Enemy Players you Love

Donnielighto

What players play/played for your teams big rival(s) and you just cant help loving them. If they played top level for your team it doesnt count.


I have a lot of time for Hamaan, Kompany, Ljungberg

Mr Alan

I love your use of the word "enemy"

A man who takes his football seriously obviously

ASOT

Hernandez, Balotelli, Luiz off the top of my head

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Thierry Henry & Cesc Fabregas.

Mars Bar

David Silva

Donnielighto

Mr Alan wrote: »

I love your use of the word "enemy"

A man who takes his football seriously obviously

It helps to take it personally when you're a full back up against some crazy wingers :P

jiltloop

Cantona, Henry and Van Persie.

Lawrence1895

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer...that goal against Bayern Munich was class :cool:

Washington Irving

Liverpool fan

Solskjaer, Zola, Henry. Wouldn't say I 'love' them but I dislike them the least . Not really any present ones that I particularly like

Diabhal Beag

Mr. Cretaro

The_Kew_Tour

Kompany.

Red Crow

Don't get the love for Kompany; he's a great player but is nothing you could warm too.

The only opposition player I have warmed too in any way would of been Eboue. I like Didi Hamann but that happened post his football career.

I suppose I liked Zola too. But it was hard to judge Chelsea as true rivals then.

Blatter

Stewart Downing

Mars Bar

I also have a soft spot for Daniel Agger and I REALLY don't know why.

I like Micah Richards too. He has a gorgeous smile.

G.K.

Though I don't care for rivalries whatosever I guess Manchester United are the team I have to critique.

Of the present crop, Smalling and Welbeck. 2 of the best young English players around. Also Scholes + DDG for various reasons.

Of players gone by, Bill Foulkes, Denis Irwin, Eric Cantona, Erik Nevland (Though he wasn't much of a United player). Probably more but I'm too busy to think of them.

Professional Griefer

Yaya. What a ****ing player.

event

G.K. wrote: »

Though I don't care for rivalries whatosever I guess Manchester United are the team I have to critique.

Of the present crop, Smalling and Welbeck. 2 of the best young English players around. Also Scholes + DDG for various reasons.

Of players gone by, Bill Foulkes, Denis Irwin, Eric Cantona, Erik Nevland (Though he wasn't much of a United player). Probably more but I'm too busy to think of them.

Bill foulkes??
Have ye seen him play? I dunno how ye could love a player if ye didn't see him tbh

keano_afc

Arsenal fan so I suppose its Spurs I have to choose from.


eh,.........................................

Richard Hillman

Owen Heary and Jason Byrne

G.K.

I definitely didn't see Foulkes play. Or Cantona, for that matter. I like them for other things.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Bergkamp and Zola.

Ebbs

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Owen Heary and Jason Byrne

Who do you support :S

Jason Byrne is one of the least likeable players out there.

Sir Gallagher

As a Liverpool fan i'll throw out a few names.

Developed a real love for Drogba, absolute panto villain and beast of a player. Lampard is top drawer and amazing consistancy. Essien in his prime was unreal.

Rooney and Vidic excellent players, you've got to admire them. Fletcher was a good pro, shame about his injury. Park, you've gotta love that guy.

Van Persie is a beautiful football player i also like Song, i don't watch Arsenal that much but anytime i see them he seems to do a good job.

Yaya is another beast such an all rounder.

I basically like player who are good at their job regardless of who they play for. I would put Ballotelli/Nani in a love/hate category both can do wonderful things but can be absolutely brainless at other times.

wandatowell

Arsenal fan here


emmmm I always thought Teddy Sheringham was a great player for the spuds and Utd. He scored a few against us over the years but I never disliked him for it.

Bloc Party!

Balotelli..the entertainment factor alone is enough for me to like him..

larchielads

im a utd fan and i for one absolutely love steven gerrard. woulda love to see him play for utd, id still take him, glad he didnt go to chelsea that time cos i think they woulda been unreal wit him in the team. never mind this business of him and lampard not bein able to play together. let me tell ye jose woulda found a way!!!

dfx-

Kevin Hunt...still..

From a Barcelona perspective, probably Higuain.

Sanity_Saviour

Has to be Valencia.

There is literally nothing to dislike about the guy.

Kirby

G.K. wrote: »

I definitely didn't see Foulkes play. Or Cantona, for that matter. I like them for other things.

