George BEST | 1967-1968 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

BEST PES STATS | 1967-1968

CombineHarvester Name: George Best George BEST | 1967-1968 Club: Manchester United Number: 7 Position: *WF, CF Nationality: Northern Irish Age: 21-22 (22/05/1946) Era: 1967/1968 Foot: R Side: B Height: 175 cm Weight: 69 kg Attack: 86 Defence: 35 Balance: 79 Stamina: 83 Top Speed: 86 Acceleration: 94 Response: 84 Agility: 97 Dribble Accuracy: 98 Dribble Speed: 97 Short Pass Accuracy: 84 Short Pass Speed: 78 Long Pass Accuracy: 88 Long Pass Speed: 81 Shot Accuracy: 84 Shot Power: 83 Shot Technique: 88 Free Kick Accuracy: 78 Curling: 90 Header: 80 Jump: 79 Technique: 95 Aggression: 93 Mentality/Tenacity: 71 Goalkeeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 77 Injury Tolerance: B Form/Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 7 Weak Foot Frequency: 5 Consistency: 6 Growth type: Early Peak CARDS: P05: Trickster P07: Mazing Run P12: Incisive Run S01: Reaction S02: Passer S03: 1-on-1 Finish S14: Quick Turn S19: Quick Scissor Dribble S20: Scooping SPECIAL ABILITIES: *Dribbling *Reaction *Passing *1-1 Scoring Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded INFO: I think I've found you a genius - United scout Bob Bishop's telegram to Matt Busby on 15 year old George Best. A fantastic dribbler of the ball who beat defenders with ease. First discovered by Manchester United scout Bob Bishop at the age of 15, he was described as a ''genius''. He was a favourite in the media for his showmanship, skill and celebrity lifestyle. His new found lifestyle which included drinking and gambling lead to discipline problems later in his Manchester United career and in 1974, after 466 appearances and 178 goals, he left United having been their top scorer for six consecutive seasons. This marked the beginning of the end of George Best's career, although he did have further spells with Fulham, Bournemouth and three American clubs. On the 3rd of October 2005, George Best was admitted to intensive care as a result of his long term alocholism and at 1.05PM on 25th November 2005, he died. Since, his death George Best has had Belfast City Airport renamed after him and had one million ''George Best £5 notes'' dedicated to him. George Best has been described as the greatest player to have never played in the world cup and in 1999, he was voted 11th in the IFFHS European Player of the Century election and 16th in the World Player of the Century election. He was named as one of the best players in the world by Pele in the FIFA 100 and was 19th in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. HONOURS: Manchester United Football League Championship Winners Medal: 1965, 1967 UEFA European Cup Winners Medal: 1968 Personal European Footballer of the Year: 1968 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year: 1968 Freeman of Castlereagh: 2002 Inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame: 2002 Honorary Doctorate from the Queen's University of Belfast: 2001 PFA Special Merit Award, for Services to Football: 2006 VIDEOS: Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported ADDITIONAL LINKS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best http://www.ifhof.com/hof/best.asp http://www.georgebest.com/home/ George BEST | 1967-1968 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)