“If this guy started when the Premier League began, he might be number one!” 🔥 🗣️ “Paul McGrath was in Ballon d'Or conversation before most Premier League players were in Ballon d'Or conversation.” Paul McGrath was a 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 defender ✨

Yes Ade! McGrath was unbelievable. People don’t understand how good he was. Ridiculous player.

Incredible player

I’m a Villa fan. Always said he was the best centre half I ever saw.

Paul McGrath was phenomenal…there is a reason why we refer to him as god

you rarely see his name come up, but he was genuinely head and shoulders above the Rio Ferdinand's of this debate.

Watch the full video on YouTube 👇

He did all that with fucked knees.

I support Aston Villa because of Paul McGrath 🇮🇪 The most loved footballer Ireland has ever produced, and rightly so. A legend in green and a legend in claret and blue. UTV

This is sensational from you

Yes Ade! Spot on! No lies told. What a player he was🔥🔥

No one ever noticed him till he had that one great season with Villa and the USA World Cup. Another bandwagon player this. Same as Lesley king.

Ade gave a look at his individual performance against Italy in the Giants stadium in USA 94 WC, the greatest performance you will ever see & it was a privilege to watch him play for 🇮🇪 & he came from home club of @stpatsfc too. ⚽️🇮🇪

If Best had started in the Premier league, If Dalglish had started in the Premier league! we can all look back and say what if, The Fact Paul was an exceptional player is never in doubt, Injury stopped him, Drinking did not help and lack of training but what a player he was....!

Well said 🙏 His reading of the game was just incredible, it’s how he was effective even when his knees went. We still sing his name at Villa Park to this day.

Ade read he’s autobiography if you can’t find it I have it somewhere in house I’ll send it to you it’s heartbreaking no holds barred book greatest player my generation to wear claret blue

He was class👏🏻👏🏻

Sensational is an understatement

McGrath was an unreal defender. Imagine him and Hansen in the same defence as Cebtre backs they would have been a phenomenal pairing

God

It was widely agreed that the greatest defender of a generation was Baresi. However, after that USA 94 match Baresi said McGrath is the better player. Here endeth the lesson.

@Paulmcgrath5 at last a presenter with half a brain. utv

Great player. Especially with his injuries and life off the field. However when you talk about ballon d'Or there were many more Greater defenders in the 90s and 2000s. Including one in the 80s called Alan Hansen.

Didn't train for derby county, just rocked up on a saturday and played.

@CarltonPalmer Paul McGrath was outstanding .. One of the very best 👏🏽👏🏽

Great football knowledge ade. Stuff like this really separates you from these YouTube clowns who wouldn’t even know his name and just laugh. Good to see someone giving McGrath praise

Played better when he was pissed.

Was such a privilege to watch this guy at villa people go on about ferdinand vidic,terry and virgil granted all great centre backs but not a patch on mcgrath best centre half by a mile

Spot on guy had no pace but his positioning and reading of the game was awesome

Paul was at Villa when as a 8 year old i was invested and started to learn players names, Unreal player, bought back memories this post, still gives me goosebumps to hear his and players like Staunton, Shaun Teale, Dean Saunders names...Proper players of the game #UTV #VTID

Great player but a retard in real life

STH when he was there and he just stood out as a class above. Read the game like no one else.

Yes Yes Yes Thank you. Lord McGrath, poss one of the best I've ever seen & so often goes under the radar. His reading of the game, incredible.

Criminally overlooked although I guess the modern discourse is dominated by the ‘FIFA Generation’

Good lad

@walshcat1 My first and all time favourite player, was he also not selected for team of the tournament at the 94 World Cup ?

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