Top 10 Best Midfield Generals Official List

[Littledunc1]

GERRARD

[chubbywubby1138]

Schweinstieger anyone?

[MrAndreasgertsen]

where is Iniesta, Xavi Alonso and maybe Ryan Giggs?. Iniesta and Xavi Alonso has to be there and yeah Ryan Giggs also

[SuperJordanKk]

just fabagas essien and xabi r good

[JAUSCR]

Gerrard is the number #1 ... this list is so bad!

[brackipas]

Gattuso, Pirlo, hahahahaha!!!!! your list is shit

[brackipas]

any list with Ballack in it, apart from most overrated, is flawed.

[KulaAShaker]

Zinedine Zidane is the best midfielder ever. you want to compare Gerrard with Zidane?? nice list but you missed out Le president of the midfield.

[herold1985]

@KulaAShaker

Michael Laudrup was better than Zidane :)

[KulaAShaker]

@herold1985 jesus this guy is amazing! ok zidane was the best in the 2000s. laudrup in the 90s, at least we can agree on that.

[herold1985]

@KulaAShaker

Yeah both were the best Midfielders at their time.

[clasicshit]

essien is the best midfielder ever

[B0M85H311]

do you know what a midfield general even is -_-

[Monkeyfishism]

Scholes would surely make this list. Imo one of the best and underated midfielders England has ever had.

[StarWarsUpdates]

Paul Scholes??????????

[KealanJamesBrady]

Official? by who :L

[SuperLfc8gerrard]

1. Gerrard 2. Makelele 3. Xavi 4. Zidane 5. Kaka 6. Pirlo 7. Iniesta 8. Mascherano 9. Lampard 10. Luis Figo 11.... 'Nuff said.

[waynerooney666]

lol essien number 1? so what the fuck?hahahahahahahhaha yes yes omfg

[GoverNzz]

@waynerooney666 whats so funny essien is one of the most reliable midfielders in the world! i would have him over all the pussy playmakers anydayof the weak

[TheLANCJ1]

@GoverNzz *week

[SKILLEDuDOWN]

1. Xavi

2. Sneijder

3. Iniesta

4. Fabregas

5. Özil

6. Giggs

7. Pirlo

8. Lampard

9. Walcott

10. Mascherano

[ross1obrien]

I understand that it was a long time ago, it would be awful now... 1. Xavi 2. Schweinsteiger 3. Y.Toure 4.Lampard 5.Essien 6. Xabi Alonso 7.Mascherano 8. Gattuso/Pirlo 9. Song 10.Fellani

[D4NG3R1993]

1.Xavi

2.Iniesta

3.Sneijder

4.Fabregas

5.David Silva

6.Nasri

7.Modric

8.Ozil

9.Van Der Vaart

10.Xabi Alonso

[marshallno9]

@D4NG3R1993 midfield generals, not playmakers.generals being a player who's powerful and runs things, idiot.

[D4NG3R1993]

@marshallno9 shut the fuck up, no once cares about your opinion, thanks for listening.

[chubbywubby1138]

@D4NG3R1993

I would switch Schweinsteiger with Van der Vaart, but good list though!

[D4NG3R1993]

@chubbywubby1138 yeah true, van der vaart is either amazing or really bad, his energy/stamina lets him down

[IrishRu5T]

the guy in top comment is ridiculous. Zidane, Davids, Messi,Pep Guardiola etc all have said Scholes is the best CM player of all time -.- Walcott is a winger, not a midfielder and he isnt even that good. Gerrard is good but Alonso, Fabregas,Iniesta are miles ahead. I can't believe how Schweinsteiger, Sneider, Ganso etc arent even mentioned -.-

[supergonzalez1996]

non of the midfielder you said play fore real madrid

[shabeebmady]

lol....guttoso????wtf

[JoeMoSexuals]

Current top 10: 1. Cesc Fabregas 2. Xavi 3. sneijder 4. Inesta. 5. wilshere 6. xabi Alonso 7. Ozil. 8. Nasri 9. Nani 10. Ramsey (the last 4 were just ones I remembered lol)

[gunner4lyfe]

@JoeMoSexuals ...Ramsey are u having a laugh...I m a gooner and he is having a shocking season best thing he's done is score that goal against Marseille.....plus Thiago is a lot better than Wilshere and so is David Silva....very strange list!!!!

