Paul Merson Breaks Down The Five Greatest Foreign Players In Premier League History 🌍 | Ep 5

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If you had to pick your Top 5 Premier League foreign imports, who would make your list? That’s the question Jeff puts to former Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Portsmouth favourite Paul Merson in this week’s episode.
Which one of his top 5 did Merse originally think was a waste of money? Who was so good that they looked like an adult playing against children? And which player on his list is he grateful to for getting him off the front pages of the newspapers?
Bergkamp, Ronaldo, Salah and De Bruyne are just some of the names that crop up, but do they make the final five?
If you haven’t already, check out our previous episode with Paul Merson where he discussed his greatest mavericks: • Paul Merson Remembers ...
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2:50 Number 5
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@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

Who would make up your Top 5? ⚽👑

@ukArnz 4 месяца назад

1. Henry 2. Bergkamp 3. Salah 4. Drogba 5. Cantona

@Tiger_the_Gunner 4 месяца назад

1. Bergkamp 2. Henry 3. KDB 4. Salah 5. Drogba

@YewrMan 3 месяца назад

Bergkamp Schmeichel David Silva Salah De Bruyne

@johnnylee4820 3 месяца назад

@@YewrMan no cr7 is fucking crazy

@YewrMan 3 месяца назад

@johnnylee4820 I hear you Johnny. He played his best football after he left United though. Sure each to their own. There's no more foreign a player to the English League than Roy Keane. Would be on a lot of lists but probably they're not counting British or Irish players. I have Carvahlo, Vieira, Alonso, Fabregas, Aguero and others too further down. Defenders count too!

@Sai_Saracen 4 месяца назад

As an Arsenal fan I would put Bergakmp ahead of Henry.. not cos he was a better player.. but the impact Bergamp had on Arsenal..changed everything he impacted the culture (in terms of professionalism) and the playing style... Arsenal won titles with Wright, Anelka and with Henry...what is the common thread??... Bergkamp (also have to mention Viera)

@dondamon4669 4 месяца назад

I think it was Wenger who changed the culture at arsenal not a striker that refused to travel 😂 fgs! You arsenal never fail to surprise, probably the second most influential manager in prem history behind Ferguson and you give the credit to Bergkamp

@kdee8166 4 месяца назад

@@dondamon4669Fans tend to support their teams, that's what fans do.

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

Only won Arsenal's player of the season award ONCE... 😰

@bigboy4333 4 месяца назад

@dondamon4669 I hate myself for even getting involved in this debate, it feels disrespectful to the two absolute LEGENDS. But I'd go as far as saying King Henry will forever Arsenal's best player, and no one will ever take away that title from him❤️🤍

@strungoutjunkiestrungoutju9233 4 месяца назад

Liverpool fan and I just have to say that's a great football comment I read in a long time

@onenation9510 4 месяца назад

Paul Merson talking is as entertaining as his playing career! Of Thierry Henry playing against Dietmar Hamann and Jamie Carragher "he twisted their blood up!" He's right to select Dennis Bergkamp as his number one player because Bergkamp not only scored exquisite goals but made the players around him much better. For example, Wright, Anelka, Henry, Ljungberg etc. Bergkamp was the conductor of Arsene Wenger's orchestra!!

@markchappell1358 4 месяца назад

Bergkamp assist against juv in champs league for freddie still my fave every

@thesmithsnerd Месяц назад

Eric Cantona 126 G/A in 156 Premier League games That’s a G/A every 1.24 games. That’s the 7th highest ratio in Premier League history. And the 1st highest ratio of any Man Utd player in premier league history. He assisted just as much as he scored. Like Merse said, they were big goals too, big assists. Match winning contributions, Eric’s goals yielded 4 titles in 5 years. He was also the match winner in two FA Cup finals.

@Geokinkladze 22 дня назад

The only year he didn't yield the title was the one where he got banned.

@danlamb1199 4 месяца назад

I was a mascot for england against italy in 97 i used to spend alot of time watching chelsea train at harlington and gianfranco zola recognised me and came over and gave me a hug and a we had a little chat everyone was amazed such a nice guy hopefully i will bump into him again at some point

@onlyweatherlol93 4 месяца назад

😊🤗🥲

@hughtube5154 4 месяца назад

Zola said that goal scored against Walker was the highlight of his career.

