1.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 20:16:31
Thanks very much for the article Ed001. Very informative. I'm in total agreement in regards to David Silva. He is (or perhaps was) the true Magician. He made that Spain midfield tick like clockwork. I'm surprised you've placed Fekir so high up on th list, but I must admit I saw him play only last year, when he was coming off injuries. So what do you think? Do we put in a bid for James Maddison? Or do we flex muscles, open up the wallet, and go for Dele Alli or Isco?

{Ed001's Note - I wouldn't touch Isco or Alli. Isco is not a team player and Alli is too busy diving to play. Maddison is someone half the Prem are tracking, West Ham tried to buy him in the summer.}


2.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 20:28:11
I can't lie, the first name I looked for is Silva before reading the others because he's without a doubt the best attacking mid there is.

Iniesta for me I'd probably stick in 5th place. But he is coming to the end of his career now I just have massive respect for who he is and what he can do. At one point I wouldn't of known who to pick out of him and Silva but at this moment in time, it's got to be Silva.

It's a difficult one really because there's so many top attacking mids out there but I would have Hazard part of the top 10 and probably remove Gotze purely because of his injuries if he wasn't made of glass he could've been one of the top in that list.


3.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 20:31:32
My dad thought I was winding him up when I said we should sign Maddison. He wasn't having any of it when I said England should take him to the world cup.

I Don't think I'd have him in my top 10, but he is definitely the second best English attacking midfielder after Alli as your list suggests.

On a side note, Harry is not going to like this mate! No Insigne, and two English players 😲 he's probably just punched his mum and eaten his dog in protest.

{Ed001's Note - Insigne is a winger mate.}


4.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 20:33:25
Nice read edd a little surprised you included Ali. But I am a fan of his so glad you included him. You were right in saying he hasn't had the best of seasons.
Let's hope we can get him for next season and he lives up to the potential.

{Ed001's Note - can't leave him out, he may not be at his best but he is still excellent.}


5.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 20:56:09
I just know Harry loves Insigne and he can play there! I'd have had Hamsik in my top 10 by the way. I think I'd have gone with De Bruyne, Dybala, Silva, Hamsik, Alli, Coutinho, Iniesta, Ozil, Asensio, Isco.

{Ed001's Note - Hamsik has played deeper every time I have seen Napoli this season or he would have been a shoo-in. Dybala is a forward imo and Asensio usually plays wide left.}


6.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 21:14:01
I know what you mean about Hamsik but he's played most of his career in a defined attacking midfield role so I can't not pick him.

Dybala I picked because you included Fekir and I think he is in between an attacking midfielder and a second striker, like Dybala is.

Asensio playing wide seems temporary to me. He is destined to be the best attacking mid in world football I think. Alli also plays wide left this season so I have kind of gone with my top 10 in the game rather than the top 10 this season. Otherwise Alli and Coutinho would have to be left wingers and I couldn't include them either.

{Ed001's Note - it is bloody difficult mate.}


7.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 21:21:12
It is made harder because players play different positions from season to season. Even Ozil often played on the right of a front 3 for Arsenal from time to time! De Bruyne started this season in the holding role!

Then there is the conundrum of which is more crucial; creating goals or scoring goals. Hamsik and Alli blitz everyone in terms of scoring, but De Bruyne and Ozil blitz everyone for creativity. Then you have the guys like Silva and Iniesta who tend to be more creative in terms of key passes and link up play.

You Don't pick easy topics for yourself mate!

{Ed001's Note - easy is boring.}


8.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 21:28:21
If it's possible Ed would love to see another article, similar to this one but for defenders. The reason I mention this is off the top of my head I'm struggling to think of 10 who top top quality, defenders these days just aren't incredible or not many are, I mean it's difficult to pick top 10 attacking mids because there's so many but defenders there isn't. I have no doubt you can pick a top 10 but me right now I'm finding it difficult to look past the following.

Bonucci
Hummels
Skriniar
Godin
Koulibaly

I just know for a fact I've missed out some top names but these spring to mind off the top of my head. See as I'm typing this I thought of Alderweireld, so that's 6, we're getting there lol.

{Ed001's Note - I will be going through doing top 10s of each position over time.}


9.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 21:30:47
Brill, look forward to that!

{Ed001's Note - I did actually do a 'world's best' list of a few positions in the past, but there has been a long gap since the last one I did. I was ending up with 20-30 players to write about with that so decided to cut it back to 10 and just make it a top 10. Takes a while to pick them but really saves time on typing it up.}


10.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 21:43:21
Good read Ed001, just a quick one. Coutinho has played the majority of his games in LW and he was included in the list, But you've left out insigne and assensio for that very reason? Surely can't be one rule for one player and another rule for another?
Don't mean to be difficult I just like consistency,
Cheers.

{Ed001's Note - Insigne prefers to play on the left as a winger, Asensio is a youngster who could be picked there but as he has played more games wide left or right than in the centre I could hardly pick him. Coutinho has always maintained he is a central player and always prefers playing more central. Even when playing nominally on the left he would spend 90% of the game central. You watch Insigne or Asensio and both are proper widemen when they play wide.}


11.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 21:57:27
For me Alli hasn't been as good this season. But then spurs haven't been quite as good this season! Still I hope he can push on as he has top talent and hopefully help England do better in up coming tourneys!


12.) 15 Mar 2018
15 Mar 2018 23:33:53
If have to make a point for eriksen over alli?


13.) 16 Mar 2018
16 Mar 2018 02:31:38
I very rarely use the like/ dislike function but why on earth would people dislike this article? damn right disrespectful when you consider the amount of time and effort put into writing them.


14.) 16 Mar 2018
16 Mar 2018 03:20:25
I'd love to have Gotze at Liverpool, I think reuniting him with Klopp would help him harness the enormous potential he had.


15.) 16 Mar 2018
16 Mar 2018 10:51:53
Silva stands out! I was tempted to buy his shirt but my inner soul never allowed it! There is nothing better than watching him play! He went through a worse time of his life this year, yet produced some of the best football for them! A proper PL legend! Humble, modest and what a player!

I don’t care about the rest 9. Alli above Coutinho is joke! Alli in his best day wouldn’t lace the boots of phil. People hate him I know, I do not care one bit. Phil is still my fav player.

The sad part is 2 out of the three are at City and we aren’t signing any one from that list!