The Top 10 Right Backs in the Premiership 2009?

Nov 26, 2007
The Top 10 Right Backs in the Premiership?

Will Gary Neville still make the top 10, what do you think of Richards now?

Top 10 Right Backs
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List the right backs in rank order and highlight any English players in your top 10.

You figured out how to create commotion here, haven't you? All you have to do is create a list and make people defend "their" club and we all know it'll "always" be Man utd - Liverpool, maybe with a pintch of Chelsea and Arsenal in there

English ones in bold:

1. Bosingwa
2. Sagna
3. Corluka
4. Glenn Johnson
5. Arbeloa
6. Beye
7. Richards
8. Ivanovic
9. O'Shea
10. Zabaleta
11. Pantsil
12. Luke Young
13. Neill
14. Who plays RB for Everton? Phil Neville? Him here.
15. Steinsson


Tails off pretty badly after the first 5 or 6.

Sagna and Evra - best RB and LB in the league. Both French.

Top 10 is a bit much but anyway...

1. Bosingwa
2. Johnson
3. Steinsson
4. Arbeloa
5. Corluka
6. O'Shea
7. Sagna
8. Paintsil
9. Zabaleta
10. Young

Top 5 are grand.

@ Kas, Tony Hibbert plays RB usually for Everton.

1. Bosingwa
2. Sagna
3. Arbeloa
4. Ivanovic
5. Beye
6. Corluka
7. Johnson
8. Paintsil
9. Steinsson
10. Neill

Sagna

Spare me the Arsenal HYPE! HYPE! for once, please.

Bosingwa has been the best.

Followed by Johnson, Corluka & Arbeloa. Paintsil has had a good season to. Beye when fit as well.

TS: I didn't interpret the topic as "best RBs of the season", but as "best RBs in the Premiership overall, 2009 edition". Hence Sagna 2nd. And I assume it was similar for others.

If you were doing an overall best RBs list, would you still put him below Johnson, Corluka, and Arbeloa?

1. Rafael
2. Johnson
3. Hutton
4. Bosingwa
5. Arbeloa
6. Sagna
7. Pantsil

After that fuck knows. Overall more than on form or whatever. Bit of both.

L-r d wrote:1. Rafael
2. Johnson
3. Hutton
4. Bosingwa
5. Arbeloa
6. Sagna
7. Pantsil

After that fuck knows. Overall more than on form or whatever. Bit of both.

Need to reinvent a new term than just word hype now.

Hutton?

Sagna doesn't deserve to be in such lists.

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:

L-r d wrote:1. Rafael
2. Johnson
3. Hutton
4. Bosingwa
5. Arbeloa
6. Sagna
7. Pantsil

After that fuck knows. Overall more than on form or whatever. Bit of both.

Need to reinvent a new term than just word hype now.

He was up for young player of the year. The only right back up for either award so to be honest i think it's more than justified.

kas wrote:TS: I didn't interpret the topic as "best RBs of the season", but as "best RBs in the Premiership overall, 2009 edition". Hence Sagna 2nd. And I assume it was similar for others.

If you were doing an overall best RBs list, would you still put him below Johnson, Corluka, and Arbeloa?

Yes.

What makes him better than Arbeloa?

Oh, the impression that he's yet another genius Wenger signing, despite costing over twice as much?

I don't really rate Sagna that highly tbh. he's durable & athletic and solid defensively, provides a decent outlet, but he's not blessed with great ability, he doesn't cross or pass well enough for my money. Still living off a very good 1st half season

1 zuiverloon

After that fuck knows. Overall more than on form or whatever. Bit of both.

Ricardo Jol wrote:1 zuiverloon

After that fuck knows. Overall more than on form or whatever. Bit of both.

Your English is improving mate

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1903053/

England's number 1 GK would look a lot worse without likes of him (or Gallas) around.

Dragões azuis e brancos wrote:

kas wrote:TS: I didn't interpret the topic as "best RBs of the season", but as "best RBs in the Premiership overall, 2009 edition". Hence Sagna 2nd. And I assume it was similar for others.

If you were doing an overall best RBs list, would you still put him below Johnson, Corluka, and Arbeloa?

Yes.

What makes him better than Arbeloa?

Oh, the impression that he's yet another genius Wenger signing, despite costing over twice as much?

