Scarface Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 16 years to the day and 699 appearances since he made his first-team debut, coming on as a sub for Denis Irwin as a 16 year old. Or something.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...utd/6376845.stm That goal versus Arsenalhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEfiOovgVbU Link to comment
Sonoftherock Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Its unbelieveable the level of consistency he's achieved over those 16 years.... he's still one of the best players in the Premiership. His goal at Fulham last weekend was genius! Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Legend Here's a fact for you :- In August 2006, for the FIRST time in his career, Ryan Giggs won a Player of the Month award Link to comment
Nespa Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Very special player! To be able to play at the level he has been at in the last 15 years and if anything he's getting better is unbelievable!! Link to comment
vanderark14 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 You could bet yer arse that he would have won alot more player of the month awards if he had been english. The guy is a model proffesional and legend of man utd. doubt there are many who would have a bad word to say about him. Link to comment
Sonoftherock Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Very special player! To be able to play at the level he has been at in the last 15 years and if anything he's getting better is unbelievable!! He's adapted his game to cope with his loss of pace (he's still fairly rapid mind!) and has now become a more cultured, all-round balanced footballer. I would agree that he deserves the tag "football Legend". Link to comment
Guest glasgowdon Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Yea, I think he'll have a statue with Law, Best and Busby eventually. Total commitment and a great player. Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 The Ultimate football player? In other words, has he lived the perfect football career? (barring the fact he is Welsh, would've loved to have seen Giggsy at a World Cup) Link to comment
Paulo Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Legend. My favourite player in my lifetime. I play left midfield and when i was younger i used to love watching him on tv/videos etc and always made sure i got the number 11 shirt playing for my teams! Hope he gets a goal against Liverpool to mark his 700th game. Win tomorrow and we are champions. Link to comment
Nespa Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Im pretty sure if he was English, England woulkd have won a major tournament in the last 15 years! Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Im pretty sure if he was English, England woulkd have won a major tournament in the last 15 years! They would've had THAT Man United midfield of Giggs, Beckham, Scholes! Thank f*ck Keane wasn't English Link to comment
Guest CAPSLOCK Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I'M A HUGE ADMIRER TOO. AMAZING TO THINK THAT MAN U WERE GOING TO BIN HIM A FEW YEARS AGO AND THE FANS WERE MAKING HIM A SCAPEGOAT. Link to comment
sheep_shagger Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 One of the most talented players ever to play in the premiership. Agree if he was english they would have got much closer to winning something if not actually winning as in my opinion left wing is the one position they have failed to find a quality player for. Link to comment
Sonoftherock Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 One of the most talented players ever to play in the premiership. Agree if he was english they would have got much closer to winning something if not actually winning as in my opinion left wing is the one position they have failed to find a quality player for. If Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Rivaldo had been Scottish then we might have got close to winning something as well. Link to comment
Dynamo Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 The word legend is overused, but Giggs is a legend, no question about that! Thank f*ck Keane wasn't English Haha yeah, I just watched that performance of his against Juve in Italy on youtube, amazing.....especially when you consider he knew he was out of the final too! His 700th appearance will be against Liverpool. Gutted being on the end of a defeat for your 700th game Na na, settle down, I can see it already, 0-0 90th minute.....Gary Neville scores infront of the Kop to seal a 1-0 win for United and effectivley seal the championship, Gary Neville salutes the Kop and the Kop goes mental lol.... Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 His 700th appearance will be against Liverpool. Gutted being on the end of a defeat for your 700th game Link to comment
Sonoftherock Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 As long as Liverpool don't win I'll be happy, as I've layed them quite heavily! Link to comment
Nespa Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 If Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Rivaldo had been Scottish then we might have got close to winning something as well. Ahhh! sarcasim! I meant the problems England have had on the left mid postion over the 10 years Giggs would have transformed them! Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Other than the Arsenal goal, Giggs scored a cracker in the 93-94 season (I think) against QPR when he dribbled his way through their defence from around halfway. 1.45 in this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKmIRcBEhfo...ted&search= And he did it against Juventus as well - 2.53 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK_QPvFcILc And Tottenham - 1.40 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKmIRcBEhfo...ted&search= There was also a goal against Sheff Wed from a poor backpass, but the pace he showed to get to it was unreal. And his chip against Liverpool in the 3-3 game a few seasons back! - 0.33 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK_QPvFcILc One of the few players that EVERY fan admires How many times have you seen a defender sitting on hisarse, and Giggs bombing away from him? Or chasing back an opposing attack player, sliding in, hooking the ball away, and setting something up for United? Amazing player! Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 One of the most over rated players ever. He can be good but isnt "good" enough for me This IS the most ridiculous statement i've ever read/heard. Seriously, WTF? Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Over rated. Plays for Wales, says it all. So it's his fault he was born in Wales? Take it Ian Rush was p*sh and all then... Link to comment
Jaws Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Good to hear i aint the only one, came to the conclusion myself after watching him closely over the last few months. Oh come on, the guy's 33 now and you came to the conclusion over the last few months! On his day, he was the best left winger in the world, running at defenders, turning them inside out and tearing them a new arsehole. Not as good now as he was back in the late 90's but still a bloody good player. Link to comment
ZeroTolerance Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Ryan Giggs chose Wales. He was offered the chance to play for England. He knew he wasn't good enough to play at the highest level with England so chose Wales. Ryan Giggs played for Wales because he is Welsh. End of. Link to comment
Paulo Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Why would he choose to play for England if he's Welsh? If anything he deserves more credit for that. He could have easily went with the easy option of England and played at World Cups but instead showed loyalty to his country. He is one of the best British footballers of all time. And you know it. Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Ryan Giggs chose Wales. He was offered the chance to play for England. He knew he wasn't good enough to play at the highest level with England so chose Wales. Apologies to Nic-Nac, as THIS is the most bizarre statement i've ever read! What utter nonsense! Giggs was NOT eligible to play for England, as his mum, dad and all 4 grandparents are Welsh. Giggs represented ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS as he went to school there, which every schoolboy in England can do regardless of nationality. You obviously DON'T know what you're talking about... The fact that Giggs is one of the players being talked about for Player of the Year, along with Ronaldo/Scholes/Drogba says it all. Link to comment
Paulo Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Robo, say for example your mum was English but you were Scottish, and Steve Mcclaren phones you up asking if you want to play for them. What would you do? A) Say yes because you want to play in World Cups and Euro Championships or B) Say no because you want to play for Scotland (the country of your birth), sacrificing the chance to play in these tournaments. Yip thought as much. Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Why would he choose to play for England if he's Welsh? He couldn't have, even if he wanted to. See my last post You should've said :- He is one of the best footballers of all time. And you know it. Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Giggs was NOT eligible to play for England, as his mum, dad and all 4 grandparents are Welsh. Giggs represented ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS as he went to school there, which every schoolboy in England can do regardless of nationality. HE IS WELSH, AND THAT'S WHY HE PLAYS FOR WALES Just wanted to get the point across Link to comment
The Proclaimer Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 After having scored his first European goal of the season in United's 3-1 victory over Benfica, Giggs became the first player in Champions League history to score in 12 successive seasons. But he's not that good supposedly... Link to comment
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