442 mag's 100 Greatest Players

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:03 am

Some dodgy ones here - Ayala over Terry? Rooney in the top 20 let alone top 10?? Inzaghi? Gary feckin NEVILLE?

100 Shunsuke Nakamura
099 Alexandro Patto
098 Maicon
097 Jamie Carragher
096 Sergio Aguero
095 Nery Castilo
094 Javier Mascherano
093 Adrian Mutu
092 Kim Kallstrom
091 Filippo Inzaghi
090 Javier Zanetti
089 Eduardo Da Silva
088 Faio Quagliarella
087 Diego Milito
086 Gabriel Milito
085 Gary Neville
084 Juninho
085 Rafael van der Vaart
082 Robin Van Persie
081 Samir Nasri
080 Ricardo Quaresma
079 Carles Puyol
078 Nemanja Vidic
077 Maxi Rodriguez
076 Phillip Lahm
075 Gianluca Zambrotta
074 Torsen Frings
073 Pavel Nedved
072 Fredi Kanoute
071 Kolo Toure
070 Vincente
069 Diego Forlan
068 Michael Owen
067 William Gallas
066 Ze Roberto
065 Frank Ribery
064 Adriy Shevchenko
063 Patrick Vieira
062 Diego
061 Simao Sabrosa
060 Arjen Robben
059 Robinho
058 Joe Cole
057 Miroslav Klose
056 Sergio Ramos
055 Luca Toni
054 Alex
053 Hernan Crespo
052 Owen Hargreaves
051 Wesley Sneijder
050 Ronaldo
049 David Silva
048 Andres Iniesta
047 Dejan Stankovic
046 Clarence Seedorf
045 Florent Malouda
044 Carlos Tevez
043 David Beckham
042 Daniele De Rossi
041 Michael Ballack
040 Lucio
039 David Suazo
038 Dimitar Berbatov
037 David Albelda
036 Alessandra Nesta
035 Ricardo Carvalho
034 Fernando Torres
033 Cesc Fabregas
032 Xavi Hernandez
031 Juan Roman Riquelme
030 Iker Casillas
029 Ryan Giggs
028 Paolo Maldini
027 Ashley Cole
026 Gennaro Gattuso
025 Frank Lampard
024 Rio Ferdinand
023 Deco
022 John Terry
021 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
020 Michael Essien
019 David Villa
018 Francesco Totti
017 Paul Scholes
016 Roberto Ayala
015 Ruud Van Nistelrooy
014 Andrea Pirlo
013 Didier Drogba
012 Daniel Alves
011 Peter Cech
010 Fabio Cannavaro
009 Glanluigi Buffon
008 Wayne Rooney
007 Samuel Eto'o
006 Steven Gerrard
005 Lionel Messi
004 Thierry Henry
003 Ronaldinho
002 Cristiano Ronaldo
001 Kaka

Abdoulaye's Twin · Post by **Abdoulaye's Twin** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:06 am

what a load of nonsense

ashley cole ahead of maldini?

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:07 am

No Anelka or Nicky Hunt :shocked:

delanotte · Post by **delanotte** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:40 am

how about Tevez in the top 50, no consistency whatsoever. He's good but sporadic in when he has those performances. Theres more deserving players to be ahead of him.

wovlad · Post by **wovlad** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 12:43 pm

No Anelka ?.

Gerrard should be higher as well.

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:00 pm

No Anelka = Worthless list.

Dr.Karl · Post by **Dr.Karl** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:03 pm

DSB has a lot of explaining to do

Fabregas 33rd and Rooney 8th?

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:19 pm

JOE BASTARD COLE?

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:25 pm

Are you sure it wasn't 442 mag's 100 richest Players?

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:43 pm

And have you seen who's in at 69, in a list that doesn't contain Eidur?

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army · Post by **Soldier_Of_The_White_Army** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:47 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:And have you seen who's in at 69, in a list that doesn't contain Eidur?

A very apt number, seeing as he spent most of his career arse over tit!

