DEBATE: Our TOP 10 ALL TIME MIDFIELDERS! Ft Zidane, Iniesta etc 

Elyas straight up comedian 0% football knowledge 100% humor

Faysal is right - Pirlo was a regista from 2002, Ancelotti changed his position from when he was a number 10 at Inter

Definitely agree with Faysal - I do very much appreciate the entertainment and vibes illyas and Liban bring but at least for a All Time List just do a little bit of homework man and if not don’t clown the brudda who does , it is a footballing show at the end of the day ! I don’t blame them for not having him in as I myself didn’t know who Platini was before he was mentioned so will definitely look him up. All that being said : Faysal knows Ball and I miss the warriya Shaun

Faysal is actually right, Milan used to play a Diamond as Pirlo the deepest midfielder

I agree with faysal. You have to include players you’ve never watched before or else don’t call it an ALL TIME list. It’s like asking people who the best basketball player of all time is? Most will say Jordan even though many many of those people have never seen him play and possibly only saw him on the wizards. You have to appreciate greatness

Please bring Shaun back… he would have been perfect for this vid because he was only one who watched football from the early 90s, would have bring good knowledge to this debate

Disrespect on Kroos is crazy. 5 UCL, 6 league titles, World Cup, 5+ in FIFA best 11, was in World Cup best 11. Nobody on that list is getting these figures. Shout to Faysal for having him in

People are talking like Ballack could stop that Zidane volley in UCL finals or John Terry missing his pen 😂

I see Faysal and I click it’s that simple now

Faysal knows ball. The Pirlo not playing as a 8 is spot on. Shows how bad this this pod is at knowledge if they consider Pirlo as a 8, what a shame.

It’s sad about Shaun he really was one of the MCs

Liban is underrated, one of the funniest on the show 😂

I dont understand how everyone says that Maradona is the arguably one of, if not the greatest of all-time, yet now has him definitely as number 1. He is literally an attacking midfielder and a 10.

Faisal is on point this video. Platini absolutely deserves to be in this top 10, kroos also deserves. You don't have to call the video "all-time" if you're just gonna count the players from the late 90´s and forward.

i grew up watching Pirlo, my favorite player of all time. he was the deepest midfielder but literally the least defensive of the diamond. Gattuso was the dm, pirlo was the facilitator. milan and italia didnt play standard 6s and 8s. Pirlo, to me, is a true cm, not cdm, deeming him available for this list and criminal that he's 7th. top 5 cm of all time

30:00 Faysal is right, Pirlo even at Milan played as the deepest out of 4 midfielders

I'm happy you guys didn't forget Kaka, his ceiling was so high, truly a shame but he still gave us amazing football. It was a tough choice between Iniesta and Zidane, for me Iniesta shaped so much of what a midfielder is, that i'd have to go with him first.

This will probably be a long comment, but screw it. Solid table, however I truly believe this podcast is at its best with Starplayer, Shaun, Shakry, and then another regular (Liban, Faysal, etc.). I know Starplayer's ball knowledge is not elite and people shit on Shaun for his takes, but thats what made it great. I watch SDS not for the ball knowledge but for the interesting segments, the personalities, and the complete jokes. One of most I have laughed this year is during "Guess The Mystery Footballer" when Shaun messed up the 2/3 hints for Witsel and when one of Shaun's clues was "he was in therapy at the age of 10". The blunders, ridiculous takes, and banter made this one of the best podcasts out there. Still a great show, but the vibes are not the same as a few months back.

BRING BACK SHAUN

It's funny how Faysal is actually right but they make it seem like hes wrong lmao

Kroos deserves top 10 for sure. Triple f is right here. Anyone who disagrees doesn't know ball

Bring back Shaun!

