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1) Robin van Persie
2) Luis Suarez
3) Gareth Bale
4) Juan Mata

for sure.

Then, there's a bunch of great players but I'd hesitate to pick a fifth. Maybe Cech.
 
edit: What the fuck does age and potential have to do with the 'Best Player In The Premier League'?

Suarez, Van Persie, Bale and Mata are all equals imo

If your production is equal at absolute worst with others and are 3-5 years younger and will improve, you're a better player than them. But he isn't even anywhere near equal to them -- head and shoulders better.

Sahin is having one to forget from what I've seen.

Edit: I see Mata is only 25, I figured he was 26-27 since he looks a bit older. He's a great, great player.
 
We are poor, Cazorla has been nearly invisible these past weeks. I truly hope we'll spend some serious coins on reinforcements.
 
If your production is equal at absolute worst with others and are 3-5 years younger and will improve, you're a better player than them. But he isn't even anywhere near equal to them -- head and shoulders better.

Sahin is having one to forget from what I've seen.

Assuming he does improve.
 
If your production is equal at absolute worst with others and are 5 years younger and will improve, you're a better player than them. But he isn't even anywhere near equal to them -- head and shoulders better.

Sahin is having one to forget from what I've seen.

You have to be joking.

Where was Bale at the start of the season
 
If your production is equal at absolute worst with others and are 3-5 years younger and will improve, you're a better player than them. But he isn't even anywhere near equal to them -- head and shoulders better.

this is such nonsense...
 
suarez while obviously terrific is a bit of a flatrack bully. runs up loads of goals when liverpool are in the mood against the likes or norwich, but also underperforms often when he's needed to nab some points against the run of play, whereas bale is more of constant matchwinner.
 
Frankfurt vs. Düsseldorf was a way better game.

that what happens if both play their second or third tier players.
was expecting this

I think Suarez has had a better season in an inferior team.

RVP has been excellent this season but he has good players around him already.

Suarez is an idiot. he could have been the best if there wasn't the chelsea incident. Van Persie was again very good this year but as you said he had many great players around him. It's a tie between RVP and Bale for me but Bale "deserves" it more because he plays in an inferior team.
 
We are poor, Cazorla has been nearly invisible these past weeks. I truly hope we'll spend some serious coins on reinforcements.

I'm going to get a lot of shit for this, but player for player, I don't think there is such a huge gap in quality between your squad and ours.

The big factors you have in your favour are mentality, consistency and stability, and these are all vital to competing at the top.
 
this is such nonsense...

I think their title defense has had a worse-than-expected effect on their mental health. dc has gone from 'delayed' to 'Paul Scholes tackle' late, Manager is rocking in the corner of a shower mumbling something about ninjas and hitmen, and Meier is chatting more shite than usual.
 
You have to be joking.

Where was Bale at the start of the season

You guys overestimate Bale being "poor" at the beginning of the season. He raised his game to another level after the first few months, but he absolutely dominated United and that was only in the 6th week.
 
We are poor, Cazorla has been nearly invisible these past weeks. I truly hope we'll spend some serious coins on reinforcements.

We seem to struggle to have any sort of positive momentum unless we are behind in a game. It is infuriating to watch us plod about like our season is over, knowing that were we to give away an equaliser, we would suddenly jump into gear and start making forward runs.

I have seen this game from Arsenal far too many times in recent seasons. And sadly, it often leads to dropped points. At least those points are generally dropped in hilarious circumstances involving bizarre individual error. That is good for the neutral I suppose...
 
Is Julio injured? Could be a good buy for Arse.

I would've it if they bought him. Overrated totally, makes TV saves but also basic handling errors and flaps constantly. No better than Chesney.

lol Southampton OS:

Gareth Bale’s 85th minute strike handed Spurs what seemed for long periods an unlikely home win as divine intervention from the Footballer of the Year, denied Southampton a point which would have merited their efforts against the Champions League contenders.
 
You guys overestimate Bale being "poor" at the beginning of the season. He raised his game to another level after the first few months, but he absolutely dominated United and that was only in the 6th week.

Yeah Bale was great against United away.

The trouble at the start of the season was the squad were still geling together. Also Defoe was scoring more so there was less pressure on Bale to get goals.

Dont forget our midfield struggled to score, all of them. He was still playing well just not grabbing the headlines. I said on here the day of the Norwich away game, Bale needs a goal to start scoring more for us.....and he went on that amazing run of goals!
 
