Best player youve seen playing against the villa at V P

[andyaston]

Ruud Gullit wasn't too bad.

First time he played for Chelsea against us was the only time I've seen a player with so much presence it seemed ours were afraid to go near him, whether he had the ball or not. I'd forgotten that until you reminded me.

Yea remember that game he never lost the ball once and moved it around well. That was the year we come 4th and won the League cup with Sir Brian. Unfortunatley, Gullits presence that day helped Chelsea to record a rare home defeat for us with that horrid Dennis Wise scoring the winner.

[Matt Collins]

Ronaldo a few years ago, Man U won 3-0 - possibly boxing day. He looked like he was about 20% faster with the ball than anyone on the pitch, even when they didn't have it.

[Gareth]

Gonna take a punt at a team

GK - Neil Sullivan (Carbone's debut)
RB - Salgado (Celta)
LB - Sol Campbell (in his very young Spuds days)
CB - Woodgate (for Newcastle)
CB - Ugo's debut (surely he was playing for Norwich??)
MF - Gullit (as said by others)
MF - Mostovoi (Celta)
MF - Gerrard (the day he was applauded off)
MF - Beckham (the 2nd half of the 'cant win with kids' game he was sublime)
FW - Bergkamp (sensational movement)
FW - Benni Mc (Celta)

[PeterWithe]

Ruud Gullit wasn't too bad.

First time he played for Chelsea against us was the only time I've seen a player with so much presence it seemed ours were afraid to go near him, whether he had the ball or not. I'd forgotten that until you reminded me.

Yea remember that game he never lost the ball once and moved it around well. That was the year we come 4th and won the League cup with Sir Brian. Unfortunatley, Gullits presence that day helped Chelsea to record a rare home defeat for us with that horrid Dennis Wise scoring the winner.

One of the things I remembered from that game was how frustrated Guillit became with his team mates when they did not move into the spaces he thought they should, he resorted to pointing exactly where he wanted everyone to go to receive teh ball from him with Frank Sinclair getting a particular verbal shoeing.

Fantastic player, as was Zola.

[dave.woodhall]

And we couldn't stop him even though we could see what he was doing. I've seen better and more skilful performances but I've never seen one player dominate a pitch so much.

[Deano's Mullet]

If i remember rightly Bosnich pulled off arguably his greatest save ever (non-penalty anyway) when he kept out a Gavin Peacock header. This was the game when we gave Wise stick for being a little shit and he responded by patting his head after he'd scored.

[Damo70]

That Juventus team in '83 had Zoff, Gentile, Cabrini, Scirea, Tardelli and Rossi from the Italian world cup winning side plus Platini and Boniek. Platini for me was the best player on a pitch full of world champions and european champions.

[PeterWithe]

And Roberto Bettaga I think

[Damo70]

I don't think he played in the '82 world cup but your right, he was an experienced Italian international. Great side, but they didn't perform in the final against Hamburg.

[PeterWithe]

If memory serves a fella named Mcgrath scored the winner it that one.

[Damo70]

Felix Magath

[pav]

that 83 juve side probably best i seen ,remember di canio and carbone looking good for sheff wed early 90, robbie fowler always looked decent too

[burtonreferees]

Johan Cruyff without doubt......bloke was and still is an absolute genius

[Dave P]

Another shout for Gullit.  I was also starstruck seeing Henry, Zola, Cantona and Bergkamp.

[ventnor villain]

Another vote for Cruyff from me. Also Tony Woodcock the day he scored 5 for Arsenal the year they won 6-2 was very special (1983?).