@HandsomeFlackoJodye 4 месяца назад

Merse is a wiki of football. Could listen to him talk about football for ages. Hope he keeps coming on.

@dondamon4669 4 месяца назад

What's a 'wiki'? If it's some kind of racist hate, football is not the place for it, you've picked the wrong crowd

@HandsomeFlackoJodye 4 месяца назад

@@dondamon4669 wiki is short for Wikipedia 😂😂

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

Love that phrase 😅 We love Merse ❤️

@Filzzy666 4 месяца назад

@@dondamon4669use google before you comment next time dude

@vincentmitchell7624 3 месяца назад

@@HandsomeFlackoJodye Lmao 😂😂

@OJSCollectables 4 месяца назад

Love this show gents! Please do more with Paul.Merson he is such a quality guest 🎉 and top bloke ⚽️

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

We love Merse

@OJSCollectables 4 месяца назад

@@footballsgreatestpod 🫡💙

@kdee8166 4 месяца назад

I agree with Merse's choices and the order. All incredible players, Bergkamp will always be my number 1.

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

Special talent 🇳🇱

@bigwengz914 4 месяца назад

You seriously think that zola was a better player than cantona? Seriously? What did zola actually do at chelsea? Fuck all compared to cantona. Cantona carried utd.

@kdee8166 4 месяца назад

@@bigwengz914Seriously

@patricksterling927 3 месяца назад

@@bigwengz914Zola was a better player than Cantona, but as said he transformed Utd.

@bigwengz914 3 месяца назад

@patricksterling927 if zola was better than cantona then chelsea would have atleast won one PL and would have made at least one CL final. Cantona was far superior to zola.

@rob1969in 4 месяца назад

Love listening to merse ,keep these coming Jeff .

@BobVance529 4 месяца назад

This is the 2nd best football pod around at the minute, behind Gary Neville’s. Great content and you’ve gotta love Merse!

@markcrowder2003 4 месяца назад

Thierry is on record saying the same thing about Bergkamp, and he played with Messi so that should tell you everything about how good Bergkamp was

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

Phenomenal player 👏

@johnbobby1092 4 месяца назад

I can listen to these 2 all-day ❤

@MickRussell-jr5rf 3 месяца назад

As a EVERTON FAN AND WITHOUT PREJUSTICE, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH PAULS TOP 2 CHOICES, Arsenal need to say thank you to Bruce Rioch for signing Berkamp

@ps5andstuffhere 3 месяца назад

It was more david dein signed bergkamp for wenger. Rioch was brought in to steady the ship before Wenger came.

@dondamon4669 Месяц назад

No way Bergkamp was more important or influential than Roy Keane

@georgechurchill3622 4 месяца назад

Pundits argue Ronaldo doesn't make these lists because he only played in the prem 6 years in first spell, but he won absolutely everything and is the last Ballon 'dor winner from the prem. Cantona was immense, but he only played 5 years and didn't win the champions league, Zola never won the prem or champs either.

@hughtube5154 4 месяца назад

Zola won the Cup Winners Cup, which was a European trophy, and even though he joined in January he won (the sportswriters'?) footballer of the year in his first season.

@Evemeister12 Месяц назад

As skillful and exciting a player as C Ronaldo was, he was a late bloomer in the premier league. Coming to the top of his game in the latter half of his initial 6 year term at Manchester United. His best years by far were at Real Madrid. So he's more a contender for best ever foreigner in La Liga than the Premier League.

@salex8813 11 дней назад

Peak Ronaldo was Madrid

@aaronbeagley2298 2 месяца назад

Love Merson as a bloke and a player, but he's about as bright as a basement during a power cut. Agree with some choices too tbf.

@Lucidlybee 4 месяца назад

David Silva honorable mention as well. Aguero just on the fringes as well.

@wesleygreen2561 4 месяца назад

I’m glad Kdb is getting the recognition he deserves, I think he was more intelligent than Bergkamp what he does with the ball is unbelievable He should be number one with Henry

@Geokinkladze 22 дня назад

Like most players, he'll be missed when he's gone. He'll get a lot more recognition then.

