4-4-2s' 100 best players in the world

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100 Shunsuke Nakamura

099 Alexandro Pato

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

 

One of the worst groups of players i have seen, Jamie Carragher should be much nearer the bottom of the list and Nakamura shouldna be nowhere near it atall, fair enough he has a good free kick but that doesna mean he merits a place in the top 100 best players in the world, does it?

 

Also a few other dodgy ones in there too, Ronaldo is good but there are better players than him in the world, also why is Riquelme not in the top 10, he is one of the best midfielders on the go at the moment.

[baku-red]

One of the worst groups of players i have seen, Jamie Carragher should be much nearer the bottom of the list and Nakamura shouldna be nowhere near it atall, fair enough he has a good free kick but that doesna mean he merits a place in the top 100 best players in the world, does it?

 

Also a few other dodgy ones in there too, Ronaldo is good but there are better players than him in the world, also why is Riquelme not in the top 10, he is one of the best midfielders on the go at the moment.

 

Tevez, Potential's there but not performed so far in europe or world cup

Giggs, far to high placed

Michael Owen, hes played ***k all in the last 2 years

John Terry, 22nd ha ha

Vidic, is a very ordinary player(nae a bad player but this is supposed to be the best 100 in the world)

Toure,

[Guest CAPSLOCK]

I THINK YOU'D STRUGGLE TO FIND MANY PLAYERS THAT HAD A BETTER YEAR THAN RONALDO LAST SEASON. WHEREAS RONALDINHO IMO HAD A STINKER.

 

RIO FERDINAND, HARGREAVES AND LAMPARD HOWEVER... MEH.

[Red Dragon]

WHERE'S CRAIG GORDON?????

[Guest LondonScottish]

Tevez, Potential's there but not performed so far in europe or world cup

 

 

Is South American footballer of the year, two years running not good enough? Some feat that is!

[vanderark14]

the fact that Gattuso and Riquelme are ranked lower than Lampard, Terry, Ferdinand, Kolo Toure and Owen show that the list is completely bollocks.

[Glas_don]

where is Richie Byrne in the list????????

[Drew Peacock]

Ibrahimovic is vastly overrated IMO.

[DodgyKeeper]

Gary Neville?!

[Drew Peacock]

36 allesandro nesta

24 rio ferdinand

 

75 Zambrotta

27 Ashley Cole

 

[paulkaneatemyhamster]

Surprised Vidic is not higher than Ferdinand

 

to be fair to Cashley Cole - he was a regualr first choice last season - Zambrotta was not

 

Ibrohimivic is a top top player - 4 consecutive league titles says it all.

 

Terry is a very good centre back

 

i wonder how many folk actually SAW riquleme play for boca last season

 

there are STILL very few left wingers as good as Ryan Giggs

 

the fact there are very few quality players not on the list suggests it's pretty much spot on

[Glas_don]

Surprised Vidic is not higher than Ferdinand

 

to be fair to Cashley Cole - he was a regualr first choice last season - Zambrotta was not

 

Ibrohimivic is a top top player - 4 consecutive league titles says it all.

 

Terry is a very good centre back

 

i wonder how many folk actually SAW riquleme play for boca last season

 

there are STILL very few left wingers as good as Ryan Giggs

 

the fact there are very few quality players not on the list suggests it's pretty much spot on

 

 

are there still highlight's of the argentinian league still on really early in the morning about 4ish, i remember watching this when i started work at that time

[The Proclaimer]

the fact there are very few quality players not on the list suggests it's pretty much spot on

 

That's a fair point. Few folk disagreeing with who's on the list, but no-one's yet suggested anyone that isn't on it...

[Drew Peacock]

Ibrohimivic is a top top player - 4 consecutive league titles says it all.

 

Agree to disagree.

 

I've seen him score a couple of great goals, but having watched him closely throughout several games, its clear to me that he's not a "top, top" player.

[cgs1706]

Ashley Cole at number 27?!

