A Tribute To Ferenc Puskas

Yes, apparently Madrid charged him for a testimonial

Same happened with Bobby Moore though as well to be fair.

RIP

RIP

Would you say he was the fourth best player ever? I'm thinking Maradona, Pele and Di Stefano then him.

Incredible player.

God Bless.

One of the best players to grace football, and we were lucky he graced our club with his amazing ability.

He contributed a large amount towards RM great history! And will be really missed

RIP PUSKAS!

RIP

Nicely put TM.

Que te vaya bien viejo.

D.E.P

Samba De Baiano wrote:Would you say he was the fourth best player ever? I'm thinking Maradona, Pele and Di Stefano then him.

Don't want to sound 'insulting', but Cruijff??

He will be in the top 4 European players (no order: Best, Beckenbauer, Cruijff, Puskas ...)

It's difficult to make proper comparisons I think cos what players of Puskas's generation had much more of was time on the ball. That was an era when Stanley Matthews was an effective attacking player in his late thirties- sth. impossible to imagine nowadays.
Anyway, RIP to a great player.

rai Godenzonen wrote:

Samba De Baiano wrote:Would you say he was the fourth best player ever? I'm thinking Maradona, Pele and Di Stefano then him.

Don't want to sound 'insulting', but Cruijff??

He will be in the top 4 European players (no order: Best, Beckenbauer, Cruijff, Puskas ...)

Ffs, do you ever give it a rest?

Just read the news...

Long may his memory live!

D.E.P. Cañoncito Pum

rai Godenzonen wrote:

Samba De Baiano wrote:Would you say he was the fourth best player ever? I'm thinking Maradona, Pele and Di Stefano then him.

Don't want to sound 'insulting', but Cruijff??

He will be in the top 4 European players (no order: Best, Beckenbauer, Cruijff, Puskas ...)

*cough* Platini *cough*

Target Man wrote:

rai Godenzonen wrote:

Samba De Baiano wrote:Would you say he was the fourth best player ever? I'm thinking Maradona, Pele and Di Stefano then him.

Don't want to sound 'insulting', but Cruijff??

He will be in the top 4 European players (no order: Best, Beckenbauer, Cruijff, Puskas ...)

Ffs, do you ever give it a rest?

Im just spouting fact..

rai Godenzonen wrote:

Target Man wrote:

rai Godenzonen wrote:

Samba De Baiano wrote:Would you say he was the fourth best player ever? I'm thinking Maradona, Pele and Di Stefano then him.

Don't want to sound 'insulting', but Cruijff??

He will be in the top 4 European players (no order: Best, Beckenbauer, Cruijff, Puskas ...)

Ffs, do you ever give it a rest?

Im just spouting fact..

Facts? What did Cruyff win at club level?

Target Man wrote:

rai Godenzonen wrote:

Target Man wrote:

rai Godenzonen wrote:

Samba De Baiano wrote:Would you say he was the fourth best player ever? I'm thinking Maradona, Pele and Di Stefano then him.

Don't want to sound 'insulting', but Cruijff??

He will be in the top 4 European players (no order: Best, Beckenbauer, Cruijff, Puskas ...)

Ffs, do you ever give it a rest?

Im just spouting fact..

Facts? What did Cruyff win at club level?

Nothing .. but

Uh oh....

Our friend:

Puskas: 6 La Ligas and 3 Champions Leauges.

='s Legend.

Also Hungry should have won the WC whilst he played.


Well that puts end to the cruyff mumbo jumbo.

HALA PUSKAS!

I wont write the achievements of Cruijff on a thread dedicated to the passing away of one of Europe's greats ..

Exactly. Ferenc Puskas rest in peace.

Of course he's one, and Cruyff is certainly up there.

Anyways lets not go off topic.

RIP

RIP

Come on lads its not a time to be scoring points.

Puskus was a SUPER STAR!

Sir Alex Ferguson has paid a glowing tribute to Ferenc Puskas, while Arsene Wenger has no doubts that the Hungarian legend would have flourished in the modern game.




Former Honved and Real Madrid star Puskas died on Friday following a long battle against illness at the age of 79.
Puskas announced himself on the British stage when helping Hungary beat England at Wembley in 1953 and he went on to prove himself as one of the world's greatest ever players.
Wenger feels it is difficult to compare players from different eras, but is of the opinion that the greats could flourish in any generation.
"As a player he was absolutely fantastic not only from what I saw - very little - but what people told me," the Arsenal boss said of 'The Galloping Major'
"I saw a little bit of him at Real Madrid because I had a black and white television - but people told me he was amazing.
"I do not like to compare players from different times - but I always say the best from their generation would have adapted and would still be the best today."
Puskas scored 83 goals in 84 games for the Magyars and Ferguson has fond memories of the Hungarian.
"I was lucky to see Puskas play quite a few times," said Ferguson. "I have many memories of him. I was at the European Cup final in 1960 but I also saw him score the only goal against Rangers at Ibrox, before he got a hat-trick against them when Real scored six in the second leg.
"In his day he was a special player without question, part of that great period for Hungarian football. How they did not win the World Cup in 1954 is beyond me.
"It is sad news. But when a great player like that passes, you can at least reflect on what a great player he was and the great games he played in."
A famous incident from Hungary's win over England in 1953 saw Puskas dump the great Billy Wright on the floor with a fabulous drag-back and it sits prominently in Ferguson's memory banks.
"There was one point when Puskas cut back inside Billy Wright and took him so far out of the game he had to pay 'three and six' to get back into the ground," he laughed.
"He was a marvellous player in a fantastic team. The following month they went to Scotland and beat them as well.
"The European Cup final at Hampden was amazing. He scored four then but he also got three against Benfica in 1962 when Real Madrid lost.
"Can you imagine scoring a hat-trick in a European Cup final and not winning? That is amazing."

Very sad. Don't really have a lot to say at the moment. Que descanses en paz, Ferenc. Las leyendas nunca mueren

Arsène Wenger has paid tribute to Ferenc Puskas, the Hungary and Real Madrid legend who died at the age of 79 on Friday morning.

Puskas led the revered Hungary team of the early 1950s before inspiring Real Madrid to a string of domestic and European trophies. He scored 512 goals in 528 games for the Spanish giants and netted 83 times in 84 international appearances.

"As a player he was absolutely fantastic not only from the very little I saw, but also what people told me," said Wenger at his pre-match press conference on Friday.

"I saw a little bit of him at Real Madrid because I had a black and white television. But people told me he was amazing. The fact that he won what he won and he got the respect from everybody as well tells you a lot.

"It tells you a little bit of what life was like at that time. He was one of the two or three best players in the world and at the end of his life he had nothing to survive on.

"People had to put money together so he could be treated in another way because he had Alzheimer's and that's what life was at that time - greatness and difficult times as well.

"As a coach he had a difficult career, he was ill but we have great respect for him because he was a sensational player."

Puskas, who scored four times in Madrid's famous 7-3 win against Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1960 European Cup Final, was part of the Mighty Magyars side which became the first overseas team to beat England on home soil in 1953.

He was voted the 20th century's sixth best player by the International Federation for Football History and Statistics. Wenger believes Puskas would have been a giant of the game regardless of the era he played in.

"I don't like to compare players from different times but I always say the best from their generation would have adapted and would still be the best today.

"It's difficult to ask if he was better than Zidane but I saw a guy today saying he had the brain of Zidane, the determination of Rooney and the skill of some Arsenal players, so he must have been a hell of a player."