Top 10 Players in the Premiership (Categories)

Ohirian · 13-02-2009, 06:21 PM

Well, heres my list on the top ten this year.

Goalkeepers: Edwin Van der Sar, Jose Reina, Manuel Almunia, Brad Friedel, Mark Schwarzer, Shay Given, David James, Robert Green, Jussi Jaaskelainen and Tim Howard.

Defenders: Jose Bosingwa, Nemanja Vidic, Phil Jagielka, William Gallas, Joleen Lescott, Matthew Upson, Gael Clichy, Martin Laursen, Maynor Figueroa and Jamie Carragher.

Midfield: Christiano Ronaldo, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Xavi Alonso, Gareth Barry, Ashley Young, Mikel Arteta, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Steven Ireland and Antonio Valencia.

Strikers: Gabriel Agbonlahor, Robin van Persie, Nicolas Anelka, Carlton Cole, De Souza Robinho, Amir Zaki, Emmanuel Adebayor, Djibril Cisse, Peter Crouch and Wayne Rooney.

~~Clowgon~~ · 13-02-2009, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by Tristan

LOL.
Just do yourself a favour and shut up.

"un noobish"? Lol. :rolleyes:

And it's not "fellow members" - it's just you.

I refuse to shut up. 17 and your acting like a little silly baby. What a shame.

Soka · 13-02-2009, 09:55 PM

Why have you put John O'Shea on the list? Hes a utility player and has only played the last 5? games to cover for Patrice Evra. My personal top 11 from games I've seen this season are; and I'm not just picking the usual top 4 players. I don't think Ronaldo has played as well this season as last, yes he has scored, but done nothing else in a match.

Van Der Sar
G. Johnson, Vidic, Jagielka, Bosingwa
Lampard, Ireland, Gerrard, T. Cahill (since back)
Agbonglahor, C. Cole

Throne Sofa · 14-02-2009, 01:54 PM

Just for the sake of me being bored:

(In no particular order for all). This isn't just for this season, but how I rate them.

Top 10 GK's: Cech, Reina, Van Der Sar, Almunia, Howard, Given, Hart, James, Gordon, Sorenson.

Top 10 Def's: Vidic, Ferdinand, Terry, Carvalho, Gallas, Carragher, Evra, A.Cole, Sagna, Woodgate.

Top 10 Mids: C.Ronaldo, Carrick, Lampard, Essien, Gerrard, Alonso, Fabregas, Ashley Young, Gareth Barry.

Top 10 Attackers: Robinho, Anelka, Van Persie, Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov, Torres, Drogba, Adebayor, Robbie Keane.

Throne Sofa · 14-02-2009, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Soka

Why have you put John O'Shea on the list? Hes a utility player and has only played the last 5? games to cover for Patrice Evra. My personal top 11 from games I've seen this season are; and I'm not just picking the usual top 4 players. I don't think Ronaldo has played as well this season as last, yes he has scored, but done nothing else in a match.

Van Der Sar
G. Johnson, Vidic, Jagielka, Bosingwa
Lampard, Ireland, Gerrard, T. Cahill (since back)
Agbonglahor, C. Cole

Surprised to see that despite Bosingwa never playing left back this season, you've included him. Also you've chosen to exclude the Premiership's top goal scorer?

Soka · 14-02-2009, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by Throne Sofa

Surprised to see that despite Bosingwa never playing left back this season, you've included him. Also you've chosen to exclude the Premiership's top goal scorer?

You've wrongly assumed i've done it per position from the way I've laid it out. I have just picked my 4 best defenders.. not best rightback, best centre halfs, best left back. So no, Bosingwa has never played left back, nor is he left back in the 11 I have selected, he is one of the four best defenders in my opinion this season. Your asking why I've not included Anelka. Firstly, just because they're top goal scorer it does not automatically mean they're best player. Secondly I believe Anelka has had some good games where hes had the ball put on a plate for him to score from the likes of Lampard so hes scored lots. Anelkas work rate is poor, hes lazy and sulks. He might be top goal scorer but he doesn't deserve a place in my top 11. Agbonlahor and Cole work hard in matches and are both on form with Cole scoring a goal a game, bar the game against United which is understandable.

Throne Sofa · 14-02-2009, 06:29 PM

Bosingwa best four defenders in the premiership this season? He's been pretty good, but not amazing to justify that sort of a place. In all fairness, I think Ashley's performed much more consistently than him.

I think you need to understand where Anelka played for us under Scolari for the majority of the season. He was in a position where when attacking, he was only encouraged to be inside the box, you can't be running around tirelessly, it's not what is required of him. Performances can't come of this, and isolation is sometimes the result and that sometimes leads to poor performances when the midfield fail to get a ball through to him. He may not be the best player this season upfront, but he's been the best goalscorer and at the end of the day that's what strikers are judged on.