Ibime:


Fab is not a better player because he has zero fitness and can't run.

Like I said, any coach that already has a stable midfield that dominate possession would be mad to choose Iniesta over Lampard as his AMF. Who will turn down 27 goals and 20 assists when you already have Xavi and Busquets dominating the opposition midfield and Messi already scoring 60 goals and breaking opposition tactics. Lampard's additional goals, assists and workrate will just take that team beyond planet earth.

hensben:
na God go continue to punish you and others who use stats to rate Neymar above hazard. You see una life for outside now huh. Btw, Zidane and lampard played in different era. Lampard vs iniesta is the perfect comparison in this scenario. I repeat, make Oluwa punish all of una wey dey use stats rate Neymar above hazard. No apology.. Wtf. If I may ask what make you think iniesta is better than lampard because stats shows otherwise(according to sleekdot and his comrades inducing you).

Sentimental buffons.

dmcdad:

At this juncture you should know stats doesn't tell he true or whole picture. Your fellows with better understanding of footie know that.

hensben:
imagine that one called dmcdad said iniesta is shoulder and way ahead of lampard. Base on what na.

ollah1:


Your team played a beautiful footie under ancelotti and our guys scored loads of goals. How come you won a double In his first year and went trophyless the second year??

sebod:

So you actually answered the question? You wanna start another pages of argument? I thought you are already tired of arguing on a matter that has been laid to rest over time, you easily fell for his trick of starting another comparison. What happened to your button these days? Hazard=Neymar, Lampard=Iniesta=Xavi, Drogba=Messi, Chelsea=Barca. All are great players. Let's stop unnecessary arguments here and there.

sebod:

Bro,
Why don't you just drop this unnecessary argument?
A Chelsea fan would choose Lampard in his team ahead of Iniesta while a Barca fan would prefer Iniesta. Both are legends of their clubs. The neutral fans who have seen them perform both in club and national level are the ones that can tell you who is who. It's obvious this kind of argument will just be generating unnecessary heat. Why not just drop it and move on before it turns to Mikel vs Roberto

hensben:
So what now tell if stats becomes meaningless at this juncture?

dmcdad:
[s]
I asked a simple question and you are digressing.

Zizou vs Lampard, who is/was the better footballer?[/s]

Cc: Ibime.

dmcdad:

I asked a simple question and you are digressing.

Zizou vs Lampard, who is/was the better footballer?

Cc: Ibime.

Ibime:



Zizou is the better midfielder but Xavi is the greatest midfielder of all time.

hensben:
TRASH TRASH TRASH.. Trying to save face. Remy, Henry bla bla bla..

Chelseafan1:



Lol....Barca fans are already mad @ Dmcdad for falling for Hensben's tricky question...I have stopped arguing Hazard with anyone till further notice.


But I still think it isn't fair if that guy is judged solely because of his number of assists and goals scored when great players like Iniesta, Robben and Ribery weren't all that great statistically.

To each his own abeg.

dmcdad:

At this juncture you should know stats doesn't tell he true or whole picture. Your fellows with better understanding of footie know that.

bigkesh:

But it does when its about Hazard abi

Ibime:
Would Messi be in the running with Ronaldo for WPOTY if he was scoring 18 goals a season to Ronaldos 60?

Chelseafan1:



But I still think it isn't fair if that guy is judged solely because of his number of assists and goals scored when great players like Iniesta, Robben and Ribery weren't all that great statistically.

To each his own abeg.

homesteady:
Ewooo!

Lampard - FIFPRO World XI : 2005

Iniesta - FIFA FIFPro World XI : 2009, 2010, 2011 , 2012, 2013 , 2014, 2015


Iniesta that has won MOTM in the final of the 3 biggest football competitions in the world - Worldcup 2010, UCL 2015 and EURO 2012! Lampard wan die?

Ibime:



Zizou is the better midfielder but Xavi is the greatest midfielder of all time.

Ibime:



Zizou is the better midfielder but Xavi is the greatest midfielder of all time.

homesteady:
Ibime


My post on barcelona thread concerning this issue!
For a stats-less player to have this many accolades, then he must have been really special.

Ibime:


Benefits of playing in the best team seen in our lifetime. I think he deserves 2 or 3 of those. The others are just carry along. One of those seasons was absolute ojoro. Im sure Pique also has multiple entries.

Dont forget Lampard was 2nd in WPOTY when Chelsea was dominant.

If Iniesta came to Chelsea at Lampards peak, he woulda been asked to play in the pivot just like Ballack who was one of the top 3 AMS in the world when he moved to Chelsea.

Likewise if Barca had been successful in signing Lampard, they would have pushed Iniesta to the left wing to accomodate him.

Like I said, only a mad manager who already has a dominant midfield and attackers would choose Iniesta over Lampard in AMF. Iniesta is good enough to demand a place in the team, but he will find some other position to accomodate him. The currency of a nigga who will score you 27 goals and get you 20 assists guarantees you trophies in that Barca team.

Ibime:


Benefits of playing in the best team seen in our lifetime. I think he deserves 2 or 3 of those. The others are just carry along. 2013 and 2014 was absolute ojoro - just people voting on reputation. Im sure Pique also has multiple entries.

Dont forget Lampard was 2nd in WPOTY when Chelsea was dominant.

If Iniesta came to Chelsea at Lampards peak, he woulda been asked to play in the pivot just like Ballack who was one of the top 3 AMS in the world when he moved to Chelsea.

Likewise if Barca had been successful in signing Lampard, they would have pushed Iniesta to the left wing to accomodate him.

Like I said, only a mad manager who already has a dominant midfield and attackers would choose Iniesta over Lampard in AMF. Iniesta is good enough to demand a place in the team, but he will find some other position to accomodate him. The currency of a nigga who will score you 27 goals and get you 20 assists guarantees you trophies in that Barca team.

ollah1:



Balack moved to a different position when he arrived at Chelsea.
Iniesta would have moved to another position too if Barca had signed Lampard

Every midfielder must clear road for Lampard.


Wow!! Lampard must be the best midfielder of our time

ollah1:



Balack moved to a different position when he arrived at Chelsea.
Iniesta would have moved to another position too if Barca had signed Lampard

Every midfielder must clear road for Lampard.


Wow!! Lampard must be the best midfielder of our time

Ibime:


Robben and Ribery are fantastic statistically.

Ribery makes 17-20 asssists a year.

Robben scores every other game when he is fit.

Only Iniesta is "instructed" not to score or assist.

Hazard will have to start scoring and assisting bucketloads to be rated with Neymar.