As well as being a the inventor of the phrase “sexy football”, Ruud Gullit was once a dynamic footballer, playing in the great AC Milan side with Dutch compatriots, Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard, and the European Championship winning Dutch side. During the 2010 World Cup Ruud Gullit will be on the Budweiser Prediciton Panel alongside Charlotte Jackson and stats-guru, Matt Nesbitt. He’ll be giving football fans a run for their money making predictions on all the games on the Budsweiser Predict & Win website. Don’t expect too much reasoning from Mr Gullit though. His reasons for his choices are obvious. Jeez...
1 Edwin van der Sar (Holland, GK)
“Because he’s the best player – the best goalkeeper!”
2 Cafu (Brazil, RB)
“On the right side, thank you very much! Going up and down, up and down”
3 Paolo Maldini (Italy, LB)
“A great athlete who has won everything”
4 Marcel Desailly (France, CB)
“My stopper. Won the World Cup with France”
5 Franco Baresi (Italy, CB)
“The best!”
6 Frank Rijkaard (Holland, CM)
“My holding midfielder: Mr Frank Rijkaard, thank you very much. Great with the ball and great in the tackle”
7 Frank Lampard (England, CM)
“Why's he in my 4-3-3? Because he scores goals! Do you know anyone who scores as many goals as Lampard? I don’t…”
8 Diego Maradona (Argentina, CM)
“The great Argentinian. Best player in the world ever”
9 Lionel Messi (Argentina, FW)
“It’s obvious why! He’s a genius!”
10 Marco Van Basten (Holland, FW)
“Surely I don’t have to give you a reason why? [Laughs]”
11 Johan Cruyff (Holland, FW)
“On the right hand side of attack, lovely boy Cruyff. Brilliant.”
Ruud Gullit is part of the Budweiser Prediction Panel, encouraging football fans to make 2010 FIFA World Cup™ predictions at www.budweiser.co.uk/predictandwin to be in with a chance of winning fantastic prizes including £100,000
MORE FEATURES
Bookmark this post with: