Our best ever player

I thought Tevez was fucking brill too. Not best ever material, but certainly up there with some of the names mentioned, imo.
 
BrianW said:
Colin Bell was an amazing player who could play in about 10 positions and was super fit. I reckon if a 23-year-old Colin Bell walked into the Etihad tomorrow Pep would absolutely love him. A dedicated and natural athlete with no side to him and a hell of a lot of skill.
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He could have played any position on the pitch, definitely a Pep player.
 
M23 Citizen said:
I thought I’d put Dave Watson in.

I tried to have 3 keepers, 9 defenders, 9 midfielders and 9 forwards.

Watson was supposed to be one of the 9 defenders, for some reason I’d omitted him (now amended).

Would you have Francis? I didn’t add him due to lack of time with us. But didn’t know who to be the 9th forward.
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I think if the criterion is quality when they were with us (as oppose to George Weah, for example) then I think Francis has to be in there. He’s definitely be ahead of Hayes and Summerbee imo. Arguably Tueart could also be ahead of one of those two as well. Anelka and Tevez would arguably be in with a shout as well.
 
Our best player of all time is KDB. I don’t think it’s that’s close. He does everything.

2. Rodri
3. Haaland
4. Yaya
5. Silva
6. Bell
7. Aguero
 
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Best brain and most effective De Bruyne, Favourite is David Silva, most complete in all facets is Rodri.

De Bruyne is our greatest so far
 
I never got to see the likes of Bell, Summerbee, Lee, Trautman etc so I can't place them.

Of all the players I've seen I would say Rodri, David Silva, KdB, Yaya and Aguero are the best I've ever seen. I also think that watching Ederson for the first time was something else - we literally saw goalkeeping revolutionised before our eyes.

All that said, Aguero scored the greatest goal in PL history and gave me one of the best moments of my life. It still brings tears to the eyes and a shiver down the spine when you see us drawing 2-2 with time running out and Balotelli slips that ball to him.. I've still never had a moment in football like that and I suspect I never will.

If I was pushed I would have to pick Aguero. But I wouldn't argue with any of the others, I'm just glad to have seen some of the finest footballers that have ever graced these shores.
 
As a “City” City player in the golden era, it’s Franny or The King.

If it’s modern era, foreign players and all, it’s crap shoot between Sergio, David, Yaya, KDB or Rodri.

Embarrassing abundance of world class talent who all played a distinctly different role in the team.

Sergio smashed our goal records and then some, and scored the most orgasmic goal in City history, leading 50,000 Etihad occupants to cum in unison!

David, El Mago, was simply the best, most creative, most subtle, most tenacious, left foot the world has ever seen grace the Etihad turf. Best.Leftie.Ever.

Yaya is the biggest, best, most powerful force of nature to ever put on the shirt. He lifted us to the levels needed to prick the inferiority complex balloon of “Noisy Neighbors” to elevate us above them…and we have never looked back. From Wembley to the Etihad against Villa to post-strop Palace to the double at St James Park to the pass to Zabba against QPR to the best TWO crowd songs for any player ever and he is a unique player who came here as a declining force, yet reinvigorated his game (and reputation) by playing anywhere and everywhere along the spine of the team…and excelling from Center Half to Centre Mid to scorer of vital goals in the biggest games!

KDB is the closest thing to King Colin the world has ever seen, with even The King acknowledging KDB’s rightful claims to the crown. Whether it’s the sniper quality passing to the two-footed crosses and shots, to the complete domination on the 20-30 yard pass into stride and the bullets from the edge of the box (with EITHER foot) to the Assist King for every forward every season to the obvious sacrifice of his body for the cause, he has been the best Right Midfielder, and second striker, in his later years in Sky Blue.

And now, Rodri…or Godri, if you listen to me…who has redefined the role that Makelele and Busquets helped define. The Metronome that keeps us ticking over, while helping button us up at the back, and scoring everything from headers from corners, screamers from balls knocked out to him to his trademark pass into the bottom corner from 20-25 yards out when City REALLY need a goal. And, as the latest Ballon D’Or winner, during the same period the PFA didn’t even recognize him as one of the best midfielders in the League, he has now elevated his work to the international level…because the tribalism and poor journalism in British football refuses to give him the credit he deserves.

For me, he is the prototypical midfielder for the current game. He has a man mountain who has the ability to change the game in ways that others before him haven’t, be it the slotting in as a CB, controlling the pace of the game and swinging the ball from left to right, to his dominance around the edge of the offensive shell on attack, to the game-changing goals…he is the best all around midfielder of 21st Century in my book.

But, then he’s GODRI!
 
We’ve had a lot of phenomenal talent and at 42 years old it took a while before I’d seen greatness in the flesh in a blue shirt, apart from the great David White, of course. I loved Yaya and Kev is a wonderful, wonderful footballer who is probably the most effective player we’ve ever had, but for me, technical brilliance and vision I think David Silva edges it.

He could do everything, despite being tiny. That assist for Dzeko (you know the one) is the greatest control and pass Ive ever seen.

Criminally underrated in my opinion.
 
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