"One game from George was worth 10 years from a mediocre player....." Bravo, Jimmy!

Jimmy Greaves speaking from the heart there. God bless him. He too was a genius.

"Maradona is able to handle the pressures of being a footballing genius." That comment aged well. 😅

Good for Greavsie sticking up for Bestie at the end.

Such a great summing up from Jimmy Greaves about George vs. mediocre players - spot on.

Jimmy was an all time great himself!

Jimmy greaves was a great player in his day too. That’s from me a proud northern Irish man who idolized our George. 👏

You can tell Greavesie understood the alcohol issue, even though he didn't bang on about it

I saw Best play for San Jose Earthquakes against Brentford in 1981 I was 6 and still remember it George got the only goal for San Jose who lost 10-1. I then met him with Bobby Moore at a talk in 1984 and got a photo with them both. Then in 1988 I saw him playing cricket in Maidenhead for Micheal Aspells team. He came out over the limit and Kenny Lynch was his runner but he could still hit the ball for 6. After the match I took my little brother to get a photo with him. We were being patient waiting in the crowd of people and the security said ok thats enough, and George said "these two" and I took the Photo. The guy was a sensitive man and thus fame was an issue for him but I will never forget that moment when he made sure we got that photo. Legend.

Great comment by Jimmy, one of George’s games was worth 10 years of a average player 👏

Bestie once said Greavsie was his favourite player, I wonder if Jimmy ever heard about that, rest well gentlemen

Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves were true greats of the game. The Saint was a Scotland regular and Liverpool's idol of the Kop for nearly a decade; and Greavsie was England's most gifted goal scorer. On this issue of George Best, I have to side with Greavsie on this one. He understood exactly what a demon the drink could be; it was a battle that he won, and George sadly lost. All three are legends of the game, and rest in peace all three of them.

If George Best gave nothing to football, he wouldn’t be remembered today. He had game!

There will never be another George best.   Period.

Jimmy Greaves... gone but not forgotten.

All I can say is I still remember my beautiful auntie Ann taking me aged 8yrs to Roker Park to see Man Utd play against Sunderland. She loved George Best and the Rolling Stones. I adored her because she was exciting and different. I remember being enthralled at watching Charlton, Law and particularly Best. Wearing the all blue away strip Man U looked like gods to me. Best stood out amongst them all. It started my love of football forever.

Jimmy Greaves really spoke well here. Absolutely spot on with everything.

Jimmy was a genius as well

Greavsie knew exactly what Best’s problem was. He lived and died an alcoholic. Terribly sad. But the joy he brought to millions was his real legacy.

His career may have been short, but he was the greatest player that Utd ever had, or probably ever will.