Top 100 Lists for 2015

[Hadoop]

So FourFourTwo, which is considered to be a fairly reputable soccer magazine, has just released their annual ranking of the top 100 players in the world for 2015. You can read all about it at FourFourTwo’s Best 100 Football Players in the World 2015, but here is the full list:

100. Mohamed Salah
99. Grzegorz Krychowiak
98. Ezequiel Garay
97. Ricardo Rodriguez
96. Stephan Lichtsteiner
95. Son Heung-Min
94. Sebastian Giovinco
93. Anthony Martial
92. Carlos Bacca
91. Wayne Rooney
90. Harry Kane
89. Javier Pastore
88. Dimitri Payet
87. Marco Verratti
86. William Carvalho
85. Mauro Icardi
84. Felipe Anderson
83. Blaise Matuidi
82. Claudio Marchisio
81. Alex Texeira
80. Hakan Calhanoglu
79. Daniele De Rossi
78. Hulk
77. Danilo
76. Memphis Depay
75. Joe Hart
74. Juan Mata
73. Radja Nainggolan
72. Cesar Azpilicueta
71. Marcelo
70. Keylor Navas
69. Alvaro Morata
68. Bastian Schweinsteiger
67. Cesc Fabregas
66. Alexandre Lacazette
65. Isco
64. Nemanja Matic
63. Gonzalo Higuain
62. Arda Turan
61. Mats Hummels
60. Petr Cech
59. Thiago Alcantara
58. Santi Cazorla
57. Jordi Alba
56. Vincent Kompany
55. Edinson Cavani
54. Miralem Pjanic
53. Franck Ribery
52. Koke
51. Nicolas Otamendi
50. Xabi Alonso
49. Raheem Sterling
48. Leonardo Bonucci
47. Mario Gotze
46. Marco Reus
45. Thaigo Silva
44. Diego Costa
43. Angel Di Maria
42. Gianluigi Buffon
41. Carlos Tevez
40. Jerome Boateng
39. Yaya Toure
38. Arturo Vidal
37. Javier Mascherano
36. Karim Benzema
35. Gerard Pique
34. Douglas Costa
33. Sergio Ramos
32. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
31. Antoine Griezmann
30. Raphael Varane
29. Thibaut Courtois
28. Toni Kroos
27. James Rodriguez
26. David De Gea
25. David Silva
24. Mesut Ozil
23. Luka Modric
22. Giorgio Chiellini
21. Sergio Busquets
20. David Alaba
19. Eden Hazard
18. Diego Godin
17. Kevin De Bruyne
16. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
15. Andres Iniesta
14. Paul Pogba
13. Philipp Lahm
12. Ivan Rakitic
11. Alexis Sanchez
10. Arjen Robben
9. Sergio Aguero
8. Gareth Bale
7. Manuel Neuer
6. Thomas Muller
5. Luis Suarez
4. Robert Lewandowski
3. Neymar
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
1. Lionel Messi

Thoughts?

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[Power Man]

Danilo?

Garay?

 

[Edo]

Mesut Ozil needs to be higher. Schweinsteiger, and Fabregas shouldn't be anywhere near a "top of" list. David Silva is too high. Morata is too high. Dani Alves + Carvajal should be on the list. Otamendi?

Did Robben even play 30 games in 2015?

Messi, Neymar, and Suarez should be 1-2-3.

 

[Plato]

Mesut Ozil needs to be higher. Schweinsteiger, and Fabregas shouldn't be anywhere near a "top of" list. David Silva is too high. Morata is too high. Dani Alves + Carvajal should be on the list. Otamendi?

Did Robben even play 30 games in 2015?

Messi, Neymar, and Suarez should be 1-2-3.

So Ozil is one place higher than Silva, and you want Ozil higher and Silva even lower.
I remember when you used to at least try before trolling but now you're like Kobe taking 25 shots a game and hitting 4 of them.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I think this is a pretty good list. I don't have many complaints about it.

 

[Live in the Now]

So Ozil is one place higher than Silva, and you want Ozil higher and Silva even lower.
I remember when you used to at least try before trolling but now you're like Kobe taking 25 shots a game and hitting 4 of them.

Ozil should be #1

 

[Deficient Mode]

Not a good list imo but that's to be expected when these players play in so many different leagues and the competition and viewership isn't standard. No Mkhitaryan on this list is the worst omission to me. He has been Dortmund's best player consistently since April.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

This is better than most rankings lists. Verratti is criminally low.

 

[Edo]

So Ozil is one place higher than Silva, and you want Ozil higher and Silva even lower.
I remember when you used to at least try before trolling but now you're like Kobe taking 25 shots a game and hitting 4 of them.

Basically. Have people been watching Ozil lately?

 

[Power Man]

This is better than most rankings lists. Verratti is criminally low.

True story, I thought that was posted by Evilo

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Alaba is top 10

 

[Cassano]

No Lloris, Eriksen or Henderson. Why is the EPL so underrated?

 

[YNWA14]

Robben, Ozil, Benzema, Higuain, Verratti amongst others should be higher.