[JoeMoSexuals]

@gunner4lyfe as I pointed out I was just naming 4 players for the last 4 as there allot of players on par for that lol. Ramsey is future product lol, and is not doing that badly, the whole arsenal team are, he scored against spurs to but no body remembers because it wasn't the winner .

[gunner4lyfe]

Respond to this video... Best holding players....1)De Jong...2)Yaya Toure....3) Van Bommel

Best Creative players...1)Iniesta...2) Xavi.....3) David Silva...4)Fabregas...5) Ozil....6) Nasri....7)Scheiwnsteger.....8­) Thiago..(only cus he hasn't played much) etc

[JoeMoSexuals]

@gunner4lyfe I will only say Cesc Fabregas is by far the best midfilder around at the moment, even if he does play for cheating barca. Cesc Is stunning, as for the others I don't mind there order there are allot of good mids on par with each other.

[SocialboyUk]

@gunner4lyfe then midfielders that have it all will only be one candidate "GERRARD!!!!!!!!!!"

[bigwocha]

epic track

[backnfortable]

And where is Luka Modric???



[cashJOHNNYcash17]

THE REAL LIST 1. Fabregas 2. Xavi 3. Schweinsteiger 4. Nasri 5. Lucho Gonzalez 6. Iniesta 7. Pastore 8. Lampard 9. Hamsik 10. Gourcuff

[MrRazak83]

i wonder what kind of football does gattuso play how in the world he make in this list u must outta ur mind

[Dunmoresoccer29]

Xavi*

[Dunmoresoccer29]

Xavier number 1

[lilhard]

@TheVerve480 you can't bear it or what XD, btw i forgot to mention busquets and keita XD, that gives us 7 world class midfielders :

1- xavi

2- fabregas

3- iniesta

4- busquets

5- thiago alcantara

6- mascherano

7- keita

and soon you'll see a new rising star "Oriol Romeu" from barcelona B, who plays now for chelsea he's like cesc fabregas but stronger physicaly.

[lilhard]

1- xavi

2- fabregas

3- iniesta

4- thiago alcantara

5- mascherano

XD that's why barça is the best (messi is better than them all but he's counted as a striker)

[TheVerve480]

@lilhard Idiot...

[thisguyrighthere3]

3 of the 10 are DMs 1 is a wing

[blackdemonpwns]

rly? how can u place xavi and iniesta down there? xavi was voted #2 best player in europe! beaten by messi, whos a striker.. which means xavi is the best midfielder in the world.... Iniesta was just voted #4 best player in the world.. beaten by messi, xavi and ronaldo (messi and ronaldo are strikers..)and xavi is #1 midfielder.. which makes Iniesta #2 midfielder in the world...

1- xavi

2-iniesta

3-Fabregas

4-scholes

5-lampard

[ya0sef]

1-giggs

2-scholes

3-lampard

4-xavi

5-gerrard

6-sneijder

7-fabregas

8-Ozil

9-xabi alonso

10-iniesta

[TheMahesvari]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAH Gatusso on number 3?! pffff

[blackamoor61]

Walcott? However put this list up is having a larf...

[xFootball2011x]

Check out my top 10 Midfielders Video !

Its the best list yet !

[xFootball2011x]

What about Wesley Sneijder ?!

At least put him in the top 3

[ForAllDisparity]

Funny how you guys make top 10's with english players in it. I'm seeing scholes, giggs, gerard, lampard and even walcott? Gimme a freaking break, each player in the dutch team on the midfield is better than any of them and the only one I saw is Sneijder.

