A truly sublime answer. Man was gifted, if only he was born 40 years later he'd be 24 and the best in the buisness. Smooth pitches, lighter balls. I shudder to think...

@@Flame19judgement if we had him 40 years later on, Ronaldo would never be in the spotlight

For a moment , I saw a Messi Best 😨😨😨😰😰 like crazy

Guess what m8 i dont give a shit no one asked

@@AB-dc6hd The internet doesn’t revolve around you kid, go back to playing your little video games kiddo

" I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered "

“If I had to choose between dribbling past 5 players and scoring from 40 yards at Anfield or shagging miss world, it would be a hard choice. Thankfully, I’ve done both.” George Best

@Matt Ochi, lucky man he was

Matt ochi that's the irish humour in play their he'd pick scoring at the kop end for man united anyday

In his own words.

Most people didn't have tvs in UK in early sixties

Gentleman this guy had Ronaldo and Messi all mixed up...one of the greatest, if not the one

Even fewer saw the great Duncan Edwards. My dad said he may have been the greatest ever!

Exactly, which is why the GOAT of all time debates are rather meaningless. Also, the deconstructing analysis only goes so far (Messi and Maradona were one footed, etc), but what we can say with safety is that for about 6 or 7 seasons Best was one of the best and probably the best when Pele declined a little. And that he had it all: close control, two footed, great vision, acceleration, two footed, good header of the ball, great tackler too, and great shot from either foot. He was a complete player. I got to see him quite a few times at OT. I feel l increasingly lucky the older I get LOL.

@@Muninman Everything about Best amazes me but what amazes me the most is his balance, The way he makes cuts on a dime and when he turns, it's like a skier leaning into the turn. They foul the shit out of him and he still keeps his balance and the ball. Hell, there's one where he is fouled, hits the ground, and bounces back up with control of the ball as if he had fallen on a trampoline and just popped up. Now the guy would have stayed on the ground, got carted off, and would be demanding a red. His balance was incredible.

They both died on the same date 25th November

Both do come aswell 🥳🥳

They both died same day 15 years apart

Two football god's haunted by personal demons

They had similar playing styles

fr

No lie bro

Maybe he played so good because he was drunk?,😁

I trust you, only of you were the only one opponent. Lol.

Maradona did better while high on Cocaine.

@@kunalm15 mmmmmm no Goerge is the best

kunal mishra maradonna was a cheating bastard

You are very lucky to have seen him play definitely one of the best players to ever kick a ball

I remember seeing him play brilliantly many times at Old Trafford, your right a lot of what he did in the 60s wasn't filmed so is list to folk lore. He got virtually no protection off the refs, played with skill and finesse on cabbage fields with a heavy wet leather ball.

S

How old are you man 💀

@@SEELE_1 68, So I'm 9 years older than Best was when he died.. As he said himself just before he died, ''remember me for the football, not the rubbish in the papers'' And we do George, you can count on it..

oribago

You mentioned briljant player of football. However non of them changed football. There is only one who did.

I always wondered what would happen if George Best and Pele played for the same team together, it would have been 1 amazing partnership

great story george was a one off on and off the pitch

@@47rintin1ok..a brilliant player.

Yes many players from that era were ahead of their time

@@jibrana.r.6578 Defenders used to be tough as hell back then and you could kick players and get away with it.

Some defenders may look sunday league level, but their tackles were not. Some of these challenges would see them lifetime banned by today's standards. George Best never withdrew from a challenge. Not a single fucking one.

Ole needs to play this to his gay pogba clan and say astro turf or not look at this guy

Northern Ireland for ya

Wow! Respect man. Respect to Osgood and David Webb -- from Aussie English football fan.

forestsoceansmusic thank you, respect to you too

That was in the league cup at Old Trafford

The great Alan Hudson was offended when anyone said that George was not the best player ever. Hudson, a great himself simply would not listen to it. To him George was a step above everyone........and Alan Hudson knew a bit about football.

It was normal to do that way back then.

El dribbling. George Best es uno de los 15 o 20 mejores jugadores de la historia.

John Cherry so true

GAWA

Yup the ra

You never realise how bad the pitch is at that time because it wasent considered terrible at that time...jus saying.

