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milivella

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Jul 14, 2010, 2:29:24 PM7/14/10
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1. Who has been, in your opinion, the best player of the 2009-10
season in each of the following positions?
- Goalkeeper
- Defender
- Midfielder
- Forward

2. Among the players you have just named, who has been the best player
overall?

Rules are pretty simple:
- In each category, you can vote more than a player (e.g. three best
goalkeepers, or two best players overall), and each of them will in
any case have one point.
- Deadline: July 17, 23:59 GMT.

If you're interested, I've launched a Player of the Quadriennal poll
as well:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/93b167ef7189dc82#

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Past editions:

2006-07

Goalkeeper: Cech
Defenders: Daniel Alves, Vidic
Midfielder: Kaka
Forward: Van Nistelrooy
Overall: Kaka

Poll: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/8722127baa73f545/
Results: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/3cfbc5463863c72c/

2007-08

Goalkeeper: Casillas
Defender: Vidic
Midfielder: Ribery
Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo
Overall: Cristiano Ronaldo

Poll: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/676a1cc8c67282eb/
Results: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/f59f53a027eef11a/

2008-09

Goalkeeper: Julio Cesar
Defender: Ferdinand
Midfielder: Xavi
Forward: Messi
Overall: Messi

Poll: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/1220fe0b4f97ae62/
Results: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/72910f13353a8f3c/

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My own answers:

1.
GK: Casillas
DF: Maicon
MF: Xavi
FW: Messi

2. Xavi

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milivella

JK

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Jul 14, 2010, 3:09:22 PM7/14/10
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1.

GK: Lloris


DF: Maicon
MF: Xavi
FW: Messi

2: Xavi

Alkamista

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Jul 14, 2010, 2:56:08 PM7/14/10
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On Jul 14, 2:29 pm, milivella <milive...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Who has been, in your opinion, the best player of the 2009-10
> season in each of the following positions?
> - Goalkeeper
> - Defender
> - Midfielder
> - Forward
>
> 1.
> GK: Casillas
> DF: Lucio
> MF: Iniesta
> FW: Messi
>
> 2. Iniesta

Futbolmetrix

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Jul 14, 2010, 4:13:56 PM7/14/10
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"milivella" <mili...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 1. Who has been, in your opinion, the best player of the 2009-10
> season in each of the following positions?
> - Goalkeeper
> - Defender
> - Midfielder
> - Forward

GK: Lloris, Casillas, Victor Valdez
DF: Maicon, Lucio, Puyol
MF: Xavi/Iniesta (generic midgets, count as a single vote), Sneijder
FW: Milito, Higuain, Ronaldo, Messi, Forlan


> 2. Among the players you have just named, who has been the best player
> overall?

Xavi/Iniesta

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Miguel

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Jul 14, 2010, 4:29:19 PM7/14/10
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1.
GK: Casillas
DF: Pique
MF: Xavi
FW: Villa

2. Xavi

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JK

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Jul 14, 2010, 4:56:19 PM7/14/10
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Futbolmetrix wrote:
> "milivella" <mili...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:07ac41e2-cca2-49a2...@g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com...
>> 1. Who has been, in your opinion, the best player of the 2009-10
>> season in each of the following positions?
>> - Goalkeeper
>> - Defender
>> - Midfielder
>> - Forward
>
> GK: Lloris, Casillas, Victor Valdez
> DF: Maicon,

Most influential defender in the game today.

Lucio, Puyol
> MF: Xavi/Iniesta (generic midgets, count as a single vote)

like your thinking but Iniesta's injuries weigh against him.

, Sneijder

Hard to imagine having a better club season, and a week from now I might
vote for him, but in the afterglow of WC...

Mark V.

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Jul 14, 2010, 5:26:41 PM7/14/10
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On Jul 14, 11:29 am, milivella <milive...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Who has been, in your opinion, the best player of the 2009-10
> season in each of the following positions?
> - Goalkeeper
> - Defender
> - Midfielder
> - Forward
>
> 2. Among the players you have just named, who has been the best player
> overall?
>
> Rules are pretty simple:
> - In each category, you can vote more than a player (e.g. three best
> goalkeepers, or two best players overall), and each of them will in
> any case have one point.
> - Deadline: July 17, 23:59 GMT.
>
> If you're interested, I've launched a Player of the Quadriennal poll
> as well:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/...

>
> ---
>
> Past editions:
>
> 2006-07
>
> Goalkeeper: Cech
> Defenders: Daniel Alves, Vidic
> Midfielder: Kaka
> Forward: Van Nistelrooy
> Overall: Kaka
>
> Poll:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/...
> Results:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/...

>
> 2007-08
>
> Goalkeeper: Casillas
> Defender: Vidic
> Midfielder: Ribery
> Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo
> Overall: Cristiano Ronaldo
>
> Poll:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/...
> Results:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/...

>
> 2008-09
>
> Goalkeeper: Julio Cesar
> Defender: Ferdinand
> Midfielder: Xavi
> Forward: Messi
> Overall: Messi
>
> Poll:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/...
> Results:http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/...

>
> ---
>
> My own answers:
>
> 1.
> GK: Casillas
> DF: Maicon
> MF: Xavi
> FW: Messi
>
> 2. Xavi
>

1.

GK: Casillas, Friedel
DF: Pique, Ashley Cole
MF: Sneijder
F: Messi, Drogba

2.

