Best players to have played in the premiership?

Oranage2

So as the title says, who are the best players to have played in the Prem and it can include players that didn't set the Prem alight but would have been considered one of the best after or before, for me It's:

1. C Ronaldo
2. Henry


Top two are pretty easy, not sure who to put after that, drogba possibly?

dodderangler

Are you going for est players or goal scorers?
Best players as in all round players id put Paul scoles up there as one of the best with Gerard and lampard.

Liam O

Big Keane shaped hole in the OP.

Oranage2

dodderangler wrote: »

Are you going for est players or goal scorers?
Best players as in all round players id put PauIt scoles up there as one of the best with Gerard and lampard.

Best players, as in a player that has played in the Prem and could make the world's best eleven but in order too so I think it will goal scorer heavy

redzerdrog

Liam O wrote: »

Big Keane shaped hole in the OP.

I think Robbie is a level below to be honest

Too Tough To Die

JT

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Everyone's opinions will vary but for me the best 4 would be as follows.

Paul Scholes (Only real top class central midfielder England have produced since Gaza

Roy Keane

Bergkamp

Henry

on the river

Viera

Shay given

Steven Gerrard

Fescue

The three best players to have played in the Premier League are Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Luis Suarez.

DazMarz

Alan Shearer. 260+ goals. A record not likely to be broken any time soon. Amazing centre forward.

bucketybuck

The best keeper was Schmeichel, the best defender was Ferdinand, the best midfielder was Keane, the best forward was Henry, and the best player was Ronaldo. Fact.

EuropeanSon

Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo are definitely unarguable choices. After that I'd say Scholes, Terry, Ferdinand, Gerrard, Campbell, Drogba, Schmeichel, Bergkamp, and Viera, and maybe Keane too, are all contenders for the next few spots.

the untitled user

Bergkamp

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EuropeanSon

bucketybuck wrote: »

The best keeper was Schmeichel, the best defender was Ferdinand, the best midfielder was Keane, the best forward was Henry, and the best player was Ronaldo. Fact.

It really wasn't.

Also, contrary to what you might think, writing "Fact" at the end of your post makes it look less credible.

Fescue

EuropeanSon wrote: »

Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo are definitely unarguable choices. After that I'd say Scholes, Terry, Ferdinand, Gerrard, Campbell, Drogba, Schmeichel, Bergkamp, and Viera, and maybe Keane too, are all contenders for the next few spots.

Suarez?

passatman86

Liverpool fan here

Players I liked to watch -

Zola
Shearer
Gerrard
Giggs
Scholes
Schmeichel
Terry
Bergkamp
Henry
Lampard

And big names that failed imo. .

Schevchenko
Hernan crespo

Best ever - controversial but id say luis suarez but I would be biased

smellmepower

Jaysus,Ferdinand the best defender?pays to be media friendly I suppose!

I'd have Martin Keown, Sol Campbell,Marcel Desailly,John Terry and Sami Hyypia well ahead of him.

aha_sender

Gk - Schmeichel
Lb - Ashley Cole
Rb - G. Neville
Cb - Adams
Cb - Vidic
Ml - Giggs
MR - C.Ronaldo
Cm - Keane
Cm - Scholes
St - Henry
St - Drogba

Shanotheslayer

aha_sender wrote: »

Gk - Schmeichel
Lb - Ashley Cole
Rb - G. Neville
Cb - Adams
Cb - Vidic
Ml - Giggs
MR - C.Ronaldo
Cm - Keane
Cm - Scholes
St - Henry
St - Drogba

Drogba ahead of Suarez/Shearer?!

The Moldy Gowl

smellmepower wrote: »

Jaysus,Ferdinand the best defender?pays to be media friendly I suppose!

I'd have Martin Keown, Sol Campbell,Marcel Desailly,John Terry and Sami Hyypia well ahead of him.

Haha no.

Ferdinand was far better than them in his prime.