Actually nowdays footballers are way more athletic and that goes for defenders too.

@tigerarmyrule You have to give credit where it's due regardless of who you support, even if it's for a rival team. Whether it's George Best or whoever. Some football fans can't do that though, even though they know deep down otherwise which is just ridiculous and childish, school playground like behaviour. Fans of all teams are guilty of this.

@Ultimate Nova Creep I don't know about the greatest footballer that's ever walked the earth, I wouldn't say that. For me that would have to be Maradona, pains me to say it. Either way how do you accurately gauge who is the best player ever? Very difficult to answer as there are so many variables in football. Basically it's all subjective and down to opinion.

Well said 👍

Britain? Britain is England, Great Britain is England Scotland and Wales, and United Kingdom is Great Britain and Northern Ireland

@@haroldinho9930 ?? What's your point??

Good pitches, and a lighter ball, softer ball to allow swerve and bend and dip to a shot. While Maradona's played quick one-twos, Best played his one-twos off the standing foot of the last defender. It is how he beat the last defender to score his goal in Man Utd's Wembley European Cup final win. Live commentators could only say "Best is through!" Ask players who were there when TV cameras weren't .

I saw him play several times he could make the best defenders look as if they had 2 left feet.. His balance was second to none

They died

Sick

Who was the 1st one you mentioned again?

@@davidfelix2594 what a clown you are, I truly wonder!! You don't know the God Father of modern football Johan Cruijff...he revolutionized football....

@@souvanikmajhi2945 if you see his interviews, what a nice fella as well

He didnt need to dive either .what a player what a man.👏👏👏👏

I can't think of many players I've seen highlights of in past eras that play like modern players do. Pele comes to mind. Just shows how damn good Best was.

@@dafunkyshit garrincha too

@@DBDYAKU Damn yeah I forgot him too! Good call

@woody Vallallellalunga gonna cry?

80,85 MILLION.

85 million? less than Pogba?

And he played against defenders who had free rein to tackle hard.

***** BEST WAS SUPERB

defenders have improved he wouldnt be that good now

Isa Samad lol

@@youssefiii7757 exactly, the number of fake shots whaou.....

Or even better

With all the cheat codes activated

Said the division 10 player

You can see from the goal he scored when he pressured the keeper and score.

And young Ronaldo Nazario , the same style ❤️

@@David20092 yeah, fenomeno was so much fun to watch too.

Death is what makes life special and sweet and meaningful. Never forget.

Who was the last player with this playstyle. Nowadays there are no players like these anymore.

@@truth6074 Messi is close, footbal has changed also, defenders are more athetic I think, you need to execute faster.. although the skill is skill, what he did it would probably work even today to some extent , does not matter the defender.. very elusive.. back then players would teach the watcher how to play footbal... now its a playstation style of play at times.. no creativity..

Cause there’s like 2 northern Irish players

Litmanen?

Zink probably because alot of the NI players choose the republic

cousin leigh sad but true

@@zink9310 Northern Ireland are good now

I am with you all the way on that Frank.I too saw the greatest ever player and for that I am so grateful.The Golden Vision was a tad tasty too.I thought I would have to give an old Evertonian a bit of goodwill.

curleyteeth .....nice one, curly tooth..(you mustn't have many left , if you saw Besty in his prime)!......😂only joking....I'dve loved watching them two in the same team...preferably Everton!.......ah one can only dream....✌️️

so you not watching to pele and maradona

Frank Byrne I am also an Evertonian......George Best was the best ever...never Have I seen a more complete talent...

Me too Frank, never seen anyone better

Plus the protection modern players receive today!

GEORGE BEST IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HE WAS ART...

Agreed I had the priviliege to see him also. He makes Messi look like a Sunday league player. Did Messi ever score from the corner flag? Best has.

eric tull George Best was magical but messi is simply the best in the History Period.

THATS RIGHT GEORGE WOULD OF HAD MORE BALLON D' ore then Messi if he played in the current

Andy Mendoza yeah because best played longer than MESSI ever did

Irony is if he was around in the eighties thanks to you murderous Liverpool fans he'd never have played in Europe #Heysel #PityCityFc

The most similar style wise is Messi. But GB was playing on farmland .Genius. And I'm a born and bred Liverpool fan.