 

F*ck off min!!!

[Guest LondonScottish]

No Xabi Alonso??

[Drew Peacock]

That's a fair point. Few folk disagreeing with who's on the list, but no-one's yet suggested anyone that isn't on it...

 

Nobody's questioned the content - its the order that the content is in that has been queried.

[Glas_don]

couldn't see David Villa there either. correct me if i'm wrong!

[The Proclaimer]

No Xabi Alonso??

 

Good shout, and they've got Joe Cole on there as well...

 

couldn't see David Villa there either. correct me if i'm wrong!

 

19th

 

Nobody's questioned the content - its the order that the content is in that has been queried.

 

Erm...

 

Tevez, Potential's there but not performed so far in europe or world cup

Giggs, far to high placed

Michael Owen, hes played ***k all in the last 2 years

John Terry, 22nd ha ha

Vidic, is a very ordinary player(nae a bad player but this is supposed to be the best 100 in the world)

Toure,

[MG_Don]

No Xabi Alonso??

 

 

Far better player than Mascherano anyway.

[BobbyBiscuit]

That's a fair point. Few folk disagreeing with who's on the list, but no-one's yet suggested anyone that isn't on it...

 

 

Raul. Had an excellent season last time out and has started well again in this one. I'm sure many folk would rather him in their team than say.... Frank Lumpalard.

[Drew Peacock]

Erm...

 

One person is not a few folk.

 

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Surprised Vidic is not higher than Ferdinand

 

to be fair to Cashley Cole - he was a regualr first choice last season - Zambrotta was not

 

Ibrohimivic is a top top player - 4 consecutive league titles says it all.

 

Terry is a very good centre back

 

i wonder how many folk actually SAW riquleme play for boca last season

 

there are STILL very few left wingers as good as Ryan Giggs

 

the fact there are very few quality players not on the list suggests it's pretty much spot on

Never seen him play, did you? I read a few comments on how he basically won them most matches in the league.

[The Proclaimer]

Raul. Had an excellent season last time out and has started well again in this one. I'm sure many folk would rather him in their team than say.... Frank Lumpalard.

 

I'm not disagreeing, just noticed that some folks like complaining but don't offer alternative suggestions.

 

I'd second the inclusion of Raul, his role has changed in recent seasons and he's a better all round player for it.

[The Hobbit]

Afonso Alves, The top goal scorer in Europe last year is missing, Roy McKaay, Alexander Frei, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lucas Podolski.

 

I could go on but I wont because it's all opinion.

 

I guess their criteria is 1) Must play in the EPL 2) Any other league sky sports covers extensively.

[The Proclaimer]

One person is not a few folk.

 

 

Here's your second, which makes it a couple,

 

RIO FERDINAND, HARGREAVES AND LAMPARD HOWEVER... MEH.

 

And here's your third, which makes it a few,

 

Ibrahimovic is vastly overrated IMO.

 

[vanderark14]

Gattuso IMO should at the very least be top ten.

 

one of the top performers in the 2 biggest tournaments in the world last year. in which he won winners medals in both.

[The Proclaimer]

Random choice, and I don't know myself if he's good enough for the top 100, but Mikel Arteta is a brilliant player IMO.

[Drew Peacock]

Afonso Alves, The top goal scorer in Europe last year is missing, Roy McKaay, Alexander Frei, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lucas Podolski.

 

I could go on but I wont because it's all opinion.

 

I guess their criteria is 1) Must play in the EPL 2) Any other league sky sports covers extensively.

 

Agree Bilbo - particularly with Bastian Schweinsteiger.

 

I'd also like to add Royston Drenthe into the mix - saw him a couple of times in the last year or so and i've been very impressed.

[paulkaneatemyhamster]

Never seen him play, did you? I read a few comments on how he basically won them most matches in the league.

 

 

i saw some matches - and i will tell you who was the outstanding player in 2006/.2007 in Argentina - Veron - outstanding player - he wasn't on the list