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... who have influenced the way I see the beautiful game...

1. Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moscow + USSR)
2. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich & New York Cosmos + Germany)
3. Franco Baresi (AC Milan + Italy)
4. Ferenc Puskás (Honvéd & Real Madrid + Hungary)
5. Eusébio (Benfica & Portugal)
6. Pelé (Santos & New York Cosmos + Brazil)
7. George Best (Manchester United + Northern Ireland)
8. Gerd Muller (Bayern Munich + Germany)
9. Francis Lee (Bolton Wanderers & Manchester City & Derby County + England)
10. Johan Cruyff (Ajax & Barcelona + Holland)
11. Garrincha (Botafogo + Brazil)
12. Laurie Cunningham (Leyton Orient, West Bromwich Albion, Real Madrid + England)

13. Matt Harrold

David Villa was a player I loved watching. Until i looked on Wiki, i didnt realise how prolific a goalscorer he was.
His international record for Spain is 59 goals in 98 appearances !!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Villa

1. Jimmy Greaves
2. Pat Jennings
3. Bobby Moore
4. Martin Peters
5. Gordon Banks
6. Bobby Charlton
7. George Best
8. Pele
9. Johan Cruyff
10. Paul Gascoigne
11. Glen Hoddle
12. Alan Comfort

Charlie Cooke, Charlie Cooke , Charlie Cooke etc etc ............Gary Sprake had a certain je ne sais quoi.

Anyone in an Orient shirt.....Well almost anyone

The first player who had an influence on me as a youngster was Terry Brisley.

When i first started going to football i used to watch and follow Spurs every week so they have a strong influence on my favourites.
1. Pat Jennings best goalkeeper ever.
2.Cyril Knowles magic left back and so cool.
3.Dave Mackay hard as nails, strong with quality.
4. Jimmy Greaves greatest striker i have ever seen.
5. Bobby Moore countrys leader and God like
6.Paul Gasgoine brilliant, underachieved.
7. George Best the first footballing playboy a genious.
8. Lionel Messi my modern day and maybe greatest ever.
Leyton Orient
9. John Gorman best coach ever at the club.
10. Peter Kitchen favourite O's player, scorer of great goals.
11. Laurie Cunningham the most talented and skilful player to ever play for this club.
George Petchey (Manager) was in charge of a team that produced the best football played by any Orient team i have seen.

1. Goalkeeper....Pat Jennings
2. Right Back....Carlos Alberto
3. Left Back...Cyril Knowles
4. Centre Back...Carlos Puyol
5. Centre Back...Bobby Moore
6. Centre Mid....Luis Figo
7. Centre Mid....Franz Beckenbauer
8. Wing....George Best
9. Forward....Gerd Muller
10. Forward....Pele
11. Wherever he wants to go....Lionel Messi

Orient:

John Jackson
Stan Charlton
Tommy Taylor
Terry Mancini
Dennis Rofe
Peter Allen
Tony Grealish
Laurie Cunningham
Alan Comfort
Peter Kitchen
Joe Mayo

great O's team omygawd

George Best
Johan Cruyff
Gunter Netzer
Joe Jordan
Paul Gascoigne
Glenn Hoddle
Kenny Dalglish
Bryan Robson
Matthew Spring
Kevin Mooney
Sean Thornton

Gazza. Le tissier. Under 23 Michael Owen. Macmanaman. Waddle.

1. Rinat Dasayev
2. Brendan Batson
3. Hans-Peter Briegel
4. Martin Buchan
5. Bobby Moore
6. Alain Giresse
7. Brian Robson
8. Glenn Hoddle
9. Preben Elkjær
10. Messi
11. Joe Keith

Gordon Banks
Frank Worthington
Tony Currie
Stan Bowles
Colin Bell
Glenn Hoddle
Laurie Cunningham
Bobby Moore
Matt Le Tissier
George Best
Peter Kitchen
Paul Gascoigne.

Strangely enough, Chris Waddle.

Ray Goddard

Phil Hoadley
Henry Mancini
Peter Bennet
Bill Roffey

Barry Fairbrother
Peter Allen
Barry Dyson
Kwame ampadu - captain

Peter Kitchen
Micky Bullock

(4-5-1)
Gk Pat Jennings
Rb Viv Anderson
Lb Kenny Sansom
Cb Alan Hansen
CbTony Adams
Mid Terry McDermott
Mid Bryan Robson
Mid Ray Wilkins
Mid Graeme Souness
Mid Steve Coppell
Str Kenny Dalgleish

My Top 3:

1. Kwame Ampadu - for living proof that, despite being in front of thousands of people, you can actually be invisible for 90 minutes.

2. Kwame Ampadu - for proving that you can play in the rain and mud for those 90 minutes; yet still look absolutely gleaming and pristine in your white football shirt, at the end of the game. I believe that he later went on to do Persil adverts.

3. Kwame Ampadu - for showing how even if you are bone idle and never bother to put a challenge in; nor have the ability to distribute a decent ball (in other words 'do sod all') you can still get picked by the manager each week.

Such an inspirational player, forever etched in my memory.

Bergen wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:57 pm
11. Joe Keith

Love it Bergen, love it!

Omygawd wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:58 pm

Bergen wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:57 pm
11. Joe Keith

Love it Bergen, love it!

A very underrated player!!!!!!!!

Bergen wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 6:31 pm

Omygawd wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:58 pm

Bergen wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:57 pm
11. Joe Keith

Love it Bergen, love it!

A very underrated player!!!!!!!!

And now assistant manager at Hashtag Utd

Matt Lockwood said that Joe Keith was he's favourite player to play with down the left hand side of the pitch. Good footballer, intelligent and would cover when Matty bombed forward.

Mark Tyler
Gareth Jelleyman
Michael Duff
Robert Dewhurst
Narciso
Tommy Svindal Larson
Kennedy Bakircioglu
Tonton Zola Mokoufo
Maxim Tsigalko
Cherno Sambo
Serge Makofo

Back in the day: Ricky Otto all day long. Mr swivel-hips...

KC & sunshine band wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:23 am Ray Goddard

Phil Hoadley
Henry Mancini
Peter Bennet
Bill Roffey

Barry Fairbrother
Peter Allen
Barry Dyson
Kwame ampadu - captain

Peter Kitchen
Micky Bullock

I’m guessing you mean Terry Mancini and not the American composer!

Mancini was one of my very first memories as a kid at Brisbane Road, used to turn up at corners and power the ball into the net from that shiny head. Good call on most there.

For me Peter Kitchen and Peter Allen stand out for the O’s.