Kr@@yourgay3226 ,up céu

@@barryhoy eoi

Todo qu

not if theres beer in heaven

Esa es la verdad👏👏👏

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ronaldinho en barca és cego ?

Rocco Best

It’s too bad coaches didn’t know how to look after their players back then. Best would’ve lasted longer if it wasn’t for his addiction to alcohol.

It’s too bad coaches didn’t know how to look after their players back then. Best would’ve lasted longer if it wasn’t for his addiction to alcohol.

@@braeden1004 how Cassano , Cassano can became One of the best

" In the Blues club, George Best does rule, How flair is punished.." - Mark E Smith, The Fall, City fan. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gsmkg8-WsbXLoZ8.html

Ur really lucky to have been there during that era💪💪

English Mastiff very lucky

Saw him live in the mid 1960's destroy my Team Wolverhampton Wanderers! You saw him coming down the pitch toward your goal net and just knew what came next..He beat us that afternoon, but what a treat to see him play!

JANICE NICHOLLS very lucky of you. He’s a Legend

Very good point.

So true. Even this compilation has to re-use certain clips, simply because games weren't covered like they are now so there's not as much footage of Besty as we'd like. And even when United/Northern Ireland games were covered the footage often just got lost.

@Ultimate Nova Creep 'Ugly' is probably an overstatement. Successful dribbling is never ugly. But there's something about the way Best dribbles, the way his upper body is totally still, his arms slightly raised for balance, while his lower body does most of the movement, that makes him look more like he's in total control. You see the same thing with Maradona, Ronaldo Nazario, players like that. They have minimal upper body movement, and when there is upper body movement it's always deliberate, for a specific purpose. Also, when they started dribbling it always looked like they knew exactly what they were doing and had a path laid out ahead of them. Once they started running with the ball they tended not to stop or slow down. It looked so decisive. Whereas, with players like Messi, Neymar, even Ronaldinho, their upper bodies are throwing off feints and bobs all the time, just random twitches and jerks, and their style of dribbling involves a lot of stops and starts. It makes them look less elegant, less decisive. than the likes of Best, Ronaldo, Maradona, etc. Just my opinion of course. I used to play a lot of football and I was a dribbler. There was no feeling more glorious than beating two, three, four players in a row. It was always dribbling that made me fall in love with football and what I loved most was players who made dribbling look easy and elegant.

But he was basically just doing what we just saw over and over again give or take

This is the main point I would make too, especially since his pace was a great asset in his early days. like the goal against Benfica showed in one of the clips above. He got by without it in later years due to his imperious balance, incredible strength, brilliant technique and fast footwork. Maradona had the footwork, Cruyff the balance, Ronaldo the technique and speed...so add them together, and you have George Best...simply the Best there has been. And it was noted he could play all positions in the team to an elite level, which tells you something about his all round skill base, along with his innate football wisdom. No player has ever brought joy to me like him, in fact I barely watch the game, sooner play, but if he was playing, I'd be glued to the set, no doubt, but like the man said, nearly all footage of Best was lost due to the lack of coverage back then. Sad, but true, so enjoy the few clips we have, including some of his games for N Ireland.

looool thats georgie best the B E S T

Can you imagine the frustration trying to tackle the guy he would have driven me insane lol

Phil jones

He should have met Phil Jones

@@Gtasks He's average at best

definitely a defender was a nightmare. With that kind of tackle can broke every striker leg

In that respect, Bobby Charlton said Best was fearless; citing his black and blue bruises on his legs after each match.

Messi, Maradona, Pele(only dribbling wise)?

JustAdreamer Forgood people here are biased.

That's fantastic

David Forster and Pele said George Best was the best player he has ever seen live I think

Pele said he was the greatest in the world and also said if he could watch one footballer it would be Best

David Forster Maradona's favourite player is Ricardo Bochini.

maradona favourite player is lot of players lol

Maradona also said that Rivelino is one of his influences

Not 'one of the', just 'the'

@@dizzygothica one of the best. He lacked a few things but I still consider him a great player.

Only noobs forget him mate

He's not forgotten at all!!

@@edivad9834 Lacked what for instance?

