Gerrard's Top 5 CM'

[Rory Fitzgerald]

5. Xabi Alonso

4. Paul Scholes

3. Patrick Viera

2. Roy Keane

1. Claude Makelele

 

As the list counted down and Keane made No. 2 I was dreading him naming Lampard - good to see he didnt Also put a word out to all the little Barca midfielders as they are terrible to play against ............. and still no mention of Lampard

[lfc4eva99]

Quite a fair assessment I'd say... Masch should be up there in a couple of years

[Falconhoof]

Souness

[Billy Dane]

Can only be players he's played against surely.

[Earl Hafler]

Surprised he gave it to Makelele, who t****** him in the League Cup final ( should've been a penalty )

 

Top player though, eh, Hansen ?

[Nerik]

There is that video of the players (and all Anfield) celebrating following the 2005 CL semi-final win. At one point Gerrard and Makelele shake hands and Gerrard points his finger at Makelele and tells him something along the lines of "You're the no.1"

[Clay Davis]

no Barry?

[The Hitman]

Scholes,Vieira and Keane were all better than Makelele IMO.

Not a slight on Makelele at all,he was the best in the world at what he did,but all those three offered that he simply couldn't.

[Saintslfc13]

no Barry?

 

Do you honestly think Barry is among the top 5 cm's in the world?

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

Do you honestly think Barry is among the top 5 cm's in the world?

 

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

No Gerrard?

[_00_deathscar]

 

Isn't this a bit old by the way?

[Cobs]

Scholes,Vieira and Keane were all better than Makelele IMO.

Not a slight on Makelele at all,he was the best in the world at what he did,but all those three offered that he simply couldn't.

 

absolutely

 

 

 

but Makalele probably stopped Gerrard playing more than any of the others = his most difficult opponent

 

 

can't really see why else he'd give him the No.1 spot

[Nerik]

Makelele never showed himself much in a game in the same way that the others did but he held a team together and was always noticeable when missing. Just ask Real Madrid.

[surf]

5. Xabi Alonso

4. Paul Scholes

3. Patrick Viera

2. Roy Keane

1. Claude Makelele

 

As the list counted down and Keane made No. 2 I was dreading him naming Lampard - good to see he didnt Also put a word out to all the little Barca midfielders as they are terrible to play against ............. and still no mention of Lampard

 

i'm surprised you're surprised he'd even think of mentioning lampard. not because he should, but because he's just not that good

[kop205]

absolutely

but Makalele probably stopped Gerrard playing more than any of the others = his most difficult opponent

can't really see why else he'd give him the No.1 spot

 

Doesn't Rio Ferdinand reckon Paul Dickov or someone ridiculous like that is one of the people he most hates playing against? I'm sure loads of CBs would have Kevin Davies near the top of their lists as well.

 

Makelele is obviously a far better player than either of them but it does just reinforce the point that, as you say, 'most difficult opponent' is not the same as 'best player'.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

i'm surprised you're surprised he'd even think of mentioning lampard. not because he should, but because he's just not that good

 

I'll be surprised if anyone can make sense of that.

[Snoeker]

no Barry?

 

No cry.

[Silencio]

Doesn't Rio Ferdinand reckon Paul Dickov or someone ridiculous like that is one of the people he most hates playing against? I'm sure loads of CBs would have Kevin Davies near the top of their lists as well.

 

Makelele is obviously a far better player than either of them but it does just reinforce the point that, as you say, 'most difficult opponent' is not the same as 'best player'.

 

The list was actually called something like "Gerrard's 5 most difficult opponents". So, you're right. It's not the same.

Edited December 23, 2008 by Silencio

[Ombudsam]

The list was actually called something like "Gerrard's 5 most difficult opponents". So, you're right. It's not the same.

 

Was he counting training matches then?