Best Player In the EPL over last 20 years?

[silky_soccer]

Just something that came up in work,

I think scholes, what bout you guys?

 

[Aker]

Henry in his prime for me. He was just incredible.

 

[AnfieldEd]

Roy Keane

 

[Cesc tastic]

Thierry Henry in his prime is the best player I have ever seen

 

[Aryagorn]

I think Ronaldo deserves a spot among those players for bringing the WPOTY award to England

 

[silky_soccer]

Roy Keane

was tornn between Keanee and Scholes, but opted for Scholes.

I think Ronaldo deserves a spot among those players for bringing the WPOTY award to England

no

 

[Aryagorn]

no

yeah, no for being the only England based player to have ever won that award!!

 

[Aker]

Roy Keane? Seriously?

 

[Bojan_rnr]

Ryan Giggs... undoubtedly.

Manchester United

* Premier League (11): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
* FA Cup (4): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
* Football League Cup (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09
* FA Community Shield (7): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008
* UEFA Champions League (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
* UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991
* Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
* FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Individual

* BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 2009
* PFA Player of the Year: 2009
* PFA Young Player of the Year: 1992, 1993
* Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 1997–98
* Bravo Award: 1993
* BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year: 1996, 2009
* Overall Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02)
* Wales Player of the Year Award: 2006
* FA Premier League Player of the Month: September 1993, August 2006, February 2007
* PFA Team Of The Century: 2007[3]
* PFA Team of the Year: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2009
* Goal of the Season: 1999
* English Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2005

Orders and special awards

* OBE for services to football: 2007[2]
* Honorary Master of Arts degree from Salford University for contributions to football and charity work in developing countries: 2008[48]
* Freedom of the City of Salford: 2010.[49]

Records

* Only player to have won 11 league titles, and only Manchester United player to have played in all eleven Premier League-winning teams.
* Most Premier League appearances for an outfield player.[50]
* Most Premier League assists (accurate records are only available from 2002 onwards).[51]
* Only player to have scored in every Premier League campaign since its inception.
* Played in every Premier League season since its inception, along with Sol Campbell. Giggs is the only player to do this with one club.
* Only player to have scored in eleven consecutive Champions League tournaments (1996–97 to 2006–07).
* Only Manchester United player to have scored in fourteen different Champions League tournaments.
* Most goals by a British player in the Champions League/European Cup proper history, and 14th overall (not including preliminary rounds).[52]
* Most appearances by a Manchester United player.
* First player to score 100 Premier League goals for Manchester United.
* Second midfielder to have scored 100 goals in the Premier League for a single club (first being Matt Le Tissier).

 

[Aryagorn]

Honours

Club

Manchester United

* Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
* FA Cup: 2003–04
* League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09
* FA Community Shield: 2007
* UEFA Champions League: 2007–08
* FIFA Club World Cup: 2008

Individual

* UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament
* Bravo Award: 2004
* FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2004–05, 2005–06
* Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2006–07
* UEFA Team of the Year: 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
* Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-08
* FIFPro World XI: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
* PFA Young Player of the Year: 2006–07
* PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007-08
* PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
* PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
* FWA Footballer of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
* Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08
* Premier League Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008
* Premier League Golden Boot: 2007–08
* Barclays Merit Award: 2007–08
* European Golden Shoe: 2007–08
* UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2007–08
* UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007–08
* FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007–08
* FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2008
* Ballon d'Or: 2008
* FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008
* Onze d'Or: 2008
* World Soccer Player of the Year: 2008

Many a times it is argued that in order to be hailed a great, along with the statistics & personel talents a player got to win trophies... to go by that logic Ronaldo, with the above list of different awards that he won all while still in England, sure deserves a place among the players mentioned in that list if not considered the best!!

 

[silky_soccer]

yeah, no for being the only England based player to have ever won that award!!

he spent what two years pf his peak there? dont think that merits a place, most of his time theree was as a hit or miss youngster.

[YOUTUBE]_z_fB_Nk0rE&feature=fvst[/YOUTUBE]

theres your best theree...

Club

Manchester United

* Premier League (9): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
* FA Cup (3): 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
* Football League Cup (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
* FA Community Shield (4): 1996, 1997, 2003, 2008
* UEFA Champions League (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
* Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
* FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

[edit] International

England U18

* UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship: 1993

[edit] Individual

* Premier League Player of the Month (3): January 2003, December 2003, October 2006
* PFA Team of the Year (3): 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07
* Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02): Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade
* English Football Hall of Fame: 2008

 

[VivaBarca]

Roy Keane

Agreed. I also feel that Schmeichel and Bergkamp should be high up on the list.

 

[10Rivaldo]

You can't judge a player's abilities based on how many trophies he's won...
And Roy Keane, really? I'm split between Scholes and Henry but I'm gonna have to go with Henry on this

 

[JCCR_FCB]

Hard choice... Henry or Giggs... I think both, but once I have to choice... Giggs.

 

[Aryagorn]

Giggs though... Ronaldo still deserves to be on the list