Ronaldo, Bale, Muller, Lewandowski, Pogba, Diego Costa, Memphis Depay (shouldn't even be on the list), Sterling amongst others are too high.

Having a host of players from Calhanoglu to Sterling to Memphis on the list but no Coutinho (who is and was clearly better even when they were on the same team to Sterling)? Please. Seems like this list was made mostly on hype.

 

[xavi4life]

Danilo?

Garay?

You read my mind. I don't agree with Gareth Fail at #8 though either.

 

[xavi4life]

No Lloris, Eriksen or Henderson. Why is the EPL so underrated?

Because on the whole they haven't won **** in Europe in the last 2-3 years.

 

[Evilo]

I stopped at 87. LMAO.
Written by an 8 year old surely.

And X4L, what has winning have to do with the quality of players? Is Cruyff a lesser player than Burruchaga?

Lloris is without a doubt a top 100 player. Actually, he should be in the top half.

 

[Evilo]

Lol Azpilicueta over Verratti...

 

[Savi]

I love Rakitic, but he shouldn't be ranked above Iniesta and Busquets.

This list isn't actually that bad imo, but it does make some very questionable calls. Danilo over Verratti, Matuidi and Pastore? Come on now.

Also I think Reus, Griezmann, Thiago Silva and Di Maria should've been ranked higher. And Pique definitely lower.

 

[Bad News Bears]

The top 11 should just be Gladbach's starting 11 against Munich.

 

[Evilo]

Wait, their top 2 CB are Godin and then Chiellini? Wow, I didn't even notice this one. Amzing !

We'd have no trouble getting a better list here, even with the EPL bias and stuff. Easily a better list in fact.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

For comparison, the top 100 picks from this year's fantasy draft:

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Luis Suarez
4. Neymar
5. Paul Pogba
6. Eden Hazard
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
8. Marco Verratti
9. Arjen Robben
10. Kun Aguero
11. James Rodriguez
12. Kevin de Bruyne
13. Gareth Bale
14. Thiago Silva
15. Sergio Ramos
16. Manuel Neuer
17. Marco Reus
18. David Alaba
19. Sergio Busquets
20. David de Gea
21. Mats Hummels
22. Luka Modric
23. Vincent Kompany
24. Arturo Vidal
25. Jerome Boateng
26. Robert Lewandowski
27. Andres Iniesta
28. Alexis Sanchez
29. Karim Benzema
30. Diego Costa
31. Thomas Müller
32. Antoine Griezmann
33. Diego Godin
34. Philipp Lahm
35. Cesc Fabregas
36. Toni Kroos
37. David Silva
38. Mario Götze
39. Nemanja Matic
40. Raphael Varane
41. Thiago Alcantara
42. Mateo Kovacic
43. Koke
44. Thibaut Courtois
45. Isco,
46. Xabi Alonso
47. Ivan Rakitic
48. Gerard Pique
49. Edinson Cavani
50. Javier Pastore
51. Angel di Maria
52. Carlos Tevez
53. Alexandre Lacazette
54. Hugo Lloris
55. Nicolas Otamendi
56. Marquinhos
57. Ricardo Rodriguez
58. Javi Martinez
59. Pedro
60. Alvaro Morata
61. Philippe Coutinho
62. Jordi Alba
63. Lucas Moura
64. Cesar Azpilcueta
65. Mesut Özil
66. Jordan Amavi
67. Aymeric Laporte
68. Blaise Matuidi
69. Dani Carvajal
70. Giorgio Chiellini
71. Morgan Schneiderlin
72. David Luiz
73. Branislav Ivanovic
74. Geoffrey Kondogbia
75. Filipe Luis
76. Dani Alves
77. Mehdi Benatia
78. Wayne Rooney
79. Leonardo Bonucci
80. Juan Mata
81. Lukasz Piszczek
82. Memphis Depay
83. Mamadou Sakho
84. Yaya Toure
85. Pablo Zabaleta
86. Naldo
87. Raheem Sterling
88. Roberto Firmino
89. Javier Mascherano
90. Stefan de Vrij
91. Serge Aurier
92. Axel Witsel
93. Ander Herrera
94. Layvin Kurzawa
95. Claudio Marchisio
96. Laurent Koscielny
97. Marcelo
98. Pepe
99. Franck Ribery
100. Oscar

 

[Evilo]

Fantasy drafts are different (you have to draft for positions, etc...) and yet it's a million years better than 442's list.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Fantasy drafts are different (you have to draft for positions, etc...) and yet it's a million years better than 442's list.

We were also considering futures (which is why I took Pogba 5th overall). The 442 list isn't a total disaster, but I think there are a few catastrophic mistakes (lookin at Verratti)

 

[Evilo]

Really not just Verratti.

List your top 5 CB. Now compare with that previous list.
List your top 5 GK. Now compare with that previous list.
List your top FB, and do the same.

It's awful.

 

[ProPAIN]

Lol Azpilicueta over Verratti...

Of all the names you could have an issue with you pick Azpi? Sure, the rankings make no sense, but he is one of the better fullbacks in the world and was a vital part of the solid defensive line that won the league last season.