed him.
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LOL! Are you out of your mind? At the time Lineker and Van Basten where playing, the Calcio was the best league in the world. The Premier league only got the edge in the late 90's and 200os, when all the big investors started buying all the best players in the world, and when they stopped having limits for foreign players. Like Setanta said, Van Basten is in a total different league than Lineker. Average team? England arguably had their best teams in 1990.
Van BAsten was the best striker, in the world, while Lineker was playing, not only the best striker, but one of the best players in the world. ON the world stage he has a hell of a lot more titles than Lineker, European championships, clubs and country.
The european cup twice, supercup twice, the Italian league 3 times, World soccer player of the year twice, best player in europe 3 times. He scored more than 25 goals 4 times in the toughest defensive league in the world, and the best league in the world in the late 80s and 90s.
ANd titles aside, which isnt even close, Van Basten was a much more complete player than Lineker, anyone who knows football will tell you that, I am sure even Lineker would.
Its not even close.
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