The Greatest Defensive Midfielder Of All Time

[Coma+]

Voted for Pirlo but I feel like list should include De Rossi.  Pirlo was more of a deep-lying playmaker.  I could've voted for Gattuso as well but I liked Pirlo much more as a player.

[Danny]

8 hours ago, Danny said:

@Spike

 

I read through the article @Spike and tbh this is classic the athletic bullshit. I like a lot of their stuff but sometimes they churn out shit for shitsake. Nearly every "new position" can be named and is generally referred to anyway by an existing position

[Spike]

4 hours ago, Danny said:

I read through the article @Spike and tbh this is classic the athletic bullshit. I like a lot of their stuff but sometimes they churn out shit for shitsake. Nearly every "new position" can be named and is generally referred to anyway by an existing position

Yeah I was a little sceptical of The Athletic. Buzzfeed of sports.

[6666]

Vieira was more box-to-box and Pirlo was more of a deep lying playmaker. Same with Xabi Alonso. So I went with Makelele.

[Danny]

13 minutes ago, Spike said:

Yeah I was a little sceptical of The Athletic. Buzzfeed of sports.

Their club specific stuff is good but they threw out an article on managers clothing styles and it was just a wtf am I paying for moment 

[6666]

1 minute ago, Danny said:

Their club specific stuff is good but they threw out an article on managers clothing styles and it was just a wtf am I paying for moment 

Don't know what their articles are like but the podcast is very good in my opinion. When it comes to articles, most journalists just have to meet requirements a lot of the time.

[Danny]

10 minutes ago, 6666 said:

Don't know what their articles are like but the podcast is very good in my opinion. When it comes to articles, most journalists just have to meet requirements a lot of the time.

Yeah not slating the journalists because the in depth stuff is good and I agree the podcasts are good. But they also generate pointless articles like renaming positions that already have names that essentially describe what they’re saying anyway

[Spike]

58 minutes ago, Danny said:

Their club specific stuff is good but they threw out an article on managers clothing styles and it was just a wtf am I paying for moment 

I use scripts

[Dr. Gonzo]

1 hour ago, Spike said:

Yeah I was a little sceptical of The Athletic. Buzzfeed of sports.

Buzzfeed's clickbait funds Buzzfeednews which is actually quite good journalism.

[Spike]

3 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Buzzfeed's clickbait funds Buzzfeednews which is actually quite good journalism.

They write hit pieces on public figures in Australia. 

[Carnivore Chris]

Matthaus won the Balón d'or and was a key man in various Champions League wins, a world cup and Euros. As far as German legends are concerned, he's one of the first who come to mind along with Beckenbauer overall. He also featured that Balon d'or team of alltime recently, which I believe speaks volumes.

I suppose you would have to say it was him.

I have gone for Busquets as I watched his whole career and I'm biased, but Matthäus should probably be leading the poll.

Like @Fusion, I was always a big fan of Redondo myself, class player.

Vieira was a monster.

Makelele was legendary and even had a role named after him.

Rijkaard a beast.

Diego Simeone was a warrior who played with his heart in every game.

It's actually very tough as these players played the game differently and it would depend on the formation and style of football, it would be difficult to choose one.

 

 

[CaaC (John)+]

Roy Keane for me, I wish we had him playing nowadays, a great DMF and would control the game and kick arses when needed, not like the fucking toss pot of a captain we have nowadays, he couldn't scare a fly off a bald man's head.

[Spike]

I still think Esteban Cambiasso is criminally underrated. Same with Thiago Motta.

[Cicero]

Mascherano's 2014 WC performance was arguably the best defensive midfield display I've ever witnessed. 

[JoshBRFC+]

By all means debate and discuss who was better and why but my god it sends me to sleep when people start over thinking and over analysing the finer details of a position someone played when discussing the greatest in a position, to try and justify their point. 

Shutup ya wet lettuce and vote ffs. 

Integral part of the best club side of all time - Busquets. 

 

[MUFC]

On 14/08/2022 at 13:08, CaaC (John) said:

Roy Keane for me, I wish we had him playing nowadays, a great DMF and would control the game and kick arses when needed, not like the fucking toss pot of a captain we have nowadays, he couldn't scare a fly off a bald man's head.