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Dynastian98 8 years ago Edited

Real Madrid 483 7140

So help me out here, fellas. I'm trying to make a list of the best players I have seen live (truly great ones), and here's the list I have compiled so far. I made the list in like 15 minutes, so I haven't thought it out very well.

I want to hear your thoughts on who you would switch up on the list, and see which players I am overrating or underrating.

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Xavi Hernandez
4. Gianluigi Buffon
5. Iker Casillas
6. Ronaldinho
7. Andres Iniesta
8. Ricardo Kaka
9. Manuel Neuer
10. Franck Ribery
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
12. Frank Lampard
13. Steven Gerrard
14. **Luka Modric**
15. Luis Suarez
16. Nemanja Vidic
17. Sergio Ramos
18. Samuel Eto'o
19. Xabi Alonso
20. Bastian Schweinsteiger
21. **Javier Zanetti**
22. **Philipp Lahm**
23. John Terry
24. **Wayne Rooney**
25. **Gareth Bale**
26. Arjen Robben
27. **Gonzalo Higuain**
28. Wesley Sneijder
29. **Ashley Cole**
30. **Maicon**
31. **Fernando Torres**
32. **Julio Cesar**
33. **David Villa**
34. Diego Forlan
35. **Lucio**
36. **Daniele De Rossi**
37. Robin van Persie
38. **Robert Lewandowski**
39. **Toni Kroos** 
40. **Thomas Muller**
41. **Yaya Toure**

Showing previous versions of this text.

2017-05-11 22:55:30

So help me out here, fellas. I'm trying to make a list of the best players I have seen live (truly great ones), and here's the list I have compiled so far. I made the list in like 15 minutes, so I haven't thought it out very well.

I want to hear your thoughts on who you would switch up on the list, and see which players I am overrating or underrating.

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Xavi Hernandez
4. Gianluigi Buffon
5. Iker Casillas
6. Ronaldinho
7. Andres Iniesta
8. Ricardo Kaka
9. Manuel Neuer
10. Franck Ribery
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
12. Frank Lampard
13. Steven Gerrard
14. Luis Suarez
15. Nemanja Vidic
16. Sergio Ramos
17. Samuel Eto'o
18. Xabi Alonso
19. Bastian Schweinsteiger
20. Wayne Rooney
21. Luka Modric
22. John Terry
23. Arjen Robben
24. Wesley Sneijder
25. Robin van Persie
26. Fernando Torres
27. Diego Forlan

2017-05-11 22:55:30

So help me out here, fellas. I'm trying to make a list of the best players I have seen live (truly great ones), and here's the list I have compiled so far. I made the list in like 15 minutes, so I haven't thought it out very well.

I want to hear your thoughts on who you would switch up on the list, and see which players I am overrating or underrating.

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Xavi Hernandez
4. Gianluigi Buffon
5. Iker Casillas
6. Ronaldinho
7. Andres Iniesta
8. Ricardo Kaka
9. Manuel Neuer
10. Franck Ribery
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
12. Luka Modric
13. Frank Lampard
14. Steven Gerrard
15. Luis Suarez
16. Nemanja Vidic
17. Sergio Ramos
18. Samuel Eto'o
19. Xabi Alonso
20. Bastian Schweinsteiger
21. Javier Zanetti
22. Wayne Rooney
23. John Terry
24. Philipp Lahm
25. Gareth Bale
26. Arjen Robben
27. Fernando Torres
28. Wesley Sneijder
29. Gonzalo Higuain
30. Ashley Cole
31. Maicon
32. Robin van Persie
33. Diego Forlan

2017-05-11 22:55:30

So help me out here, fellas. I'm trying to make a list of the best players I have seen live (truly great ones), and here's the list I have compiled so far. I made the list in like 15 minutes, so I haven't thought it out very well.

I want to hear your thoughts on who you would switch up on the list, and see which players I am overrating or underrating.

