HIF wrote:Foye wrote:HIF wrote:
"legendary" I guess that tag comes because they were greats in "your time". For an older or younger generation they would not be classed at legendary. I'd even say that Ribery will be forgotten by most English based fans within 10 years.
With all due respect, I don‘t think people outside the UK care much about the collective memory of English based fans to be honest. So not sure what this contributes to defining whether a player is legendary or not.
Fact is he is in the history books as Uefa Player of the year and has been a dominant player for years in UCL and Bundesliga, countless titles, fell short of winning the world cup due to a Zidane headbutt and Trezeguet missed penalty.
Nobody said he is an all-time great but a legendary player? For sure.
Beckenbauer is legendary. Ribery will be forgotten within a decade by most of the world - does that suit your sensibilities more?
Beckenbauer is an all-time great.
The knowledgable fan will keep Ribery and other legends from the past two decades in their mind.
You were taking offense by my wording, not me. So not sure what your sensibilities are here.