Vote for it!!
And the reason why u choose him.
My vote goes to Alexander Hleb altho i am united fan.
Below is the reason why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MNg4ghM194&feature=related

This post has been edited by SImPle PLan: May 1 2008, 11:25 PM

my favorite not in the list.. ronaldinho!
i always amazed by his skills.. no one beat him yet.. messi might be close but not there yet

voted for messi ...

Do we really need this thread?

My vote either Hleb,Messi or Mancini (certain days) and of coz C.Ronaldo.

Voted for messi.

This post has been edited by Pain_X: May 1 2008, 11:37 PM

No doubt its Messi.

TS....You missed one guy.....Ricardo Quaresma..

ronaldinho.. still admires his skills

I think it's Messi although it's tough to choose

you should add ronaldinho or the others option.mine goes to ronaldinho.great skills.great trademark!

tough to choose, but i will go for Ronaldo and Messi... both have their own strength.. hold the ball and their tricks
if from the legend i like Zidane and Giggs...

messi, forsure..haha

Ronaldinho i don think he is tat gud in dribble. He jz possess some skills and tricks.
His specialty i think is his shooting and passing.

yeah messi for sure. watch man utd vs barca game.
awesome dribbler.

my vote...messi..

kaka.. 9 awards showed it all

(in so specific order) Zola,giggs in his prime,messi,joe cole and torres!haih..a bit too many i suppose

hleb...people says the ball stuck on his leg when he dribble which i sees myself too

Messi, MU fan btw. But then it's a shame not to include Ryan Giggs.

After I saw the semi final...


Currently
definitely messi..

BUT ...remember when Ryan Giggs dribbled pass four and scored!!!!

Ronaldo has speed but the ball not really stick to his feet. Messi is better than him. IMO, nani also better than Ronaldo. If Ronaldo can cut off his stepovers then he can be better.

Ronaldinho is different, he is god of dribblers. huhuhu...

Thierry Henry dribler with pace! Voted for Theo though...

i would vote ronaldinho but he's not in de list, so second player tat i would vote must be Messi, incredible dribble skill....
nothing more to explain, his skill was proved to the world during CL semi match....i believed tat even ManU fanz can't deny it

This post has been edited by X-Free!: May 2 2008, 02:29 AM

Voted for Messi. Don't think anyone can dribble better than him at the moment.

Messi FTW.
He can simply dribble past a few players at ease. Proven in the match against Man Utd.

Messi won my heart

messi......after mu vs barca match..... messi is better than c.ronaldo and nani......

the best bar none = maradona. he alone almost single handedly won the italian league & the world cup (amongst some biig games). too bad the mafia made him succumb to drugs

true talent

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Steve Mcmanaman. When judged purely on dribbling, surely he must be somewhere on top of the pile.
Go youtube him.

ronaldinho cant run lah... he jz got a lot of tricks...

for me its messi... the boy makes dribbling look easy...

without a doubt its messi , he is a magician when comes to dribbling

To me its Messi. Keeps the ball close to his feet when dribbling making it really hard for defenders to get anything out of the ball, explosive steps and good accelaration. He makes it look so easy.

now its messi
hleb also good
special mention to giggs, the only way to take the ball from him cleanly is to wait for him to pass
ronaldo is good but now he seldom dribble, always run and pass only

messi, no doubt.

Messi can dribble very well on the corner side..

dribbler is good at dribbling not performing skills and great technique...
also not obafemi martins or owen pacey run ....
I voted for messi.

this goal prove everything

Messi goal against Getafe,duplication of Maradona`s



This post has been edited by faris21: May 2 2008, 11:24 PM

Messi is by far the best and most prolific dribbler in the list.
i am a mu fan but i think ronaldo still wasn't up to the mark.
he always become anonymous when it comes to the big stage.....

sooner, messi will be unstoppable for a while.
but just like maradona, once the opponents getting used to his tricks,
they'll come up with something up their sleeve to counter it....

everybody forgot ronaldinho as he didnt play against MU coz of injured.. ronaldinho is the best for dribble and tricks

maradona did mention that he see's messi as the best talent to succeed in him that department.

the rest of the top talents has (some can even clown the ball with it) has talent footwork.

messi...dun do much step over..i reckon...but..hes sure have fast...feet...even..quicker than ronaldo...he dribble passed evra quite...easy....i think...he makes it look so simple..lol...

