BlueLion. 21,491 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Give me Lampard's 20+ goals a season or Essien's drive over him anyway. I'm not denying Xavi is a good player - a very good player at that - I just don't see him as the brilliant engine others do. However my opinion probably isn't that vindicated because I can't stand Spanish football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon 18 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 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 overrated? No. Better than Lampard? Yes. And the 2 yard pass argument sounds like the Frank Lampard goals tally via penalties argument. If both were THAT easy, everyone could do it.And I LOVE Frank, and there is no shame being the 7th or 8th best midfielder in the WORLD. But there are SO many class midfielder. I mean Kaka (1 poor season at Madrid changes nothing for me), Iniesta, Fabregas, Sneijder, Essien, Silva, etc., etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Give me Lampard's 20+ goals a season or Essien's drive over him anyway. I'm not denying Xavi is a good player - a very good player at that - I just don't see him as the brilliant engine others do. However my opinion probably isn't that vindicated because I can't stand Spanish football.The thing is lampard's goals are a added bonus, a midfielders job is to create first and foremost. Xavi is a master at this art ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 The thing is lampard's goals are a added bonus, a midfielders job is to create first and foremost. Xavi is a master at this art !You could say the same of Rolf Harris, but I wouldnt have one of his pictures on my wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 The thing is lampard's goals are a added bonus, a midfielders job is to create first and foremost. Xavi is a master at this art !Granted but Lampard has popped up with more than a few assists! I'd be interested in seeing Xavi's passing and assists statistics, if anyone has them, just to compare with Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.sum41 229 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 (edited) Xavi-14 assistsLamps-17 assistsThis season statistics.Xavi suck. Edited May 18, 2010 by .sum41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I think Essien is the best midfielder in Europe, closely followed by Lampard and Xavi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskoviolente 425 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Lampsey seems to be the kind of footballer who wants to let the trophys and achievements speak for itself, and he does not make a bigg fuzz about himself, nor is he in the press with bad storys. And he seems to be not to bothered winning awards...just seems to be. We don´t know him so hard to tell but he goes on the pitch and always gives his best even if its not working out sometimes.I really think Lamps is close to Zola in the rank of alltime best Chelsea players, at least for me.Fuck off Paul Gerrad Cunt Scholes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Xavi-14 assistsLamps-17 assistsThis season statistics.Xavi suck.Wow. That's genuinely surprised me actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron 30 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Thing is though, Xavi's 14 assists are according to espn, Lampard's 17 is according to PL.ComAccording to espn Lampard has 14 too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 taking the whole of the midfield as a unit only Barcas can be compared to ours ,,,and we have possibly more depth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 You cant take away that Xavi is a good player. I dont think its right to compare him to Lampard for the main fact they play in two completely different leagues. There is no reason why any Chelsea fan would want Xavi over Lamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toft 7 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 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.You're not. There is so many people who actually don't see him, but automaticly nominee him as the perfect midfielder because of all the hype. For those who saw Barcelona - Inter, wouldn't you expect a player like Xavi to really stand out. I mean, if he is such a super-creative passer of the ball, shouldn't he be able to lock up the defence with so much ball possesion et cetera? But did he? No, he wasn't anywhere near creating chances. A playmaker should definitely stand out in that kind of match.Yes, he is excellent but also so overrated. He don't seem able to find the space to pass if his teammates aren't moving as much as they usually do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Yes, he is excellent but also so overrated. He don't seem able to find the space to pass if his teammates aren't moving as much as they usually do.Great point; it takes two to make a pass. I'm not taking anything away from Xavi but I think Lampard could do exactly the same role if he was in Barca's midfield with players like Messi and Pedro in the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 When it comes to Stats no Midfielder touches the Heights on Frank Lampard. You can talk about creativity, hollywood passes and what not but this man comes up with Assists and Goals week after week and year after year.Consistency Personified!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Frank Lampard and Michael Essien.When both fit we are unstoppable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevemayer 764 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 has to be Essien, love this guy, and right after him comes iniesta, than lampsy and xavi and than there is gourcuff... best 5 Midfielders on this planet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydCfc 2 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Too close to judge.. I'm a big Iniesta fan though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 After last season's heartbreaker, I'm not... but that wasn't his fault in all fairness. Great goal by a great player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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