Fucking Nani, just fuck off you useless fuck, go fucking mow the grass at Sporting's training ground and flick the ball back when they miskick it, stop making a living playing well once every eleven games you fucking CUNT

I think their title defense has had a worse-than-expected effect on their mental health. dc has gone from 'delayed' to 'Paul Scholes tackle' late, Manager is rocking in the corner of a shower mumbling something about ninjas and hitmen, and Meier is chatting more shite than usual.

loooooool

I miss Manager.
 
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stay classy bvb
 
Fucking Nani, just fuck off you useless fuck, go fucking mow the grass at Sporting's training ground and flick the ball back when they miskick it, stop making a living playing well once every eleven games you fucking CUNT



loooooool

I miss Manager.


Sometimes I love you wilbs
 
Explain? In what world is age not included when comparing athletes' quality? Di Natale scores a million goals every year but is never placed on equal footing with other, younger strikers.

Because if you're asking who is the best player, usually it means who here and now for this season is the best player.
 
I think their title defense has had a worse-than-expected effect on their mental health. dc has gone from 'delayed' to 'Paul Scholes tackle' late, Manager is rocking in the corner of a shower mumbling something about ninjas and hitmen, and Meier is chatting more shite than usual.

lol

leave Meier alone. He's allowed to chat shite :P
 
Explain? In what world is age not included when comparing athletes' quality? Di Natale scores a million goals every year but is never placed on equal footing with other, younger strikers.

...what the fuck :lol :lol

Age is included when you'd say 'wow and he can only get better', but you can't factor it in and say they are better because they're younger, that's just ludicrous. The reason Di Natale is never placed on equal footing is because he doesn't play in England or Spain or whatever, and he plays for Udinese. It's really got nothing to do with his age how good he is, because in a conversation about top level strikers will always have him on the peripheral because he isn't a transfer target. No one will buy him because of his age. That doesn't mean he's any worse a player because of his age.
 
Fucking Nani, just fuck off you useless fuck, go fucking mow the grass at Sporting's training ground and flick the ball back when they miskick it, stop making a living playing well once every eleven games you fucking CUNT

We'll send Carra round as a retirement present. The fucker will leave soon enough.
 
Fucking Nani, just fuck off you useless fuck, go fucking mow the grass at Sporting's training ground and flick the ball back when they miskick it, stop making a living playing well once every eleven games you fucking CUNT



loooooool

I miss Manager.

Don't worry we will trade Nani plus cash for CR7
 
Mata is wonderful but he doesn't have the same match winning ability as RVP, Bale or Suarez IMO.

I think RVP and Bale are a little bit ahead of Suarez in this respect too - seem to have a knack for scoring really crucial goals at important times.

My opinion might be skewed here though by the fact Liverpool haven't really been in contention for much so Suarez hasn't really had the chance to score defining goals.
 
Mata is wonderful but he doesn't have the same match winning ability as RVP, Bale or Suarez IMO.

I think RVP and Bale are a little bit ahead of Suarez in this respect too - seem to have a knack for scoring really crucial goals at important times.

My opinion might be skewed here though by the fact Liverpool haven't really been in contention for much so Suarez hasn't really had the chance to score defining goals.

The thing is, Suarez's late goals win us single points, as opposed to all 3 :P
 
Mata is wonderful but he doesn't have the same match winning ability as RVP, Bale or Suarez IMO.

I think RVP and Bale are a little bit ahead of Suarez in this respect too - seem to have a knack for scoring really crucial goals at important times.

My opinion might be skewed here though by the fact Liverpool haven't really been in contention for much so Suarez hasn't really had the chance to score defining goals.

Yeah, I probably agree with you here on all counts really. Mata doesn't win as many games individually, but look at his goals and assists count this season, its fantastic.
 
Because if you're asking who is the best player, usually it means who here and now for this season is the best player.

Maybe it's a cultural thing. A younger player in American sports will always, always be considered better than an older one if he's at the older guys level. Every time.

But it's irrelevant anyway since Bale has been better than every other player in the PL this season AND is younger than the other top players.
 
Why the fuck do I see loads of gifs of Modern Family and Person Of Interest and shit with the CityTV logo in the corner :lol :lol

Apparently Elmo can play in our remaining 3 games.

Desperate times...?

can he play false nine

Is Wickham fit? Should be getting games.
 
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