Maradona was fantastic in the 86 world cup and did wonders at Napoli, but let himself down in 2 world cups. Pelé was far greater overall. 2 very different players to compare here, one more brilliant and dominant at his best, bad temperament, unstable too, the other more dependable and selfless for the team, great role model. In prime obviously you'd fear playing v Maradona more, long-term you'd want Giggs on your side, through thick and thin.
they are both amazing players. the only difference between them is that giggs is fooling the opponent when he has the ball. look at how giggs goes around players and look at maradona, he goes trough the defence even when they are trying to stop him with everthing they got. only difference but for the rest same skills, speed and will to win.
That England defence was slow in comparison to today's defenders..dont rate Shilton either! Giggsy has done it in Champions League which is realistically a better level of football than the world cup (even if its less prestigious)..
@carlpcurran ~> yeah and Maradona won a UEFA cup with Napoli.. a B team. He did it all by his lonesome... this douche (giggs) plays on better teams, with good players.
Giggsy carried Wales for such a long time ! The reason why Giggsy is still at United, playing class football with one of the best clubs around... is because he never faded away, he always kept his head, let his football do the talking. You have to be world class to stay at a BIG club like United for 20 years !!!!
Giggs Is an excellent player, Maradona is a different class. Wales team are probably not far off the standard of that Argie team in '86 he steered them to victory i was going to say single handed forget that handball just look at 2nd goal he scored , that was great English defence and Shiltsin goal.then great west German team in the final. Giggs plays in great team in Man U maradona went to Naples they were crap, he turned them around do u thing Giggs can do that Cocainne or not.
Giggs is so under rated. It frustrates me so much that a true legend that is still going strong at 35 years of age is not mentioned in the same sentence as the likes of Maradona, Cruyff, Pele etc.
Giggs, you are my idol, and a great role model to kids.
both are legends no doubt, maradona may have had the more fame and bliss about him, but no one can underestimate what ryan giggs has xontributed to football..a true icon of football
when i speak about football i always say that my idol is Maradona, and the second is Giggs. I did'nt expect a video that join them. Two different players, two different men, with a similar soul in the pitch...the most talented footballer ever imho...sorry for my bad english..Antonio from italy.
Giggs is a legend, i love him, but you can't speak in this way about Maradona...Diego was a player from another planet, an absolute genius. excuse me for my english.
if maradona was welsh and soft spoken, and giggs was Argentinian and in the papers all the time ..... then today we would be asking if we can compare maradona to giggs. By the way, maradona played in an argentinian team, they may not have been as good as maradona, but they were still argentinian and therefore very comfortable on the ball, unlike the welsh.
If Giggs would of played in the world cup-everyone would of seen his natural talent! Players like Ronaldo,Kaka,Ronaldinho etc... do tricks and flicks,what Giggs has you cant learn,all the tricks they do-anyone can learn them! Giggs legend-18 years and still going!
Giggs scored the better goal at the end ;) At the end of the day Diego brought success to the several teams he represented, but Giggsy, like Fergson just on the pitch, has spent 20 years of his life building the greatest club in the world.
as if ryan is eligible to play for the three lions, without any doubt ryan is better than diego... without the likes of narcotics, sex-scandal, hand of a shorty goal and kissing a team mate at lips lol...
If we are just judging who is the best player, Maradonna hands down! It doesnt matter about being in paper for wrong reasons or being an icon for kids, its what you produce on the pitch that matters and Giggs was never in the same league as Diego, probs one of the greatest ever players.
Giggs!!! He Was Great In His Prime-Still Is!!! Hes Probably The Best Player Of All-Time!!! Great Players Win Great Things- Great Players Play For Great Teams- Great Players Score Great Goals- Great Players Are Apart Of Great Matches- Great Players Are Loyal To Club- Giggsy Is All Of The Above!!! When He Retires He Will Be Respected More- People Seem To Forget What Hes Done!!! LEGEND GIGGSY!!! 11
when he did all that wasn't he 33 maradona had some problems thats why we can't say some much about maradona he just played 8 years and giggs has played long time.Maradona was just developed his skillz then it just stop.Giggs hasen't had so many problems and he has developed his skills more thats why some of you think giggs is better
we can't compare maradona with giggs. When maradona played for Napoli he change the hole team. And giggs can't do that now we can se that c.ronaldo can. if we can't compare c.ronaldo and giggs, how can we compare maradona with giggs.
