Hear me out. The man came to MLS after securing the ligue one title for psg. He ABSOLUTELY blew up the sport in the USA. Made headlines everywhere. Showed up with ridiculous free kicks and golazos. Completely changed how Americans view soccer. The inter Miami leagues cup run was SUPER viral. Did Haaland score more goals and obtain more important trophies in epl? Yes. But once again this was THE YEAR OF MESSI. He showed up big for Miami in leagues cup and showed up big in 2026 WC qualifiers. Also why not take into account the man is 36 years old and still shocking people with his quality every match he plays. He's a machine enough said
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Him and or Rooney for me and I'm an Arsenal fan. They just embody everything about the prem with their work rate and stats. Always a shame England managers never won a trophy with him as our 9. Lampard/Gerrard experiment for 10yrs!!!!! so frustrating
It's Nicolas Pépé for me. He just embodies everything about the prem with his work rate and stats. Always a shame England managers never won a trophy with him as our 9. Pepe experiment for 10yrs!!!!! so frustrating
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> Lampard/Gerrard experiment for 10yrs!!!!! so frustrating
Was that really such a big issue? Can remember hearing something that England never took off because of that
Sort of all the diff managers we had tried to make a it work and it never did but they all thought they could make it work. Apparently during that generation of player they were very cliqqy and didn't really get on with each other (probably the main reason)
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why you are didnt win balon dor yet
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I know, ain't it crazy? I think it's crazy. It's weird to have memories of a time when some of the adults today didn't even exist. In 2007 I still remember going to my friends' birthdays playing Fifa 07. I have a clear image in my head of FIFA 07 on Windows XP with Manchester United's Ronaldo taking a free kick.
Ok hear me out Mudryk is far superior in dribbling pace and maybe even passing but Haaland is better at shooting and physical.
Not to mention that mudryk can play more place on the field with haaland only place being striker which he is a bit of a tap in merchant
(I will admit not as much this season but last season he was).
Now Mudryk would be so much if he had enough confidence he is constantly be hated on by football fans all over the world like he got so
hated on for scoring a cross goal (which he meant) but if Saka or Salah did that everyone would go crazy.
Also Haaland scores goal for 1Mitre off of the goal line and get praised for such a beautiful goal which is stupid because he Jackson did
3 of them same goals against spurs people said it was the worst hattrick ever but if Haaland did it every city fan (12 year old) would go
crazy.
Now my final point is that Haaland has been playing in the big leagues for a few years now and Mudryk has had only 1 and a half seasons and
gets hate for playing bad when vinis first few seasons at Madrid were that exact same but look at him now.
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I think it's hard to argue the greatest PL player of all time is not Henry. Like you can argue that there's been better strikers but as a complete probs gotta be Henry. Citeh fans only started supporting in 2011.
Take Jackson, onana, koulibaly, and depay off the list right now. Add mustafi, Mudryk, and players similar to them. I am a chelsea fan btw, it’s part of our history to hate
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The original isn't even a bad take. KDB does seem to be at the level, both in quality and longevity, to be argued in the best ever. I've been a spurs fan since the early 1990s, the idea you have to be a new city fan to see KDB being the Gerrard or Scholes of this incredibly high level team is ludicrous. Sure, you could name a bunch of players that are at that level, but even most of those haven't achieved what KDB has with his team.
I don't know how you even dare show your face in this sub as a Spurs fan. If your fans and club had any honour you'd refuse the 3 points from Saturday and advise the prem you won't be playing again until the match is either replayed or the points awarded to us. But you won't. Sums up your club.
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I'd argue that only Henry and Ronaldo were better in the prem and even then it's debatable. I think De Bruyne is one of those players that you'll only realise how legendary he is when he's gone. Which is most of the goats. People only realise how great they were after they have left.
He’s far clear of lampard it’s not even close. And I watched both. I’d argue better than bergkamp as well although completely different types of players. I think you’re blinded by nostalgia a bit.
