| KDB 20:09 - Apr 26 with 2443 views | Garv |
Best/most talented midfielder to have graced the Premier League? |  |
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| KDB on 20:15 - Apr 26 with 2147 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Certainly among the best but how do you compare from different times?
Ronaldo, Le Tissier and (from before football began) Gascoigne and George Best were great midfielders too. |  |
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| KDB on 20:16 - Apr 26 with 2139 views | gtsb1966 |
Paul Scholes is the best for me. |  | | |
| KDB on 20:17 - Apr 26 with 2136 views | Keno |
Jermaine Wright.
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| KDB on 20:24 - Apr 26 with 2116 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| KDB on 20:15 - Apr 26 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Certainly among the best but how do you compare from different times?
Ronaldo, Le Tissier and (from before football began) Gascoigne and George Best were great midfielders too. |
Le Tiss is not in the same category as the others. |  |
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| KDB on 20:26 - Apr 26 with 2109 views | Garv |
| KDB on 20:15 - Apr 26 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Certainly among the best but how do you compare from different times?
Ronaldo, Le Tissier and (from before football began) Gascoigne and George Best were great midfielders too. |
I wouldn't put Ronaldo in the debate based on position he played.
He also didn't have the natural talent like De Bruyne has, and I'd say the same about Le Tissier despite him being before my time. Perhaps unfair?
For passing and crossing I don't think anyone compares to De Bruyne. | |
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| Plus he's a total mentalist. (n/t) on 20:27 - Apr 26 with 2102 views | Bloots |
| KDB on 20:24 - Apr 26 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Le Tiss is not in the same category as the others. |
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| KDB on 20:30 - Apr 26 with 2097 views | solemio |
| KDB on 20:24 - Apr 26 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Le Tiss is not in the same category as the others. |
I greatly dislike his views on most topics on which he has expressed a view. However, although certainly not the best midfielder he was exciting and rather spectacular.
As I have said on here before he is the only opposition player I can recall getting an ovation from our fans when he went over to take a corner at the North Stand end. |  | | |
| KDB on 20:30 - Apr 26 with 2094 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
| KDB on 20:15 - Apr 26 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Certainly among the best but how do you compare from different times?
Ronaldo, Le Tissier and (from before football began) Gascoigne and George Best were great midfielders too. |
Surely Giggs, Cantona, Ginola, Salah even also have to be in that conversation, Vialli and Zola too even if they were a touch past their prime, Bergkamp |  |
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| KDB on 20:31 - Apr 26 with 2090 views | solemio |
Roy Keane? Oh, alright. | | | |
| KDB on 20:34 - Apr 26 with 2072 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| KDB on 20:30 - Apr 26 by solemio |
I greatly dislike his views on most topics on which he has expressed a view. However, although certainly not the best midfielder he was exciting and rather spectacular.
As I have said on here before he is the only opposition player I can recall getting an ovation from our fans when he went over to take a corner at the North Stand end. |
He had outstanding moments, but wouldnt make the Top 50 of Premier League midfielders. | |
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| KDB on 20:34 - Apr 26 with 2072 views | Lord_Lucan |
Paul Gascoine |  |
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| KDB on 20:36 - Apr 26 with 2067 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| KDB on 20:30 - Apr 26 by BlueandTruesince82 |
Surely Giggs, Cantona, Ginola, Salah even also have to be in that conversation, Vialli and Zola too even if they were a touch past their prime, Bergkamp |
Indeed, and difficult to compare when the roles are not identical too. For passing alone, De Bruyne is above many of those. For leadership and goal scoring many of the others are ahead of De Bruyne and then for tackling and interceptions a different set are there. And then again the game has changed so much too. | |
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| KDB on 20:49 - Apr 26 with 2015 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| KDB on 20:34 - Apr 26 by Marshalls_Mullet |
He had outstanding moments, but wouldnt make the Top 50 of Premier League midfielders. |
He single-handedly kept Southampton in the Premier League several seasons. Put him in a better side and he would have been even more impressive. He was a leader as well as a very talented player. I would be surprised if many who actually played with him wouldn't put him in their top 50. | |
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| KDB on 20:52 - Apr 26 with 2001 views | Swansea_Blue |
| KDB on 20:16 - Apr 26 by gtsb1966 |
Paul Scholes is the best for me. |
He’s no Tony Dinning, that’s for sure [Post edited 26 Apr 2022 20:53]
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| KDB on 22:10 - Apr 26 with 1886 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| KDB on 20:49 - Apr 26 by Nthsuffolkblue |
He single-handedly kept Southampton in the Premier League several seasons. Put him in a better side and he would have been even more impressive. He was a leader as well as a very talented player. I would be surprised if many who actually played with him wouldn't put him in their top 50. |
Happy to agree to differ.
Easily 50 better midfielders in Prem history.
He did score some amazing goals though. | |
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| KDB on 22:37 - Apr 26 with 1804 views | Plums |
| KDB on 20:15 - Apr 26 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Certainly among the best but how do you compare from different times?
Ronaldo, Le Tissier and (from before football began) Gascoigne and George Best were great midfielders too. |
There was a fella called Wark… |  |
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| KDB on 03:50 - Apr 27 with 1700 views | BigCommon |
He's a joy to watch when he's on form.... Still makes me chuckle to think that Jose, let him go at Chelski.. (Along with Salah, and Lukaku, too)... |  | | |
| KDB on 08:15 - Apr 27 with 1596 views | mikeybloo88 |
| KDB on 20:30 - Apr 26 by BlueandTruesince82 |
Surely Giggs, Cantona, Ginola, Salah even also have to be in that conversation, Vialli and Zola too even if they were a touch past their prime, Bergkamp |
All of these were forwards...Best too. KdB is probably the best passing midfielder ever, but Gerrard, Viera, Keane, Wark, Souness, Lampard, Robson were all of similar standard as midfielders and better than KdB at certain things. [Post edited 27 Apr 2022 8:16]
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| KDB on 08:23 - Apr 27 with 1576 views | BiGDonnie |
Yep, he's insane. |  |
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| KDB on 10:05 - Apr 27 with 1462 views | Mookamoo |
| KDB on 22:37 - Apr 26 by Plums |
There was a fella called Wark… |
If you were to draw up a list of top midfielders from the top flight in 1980/81, Wark would be a similar position to where De Bruyne is on that list today. Don't think Wark had the passing range, which is why we needed the Dutch Duo, but he was one of the best in the division at the time.
That first goal from last night was very Warkesque. |  | | |
| KDB on 13:38 - Apr 27 with 1367 views | Bluefields |
| KDB on 20:31 - Apr 26 by solemio |
Roy Keane? Oh, alright. |
He's up there, a phenomenal player | | | |
| KDB on 13:44 - Apr 27 with 1355 views | RobTheMonk |
| KDB on 13:38 - Apr 27 by Bluefields |
He's up there, a phenomenal player |
Keane as a player was great. A proper destroyer that could also play. People would raise their game with him in the team too as he wouldn't allow for passengers. Imagine Fernandes trying to whine if Keane was in midfield lol. |  | | |
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