by Puro Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:56 pm
Tweedle wrote:Who do you personally feel is the world's best naturally left footed player?
Thought this would be worth doing as it would eliminate most of the usual suspects like Dinho, Kaka, Ronaldo, Henry, Eto'o, Messi, Totti, Ibrah etc...
There doesn't actually seem to be that many world class naturally left footed players out there, compared to say ten years ago...
It will be very hard to see another left footed player like César Cueto. While leading Perú's midfield, he beat Maradona (in his prime) in head to head matches, and was five minutes away of eliminating Maradona's Argentina from WC 1986. They tied us 2-2 in Buenos Aires late in the game with a controversial "goal".
Cueto also mopped the floor with Platini in Paris. Platini was France's boss, but couldn't touch Cueto's midfield.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo0BGg8t9YQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07-hLIpcg5U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o73xrtwgXFk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4aC3S-GbE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d46UPH6dPdg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J6dRSAc9_c
I've never seen another left footed player who had it all like Cueto.