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Who was your favourite player as a kid?
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Recoba had one of the best left foots of all time.
Beckham then Rooney when he left.
Maybe I just liked the lookers.
Maybe I just liked the lookers.
When I was very young it was Warren Barton because he had a bowl cut like me. Then when I grew into a wiser 7 year old P-Ro, my favourite player was Robbie Earle.
Bryan Robson “pure gold”
The whole main reason I started supporting United. Was and still amazed how good he was. Carried United for so long.
The whole main reason I started supporting United. Was and still amazed how good he was. Carried United for so long.
United: Giggs, Cole, Scholes
Non united: Del Piero, Batistuta, Aimar
Non united: Del Piero, Batistuta, Aimar
Beckham, then Scholes. Forlan in my teens
Zola was my favourite non United. And the legendary Babangida who I never actually watched play but was an obligatory purchase on master league
Zola was my favourite non United. And the legendary Babangida who I never actually watched play but was an obligatory purchase on master league
Glenn Hoddle, Robson and McGrath,
I liked Rooney more than Ronaldo. So definitely Rooney. Maybe because he looked a little bit like the vocalist of Good Charlotte. And Im into the band's music at the time.
The White Pele
Norman Whiteside but wasn’t a kid more like late teens
Neil Ruddock
Jason mcAteer
Jamie Redknapp
Steve mcManaman
Robbie Fowler
Jason mcAteer
Jamie Redknapp
Steve mcManaman
Robbie Fowler
Roy Keane
Raul
Matt Le Tissier
Robert Pires
Raul
Matt Le Tissier
Robert Pires
Kevin Keegan. Seen him under Shanks a few times. Im old
Coppell for me.
Van Basten
Maldini
Moved to Holland in 1982 and lived there for 10 years during the golden era of Dutch football / Milan
Only players since that late 80s era that I’d say I would have a duvet / posters hanging up of in my bedroom of if I were a kid in a latter era would have been R9 / Ronaldinho / Nesta -
Not that I want to, but I can’t seem to connect with modern footballers and this tik tok era
Maldini
Moved to Holland in 1982 and lived there for 10 years during the golden era of Dutch football / Milan
Only players since that late 80s era that I’d say I would have a duvet / posters hanging up of in my bedroom of if I were a kid in a latter era would have been R9 / Ronaldinho / Nesta -
Not that I want to, but I can’t seem to connect with modern footballers and this tik tok era
Mark Hughes and Giggs
To avoid just repeating names on here given I liked many United players, players I loved who played at other clubs throughout my life were.
Roberto Ayala
Jefferson Farfan
Okacha
Riquelme
Batigol
Wanchope
Or Parlour, the Romford Pele
Roberto Ayala
Jefferson Farfan
Okacha
Riquelme
Batigol
Wanchope
Gareth Barry?
Or Parlour, the Romford Pele
Beckham, Andy Cole, Batistuta and Brazilian Ronaldo.
Huega, or whetever the guy with long hair from Captain Tsubasa was called
Own club: Ian Wright, Paddy Vieira, Henry. Predictable really.
Foreign clubs: Ronaldo Nazario, Batistuta, Zidane
Favourite from rivals/other PL: Zola, Fowler, Asprilla, Giggs back in his early days when he was fast AF.
Foreign clubs: Ronaldo Nazario, Batistuta, Zidane
Favourite from rivals/other PL: Zola, Fowler, Asprilla, Giggs back in his early days when he was fast AF.
A bit Messi-esque in some moves.
What about Roberto Larcos? It was a bit more expensive though.Yeah
M'Boma or Denilson were usually my first ML signings.
Rooney and Totti
John Player
John Player
John PlayerO'Shea or Terry?
Steve Coppell and Martin Buchan
Yan M'Vila
Tyler Malacia
Bayindir
Tyler Malacia
Bayindir
Norman Whiteside.
Mark Hughes. (I use to try and hit volleys all the time and shout his name out at school. I even tried a scissor kick in the playground once). Great times!
Mark Hughes. (I use to try and hit volleys all the time and shout his name out at school. I even tried a scissor kick in the playground once). Great times!
Cantona, but had a friend who also liked him and sometimes he said first that he was him so then i had to be someone else and most of the time i was still Cantona since i was bigger than my friend.
He was my favourite player growing up. It's hard to believe he is only one year older than Teddy Sheringham. If he never got injured and was teetotal, Whiteside could have been the hero in the CL final in 1999. That's sounds weird, but could have been a dream corne true!
Dennis Bergkamp, Luis Figo and Rivaldo
Jesper Olsen was my first favourite Utd player, non Utd was probably toss up between Romario and Stoichkov.
Had a season or two where it was Louis Saha, but otherwise I remember it always being Waz
he sounds like he was a fun childGiving away my age I guess, but as a kid probably Papin (and Zubizarreta as I was playing goalie a lot). Papin is still probably my favorite striker, especially for Marseille. Closely followed by Romario.
For United when I started following them properly (I think it was 1987/88?) - Bruce, Robson, and McClair.
For United when I started following them properly (I think it was 1987/88?) - Bruce, Robson, and McClair.
George Best.
Socrates.