He Rocks

Sir Bobby Charlton is without doubt one of the most famous English players of all time. His name is synonymous with some of the greatest moments in the English game but also with the highest traditions of sportsmanship and integrity. Charlton, using his pace out of midfield and with a thunderous shot, scored some of the most spectacular goals English football has ever seen.

Initially a striker, he switched to outside-left with England and finally became a deep-lying centre forward renowned for his powerful shooting. To say that Bobby Charlton could hit a ball is the understatement of the century. Some of his famous long-range torpedoes have gone down as all time classic goals for both England and United. In the 1966 World Cup he fired in two long range belters that sunk Portugal in the semi-final. While his 106 caps were eventually surpassed his total of 49 goals for England still remains a record to this day and is unlikely ever to be topped.

I agree, he is one of my favorite players of all time. I play a similar role to Bobby Charlton, being a defender who loves to attack up the wings instead of a center-back. He made it look so ridiculously easy to run up the entire length of the field with the ball and beat any defender that dared to challenge him, and then proceed to strike it perfectly into the back of the net is just incredible. I know from my own playing experience that it is unbelievably hard to take the ball all the way up the field yourself, and I can't imagine how he did it as a Center-back! Just watch a couple videos of him on YouTube and, as you stare at your monitor in speechless awe, you will understand why he is idolized by so many people worldwide.

Bobby Charlton's surging runs from his deep lying centre forward role made him England's greatest ever player.