Comments on: Remembering Garrincha

By: football gifts

football gifts — Sat, 08 May 2010 09:06:35 +0000

A great player and a great shame this should happen to him.

By: Ukraine

Ukraine — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:20:03 +0000

yeah great player in todays football
only T Hendry+ronaldino combined would = him.

kinda sad how he was forgotten 2. All his twists and turns and tricks look so easy ,
only players in history of football i know that would match him are: Zico / Pele/ and maybe Zidane

By: Ollie

Ollie — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:31:10 +0000

The bend he puts on his free kick vs Bulgaria in ’66 is absolutely insane given the type of ball played with back then. Surely even more physics-defying than Roberto Carlos’ curler vs. France.

Cant think of any other player who would have even attempted it, let alone pulled it off.

By: Elliott

Elliott — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:14:34 +0000

Fantastic piece Brian.

Its always tough to place past players against contemporary foes – back in the day, double teams were rare. Defenders would form a line and get beaten one by one.

If Garrincha were to play today, I would see Gattuso and Masheranos simulatenously scything him, although I’m sure he would adapt to the physical/contact laden game we all enjoy today.

Garrincha was the staccato to Pele’s slaloming crescendos. One would dance side to side, stopping and starting, while the other ice skated effortlessly around the pitch. Having to defend one: difficult. But both? impossible.

By: AYOUB SABGA

AYOUB SABGA — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:17:57 +0000

I saw the end of garrincha’s career and he had ” IT “.Maradonna has “IT” so does ZIDANE ZIZOU. They brought joy and grace to the human soul.

By: woppo

woppo — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:43:25 +0000

andrew downie who wrote about both said garrincha was more best than best ever was.garrincha was beyond any one else

By: chris iken

chris iken — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:41:41 +0000

ringo george best wasnt anything like garrincha,best was incredible garrincha was from another planet…even best’s british contempories who faced both are clear on this bobby moore,ray wilson,bobby charlton.our anglo-centrism is embarrasing sometimes

By: Ringo

Ringo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:25:38 +0000

George.Best.

By: christian

christian — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:46:54 +0000

that compilation is what maybe 1 % of his career..just imagine if we had the number of highlight videos we have today of players ie 30-40 short videos of a players whole season..just imagine if we had just one season of his highlight videos let alone many like we have of modern players..our jaws would be on the floor
greatest genius in football.garrinchaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

By: daftello

daftello — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:40:37 +0000

garrincha was beyond anyone and thats that.the best ever imo