20 Dec 2017 21:01:19
Fun question for ED 01 and Reds who have spare time reply and wish too. Who in your opinion is Liverpool’s greatest Goalkeeper, Defender (any position), Midfielder ( any position) and forward and why? I’d persinally go with GK - Ray Clemence, DEF - Alan Hansen, Mid- Gerrard ans Forward King Kenny. YNWA.

{Ed001's Note - the only change I would make is Souness was better than Gerrard as he had much more defensive responsibility and he won games singlehandedly. He put the fear of Fowler into opponents when he walked out on to the pitch, especially Liam Brady when they were in Italy....}

1.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 07:16:58
From 96 onwards and ignoring sentimentality, Reina-Hyypia-Gerrard-Suarez.

2.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 07:36:32
Oh COMON ed. Where’s Stevie Nicol!? Actually never seen him play I just crack up seeing his input on espnfc. He reminds me of Charles Barkley. You can tell he really understands the game, he just has a hard time of showing it 😂 Can tell he’s liverpool through and through though.

{Ed001's Note - he was a fantastic player and could neck a pint down like no one's business but Hansen is the best centre back I have ever seen play the game, even better than Baresi. Hansen was genuinely world class at his peak. Like Mcgrath he had knee problems but still was outstanding.}

3.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 08:05:14
In my lifetime as a fan GK: Reina DF: Carragher MF: Gerrard ST: Suarez. I’m sure there were better players before but I’ve never seen them play (only old videos)

4.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 08:25:05
Ray Clemence
Alan Hansen
Ian Callaghan
The King.

5.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 09:33:05
. and peoples worst gk, defender, midfielder and striker?

{Ed025's Note - migs, lovren, balotelli..

6.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 09:39:21
Gk - david james
Df - henchoz
Mid - berger
Cf - owen.

7.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 09:49:00
Surprized you missed hendo in midfield there ed025 haha.

{Ed025's Note - yeah i even left him out of my worst players sandon...ill put him on the bench mate.. :)

8.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 10:30:33
Clemence
Hansen
Souness
Dalglish

It could be those 4 because I grew up watching them, or it could be those 4 due to us being left behind since.

9.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 11:15:21
Have to agree with AggerDo there, what a spine of a team to build around. Grew up with King Kenny as my idol.

10.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 12:44:57
Aye same 4 for me as AggerDo. Although I only really remember Clemence in his last season. The next best would be Grobs Nicol Alonso and Rush. These wee favourite player posts are tough some times when you can't fit in Barnes Fowler and Gerrard.

11.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 13:34:29
Worst in each category :

GK Charles Itandje
Def Paul Konchesky
Mid Oyvind Leonhardsen
Fwd Mario Balotelli.

12.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 17:56:49
Brucey, Hansen, Gerrard, kenny.

13.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 20:08:21
I've only been watching Liverpool since 2005.

So I'll go with Reina, Agger, Alonso, Torres.

Reina picks himself in the last 12 years. Dudek was quality to be fair, but Mignolet, Jones, Cavalieri, Itandje, Doni, Bogdan? I'll leave it at that.

Agger I've picked because i think when fit he was the best defender in Europe. Quick, Strong, good on the ball, free kick specialist, good in air, leader etc. Carra was great but lacked composure at times. Hyypia was excellent but lacked pace. Agger had everything and for 25 games a season, he was the best defender we've had in my lifetime. Which is impressive because i think Carra and Hyypia were world class in their prime. Plus Agger turned down Barcelona at their peak and got YNWA tattooed on his knuckles to rub it in their face 😂

Alonso is the greatest midfielder of the last 20 years in my opinion. I know people will scream about Zidane, Gerrard and Iniesta. But Alonso was the best for me. He transformed the deep midfield role. Before Alonso you were either a destroyer or a playmaker. He was the best in the world at both. Lynchpin of he best Liverpool team in recent years, the best Madrid team in recent years, the best Bayern team in recent years, and the Spain team which swept all comers aside.

Lastly I've gone for Torres because i would argue that in his prime at Liverpool he was the best striker in world football. Suarez wasn't quite for me. Maybe there was less competition in Torres' era, but my opinion remains that he would've walked into any team in the world at his peak. Torres scored goals to win major international tournaments. Suarez probably wouldn't have taken the place of Ibrahimović (PSG) or Lewandowski (Bayern), and though he did take his game to the next level after he left us, Torres leaked with us.

Plus Suarez marred everything good about his time at Liverpool with controversy. People will point to Suarez scoring more, but Torres was often rested against smaller clubs like Norwich so he was at 100% to stuff Barcelona, Real Madrid or Chelsea in the Champions League semi finals! Additionally, Torres played in a team built to defend first, score second. Suarez played in a team built to outscore the opposition. If Torres in his prime had played in that 13/ 14 season team, he'd have scored 40.

14.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 20:18:01
Clemence
Hansen
Souness
Dalglish.

15.) 21 Dec 2017
21 Dec 2017 22:26:07
Reina
Hansen
Souness
Rush.