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The Fifteen Best African players in EPL history

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  1. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    We’re talking about the better player though. Not what their team won, as demonstrated pascal Cygan won a PL medal Desailly didn’t. Djibril Cissé won a champions league medal, Eric Cantona didn’t.

    Giggs was a cracking player. Not quite at the same level as Henry though.
     
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  2. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    We could have an all time PL team thread. Don't think we've done that before.
     
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  3. Bodinki

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    Giggs still wins, even ignoring the medals.
    Henry might edge him slightly when it comes to quality.
    But longevity and consistency? Giggs wins hands down.
     
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    Depends how you’re measuring ‘best’ I suppose. But as you say, for sheer quality and ability. Henry wins.
     
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    If you are purely taking both players at their prime and which one was better, I would probably say Henry.
    But I would have rather had Giggs in my side than Henry, because Giggs provided 20 years of quality and loyalty and help United to a ridiculous amount of pots.
    To me, if I would rather have Giggs over Henry, I would class Giggs as the best, of those two.
     
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    Yeah Giggs was an immense player in a fantastic team. Henry still the better player though.
     
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    Pretty sure we’d all agree who’d be in it too <whistle>
     
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    yeah this one

    Cech
    Azpilicueta Carvalho Terry Cole
    Essien Kante Lampard
    Robben Drogba Hazard
     
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    Yep we’d all agree that none of those players would be in it <ok>
     
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    Cole would be in it without doubt. Probably Terry and Lampard too.
     
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    Get the thread up then Bod <ok>

    Agree about Cole. Gerrard ahead of Lampard though. Terry is a monumental **** stain but he’d be in with a shout.
     
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    Pre EPL (football did exist before 1992!)....

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    Nigerian International who played as a Sweeper for us during the best season in our history.
     
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    When he's "on it", Sadio Mane pisses on all of them.
     
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    In the best PL squad definitely.

    Not necessarily in the starting 11 though Bod.
     
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    An all time PL team without Le God would be a travesty, just like only 8 England caps was...FU Venables and Hoddle...:mad:
     
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  16. FosseFilberto

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    His brother might disagree <whistle>
     
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  17. FosseFilberto

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    Paul Goddard? ... nah ... even that tubby ugly bloke from the Channel Islands that used to play for you lot was better ... and he'd only be a bench warmer (a large proportion of the bench. admittedly) ...
     
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    Didn't you have a very witty chant for him?

    :emoticon-0159-music Agboola, la, la, push ya broom and make the tea...:emoticon-0159-music
     
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    He has more talent in his little toe than that Steptoe looking, dirty cheating little Kunt from your club has....
     
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  20. FosseFilberto

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    Perhaps they could compare title winners medals? ... <laugh>

    ... and how many little toes do you think he has ... I'm guessing maybe eight?
     
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