    1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Xavi Hernandez
4. Gianluigi Buffon
5. Iker Casillas
6. Ronaldinho
7. Andres Iniesta
8. Ricardo Kaka
9. Manuel Neuer
10. Franck Ribery
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
12. Frank Lampard
13. Steven Gerrard
14. Luka Modric
15. Luis Suarez
16. Nemanja Vidic
17. Sergio Ramos
18. Samuel Eto'o
19. Xabi Alonso
20. Bastian Schweinsteiger
21. Javier Zanetti
22. Wayne Rooney
23. John Terry
24. Philipp Lahm
25. Gareth Bale
26. Arjen Robben
27. Fernando Torres
28. Wesley Sneijder
29. Gonzalo Higuain
30. Ashley Cole
31. Maicon
32. Robin van Persie
33. Diego Forlan

2017-05-11 22:55:30

So help me out here, fellas. I'm trying to make a list of the best players I have seen live (truly great ones), and here's the list I have compiled so far. I made the list in like 15 minutes, so I haven't thought it out very well.

I want to hear your thoughts on who you would switch up on the list, and see which players I am overrating or underrating.

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Xavi Hernandez
4. Gianluigi Buffon
5. Iker Casillas
6. Ronaldinho
7. Andres Iniesta
8. Ricardo Kaka
9. Manuel Neuer
10. Franck Ribery
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
12. Frank Lampard
13. Steven Gerrard
14. Luka Modric
15. Luis Suarez
16. Nemanja Vidic
17. Sergio Ramos
18. Samuel Eto'o
19. Xabi Alonso
20. Bastian Schweinsteiger
21. Javier Zanetti
22. Wayne Rooney
23. John Terry
24. Philipp Lahm
25. Gareth Bale
26. Arjen Robben
27. Fernando Torres
28. Wesley Sneijder
29. Gonzalo Higuain
30. Ashley Cole
31. Maicon
32. Diego Forlan
33. Robin van Persie

2017-05-11 22:55:30

So help me out here, fellas. I'm trying to make a list of the best players I have seen live (truly great ones), and here's the list I have compiled so far. I made the list in like 15 minutes, so I haven't thought it out very well.

I want to hear your thoughts on who you would switch up on the list, and see which players I am overrating or underrating.

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Xavi Hernandez
4. Gianluigi Buffon
5. Iker Casillas
6. Ronaldinho
7. Andres Iniesta
8. Ricardo Kaka
9. Manuel Neuer
10. Franck Ribery
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
12. Frank Lampard
13. Steven Gerrard
14. **Luka Modric**
15. Luis Suarez
16. Nemanja Vidic
17. Sergio Ramos
18. Samuel Eto'o
19. Xabi Alonso
20. Bastian Schweinsteiger
21. **Javier Zanetti**
22. Wayne Rooney
23. John Terry
24. **Philipp Lahm**
25. **Gareth Bale**
26. Arjen Robben
27. Fernando Torres
28. Wesley Sneijder
29. Gonzalo Higuain
30. **Ashley Cole**
31. **Maicon**
32. Diego Forlan
33. **Robin van Persie**

2017-05-11 22:55:30

So help me out here, fellas. I'm trying to make a list of the best players I have seen live (truly great ones), and here's the list I have compiled so far. I made the list in like 15 minutes, so I haven't thought it out very well.

I want to hear your thoughts on who you would switch up on the list, and see which players I am overrating or underrating.

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Xavi Hernandez
4. Gianluigi Buffon
5. Iker Casillas
6. Ronaldinho
7. Andres Iniesta
8. Ricardo Kaka
9. Manuel Neuer
10. Franck Ribery
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
12. Frank Lampard
13. Steven Gerrard
14. **Luka Modric**
15. Luis Suarez
16. Nemanja Vidic
17. Sergio Ramos
18. Samuel Eto'o
19. Xabi Alonso
20. Bastian Schweinsteiger
21. **Javier Zanetti**
22. Wayne Rooney
23. John Terry
24. **Philipp Lahm**
25. **Gareth Bale**
26. Arjen Robben
27. **Gonzalo Higuain**
28. Wesley Sneijder
29. **Ashley Cole**
30. **Maicon**
31. **Fernando Torres**
32. **Julio Cesar**
33. **David Villa**
34. Diego Forlan
35. **Lucio**
36. **Daniele De Rossi**
37. Robin van Persie
38. **Robert Lewandowski**
39. **Toni Kroos**

2017-05-11 22:55:30

So help me out here, fellas. I'm trying to make a list of the best players I have seen live (truly great ones), and here's the list I have compiled so far. I made the list in like 15 minutes, so I haven't thought it out very well.

I want to hear your thoughts on who you would switch up on the list, and see which players I am overrating or underrating.

