Best player ever in the Premier League?

[Chippy_boy]

I've just watched some old City game highlights and it brought back memories of incredible times with Aguero, Silva, Toure and plenty of others.

But one player stands out IMO head and shoulders above the rest, and that is KDB.

On reflection, I think he is the best player ever to play in the PL. He's just absolutely phenomenal. His first touch - which never even gets mentioned - is ridiculous. His vision, unparalleled. Passing, ditto. Control amazing. Burst of speed fantastic. Shooting, brilliant. Assist? Say no more. Even tracking back and tackling, damned good.

Has there ever been a better player? I think he's the best ever. What do you think?

 

[Bluewonder]

KDB and Henry are the two best players of the era, for me.

Absolutely sublime, world class players who could win games on their own and were/ are arguably the best in the world at certain points.

 

[bluealf]

David Silva was the man, if he could have scored a few more then it wouldn't be in doubt, the guy stats don't do him justice, he was the man that assisted the assister and nobody records that.

How many times did he send a winger on his way with a peach of a through ball and then the winger squares it across the goal for a tap in, assist and goal recorded, tremendous vision and pass left to fade into the memory banks.

Don't get me wrong KDB is fantastic, we really have been spoiled these last 15+ years

 

[bluemoon32]

Henry was some player, a cock but some player

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

Yep Henry for me. Made it look easy at times.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

On his day Yaya.

 

[youngbob]

Henry. Was playing today's football 20 years ago.

 

[DTKOAG]

Djemba Djemba
So good they named him twice

 

[TCIB]

David Silva for me, you could not get the ball off him, he had ESP like awareness of where people were, were going to be, when to hold it and take the heat off, when to make a killer pass. There are some great players to have graced the league but he stands above all for my money. KDB a very close second.

 

[mosssideblue]

Wilf Boney, no contest

 

[mancboy]

David silva and its not close

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Outside of a City player, Bergkamp.

 

[Elliot houghton]

Has to be KDB he’s doing things not many could do in football history never mind just the PL 4 seasons 16 or above league assists is insane numbers

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Merlin, who ran games match after match, week after week, season after season. For years.

Henry was a phenomenal player, but in the nature of things, I didn't see anything like as much of him.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Peak Yaya Toure was easily in the top 5 best players I've ever seen.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Peak Yaya Toure was easily in the top 5 best players I've ever seen.

He was unbelievaboo.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Henry. Was playing today's football 20 years ago.

With his hands. Just ask Shay Given!

 

[alexmcity]

Probably Henry, but Haaland can get there if he stays more years in the PL. Haaland might lack the natural gifts of Henry and KDB but goal involvements wise he is in a league of his own and he's only 23.

KDB is the best midfielder in PL history and even many oppo fans would agree with that. 1-2 more CLs and he'll be among the goat midfielders.

 

[Blue Pete]

To subjective for anyone to agree. My favourite player is David Silva.

And in an all conquering era of spanish football of Ineista and Xavi, David got nearly as many caps and significantly more goals than either and more than the pair of them combined

 

[RACHACE]

KDB is in the conversation that's for sure.

Thierry Henry though was some ridiculously good player and would just about get my vote.

Adnan Januzaj anyone?