Best player you seen play in the Premier League?

Probably the best defender I have ever seen play:

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It would be between Henry and Ronaldo for me, it's a really tough one to call. I'd probably go for Henry though, simply because Ronaldo didn't stay long enough in my opinion. If we were picking the best player during a season it would definitely be Ronaldo during the 07/08 season though.
 
Ronaldo is my favourite, he was just awsome! @ old trafford i'd happily get there a little early just to watch the team warm up as his tricks were pretty awsome!

Next would be good ol scholsey, perfect tackler, awsome striker of the ball and passing was out of this world.
 
a1ex2001 said:
Shearer? Seriously? A great centre forward and goal scorer yes, a great footballer not a chance. To much use of the elbow and not enough finese to make the grade in this thread.
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He may not have had much finesse, but he still managed to score more goals than anyone else in Premier League history - And that's despite taking some fairly serious injuries, and having quite poor teams around him when compared to Henry, Ronaldo, etc.

He was much better at other aspects of the game than most give him credit for. He had a great pass on him, and probably could have been a great midfielder too.
 
HangTime said:
I think you've almost answered your own 'question' there - players who can do things nobody else could have a lot of love. I seriously think in terms of ability he is up there with the very best, in fact arguably better than the media darling Paul Gascoigne in terms of raw talent:

-Very good with both feet.
-Not the quickest as mentioned but was still a very effective dribbler, if you are tough to win the ball off you don't need to be lightning quick
-Lethal from the penalty spot (46 out of 47 pro pens scored iirc). Not hard in theory but bear in mind the average success rate for the top flight is about 75%, and how England could have done with him!
-Dead ball specialist
-Incredibly creative goalscorer, if you watch the vid I posted earlier you will probably find at least 5 'unique' goals
-Entertaining to watch

Ultimately it is hard for people to rank him up there with the superstars from title-winning clubs (MU, Blackburn, Arsenal, Chelsea) because he didn't get much limelight and was criminally overlooked for England. So I can understand people not considering him as a peer of Henry, Shearer, Scholes etc.

I have still yet to see a video showcasing a single player that can compete with MLT's vid in terms of quality of goals, and that includes all the players mentioned in this thread.
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Totally agree ^^

For me Henry has been the best so far.

Ronaldo = very good, but not as good a all round player as Henry (also a dirty cheating barsteward) imo
Canona = v good, but Le Tiss did it all way before Eric and better imo
 
[ASSE]Hinchy;20606826 said:
Henry for me. He oozed class.

Watched Sky Sports Classics yesterday and it was from 2004 when he scored 4 in a 5-0 win against Leeds. Phenomenal.
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That was the game where he was tripped when through on goal but still had the composure to slide it past the keeper as he was falling to the ground?
 
If Shearer is discounted because he wasn't a "footballer" (as the posts above), the same theoretically would apply to Henry because pace aside, he wasn't a World Class "footballer".
 
Way to hard to pick one player.

Giggs gets my vote for consistency and dedication.
Roy Kean for the way he commanded a team.
Ronaldo for skill
Shearer prob the prems best goalscorer
Schemical best goalkeeper of all time no ifs or buts he was truly the greatest.
Denis irwin or Sol Campbell best defender.
 
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