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.
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.
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.