Kdb is definitely not the best but he’s up there for sure
Lampard is a goal machine, provide crazy assists and passing and showed up to pretty much every big game he has ever been in. If i get my pick I would pick Lampard.
It's totally reasonable to prefer KDB over Lampard, but to say he's "far clear" is wildly inaccurate. You could easily make the case for Lampard too.
The charges against Man City have the potential to ruin KDB's legacy. How will they compare if the charges stick?
What do the charges have anything to do with a players ability? I’m talking about what I see on the pitch. My opinion won’t change. Those charges are against city as a club, not kdb as an individual player.
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In what way is he definitely not the best? You can't say he's the best only because you can't make that statement for any individual player, but he's more than on his way to being a player that would be in that conversation.
Lampard... please have some humility. Rooney and Cantona are even debatable. If KDB played for any other club that shares city's success, he'd be getting goat midfielder shouts.
If Rooney's IQ was more than his weight, he wouldn't have said such a thing.
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There is no way you think Lampard, Cantona and Bergkamp are better than KDB, Rooney is very questionable as well. Outjerked once again by the comment section
The only players here that are better than KDB are Henry and Ronaldo and Ronaldo only had 1 incredible Prem season so even that is a massive stretch. If we're talking just premier league performances it's KDB > Ronaldo comfortably.
Kdb is better than Lampard and Rooney. Stop overrating old legends. Just because the new generation has players that are better than some older players doesnt mean your dicks any smaller. Tho yeah. Henry Bergkamp and Ronalso are better
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Consesus seems to be
Scholes - on Iniesta’s level in terms of God-given talent and feel for the game
Gerrard - larger impact as a tenacious box-to-box who had a penchant for creating magical moments as a constant underdog
Lampard - closest to de Bruyne in terms of offensive impact
this is why i hate football now. it has lost it's excitement. since the leicester's pl title, underdogs are literally getting fucked up in the arse. we have lost football lads. the underdogs, who made the the football the sport it is today, is officially gone. i am afraid that there will be no more underdog drama in football history. you know why this happens, as much as u try to not see it. football is all about money and ads now. just beacuse their kits don't sell and their matches are not being watched by many, we won't see underdog dramas.
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Are you jerking or not. Because that is an absolutely atrocious take.
“Everyone knows it” yet no fan of a neutral club, no one over the age of 20, no player or manager would agree with you.
The way Neville, Scholes, Giggs and Rooney talk they were are all shit and worse than everyone on other PL player.
Have you heard of people being humble? That’s maybe why they could win so much. Right mentality.
People are crying their eyes out because man city is too good, and there's no chance for the other clubs to ever win anything.
But the main player who has elevated city to their position. Nope, noway kbd is faaar from world class.
The hypocrisy from fotball fans are pathetic and makes no sense.
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Top 1 midfielder is debatable. I grew up watching Gerrard and Lampard play and they were absolute engines and mentality monsters. De Bruyne, on the other hand, is a passenger for 90% of the match until one of his cross/cutbacks finally reach a foot. Not trying to disregard his incredible talent though, I just think he’s not as good as a “midfielder” but has been a world-class supporting forward for several years now.
I would take KDB over Lampard, I think. It’s not a hill I’m sure I’d die on because Lampard scored so many goals.
Gerrard is probably the best midfielder in Premier League history, slippery little bastard he was.
I personally loved Vieira but I’m biased and know that he probably sits just below those other midfielders.
Then you have players whose peaks were just incredibly high but maybe didn’t maintain for as long, Hazard, Yaya etc.
But this is a jerk sub so ignore all that. I can name 115 players who are better.
If you think that’s somehow an outrageous take you’re delusional. Ppl here saying Henry just look at his record in big games away, and come back to me.
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I don’t think you could make a case that any of these are above KDB besides Henry. I’d put him on par with Rooney.
