Most talented players currently playing in Europe...

...who are they ?

You'll get loads of people saying "how do you define talent blah blah blah ronaldo is amazing etc" but you know - skill and technique.


I'm not putting them in order but:

Ronaldinho
Recoba
Totti
van Persie
van der Vaart
Seedorf
Pirlo
Scholes
Joe Cole
Camel Meriem (one that may be forgotten)


That's a top ten of sorts I suppose.

Who have I missed (must be some really obvious ones) and who would you choose ?

Maybe not so much for this season, but for the last few campaigns with Palermo, Corini

Mohammed Zidan
De la Red

eh kaka, aguero and messi may just fit into the defintion of talented

I may be wrong though

Luigi Bruins & Balázs Dzsudzsák

C. Ronaldo

Ibrahimovic...

Harry Kewell

Markus wrote:Luigi Bruins & Balázs Dzsudzsák

Steady on !!!

He's decent but that's about it.

Can't comment on Bruins 'cos I've never really seen him.

Cassano would be a good shout.

I'd pick Van der Vaart

* For me David Bentley should also be in that list.

* Another call can be made for Piotr Trochowski (but like most players at HSV he's strugling with his form at the moment).

* Luis Suarez is a dirty diving git, but besides that it's awesome to see what he can do

* I hardly see any footage from the Italian league, but still based on his Eredivisie years Zlatan should also be included : the guy is so creative that even his teammates don't see his combinations coming

De La Pena
Hleb
Diego
Lucho Gonzalez
Oscar Cardozo

Aguero?

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Markus wrote:Luigi Bruins & Balázs Dzsudzsák

Steady on !!!

He's decent but that's about it.

Can't comment on Bruins 'cos I've never really seen him.

Cassano would be a good shout.

More then just a good shout. he is a freaking genius at times.

Xavi & Guti>>>>>>Pirlo

Ray Parlour wrote:De La Pena

I thought he couldn't hack it anymore ?

I saw him somewhere around 1993 I think, when Barcelona were playing a pre-season match against FC Groningen : it was *awesome* to see what he could do

.....he was by *far* the best player on the pitch that day....and it's not like the rest of the team consisted of muppets....

De La Pena and Jari Litmanen have put in the most memorable footballing performances I've ever seen

....well I also thought Kewell would go on to be the best player in the world

Ray Parlour wrote:De La Pena
Hleb
Diego
Lucho Gonzalez
Oscar Cardozo

Cannot agree with the last 2 if its based purely on talent (Lucho is the millionaires Frank Lampard) but De la Pena is a great shout.


Rooney, Ribery, Govou and Berbatov very unlucky to miss out on my original list.

I forgot Robinho

Riera

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Markus wrote:Luigi Bruins & Balázs Dzsudzsák

Steady on !!!

He's decent but that's about it.

Can't comment on Bruins 'cos I've never really seen him.

Cassano would be a good shout.

Dzsudzsák I believe has pure talent considering his position these days how many young talented players are better in his role, PSV methinks is not the right environment for him. I say Bruins before Fey, but he is a talent.

Robinho, Berbatov, Ronaldinho, Pato, J Cole, Aguero, C Ronaldo, Quaresma, Iniesta, Banega, Pato, Kaka, Diego, VDV, Joaquin, Ben Arfa, Nasri, Ribery, Aguero, Hleb, RVP, Messi etc...

Axeslammer wrote:

Ray Parlour wrote:De La Pena

I thought he couldn't hack it anymore ?

I saw him somewhere around 1993 I think, when Barcelona were playing a pre-season match against FC Groningen : it was *awesome* to see what he could do

.....he was by *far* the best player on the pitch that day....and it's not like the rest of the team consisted of muppets....

De La Pena and Jari Litmanen have put in the most memorable footballing performances I've ever seen

....well I also thought Kewell would go on to be the best player in the world

Earlier this season when Espanyol were in form he was simply a delight to watch because he was allowed to play as part of a cm duo without having to do much work. that meant he could deliver great balls to Tamudo,Garcia,Riera,Valdo. a player i also very much enjoy to watch.
a personal favourite is also Guti allthough you never quite know he will turn it on but when he does

Some of Guti's passes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrCCgwy4tmM

Oscar Cardozo is amazing just think he needs to be given a chance at a bigger team.

There are also other players like Ederson at Nice

De La Pena can hardly been rivalled in terms of talent.

Aimar is another, Rui Costa, Pato, Mutu

Totti
Fernández
Giovinco
Carson
Aliadière

Joaquín (eventhough he is a lazy bastard)..

Gavilan, Yeste!

Antony Hegarty

Elano !

Elano !

Aguero, the phenomenon after the phenomenon.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Ray Parlour wrote:De La Pena
Hleb
Diego
Lucho Gonzalez
Oscar Cardozo

Cannot agree with the last 2 if its based purely on talent (Lucho is the millionaires Frank Lampard) but De la Pena is a great shout.


Rooney, Ribery, Govou and Berbatov very unlucky to miss out on my original list.

I forgot Robinho

Do you rate Hleb? He seems to be your type of player but I cant remember you ever mentioning him negatively or positively.

shazlx wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Ray Parlour wrote:De La Pena
Hleb
Diego
Lucho Gonzalez
Oscar Cardozo

Cannot agree with the last 2 if its based purely on talent (Lucho is the millionaires Frank Lampard) but De la Pena is a great shout.


Rooney, Ribery, Govou and Berbatov very unlucky to miss out on my original list.

I forgot Robinho

Do you rate Hleb? He seems to be your type of player but I cant remember you ever mentioning him negatively or positively.

he has no pace and is hideously inconsistent so it's bound to be a thumbs up from Pierre