The Top 3 best attacking midfielders of all time

Lennoxschips · 16-02-2003 6:59pm #1

1. Hristo Stoichkov
2. Georghe Hagi
3. Jari Litmanen (1993-1997)

mike65 · 16-02-2003 7:01pm

Kevin Kilbane

Mike.

Dustaz · 16-02-2003 7:51pm

Maradonna
Zidane
Platini

Also take your pick from:
Didi, Garrincha, Rivilinho and jarzinho

cournioni · 16-02-2003 9:31pm

Alot of you might disagree but I think Paul Scholes should be up there. He's pure class!

therecklessone · 17-02-2003 1:29am

Actually, Scholes was the first name that sprang to mind...

Most of us are going to pick players post 1980, cos lets face it few if any of us remember players before that time...

3 is far too few, cos' I'd start with Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, and work my way from there, but Zidane has to be one (best player I have ever had the priviledge to watch, and I include Maradona in that). After that I really do find it hard, cos' ones mans idea of an attacking midfielder is not necessarily another's...include wingers for instance, or do they have to be central?

I suppose...
1. Zidane
2. Maradona
3. Ardiles

DapperGent · 17-02-2003 1:51am

Just a quick question for Lennoxchips do you mean attacking midfielders or support strikers? Not trying to be picky but I would class both Stoichtkov and Litmanen as strikers but not centre forward lads. Anyways.

Best Attacking midfielders evAr:

Zidane, Maradona, Garrincha. (in no particular order)

Best half-strikers (thats what the dutch call it):

Bergkamp, Cruyff, Stoitchov.

kamobe · 17-02-2003 2:16am

1. Maradona (by a distance)
2. Zidane
3. Best

therecklessone · 17-02-2003 3:10am

That sig is quality...:D

darthmise · 17-02-2003 2:34pm

Boban
Rui Costa

and Seba.

They're my favorites.

Best ever?

Cryuff
Zidane
Best.

Space Coyote · 17-02-2003 2:56pm

Maradona
Zidane
Gullit/Rijkaard

whats the next thread gonna be...best substitutes of all time...hmm not a bad idea

yop · 17-02-2003 4:10pm

Seba - no way

Scholes
Giggs at his peak

Stoickov
Zidane
McManaman
Hagi
Lentini

woosaysdan · 17-02-2003 4:15pm

cruyff
zidane
scholes
figo
best
maradonna

in no particular order

cournioni · 17-02-2003 5:32pm

Originally posted by yop
Seba - no way

Ah c'mon yop. You have to give the guy some credit. He done well for Lazio. He's been alright for us this season too. Before he moved to United he was recognised as the best attacking midfielder in the world.

Space Coyote · 17-02-2003 5:38pm

originally posted by Yop

Lentini

Are ye extracting the urine??? ac milan paid about 15mil for him way back when, and he was a total stocking of pish...

s8n · 17-02-2003 5:46pm

1. best
2.scholes
3. zidane

Dustaz · 17-02-2003 6:08pm

The amount of people suggesting scholes as one of the best Attacking midfielders of ALL TIME is shocking.

Pires would be a better bet than him and thats just in one league at this particular moment in time.

Hagi1513 · 17-02-2003 6:50pm

Maradona
Zidane
Hagi

therecklessone · 17-02-2003 9:00pm

Originally posted by yop

McManaman

This should be in the humour board.

Tell you what, why not throw in Darren Anderton or Andy Sinton while you're at it...

cournioni · 17-02-2003 9:06pm

Originally posted by Dustaz
The amount of people suggesting scholes as one of the best Attacking midfielders of ALL TIME is shocking.

Pires would be a better bet than him and thats just in one league at this particular moment in time.

I disagree. I think Scholes is better. But if your just going by that one game on saturday your right, if you are talking about his overall career and this season I think Scholes is a better bet. Give me a reason why he shouldn't be if you think otherwise.

Dustaz · 17-02-2003 9:15pm

Your really going to have to lose those glasses at some stage :P

GP|G|As|SoT|SC

16 8 2 13 17 Pires.
23 8 3 19 5 Scholes.

I dont have the information to hand but id bet that its a similar story if not more so for last year. Lets not forget he was favorite for Player of the Year before the injury.

cournioni · 17-02-2003 10:15pm

Originally posted by Dustaz
Your really going to have to lose those glasses at some stage :P

Never! Not without a fight! :P

Originally posted by Dustaz

GP|G|As|SoT|SC

16 8 2 13 17 Pires.
23 8 3 19 5 Scholes.

I dont have the information to hand but id bet that its a similar story if not more so for last year. Lets not forget he was favorite for Player of the Year before the injury.

Scholes is still better!

yop · 17-02-2003 11:36pm

Trevor Sinclair
Alan Thompson
Andrei Kanchelskis
Lee Sharpe
Ian Harte
Jason Sherlock
Vladimir Smicer

woodyg · 18-02-2003 6:22pm

Zico
Garrincha
Maradonna

No contest

Bateman · 18-02-2003 6:50pm

Maradona
Zidane
Best

DapperGent · 19-02-2003 3:36pm

Originally posted by Space_Coyote
Are ye extracting the urine??? ac milan paid about 15mil for him way back when, and he was a total stocking of pish...

He was in a terrible car accident, nearly died. Before that he was ****ing amazing.

Steve_o · 23-02-2003 12:15am

Heres my top 3 attacking midfielders!!

3.George Best

2.Michel Platini

1.Zinedine Zidane

After those i suppose Scholes, Figo, Gullit, Rivaldo and maybe Edgar Davids

PiE · 23-02-2003 12:25am

Savicevic
Savicevic
Savicevic

Pigman II · 23-02-2003 12:41am

Originally posted by Dustaz
GP|G|As|SoT|SC
16 8 2 13 17 Pires.
23 8 3 19 5 Scholes.
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What does SC stand for?

Anyway, I'm surprised no one mentioned David Platt? He regularily banged in 20 goals per season during his peak and scored 28 in 62 for England.

Also wasn't Bobby Charlton a midfielder? 49 international goals.

The Top 3 best attacking midfielders of all time

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