Yea,voted for Messi too. Doesn't need to many tricks,but can drible the ball very fast while keeping it very close to himself. Pretty hard to tackle him right when he's on to it

voted for messi. I think he uses adhesive on his boots

wow ... cant believe so many ppl vote for messi. juz because the MU vs Barca match? but he is a true talent. voted for him though

i thought messi made scholes look like a sunday league player in their CL encounter.....

but my fav is RONALDINHO!!! y is he not in the list????

Arsenal fan here. But I think Giggs is one heck of a dribbler and has proven it consistently compared tho those youngsters. Should be on the list.

messi is one heck of a dribbler way before MU vs Barca..i believe someone just post one of his goal against getafe...go watch it

messi for sure. that kid really can dribble, thou w/ less fancy footwork but very effective.

as malaysians will say

correct, correct, correct!

before getafe, there were glimses in other matches. the getafe game is one hell of a dribbling. some thinks like like real PS games !



people like mesmerising footwork moves, its good entertainment.





This post has been edited by koolspyda: May 2 2008, 03:53 PM

but for me what matter d most is d end product, it's useless if u can dribble w/ lotsa tricks but u can't deliver (be it a goal or producin one).

messi is not an end product yet......
would like to see him in mu shirt.... lolz

he has a 100 million pound buyout clause..start saving

ya and i know him b4 the getafe match. but seem like most of the voter said that "after the MU v Barca match". that's y i ask lah. curious only

messi now
giggs during his prime..the ball just stick on his feet

actually a good dribbler not necessary to posses speed and skill.

dribbling is about getting pass ppl efficiently.

Speed demons are like pennant, ronaldo, robben, giggs, downing
mostly tricking ppl by doing something faster than ppl can expect. If defender have better day then them.. they gonna have a bad time....

Technique based dribblers.. like queresma, zidane, viera, raul, del piero
they get pass ppl with specific techniques which ppl know what they gonna do but still unable to stop the execution.

Balanced dribblers... like messi, ronaldinho, hleb, garincha, ronaldo (fatboy) joaquin, valencia,
this players combines both speed and tricks which make their movement so beatuiful

I feel technique based dribblers are most consistent because they do it day in day out and rarely gets a bad day.

Balanced dribblers can come god like on great days

speed demons are usually counter by 2 speed demons..

This post has been edited by ponomariov: May 2 2008, 07:00 PM

but scholes initially showed him how to score goal and win the game

damn it!!! the last goal is the best man...well, SImPle PLan, u r right...i shud vote him at first...

where's THIERRY HENRY!!!!!!!!!

his more to a balanced dribbler, sometimes with speed and sometimes with skill

but no doubt Messi will be the new one to look at

huh? when?
maybe got 1 or 2 occasions in 1st leg but u can see in 2nd leg he hardly tried to run through evra.. cant pass him
but he really made scholes like nowhere in front of him

anyway, giggs dribbling with good techniques and not just speed alone
u see in his goal vs arsenal he isnt uses his pace to the max but still can pass through several players

This post has been edited by MADReaLJL: May 2 2008, 09:44 PM

just find new Messi goal vs Getafe from different angel,enjoy the magic

my vote goes to van persie...why his name not in the list?

i am vote for messi. Have to admit that he is better dribbler then CR7. faris21 youtube prove it.

Lionel Messi

Messi dribble very stable, seldom lose ball

Definitely Messi.

While we're at it, why dun open threads voting for Best Free Kick taker, Best Header, Best Left Foot, Best Right Foot, Best Handball, Best BallsBall.

i like "fat" ronaldo when he was young

no doubt in this current time, no one is a better dibbler than lionel messi! he's like dancing with the ball while he runs....

messi..his leg really fast

thats the advantage of become shortie i guess.. heh

I still love Zidane's footwork.....his pace is not as fast as like Messi, Ronaldo but it's his intelligent and body language making him pass opponent so efficiently.....

so does ronaldinho
wonder why Mu never put a 100 million euro price tag on ronaldo.
what if messi suddenly asking for transfer?
he may be able to buy himself out of the contract. they always have this thing in the agreement

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Added on May 3, 2008, 2:35 pmcould be one of the reason too. both of 'em are shorter.
and the goal he scored against getafe is almost identical to maradona's 2nd against england during 86 wc.


