Big name foreigners....?

Question

Can you name any big name foreigners that came to England and played well?. I can only think of 1- ZOLA.

ZOLA is one. People like Henry, Van Nistlrooy, C.Ronaldo and Alonso where not big name players before they came to England.

Answer 1

I understand the question ,they had a big name before the came to England, the 1 player that im amazed that nobody seems to mention and he was consistent for 10 years is Dennis Bergkamp ,world class player before Bruce Rioch took him to Arsenal sheer quality until his retirement.

Answer 2

Zola, Ginola, Van Nistelrooy, Henry, Vieira, Van Der Sar, Schmeichel, Kanoute, Di Canio, Robben, Van Persie, Dudek, Barthez, Anelka, Campo, Giannakopoulos, JI-Sung, Solskjaer, Saha.

Answer 3

There's David Ginola, Gianluca Vialli, Paolo Di Canio, Dennis Bergkamp, Jurgen Klinnsman, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Gabriel Heinze, Jaap Stam, Ivan Campo, Youri Djorkaeff, Jay Jay Okacha, Edwin Van der Sar, Nwankwo Kanu, Claude Makelele, Emre, Obafemi Martins, Faustino Asprilla, Phillipe Albert, Arjen Robben, Juninho, Robert Pires, Fernando Hierro, Dietmar Hamann...

Too many to begin with.

Schmeichel, Cantona, Solkjaer or the likes don't count cause when they first arrived, they were just a little more than nobodies. They only established themselves after they came to England.

Answer 4

Mmm! What about Thierry Henry, George Best, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Denis Law, Dave Mackay, Billy Bremner, Osvaldo Ardiles, Ricardo Villa, John Toshack, Roy Keane, Peter Smeichel, Dennis Bergkamp, Jürgen Klinsmann … to name but a few?

Answer 5

As i'm from Leeds I should say Cantona.
I suppose Tony Yeboah and possibly Radebe.
Definately not Thomas Brolin, Frank Strandli or Phil Masinga though!!!

But being a Chelsea fan i gotta agree on Zola he was amazing!!!

Cech is a close second though (hope he's back in action soon)

P.s If anybody says Ronny Rosenthal i want you to never speak to them again!!!

Answer 6

there's a feeling that the procuring of remote places super names has had a unfavourable result on the form of English gamers through into the nationwide area. This seems to be a challenge in another international places to boot, e.g. Spain, however, fairly sufficient that may no longer the case in Italy. Italy is the counter-argument to the present usual groundswell. In Italy, there is sufficient money which has already been positioned into the greater youthful human beings academies and greater is going in each 300 and sixty 5 days. perhaps, for this reason Italy stands I worldwide Cup win at the back of Brazil and nevertheless has the a number of superb club facets interior the worldwide. and there is your answer - specific, soccer golf equipment AND the FA ought to make investments greater into such academies. i understand that actual skills will continually shine through, yet lots does want sharpening, which on the instant the golf equipment do no longer possibly have the time to do. for this reason the greater youthful human beings academies.

Answer 7

Zola was brilliant but there has been many great foreigners.
wot about Eric Cantona or from todays era Theirry Henry.
Patrick Viera was class also.
dont forget the keepers Peter Schmeichel was outstanding
there's many top class foreigners who've played in the premiership.

Answer 8

Peter Schmeichel was consistantly good for Man U, he really pulled the team together.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played well for a couple of years
Thierri Henry just needs increased quality of football from his fellow players.
Only really an ocassional football fan otherwise I would be able to think of more, no doubt.

Answer 9

Jurgen Klinsmann did well for Spurs as well.

But how about players like Xabi Alonso, Cech, Henry?

Answer 10

Thierry Henry!