Dr.Karl · Post by **Dr.Karl** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:57 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:And have you seen who's in at 69, in a list that doesn't contain Eidur?

To be fair, he's a goal machine in Spain. I think he's got close to 60 goals in the last three seasons.

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:07 pm

Dr.Karl wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:And have you seen who's in at 69, in a list that doesn't contain Eidur?
To be fair, he's a goal machine in Spain. I think he's got close to 60 goals in the last three seasons.

All about opinions innit? Whereas Eidur (of whom more than a few on here might not have unbiased views), bless him, has been riding the pine for the thick end of four seasons.

Anelka nearly made it.

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:14 pm

Batman wrote:Some dodgy ones here - Ayala over Terry? Rooney in the top 20 let alone top 10?? Inzaghi? Gary feckin NEVILLE?

As the mag explains, it's a combination of achievement and form over the last year.

Ayala's proved himself for years, whereas Terry often gets exposed at the highest level. Rooney's a little high for my tastes but if you think he's not one of the world's best you need to take your bat-blinkers off. Inzaghi's scored hundreds in Italy and you might recall a couple of goals he scored in May. And it's been said many a time on here that there's not a right-back near G-Nev in the top flight. Next?

Dr.Karl · Post by **Dr.Karl** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:28 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Batman wrote:Some dodgy ones here - Ayala over Terry? Rooney in the top 20 let alone top 10?? Inzaghi? Gary feckin NEVILLE?
As the mag explains, it's a combination of achievement and form over the last year.

Ayala's proved himself for years, whereas Terry often gets exposed at the highest level. Rooney's a little high for my tastes but if you think he's not one of the world's best you need to take your bat-blinkers off. Inzaghi's scored hundreds in Italy and you might recall a couple of goals he scored in May. And it's been said many a time on here that there's not a right-back near G-Nev in the top flight. Next?

I've got to take you up on number 68 then.

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:32 pm

Dr.Karl wrote:
Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Batman wrote:Some dodgy ones here - Ayala over Terry? Rooney in the top 20 let alone top 10?? Inzaghi? Gary feckin NEVILLE?
As the mag explains, it's a combination of achievement and form over the last year.

Ayala's proved himself for years, whereas Terry often gets exposed at the highest level. Rooney's a little high for my tastes but if you think he's not one of the world's best you need to take your bat-blinkers off. Inzaghi's scored hundreds in Italy and you might recall a couple of goals he scored in May. And it's been said many a time on here that there's not a right-back near G-Nev in the top flight. Next?
I've got to take you up on number 68 then.

True, it wasn't exactly a career year for poor Michael.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:39 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Batman wrote:Some dodgy ones here - Ayala over Terry? Rooney in the top 20 let alone top 10?? Inzaghi? Gary feckin NEVILLE?
As the mag explains, it's a combination of achievement and form over the last year.

Ayala's proved himself for years, whereas Terry often gets exposed at the highest level. Rooney's a little high for my tastes but if you think he's not one of the world's best you need to take your bat-blinkers off. Inzaghi's scored hundreds in Italy and you might recall a couple of goals he scored in May. And it's been said many a time on here that there's not a right-back near G-Nev in the top flight. Next?

Ayala is past it, therefore no longer eligible as a current 'great' to me

I said Rooney would struggle to make my top 29 = that's still pretty good if you ask me, even for a Rag

Inzaghi - see Ayala, has scored very infrequently since leaving Juve 5yrs ago (two tap ins in Athens doesnt cut it)

Neville - he's just a c*nt

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:40 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
As the mag explains, it's a combination of achievement and form over the last year.

again.... joe cole, robben, Macherano and Tevez, the last year not 6 games, right?

And Gattuso behind Rio fecking Ferdinand??

Did Carling send a few dozen free samples round to the office that day?

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:24 am

Not sure Anelka's goal-scoring record over the last few seasons is good enough for a place in that list - only 11 in the league last season. Doesn't really stand comparison with Forlan over the last few years.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:24 am

So no-one is paying attentiion to the criteria then eh mummy