Sorry, but Messi and Neymar are on another level. CR7 too. He also lacked R9's pure speed and athleticism, and Ronaldinho's insane dribbling. Best was excellent but many with today's level have surpassed him. Hazard comes to mind. Still best excellent,though. Denilson was also much better in his prime than Best.

My first favorite england player was Paul Gascoigne and for Italy was Roberto Baggio.

I played aussie rules for a long time but watching Best and Cantona is riveting.

forestsoceansmusic wdym u didn't know how good he was? He was obviously the Best!

he wasnt english

He meant English teams

And don't forget the fouls the referees let by in those days.

And walked to school barefoot in 3 foot of snow after milking the cows slopping the pigs feeding the chooks and washing the dishes. Well come on, your post sounds like that...but then again I do agree

100% correct.

"And many better"? No one plays better than Best imho

Who do think is better these days?

Messi: Hold my beer.

@@dillianwhyte443 see George would have drank his and messi’s beers and still ran rings round him

@@dillianwhyte443 never give a beer to hold to Georgie Best, pal !

​@@dillianwhyte443 idk how can u say this when u watch him dribbling

@@ikmalhakimharun3823 Messi real good.

still is in that topic imho

i spent alot of money on booze,birds and fast cars. the rest i just squandered (wasted) George Best rest in peace

Ohhhh baby!

Hahaha good old Georgie

Messi does get up. You mean CR7

D Cornwell i agree.....just one slight error in your post.....he was being tripped?........i saw them TRYING to trip him!!!!!.....the mañ was pure genius.....a pleasure to watch......

Ive seen Messi go down and dive plenty of times. Don't make him to look like a saint out there. When Messi gets a bad tackle its because its just that, a player who made a bad tackle. George Best had to play against guys who would chop you at your knees on purpose and run through them. That goal he scored in this video against Chelsea, where the defender tries to saw Best in half, the referee didn't even give that challenge a second look. It was normal back then.

Michael Melro you have seen messi dive plenty of times?????yeah sure may be in parallel universe

You are right. In one game he had 2 defenders marking him at all times. With United in front, he was tearing up the right wing when he dribbled pass them both like a ghost. He then turned around and went back and dribbled around them again to the delight of the crowd. A bit disrespectful but he was so confident and could ride a tackle like a cat, when tackling was brutal, and still have the ball at his feet. I was at the match where he kicked the ball high after Gordon Banks had released it and he went on and scored a header as the ball was falling back to the ground. Unfortunately it didn't count. He was pure magic that day. He was as good drunk as he was sober. He was drunk in quite a few games. He wasn't the only one at United, though.

Alf zTupper !!.

Excellent Alf. Oral history from an eyewitness -- can't beat it. You painted a very vivid picture with your words, much appreciated.

Beautiful story

Then I saw him run rings all game around his mate Dave Clements and the rest of the Coventry team!

@Craig zero what is the use of word lol?? Big lol

Reminds me of the goal Ibrahimovic scored against...I can't remember who. Also reminds me of a few almost-goals Kinkladze almost-scored for Man City.

@Craig zero and this was past his best.. when he was in us, but i seen an interview where he said he got partially in shape again for a bit there

😂

imm f'ing 💀💀💀💀comparing kvara to george best...

+Zaid Ahmed in my opinion better then messi. Lionel just pass throught the others, but Geo Best made all the players confused with his speed dribling

Messi exist.

@@Ko8la2233 not the same

@@georgebanks1553 Nostalgia merchants

@@thomasanderson2384 simply the besttttttt

​@@Ko8la2233Messi was sorrounded by super human talent.... George Best was not!

Wow Respect my friend !!! A great player indeed such a shame his lifestyle wasnt healthy but i guess thats what make him the legend he is !!! am big utd fan but klopps doing a great job by the way ;)

Hey George.I'm argentine. Fan of San Lorenzo de Almagro and Maradona. your George Best: What a player!!!

Agreed George I also support Liverpool but Best was the most gifted player I ever seen on Tv or live Unplayable and never got to his prime really

He's not even top 20 ever. That's not to disrespect him but there's been a crazy amount of great players. He certainly wasn't better than Pele, Eusebio, Garincha, Zico and Maradona. Those were the old school players. Then you have Zidane, the original Ronaldo, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and a host of others.

@@SuperMuneera Dont be be silly now!