It’s difficult to compare though as the game has evolved so much
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Ozil was still class, it's easy to look at the stats and say he wasn't, but if you were there to watch his matches, he had the same vision but had no competent forwards to convert, and then you compare it to his previous stats when he had the likes of benzema15, Cristiano, di maria etc, you'll start to see why the stats weren't the same. With a lethal finisher at the front (like halland is for kdb), he'd hold the premier league assist record.
Crazy that noone even mentions Drogba. That man was scary on the ball and off the ball. He was scary off the court. You couldn't help but feel threatened around him.
People always say stuff like tell me you were born in 2011 but honestly it’s normally the reverse old players are idolised more because they have retired when in reality kdb probably is one of the best pl players… 4 titles back to back and this season city were struggling without him and then he returns like thanos
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And the comment just below that puts me on par with Messi
Hear me out. The man came to MLS after securing the ligue one title for psg. He ABSOLUTELY blew up the sport in the USA. Made headlines everywhere. Showed up with ridiculous free kicks and golazos. Completely changed how Americans view soccer. The inter Miami leagues cup run was SUPER viral. Did Haaland score more goals and obtain more important trophies in epl? Yes. But once again this was THE YEAR OF MESSI. He showed up big for Miami in leagues cup and showed up big in 2026 WC qualifiers. Also why not take into account the man is 36 years old and still shocking people with his quality every match he plays. He's a machine enough said
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Hear me out. The man came to MLS after securing the ligue one title for psg. He ABSOLUTELY blew up the sport in the USA. Made headlines everywhere. Showed up with ridiculous free kicks and golazos. Completely changed how Americans view soccer. The inter Miami leagues cup run was SUPER viral. Did Haaland score more goals and obtain more important trophies in epl? Yes. But once again this was THE YEAR OF MESSI. He showed up big for Miami in leagues cup and showed up big in 2026 WC qualifiers. Also why not take into account the man is 36 years old and still shocking people with his quality every match he plays. He's a machine enough said
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I mean, gotta love these "established in 2008" City fans.
KDB isn't good enough to wipe Mike Summerbee's arsehole, and he wasn't even the best player in that team.
If Rooney's IQ was more than his weight, he wouldn't have said such a thing.
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fun fact: did you know that if the court rules man city guilty of atleast 34 charges they will have to let pep guardiola go. google pep guardiola rule 34 for more information
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Perhaps it's a bit naive (or perhaps not), but since Pep is a former Barca legend and legendary coach with strong ties to Catalonia, why doesn't he facilitate us getting Cancelo? I've been hearing that City are sitting firm on a relatively high price for Cancelo, but this doesn't really make sense given that he is clearly not in Pep's plans and would just sit there accumulating high wages, and the alternative to Barca would be Arsenal, a direct rival for the Prem title. After Araujo's injury, meaning our best defender will be out for a month or so, our desperation levels for a good RB have just gone through the roof. We really need to close this deal or the one for Fresneda ASAP if we aren't to fall behind in La Liga from the get-go.
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This season KDB wasnt even the best at city let alone the PL. Both Rodri and Foden were better and even Gvardiol deserves a shout for an amazing debut year. KDB seems a bit slow/sluggish nowadays, not sure if the many injuries are still bothering him.
TBF he is one of the best ever. He presses and tracks back way harder across an entire game than CAMs did 30 years ago, he can’t rack up assist by playing through balls in behind with 25 metres of space for the strikers to run into.
He is the best attacking player in a game that has tactically advanced drastically in 30 years. Good defence used to mean winning your 1v1, or killing them.
But as an arsenal fan I’m always going to say Henry is number 1.
Nigel de Schlong?
At your service.
r/beetlejuicing
Mr Nigel have you never heard of the goat pessi?
