Best attacking midfield player in the world ? If not who is ?

He has a 700 million pound release claus at Real Madrid WOW !!

He really is talented, this is certainly his best though

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He's not bad but he's no Scott Arfield.

Kevin De Bruyne is the best in the world, in my opinion.

Honerable mention for Paolo Dybala though.

Lionel Messi probably

KRBFC wrote:Lionel Messi probably

Surely Messi is more of a forward than attacking midfielder?

Anyway I'd have Eriksen and de Bruyne over him

Geoff wrote:Surely Messi is more of a forward than attacking midfielder?

Anyway I'd have Eriksen and de Bruyne over him

Not sure, both play similar role for club, Isco takes Bale's spot wide.

Had a great game although he's faded a bit towards the end

Excellent player. He was superb tonight.

ecc wrote:Excellent player. He was superb tonight.

Amazing player and amazing Spain. Ultra Spain!

Don't like the thong song..

Ronaldo aside I thought Iniesta was the best player on the pitch, Isco and Silva also incredible, Spanish have some side, they're just developed differently to English players, no long ball, it's almost like they're playing 5 a side from a very young age.

KRBFC wrote:Ronaldo aside I thought Iniesta was the best player on the pitch, Isco and Silva also incredible, Spanish have some side, they're just developed differently to English players, no long ball, it's almost like they're playing 5 a side from a very young age.

Nothing wrong with long ball as long as its mixed up with an the ground stuff. Germany have been doing it for ever, and their record ain't too shoddy.

KRBFC wrote:Ronaldo aside I thought Iniesta was the best player on the pitch, Isco and Silva also incredible, Spanish have some side, they're just developed differently to English players, no long ball, it's almost like they're playing 5 a side from a very young age.

I thought Iniesta was labouring, Silva watched the game pass him by and Isco had a good 25 minutes tops.
Dont get too carried away with reputations.

Geoff wrote:Surely Messi is more of a forward than attacking midfielder?

Anyway I'd have Eriksen and de Bruyne over him

Interesting concept is that. However, rules are rules but if I could take out Messi from the team, but replace him with those two, then I’d probably do it. But even though FIFA are stupid, i think they will insist on the numbers remaining as they are, so based on that, I’m pretty sure I’d have Messi in my side over any one of those two.

Don’t get me wrong, they are great players, and Eriksen is probably the most underrated in his position in Europe, but Messi is THE man.

Isco was borne and raised in the Arroyo de Miel, which is he Spanish part of Benalmadena. He went on to play for Malaga before moving on to Real. He has recently being buying up a lot of property in the area, obviously all part of his investment plans for the future.

bobinho wrote:Interesting concept is that. However, rules are rules but if I could take out Messi from the team, but replace him with those two, then I’d probably do it. But even though FIFA are stupid, i think they will insist on the numbers remaining as they are, so based on that, I’m pretty sure I’d have Messi in my side over any one of those two.

Don’t get me wrong, they are great players, and Eriksen is probably the most underrated in his position in Europe, but Messi is THE man.

Messi is the man but is he a forward or an attacking midfield player? I definitely don't consider him a striker, he's more a wide player with a free role kind of like Isco at Madrid, Eriksen/Alli at Spurs, Sigurdsson at Everton, Iniesta throughout his career has played from wide. Does that mean an attacking midfielder can be a winger or a wide midfielder? if so, Messi is undeniably the best ''attacking midfielder'' on the planet, with Ronaldo the best forward.

bobinho wrote:Interesting concept is that. However, rules are rules but if I could take out Messi from the team, but replace him with those two, then I’d probably do it. But even though FIFA are stupid, i think they will insist on the numbers remaining as they are, so based on that, I’m pretty sure I’d have Messi in my side over any one of those two.

Don’t get me wrong, they are great players, and Eriksen is probably the most underrated in his position in Europe, but Messi is THE man.

What are you talking about?

I questioned whether Messi was an attacking midfielder and then provided two attacking midfielders that I think are better than Isco.

Keep up, boy.

Brilliant, but Spain do have a weakness at the back.

If you can get the ball of them and break quickly, they are far too open and slow to get back.

Course, they are absolutely magnificent at everything else but still!

2 of the, Spain goals were from long balls were they not?

Geoff wrote:What are you talking about?

I questioned whether Messi was an attacking midfielder and then provided two attacking midfielders that I think are better than Isco.

Keep up, boy.

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