I don't really rate Sagna that highly tbh. he's durable & athletic and solid defensively, provides a decent outlet, but he's not blessed with great ability, he doesn't cross or pass well enough for my money. Still living off a very good 1st half season

I was one of those who thought he was a waste of money signing, but IMO he's been very good. Just a solid, no-nonsense RB and seems like a decent character despite the hair..

Arbeloa is one of those who's a 7/10 in everything but doesn't have anything special apart from good crossing. Sagna is the one I'd want in my team if offered a choice between the two.

Arbeloa isn't really a good crosser..

The only player to have troubled Sagna in past few years is Jonas in a friendly against Argentina. Apart from that, I didn't see him having any trouble at all for France so far. As with Arsenal. He is a BEAST.

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:The only player to have troubled Sagna in past few years is Jonas in a friendly against Argentina. Apart from that, I didn't see him having any trouble at all for France so far. As with Arsenal. He is a BEAST.

He's had a shit season you do know that?

Six wrote:Arbeloa isn't really a good crosser..

Always thought he was fairly good. No Aurelio, but hasn't he at least provided a fair number of assist or close chances for Torres?

kas wrote:

Six wrote:Arbeloa isn't really a good crosser..

Always thought he was fairly good. No Aurelio, but hasn't he at least provided a fair number of assist or close chances for Torres?

No, I think Finnan probably got more assists than he does. Arbeloa is good at getting up in support fast, decent dribbler for a fullback, versatile. I wouldn't say he is a good passer or crosser though, nothing more than a 7/10 as you were saying.

Arbeloa is above average. As said, nothing special ability wise but solid and consistent for the most part. Like Finnan in many ways.

Finnan was a better crosser though.

L-r d wrote:

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:The only player to have troubled Sagna in past few years is Jonas in a friendly against Argentina. Apart from that, I didn't see him having any trouble at all for France so far. As with Arsenal. He is a BEAST.

He's had a shit season you do know that?

Wtf? That little prat Fabregas has had a shit season. Not the man he replaced as captain, Gallas, nor is the man who needs no status as captain, Sagna. They are both immense for Arsenal in defence. Clichy isn't as good, but he is okay. Now they need someone more than just Toure, and then they will be more solid. It's nonsense to say Sagna is at fault for the sh!t they are in.

I think Eboue is a better RB than Sagna but Eboue acts like a c**t.

1) Corluka
2) Johnson
3) Essien
4) Rafu
5) Whatever
6) And so on

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:

L-r d wrote:

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:The only player to have troubled Sagna in past few years is Jonas in a friendly against Argentina. Apart from that, I didn't see him having any trouble at all for France so far. As with Arsenal. He is a BEAST.

He's had a shit season you do know that?

Wtf? That little prat Fabregas has had a shit season. Not the man he replaced as captain, Gallas, nor is the man who needs no status as captain, Sagna. They are both immense for Arsenal in defence. Clichy isn't as good, but he is okay. Now they need someone more than just Toure, and then they will be more solid. It's nonsense to say Sagna is at fault for the sh!t they are in.

Who said that he just hasnt had a great season. I think they need someone french to replace Toure, would you agree?

Batman wrote:I think Eboue is a better RB than Sagna but Eboue acts like a c**t.

Sagna is 100.09 times the defender Eboue is. If you want some dribbling, and lack of positional sense as a fullback foremost, you might prefer Eboue.

1.Young
2.Cuellar
3.Reo-Coker
4.Davies
5.Gardner
6.Milner
7.Salifou
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oh sorry, I was playing the 'who the hell has O'Neill put at right back this week' game.

I'd define Sagna's season as solid. Defensively he has been excellent. Very rarely gets beaten one on one, good positioning and very solid in the air for a right back. He times his runs well and can use his pace to provide an outlet but ultimately, isnt particularly creative with regards to passing or dribbling like the very best right backs are. Crossing is inconsistent too.

Still probably is my top 3 though. Although excellent full backs are probably the rarest type of players - they have to display a greater set of skills than central midfielder.

Unflinching Frenchman wrote:

Batman wrote:I think Eboue is a better RB than Sagna but Eboue acts like a c**t.

Sagna is 100.09 times the defender Eboue is. If you want some dribbling, and lack of positional sense as a fullback foremost, you might prefer Eboue.

Or Marcelo.