[TheV3U2]

In my opinion, sneijder is one of the greatest midfielders in the world, last season he won the treble with inter, and made the final of the world cup with holland. he can make stunning passes, and score as well. maybe hes not THE best but he is in the top 5

[osg0dun]

if i had 600 mill to build a team. i would build my team around cesc frabregas! he is young, has excellent vision, excellent passer of the ball, can dictate the pace of a game, can support strikers, has passion and can score GOALS! what more do you want for me he is the perfect attacking midfielder (and am not a barca or arsenal fan!)

[MrAjax020]

sneijder, van der vaart???

[avisin111]

Xavi is the Best!!!!!!!! am I wrong?????????

[justas11f]

@avisin111 Yes

[wissamsabir]

how the hell is essien better than gerrard ,, gerrards the best midfielder in the world for the past decade .

[xTomstaHD]

even though im an LFC fan and Macharano used to play for them i still think he's a fucking syco!

[mIsSsOcCeR4eVeR]

Notice how all the good players in the world are #8.

[MrR13m]

looooooool xavi n.o 8 lmao wt r u thinling dude

[Dreamtspore]

the new top 10 would be 1. Xavi 2. Gerrard 3. Giggs 4. Iniesta 5. Xabi Alonso 6. Fabregas 7. Uzil 8. Walcott 9. Lampard 10. Scholes

[clobe1e]

@Dreamtspore Giggs is very very good but I dont believe he would be in the top 10.. 1. Xavi 2. Gerrard 3. Iniesta 4.Xabi Alonso 5: Cesc Fabregas 6: Lampard 7:Kaka 8:Nasri 9:Scholes 10: Pirlo

[Dreamtspore]

@clobe1e but kaka and pirlo didn't do anything this season

[clobe1e]

@Dreamtspore but overall there amazing

[jmaaren2010]

@Dreamtspore why walcott?

[Dreamtspore]

@jmaaren2010 see who is best on my channel

[wellpure15]

@Dreamtspore total crap you obviously don't have an understanding of football you just let the media and pundits control your views of it

[1992InterMilan]

@Dreamtspore lol @ Giggs and not Sneijder.

[pedness]

@Dreamtspore how is giggs even close to iniestas ability? that list's a joke, pathetic.

[generaldon100]

@Dreamtspore  no wheres iniesta

[generaldon100]

@generaldon100 hes second best not 4

[sAYwaTT1000]

@Dreamtspore No way Gerrard, Lampard, Giggs and scholes are in in there,

It'd be more like 1.Iniesta 2. Özil 3.Sneijder 4.Xavi Hernandez 5.Fabregas 6.Kaka 7.Jesus Navas 8.Xabi Alonso 9.Bale 10.Gourcuf

[xFootball2011x]

@Dreamtspore You dont know anything about football if you dont put Wesley Sneijder in atleast top 3

[grandadgotpooproblem]

@Dreamtspore your top ten is a loa of bollocks

[Tmeister111]

@Dreamtspore Walcott? He's a winger dumbass

[TheMahesvari]

@Dreamtspore U spelled Sneijder wrong np

[jepper511]

@Dreamtspore walcott is not a midfield general...

[JOHNYSV13]

@Dreamtspore when gerrard was younger HE was number 1

[cashJOHNNYcash17]

@Dreamtspore Walcott?? Are you having a laugh? Giggs ?? Not in present day. No Scholes either.

[gunner4lyfe]

@Dreamtspore .loool....Walcott should never be in their and iniesta is better than Gerrard and David silva is better than Lampard plus scholes is an all time great

[JamesWilliams1990]

@Dreamtspore gerrard?? are you mental?!

[GavinBull1]

@Dreamtspore you spelt ozil wrong and walcott and giggs are in your list. giigs is good but walcott top 10?!?! your whole list is automatically invalid

[D4NG3R1993]

@Dreamtspore walcott ? AAHAHAHA

[kla123200]

@Dreamtspore correction. disclude walcott and scholes while putting Gerrard at number 1 and Lampard at 2

[BlueBird14095]

@Dreamtspore So walcott and giggs are midfield generals?

