Drogba, Essien, Yaya Toure, Eto'o to name 4 that spring to mind and they are just the world class ones which is a level above top class (imo). There are further names in the top class bracket. Admitedly most that lot in the world class bracket are beyond their personal best right now, but not 10 years beyond it.
I wouldn't say Drogba or Essien were ever world class. They were good, sure, but never top bracket players.
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Really? I couldn't stand the sight of Didier, I really couldn't.....especially with his knack of scoring against us but I thought he was top notch.....
Essien I thought really had a period under the specialist in failure special one where he really dominated in midfield. Remember hearing him say he gets 14 hours sleep a night or something stupid like that (a little spurious if you ask me). Giroud could take note though...
I'd say Drogba was world class too, Essien no.
If Drogba at his peak wasn't world class. them who the heck was. After Henry, he was the man who next dominated the EPL. George Weah was also world class but came here 5 years after his peak. Pity that. he was a master blaster of a CF
Feeds into what Nasri said about Yaya Toure not being rated as World Class because he's from Africa.
Henry was better than Drogba but Henry isn't the yardstick for being world class. Drogba was as complete an athlete in football as you will find. Fast, powerful, outrageously good in the air, like Alan Shearer good (and I know most don't like Shearer) decent on the ground, if he had a decent chance you trusted he'd take it more times than not, smart runs, played off the shoulder, could drop deep and like Giroud would head the ball over the half way line away from his own goal when defending for his team.
Yaya played in that Barca team at their prime and looked limited to some. When he came here we realised that that wasn't the case at it. He is as complete a midfielder as you will find. At his best it looks like the best secondary school kid playing with the year 6 primary school kids half the time. You can't get near him.
He has a touch of the languid, lazy, deify me touch about him at times (a little like Ozil) and he does get thwarted against the better players on occasion, but I think even the better players often do. It doesn't take too much away from their quality. Suarez doesn't score as many against top half teams, but we all agree on his abilities. Well mostly.
Yaya is their top scorer this season and has been instrumental in them retaining the title (which they will do make no mistake) with 20 odd league goals. If we're being honest there is nothing he can't do really and I think he would have stood out in any era of football.
Come on now. Drogba was world class.
Unplayable during his peak years. Done it in the big games too.
Top top player.
Are you being serious? LmaoOriginally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Judging by this thread, nasri and yaya were 100% right when it concerns goonersweb
And yaya had to move on because he didn't fit in barca's system as well as busquets did at that time. Wenger was trying to get yaya for years, could you imagine us as we are now with yaya? We'd be killing it
And lord knows how you couldn't say drogba was world class back in his prime? He gave many defenddrs nightmares and with us killed senderos all by himself lol
Players like drogba and yaya are who we need the most
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