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      Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP

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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #23: Sep 12, 2013 08:34:56 pm
      The Dinamo Tsblisi team that knocked us out the European Cup in about 1980 or 82 were pretty special.

      There was a midfielder and a striker who were terrific - will need to get on google
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #24: Sep 12, 2013 08:55:33 pm
      The Dinamo Tsblisi team that knocked us out the European Cup in about 1980 or 82 were pretty special.

      There was a midfielder and a striker who were terrific - will need to get on google

      Scrap that - childhood memories! They thumped us in Georgia - I was 9 and cried when I heard the result.
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #25: Sep 12, 2013 08:58:16 pm
      Thierry Henry.

      Special player with that aura only a superstar has. Love watching him.

      Also Iker Casillas. That 4-0 would of been 10 if it weren't for him.
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      Reply #26: Sep 12, 2013 10:47:57 pm
      My Ol Man said he watched Johan Cruyff play in 66 for Ajax and he was ace...

      Here's a link for those who may care to remember... ;)

      http://www.lfchistory.net/Opposition/Default.aspx




      I got Cryff's autograph at that match.

      (the only other one I ever got was Keegans)

      Your dad was right he was class act.
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #27: Sep 13, 2013 03:41:03 am
      Not really the most skilful but Drogba was always a c**t against us.

      In terms of players who have been most skillfil against us, Henry is miles ahead of anyone. He's destroyed us at times.
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      Reply #28: Sep 13, 2013 03:50:31 am
      I also go with Drogba. He always saved his best for us.
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      Reply #29: Sep 13, 2013 07:59:17 am
      I still remeber the Barcelona game where they put about 45 passes together before Kluivert scored. He was boss that game, even got a standing ovation from our fans when he went off I seem to recall...
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      Reply #30: Sep 13, 2013 10:33:36 am
      Gordon Banks always played a blinder at Anfield and broke our hearts on many occasions.
      as did Shilton !
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #31: Sep 13, 2013 10:57:05 am
      A recent one for me has to be Di Natale.
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #32: Sep 13, 2013 12:26:33 pm
      I still remeber the Barcelona game where they put about 45 passes together before Kluivert scored. He was boss that game, even got a standing ovation from our fans when he went off I seem to recall...
      I thought Overmars scored that goal? Absolutely loved him as a player and he would be my pick.
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      Reply #33: Sep 13, 2013 12:48:39 pm
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      Reply #34: Sep 13, 2013 12:50:55 pm
      A recent one for me has to be Di Natale.

      How could I forget?! Magical player. Easily one of my very favourite players in football. He was outstanding that night.
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #35: Sep 13, 2013 01:59:01 pm
      Not really the most skilful but Drogba was always a c**t against us.

      In terms of players who have been most skillfil against us, Henry is miles ahead of anyone. He's destroyed us at times.

      I would argue that these two were among the most effective against us in recent times, but not the most skillful in my own opinion.  Whilst Henry did have some decent skills, his game was more about blistering pace and pure finishing ability than it was about fancy dribbling, creative turns, no look passes, or other elements that come to mind when I think of "most skillful"

      I personally think of players like Ronaldinho, Bergkamp, Aimar, Ronaldo (both of them), Zidane, Figo, etc when I think skillful players.  That is not discounting the ability of the likes of Henry, Drogba, Di Natale, etc.  I am simply putting them into a different bracket altogether :)
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      Reply #36: Sep 13, 2013 02:56:39 pm
      Franz Beckenbauer was always one of my favourite foreign players, but he hardly dazzled at Anfield when I saw him, as Bayern lost 3-0 to an Alun Evans hatrick.

      Henry as many have mentioned tore Liverpool (Carra) apart on a few occasions. Best and Charlton could be added to that list too as I watched them beat us 4-1. Shanks said Floran Albert was one of his favourite players, but he did nothing much when I saw him.

      I think Cruyff would be as good as any although I never saw him "live".
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      Reply #37: Sep 13, 2013 02:58:21 pm
      might be a bit long ago but George Best was incredible especially when you think he was drunk most of the time.
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #38: Sep 13, 2013 03:00:32 pm
      Bayern lost 3-0 to an Alun Evans hatrick.

      Alun Evans was the first £100k teenager.we did spend big on young players then too and he didn't last too long either.
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      Reply #39: Sep 13, 2013 03:03:42 pm
      Alun Evans was the first £100k teenager.we did spend big on young players then too and he didn't last too long either.

      To be fair to him, I don't think he ever really recovered fully after he was "glassed". Although the hatrick against Bayern was after that incident.
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      Reply #40: Sep 13, 2013 04:28:52 pm
      Sorry to ignore the thread. But nobody played better than Johnny Barnes in his pomp, he was unreal.

      If I had to I would say that little Valencia player for Rafa who tore us to shreds one night, Aimar was it?
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #41: Sep 13, 2013 04:33:58 pm
      Sorry to ignore the thread. But nobody played better than Johnny Barnes in his pomp, he was unreal.

      If I had to I would say that little Valencia player for Rafa who tore us to shreds one night, Aimar was it?

      Yes, beast of a player!!  He is the player Messi idolized growing up, and he is the player I think Coutinho's game is most similar to.  Absolute joy of a player to watch!!
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #42: Sep 13, 2013 04:41:01 pm
      To be fair to him, I don't think he ever really recovered fully after he was "glassed". Although the hatrick against Bayern was after that incident.

      Remember that and that was some bad scar he carried, good looking lad as well.
      It was weird the way his touch seemed to desert him after the glassing.
      On the subject of opposing players it's got to be George Best, pissed he may have been but he left the defence for dead.
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      Re: Most skillful opposing players to play in front of the KOP
      Reply #43: Sep 13, 2013 04:41:17 pm
      If I had to I would say that little Valencia player for Rafa who tore us to shreds one night, Aimar was it?

      Pablo Aimar...scored in their 2-0 win at The Mestalla stadium in 2002 under Rafa...He moved to Benfica and played in our 4-1 demolition at Anfield in 2010..
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      Reply #44: Sep 13, 2013 05:12:57 pm
      Thierry Henry and Gianfranco Zola by far IMO, they tore us apart repeatedly and was a nightmare for our defence all game.
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      Reply #45: Sep 13, 2013 05:43:35 pm
      Remember that and that was some bad scar he carried, good looking lad as well.It was weird the way his touch seemed to desert him after the glassing.

      May have been something to do with his personal life too mate.

      When Evans first signed for Liverpool Shankly decided he needed building up, so Shanks told Evans landlady to give him a big steak every night. A few months later Evans came and told Shankly that he had got a young lady "in trouble". After Evans had left Shanks turned to Bob Paisley and said "we have created a monster Bob!"   

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