[Scudeyyy]

@Dreamtspore LOL Gerrard!? He's past it mate. So's Giggs. Fabregas, Silva, Xavi are probably top 3. I am an Arsenal fan and Walcott is good sometimes but not consistent enough yet. Lampard maybe gets in the top few. I actually think Alex Song deserves a mention though. Been a rock for 2-3 years.

[GoverNzz]

@Scudeyyy been a rock? sorry but the likes of scott parker, roy keane, makelele, scholes etc are rocks. song has no leadership ability and is so unvocal for a sitting mid much better on the ball than off it. seriously a rock theres always a huge gap between your back 4 and midfield were teams can get so much freedom from players playing in that space

[usbconnection9999]

@Dreamtspore mate scholes would be no.1 hes way better than lampard walcoot giggs gerrard cesc

[TheHkmanutd]

wtf,no scholes.anyways leave dat where the hell is xavi usually im a man utd fan but xavi shud be number 1 and where the hell is sneijder he shud be number 3 and xabi alonso?michael essien shud not be there he shud be number 100 :D

[TheJR]

Where´s Ryan Giggs and Scholes?? wtf...

[syafiqjaffery]

Xavi... im a Utd fan but if i did see videos with titles like this one with Xavi not in the top 3, i clicked dislike immedeatly

[chenantai]

Xavi is first and iniesta second

[chaboomzx]

you just like essien

[egh7cali]

1 xavi,2 gerard 3lampard 4 fabregas 5 deco 6pirlo 7iniesta 8essien 9xavi alonso 10 macerano

[BAKTR19]

Lampard is the best!!

[Mynamesnigel]

xabi alonso, gerrard, xavi should be the top 3

[xCesciiii]

ur retarded



[4lifebarca2010]

proven crack head. this is the same guy who had ballack and lampard as overrated players but they rank higher than the general of generals xavi hernandez come on g do better star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[chaboomzx]

what? most of these midfielders in your top 10 are way better than essien

[MrSportNStuff2]

um iniesta? xavi alonso? nasri?

[wolfpk1991]

Dude !!! This isn't with the good top 10 of the midfield players - where's pep guardiola ? where's ... !! and Xavi is better then a lot of players maybe he is the greatest one between them Serriously it's not with the good top 10 !!

[milbergs1992]

Essien better than Gerrard?! Come on....

[fluffymole0913]

People seem to be having trouble understanding what a Midfield General is...

[102876DB]

We can throw this list away!! THis is my list 1. Xavi 2. Iniesta 3. Gerrard 4. Fabregas 5. Sneijder 6. Xabi Alonso 7. Scholes 8. Schweinsteiger 9. Essien 10. Yaya Touré Just made this in a few secs so it could be that I missed someone (just didn;t found him in my mind)

[fluffymole0913]

@102876DB Sneijder doesn't count. He isn't a Midfield General (often called a Holding Midfielder) It's the same with Iniesta. I would say it is: 1. Xavi 2. Gerrard 3. Schweinsteiger 4. Fabregas 5. Xabi Alonso 6. Essien 7. Lampard 8. Scholes 9. Mascherano 10. Toure

[aidenmkelly]

not a hope

[jayred768]

lampard!! are you serious? here is lampards game- gets the ball,passes it 5 yards square and runs upto the penalty box and hangs around,stealing a living for as long as i can remember, he is no better than a david platt

[RazzaBeeDaSilva]

Scholes is the best!

miles ahead of these jokers!

Gerrard is so over rated!

[harimanutd]

wat a joke, ballack, seriously, wat typa list is this????? half of them can only make the top 50!!!!!! and the top 5 arnt even there............

[denny86ei]

cambiasso,de rossi,xabi alonso??

