Can't argue with the top 4 order.. Top 10 seems ok ish After that it all becomes a bit subjective.
For starters ..... and I don't think I'm being a homer here when I question in what planet Ashley Cole is considered a better footballer than Rooney?
I think Ashley Cole is a better footballer than Rooney. He shuts down that (right attacking) flank every match with consistency. He shuts down Messi every time.
If you were to put together a European XI right now, Ashley Cole would be the only Engand player to be considered. He's the best left back in the world in maybe the last 20 years.
Not EPL, not even outdoor soccer but check out this Futsal goal from this week
That was dope but a part of me hopes that it was fake and Liverpool spend £20 million on him in January.
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If you were to put together a European XI right now, Ashley Cole would be the only Engand player to be considered. He's the best left back in the world in maybe the last 20 years.
you can't say because Ashley Cole would be the best LB in an all world team (which he wouldn't because Lahm would be) that he's better than Rooney because of that
it's only because LB is such a weaker position world wide than striker is
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I'm saying Maldini was a better left back than Cole was/is. That he could play centre also only adds to the argument for him, just as Irwin and Lahm could play both wings.
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Irwin? That's more than 20 years.
We're talking Denis Irwin, right?
Anyways .... all this has done is prove how subjective the list is.
That's still ridiculous, Roberto Carlos cannot defend!
In today's football, Ashley Cole's really good. Countless times he's marked Messi and Ronaldo out of the game. Two legs of the Champion's League semifinal last year Messi and mighty Barcelona could not do a thing against him.
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