Obviously Giggs wins hands down... Giggs has been doing this
since he was 17... And how old is Robben? 22, 23... Robben only
came to notice when he was about 20 or 21... So actually Robben has
only been around for 3 yrs...
Those of you who are comparing the present Giggs with Robben are
probably not aware that Giggs has change his game by alot. I have
watch many old repeat or classic matches of past EPL games to say
that Giggs was far better than Robben on the left wing... Just
watching his goal in the FA Cup Semi-Finals against Arsenal will
tell you that. Gunners had the best defence at that time and
probably one of the best keepers too yet he manage to run through
the whole of it and finish it with a great strike.
As age caught up with him, now with lesser speed he has still
manager to keep his usefulness by changing his style of play and
also taking up a different position... Not many good players on the
wing could do so... Players like David Ginola, Marc Overmars,
Fredrik Ljungberg all good players around the same age as him
probably stayed on the wing for most of their careers and they
probably didn't last to his age. Even Harry Kewell, once a great
left winger who is only 29 seems like his career at the top is
over. Giggs has still manage to maintain at the high end of his
game and has also done well in the central of midfield.
Robben still has a long way to go as he is only 20+... Can he last
to 33 going on to 34 its hard to say, Can he even stay as good as
present when he reach 29, 30 when most players loses their speed is
another matter altogether... Another thing is, Robben looks rather
weak, a good player he is but maybe better off in La Liga or
another league to prolong his career at the top where the tackling
isn't as heavy as in the EPL.
