Quote from: Ads on December 14, 2017, 12:15:38 PMFor me world class means capable of playing in the top teams in the world, club or internationally. I.e., Yorke after he left us played for the best team in Europe and excelled, so I think he qualifies as the form he showed for us did not stop.Yorke went on to win European Cup so that puts the 82 team up there.
For me world class means capable of playing in the top teams in the world, club or internationally. I.e., Yorke after he left us played for the best team in Europe and excelled, so I think he qualifies as the form he showed for us did not stop.
I am going to interpret 'world class' as capable of looking good in a World Cup finals tournament based on their performances for Villa and at international level for those who got a chance.
Quote from: Damo70 on December 14, 2017, 01:40:13 PMI am going to interpret 'world class' as capable of looking good in a World Cup finals tournament based on their performances for Villa and at international level for those who got a chance.Ron Vlaar and (to a lesser extent) Alpay, come on down and collect your World-class accolades.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on December 14, 2017, 12:21:19 PMQuote from: Ads on December 14, 2017, 12:15:38 PMFor me world class means capable of playing in the top teams in the world, club or internationally. I.e., Yorke after he left us played for the best team in Europe and excelled, so I think he qualifies as the form he showed for us did not stop.Yorke went on to win European Cup so that puts the 82 team up there.Does winning the European Cup makes Djimi Traore and Igor Biscan world class?
I am convinced Bosnich was on his way to being the best goalkeeper in the world in the mid nineties. It is amazing how the Old Trafford careers of him and his holiday/drinking/partying/womanising partner in crime Dwight Yorke were polar opposites.
World class is described as something or someone being 'one of the best in the world'. So where is the cut off? Top 6 players in their position as voted for or as a general consensus? Top 5, top 10...?What is someone is currently the 5th best centre forward in the world but you could name a dozen players from 20 years ago that were better?McGrath was in the top 2-3 centre backs in the world when he played for us, so I'd count him. Schmeicel was the best GK in the world for a time when he was at Man Utd. Bosnich arguably in the top 5 GK in the world when with us.
Quote from: Villan For Life on December 14, 2017, 11:02:26 AMQuote from: garyshawsknee on December 14, 2017, 10:54:10 AMI guess Peter Schmeichel, though that was short term. For a period in his career, Bosnich was world class, he'd make saves few would, though his kicking was awful. Bosnich was one of a number of Villa players who could have been world class but didn't quite make it for a number of reasons. See also Shaw G (injuries) and Platt D (conveniently forgets he played for the Villa).Platt was undoubtedly World Class for a while.In my time watching us the ones I would class as World Class, at least for a spell, were Platt, McGrath, Yorke, Bosnich and Benteke.
Quote from: garyshawsknee on December 14, 2017, 10:54:10 AMI guess Peter Schmeichel, though that was short term. For a period in his career, Bosnich was world class, he'd make saves few would, though his kicking was awful. Bosnich was one of a number of Villa players who could have been world class but didn't quite make it for a number of reasons. See also Shaw G (injuries) and Platt D (conveniently forgets he played for the Villa).
I guess Peter Schmeichel, though that was short term. For a period in his career, Bosnich was world class, he'd make saves few would, though his kicking was awful.