Didier Drogba Diego Costa Nicolas Anelka Arjen Robben Thierry Henry (any players besides mbappe?) Frank Lampard
Henry is Mbappe Robben is Saka Lampard is Mount (even tho mount is worse) Drogba is Benzema
Drogba - Toney
Diego Costa - Pick any big aggressive striker who makes up for a lack of technical ability with tenacity
Anelka - Martial
Thierry - Isak
Robben - Saka
Lampard - Ramsey
Lampard: Jude Bellingham
Drogba: Guirassy
Diego Costa: Lautaro Martinez
Anelka: Benzema
Robben: Rafael Leao
Henry: Mbappe
Lampard: Van de Beek or Mount but much better - I don’t think he plays like Lampard at all
Side note, I’m a Liverpool fan and I’m surprised people are suggesting Robben was nowhere near Salah’s level.
At Robben’s peak, I would say he was equally influential - he just was injured ALL the time. Never had a full season whereas Salah is never injured. I don’t think it’s disrespectful to compare them at all.
I really struggle to think of better wingers of that generation.
Aaron Ramsey in his prime was similar to Lampard but not as good passing
That’s a really good shout. To be honest, I found it very hard to think about matches for all of these players.
Especially Diego Costa and Drogba. They really don’t make them like them anymore.
I agree. Lampard and vd Beek are very similar stylistically, although Lampard was a few levels better.
And Robben was world class, just like Salah. You could argue that Salah has had a better career because he isn’t injured as much, but Salah didn’t perform at the level Robben had from the same age.
Robben succeeded at chelsea, at approximately the age Salah was sent away. I think Robben was at the top for way longer then Salah. That is no slight to Salah as he is amazing but anyone who says Robben is nowhere near Salah is taking the piss.
Yes I remember when Robben came. Immediately he looked a completely different class to the wingers we had in the league.
Tore the league up… then got a bad injury.
Great player to watch as well.
We would be shoehorning really. None of these players have modern day counterparts. It really would be forcing it.
Comparing Robben to Antony and then Salah?!? He’s in between haha
Who plays like Mendieta today?
Antony is like a worse robben.
Antony can shoot to the far post as well, but only if he has no opponents to beat. I don’t watch too many Man U games, but I don’t remember him going past his opponents at all. I wonder what his dribble attempt/success rate is.
Drogba: Haaland Lampard: Bellingham Robben: Kvaratskhelia (opposite side)
Sorry to be rude but I think all of these are absolutely shocking. Alike in position alone.
Osimhen has some Drogba in him, not perfect comp but some overlap
Henry - Leão
This is forcing it but here’s what I think:
Didier Drogba - Osimhen
Diego Costa - Haaland
Nicolas Anelka - Lukaku
Arjen Robben - Son
Thierry Henry - Kane
Frank Lampard - Bellingham
Robben: Coutinho.
Cut inside and shot into top corner. You can’t find a more similar example in terms of world class, one dimensional player with this trait.
Onyeka and Lampard are pretty similar
Mbappe and Henry are reasonably similar stylistically.