Maradona can't do it now either. What's your point? Giggs was awesome in his prime, which fair enough has past now, but he's 33, you'd kinda expect that.
@EstebanCambiassoARG Are you a moron??How the fuck can you compare a very good player(Giggs) to propably the greatest ever player in history(Maradona)???????
@apolloton1 I rate Cruyff more highly than Maradona: he was a great visionary and general, achieved incredible things with Ajax, turned them into the dominant team in Europe, masterful at Barcelona, outstanding player of the 74 world cup, and he didn't shame himself with cheating, drugs and temperament problems. He could control games with his passing, as well as scoring goals. Maradona was more talented, and had more short term impact, than Giggs but lacked many of Giggs' strengths overall.
@mizofan My friend i rate Giggs as one of the greatest players ever in the EPL.Perhaps i can even place him in the top 30 players ever world wide.But for god's sake u cannot compare Giggsy to Maradona on sheer talent alone!As for Cruyff i definitely agree for his greatness..He's in the top 3 best players ever to have graced football.having said that u have to take into consideration that maradona won a world cup single handedly as well as league championships and a european title with Napoli.
@apolloton1 I'm not saying Giggs was Maradona's equal for talent and impact during prime years; but that they have very different strengths. We could also count faults and question how we judge greatness and compare 2 very different characters- one a great dedicated servant of a single club, another a legendary world cup winner and genius who did wonders at Napoli, but was sent off in 82, cheated in 86, was sent home for drug-taking in 94 world cups- a shameful record in most sports.
giggs is most successful and best british player of all time. lasted longer than everyone with more skills than nearly everyone. in all time XI both would make it, diego in centre giggs on left.
maradona is a step or 2 higher than giggs, his that level higher.....
giggs is the most underrated playa ever, because he plays for wales.if he played for france,brazil,portugal or even england maybe he,ll be rated as 1 of the best playa,s evaaaaa
giggs is better than maradona, hands down! maradona is overrated, giggs is underrated simple. maradona started before giggs. back then defenders were easy to trick and get past. if you bring maradona back he won't be able to make as big of an image for himself as he managed to.
Maradona is the hands down greatest of all time. I can't think anyone close to him to be honest.
nipo10847 4 months ago
Maradona was fantastic in the 86 world cup and did wonders at Napoli, but let himself down in 2 world cups. Pelé was far greater overall. 2 very different players to compare here, one more brilliant and dominant at his best, bad temperament, unstable too, the other more dependable and selfless for the team, great role model. In prime obviously you'd fear playing v Maradona more, long-term you'd want Giggs on your side, through thick and thin.
mizofan 11 months ago
this fucks fail blink killed it!
dhruvchat 1 year ago
Wtf...... Giggs vs THE GOAT OF ALL TIME?!? Thats like comparing Megan fox to Tracy Morgan........ Exactly! Gigg's is 0 . Maradona 10 !!!!
Kinghammeron420 1 year ago
they are both amazing players. the only difference between them is that giggs is fooling the opponent when he has the ball. look at how giggs goes around players and look at maradona, he goes trough the defence even when they are trying to stop him with everthing they got. only difference but for the rest same skills, speed and will to win.
Murat509 2 years ago
That England defence was slow in comparison to today's defenders..dont rate Shilton either! Giggsy has done it in Champions League which is realistically a better level of football than the world cup (even if its less prestigious)..
carlpcurran 2 years ago
@carlpcurran ~> yeah and Maradona won a UEFA cup with Napoli.. a B team. He did it all by his lonesome... this douche (giggs) plays on better teams, with good players.
Kinghammeron420 1 year ago
@Kinghammeron420
Giggsy carried Wales for such a long time ! The reason why Giggsy is still at United, playing class football with one of the best clubs around... is because he never faded away, he always kept his head, let his football do the talking. You have to be world class to stay at a BIG club like United for 20 years !!!!
ChelseyCSD 1 year ago
wtf, why would u compare ryan giggs to maradona. Sum1 needs to lay off the pipe!
