Pablo Aimar

[Epic Swindle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQENhZfRLoA

 

One of the most underrated players of the last 10 years for me and I'd consider him one of the archetypal 'hole' players. Remember him tearing us apart.

[Kahnee]

Can we add the 'Genny' rule of tacking NOT DEAD to thread titles such as these? Ta

[kop205]

Cracking player.

 

Think that the sheer brilliance of Messi has meant that people now tend to scoff a bit at some of those who went before who got the 'new Maradona' tag.

 

He obviously wasn't that but he was a very good player in his own right.

[mally]

RIP big man. Gone but not forgotten.

[Romario]

RIP big man. Gone but not forgotten.

Wasn't Ariel Ortega the "new maradona" at some stage too?

[jimbolala]

He could also look out for himself, i remember he nearly broke salif diao's leg . You wouldnt have thought he stood a chance against him but he messed him up. Crazy

[PhilM]

He was boss in Gremlins too.

[épieur]

Wasn't Ariel Ortega the "new maradona" at some stage too?

 

Think he was far more of a 'new maradona' than Aimar was. Aimar was a gifted playmaker with great technique, but not the involved dribbling busybody Ortega and Maradona were.

 

Ortega really should have been a much better player. Amazing talent. His partnership with Montella at Sampdoria was ace if only for a brief while.

 

That goal Montella scored against Inter where Ortega rockets a cross from the byline straight into Montella's head in a crowded area still stands out in my mind. Quality. IIRC, Ortega scored a beaut himself in that game too.

[jimmylibel]

Think he was far more of a 'new maradona' than Aimar was. Aimar was a gifted playmaker with great technique, but not the involved dribbling busybody Ortega and Maradona were.

 

Ortega really should have been a much better player. Amazing talent. His partnership with Montella at Sampdoria was ace if only for a brief while.

 

That goal Montella scored against Inter where Ortega rockets a cross from the byline straight into Montella's head in a crowded area still stands out in my mind. Quality. IIRC, Ortega scored a beaut himself in that game too.

 

Ortega was a bit too fond of socialising though wasn't he? If memory serves that was probably what stopped him becoming one of the world's best players.

 

The closest to Ortega now is probably Lavezzi.

[Hassony]

Ortega was a bit too fond of socialising though wasn't he? If memory serves that was probably what stopped him becoming one of the world's best players.

 

The closest to Ortega now is probably Lavezzi.

 

what stopped him from becoming one of the world's best is that he wasn't very good , he was overrated because he looked and played a bit similar to maradonna