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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 19:44:17 GMT
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Premier League tell me the 25 best foreign players we've seen over that period.
25) Edwin Van Der Saar
24) Dwight Yorke
23) Nemanja Vidic
22) Ole Gunnar Solksjaer
21) Peter Schmiechel
20) Robin Van Persie
19) Nicohlas Anelka
18) Didier Drogba
17) Denis Irwin
16) Cesc Fabregas
15) Jap Stam
14) Freddie Llungberg
13) Ruud Van Nistelrooy
12) Robert Pires
11) Macr Overmars
10) Sergio Aguero
9) Alexis Sanchez
8) Patrick Viera
7) Fernando Torres
6) Gianfranco Zola
5) Denis Bergamp
4) Luis Suarez
3) Thierry Henry
2) Eric Cantona
1) Christiano Ronaldo
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Post by marco26 on Aug 9, 2017 20:02:00 GMT
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Premier League tell me the 25 best foreign players we've seen over that period. 25) Edwin Van Der Saar 24) Dwight Yorke 23) Nemanja Vidic 22) Ole Gunnar Solksjaer 21) Peter Schmiechel 20) Robin Van Persie 19) Nicohlas Anelka 18) Didier Drogba 17) Denis Irwin 16) Cesc Fabregas 15) Jap Stam 14) Freddie Llungberg 13) Ruud Van Nistelrooy 12) Robert Pires 11) Macr Overmars 10) Sergio Aguero 9) Alexis Sanchez 8) Patrick Viera 7) Fernando Torres 6) Gianfranco Zola 5) Denis Bergamp 4) Luis Suarez 3) Thierry Henry 2) Eric Cantona 1) Christiano Ronaldo Uhh, just how credible is your list if you do not even have Tim Howard on it? News alert for you: Tim Howard was named PFA Best XI in 2004. One of the greats:  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 20:14:58 GMT
I'd have Aguero a lot higher, Torres a lot lower.
You have Denis Irwin in there? Interesting. No Roy Keane though? Oversight?
I'd find it difficult to put GKs in there, just too difficult to compare them with normal players. They're a different species. I think Cech was better than Van Der Sar anyway.
I'd probably have Ginola in there somewhere.
I don't think I could have Ronaldo #1, he was only really consistent for a couple of years in the PL.
Could argue Di Canio, Essien, Toure, Klinsmann (maybe), Hazard, Robben (maybe), Alonso (maybe) deserve a spot more than some of those guys.
Well I'd be umming and erring about it all day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 20:25:16 GMT
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Premier League tell me the 25 best foreign players we've seen over that period. 25) Edwin Van Der Saar 24) Dwight Yorke 23) Nemanja Vidic 22) Ole Gunnar Solksjaer 21) Peter Schmiechel 20) Robin Van Persie 19) Nicohlas Anelka 18) Didier Drogba 17) Denis Irwin 16) Cesc Fabregas 15) Jap Stam 14) Freddie Llungberg 13) Ruud Van Nistelrooy 12) Robert Pires 11) Macr Overmars 10) Sergio Aguero 9) Alexis Sanchez 8) Patrick Viera 7) Fernando Torres 6) Gianfranco Zola 5) Denis Bergamp 4) Luis Suarez 3) Thierry Henry 2) Eric Cantona 1) Christiano Ronaldo Uhh, just how credible is your list if you do not even have Tim Howard on it? News alert for you: Tim Howard was named PFA Best XI in 2004. One of the greats: I forgot he actually had a very good first year. Sadly it turned out his hands were made from marzipan. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 20:44:03 GMT
I'd have Aguero a lot higher, Torres a lot lower. You have Denis Irwin in there? Interesting. No Roy Keane though? Oversight? I'd find it difficult to put GKs in there, just too difficult to compare them with normal players. They're a different species. I think Cech was better than Van Der Sar anyway. I'd probably have Ginola in there somewhere. I don't think I could have Ronaldo #1, he was only really consistent for a couple of years in the PL. Could argue Di Canio, Essien, Toure, Klinsmann (maybe), Hazard, Robben (maybe), Alonso (maybe) deserve a spot more than some of those guys. Well I'd be umming and erring about it all day. Aguero's a better player but Torres just exploded on the Premier League and was so exciting to watch - it didn't last long though. Yeah, I forgot about Keane but then again, Irwin was one of the most consistent players I've ever seen. Ginola was a bit of a dandy, never really doing it when it mattered. Essen is a good shout (and also reminds me of Makele who was the boss in that role) but honestly, I'm not all that convinced by Hazard. He keeps threatening to step up to that next level but never really does. Robben didn't get really good until he left. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 9, 2017 22:54:59 GMT
My top 2:
Henry
Bergkamp
Rest nowhere!
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Post by Carl LaFong on Aug 9, 2017 22:56:29 GMT
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Post by Reggie_Stration on Aug 10, 2017 0:07:02 GMT
Well, if I was to pick my best foreign players to have ever played in the PL, and the best foreign PL players, the two lists would be different. Ronaldo is undoubtedly the best player to have ever played in the PL, while Henry is the best PL player. Best foreign PL players would be something like:
Henry
Aguero
Bergkamp
Cantona
Ronaldo
As a top 5 at least.
And yeah Torres shouldn't be so high up. I'd sooner have David Silva in a top 25 than Torres.
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Post by sdm3 on Aug 10, 2017 0:29:49 GMT
My top 2: Henry Bergkamp Rest nowhere! Henry Bergkamp Vieira Pires That's more like it! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 5:14:47 GMT
You could make an argument for him being 10th or 1st. He was the stand out player for the first 5 years along with Shearer. The best player to watch for my money (for more reason than one) during that era. He was definitely an enigma which earns him brownie points for nostalgia But the thing that goes against him is that was also the weakest Premier League era, in terms of defence, tactics, players, technical ability, organisation, fitness. I always wonder whether he would have cut it in Serie A at that time when the league was a juggernaut. Hard to say, so many great players failed over there, but I think half of it is in your head, and Cantona had the confidence. But if Cantona thought he got rough treatment from defenders in England and France, well the Italian defenders would have been giving him kittens. They would have targeted him week after week, would have been relentless, he'd still be waking up in cold sweats thinking about. My gut feeling is he would have still done well for a while, but then exploded with rage and gone off the rails... so no different to England then! Would have been great to see him in Serie A, that was the litmus test, but how well could he have done against the best? I guess we'll never know... |
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Post by MrFurious on Aug 10, 2017 10:12:30 GMT
Surprised by no Keane. Without him you win half of your PL's and Cups and that goes for CL's too, who he dragged you to in 99
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