Kinghammeron420 2 years ago
one thing giggs does better than maradona
giggs is a role model, giggs knows how to behaves outside a field
he is pure class
kevintupac81 2 years ago 2
maybe compare maradonna to George Best and then hes met his match
93thechosen1 2 years ago
you can't compare maradona with giggs....maradona is incomarable...
binaccio04 2 years ago
EstebanCambiassoARG : why say ' V ' If you dont want comments u should say Maradona and Giggs.
holysmoke45 2 years ago
Giggs Is an excellent player, Maradona is a different class. Wales team are probably not far off the standard of that Argie team in '86 he steered them to victory i was going to say single handed forget that handball just look at 2nd goal he scored , that was great English defence and Shiltsin goal.then great west German team in the final. Giggs plays in great team in Man U maradona went to Naples they were crap, he turned them around do u thing Giggs can do that Cocainne or not.
holysmoke45 2 years ago
that was the Arsenal back four
JonnyInfinite 2 years ago
Giggs is so under rated. It frustrates me so much that a true legend that is still going strong at 35 years of age is not mentioned in the same sentence as the likes of Maradona, Cruyff, Pele etc.
Giggs, you are my idol, and a great role model to kids.
ManUnitedRuleEngland 3 years ago 3
Maradona and Giggs are at the same level, alone in the sky
NWOyunamierda 3 years ago 3
Ryan Giggs-my childhood hero.
35 years old, and still United's best player!!
ManUnitedRuleEngland 3 years ago
Ryan and Diego, my greatest heroes.
Marantullo 3 years ago
both are legends no doubt, maradona may have had the more fame and bliss about him, but no one can underestimate what ryan giggs has xontributed to football..a true icon of football
farooq11221 3 years ago
tremendous footballers, dont mind either in your team but THE MUSIC IS ABSOLUTE RUBBISH WHICH SPOILS IT FOR THE LEGENDS!!
Gasitaram 3 years ago
when i speak about football i always say that my idol is Maradona, and the second is Giggs. I did'nt expect a video that join them. Two different players, two different men, with a similar soul in the pitch...the most talented footballer ever imho...sorry for my bad english..Antonio from italy.
AntonioCrapazza 3 years ago 2
Giggs! He's faster.
singleminded84 3 years ago
giggsey
Cossie316 3 years ago
maradona will always go down as 1 of the greatest players ever, but this video shows Giggs deserves to be up there.
I still think he is underated compared to other players people talk about e.g C.Ronaldo
Giggs - A Living Legend
RyanGiggsOBE 3 years ago 3
Ive already commented on this vid under the name of 'ChelseyCSD' Just had to comment again lol
Another 3 assists against Gamba in the World Club Cup. Lets hope he breaks another record and wins the Intercontinental Cup for a 2nd time:)
LegendGiggs11 3 years ago 3
Giggsy any day. The Wing Wizard:)
Players like Maradona and C.Ronaldo etc...... are always being seen as the best players. And i ask Why??
Are they loyal? NO
Do they respect fans around? NO
Are they good role models? NO
Yes they are great players, but to be a great player and a Legend is totally different.
Giggs, now there is a true footballing God! The way he runs and dribbles, noone better.
Ryan Giggs, still at the top even 20 years after his debut! and still has that magic!
ChelseyCSD 3 years ago 4
@ChelseyCSD Are you bloody serious??What are you on mate??Or is it the age??You must be in the 16-22 age region..lol
apolloton1 1 year ago
who said u cant compare them!and btw giggs is like 5 times better maradona is nothing special
suvag33 3 years ago
Giggs is a legend, i love him, but you can't speak in this way about Maradona...Diego was a player from another planet, an absolute genius. excuse me for my english.
Marantullo 3 years ago
@suvag33 And then you finally wake up moron!!!Lmao
apolloton1 1 year ago
Giggs wins
perception03 3 years ago 11
both are class, but cuz i lived in the 'ryan giggs era', it's hard to say.GIGGS IMO!!!!!
hazzadude22 3 years ago 3
Ryan Giggs is better. A true red legend! He has played in the same team in 18 years. It is very good! Never leave Manchester United Ryan Giggs!
KissesForJustin 3 years ago 5
Of course Ryan.
GiggsyMyHero 3 years ago 3
Hard to say who is better since it's always hard to compare two different positions in two different era's.
But both of them would definately be in my top 11 of all time.
behemothzZz 3 years ago 3
i prefer giggs better player in my opinion
narutokins 3 years ago 3
every1 sayz maradona'z goal waz the best, but giggs goal waz even better in 99' against arsenal, fa cup.
pito316 3 years ago 3
if maradona was welsh and soft spoken, and giggs was Argentinian and in the papers all the time ..... then today we would be asking if we can compare maradona to giggs. By the way, maradona played in an argentinian team, they may not have been as good as maradona, but they were still argentinian and therefore very comfortable on the ball, unlike the welsh.
mustafajamal 3 years ago
If Giggs would of played in the world cup-everyone would of seen his natural talent! Players like Ronaldo,Kaka,Ronaldinho etc... do tricks and flicks,what Giggs has you cant learn,all the tricks they do-anyone can learn them! Giggs legend-18 years and still going!
