Former football player Chris Sutton just made a controversial opinion when he said that Kevin de Bruyne is still not the best midfielder in Premier League history. The question is why, and if not De Bruyne then who is the best?
De Bruyne just returned from a long-term injury and immediately showed his class. He scored the equalizer and also assisted the decisive goal in Man City’s 3-2 victory over Newastle in St. James’ Park recently. Coach Pep Guardiola after the match did not hesitate to praise De Bruyne as “a special player, a legend”, and believed that he would be the decisive factor in the dream of becoming the first team to win the Premier League four consecutive seasons. Man City’s next.
Along with Guardiola, many fans believe that De Bruyne is not only the best midfielder in the Premier League at this time, but also the best in the history of the tournament. Since arriving at Eithad in the summer of 2015, the Belgian midfielder has won 5 Premier League championships, 2 FA Cups, 5 League Cups, and especially the Champions League championship last season. He contributed greatly to the “Green Man”‘s treble victory last season.
But despite possessing such a great CV, De Bruyne still hasn’t convinced Chris Sutton. The former striker who played for Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea also highly appreciated De Bruyne, but said that what he has done is not enough to sit in the highest position on the legendary temple for Premier midfielders. League. In the list of the 5 best midfielders in tournament history, Sutton only ranked De Bruyne in third place.
This list does not include the names Steven Gerrard or N’Golo Kante. The person ranked fifth on the list is Patrick Vieira. “He deserves to be in the top five, just for the way he has elevated Arsenal, the best Arsenal team I have ever seen,” said Sutton. “He lacks nothing, great leadership qualities, strength, explosiveness. Patrick makes the players around him even better.”
“In fourth place is Frank Lampard, because of the goals he scored,” Sutton continued. “A lot of penalties, but also a lot of cannonballs from 30 meters. Many important goals too. He’s really a big-match player.”
Vieira won 7 major titles with Arsenal, including 3 Premier League titles. Meanwhile, Lampard also has 3 Premier League titles with Chelsea, in addition to 8 more major titles. He is also the record holder for the most Premier League goals for a midfielder, ending his career with 175 goals in England’s top division.
In third place is “artist” Kevin de Bruyne. “Is there anything he can’t do?” Sutton wondered. De Bruyne has many strengths, but the Belgian midfielder’s most special feature, according to Sutton, is his ability to observe. “I can’t believe it. It’s like he has eyes in the back of his head.”
In second place is Roy Keane. “I admired Roy and the whole Man United team at that time,” said Sutton. “He is the leader, the catalyst, the support, and the driving force for the whole team.”
So who is the best according to Sutton? It was Keane’s teammate, Paul Scholes. “People talk a lot about De Bruyne’s qualities, but I think Scholes has all of those qualities, from passing skills, observation ability and technique. He is even stronger than De Bruyne in ability. The important thing is that he has won 11 Premier League titles, an achievement that De Bruyne can hardly match.”
