4-4-2 Magazine Top 100 Players

eirebhoy

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 Teves
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

Vokes

What guidelines did they use for their list? Or is it a readers' list?

I think a Top 10 in each position would be better.

yabadabado

let the arguments start

Pighead

No Philly Hughes? That list is instantly flawed and therefore worthless.

KdjaCL

Quite flawed and english media centric (except owen )

G Milito being the biggest flaw :eek:


kdjac

The Rooster

I think English premiership players are generally under-rated in these comps. If you're not English and you don't play for ManU, then you have to be superb to get on this list.

In saying that, saying Ryan Giggs is currently the 29th best player in the world is pure nonsense.

I wouldnt really argue with the top 5, though I'd change the order. Ronaldo is on his way to passing out Ronaldinho and Henry, but he's not quite there yet. Toss up beween himself and Messi for 4th and 5th, but I'd probably plump for Ronaldo. Gerrard and Rooney deserve their places in the top 10, but you could argue about what exact position.

As for Irishmen, I think Given would deserve a place in the top 100. And Finnan wouldnt be out of place in the 80s or 90s.

Pighead

Just out of interest eirebhoy. If this had have been a list of the top 99 players in the world, would you still have posted this thread?;)

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Pighead wrote:

No Philly Hughes? That list is instantly flawed and therefore worthless.

He's been shite this season.

leninbenjamin

those lists are always a waste of a good 5 minutes. only one i'd probably agree with is Kaka as number 1.

KdjaCL

Some british media oddness

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6980569.stm
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2709856,00.html

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0904/germany.html

Anyone spot it? free pint at the 1st boards soccer beers for whoever gets it.


kdjac

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Pighead wrote:

Just out of interest eirebhoy. If this had have been a list of the top 99 players in the world, would you still have posted this thread?;)

Pighead

DesF wrote:

He's been shite this season.

So have Shevchenko, Tevez and Joe Cole, didn't stop those fcukers making the list! Anto Flood looks a cert for next years top 100.

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Pighead wrote:

Anto Flood looks a cert for next years top 100.

Yah, thanks for him.

KdjaCL

DesF wrote:

Yah, thanks for him.

AHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH


Seriously AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

The fall from grace is complete when Anto "crouchie" Flood is considered good.

kdjac

Pighead

KdjaCL wrote:

AHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH


Seriously AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

The fall from grace is complete when Anto "crouchie" Flood is considered good.

kdjac

The shite Pats are playing at the moment, you could do a lot worse than get Anto in to give you's a dig out.

Galvasean

Beckham better than Van Persie?
Rio Ferdinand better than Fabregas?
Good night.

KdjaCL

Pighead wrote:

The shite Pats are playing at the moment, you could do a lot worse than get Anto in to give you's a dig out.

Ehh no thanks, when we languishing in the 1st division maybe then just maybe if we need a complete nutcase who is truly awful at playing football we might need him. But tbh im sure we will find another half decent player from the LSL and when we find out hes not good enough for us, we loan/give to our feeder club ie Dundalk.


Shame we never going to be in that god forsaken place.


kdjac

Pighead

KdjaCL wrote:

Ehh no thanks, when we languishing in the 1st division maybe then just maybe if we need a complete nutcase who is truly awful at playing football we might need him. But tbh im sure we will find another half decent player from the LSL and when we find out hes not good enough for us, we loan/give to our feeder club ie Dundalk.


Shame we never going to be in that god forsaken place.


kdjac

Next season buddy, we'll see you out there!

KdjaCL

Pighead wrote:

Next season buddy, we'll see you out there!

Just checked the table for that place, i see your 2nd does that mean your in or do you need a better powerpoint presentation?

Like it doesnt matter where we finish we get into UEFA/ Setanta whatever, we from Dublin and we better than you


kdjac

tdv

06 is Gerrard & at 31 is Riquelme. All of it is a pile of bollox excepet for number 1.

KdjaCL

As a top 100 shouldnt the top 11 be the best 11 in the world?


kdjac

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KdjaCL wrote:

Just checked the table for that place, i see your 2nd does that mean your in or do you need a better powerpoint presentation?

Like it doesnt matter where we finish we get into UEFA/ Setanta whatever, we from Dublin and we better than you


kdjac

One up one down.

2nd and 3rd in the 1st play off, then the winners play off against 2nd last in the Premier Division.

Nice and complicated.

tdv

Its actually the worst list of all time.

KdjaCL

DesF wrote:

Nice and complicated.

Not really it ensures another season in the 1st for Dundalk thus another xmas rampage by one of their stewards keeping the EL in the news over xmas, an FAI Pr masterstroke.


kdjac

smemon

no Vidic or Van Der Sar there..

DSB

Samir Nasri? Vincente?

Melion

smemon wrote:

no Vidic or Van Der Sar there..

And rightly so.
I wouldnt have either of them in the top 20 in their positions in the world.

KdjaCL

DSB wrote:

Samir Nasri? Vincente?

Nasri good spot, cracking player.

is there any there who play in that league? Again British media only so if your not on their telly you dont count.

kdjac

Guy:Incognito

smemon wrote:

no Vidic or Van Der Sar there..