[cagaandallclear]

I think Essien in not the best what he does normally is shooting in other parts he is not so good. and Gerrard is way better than Essien also no Kaka???? no Iniesta???? no Xabi Alonso???? no Sneijder???? no Walcott????

[thetoon99]

@cagaandallclear how is gerrard far better than essien essiwn is such an allround player he has far more than shooting to his game walcott haha hes shit you ever seen him play don't be blinded by his pace thats all he has aand a decent finish on him at best.

[thetoon99]

@cagaandallclear essien is not as good as say a xavi but interms of allround midfield play essien is the most complete hes box to box can run all day,great tackle,good passer,can score goals,head the ball he has more in his game than xavi or any player in his postion but what makes a xavi bettyer is the great skills he has like vision,awesome passing,control ect.

[thetoon99]

@cagaandallclear did you watch walcott when on the crack just wondering as noone rates him as a top player even punits try to be gentle when putting his talents down like alan hansen saying he lacked a football brain off air i bet he was saying hes a sprinter in football boots

[thetoon99]

@cagaandallclear before you ask whys he at a top club then the reason is simple he was signed as a teenager wenger would have hoped he could mould him in to a better allround player its not worked thats why he took so long to play him in the first team but the way aresnal play then walcott is 1 of the first names in the team because of his pace that can hurt teams he can get in behide any defence and create space for others. intill his pace goes he is effective but hes not a top player

[fluffymole0913]

@cagaandallclear No way is Walcott a midfield general mate. Maybe you need to look up what it means.... It usually refers to someone who is versatile in the centre of midfield and can play defensive, supporting and attacking whenever he is needed to, Walcott is a winger.

[lachlan407]

@cagaandallclear Why would Walcott be there?

[Kailum08]

@cagaandallclear walcott? no sir.. all the others i agree with

[trent45269]

what... wait .....what. no kaka? not even on the 10? you have Gattuso but no kaka? seriously?

[fluffymole0913]

@trent45269 Kaka isn't a Midfield General... That's why. Midfield General is someone who is more of a holding midfielder, but can act in Defensive, Central and Attacking midfield. He does have some of these wrong but the likes of Fabregas, Xavi, Toure, Schweinsteiger and Gerrard fit this category. Kaka is closer to a Forward than he is to a Defensive Midfielder...

[trent45269]

fabregas and best young midfielder jack wilshere. im a gunner :)

[Grugby2009]

where zidane bremner cruff gerrard is shite compared to cruff

[Long4622]

xavi and fabregas

[TheMajaQ]

Where is Zidane? ;o

[92augustine]

RIQUELME?

[mydoom122]

GERRARD!!

[MrDotCom308]

Xavi

[joshkehoe1]

Toure essien gattuso mascherano :S

[MrBarcaFan33]

What is the music ?

[vicega2244]

y medel?

[IBRAFIBRA100]

fluffymole0913

i completely agree with u

but isnt this supposed to be at least the best players of the decade?

[IBRAFIBRA100]

where the hell is zidane??????

zidane is number one

this is all modern soccer players

take a look at zidane

[fluffymole0913]

@IBRAFIBRA100 Exaclty... It is all MODERN players. Zidane can't be on the list as he had retired by the time this was made. It is clearly a list of the best players in 2008.

[WokFoodEntertainment]

@fluffymole0913 then he could said that in video. The best players of all time could then ONLY be after 2005 xD

[resilienceman]

I personally think Javier Mascherano is overrated he has the aggression to him but ability wise hes no better than someone skills wise like Gennaro Gattuso.

[mystmoorth]

Zidane.

[frenchross360]

10. schweinsteiger

9. xabi alonso

8. essien

7. fabregas

6. van der vaart

5. sneijder

4.nasri

3. ozil

2. iniesta

1. xavi

[negrasj]

@frenchross360 I Agree.. my list would be pretty close to yours... :)

[anthony9809]

@frenchross360 your very right but change nasri to gerrard....liverpool may be suffering rite now but he's still probly the best center mid in the premier league still. he just doesnt have the team to back him like xavi, cesc or wesley

[abinlukasabraham]

weres kaka? weres iniesta? 

