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Lord Tyrion said:
I'd class them as a defensive midfielder rather than a CM. I think that explains why no one has mentioned them. Otherwise they would be on most peoples lists, imo.
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Don't disagree, but I would say that Lampard, KDB and Scholes could be considered as attacking midfielders rather than a CM but many, including me, have got them in their top 5.
 
My five would be.
Keane. He would give steel to
Any team.
Gerrard another box to box player.
KDB. One of the best players I have ever seen. You could spend 90 mins just watching him. When asked the other day what is his favourite position he said “ middle of the park”.
Kante. He was doing it at Leicester before Chelsea bought him.
Those four have won the PFA player of the year award.
No5. It’s a toss between scholes And Yaya. At times
Yaya was unbelievable but god he could go missing in games like Real Madrid semi final a few years back.
One thing they all have in common is they make the game look So simple
 
Maybe a better question to ask is “What is a central midfielder?” Does the fact that someone is more attacking or defensive disqualify them from the poll? Or should a central midfielder spend the whole game in the centre circle??
 
Personally I think it's Steven Gerrard

He had everything, he dragged that Liverpool team at times. Without him they would have struggled to get top 4 most times but he was pure class.

He made the game look easy.

That fa cup final against us. He turned it on its head and got the game done.

Shame his ability to play anywhere accross midfield cost England when they tried to shoe horn him, scholes and lampard in. Seeing him on left wasn't the same

What a player
 
Neilds said:
Maybe a better question to ask is “What is a central midfielder?” Does the fact that someone is more attacking or defensive disqualify them from the poll? Or should a central midfielder spend the whole game in the centre circle??
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Prob like a Centre Half or a Centre forward.
Most players now are all over the pitch especially midfield.
Look at TAA is he a Right Back ?
 
Neilds said:
Maybe a better question to ask is “What is a central midfielder?” Does the fact that someone is more attacking or defensive disqualify them from the poll? Or should a central midfielder spend the whole game in the centre circle??
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It is difficult due to the different eras and formations. Back when teams played largely 4-4-2, players lik Keane, Vieira and Gerrard had to be complete midfielders, box-to-box. This type of player hardly exists anymore in the era of 4-2-3-1. Kante is very good obviously, but he doesn't carry much attacking threat because he's never had to. KDB maybe would have played CM if he was back in the 4-4-2 era, but as it is now, his defensive input is less than the likes of Gerrard put in in the past.
 
It’s an odd comparison between Kante and KDB. Of which I picked both. They have played a similar amount of games. But Kante has 665 tackles to KDB 271. Obviously there’s more to both there games than that. Both players essential to there teams success. City didn’t have Kante but Fernandinho. A similar player that allowed KDB to flourish.
 
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