ChelseyCSD 3 years ago 2
mardona is better but giggs could also hve been if he plyed the world cup and probably won it both brilliant players
KrazyKryz 3 years ago
Giggs is my idol. Im borned the 11 November and November is month numer 11
sigge191 3 years ago
Giggs is better than Maradona
Giggs is the best in the history of football
YAYA9TAT 3 years ago 17
@YAYA9TAT You bllody idiot..I'm a Mu fan too,but i'd never make such a stupid comment!!!Wake up...
apolloton1 1 year ago
giggs and maradona make my first team greatest ever world football side
maradona best ever midfielder
giggs greatest ever winger
pele greatest ever striker
maybe jarzinho on other wing
merlin999999 3 years ago
giggs es una leyenda viviende, pero maradona es un hijoputa
mistergonzalo 3 years ago
nevetséges Giggset akár Figoval is összehasonlítani...nemhogy maradonával...
koczka19 3 years ago
Maradona es mejor ,sin duda
lo mas grande que dio el futbol !
es lo mas
estimulado89 3 years ago
talent wise, it's maradonna. im a big fan of giggs, but he doesnt go quite so high.
giggsy is deinetly the better sportsman though.
Tunissan 3 years ago
Giggs scored the better goal at the end ;) At the end of the day Diego brought success to the several teams he represented, but Giggsy, like Fergson just on the pitch, has spent 20 years of his life building the greatest club in the world.
Richiesambuka 4 years ago
as if ryan is eligible to play for the three lions, without any doubt ryan is better than diego... without the likes of narcotics, sex-scandal, hand of a shorty goal and kissing a team mate at lips lol...
abanese 4 years ago 2
Hey,Great Video!!! Legends!!!
You Make Great Vids!!!
HBKCSD 4 years ago
haha u cant put da giggs next 2 maradona lol
giggs is a good player
maradona is a legend !!
AntonioDR88 4 years ago
I think Giggs is in the same league as Maradona, but I'm not trying to say Giggs was as good. I think Maradona is the greatest player ever.
EstebanCambiassoARG 4 years ago
oi ur name is not esteban matias by any chance ahy?
AntonioDR88 3 years ago
@EstebanCambiassoARG nah his obviuosly a "crack" hahahaha :P
AntonioDR88 1 year ago
Nah, Giggs is the legend!
please understand what legend means. Ryan has been playing for his ONE club for over 20 years!
Maradona was a superstar and a very bad role model off the pitch.
Iam not even gonna say anything else, Giggsy is the the best.
ChelseyCSD 3 years ago 3
@AntonioDR88
No your wrong. Giggs is the legend, Maradona is the Superstar.
Giggs is respected for all and by all, Maradona has had his bad times ON and OFF the pitch.
Both are gods when it comes to dribbling with the ball, both have lightning speed, amazing balance and have killer left foots !
Giggs isnt respected enough, maybe because he didnt play in the world cup, on that grandest stage.
ChelseyCSD 1 year ago
@ChelseyCSD dont u think that is wrong u judge players for things thats happend outside the pitch ??
AntonioDR88 1 year ago
Giggsy Is Better-Thick About It!
Hes Never Been In The Paper For The Wrong Reasons,Hes Been Loyal To Utd and Has Been a Great Icon To Kids.
Hes The Most Successful Player In English Football, Hes Been At Utd For 17 Years and Still Going Strong.
Just What I Said Underneith Really-
HBKCSD 4 years ago 2
If we are just judging who is the best player, Maradonna hands down! It doesnt matter about being in paper for wrong reasons or being an icon for kids, its what you produce on the pitch that matters and Giggs was never in the same league as Diego, probs one of the greatest ever players.
kthsigg 4 years ago
HBKCSD 4 years ago 3
Giggs is best. Maradona was great too, but he was also a cheating coke-whore. "Hand of God" -- my ass! Giggs, Giggs will tear you apart again...