Sneijder


Alkamista

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Jul 14, 2010, 5:39:40 PM7/14/10
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(Channeling Diabolik)

>
> Friedel

LOL

> Ashley Cole

LOL

Mark V.

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Jul 14, 2010, 5:52:22 PM7/14/10
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I guess I was channeling Dwight.
>
>
>
> > Friedel
>
> LOL

I was going to leave this blank. I am not comfortable comparing
keepers because a lot of the putative "best" ones I see don't get
tested that often. I don't know if Friedel is or isn't in a league
with Lloris or Neuer, but given how often he's tested he's looked
great when I've watched him.

> > Ashley Cole

> LOL

Look at what your choice for keeper says! :-)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/chelsea/7889391/Iker-Casillas-confident-Chelsea-left-back-Ashley-Cole-will-make-move-to-Real-Madrid.html


Gabbage

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Jul 14, 2010, 6:18:11 PM7/14/10
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On Jul 14, 5:52 pm, "Mark V." <markvande...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > > Ashley Cole
> > LOL
>
> Look at what your choice for keeper says!  :-)
>

> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/chels...

Perfectly reasonable opinion, IMO. He had a great season, despite
being a degenerate.

Alkamista

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Jul 14, 2010, 6:33:53 PM7/14/10
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I was actually being facetious noting the usual reaction of
anglophobes (who are as prevalent as anglophiles) to any praise of
anglo players. I have always maintained that Friedel is a total stud,
and put him up there with that usual Czechs, Bufoons, and Boxes in the
past. But I dont know if this is the season to put in up there. Why
wasn't he in the WC squad, btw?

>
> > > Ashley Cole
> > LOL
>
> Look at what your choice for keeper says!  :-)

Yeah I saw that and found it amusing. Best LB in the world? I dont
know, just France has three who could claim to be better.

Joachim Parsch

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Jul 15, 2010, 3:33:12 AM7/15/10
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milivella schrieb:


>
> 1. Who has been, in your opinion, the best player of the 2009-10
> season in each of the following positions?
> - Goalkeeper

Julio Cesar, LLoris

> - Defender
Lucio, Maicon, Lugano

> - Midfielder
Robben, Sneijder, Schweinsteiger

> - Forward
Milito, Müller, Forlan

> 2. Among the players you have just named, who has been the best player
> overall?

Sneijder

Joachim

Mark

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Jul 16, 2010, 7:01:08 AM7/16/10
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On Jul 14, 7:29 pm, milivella <milive...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Who has been, in your opinion, the best player of the 2009-10
> season in each of the following positions?
> - Goalkeeper

Julio Cesar

> - Defender

Maicon, Diego Lugano

> - Midfielder

Wesley Sneijder

> - Forward

Lionel Messi


>
> 2. Among the players you have just named, who has been the best player
> overall?

Lionel Messi

Mark V.

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Jul 16, 2010, 11:17:51 AM7/16/10
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On Jul 16, 4:01 am, Mark <Pammieshe...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On Jul 14, 7:29 pm, milivella <milive...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 1. Who has been, in your opinion, the best player of the 2009-10
> > season in each of the following positions?
> > - Goalkeeper
>
>  Julio Cesar
>
> > - Defender
>
>  Maicon, Diego Lugano

Do you watch Turkish league matches, or is this based on his WC
performances?

Mehdi

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Jul 16, 2010, 8:49:06 PM7/16/10
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I vote exactly the same but have Sneijder as overall best as he
delivered in the World Cup, Messi didn't.


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Quincy

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Jul 17, 2010, 5:43:48 AM7/17/10
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On 14 Jul., 22:13, "Futbolmetrix" <futbolmet...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "milivella" <milive...@gmail.com> wrote in message

Funny, there is not one German player included, yet Bayern Munich went
to CL final and Germany rocked the WC including historical defeats of
4-1 vs England and 4-0 vs Argentina.

Mark

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Jul 17, 2010, 6:13:23 AM7/17/10
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His World Cup performances. Plus I think I have to admit to a little
bit of bias as he used to play for Sao Paulo, my 15th favourite
football club.

milivella

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Jul 17, 2010, 8:26:22 AM7/17/10
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12 hours (actually a bit less) to submit your vote.
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Dwight Beers

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Jul 17, 2010, 9:56:59 AM7/17/10
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On 07/14/2010 11:29 AM, milivella wrote:
> 1. Who has been, in your opinion, the best player of the 2009-10
> season in each of the following positions?
> - Goalkeeper
> - Defender
> - Midfielder
> - Forward
>
> 2. Among the players you have just named, who has been the best player
> overall?
>

Goalkeeper--Julio Cesar(second choice Casillas)
Defender--Lucio (second choice Pique)
Midfielder--tie between Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Donovan*
Forward--Forlan(second choice Tevez*)

*Try to remember gang, that Dwight has a reputation for eccentricity to
maintain. But, I think all four of my midfielder choices have had great
years--in completely different ways and under very different
circumstances. And, I think the Donovan goal against Algeria was the
goal of the year--from the save by Howard, his perfect pass, Donovan's
perfect pass to Altidore, Jozy's perfect center to Dempsey, the Bolhi
point-blank save from Dempsey and the Donovan follow-up. It still gives
me one of those Chris Matthews thingy's up and down my leg everytime I
think about it.

JCQ

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Jul 17, 2010, 10:01:22 AM7/17/10
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1.
GK: Casillas
DF: Pique
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