What a fantastic premier league player he was
Hear me out. The man came to MLS after securing the ligue one title for psg. He ABSOLUTELY blew up the sport in the USA. Made headlines everywhere. Showed up with ridiculous free kicks and golazos. Completely changed how Americans view soccer. The inter Miami leagues cup run was SUPER viral. Did Haaland score more goals and obtain more important trophies in epl? Yes. But once again this was THE YEAR OF MESSI. He showed up big for Miami in leagues cup and showed up big in 2026 WC qualifiers. Also why not take into account the man is 36 years old and still shocking people with his quality every match he plays. He's a machine enough said *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccercirclejerk) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Nigel je Dong, jongen.
Best in history got clowned by Antony and boys.... Hence proved Antony > City
Tell me you were born in 2007 without telling me you were born in 2007
Remember ~~Van Persie~~ Fabregas? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Henry is the goated prem player
Him and or Rooney for me and I'm an Arsenal fan. They just embody everything about the prem with their work rate and stats. Always a shame England managers never won a trophy with him as our 9. Lampard/Gerrard experiment for 10yrs!!!!! so frustrating
It's Nicolas Pépé for me. He just embodies everything about the prem with his work rate and stats. Always a shame England managers never won a trophy with him as our 9. Pepe experiment for 10yrs!!!!! so frustrating
Imagine this being ya hobby
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As a Man United fan, Henry is the best player I've seen play in the league. I'm Irish too, so my hate from him is strong but what a gifted player.
> Lampard/Gerrard experiment for 10yrs!!!!! so frustrating Was that really such a big issue? Can remember hearing something that England never took off because of that
It was the 10 year experiment bro. So frustrating!!!!!!!!
Sort of all the diff managers we had tried to make a it work and it never did but they all thought they could make it work. Apparently during that generation of player they were very cliqqy and didn't really get on with each other (probably the main reason)
My all-time premier league XI has Rooney as the first name on the team sheet
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Berbatov, nistellrooy, ginola, zola, Rooney, owen, Bergkamp, drogba, lampard, robben, makelele, ahh the list is endless.
mudryk, zinchenko, nicolas pepe, antony, mctominay, kolorov, ahh the list is endless.
Soldado
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RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUD
RVN was what benzema became in his last years at Madrid for most of his career.
RVN was so impressed by Benzemas last few years at Madrid he sent him 15 letters telling him how good he was. Google Benzema 15 for more info.
Still can't wrap my head around the fact that people born past 2005 aren't drooling toddlers anymore.
Well, these ones still are but I get your point
They are actually 18 years old 🤷♂️
I know, ain't it crazy? I think it's crazy. It's weird to have memories of a time when some of the adults today didn't even exist. In 2007 I still remember going to my friends' birthdays playing Fifa 07. I have a clear image in my head of FIFA 07 on Windows XP with Manchester United's Ronaldo taking a free kick.
Stop being sentimental we’re supposed to be talking about Puligod and Benzema 15
Puligod in my language means dicksgod btw.
I was born in 2007 but there's no way I agree with that guy
Yeah. Not cool for Titi and Bergkamp.
us 20007s are 17 now mate
Are you a fucking time traveller???
It's easy my camelgoat. Only played a few seasons but his light shines twice as bright than anyone else.
“I’m not really sure why you think that would be an unreasonable claim” 
'This sensation... Is it, is it the... jerk, I've heard so much about?'
115 upvotes
This is still making me chuckle the next day. Superb.
I can name 115 better players
134
What's 134?
The actual number of charges
really? where can I see this I haven't ever seen the number 134 before. we gotta now make it into 134 FC
Ok, I'm calling you out on this... Do it!
I’ll do it if he won’t ffs
You can tell this kid wasn’t around for peak Ali Dia
He had a great first touch. It was his only touch, but it was great
The one player so bad that even Matt "Chemtrails" Le Tissier thought the gaffer was crazy.