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Xavi Hernandez
4. Gianluigi Buffon
5. Iker Casillas
6. Ronaldinho
7. Andres Iniesta
8. Ricardo Kaka
9. Manuel Neuer
10. Franck Ribery
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
12. Frank Lampard
13. Steven Gerrard
14. **Luka Modric**
15. Luis Suarez
16. Nemanja Vidic
17. Sergio Ramos
18. Samuel Eto'o
19. Xabi Alonso
20. Bastian Schweinsteiger
21. **Javier Zanetti**
22. Wayne Rooney
23. John Terry
24. **Philipp Lahm**
25. **Gareth Bale**
26. Arjen Robben
27. **Gonzalo Higuain**
28. Wesley Sneijder
29. **Ashley Cole**
30. **Maicon**
31. **Fernando Torres**
32. **Julio Cesar**
33. **David Villa**
34. Diego Forlan
35. **Lucio**
36. **Daniele De Rossi**
37. Robin van Persie
38. **Robert Lewandowski**
39. **Toni Kroos** 
40. **Thomas Muller**
41. **Yaya Toure**

Comments

Dynastian98 8 years ago

Real Madrid 483 7140

Are there any players I have not included that you think would deserve to be on the list? I started watching football properly in 2008, so post-2008 judgement only, please. :P

SunFlash 8 years ago Edited

USA 19 3260

I'm just happy to see Forlan on there. He was so fun to watch - I suppose because I missed his United days.

Aside from that, a good mix of positions, you managed to include a fair amount of each line of the field. I won't comment on your rankings because that's purposely subjective and would be missing the point. Little bit surprised to see no Bale/Zidane/Lahm/Muller/Pirlo. But, as I said, subjective.

EDIT: 2008, forget Zidane then. Also I started watching this sport before you, didn't expect that.

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2017-05-11 23:00:59

I'm just happy to see Forlan on there. He was so fun to watch - I suppose because I missed his United days.

Aside from that, a good mix of positions, you managed to include a fair amount of each line of the field. I won't comment on your rankings because that's purposely subjective and would be missing the point. Little bit surprised to see no Bale/Zidane/Lahm/Muller/Pirlo. But, as I said, subjective.

Daggerwall 8 years ago

Barcelona, Argentina 3 32

Where's Carrick? That guy has been one of most consistent players in EPL the past few years and even when United are struggling, he can shine and deliver. Puyol was the center of Spain's defensive not Ramos when they won the WC and Euros. That guy had everything in him and I would argue was better in defending than Sergio Ramos. Lahm is probably Bavaria's finest or was.

_Gonzi_ 8 years ago

Juventus, Argentina 2 2102

puyol and riquelme

Wolfie 8 years ago

Inter, Germany 94 1844

Zanetti, Batistuta, Recoba, Seedorf, Maldini, Carlos, Ronaldo Fenomeno, Rivaldo, Bergkamp, Figo, Cantona, Scholes, Stankovic, Baggio, Pirlo, Cafu, D. Milito, Van Nistelrooy, Jay Jay Okotcha, Hasselbaink, Zola, A. Cole, Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Walter Samuel, Maicon, Zamorano, Raul, Larsson, Tevez, Makelele, Guti, Di Canio, Thuram, De Rossi, Van der Sar, Romario, Kahn, Dwight Yorke, Cambiasso, Wise, Berbatov, Shevchenko, Vieira.

Golefty 8 years ago

Toronto FC 27 1018

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tiki_taka 8 years ago

Barcelona, France 367 9768

Fenomeno definitely in my top 5, horrible injury, weight and he still delivered at high level, at Barca/Inter he was scary.
Scholes best English player of his generation until now.
I rate Tevez higher than Torres/RVP both having one season over 30 goals but both weren't as consistent.
MANY choices make sense, wolfies list is a decade earlier i guess he is older.
Baggio magical player with Del Piero, Pirlo... Italian artists list is amazing.
Ribery higher than Modric looks odd in my eyes, but overall nice list shows your style of player preference.

Dynastian98 8 years ago

Real Madrid 483 7140

@SunFlash

You're right. Lahm I forgot. I don't rate Muller and Bale on the same level as the lads I listed above, personally. They'll definitely be on my list eventually (along with the likes of Neymar, Verratti, Kroos). I think I'd put Klose up there too, I thought he was terrific.

@Gonzi

Puyol was terrific, but I'm not fully convinced he was better than the likes of Ramos, Vidic, Terry. Unfortunately, I never watched Riquelme play live. I didn't watch La Liga when he was there.