The_Kew_Tour

I liked watching Alonso at Liverpool. A super player.

Zola and Adams I admired when younger.

Bergkamp though was one who really stood out.

Paul McGrath deserves mention as does Steve Finnan who was very inderrated imo.

Liam O

smellmepower wrote: »

Jaysus,Ferdinand the best defender?pays to be media friendly I suppose!

I'd have Martin Keown, Sol Campbell,Marcel Desailly,John Terry and Sami Hyypia well ahead of him.

Some laughable choices there. Hyypia isn't in the top 20 PL defenders. Keown either, Desailly was far better for France than he ever was for Chelsea. Anyone who doesn't think Ferdinand was amongst the best is clueless tbh.

aha_sender

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Drogba ahead of Suarez/Shearer?!

Was a tough choice for me but his impact was massive. Was almost unplayable at times

OldMrBrennan83

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bennyl10

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Drogba ahead of Suarez/Shearer?!

Suarez is nowhere near it!

Shearer though ya.

FlushBang2013

Robbie Fowler
Ian Rush
Giggs

LiamoSail

Ruud Gullit deserves a mention. Only came to the prem in the twilight of his career, but had been one of the best of his generation

IrishIrish

smellmepower wrote: »

Jaysus,Ferdinand the best defender?pays to be media friendly I suppose!

I'd have Martin Keown, Sol Campbell,Marcel Desailly,John Terry and Sami Hyypia well ahead of him.

The English media hated Ferdinand just like they don't like the majority of players who are calm and composed on the ball who give off a vibe of laziness. They much prefer 'passion' and 'last ditch tackles etc like Terry.

You obviously just don't like Ferdinand so never appreciated how good he was which is proved by a few of the shocking names you included in your list of players 'well ahead' of him.

aha_sender

Best player for club
Arsenal - Henry
Bolton - Jay Jay Okocha
Chelsea - Drogba
Liverpool - Gerrard
Man u - Ronaldo
Spurs - Bale
Southampton - Matt Le Tissier

shutup

The player from the team that I support that was good when I was at an impressionable age.
Ian Wright

keith16

Zola, Bergkamp, Ronaldo, Scholes are players from the PREMIER LEAGUE ERA that I like.

bucketybuck

EuropeanSon wrote: »

It really wasn't.

Also, contrary to what you might think, writing "Fact" at the end of your post makes it look less credible.

It really was. FACT!!

8-10

Liam O wrote: »

Some laughable choices there. Hyypia isn't in the top 20 PL defenders. Keown either

Who's the top 20 PL defenders then?

ibFoxer

Matt Le Tissier
Juninho
Georgi Kinkladze
Steve McManaman
Thierry Henry

That would be 5 of my list anyway

e30fitz

Cantona has to get at least a mention best player to play off the main striker Imo closely followed by bergkamp

shutup

Honourable mention : Juninho Paulista was amazing.

Ronaldo was only great for his last prem season. When he went to Madrid became incredible but those seasons should not be used to judge his premiership career.

OldMrBrennan83

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LiamoSail

shutup wrote: »

Honourable mention : Juninho Paulista was amazing.

Ronaldo was only great for his last prem season. When he went to Madrid became incredible but those seasons should not be used to judge his premiership career.

The question in the OP is who are the best to have played in the prem, irrespective of whether the their time in England was before or after their best years.

Liam O

8-10 wrote: »

Who's the top 20 PL defenders then?

Bruce, Pallister, Vidic, Ferdinand, Stam, Adams, Carvalho, Terry, Kompany, Campbell, Toure off the very top of my head, my memory of anything not United from the 90s is foggy so I'm sure there's some from there I'm forgetting but all of the above have something that Hyypia doesn't.

