Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes or Cesc Fabregas?

Question

Who is the best central attacking midfielder in The Premiership?

Sorry I forgot to mention Mikel Ballack!!!

Answer 1

1) S.Gerrard
2) P. Scholes
3) C. Fabregas
4) F. Lampard / M. Ballack

Allow me to explain my decision.

Lampard/Ballack- One is over-hyped. The other under-performed. I've never felt that Lampard deserved his status as the 2nd best player in the Europe behind Ronalhino as revealed in recent polls. What exactly do people see in him? Sure he scores plenty of goals but that's not his ultimate job is it? He used to be a pretty good player with fine passes, keeps everything simple and going, and chips in a few goals here and there. But ever since people rave about his goal-scoring abilities he has gone complacent and has only one thing on his mind- scoring goals HIMSELF. everytime he has the ball around the enemy's area, his team-mates can virtually stand and do nothing because there is NO WAY frank is gonna pass the ball to them. he goes for goal and more often than not, misses. even when he scores it's mostly because his shots are deflected by unknowing defenders. luck, i say. plenty of luck. ballack is an established player with international pedigree but he has done s**t since coming to chelsea on a free. hope he can prove why he used to be one of the best midfielders around. but time is not on his side.

Fabregas- On his way to becoming one of the finest playmaker in Europe, but he still needs time to fine-tune his game. Not that time isn't on his side...

Scholes- England's best attacking midfielder for the past decade. Enough said.

Gerrard- Best midfielder in England. People may argue this but they cant deny Gerrard is simply the best.
Who can score long range goals like Gerrard does? Lampard, some may say. Yet Gerrard can do things Lampard cant, like the ability to up the tempo in the game.
Who can pass the ball as well as Gerrard? Scholes, some may say. Yet Scholes cant make a decent tackle even if his life depended on it, but Gerrard can. And what a well-timed tackle too!
Who can inspire his team, doing things out of the ordinary and produce a moment of magic like Gerrard does? Fabregas, some may say. Yet he lack the experience that Gerrard possesses in abundance.

I hope i made my point.

Answer 2

All the players mentioned in this question, with the exception of Michael Ballack, are worthy of being included in this debate. Lampard, it can be said, is the glue that holds the nuevo galactico team of Chelsea together. However, his historic lack of potency in front of the goal is the reason why he isn't #1 in my book.
Cesc Fabregas shows incredible promise, and it was largely his considerable contribution this past season that kept Arsenal from completely falling apart. However, he is still in the ascendancy and therefore is not as established as the other players mentioned. Maybe in a couple years, but not now.
I am a Man U fan, so Paul Scholes has a special place in my mind. No one has a bigger heart for the game. Not to mention the incredible goals he has scored. But he is not number one in my mind. So that must mean...
Stevie G is the best no question. No one leads his team as explicitly as Gerrard does. Without him Liverpool is nothing. Not to mention, he is an incredible all around player, who with the exception of Scholes is also the best defender of the bunch. Hats off to Gerrard!

Answer 3

1) S.Gerrard
2) P. Scholes
3) C. Fabregas
4) F. Lampard / M. Ballack

Allow me to explain my decision.

Lampard/Ballack- One is over-hyped. The other under-performed. I've never felt that Lampard deserved his status as the 2nd best player in the Europe behind Ronalhino as revealed in recent polls. What exactly do people see in him? Sure he scores plenty of goals but that's not his ultimate job is it? He used to be a pretty good player with fine passes, keeps everything simple and going, and chips in a few goals here and there. But ever since people rave about his goal-scoring abilities he has gone complacent and has only one thing on his mind- scoring goals HIMSELF. everytime he has the ball around the enemy's area, his team-mates can virtually stand and do nothing because there is NO WAY frank is gonna pass the ball to them. he goes for goal and more often than not, misses. even when he scores it's mostly because his shots are deflected by unknowing defenders. luck, i say. plenty of luck. ballack is an established player with international pedigree but he has done s**t since coming to chelsea on a free. hope he can prove why he used to be one of the best midfielders around. but time is not on his side.

Fabregas- On his way to becoming one of the finest playmaker in Europe, but he still needs time to fine-tune his game. Not that time isn't on his side...

Scholes- England's best attacking midfielder for the past decade. Enough said.

Gerrard- Best midfielder in England. People may argue this but they cant deny Gerrard is simply the best.
Who can score long range goals like Gerrard does? Lampard, some may say. Yet Gerrard can do things Lampard cant, like the ability to up the tempo in the game.
Who can pass the ball as well as Gerrard? Scholes, some may say. Yet Scholes cant make a decent tackle even if his life depended on it, but Gerrard can. And what a well-timed tackle too!
Who can inspire his team, doing things out of the ordinary and produce a moment of magic like Gerrard does? Fabregas, some may say. Yet he lack the experience that Gerrard possesses in abundance.

Answer 4

Captain Marvel- Steven Gerrard!

Answer 5

I'm a narrow minded Liverpool FC supporter, therefore: Steven Gerrard all the way.

If I had to pick someone else, I'd go for Ballack or Scholes.

Answer 6

Steven Gerrard

Answer 7

Has to be the ginger ninja.
Creatively and finishing wise he's head and shoulders above the other two English guys (Fabregas hasn't been around long enough for a fair comparison).
Gerrard is probably a better all-round player (said through gritted teeth) and we'll gloss over Scholes' tackling 'cause you did say attacking midfielder.

Answer 8

thyere all good in their different ways.fabregas and scholes are more similar to each other and gerrard and lampard are similar type of players in that they burst forward and sore goals.fabregas and scholes are just really intelligent types who know exactly what to do with the ball when they have it.
i'd say the best is proably gerrard but scholes second to him.fabregas next and lampard last.why did you even mention ballack?oh i think u were having a laugh

Answer 9

Cesc Fabregas

Answer 10

Steven Gerrard of course..!!