Best Midfielder in Europe ?

[Henrique 9,133]

When people speak off the world's best midfielders they always mention Xavi,Iniesta,Fabregas,Essiesn,Kaka etc Lamps doesn't get the recognition he deserves.

Maybe people in England and Greece...and Im not quite sure they understand enough about the game.

[boshman 1,073]

Maybe people in England and Greece...and Im not quite sure they understand enough about the game.

Please explain how you have arrived at that conclusion.

Edited May 14, 2010 by boshman

[kwylino 329]

I would take lamps in a heartbeat

Can easily become the best player that has played for Chelsea shame he has never recived player of the year but most of the time its used to promote a player commercal wise nowadays

[Rambo 1,729]

A lot of great midfielders to name, but Lampard is the best in terms of goal-scoring.

[Blueboy 14]

I think xavi is better than lampard.

9 out of 10 passes of him are over a distance of 2 yards or less, so no wonder he has a high passing succes rate . Also haven't see him score as much goals as Lampard and i probably could go on and on and on .

[zolayes 14,489]

i guess a lot think like wenger does about drogba ,,"he doesnt do much but score goals against us"

[Luke 60]

Lampard is one of the top 3 midfielders in the world IMO. He has provided for CFC year after year and doesnt get the credit he deserves.

Any Liverpool fan that thinks Stevie G is better, they are crazy.

Any Manure fan that thinks ANY of their midfielders are better, they are crazy.

Any Gooner that thinks Fabregas is better, they are crazy.

I wouldnt swap anyone in the world for Frank, he is the heartbeat of CFC, he is a legend.

[.sum41 229]

Lampard is one of the top 3 midfielders in the world IMO.

Who the other two?

[Luke 60]

Who the other two?

Its hard to narrow it down, but if were talking box to box midfielders, I'd go with:

1. Lampard

2. Sneijder

3. Xavi

They are slighly different in their attributes, but Lampard contributes the most in my eyes. Awesome midfielder, wouldnt swap him for anyone.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

He's certainly amongst the best in the world in his position. I think it's hard to call him the best midfielder because there are so many positions and therefore so many different attributes you can associate with a player being the best midfielder. Lampard is without doubt one of the best goalscoring midfielders, but it depends on which criteria you are looking for - for example the sheer destructive play of Toulalan in the CDM role, the creativeness of Xavi or the all-round play of Essien. Regardless of this all, however, Lampard's sheer quality and versatility make him amongst the top midfielders, period.

[Luke 60]

Totally agree with that post BlueLion, midfielders are very hard to compare, but trying to think of a similar midfielder to Lamps that I would prefer to have in our side... I cant think of anyone better.

[Fulham Broadway 17,312]

Definitely the best all round midfielder -even non-Chelsea fans agree, albeit grudgingly

[chivas 1]

1.Xavi

2.Lampard

3.Essien

[HRiver 1,512]

Why do non-Chelsea/Liverpool fans rate Gerrard more than Lamps?

[Fulham Broadway 17,312]

Why do non-Chelsea/Liverpool fans rate Gerrard more than Lamps?

Theyve either escaped from their wards or are total fuckwits who fancy a bit of scouse up them

[warnie_666 1,081]

Why do non-Chelsea/Liverpool fans rate Gerrard more than Lamps?

Gerrard comes up with those last minute hit and hope shots and helps his team win. And then you have Andy "OOOOOOOO You Beauty" Gray yelling at the top of his lungs and that makes the fans sit up and take notice of how special Gerrard is. But talking how deluded the world is, Gerrard has only won the game twice in the last minute.

Vs Oympiakos

Vs West Ham.

You can also add his dive that won Liverpool the penalty Vs AC Milan in the Final of Champinos League.

Now then Lampard, all he does is Scores Goals Week in and Week out with assists galore. No player is as consistent as he is. He does score last minute goals but then people say he has Drogba, Ballakc, Essien around him who help him with that.

When it comes to pure Efficiency, no midfielder can touch Lampard.

When it comes to creativeness, no midfielder can touch Xavi.

When it comes to all round ability, no midfielder can touch Essien.

When it comes to Diving, no midfielder can touch Gerrard.

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

The only thing holding Lampard back from being truely recognised is a CL winners medal.

[sLOVEnian Blue 74]

The only thing holding Lampard back from being truely recognised is a CL winners medal.

And World Cup or EURO cup with England ...

Do you think if one Chelsea player will win the World cup than they could be named the best players of the season or is that reserved for Messi even if Argentina go out in 1st round. I think a player with Inter or Bayern (Sneijder, Robben, Ribery, Sweinsteiger, Lahm, Lucio, Samuel, Van Bommel, Julio Cesar) will have a good chance for winning FIFA Player of the Year if they win Champions League and World Cup ...

[BlueLion. 21,491]

1.Xavi

2.Lampard

3.Essien

I hope I'm not the only person who thinks Xavi is overrated. Good player, yes, but the only reason why his passes are so accurate is because he usually plays the ball sideways or two yards in front of him. Creative; yes, inventive; yes. Better than Lampard; no.

[Badboy 1,526]

I hope I'm not the only person who thinks Xavi is overrated. Good player, yes, but the only reason why his passes are so accurate is because he usually plays the ball sideways or two yards in front of him. Creative; yes, inventive; yes. Better than Lampard; no.

Xavi controls games with his footballing brain, he is a centre forwards dream in terms of his ability to find open spaces. The reason why he keeps it simple 90% of the time is because he does not see a opening, that other 10% is when the barcelona machine has been turned on. That's why i rate him so highly, he will not play a hollywood pass like carrick and alonso just to make the fans go wow and applause. Everything he does is calculated, that's what they teach kids in dutch soccer schools. Retain the ball for 90% of the game then that other 10% is when you spring a defence splitting pass. Obi mikel is really good at keeping the ball for 90% of the time but his other 10% is not as advanced. Keep the football away from your opponents make them chase it and expand energy then find that pacy striker like eto'o or torres.

Edited May 18, 2010 by Badboy