Alert: The Best 3 Playmakers / Offensive Midfielders of the Year 2009

Voted for Iniesta, Xavi and Gerrard.

 

Gerrard, Xavi, and a tough one over Iniesta and Lampard, I chose Lampard because i think he was more important for his team

 

Diego, Iniesta and Misimovic.

 

Useless poll without Cassano.

There is a reason why Sampdoria is challenging for the Scudetto this year.

 

Xavi, Iniesta and Misimovic.

 

Xavi, Kaka and Veron

 

Diego, Iniesta, Xavi...doen't get much easier than that. personally I don't see gerrard as a playmaker, i don't really know how anyone can (not to discount him, hes probably the best or 2nd best midfielder in the epl)

If anyone watched the uefa cup (minus the final where he was suspended) or his last few seasons with Werder Bremen you would know why Diego should be up there. he absolutely carried that team.

As for those who chose xavi and did not choose iniesta..what were you thinking??? Iniesta made a lot more dynamic runs and incicive passes whereas xavi played a more deep holding role (pulling strings nontheless but not creating as much of an offensive threat as iniesta).

Anyways I'm glad you asked us to choose 3, because 1 is way too hard. especially on a team like barca where they can have about 5 players playing the trequarista role at a time. And before you bash me..the likes of xavi, iniesta, messi, eto'o, dani alves have all interchanged positions and made their contribution to the attack through creative dribbling/passing... A ploy first developed by Frank Rijkaard which I don't feel enough people have given him credit for.

 

Where's Cassano?

 

I'd say hes more of a box-to-box midfielder. He actually excels in the cm/dm roles and thats where he actually got his start. He is just playing his current role because rafa failed to secure the services of David Silva...and whoever else is he was trying to get.

 

Gerrard's shite in central midfield. He isn't disciplined enough to defend for long periods and when he gets the ball in deep areas he looks for the hollywood pass every single time. However, he is an excellent attacking midfield/support striker, which is where he has been playing since 2007. Just because he is not your typical playmaker/number 10 (in terms of dribbling ability and physical stature) doesn't mean he isn't one.

 

shit in CM??? you mean the spot he played when he rallied Liverpool to win the UEFA Champions League in 2005??? And the spot he has and always play for England?? Obviously he plays well in his current spot because he plays well wherever he is on the pitch. That's why hes so pivotal to Liverpool's success. Anyways everyone is open to their opinion, so just let it be.

oh a for those who turn their heads on Iniesta.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spai...lona-star-andres-iniesta-happy-with-lfp-award

That should settle it for you

 

In this list:

Xavi is not a pure AM. If we include him we have to include Pirlo, Ballack ... to the list as "deep lying playmaker" type.
Riberry was more of a Attacking winger (either left or right).

There are not many "pure" playmakers now aday i.e. Kaka, Diego, Veron, Gourcouff and Missimovic. Riberry can be added to the list as well eventhough he played 90% on the wing. Fabregas and Iniesta have quality to become one! Others like Gerrard, Lampard, Stankovic... are not playmaker type.

 

Even Kaka, I would not describe as a playmaker/true #10. He more of a SS. True playmakers are a rare breed now a days.

Fabregas, Diego, Iniesta, Gourcuff, Carlos Eduardo, Aimar, Totti are true playmakers I can think of.

 

yes finally some ppl who are on the same page. But you forgot the one and only Riquelme!!

 

i wish i could add ireland somewhere in my 3 I have really become a fan of his lately and he has a lot of potential, too bad mark hughes is wasting him in order to use his useless 4-3-3 formation. (not saying 4-3-3 is useless, just when hughes uses it lol)

 

To be fair they are all great - I went for Gerrard, ribery and Xavi.

 

Xavi, Iniesta and Fabregas, no wonder Spain and Barsa almost always owns the midfield.

 

I voted for Stephen Ireland, because his last name is the same as the country he is from.