At their Absolute Peak for a Must Win Game, who you Got?

[Evilo]

Koller easily, achieved so much more on the European spectrum than Crouch who was stuck at Stoke during his prime and wasn't necessarily their best player during that time frame as well.

Nicolas Anelka or Abou Diaby (In their primes and without injury history being taken into account please)????

Easy Anelka there. Could win any game on a single play at his peak.

Raul or Butragegno?

 

[Juve]

Oooh that is a good one. I might go Balotelli but could be persuaded either way.

Both could have been such world class players if their heads were screwed on straight.

 

[Suiteness]

Easy Anelka there. Could win any game on a single play at his peak.

Raul or Butragegno?

Very few of us saw Butrageno

Raul vs David Villa might be a better choice.

 

[AB13]

Hazard very comfortably for me - very few players could take over a game like that.



Lewandowski's ruthless efficiency takes this for me.



This is tough, especially because Robben had a well deserved reputation for bottling in big games until later in his career. But his 2014 WC is, for my money, the best that either of them ever were.



Dempsey easily.

Santi Cazorla or Tomas Rocisky

Cazorla and Rosicky are both magical footballers that I loved to watch, and it's hard to pick. I would go Santi though. Also dissapionted in two guys picking Lewandowski over Zlatan, but I'm biased towards Ibra.

 

[Mitch nylander]

Very few of us saw Butrageno

Raul vs David Villa might be a better choice.

Give me David Villa. I think he was more dangerous on the pitch.

Marek Hamsik or Isco

 

[S E P H]

Easy Anelka there. Could win any game on a single play at his peak.

Not disagreeing with you because Anelka was effin' unbelievable, but Diaby was one of the best attention to detail type of players I've watched. He was also an extremely underrated dribbler and was a brilliant playmaker. I think I would take Anelka, but not sure if it's easily.

Give me David Villa. I think he was more dangerous on the pitch.

Marek Hamsik or Isco

I really like this question, tough because each provided an excellent form of strength to their respected club. Hamsik is more underrated, while Isco is the more exposed since he got to play for Real. Hamsik is the better goalscoer, Isco is the better playmaker. Holy smokes, damn the more I am thinking about it the more either player would be useful depending on the situation. Like if you put Hamsik in Isco's position for Real and the Spanish national team would he have been more product? Likewise with Isco? Would he have made Slovakia better? Super close, but I am going with Hamsik, harder to score goals from the midfield.

Nemanja Vidic vs Vincent Kompany?

 

[The Abusement Park]

Not disagreeing with you because Anelka was effin' unbelievable, but Diaby was one of the best attention to detail type of players I've watched. He was also an extremely underrated dribbler and was a brilliant playmaker. I think I would take Anelka, but not sure if it's easily.


I really like this question, tough because each provided an excellent form of strength to their respected club. Hamsik is more underrated, while Isco is the more exposed since he got to play for Real. Hamsik is the better goalscoer, Isco is the better playmaker. Holy smokes, damn the more I am thinking about it the more either player would be useful depending on the situation. Like if you put Hamsik in Isco's position for Real and the Spanish national team would he have been more product? Likewise with Isco? Would he have made Slovakia better? Super close, but I am going with Hamsik, harder to score goals from the midfield.

Nemanja Vidic vs Vincent Kompany?

Maybe I’m biased(definitely am) but Vidic somewhat comfortably for me.

Ferdinand or Terry?

 

[Albatros]

Very few of us saw Butrageno

I remember Butragueño as one not getting it done when it mattered most, but maybe that's harsh. Either way Spain was miserable under his watch.

 

[Juve]

Maybe I’m biased(definitely am) but Vidic somewhat comfortably for me.

Ferdinand or Terry?

Terry, because he shagged his teammate's wife/girlfriend

 

[AB13]

Maybe I’m biased(definitely am) but Vidic somewhat comfortably for me.

Ferdinand or Terry?

Being real Ferdinand wins this very comfortably.

 

[les Habs]

Reading through this thread I have to wonder if people actually read the thread title.

 

[Mitch nylander]

Maybe I’m biased(definitely am) but Vidic somewhat comfortably for me.

Ferdinand or Terry?

Rio was the better player imo. I'd take him.

Ben Arfa or Jack Wilshere

 

[Evilo]

Peak wise, there's not much better than Ben Arfa, save Messi and all.

Ronaldo or Ronaldo?

 

[Suiteness]

Peak wise, there's not much better than Ben Arfa, save Messi and all.

Ronaldo or Ronaldo?

This is a bit tricky since R9's peak was before the age of 23 when his knees blew up.

