In some periods in his last Barca season or his first season or two in PSG for me he was the best player in the world, just never stayed fit enough to show that throughout the whole season/year.
His dribbling, creativity, finishing, inside the box, outside the box, pace…
Incredible how he refined his game over the years, I used to compare him to Gervinho when he just came to Barca, but he became a brilliant passer/playmaker later on.
If he has half of Messi/Ronaldo discipline he’d be an absolute monster.
Thinking about United and Ten Hag atm… got me Dusan Tadic.
What an absolute football god he became since joining Ajax. He showed a lot of quality and class in that Southampton team, but got to a totally different level when he joined a team that relies more on technique than power.
In 2018/19 he was ridiculously overlooked for the Ballon d’Or. Should’ve been in top 10 easily, imo top 5 definitely (top 3 tbh). Beyond rediculous, playing as a false 9 that season. Everything he touched was pure gold. A mix of Zidane and Van Persie that year. The technique, the touch, the vision, finishing, dribbling. He was just on another level.
Absolutely one of the most enjoyable footballers to watch in the last 5-10 years.
Yeah, obviously I’m not basing this on his league performances. He was ridiculous in the CL in basically every game, toying with Madrid, brilliant against Juve, Tottenham… Imo MVP in the CL that season.
Couldn’t disagree more! Giggs was an absolute wizard. Very possibly the best winger in the world for a stretch. Think he was better than Figo, who was also class.
Yeah I know what you mean. He is thought of so highly because of longevity. Like those trophies Stroller just mentioned - I don’t think Giggs was especially instrumental in those. He just became part of the furniture in the end. He is basically Ian Beale.
Not saying he was shit. Just over rated. And I probably wrote it in this thread already, but that goal he scored against us that everyone had orgasms about wasn’t even that good either. No one challenged him! I will die on this hill. Want it on my headstone.
His best season ever he got 13 goals and 7 assists.
His next best season was 10 goals and 11 assists.
Every season apart from those two he was in the single digits for goals and assists except for maybe 4 seasons where he got ~11 assists.
He was a good winger but I think if you put him in any other team he wouldn’t stand out. He benefited from being a part of that United team and also gets a lot of hype for his longevity.
Never really turned up for Wales either, certainly not in the way that Bale and Ramsey did/do.
Those numbers for a left mid in those days were really good
He’s not gonna match up to mo salah modern day inside forward numbers, but he spent most of his PL career averaging a goal or assist every 2 games with a few season at every 3 games.
Take 97/98 as an example:
Overmars 12 goals and 5 assist (17 total) in 32 games
Giggs 8 goals and 9 assist (17 total) in 29 games
