AnfieldEd
I am Leg End
By icons I mean icons, so please think carefully before answering as there is a major, major difference between who your icons are and who your favourite players are. For example Torres is my favourite player but he isn't my icon.
I started to comprehend football the game in the mid-late 80's I remember the 1984 european cup and 1986 fa cup which were both shown on tv, but mostly the 86 cup final where I really understood the game. So basically from that moment on is when I have my footballing icons.
1) Diego Maradona. I don't really need to say much about this really. I was smitten with his skill in the 1986 world cup and what he did on the football pitch is something I don't think I will ever see again.
2) Kenny Dalglish. Mainly for his management and off the field reasons than on it as I can't really acknowledge his brilliance as a player when I was a baby when he was in his prime. But for off the field reasons he is an icon of mine and you really don't need me to explain why do you.
3) John Barnes. My favourite Liverpool player of all time. I just love John Barnes. When he was in his prime at Liverpool in the late 80's was the same time I fell in love with the club, therefore my connection with him is ultra strong. He was just so brilliant on that left wing, he was like the cristiano ronaldo of today, only better! He is a hero of mine for sure and it was a disgrace how he was treated in the england set up.
The 4th may surprise you.
4) Roberto Baggio. Mainly around 1990 when I was gaining more knowledge of football in my early years I saw this kid play and my God he was awesome. I don't think people realise too this day how good Baggio was. He carried Italy to the world cup final in 94. But it was before then that I really thought of him as an icon of mine. I suppose you could say that Italia 90 was the first world cup that I could really comprehend. As I was only 5 for the 86 one, even though I actually still remember mexico 86. But I was in the middle of my childhood at italia 90 and you can appreciate things more at an early age around the 7-9 years instead of 4-6 years. Anyways Baggio brought to life this tournament for me and along with cameroon really made it entertaining. His idology of the game was something I liked and his solo goal just confirmed to me what a player he was.
Another player that is close to icon status to me, but just misses out is Franco Baresi. WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT Franco Baresi was the greatest defender that has ever lived. He made defending an art form and I really respect him. But for me he misses out on icon status, only just mind you, because he wasn't at the forfront of my mind growing up and really only saw him when Milan were in europe or for the national team.
It will be good to hear you choices!
I started to comprehend football the game in the mid-late 80's I remember the 1984 european cup and 1986 fa cup which were both shown on tv, but mostly the 86 cup final where I really understood the game. So basically from that moment on is when I have my footballing icons.
1) Diego Maradona. I don't really need to say much about this really. I was smitten with his skill in the 1986 world cup and what he did on the football pitch is something I don't think I will ever see again.
2) Kenny Dalglish. Mainly for his management and off the field reasons than on it as I can't really acknowledge his brilliance as a player when I was a baby when he was in his prime. But for off the field reasons he is an icon of mine and you really don't need me to explain why do you.
3) John Barnes. My favourite Liverpool player of all time. I just love John Barnes. When he was in his prime at Liverpool in the late 80's was the same time I fell in love with the club, therefore my connection with him is ultra strong. He was just so brilliant on that left wing, he was like the cristiano ronaldo of today, only better! He is a hero of mine for sure and it was a disgrace how he was treated in the england set up.
The 4th may surprise you.
4) Roberto Baggio. Mainly around 1990 when I was gaining more knowledge of football in my early years I saw this kid play and my God he was awesome. I don't think people realise too this day how good Baggio was. He carried Italy to the world cup final in 94. But it was before then that I really thought of him as an icon of mine. I suppose you could say that Italia 90 was the first world cup that I could really comprehend. As I was only 5 for the 86 one, even though I actually still remember mexico 86. But I was in the middle of my childhood at italia 90 and you can appreciate things more at an early age around the 7-9 years instead of 4-6 years. Anyways Baggio brought to life this tournament for me and along with cameroon really made it entertaining. His idology of the game was something I liked and his solo goal just confirmed to me what a player he was.
Another player that is close to icon status to me, but just misses out is Franco Baresi. WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT Franco Baresi was the greatest defender that has ever lived. He made defending an art form and I really respect him. But for me he misses out on icon status, only just mind you, because he wasn't at the forfront of my mind growing up and really only saw him when Milan were in europe or for the national team.
It will be good to hear you choices!