Jaysus, how young are you?:p

Samich

Kirby wrote: »

Jaysus, how young are you?:p

Bodhisopha

Benzema.

Giggsy11

Chelsea: Zola, Lampard, Shevchenko, Crespo, Drogba, Cech
Arsenal: Eboue, Rosicky, Bergkamp, Wilshere
City: Richards
Liverpool: Would have said Owen but he played for United, apart from him Alonso.

It's not like OP mentioned I can't stop loving them, just I like them.

Zaph

G.K. wrote: »

Denis Irwin, Eric Cantona

Both of whom played for Leeds so you can't pick them.

Can think of a few recent players like Henry and van Persie who I really like, but due to Leeds general uselessness in recent years unfortunately I can't really count Arsenal as a rival. I think I'll have to go back a lot further and pick Ray Kennedy, who played for Liverpool in the 70s. Seriously classy player.

dahat

Balotelli i think is an awesome talent and love the guy's antics on and off the ptich.
Shearer was a serious striker and still sickened he never came to Utd,always though i hated him but what a player he was.

G.K.

Zaph wrote: »

Both of whom played for Leeds so you can't pick them.

Can think of a few recent players like Henry and van Persie who I really like, but due to Leeds general uselessness in recent years unfortunately I can't really count Arsenal as a rival. I think I'll have to go back a lot further and pick Ray Kennedy, who played for Liverpool in the 70s. Seriously classy player.

I'm doing my not 'reading the posts thing' again. :pac:

Melion

How can anyone like Drogba? ??

Giggsy11

Melion wrote: »

How can anyone like Drogba? ??

Why not, great player and does so much for his country. Apart from his diving(which is too common for every player now) what's there to dislike about him?

Melion

Giggsy11 wrote: »

Why not, great player and does so much for his country. Apart from his diving(which is too common for every player now) what's there to dislike about him?

In his time at Chelsea he was an absolute disgrace on the pitch. I've never been so frustrated with a player (Liverpool fan) as I was in the 2nd leg of the CL semi final in 2008 or 2009. He threw himself all over the ****ing place like a little child. He's 6'4" and about 17 stone of solid muscle, stay on your ****ing feet!!!

Giggsy11

Melion wrote: »

In his time at Chelsea he was an absolute disgrace on the pitch. I've never been so frustrated with a player (Liverpool fan) as I was in the 2nd leg of the CL semi final in 2008 or 2009. He threw himself all over the ****ing place like a little child. He's 6'4" and about 17 stone of solid muscle, stay on your ****ing feet!!!

Disgrace at times and absolutely world class performances most of the times and also his off the field works. :cool:

efb

Ozzie Ardlies

racso1975

Kompany, silva and yaya

geeky

Good thread idea. Cannot abide United but like a lot of the players. Wellbeck just exudes good attitude, as does Valencia and Park when he was there. Also, I'd like it to work out for Berba, and Vidic is pure class.

I hate them all equally.

GavRedKing

Melion wrote: »

In his time at Chelsea he was an absolute disgrace on the pitch. I've never been so frustrated with a player (Liverpool fan) as I was in the 2nd leg of the CL semi final in 2008 or 2009. He threw himself all over the ****ing place like a little child. He's 6'4" and about 17 stone of solid muscle, stay on your ****ing feet!!!

Pedant........

6' 2" & closer to 15 stone.

But other then that, always loved Henry, hated when we had to play Arsenal when he was in the team coud do anything on his day.

daveyboy_1ie

Alan Shearer, shame he ended his career with so few medals. He deserved so much more.

Bergkamp, calmness personified. What a player.

Jari Littman, short time at the 'pool but still showed a lot of class. As did Gary McCallister.

As for Drogba, hate the player but you have to admire him. He could win matches on his own and was world class.

There are plenty more.

fish fingers

Has to be Yaya for me. A beast of a player.

PhlegmyMoses

Always liked Gerrard. Beast of a plyer and a one-club man, Chelsea flirting excluded. Always hated Carragher, though. Limited clogger.

Will I Amnt

I love,love,love him.
Favourite player in the whole wide world.
Sign him up Fergie,he can be Evra's new best buddy now that Park is gone.

I always loved Roque Santa Cruz's name.

FutureGuy

United fan. Vincent Kompany.

Donnielighto

Feels kinda weird sayin it but in the time that chelsea have been a challenger drogba is my pick of the bunch, followed by the less controversial alex, beast of a player