@Wolfie

Out of the ones I've watched on your list, it seems like I forgot Ashley Cole, Maicon, and Zanetti.

I never really got to watch Ferdinand, Shevchenko, or Scholes in their primes. The other players are either before my generation, or I don't rate them as highly (e.g. Guti, Samuel, Berbatov). :/

Dynastian98 8 years ago

Real Madrid 483 7140

@Tiki

I thought RvP was magical, though. He was a personal favorite of mine. Only reason I watched Arsenal back then was because of RvP and Arshavin. Tevez is definitely a terrific player in my eyes, but I don't know... I think I'd sooner put Higuain up there. Unless you can convince me otherwise, of course. I'm open to any and all suggestions. :P

Madridista11 8 years ago

Real Madrid, Somalia 41 831

Seeing Modric at 21 and Ineista at 7 shows that you rate Modric higher than Ineista currently but not looking at the totality of their careers. I respect your objectivity.

As for players that I believe deserve a shout-out, I'd have to put Yaya Toure up there. He has been consistently good from 2009-2015 which is more than many footballers could ask for. This may be extreme, but I'd honestly put him in the 2010's XI, but that's just my opinion.

Dynastian98 8 years ago Edited

Real Madrid 483 7140

I updated my list. Let me know what you guys think now. I changed the position of Modric, and inserted Higuain, Maicon, Cole, Lahm, and Zanetti. Apparently I have a thing against fullbacks.

I put asterisks around the players I changed after the feedback I received from you guys.

@Madridista11

I hear you. I also rate Toure highly, but I think what hurts him is the fact that he is an on-off player. Consistency is something all great players have, in my eyes, and Toure didn't always have that. Still, he's one of the players I want to put on the list but don't know where to put him.

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2017-05-12 01:30:53

I updated my list. Let me know what you guys think now. I changed the position of Modric, and inserted Higuain, Maicon, Cole, Lahm, and Zanetti. Apparently I have a thing against fullbacks.

2017-05-12 01:30:53

I updated my list. Let me know what you guys think now. I changed the position of Modric, and inserted Higuain, Maicon, Cole, Lahm, and Zanetti. Apparently I have a thing against fullbacks.

@Madridista11

I hear you. I also rate Toure highly, but I think what hurts him is the fact that he is an on-off player. Consistency is something all great players have, in my eyes, and Toure didn't always have that. Still, he's one of the players I want to put on the list but don't know where to put him.

Madridista11 8 years ago

Real Madrid, Somalia 41 831

Well the thing that REALLY hurt him was the 13/14 season in which I consider that year to be his best. Dude played like a baller and unfortunately failed to display the same performances years later. What's tragic about him is that his decline was not steady, much like Rooney's. What that does is that it completely ruins the image a player had for over a decade.

Emobot7 8 years ago

543 11477

And then I realize if I was the one making that list, it would be way shorter. (Started watching football at WC 2014 and only more seriously at he end of the 2014-15 season.) :(

SunFlash 8 years ago

USA 19 3260

I'm drawing a big blank on other names. Maybe Totti or De Rossi? Julio Cesar maybe as well. Another name that has yet to be mentioned is David Villa. I personally wouldn't put Drogba in my top 50, but I'd understand if he was in yours.

kyoekyar 8 years ago

12 163

can't believe you didn't put me in your list so sad :'(

Wolfie 8 years ago

Inter, Germany 94 1844

@Dyna - Some say Messi is great but we'll never see another player like Zanetti. A player that symbolizes honour and a freak of an athlete well into his late 30's. I want to see if Messi can run up and down the pitch for 90 mins when he's 39. Never involved in any controversy on and off the pitch. A leader in every sense of the word. There is literally no fan on this Earth who can say anything negative about Pupi.

chelsea8 8 years ago

Chelsea, Iran 17 2219

Drogbaaaaaaaa! Best big game player!

Emobot7 8 years ago

543 11477

Agree with Sun and 8, Drogba and Villa migh definetly deserve a mention.

Madridista11 8 years ago

Real Madrid, Somalia 41 831

Marcelo deserves a mention too

@Chelsea8 King Drogba one of my all time favorites! This man never cracked under pressure.

chelsea8 8 years ago

Chelsea, Iran 17 2219

@madridista11 yes bro, he maybe didn't score crazy amount of goals but he always scored when it mattered!

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