Best player youve seen playing against the villa at V P

[JD]

Another vote for Cruyff - the best player I have seen in the flesh anywhere by a considerable distance.

Absolutely. The Villa players were mezmerised by him. He was brilliant.

[villasjf]

Pele in the friendly during the dark ages of 3 day week and power cuts, HDE got generators for the lights, I think Gidman got his shirt.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

If its the best player to appear at VP, it has to be Pele. To me he is simply the most complete the most accomplished player on the planet.
 
But while that night against Santos was unforgetable and he showed his skills and trickery. The best performance on the VP pitch has to be Cruyff, he was playing at a level so far above anybody else in that game.

[Darlo Dave]

Not an obvious one, but the one that always sticks in my mind is Paul Merson for Arsenal around the 95/96 season. Villa 2-0 up, and Merson just took the game by the scruff of the neck, and inspired the Arse to get an draw, with them equalising in stoppage time.

[Astral Weeks]

Cruyff and Platini. Bettega was also teriffic in that Juventus game.

[peter w]

Cruyff!! playing for Barcelona in about 1977

Absolutely, best performance anywhere by a player that I have seen 'in the flesh'. He scored 2 goals to put Barca 2-0 up, was substituted & received the only standing ovation for an opposing player that I have witnessed and Alan Evans came on as a late substitute to inspire us to an undeserved 2-2 draw. In the return leg, we were 1-0 up, John Gidman got sent off when we were 1-0 up and we ended up losing 2-1 on the night. By the way, I think that you'll find it was 1978.

As I have mentioned in previous posts about greatest games / goals seen at VP, Cruyf's 2nd goal was probably the best goal I ever saw - Better then Maradonna's dribble through the England midfield and defenec in Mexico 1986.

Another vote for this. I always remember that dennis Mortimer seemed to try the Cruyff outside of the foot finish in the games after the 2-2 one. Never manager it.

Also, I'd say Mark Falco. Only because the shit always scored against us. Always.

[lennythekad]

Yep, another vote for Cruyff in '78 from me.

[peter w]

I also remeber the Barcelona fans from that 77-78 game. Amazing noise for a 7 year old to bare witness of.

[Pete3206]

Platini and Boniek for Juventus

[garyshawsknee]

Bergkamp was great in the game we came back to win 3-2,it was the first time I saw him in flesh.

    We should start a new thread about big names playes who had a shocker,I remember when Athletico Madrid played us,and Vieri was probably the best striker in Europe,but he was shocking,missed a terrible sitter as well.

[garyshawsknee]

Did Maradonna play in the Super cup game?

[lennythekad]

No, he signed for Barca after the '82 World Cup, but didn't feature in either leg, including as a sub. Only played 36 times for them in two seasons.

[TopDeck113]

Platini and Boniek for Juventus

Seconded.

They had to be special mind, to boss the midfield of the reigning European Champions.

[barrysleftfoot]

  And how many World Cup winners did they have in that team?.......6/7?

[Lambert and Payne]

I was always wowed by Ronaldo, also Henry and Bergkamp (dunno how its spelt!) were always brilliant.