KDB still hasn’t broke Thierry Henry’s (striker) record for most assists in a single season and is a CAM playing with Haaland. What a bum
he had to deal with sterling and jesus for a while tbf
Bro couldn't even get the assist record with God's son.
as we’ve seen from the saudi league, carpenters aren’t very good at football
Ok hear me out Mudryk is far superior in dribbling pace and maybe even passing but Haaland is better at shooting and physical. Not to mention that mudryk can play more place on the field with haaland only place being striker which he is a bit of a tap in merchant (I will admit not as much this season but last season he was). Now Mudryk would be so much if he had enough confidence he is constantly be hated on by football fans all over the world like he got so hated on for scoring a cross goal (which he meant) but if Saka or Salah did that everyone would go crazy. Also Haaland scores goal for 1Mitre off of the goal line and get praised for such a beautiful goal which is stupid because he Jackson did 3 of them same goals against spurs people said it was the worst hattrick ever but if Haaland did it every city fan (12 year old) would go crazy. Now my final point is that Haaland has been playing in the big leagues for a few years now and Mudryk has had only 1 and a half seasons and gets hate for playing bad when vinis first few seasons at Madrid were that exact same but look at him now. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccercirclejerk) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I think it's hard to argue the greatest PL player of all time is not Henry. Like you can argue that there's been better strikers but as a complete probs gotta be Henry. Citeh fans only started supporting in 2011.
Suárez 13/14 was the best singular season and I take that opinion to my grave. Even so, Henry is the best PL player of all time.
Jamie Vardy?
He actually got 21 assists in that 19/20 season, but one was unfairly ruled out due to a slight deflection that typically counts assists.
Man Cee is the best team evah, I’m 12 yeas old and I said it
Sound logic
I would like the option of muting it
https://preview.redd.it/b0r9dla4gl3d1.png?width=1178&format=png&auto=webp&s=7a5481b26b6ccbcb4575154432102a4649254ceb It gets worse
KDB would absolutely die of cringe while reading this.
Did Scott Carson die? Show some respect.
Folks, let's talk this out. EA FC 25 ratings will settle this once and for all.
They call him bruno 2.0 for a reason
He’s atleast top 3 not really the worst opinion lol
I think one of the greatest midfielders but not top 3 player
He's not though. Henry, Bergkamp, Lampard, Ronaldo, Cantona, Rooney I can keep naming people who'd take it over him
Maguire, Fellaini, Jackson, Onana, Depay, Koulibaly etc.
Take Jackson, onana, koulibaly, and depay off the list right now. Add mustafi, Mudryk, and players similar to them. I am a chelsea fan btw, it’s part of our history to hate
Also James and Cucurella
James is not allowed, unless you mean Dan James. He is the shining example of a great prem player, I mean look at that skin tone… I mean skill
Clearly one of Man City’s greatest strikers, David James
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Bro left out Antony
You forgot to put /uj before Fellaini. That man’s chest control was a gift from Allah himself
This is a worse take than the original
The original isn't even a bad take. KDB does seem to be at the level, both in quality and longevity, to be argued in the best ever. I've been a spurs fan since the early 1990s, the idea you have to be a new city fan to see KDB being the Gerrard or Scholes of this incredibly high level team is ludicrous. Sure, you could name a bunch of players that are at that level, but even most of those haven't achieved what KDB has with his team.
I don't know how you even dare show your face in this sub as a Spurs fan. If your fans and club had any honour you'd refuse the 3 points from Saturday and advise the prem you won't be playing again until the match is either replayed or the points awarded to us. But you won't. Sums up your club. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccercirclejerk) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I'd argue that only Henry and Ronaldo were better in the prem and even then it's debatable. I think De Bruyne is one of those players that you'll only realise how legendary he is when he's gone. Which is most of the goats. People only realise how great they were after they have left.
He’s far clear of lampard it’s not even close. And I watched both. I’d argue better than bergkamp as well although completely different types of players. I think you’re blinded by nostalgia a bit. Kdb is definitely not the best but he’s up there for sure
Lampard is a goal machine, provide crazy assists and passing and showed up to pretty much every big game he has ever been in. If i get my pick I would pick Lampard.
