What constitutes a TOP player?

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Football, at the professional level really doesn't employ many players.

If you took the Premiere league teams that'd be less than 1000.

Would it be fair to say that anyone who has played a season (30 games) in the Prem is a top player?

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mikeyr said:

Strange analogy to prove your point as by most definitions Scholes was a good player but Ronaldo is a level up again.

I agree.

Firstly I doubt there's any truth in the story and secondly, is the poster seriously saying Paul Scholes, a good player, was better than Ronaldo!

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Amirhussain said:

Definitely agree with this!

Yes. Rather like the term "Great player" as opposed to good player.

For me, to be a great player you'd have to perform consistently at the highest level for at least 5 years and in that time played the vast majority of games for your club and country.

Too many are called great after a season or two.

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Cheib said:

Totally agree with this....very,very few English players get in that best 22 players over the last 15 years or so. Cole, Lampard (third place int he Ballon d'Or), Scholes........

How about Rooney?

Will soon be the all time top scorer for both England and Man Utd.

Is he a great player?

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OllieC said:

He's very good, but in my book not world class, can't fault his consistency though.

I think he is seen by many as good not great. perhaps the issue is that all top players are compared to Ronaldo and Messi in the last few years and they really are the sort that only come along every 25 years or so.

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selym said:

I must agree. Rooney has proved nothing.

Other than that he will soon break the all time England scoring record, be the highest Manchester United scorer ever and may well be the all time highest premiere league scorer in the future !

Surely, you can't say he has proved nothing.

An amazing career and still at the top of his game.