The Premier League’s best 50 players of the last decade have been ranked. Read along to find out which player walks away with the crown.
Football is a team game. However, it is human nature to want to judge, rate and rank players for one’s own amusement. We are all curious to know who is better and how often do our own thoughts match with the people around us.
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While it is hard to hard to rate players across all generations in the Premier League itself, let alone the game of football in its entirety, Daily Mirror have attempted to rank the 50 greatest players that have plied their trade in the Premier League.
The ranking has its own criteria to follow in order to achieve a result that is as fair as possible. They write:
“Longevity matters. The longer a player has been in the division then the more chance they’ve got to impress.
“We’re also not considering anyone who has been in the league fewer than two years.
“Success is a big factor. So we’re talking league titles, PFA Player of the Year awards, Golden Boots, Golden Glove awards etc.
“Absolutely nothing that happened before January 1, 2010 is taken into account. Nothing. Not a thing. As far as we’re concerned, these players were all created on 01/01/2010.”
The Premier League’s best 50 players of the last decade have been ranked
Considering the time period being assessed, the list is naturally dominated by Manchester City players. However, the list as a whole is very versatile. Posted below are the Mirror’s 50 best players of the last decade.
- 50) Wes Morgan
- 49) Son Heung-min
- 48) Aaron Ramsey
- 47) Bernardo Silva
- 46) Cesar Azpilicueta
- 45) Leroy Sane
- 44) Dele Alli
- 43) Didier Drogba
- 42) Thibaut Courtois
- 41) Ederson
- 40) Michael Carrick
- 39) Jan Vertonghen
- 38) Juan Mata
- 37) Olivier Giroud
- 36) Alexis Sanchez
- 35) Hugo Lloris
- 34) Joe Hart
- 33) Pablo Zabaleta
- 32) Christian Eriksen
- 31) Philippe Coutinho
- 30) Steven Gerrard
- 29) Romelu Lukaku
- 28) Mesut Ozil
- 27) Frank Lampard
- 26) Roberto Firmino
- 25) Cesc Fabregas
- 24) Virgil van Dijk
- 23) Sadio Mane
- 22) Diego Costa
- 21) Fernandinho
- 20) Kevin De Bruyne
- 19) Wayne Rooney
- 18) Robin van Persie
- 17) Petr Cech
- 16) Mohamed Salah
- 15) Jamie Vardy
- 14) Riyad Mahrez
- 13) John Terry
- 12) N’Golo Kante
- 11) Raheem Sterling
- 10) Luis Suarez
- 9) Gareth Bale
- 8) James Milner
- 7) Harry Kane
- 6) Yaya Toure
- 5) David de Gea
- 4) Eden Hazard
- 3) Vincent Kompany
- 2) David Silva
- 1) Sergio Aguero
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