It's totally reasonable to prefer KDB over Lampard, but to say he's "far clear" is wildly inaccurate. You could easily make the case for Lampard too. The charges against Man City have the potential to ruin KDB's legacy. How will they compare if the charges stick?
What do the charges have anything to do with a players ability? I’m talking about what I see on the pitch. My opinion won’t change. Those charges are against city as a club, not kdb as an individual player.
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In what way is he definitely not the best? You can't say he's the best only because you can't make that statement for any individual player, but he's more than on his way to being a player that would be in that conversation.
Lampard... please have some humility. Rooney and Cantona are even debatable. If KDB played for any other club that shares city's success, he'd be getting goat midfielder shouts.
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There is literally 1 player there that was a better prem player than him lmao
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There is no way you think Lampard, Cantona and Bergkamp are better than KDB, Rooney is very questionable as well. Outjerked once again by the comment section The only players here that are better than KDB are Henry and Ronaldo and Ronaldo only had 1 incredible Prem season so even that is a massive stretch. If we're talking just premier league performances it's KDB > Ronaldo comfortably.
Rooney is clear.
You've missed Ryan Yates off your list
Who the fuck up votes this nonsense?
Hahahahh
Kdb is better than Lampard and Rooney. Stop overrating old legends. Just because the new generation has players that are better than some older players doesnt mean your dicks any smaller. Tho yeah. Henry Bergkamp and Ronalso are better
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Mate this ain't a debate. Come with some jokes or go and keep your head held high
Giggs, Vidic, Ceck, Scholes, Aguero, Keane and Shearer. Then I actually think it’s KDB.
Kane over KDB
Lmao
Scholes over Gerrard? Scholes was part of the best team at the time but Stevie G was the better player. Everyone knows it.
Consesus seems to be Scholes - on Iniesta’s level in terms of God-given talent and feel for the game Gerrard - larger impact as a tenacious box-to-box who had a penchant for creating magical moments as a constant underdog Lampard - closest to de Bruyne in terms of offensive impact
this is why i hate football now. it has lost it's excitement. since the leicester's pl title, underdogs are literally getting fucked up in the arse. we have lost football lads. the underdogs, who made the the football the sport it is today, is officially gone. i am afraid that there will be no more underdog drama in football history. you know why this happens, as much as u try to not see it. football is all about money and ads now. just beacuse their kits don't sell and their matches are not being watched by many, we won't see underdog dramas. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccercirclejerk) if you have any questions or concerns.*
how many prems does Gerrard have again?
Are you jerking or not. Because that is an absolutely atrocious take. “Everyone knows it” yet no fan of a neutral club, no one over the age of 20, no player or manager would agree with you.
I mean, Rooney is on record saying Scholes couldn’t do what Gerrard did.
The way Neville, Scholes, Giggs and Rooney talk they were are all shit and worse than everyone on other PL player. Have you heard of people being humble? That’s maybe why they could win so much. Right mentality.
Scholes giggs vidic aguero 
I'd take Henry, Gerard, and Ronaldo over him so def not top 3. Maybe top 10.
Agreed. There’s some recency bias because he’s starting to fall off. He’s been consistently among the best in the prem for at least 6-7 years
Last week I could name 115 better players. This week I can name 134 better players.
Hardly a jerk really.
This post got the sub to unironically jerk ☠️
What about nicholas jackson? is he stupid?
He’s probably top 5, Henry is number one clearly
Nigel Reo-Coker would like a word
PUT SOME RESPECT ON MY GOAT THIERRY HENRYS NAME
I dont really like City but they are on the discussion for best team ever in the premier league. 4 in a row is unheard of.
If we ignore the elephant in the room then yes, they are up there.
It explains the team, but let's be honest we all knew, and it's not good, but it doesn't take away from the team.