Time for Faysal to carry this show on his back

Pirlo played deep but he was a playmaker he had very few defensive duties and always played balls out and dictated the tempo. World class. Underrated by faysal

Top 10 are the best videos, sad that Shaun can’t be there anymore tho

Aint the same without shaun☹️

Bring shaun back

Xavi had 40 g/a in 08/09 but i’m supposed to believe he couldn’t replace modric’s spot🤣🤣🤣. You tellin me he couldn’t get similar numbers with ronaldo, benz and bale. Pure comedy

Top 10 hybrid players that can play in more than one position like Ronaldinho, azpi, those players or underrated players. #bring ackshaun

Özil deserves a Shout.

Why is the argument for Scholes always, “Zidane said this”, “Xavi said this”, “Mandela said that”.

Bring Shaun back These guys haven't cancelled Winston Churchill for killing 8 million Indians but are cancelling Shaun for saying stuff, piss off man.

Kevin De Bruyne outside the top 10 is CRAZY. Especially that far outside the top 10. Rui Costa above KDB is comical

Surely bring back Shaun

It just don’t feel the same without Shaun 😔

I watched the strikers GOAT bracket video before this one, and its crazy how faysal is fighting for his Platini pick saying you should check your history but doesn't want R9 to win because he played before they were watching football XD

Modric is the definition of a perfect number 8 he can do the job of a 10 and a 6, he has better dribbling ball carrying long range passing shooting pressing tackling defensive iq speed stamina and the finesse he has on the ball to make the crazy passes and long shots he does is insane. Modric clear over Xavi 100% needs to be top 3 maybe even 2.

xavi disrespected because he was that good you dont even notice him ran every game he played

Love the pod but it ain't the same without Suga Shaun

If Shaun don't come back I'm revolting

Playing deep in midfield doesnt mean you are a number 6. You can have multiple 6s, multiple 8s and multiple 10s. Its about your role on the pitch. Saying Pirlo is a 6 is a stinker. Deep lying play maker does not mean defensive midfielder. But Zizou is the goat!!

Video idea: TOP 10 most iconic goals

How did people not have platini in the team. Absolutely shambolic

Just want to shout out StarPlayers favourite player, Wayne Hennessey, for having his game of his life to get Wales into the World Cup 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Guys, call it central midfielders then. Back in day, wingers or the wide right/left players were considered midfielders, the game's moved on where the wide man isn't the meta anymore and these have been replaced by the wide forward.

bring shaun back. seems so dry without him

Faysal knows ball but Modric better than Xavi is madrid bias for sure, Xavi is up there with zidane and Iniesta and putting Modric in the same category as them shouldn't be a thing.

In my opinion, Xavi is the best midfielder of all time. I’ll rate him higher than Iniesta and Zidane

Wallahi I’m shocked that few of them agreeing with Iniesta over Zidane 🤦🏻‍♂️

take away nostalgia, de bruyne is so easily top 10

This is brilliant. The banter is hilarious. Especially the chat about Platini 😂😂😂. It's like listening to my mates talk to each other.

Platini is one of the greatest up there with maradonna and pele But okay I get the point none of them watched him

where’s shaun

Uncancel shaun!! He is needed on the pod

Hot take: all time Serie A clear of premier league all time

Pirlo did play 8 and 10 in his early years. But what made him top 10 all time was his role as a regista a deep lying playmaker in-front of the defense.

Li ban dk ball, he said Steve G is living of that ucl campaign. He's just jealous that he's better than Scholes

Would have loved to see Ozil and Muller as mentions

Many times Faysal is too much with his Real Madrid bias (like Kroos being 5th) but he was absolutely right about Platini and the All-Time list and is crazy how they were mocking him. I mean if you want to put only players you watched, name it "best mifs of the 21st Century" or "best mids we have seen". When you talk all-time you have to doo at least some research and you can not leave out legends of the game.