And? Van Der Sar has done nothing to be on it, certainly not ahead of other keepers. Vidic is probably floating near it but if Carragher can only make 97, Vidic was'nt going to get in, especially when the best player in the world ever is at 100.

Peyton Manning

Nasri is in that list. Crackin little player is that boy.

Dont agree with Sergio Ramos being so low, and with Fabregas rated above Iniesta. But I cant spot any glaring ommisions except maybe Vidic.

An Citeog

Archimedes wrote:

Nasri is in that list. Crackin little player is that boy.

Dont agree with Sergio Ramos being so low, and with Fabregas rated above Iniesta. But I cant spot any glaring ommisions except maybe Vidic.

078 Nemanja Vidic

He's there alright.

Galvasean wrote:

Beckham better than Van Persie?
Rio Ferdinand better than Fabregas?
Good night.

Black better than white?

Mikeyt086

Not much wrong imo.

Giggs at 29, Sheva in the list at all, lack of Robbie Keane on current form and Vicente in there are my only qualms.

Vidic could have been higher. Anyone who says he isnt a top 100 player is either wrong or kidding themselves. Van Der Sar not so much.

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An Citeog wrote:

He's there alright.

:rolleyes:

Some people are beyond belief. Not even reading the list before giving out about it.

Mr. Presentable

The Rooster wrote:

I think English premiership players are generally under-rated in these comps. If you're not English and you don't play for ManU, then you have to be superb to get on this list.

In saying that, saying Ryan Giggs is currently the 29th best player in the world is pure nonsense.

I wouldnt really argue with the top 5, though I'd change the order. Ronaldo is on his way to passing out Ronaldinho and Henry, but he's not quite there yet. Toss up beween himself and Messi for 4th and 5th, but I'd probably plump for Ronaldo. Gerrard and Rooney deserve their places in the top 10, but you could argue about what exact position.

As for Irishmen, I think Given would deserve a place in the top 100. And Finnan wouldnt be out of place in the 80s or 90s.

What are you talking about? Ronaldo is rated at 50 on the list!!

Mr. Presentable

smemon wrote:

no Van Der Sar there..

No surprise there. The list is pathetic, voted, I presume, by 14 year old British readers of the mag. I'd say, in the tradition of Channel 4 100 Greatest lists of the past, they were given a list of 125 to rate from.

Inzaghi so low is an absurdity when you observe strikers placed above him. Love him or loath him, he is lethal.

tdv

nipplenuts wrote:

What are you talking about? Ronaldo is rated at 50 on the list!!

Well here's a crazy thaught. But maybe he's talking about the other Ronaldo.

Peyton Manning

Do you have a problem with me Des? I missed his name, big deal. Get over yourself.

kryogen

in response to the post about oddness in the media! is it the discrepency in the name? age? some times its Loew sometimes its Low?

or sometimes Ballack is 30 and sometimes hes 31???

do i get a pint lol

KdjaCL

kryogen wrote:

in response to the post about oddness in the media! is it the discrepency in the name? age? some times its Loew sometimes its Low?

or sometimes Ballack is 30 and sometimes hes 31???

do i get a pint lol

You do indeed his name is Loew but british media constanly report it as Low.

And its not just a one off thing they always at it.

Well done


kdjac

kryogen

the funniest one is in the RTE link though, where at the top of the page, the headline i mean, its spelt Loew and then further down the page its spelt Low!! great continuity i must say! :rolleyes:

Mr Alan

vidic is ahead of Carragher? for real?

gerrard is a far better player than Riquelme btw

An Citeog

KdjaCL wrote:

You do indeed his name is Loew but british media constanly report it as Low.

And its not just a one off thing they always at it.

Well done


kdjac

Being pedantic, technically it's Löw. A lot of people don't know what an Umlaut is for or how to get around it so they just leave it out. I don't think tabloid journlists are too worried about their grammar.

Just saying like!

TonyD79

ye he is ahead of carragher...ovbiously it wasnt just scousers compilling this poll!!!!!! Gerrard would be top 5 if he hadnt had such "non-world class" European Championships and World cups for England. Never has done it for England..unlike Keano for Ireland but I suppose at least he would take an injection and not walk out on the eve of a world cup

Mr Alan

do Utd fans honestly think Vidic should be ahead of carragher?

5starpool

Never mind Vidic, but Carra at 97 and Rio at 24? I know I am probably somewhat biased, but come on!!!!

An Citeog

The thing about Carragher is that he's never really performed at the highest level for England.

Mr Alan

only noticed that there tbh. shocking

that and the stupid rating of Van Persie and Fabregas, just take away any credibility this thing has

Mr Alan

An Citeog wrote:

The thing about Carragher is that he's never really performed at the highest level for England.

Is that a joke?

DSB

millersangel wrote:

do Utd fans honestly think Vidic should be ahead of carragher?

I'm a Villa fan and I think he should.

An Citeog

millersangel wrote:

Is that a joke?

No, it's the truth. Carragher is a quality defender and suits Liverpool down to the ground. His passion and willingness to get stuck in are what makes Liverpool fans love him so much.

He's never done that for England, though. Maybe it's a conspiracy or maybe every English manager was just completely oblivious to how good he was. I still believe, though, that the mark of truly great players is how well they perform at a world cup. And that's something Carragher has never managed to do.

Mr Alan

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