How many times have we heard or read about 'the next big things' or the next/future legend in a player? Too much hype about the player either they will become what people compared him to be or a flop ended up playing in the lower club or even worst in lower league like Championship and League 1.

But do you believe in 'the next big thing'?? The Next Maradona, The Next Pele etc. Discuss.

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Feb 5 2009, 03:56 PM

Djemba-Djemba - The next Viera
Liam Miller - The next Roy Keane
Bellion - The next Henry
Jordi - Then next Cruyff

Basically, I don't believe in the next big thing until it is really proven.

I really dislike it when players are tagged as "The Next [insert legend player name here]". No 2 players are the same. There will never be another Maradona or Pele or Zidane. But I do believe that every generation or so there will be one or two outstanding "cracks" that really sets them apart. But they will be unique.

In the case of Jordi, he is Cruyff....

Messi >> The next maradona.. more likely huh?

BUT many flop..

Nani >> The next C.Ronaldo
Robinho >> Next Pele

But for me personally, i really2 like this

Gibson >> The next Carrick!!!

This post has been edited by Apis_LuaLua: Feb 5 2009, 03:57 PM

Messi is not the next Maradona, he is already at that level.

The next Maradonas are Diego Buananotte and Pablo Piatti.

Not really, Maradona single handedly won the World Cup for Argentina in 86.

and prob fabio the next Cafu?

hell no.. maradona carries the argentinian squad on his own, while messi has many great players surrounding him
but he can reach that level for sure, in the future

i guess u got it wrong one..

fabio is the next Evra!!!

quaresma bigger than cr7 ..

yes.. bigger and slower

do not make it as if M.U.S.T pls lol.

heard before rooney=the white pele ?

lol true rafael is the cafu

also evans is next ferdidand

This post has been edited by booooster: Feb 5 2009, 04:06 PM

u the one who made it dude.. haha

Messi is not at Maradona's level. Heck I don't think we'll ever see another player like Maradona. Maradona could single handedly win championships by himself

this i agree. He is just of different class. MAradona i mean.

but then, football has changed now. Not sure if some of those legends would have made it in the modern game.

bruno cheyrou - the next zidane

No idea about 'the next' thingy. Many great players out there doesn't need that to get forward but it will definitely mount pressure on the player who branded THE NEXT [?]

One thing i can assure you, there is always The Next Maldini.

Of course. There's Christian Maldini now.

i realized that every young promising french midfielder/playmaker always be dubbed as the next zidane...like franck ribery, samir nasri, hatem ben arfa, yoann gourcuff, bruno cheyrou, johan micoud etc......

Pato the next Ronaldo.....not the Cristiano...

GTG

agree with a few posters here, usually good players will not need the tag 'the next [insert great player's name here]'. if they're good they'll just be '[insert the player's name here]'.

most of the time the next XXXXXs are just a bunch of overrated players who'll, most likely than not, flop big time. but of course, there's a few exception.

i've never heard cristiano ronaldo being called the next yadda yadda yadda, he's just known as cristiano ronaldo. big name enough.

i'm using man utd's player as example instead of liverpool's so to prevent this thread from becoming another 'my club is better than yours' thread.

Wrong. Cristiano was the next Luis Figo

Is it?

Ahh still remember how hard SAF try to sign him after his perofrmance in Euro 2000.

he is now better than luis figo already hahahahah ...

i guess that is what verx trying to say..

I have exactly same opinion as you.

And i don't really believe in the "next [legend name]" especially if the player is a British player or to be more specific if the player is English/Scottish/Irish and also most of the "next [legend name]" in BPL MOSTLY turned to be a flop. Manchester United (and Tottenham) had the most flop player in BPL in the past before SAF started to be careful in his purchase.

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Feb 5 2009, 11:15 PM

fabregas > the only fabregas xD

fabregas - the next Vieira

wrong!
it was yoann gourcuff the french version of cristiano ronaldo

fabragas is too lightweight to be the next vieira

Well, you cant say him wrong cos Bruno Cheyrou did link to be the next zidane back then....

it's being better being himself more than being other people!

kasper schumeichel the next peter schumeichel.....lol...

many tagged as Zizous. But sadly turns out to be major flops

Though there's some big flop, but there's still some player live up to the expectation, live up to the media what they touted him as. I wonder if anyone touted John Terry as any big star name when he was young?

That push aside. Any player who hasn't been touted as next <insertnamehere>, but actually surpass the best player that is playing in his position?

This post has been edited by Belphegor: Feb 8 2009, 02:26 PM

Yoann Gourcuff - The Next Zidane
Fabregas - The Next Pep Guardiola

Babel rofl

christiano ronaldo the next luis figo maybe???? any other idea???

I mean a player who doesn't seem to be good and being touted as next <insertnamehere>, but eventually his ability in that position surpass the best player that are playing in his position.

This post has been edited by Belphegor: Feb 8 2009, 06:11 PM

how about ?

1. Anderson ( Emerson )
2. Kroos ( Ballack )
3. C.Evans ( Bellamy )

these 2 legends' is not club level stars but excel in international ... means any players that want to be the #3 after them, need do well in international level ...

at this moment, i will say Messi since he represent Argentina ...

Torres also can, provided he play well in the next 2 World Cup ...