Ilyas is goated, the man is pure vibes 😂

1 Iniesta 2 Zidane 3 Xavi 4 Modric 5 Pirlo 6 Basquets 7 Alonso 8 Kroos 9 Silva 10 Fabregas

Are you serious? Theres no Platini from anyone beside Faysal? Wtf is wrong with you guys. Do you know he’s won 3 Ballon dors???? Respect to Faysal

Gerrard is the one player on this list every single top club in Europe tried to sign. They all wanted him even with the others in their team. Ferguson told Neville to tell him he’ll walk him back down the east lancs himself

Bring back Shaun

"Soviet Union and dem man" 😭😭😭😭

You know what it is about these lads, had a shit morning and this got be laughing in like 2 mins😂😂. Love this pod

get shaun back in that’ll be a big move from you lot

Bruh Ballacks lawyer over there in the arsenal shirt always looks at Liban to get a laugh out of him about Faisal’s takes😂😂😂

For me the top 3 all time would be: 1. Maradona 2. Matthäus 3. Zidane

Fam the bare minimum if you're on a football podcast often is to know your history about football. Especially when tons of your content revolves around top 10 lists. The bare minimum lol

Think you should’ve done no cams instead of no dms. Eg Maradona can be picked due to playing cam. I feel the likes of Xavi are more comparable to Vieira than Maradona, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Kdb and co who were basically 2nd strikers

Only Faysal’s got Platini in? Thats really awful from the rest. Very very bad.

Fam when Ilyas hid under the table I died

Liban and Ilyas are grating with how they treat old players, bring Shaun back

Liverpool are now closing on Darwin Núñez deal, here we go! Meeting in the morning with verbal agreement in place between Liverpool & Benfica, just waiting to sign. €80m plus €20m add ons fee. Liverpool are preparing paperworks. Five year contract, already agreed.

get shauny back asap

#BRINGBACKSUGA

Glad to see the Faysal Does Sports podcast alive and well. Sharky, take control of the table or relinquish it my guy.

Is Shaun no longer apart of this podcast?

Bring Shaun back, he has low-key alot of baller knowledge sometimes, he would give players like David Silva respect #westandwithShaun

I love ilyas this bruddah funny 😂😂😂

Liban deserves an upgrade to FootAsylum, mad funny guy

Faysal took a lot of Ws on his arguments against the others. The guy knows some ball

Not the same without Shaun

I’m an arsenal fan & Scholes at 10th is outrageous… 11 prem titles (most of any player), 2 UCLs - one of which was a treble winning season… AND he was just a ridiculous baller let’s not cap😂

This thing is dead 💔 Without Shaun man 💔 Need that knowledge and crazy takes 🥲

One of the best episodes ever in sds history need this lineup more often man

BRING BACK SHAUNYPIZZLE

Where’s Shaun?

Bring suga Shaun back

Zidane is Easily the best, easilyyyy Pirlo should be higherr probably joint 3rd with Xavi, lampard is way too high however great vid as always keep up the goos work

Lothar Matthäus. What a player

1.Zidane 2.Iniesta 3.Xavi 4.Modric 5.Kaka 6.Seedorf 7.Lampard 8.Scholes 9.Vieira 10.Gerrard Since 2000

i need this exact cast lineup when you guys are doing the wingers GOAT bracket

Maybe I’m a Stat merchant, but a Müller should be a low ranking number… Top 10 World Cup Goals, World Cup Assists, UCL goals, UCL assists, 3rd / 2nd all time assists. Insane figures.

Inter Milan are set to sign Paulo Dybala on a free transfer from Juventus, with the Argentine striker, 28, arriving on a three-year deal

Patrick Vieira is slept on he’s the best defensive mid of all time, basically a 6’4 Kante

BRING BACK SHAUN THIS POD POPS WITH HIM

Deal finally signed between Arsenal and São Paulo for Brazilian winger Marquinhos. Everything completed on a permanent deal, €3.5m fee

Suprised no one mentioned Schweinsteiger??? The guy could do it all and won everything there is to win for club and country 🤦🏾‍♂️