This post has been edited by yngwie: May 3 2008, 02:35 PM

actually i think ronaldo does have that kind of clause in his contract but maybe the media haven't really highlighted the fact.all top players normally do.that 'buying out your own contract' thingy if i'm not mistakened is only allowed if u have less than two years left with your current club.any transfer agents here?

p.s: would like to add kalou as a great dribbler as well..needs more time to develop though

I used to like watching David Ginola play. He was graceful on the ball and as he didn't have pace, he relied on his trickery to get past defenders. Often, you needed two defenders to keep him in check.

Cause there's no need for English clubs to put a release clause on their players. In Spain it's required by the football federation for all players to have release clauses. And I doubt Messi has that much money to buy himself out ...not like he would want to leave anyway

Kaka is an efficient dribbler too, you don't need flair and trickery to be a good dribbler, just raw acceleration, pace and a good sense of positioning.

When you have pace, you see players kick the ball 10 yards ahead before chasing it down. There isn't much need to dribble it. It's when you don't have pace that you need trickery and good footwork to get past your opponent. Case in point? Look "Futsal".

i vote for lionel messi . he is quick and good on gorengz all the defenders .

Ronaldo can definitely run much faster when he has got the ball... hard to describe, but that is what he does...

Dribbling? Few types I guess...

Some can knock it and run and do some change of pace, like Henry, Denilson (not the one at Arsenal, the one that went to Real Betis for then a world record fee)...

Some can really turn and completely make a fool outta the opposing player... Cantona, Ginola etc.

And some seem to have the ball stuck to their feet, like Zizou and Asprilla etc.

So which is which?

Anyway, I vote for Robinho, for his fantastic pedaladas (step-overs) during his time at Santos!

u see how Theo dribble??he beat around 4-5 player..so vote for him..he deserve to get this title from me...

alexandre pato is good also..

vote messi to join the rival group selection

i`ll go for messi as well..

can walcott be a good dribbler?
no doubt his speed is excellent
but does he has the skill?

dribbling past an opponent and outpace an opponent are different..

hence walcott never deserve dat best dribler tag..

and i think, joe cole is good, but i think there are oso some good dribbler in serie a as well..not jus kaka..y there arenot on d list??

imho, camoranesi is similar to joe cole

messi skill is so good.....
seeing him past thru MU defender..
but he is injury prone...

Ricardo Quaresma gets my vote !

ibrahimovic also a good dribbler...+ superb finisher...

This post has been edited by s|dE: May 4 2008, 10:36 PM

ya...he is skillful....

ibrahimovic was a joke. he might superb in serie A but when playing in UCL, i wonder where is he.

from the list, i think messi. Look at the previous match between manu-barca..messi dribble like noone...

if you could add ronaldinho, or henry..i think messi wont be that high on this current poll

messi has a small physique...quick feet...hopefully when he gets older he will build up some mass and can use that together with his pace to hold off defenders...and zooom pass em'

he suffered frm hormone deficiency when he was young... poor kid...

no worries..barca is doing a good job keeping him well

I remember watching Ronaldo of Brazil once as he executed a gazillion stepovers at one go. The hapless defender (can't remember who it was) ended up on his tush.

Henry is an example of a player who can dribble and has pace as the same time. Owen is an example of a player who had blistering pace but his footwork sucked. Dennis Romadahl is another.

henry was just awesome back in his arsenal days but he was nowhere to be on top form in barca's shirt. and he barely visible in les bleus.

ronaldinho now practising his body and hip movements in latino flavour pub.
hopefully thats not the end of him. what a pity he was not in form when he was supposed to be in footballer's peak age.

ronaldo brazil....----> surely my best dribbler..(if can take old time player )

if u see his video from inter and barcelona...

what a player he is...for me in term of dribble he more skillful than ronaldinho..

he was equally awesome with psv eindhoven too! that is before he moved to barca.
excellent dribbler but imo, ronaldinho has more tricks in bag compare to him.

if pele is on the list, i'll surely vote for him anytime.

Samir Nasri?

I'll vote Messi. He's phenomenal now..

My Alltime dribbler :

1) Maradona
2) Zidane
3) Ronaldinho
4) Romario
5) Del Piero
6) Messi