Does that R9 stack up to R7's peak? It's pretty damn close, but boy do you wonder what could have been.

Batistuta or Thierry Henry?

 

[AB13]

This is a bit tricky since R9's peak was before the age of 23 when his knees blew up.

Does that R9 stack up to R7's peak? It's pretty damn close, but boy do you wonder what could have been.

Batistuta or Thierry Henry?

Thierry Henry, not even close. The guy has the all time best goals per game record in England and the all time single season Premier League assist record. Henry had a better career than R9, for example, he was a better all round striker with better goalscoring and assist numbers over a long period (R9 in terms of peak is just as good though probably but I would take 2002-2004 Thierry Henry over peak R9 and every other striker during my lifetime).

Rio was the better player imo. I'd take him.

Ben Arfa or Jack Wilshere

Not unbiased here, but peak Wilshere, when he was a teenager, is one of the best British midfielders ever. I take him over most midfielders only looking at peak. Ben Arfa was insane at his peak as well though so it's hard. I didn't watch Ben Arfa enough to answer.

Sergio Ramos or Virgil Van Dijk?

 

[Live in the Now]

I would take Ronaldo over C. Ronaldo given Ronaldo is more likely to win that one game. Although if C. Ronaldo played with Rivaldo and Dinho I bet they would never lose an international game, and by never I mean really never.

 

[Havre]

Ronaldo is one of very very few players ever that on his day was just unstoppable. To me that goes for two players in the "modern" game. Messi and Ronaldo (Maradona being too old).

So for absolute peak you pick Ronaldo. For career the pick is obviously C. Ronaldo.

All in my opinion of course.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Thierry Henry, not even close. The guy has the all time best goals per game record in England and the all time single season Premier League assist record. Henry had a better career than R9, for example, he was a better all round striker with better goalscoring and assist numbers over a long period (R9 in terms of peak is just as good though probably but I would take 2002-2004 Thierry Henry over peak R9 and every other striker during my lifetime).



Not unbiased here, but peak Wilshere, when he was a teenager, is one of the best British midfielders ever. I take him over most midfielders only looking at peak. Ben Arfa was insane at his peak as well though so it's hard. I didn't watch Ben Arfa enough to answer.

Sergio Ramos or Virgil Van Dijk?

On peak I take Van Dijk and people here know that I think very highly of Sergio Ramos.

Casillas or Buffon?

 

[Juve]

Thierry Henry, not even close. The guy has the all time best goals per game record in England and the all time single season Premier League assist record. Henry had a better career than R9, for example, he was a better all round striker with better goalscoring and assist numbers over a long period (R9 in terms of peak is just as good though probably but I would take 2002-2004 Thierry Henry over peak R9 and every other striker during my lifetime).



Not unbiased here, but peak Wilshere, when he was a teenager, is one of the best British midfielders ever. I take him over most midfielders only looking at peak. Ben Arfa was insane at his peak as well though so it's hard. I didn't watch Ben Arfa enough to answer.

Sergio Ramos or Virgil Van Dijk?

Ramos, it's not even a debate.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Maybe I’m biased(definitely am) but Vidic somewhat comfortably for me.

Ferdinand or Terry?

Single game? absolute peak? Terry for sure for me. There are very few players I would want more marshalling my back line in a cup final.

Daniele De Rossi or Marco Verratti

 

[Evilo]

No contest for me. De Rossi was a warrior, but he never had Verratti's natural talent.
Lahm or Alves.

 

[AB13]

Ramos, it's not even a debate.

I would agree over the course of their careers for sure. 2018-2019 Van Dijk however is probably the most dominant CB I have ever seen. Hard to choose but I am leaning towards picking Van Dijk when only looking at absolute peak but I would understand going both ways. It's definately worthy of a debate however.

 

[Havre]

What Ramos got going for him is the knack for scoring a goal in that one big game.

Never seen Ramos be as dominant as I have seen van Dijk be though. For a time it almost felt pointless trying to attack Liverpool.

Obviously two great players, but I would have picked van Dijk.

 

[Suiteness]

On peak I take Van Dijk and people here know that I think very highly of Sergio Ramos.

Casillas or Buffon?

Buffon. Casillas was a very good all around keeper but he couldn't dominate the box the way Buffon could at this best.

Xavi or Pirlo?

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

No contest for me. De Rossi was a warrior, but he never had Verratti's natural talent.
Lahm or Alves.

Lahm.

Buffon. Casillas was a very good all around keeper but he couldn't dominate the box the way Buffon could at this best.

Xavi or Pirlo?

Single game for me is Pirlo.

Drogba or Eto'o