the Guardian's Top 6 Players of the Decade

Noah and the Bale wrote:
Seriously though - helped him purchase a house maybe? Or even sold him his Bavarian styled wooden cabin in Hertfordshire? Hot or cold?

not too shabby

this round goes to bernd

for convenience's sake, Jens moved into Steffen's old ABODE

and left it soon after, thinking the quality of the craftsmanship was not high enough

bizarrely,

Jens also "inherited" the school places of Steffen's kids for his own

some private school I have never heard of, that Jens believes is difficult to get into

with waiting lists and stuff

ironically, Jens' kids would later mostly hang out with the "ethnic minority" kids

only in England, me thinks

I don't give a shit whether Jens is a "nice family man", he's clearly a fucking legend, you two and your failure to see past the obvious and pigheaded addiction to stereotypes.

Anyway knob is clearly spelt with a k. A nob is a kind of aristocrat methink

Allez, you snitched

Lehmann was boss though, and a great character to boot. Mental goalkeepers


Has it ever occured to you why I love Gomes so?

Allez les rouges wrote:I don't give a shit whether Jens is a "nice family man", he's clearly a fucking legend, you two and your failure to see past the obvious and pigheaded addiction to stereotypes.

Anyway knob is clearly spelt with a k. A nob is a kind of aristocrat methink

Are you throwing me in the same raft as Otto? I'll admit, I could think of worst paddle partners to wile away the days adrift, waiting for rescue.

HOWEVER, disliking Jens has nothing to do with stereotypes. That he is German and played for Arsenal was mere coincidence - he was just an annoying TOOL on the pitch. Off it, he probably is a nice chap, but who gives a tuppence?

But, I accept such characters when - playing for your own team - can become classed as legends.

Oh, and you'll find both knob and nob - head versions exist in the Urban Dictionary http://www.urbandictionary.com/

This is boring now, I am making this debate internecine and passing it on to TS

Although on that note, do you also believe that Gomes is a massive bellend and utter clown with a funny nose?

Allez les rouges wrote:Although on that note, do you also believe that Gomes is a massive bellend and utter clown with a funny nose?

Nah, Gomes has yet to behave like this:



But then again, as it was shown on MOTD it's clearly nothing more than racist, anti-German propoganda

Consider it case closed friend

Noah and the Bale wrote:
Are you throwing me in the same raft as Otto? I'll admit, I could think of worst paddle partners to wile away the days adrift, waiting for rescue.

put fey in as well for good measure and we three would have a blast, me thinks

Ä wrote:

Noah and the Bale wrote:
Are you throwing me in the same raft as Otto? I'll admit, I could think of worst paddle partners to wile away the days adrift, waiting for rescue.

put fey in as well for good measure and we three would have a blast, me thinks

True, until he'd start getting deliriously horny (he's Dutch after all, they're all sexual deviants), wave his dutch pork sausage in the air and start trying to touch our genitals

In terms of being consistently good over the last decade I would say:

Etoo
Xavi
Nesta
Kaka
Buffon
Zidane

Cheb Hamouda wrote:In terms of being consistently good over the last decade I would say:

Etoo
Xavi
Nesta
Kaka
Buffon
Zidane

you have a serious kaka fetish

TITO wrote:Messi is good for the last 3 years or so.
Ronaldinho was good for 3 years as well.
Zidane too.
If i have to chose for a whole decade then it has to be somebody who almost constantly performed well during those 10 years, or at least near to that.
In no order:
Xavi
Sheva
Puyol
Raul
R. Carlos
Buffon
Kaka
Ibra
Eto'o
Ballack
Zanetti
Nesta
Totti
Pirlo
and
an honorable mention to:
Raul Bravo and Oleguer.

kaka was been shit are injured for the past 3 seasons and wasn't that great bar 07, was good for 3 years as well, but no where as good as the 3 you mentioned.

Messiah wrote:

Cheb Hamouda wrote:In terms of being consistently good over the last decade I would say:

Etoo
Xavi
Nesta
Kaka
Buffon
Zidane

you have a serious kaka fetish

taking into account the post below this one...

Kaka is still the most 'effective' player in the world imo. He has many solutions, because he does not rely on pace only, or power only... or whatever... he is very complete. If he has not space to run onto, he will make his team mates play by giving intelligent passes, pull defenders out of the way, he doesnt waste the ball in dangerous situations, he can also shooooot... kaka has been great everytime he stepped onto the field since he made his debut for Milan vs Ancona... I havent seen a game for him when he was crap, he had a few bad games, but usually when he is back from injury, but in a bad kaka performance the team still plays well enough, thats why i like him so much, he knows how to find a way through the most difficult challenges.


and you cannot deny that nesta is the best defender of the last decade.

everything you just said just shows that you have a man crush on kaka, not reliant on pace HA

ballack is the most consistent CM of the last decade

Messiah wrote:

Cheb Hamouda wrote:In terms of being consistently good over the last decade I would say:

Etoo
Xavi
Nesta
Kaka
Buffon
Zidane

you have a serious kaka fetish

Messiah, you disagree re Nesta too?

bluenine wrote:

Messiah wrote:

Cheb Hamouda wrote:In terms of being consistently good over the last decade I would say:

Etoo
Xavi
Nesta
Kaka
Buffon
Zidane

you have a serious kaka fetish

Messiah, you disagree re Nesta too?

nah that was a mistake, but his injuries has to be held against him somewhat now that i've thought about it, puyol for example has probably won more than nesta over the decade and is hardly ever injured so he deserves a shout, though he isn't as good as nesta.

Kroos wrote:ballack is the most consistent CM of the last decade

Most consistent lover, maybe. I.e awesome at coming second.

I can name 5 CM's more consistent in the last decade than Ballack

ballack deserve more praise, he had not the luck of other CM`s surrounded by WC material (scholes, pirlo, xavi), he was the WC material

Messiah wrote:everything you just said just shows that you have a man crush on kaka, not reliant on pace HA

I do, you cant deny what I said