Juxtatype 4 years ago
giggs or maradona giggs the best is my idol good movie what its that music?
vagtelet 4 years ago
Another Girl, Another Planet by The Only Ones
EstebanCambiassoARG 4 years ago
when he did all that wasn't he 33 maradona had some problems thats why we can't say some much about maradona he just played 8 years and giggs has played long time.Maradona was just developed his skillz then it just stop.Giggs hasen't had so many problems and he has developed his skills more thats why some of you think giggs is better
Dandinho 4 years ago
we can't compare maradona with giggs. When maradona played for Napoli he change the hole team. And giggs can't do that now we can se that c.ronaldo can. if we can't compare c.ronaldo and giggs, how can we compare maradona with giggs.
Dandinho 4 years ago
Maradona can't do it now either. What's your point? Giggs was awesome in his prime, which fair enough has past now, but he's 33, you'd kinda expect that.
EstebanCambiassoARG 4 years ago
@EstebanCambiassoARG Are you a moron??How the fuck can you compare a very good player(Giggs) to propably the greatest ever player in history(Maradona)???????
apolloton1 1 year ago
@apolloton1 Nonsense, Pelé was the greatest ever, comfortably.
mizofan 11 months ago
@mizofan Perhaps...that's why i said "propably"...Pele and Maradona are definitely the greatest two ever..
apolloton1 10 months ago
@apolloton1 I rate Cruyff more highly than Maradona: he was a great visionary and general, achieved incredible things with Ajax, turned them into the dominant team in Europe, masterful at Barcelona, outstanding player of the 74 world cup, and he didn't shame himself with cheating, drugs and temperament problems. He could control games with his passing, as well as scoring goals. Maradona was more talented, and had more short term impact, than Giggs but lacked many of Giggs' strengths overall.
mizofan 10 months ago
@mizofan My friend i rate Giggs as one of the greatest players ever in the EPL.Perhaps i can even place him in the top 30 players ever world wide.But for god's sake u cannot compare Giggsy to Maradona on sheer talent alone!As for Cruyff i definitely agree for his greatness..He's in the top 3 best players ever to have graced football.having said that u have to take into consideration that maradona won a world cup single handedly as well as league championships and a european title with Napoli.
apolloton1 10 months ago
@apolloton1 I'm not saying Giggs was Maradona's equal for talent and impact during prime years; but that they have very different strengths. We could also count faults and question how we judge greatness and compare 2 very different characters- one a great dedicated servant of a single club, another a legendary world cup winner and genius who did wonders at Napoli, but was sent off in 82, cheated in 86, was sent home for drug-taking in 94 world cups- a shameful record in most sports.
mizofan 10 months ago
why not compare giggs with maradona?
giggs is most successful and best british player of all time. lasted longer than everyone with more skills than nearly everyone. in all time XI both would make it, diego in centre giggs on left.
deniro999 4 years ago
maradona is a step or 2 higher than giggs, his that level higher.....
giggs is the most underrated playa ever, because he plays for wales.if he played for france,brazil,portugal or even england maybe he,ll be rated as 1 of the best playa,s evaaaaa
zoliegarcon 4 years ago
hahaha
incredible.. I'd like to see giggs on a small team like napoli XD
still, he's really good.. but maradona is completely on other league..
YoCanibal 5 years ago
to compare maradona 2 giggs are you trying to be funny
D3m0nk 5 years ago
If you read the description you'd see I said I'm not trying to make out they're equal, just that they do similar things.
EstebanCambiassoARG 5 years ago
Well yeah, but if you brought Pele back now he wouldnt be better than like... I dunno, Baros or someone.
EstebanCambiassoARG 5 years ago
pele only as good as baros ..if you think footballs developed so much since 1960's ...maradona is the godfather of modern football
D3m0nk 5 years ago
giggs is better than maradona, hands down! maradona is overrated, giggs is underrated simple. maradona started before giggs. back then defenders were easy to trick and get past. if you bring maradona back he won't be able to make as big of an image for himself as he managed to.
ANDRE7MONK 5 years ago
giggs is the best,but he is lower proflie
coco11 5 years ago
Giggs is a top player but Maradona can't be compared. nice video.
stalexx7 5 years ago
Awesome vid. Ryan Giggs = LEGEND!
TheHeartBreakKid1 5 years ago
Maradona Good, Giggs Better and George Best!
gammaraytom 5 years ago
Great vid!! Giggs is the best
AsierSprint 5 years ago
Maradona may have been slightly better than Giggs has but they are definitely in the same category- and thats the highest one there is. Two legends.
tomilis 5 years ago
Got linked to this from Neoseeker. Very nice vid.
Roblich 5 years ago
Nice one.
MobJoseph 5 years ago