View Full Version : Best player in EPL
J Mac
08 Sep 2004, 06:52 PM
the best player in the EPL has to be Thierry Henry
He's fast, skillful and most importantly he can score
ScarFace107
08 Sep 2004, 07:00 PM
Agreed, THeirry Henry right now is the best in the league.
eejit
08 Sep 2004, 07:09 PM
Agreed he is the most significant player in the league over the past 18 months. Bit of a mystery why he seems to be pants when he plays for France on the larger stage.
Val1
09 Sep 2004, 12:51 PM
Agreed he is the most significant player in the league over the past 18 months. Bit of a mystery why he seems to be pants when he plays for France on the larger stage.
The setup he's in at Arsenal is geared around him, while the engine of France remains Zidane. It'll take a while to move towards Henry. Which may not be as simple as it sounds, Henry's got an ego to match his skills.
9 Rush
09 Sep 2004, 02:15 PM
Easily the best striker.
best midfielder - Viera (Okocha anyone?)
Best defender - ????
Best Keeper - Friedel
royalstilton
09 Sep 2004, 02:43 PM
Best Keeper - Friedel
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5th best, maybe. Not even the best American.
Alan_V
09 Sep 2004, 03:31 PM
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5th best, maybe. Not even the best American.
Friedel's the best American. Howard WILL eventually take that title and if early returns mean anything, he might end up taking best in the world honors, but not yet. He makes to many tactical errors that cause strife at the back. Still much to learn.
kerpow
09 Sep 2004, 03:43 PM
I concur, Thierry Henry.
Lets put it this way, if you bottomless pockets and could only buy one player I think everyone would buy him.
How do think he would compare to previous EPL players (just sticking to EPL, not old div.1) eg. Shearer, Cantona?
royalstilton
09 Sep 2004, 06:17 PM
Friedel's the best American. Howard WILL eventually take that title and if early returns mean anything, he might end up taking best in the world honors, but not yet. He makes to many tactical errors that cause strife at the back. Still much to learn.
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Yours is the "homer" view. I saw the Rovers/ManU game on FSW and Friedel was magnificent. He probably was the single greatest force in USA's WC success last time out. Why is he at Rovers? His transfer fee would be too high?
yossarian
09 Sep 2004, 06:22 PM
Best defender - ????
Best Keeper - Friedel
Defender: Sol....perhaps Rio when he's match fit (aka not suspended).
Keeper: Niemi....based on last year. Van der Saar is right up there despite gifting that goal to Reyes last year.
mad theory
09 Sep 2004, 06:26 PM
Technically Gallas is the best defender in the league. The least goals were conceded when he was on the pitch, and the most clean sheets were accumulated.
royalstilton
09 Sep 2004, 06:44 PM
Technically Gallas is the best defender in the league. The least goals were conceded when he was on the pitch, and the most clean sheets were accumulated.
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the difficulty in supporting any view that this defender or that is best is that the netminder ultimately is the person who stops most of the shots, so the contribution to the cleansheet is shared. you might argue that sol campbell is better, because lehmann is really a second tier tender, yet the gunners went undefeated.
the gallas argument is a cogent one, since he was supporting ambrosio in many matches, who cannot be considered a topline goalie. still gallas did profit from cudicini, who may be thought superior to lehmann, overall.
Fuller10
09 Sep 2004, 06:44 PM
Technically Gallas is the best defender in the league. The least goals were conceded when he was on the pitch, and the most clean sheets were accumulated.
I agree with that he is very underrated but along with terry they prove to be a very good parntership
yossarian
09 Sep 2004, 06:49 PM
Technically Gallas is the best defender in the league. The least goals were conceded when he was on the pitch, and the most clean sheets were accumulated.
Sounds like someone has Gallas on their fantasy football squad.... :D
You're right though, he's quite good and was hoping Arsenal would be successful in stealing him....right before the Roman revolution.
A-J-A-X
09 Sep 2004, 09:05 PM
Sounds like someone has Gallas on their fantasy football squad.... :D
You're right though, he's quite good and was hoping Arsenal would be successful in stealing him....right before the Roman revolution.
Hey Yossarian, isn't your picture from the website rathergood.com? The skit called "We Like the Moon"???
Arsenal_fanUK
09 Sep 2004, 09:11 PM
Goalkeepers. Robinson/howard/friedel/lehmann/cech/cudicini/kirkland...
Defenders. Sol campbell/terry/toure/gallas/cavalhio/ferdinand/cole/brown/
King/bridge/o'shea/hienze.....
Midfielders. vieira/gerrard/pires/ronaldo/fabregas/lampard/scholes/ljungberg/roben/duff/
Joe Cole/ Kewell/keane/giggs.....
strikers. henry/van nistelrooy/rooney/reyes/cisse/drogba/smith/
anelka/kezman/ defoe/bergkhamp/gudjonson/saha/baros/shearer/kluivert/van perise.....
i could name plenty more. a couple may not be fit or playing jus now but still there the best.
yossarian
09 Sep 2004, 10:43 PM
Hey Yossarian, isn't your picture from the website rathergood.com? The skit called "We Like the Moon"???
If you're an attorney representing that site....err...no...it isn't. :p
Yes. A sub sandwich chain around here (and other places I believe) called Quizno's used them in ads called "We love da Subs..." Very bizarre and very hilarious but they were eventually pulled. Apparently, Quiznos decided that people didn't like little rat-like creatures to be associated with food. Who'da thunk it?
Yobbogadaba
17 Sep 2004, 05:30 PM
the best player in the EPL has to be Thierry Henry
He's fast, skillful and most importantly he can score
Okocha is so much better...........in fact if Okocha would play for a top european team he would have won many awards.............
Yobbogadaba
17 Sep 2004, 05:38 PM
Goalkeepers. Robinson/howard/friedel/lehmann/cech/cudicini/kirkland...
Defenders. Sol campbell/terry/toure/gallas/cavalhio/ferdinand/cole/brown/
King/bridge/o'shea/hienze.....
Midfielders. vieira/gerrard/pires/ronaldo/fabregas/lampard/scholes/ljungberg/roben/duff/
Joe Cole/ Kewell/keane/giggs.....
strikers. henry/van nistelrooy/rooney/reyes/cisse/drogba/smith/
anelka/kezman/ defoe/bergkhamp/gudjonson/saha/baros/shearer/kluivert/van perise.....
i could name plenty more. a couple may not be fit or playing jus now but still there the best.
Are you on drugs or something? Do you honestly think Gabriel Ivan Heinze, Francesc Fabregas, Chris Kirkland, Robin Van Persie, Dennis Bergkamp and Joe Cole is some of the best players in Premier League?
If so, its not weird no one thinks Primera Division and Serie A is better.
I could go on forever Jens Lehmann.....every goalkeeper in your rank besides Peter Cech is not so good, come on Pa Dembo Tourray is better.
Crestofthestars
17 Sep 2004, 06:36 PM
Are you on drugs or something? Do you honestly think Gabriel Ivan Heinze, Francesc Fabregas, Chris Kirkland, Robin Van Persie, Dennis Bergkamp and Joe Cole is some of the best players in Premier League?
Yes they are 'some' of the best players in the league. His list was stupid though given the question.
Do you even watch football? I remember Cech having a pretty good Euro 2004 while Lehmann is a running joke over here.