Premier League's Most Iconic Player of the Decade

[Detroit Blues]

Aguero probably has the best single moment, but Vardy has the best story from this decade. Couldn't go wrong with either one of them.

[Jimothy]

48 minutes ago, Blue ROI said:

Was probably better the last decade. His standards slipped slightly in this one 

Good joke.

 

But the last decade thing surely goes for Van Persie too?

[bmt]

Iconic has to be Vardy for me. Has to be him or Aguero.

[pSinatra]

James Milner - just so they could shoe-horn a Liverpool player in

 

James fvcking Milner

[KingsX]

[majaco]

Ooh Jamie Vardy.

Absolutely.   Iconic player from the iconic episode of the decade.

 

And Nathan Dyer wasn't on the list.

[The whole world smiles]

1 hour ago, pSinatra said:

James Milner - just so they could shoe-horn a Liverpool player in

 

James fvcking Milner

The least iconic top level player in history!

[Muzzy_Larsson]

Bit of a daft thing from the BBC imo, iconic is so subjective and so applicable to the eye of the beholder.

 

If I was a Leicester fan it would be Vardy, if I was a city fan it's Aguero, etc, etc.

[StanSP]

5 hours ago, Mythyaar said:

Much that I detest the club, surprised not to see Steven Gerrard on that list.

 

 

4 hours ago, Foxes1 said:

Surprised Steven Gerrard is not on the list from England's golden generation. 

 

3 hours ago, Facecloth said:

Good joke.

 

But the last decade thing surely goes for Van Persie too?

Gerrard's best days were clearly in the 00s and he tailed off after the season they finished 2nd (13/14?). 

 

RVP went up to 2015 (?) and helped Man Utd win the league in his first season after scoring several goals, some of the great. His impact, in this decade alone, was more than what Gerrard achieved.

[HybridFox]

I want Vardy to get it but have a feeling it'll go to Kompany

[peach0000]

David Silva or Rooney I would say personally. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

Hard to tell with a year yet to go.

 

 

 

(I'm gonna keep banging on about this...)

[Unabomber]

It’s Vardy surely this isn’t even an argument? He was playing non league football recently and he then broke the premier league all time consecutive goal scoring record. Erm hello best premier league of the decade here. 

[Unabomber]

2 hours ago, peach0000 said:

David Silva or Rooney I would say personally. 

What the **** hahahhaa

[Unabomber]

3 hours ago, henrik_62 said:

Bit of a daft thing from the BBC imo, iconic is so subjective and so applicable to the eye of the beholder.

 

If I was a Leicester fan it would be Vardy, if I was a city fan it's Aguero, etc, etc.

Yeah but if you support anyone else it is still Vardy 

[Manwell Pablo]

Had to vote Vardy but could understand Aguerro getting it.

[DennisNedry]

9 hours ago, Mythyaar said:

Much that I detest the club, surprised not to see Steven Gerrard on that list.

 

He's a 2000s icon.

 

Vardy or Aguero for me.

[Aus Fox]

As others have said Iconic is such a loose term to use. It comes back to your own experiences as fan. What it means to me is in 50 years time when people Look back on this period of football what will their memories be, what images will come Into their head.

For me Wes Morgan lifting the trophy or Jamie Vardy standing in front of opposition supporters with his arms out, fingers to his lips or shouting its mine!

Other icons of the last 10 years should include:

Aguero - that moment will be spoken about forever.

Ballotelli - you can’t think of the last 10 years without the image of ‘why always me’

Suarez - From the sublime to the ridiculous at times

Rooney just always there with  story and great goals.

 

Players like Hazard, Kane, Milner and De Gea, whilst very good footballers are not iconic. If you’re talking best players in PL they are worthy of mention - but 20 years time you won’t even remember what they looked like. They haven’t been involved in the big moments that have defined the game over the last 10 years.

[RumbleFox]

I think it's Aguero but voted Vardy because I'm a cvnt. X

[Nick]

4 minutes ago, RumbleFox said:

I think it's Aguero but voted Vardy because I'm a cvnt. X

Snap, I think it’s Aguero but voted Vardy because you’re a cvnt too.

[peach0000]

2 hours ago, Unabomber said:

What the **** hahahhaa

David Silva has been consistently one of the best players in the world throughout the entirety of the decade. While Rooney is iconic for different reasons. Obviously a great player towards the begging game of the decade but iconic for being Wayne Rooney as much as anything. 

[Carl the Llama]

For most fans it's going to be Agueroooooo for that moment and for being consistently one of the best players in the league for basically the entire decade which is fair enough.

 

For me it's Jamie all day long.  

[Carl the Llama]

Interestingly though, here's the top comment from the BBC poll:

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He may not be the best player on the list but in terms of 'iconic' players, it has to be Jamie Vardy. Coming from non-league football and achieving what he has with Leicester, and staying loyal after winning the league, he represents everything good that the game still clings on to.

 

[Stadt]

Aguero is a brilliant player but he’s hardly an icon. He’s a boring family man, we sing about Vardy smashing gear, he made splints in a factory, wore a tag in non-league after twatting someone, became the first million pound non league player, turned up to training pissed, nearly gave up, had the worst haircut I’ve ever seen, turned it around completely, won a penalty every week, got us promoted, rattled Man United’s whole fanbase with the second worst haircut I’ve ever seen, was out of his depth, then he wasn’t, got an England call up, broke the consecutive goal scoring record, turned down Wenger, told a Chinese man to “walk on, Jap” in a casino, drinks loads of red bull, takes snus, drinks port, drinks skittle vodka, scored that back heel versus Germany, is the best shithouse in world football and scores some outrageous goals.

 

Jamie Vardy’s cast was more iconic than Aguero