[tottosaxton]

all you people that dont agree. this was made in 2008 the players now are totally diferent from 2 years for example ballack shoudnt be number 7 because he isnt in his best

[cagaandallclear]

Gerrard is the BEST!!!

[22napoli7]

@cagaandallclear Pirlo is the best general, he has the most understanding, he is the smartest, and has the best passing, plus lampard is better than gerrard.

[Neprulz85]

what?? xavi in no 8, he is the best out there in the world at the moment...

[fluffymole0913]

@Neprulz85 bare in mind the video is almost 3 years old...

[smdaha1]

xavi should be 1

[SuperRobinvanpersie]

lol michael ballack better than xavi, funny

[KenyanBoyBiggz]

LMFAO @ three chelsea players made this list. and all of them are supposedly better than Xavi. this list bullshit.

[mIsSsOcCeR4eVeR]

@KenyanBoyBiggz Go suck a butt. Chelsea can beat anyteam you like.

[KenyanBoyBiggz]

@mIsSsOcCeR4eVeR what planet did u just arrive from? Essien hasnt played for chelsea now for idk how many months. isnt he out for six months or something? Chelshit CANNOT beat any team i like because I like Man United. And if my memory serves me right last time we played UNITED won. tell me i'm wrong. rofl. 

[wufanvalencia]

Mesut Özil

[airljax]

Frank Lampard is 8th on the all-time premier league top scorers list, only active player in front of him is Owen, and all players around him are strikers, while Scholes and Giggs(who everybody waxes lyrical about) are 30 goals behind, having played good few seasons more than Lampard. Also he's second on the all-time assist list, only Giggs in front of him (5 years older anyway), 6 on the appearance list, behind much older players. Btw Chelsea won the double without Essien last season.

[ohmygiddygawsh]

loool machserano...thats just funny

[saarsenal]

if we talkin bout midfielders who dictate play

1. xavi

2 fabregas

3. totti

4. lampard

5 pastore

[milos180]

I agree with the 1st one. Essien is the most important player in Chelsea, because he is kreator of the gameplay and every attack starts with him. Without him, Chelsea aren't that good, as you could have seen in match Chelsea - Sunderland yesterday!!!

[pranksters2009]

xavi overrated???? you sir have never watched a full Barcelona game

[10AndyMaster10]

Wtf? Touré, Mascherano? Ballack? Pirlo? Gattuso? Xavi on 8th place? ESSIEN ON #1?!?!? The only player which is on the right place is Gerrard, Xavi should be #1.

Idiot.

[MJBOW1]

lol zidane ins't even mentioned ...

[CrunkKing232]

@MJBOW1 exactly and wheres INIESTAAAAAAAA

[thetoon99]

a midfeild genrle is a roy keane type midfeilder not a creative 1 like cesc

[rad1223]

Gerrad > Essien to be honest. And yeah where is Wesley Sneijder ? Ballack and Gatuso lol ? I'd say Gerrard and Xavi are the best at the moment.

[w0opz1994]

lol ballack better than xavi?

[dawatcher88]

the guy who made this had a very biased opinion and didn't really analyse any of those players and look at statistics

[teifalsadi]

Are you kidding?? xavi 8?? no iniesta??? essien as one????? gattuso as 3?????? I just say HAHAHAHA

[ronaldinhoakka3000]

Wesley Sneijder??????????

[MrDolaphat]

1 should be xavi,2Febrages 2 lampard, 3 gerrard, 4 Alonso,4essien!!!!

[dawatcher88]

@MrDolaphat I would replace lampard with gerrard or iniesta

[kimo807]

Xavi is number 8???????????

[123mrpwndwage123]

Bastian Schweinsteiger !!

Bastian Schweinsteiger !!