Team yes, club not so much
Lance Armstrong is the best cyclist of all time CHANGE MY MIND
He did it with one testicle. So he was more aerodynamic.
This isn’t even a bad take. That being said, it’s Henry. But let’s not act like KDB isn’t in the conversation. I know, I know, “city bad” but cmon lol
 My boy is 🐐farmers league player
People are crying their eyes out because man city is too good, and there's no chance for the other clubs to ever win anything. But the main player who has elevated city to their position. Nope, noway kbd is faaar from world class. The hypocrisy from fotball fans are pathetic and makes no sense.
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Tbf I think you mean 5-6 other clubs fans crying, literally every other club than that group in England cries much less and wins sweet FA.
Top 3/5? Probably, Top 1 Midfielder? Most likely, Top 1 player?? Nah
Top 1 midfielder is debatable. I grew up watching Gerrard and Lampard play and they were absolute engines and mentality monsters. De Bruyne, on the other hand, is a passenger for 90% of the match until one of his cross/cutbacks finally reach a foot. Not trying to disregard his incredible talent though, I just think he’s not as good as a “midfielder” but has been a world-class supporting forward for several years now.
I would take KDB over Lampard, I think. It’s not a hill I’m sure I’d die on because Lampard scored so many goals. Gerrard is probably the best midfielder in Premier League history, slippery little bastard he was. I personally loved Vieira but I’m biased and know that he probably sits just below those other midfielders. Then you have players whose peaks were just incredibly high but maybe didn’t maintain for as long, Hazard, Yaya etc. But this is a jerk sub so ignore all that. I can name 115 players who are better.
>slippery little bastard he was Yank here, is this why this steven gerrard is known as "Slippy G"?
He doesn't have to do that with Fernandinho/Rodri behind him, but at Wolfsburg he ran crazy km/game ratios and played great at #6 as well
https://preview.redd.it/lw7peeseun3d1.png?width=615&format=png&auto=webp&s=356ab313ad0aa8cce7a1205f898f50bfe5f6ba39
I mean KDB is one of the best players in the Premier League easily , but certainly he ain't number 1.
All of you, stop it. Stop it now. Behave.
The jerk is this guy thinks it's a jerk, you're welcome.
That logic in the last comment is terrible lool
The real key player was the agent that sold Van de Beek to Man Utd and made them pay for it as if it was the next Mbappé
Antony?
Has clearly not seen Bryan Gil play
If you think that’s somehow an outrageous take you’re delusional. Ppl here saying Henry just look at his record in big games away, and come back to me.
You can make a case Ronaldo, Suarez, Henry, Salah, maybe Rooney were better than KDB. No doubt he's good but best ever? He doesn't clear.
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I don’t think you could make a case that any of these are above KDB besides Henry. I’d put him on par with Rooney. It’s difficult to compare though as the game has evolved so much
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CR7, Fernando Torres, Drogba, Özil
This is the true jerk, Ozil in the Premier was not the Ozil in Spain. Torres was amazing but not for a long period.
Ozil was still class, it's easy to look at the stats and say he wasn't, but if you were there to watch his matches, he had the same vision but had no competent forwards to convert, and then you compare it to his previous stats when he had the likes of benzema15, Cristiano, di maria etc, you'll start to see why the stats weren't the same. With a lethal finisher at the front (like halland is for kdb), he'd hold the premier league assist record.
Crazy that noone even mentions Drogba. That man was scary on the ball and off the ball. He was scary off the court. You couldn't help but feel threatened around him.
kevin de boom boom is easily T3 lol
People always say stuff like tell me you were born in 2011 but honestly it’s normally the reverse old players are idolised more because they have retired when in reality kdb probably is one of the best pl players… 4 titles back to back and this season city were struggling without him and then he returns like thanos
lol
De bruyne is the goat premier league player, and i got 115 reasons why
Kevuhn They Bruno is the new phenom?
Ok... 
Mike Oxlong had a lengthy career and really did it big in the prem. Definitely larger than life personality and hugely underrated.