IncognitoMan

This is my team. I know it will likely get pulled up for being United heavy but these are probably the best players i've watched week in week out

___________________Gk - Schmeichel_____________________

Rb - G. Neville____Cb - Vidic _____Cb -Terry ____Lb - Ashley Cole

______________Cm - Keane_____ Cm - Vieira_________________

____________________Cm - Scholes_________________________

Fw - C.Ronaldo________Fw - Van Nistelrooy__________Fw - Henry

Iused2likebusts

bennyl10 wrote: »

Suarez is nowhere near it!

Shearer though ya.

I know goal a game last season numerous assists pfa player of the year. Just moved for 75 million it makes no sense whatsoever to include him in the discussion.

BMMachine

Bergkamp
Henry
Scholes
Shearer
Ronaldo
Zola
Giggs
Gerrard
Kompany
Viera

that 10. plenty more who would be up there too. I couldn't stomach writing the name John Terry in that list but he probably deserves a place

Will I Amnt

IncognitoMan wrote: »

This is my team. I know it will likely get pulled up for being United heavy but these are probably the best players i've watched week in week out

___________________Gk - Schmeichel_____________________

Rb - G. Neville____Cb - Vidic _____Cb -Terry ____Lb - Ashley Cole

______________Cm - Keane_____ Cm - Vieira_________________

____________________Cm - Scholes_________________________

Fw - C.Ronaldo________Fw - Van Nistelrooy__________Fw - Henry

It's hardly surprising that a lot of the best players in each position played for a team that absolutely dominated the Premier League era.

Will I Amnt

I think if Suarez stayed on for another few seasons we would be talking about him in the top 3 to have played in the league. He left after his first truly outstanding season, that's not to say he wasn't brilliant until then.

shutup

LiamoSail wrote: »

The question in the OP is who are the best to have played in the prem, irrespective of whether the their time in England was before or after their best years.

If that's the case then ronaldo is the best ever.
However I don't think that's what he meant. Questions like this are generally meant to mean who did the best in the premiership. By your reasoning messi could play 45 mins when he is 40 and be the best prem player of all time.

I suppose we are all entitled to view it as we want.

Turtyturd

Suarez undoubtedly top, Clint Dempsey. Hard to think after that.

bucketybuck

shutup wrote: »

Ronaldo was only great for his last prem season. When he went to Madrid became incredible but those seasons should not be used to judge his premiership career.

You do realise Ronaldo scored 42 goals in his 2nd last season at United, don't you?

Washington Irving

Will I Amnt wrote: »

I think if Suarez stayed on for another few seasons we would be talking about him in the top 3 to have played in the league. He left after his first truly outstanding season, that's not to say he wasn't brilliant until then.

You say it as if he moved years ago. If he isn't being talked about as part of a top 3 because he only had one outstanding season what difference does yesterday's transfer make? He hasn't had the chance to have another outstanding season either way.

If we're just talking PL seasons then the same argument could be made for Ronaldo. Was on another planet for 07/08, and while still very impressive and still being the best performer, in the seasons either side of that he wasn't at the same level (like Suarez 12/13).

shutup wrote: »

If that's the case then ronaldo is the best ever.
However I don't think that's what he meant. Questions like this are generally meant to mean who did the best in the premiership. By your reasoning messi could play 45 mins when he is 40 and be the best prem player of all time.

I suppose we are all entitled to view it as we want.

Based off the OP, Messi would be a fair pick even in that scenario. It's more 'Best players to have played the premier league, who weren't necessarily any good while in the premier league'.

Oranage2 wrote: »

So as the title says, who are the best players to have played in the Prem and it can include players that didn't set the Prem alight but would have been considered one of the best after or before,

Panthro

Lampard!
Drogba!
and in a few years
Hazard!

LiamoSail

shutup wrote: »

By your reasoning messi could play 45 mins when he is 40 and be the best prem player of all time.

If that ever does happen, I hope to fcuk it's a stormer at Stoke to put to bed the "but could he do it on a wet night in Stoke" hilarity

Shanotheslayer

Panthro wrote: »

Lampard!
Drogba!
and in a few years
Hazard!

Anymore Chelsea players you wanna throw in there?