Although I didn’t have the fortune to be old enough to witness the genius of George Best in person, he has always been a player that I hold the utmost respect for and thoroughly enjoyed watching throughout my childhood.
There are always a handful of names reeled off when the debate of ‘the best player ever’ comes into question, and despite not owning the same physical presence or goal-scoring prowess of Pele, nor the aggression and determination to challenge Maradona’s, ‘The Belfast Boy’ held such a unique style of play that lit up football on a global scale.
A combination of intelligence and trickery, pace and technique, balance and creativity; George Best was one of the greatest to grace a football pitch.
Although his off-field antics often clouded his footballing ability, the legend of the former Manchester United winger lives on long after his death.
As the top comment on the video says:
Maradona good, Pele better, George Best.