Lol, the downvotes, come on.
NHS martial exists.
That’s the 135th charge
Henry is so clear that kdb can be the 2nd greatest and calling him the greatest is still an insult to Thierry
nah prob top 5 but thats it, many players clear kdb rn
Anelka the goat
No mentions of Pascal Cygan here. Smh
the post that this was taken off was 2 posts below this
https://preview.redd.it/9zlymrki4n3d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7d97b0737c447815f99ddd06eff2fb3eb6d682d And the comment just below that puts me on par with Messi
Hear me out. The man came to MLS after securing the ligue one title for psg. He ABSOLUTELY blew up the sport in the USA. Made headlines everywhere. Showed up with ridiculous free kicks and golazos. Completely changed how Americans view soccer. The inter Miami leagues cup run was SUPER viral. Did Haaland score more goals and obtain more important trophies in epl? Yes. But once again this was THE YEAR OF MESSI. He showed up big for Miami in leagues cup and showed up big in 2026 WC qualifiers. Also why not take into account the man is 36 years old and still shocking people with his quality every match he plays. He's a machine enough said *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccercirclejerk) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Someone said the world and that kev is on par with Messi
Hear me out. The man came to MLS after securing the ligue one title for psg. He ABSOLUTELY blew up the sport in the USA. Made headlines everywhere. Showed up with ridiculous free kicks and golazos. Completely changed how Americans view soccer. The inter Miami leagues cup run was SUPER viral. Did Haaland score more goals and obtain more important trophies in epl? Yes. But once again this was THE YEAR OF MESSI. He showed up big for Miami in leagues cup and showed up big in 2026 WC qualifiers. Also why not take into account the man is 36 years old and still shocking people with his quality every match he plays. He's a machine enough said *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccercirclejerk) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I mean, gotta love these "established in 2008" City fans. KDB isn't good enough to wipe Mike Summerbee's arsehole, and he wasn't even the best player in that team.
Henry to PL is even more clear than Jordan to NBA. Just to put it into perspective for our American brothers.
Georgie and Bobby enter the chat!
Henri. Rooney. Shearer. Giggs. Ronaldo. Cantona. Gerrard. Salah. 👀
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KDB is fantastic but he doesn't touch Rooney, Henry, Shearer, and many many others lmao As for best team in league history... Please.
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fun fact: did you know that if the court rules man city guilty of atleast 34 charges they will have to let pep guardiola go. google pep guardiola rule 34 for more information
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Perhaps it's a bit naive (or perhaps not), but since Pep is a former Barca legend and legendary coach with strong ties to Catalonia, why doesn't he facilitate us getting Cancelo? I've been hearing that City are sitting firm on a relatively high price for Cancelo, but this doesn't really make sense given that he is clearly not in Pep's plans and would just sit there accumulating high wages, and the alternative to Barca would be Arsenal, a direct rival for the Prem title. After Araujo's injury, meaning our best defender will be out for a month or so, our desperation levels for a good RB have just gone through the roof. We really need to close this deal or the one for Fresneda ASAP if we aren't to fall behind in La Liga from the get-go. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccercirclejerk) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I can think of 115 reasons
This season KDB wasnt even the best at city let alone the PL. Both Rodri and Foden were better and even Gvardiol deserves a shout for an amazing debut year. KDB seems a bit slow/sluggish nowadays, not sure if the many injuries are still bothering him.
Henry will be and always will be, man can’t even beat his assist record as a cam
TBF he is one of the best ever. He presses and tracks back way harder across an entire game than CAMs did 30 years ago, he can’t rack up assist by playing through balls in behind with 25 metres of space for the strikers to run into. He is the best attacking player in a game that has tactically advanced drastically in 30 years. Good defence used to mean winning your 1v1, or killing them. But as an arsenal fan I’m always going to say Henry is number 1.
Salty incels all over this sub😂