What would they be worth today?!?

[Max Wall]

13 minutes ago, Sly said:

Ashley Cole, is without doubt, one of the best left backs that the world has ever produced.

 

The best left back the Premier League has had. 

 

Gareth Bale, wasn’t a left back. 

Bale is more of a silverback than a left back.

[RODNEY FERNIO]

28 minutes ago, Sly said:

Ashley Cole, is without doubt, one of the best left backs that the world has ever produced.

 

The best left back the Premier League has had. 

 

Gareth Bale, wasn’t a left back. 

He spent most of his time at Spurs as a left back.

 

Are you Ashley Cole ? 

[Danizen]

Just now, RODNEY FERNIO said:

He spent most of his time at Spurs as a left back.

 

Are you Ashley Cole ? 

But he wasn't outstanding in that position. It's only when he got pushed forward and had Assou Ekotto to take the defensive responsibilities off him that he started to become the player he is now. As a left back he was above average and at one point, in danger of being sold. 

[Max Wall]

6 minutes ago, RODNEY FERNIO said:

He spent most of his time at Spurs as a left back.

 

 

Even if he did, he wasn't a better left back than Ashley Cole, which was your original question.

 

 

Edit - Imo

Edited 22 November 2018 by Max Wall

[Max Wall]

This list is fun @Sly

The parameters for disagreement are so vast that it's bound to create debate.

[Max Wall]

Alan Hutton £30m 

[RumbleFox]

10 hours ago, Max Wall said:

Only £24m for Ashley Cole? Love him or loathe him, he was a genuinely great left back for a lot of years. England's best international during the period he played for them in my opinion.

I'm gonna say it....... Best English fullback the Premier League has ever seen. Amazing player. X 

[Oxfordfox83]

1 hour ago, RumbleFox said:

I'm gonna say it....... Best English fullback the Premier League has ever seen. Amazing player. X 

Wot? Better than Ryan Giggs?? 

[1972 Fox]

13 hours ago, Xen said:

It was worse than that. Often, we DID put balls into the box, whilst Slimani was here. The problem was that it was Albrighton supplying those crosses, and we repeatedly made the Slimani->Albrighton substitution, and vice versa.

 

A player of Slimani's style could potentially be brilliant in our current setup, holding the ball up as part of the build up play and then getting on the end of crosses. Slimani himself? I think that bridge has been burnt already.

Holding the ball up? His second touch was usually a tackle!

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

9 hours ago, RumbleFox said:

I'm gonna say it....... Best English fullback the Premier League has ever seen. Amazing player. X 

 

7 hours ago, Oxfordfox83 said:

Wot? Better than Ryan Giggs?? 

Don't remember Giggs playing as a fullback? 

[TonyN11]

On 22/11/2018 at 13:42, themightyfin said:

Better than Beckham and Rooney? 

Yes, Cole was potentially the best player in his position in the World, or pretty damn close.

Rooney and Beckham a long way away

[walkerleeds]

8 hours ago, ROB-THE-BLUE said:

 

Don't remember Giggs playing as a fullback? 

 

Think he's thinking of Gabriel Heinze, who was an outstanding winger for Man Utd.

[Jon the Hat]

6 minutes ago, walkerleeds said:

 

Think he's thinking of Gabriel Heinze, who was an outstanding winger for Man Utd.

Easy mistake to make that.

[RumbleFox]

So we're saying Cole was a better LB than Bergkamp?!? FFS!!! X