@PANDAPILCH 4 месяца назад

You can't argue with his list. Amazing players.

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

Who are you picking in 6th, Pilch? 🐼

@PANDAPILCH 4 месяца назад

Didier Drogba@@footballsgreatestpod

@inokebaravilala258 3 месяца назад

This the same guy that said KDB wasnt worth 51 million, now hes in the conversation of the best pl midfielder, for me he is

@user-vr8fs8gg6h 11 дней назад

Lost all his credibility when he said that

@simoncampbell3144 3 месяца назад

Schmeichel changed goalkeeping, an absolute legend

@EdwardThomas-mn5vd Месяц назад

Try Southall.!!!

@user-vs7nm4hn8i 17 дней назад

Great shout buddy but I don't think Wales is included as a foreign country 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@jamesdunne3626 11 дней назад

Bergkamp my favourite player of all of time!

@JRA73 Месяц назад

Zola was phenomenonal and playing in an average team but Thierry Henry was on a different level all together, sublime!! YNWA!! ✌

@davidperry7115 3 месяца назад

Merse was a god at fratton. He only had one foot but no one has played better on one leg. Absolute legend at Fratton and I thank him for the memories where he got us all believing

@brianduffy2000 3 месяца назад

Brilliant list by Paul. A few I’d have close to the top 5, Klinsman, Aguero and for the goals alone Yeboah 😃

@cully84 3 месяца назад

What ?? You stop watching football 20 years ago

@robinarden8877 3 месяца назад

Begkamp for me too... (Simply the Best)

@aundraejordine8654 3 месяца назад

I'd probably put Pat Viera ahead of Yaya Toure but great selection. I understand the Bergkamp v Henry point. It's hard to make a preference.

@GennySavastone 4 месяца назад

Bergkamp won first, second and third goal of the month award 😅

@T.london878 4 месяца назад

History 💯

@amathesaxylady 4 месяца назад

As an Arsenal fan I would go for Henry all day long over Berkamp. It was the way Henry scored the goals and a lot of people forget his assist record as a striker - 20 assists in the 2003 season and it took KDB to beat that

@Geokinkladze 22 дня назад

Yeah it's a tough one. I remember he got injured one season for about 6 weeks and Arsenal were falling apart. He comes back from injury and first game; boom he bags a brace and Arsenal just kick back into gear.

@starwave8228 3 месяца назад

Andrei Kanchelskis is one of my favourites

@nellypringle2875 4 месяца назад

Bergkamp is a worthy winner, so would Henry have been. Those two and De Bruyne are my own top 3, with Cantona (who won every league season he finished) just missing out. Mo Salah is probably fifth. There have been so many good imports though and it really makes you appreciate the quality of the league. :)

@Rossboy2112 3 месяца назад

Kinkladze was class in the 90s

@revoksfn7354 3 месяца назад

My fave city player

@Rossboy2112 3 месяца назад

@@revoksfn7354 brilliant he was I’m an Arsenal fan and Bergkamp is my hero always will be Kinkladze was class the 90s premier league 👌👍🏻

@Geokinkladze 22 дня назад

მადლობა მეგობარო

@arjitjere1559 3 месяца назад

Good list,cesc is also up there and so is aguero

@onlyweatherlol93 4 месяца назад

1) Bergkamp 2) Henry 3) Cantona First three are interchangeable Huge influences on the Premier League 4) Aguero Turned City into a title winning machine 5) Zola A pure icon of the Premier League. I'd argue extremely underrated

@dariolivaja978 3 месяца назад

Concur 👍

@revoksfn7354 3 месяца назад

Cantona not top 5

@united6997 26 дней назад

1) Cantona 2) Schmeichel 3) Ronaldo 4)Henry 5)Bergkamp

@tonymascero 2 месяца назад

I am so relieved he chose bergkamp as no.1. I actually thought he was going to say Ronaldo as 1, but cristiano should’ve been in the top 5. Bergkamp is god.

@FootballAlchemy 3 месяца назад

Va Va Boom, had so many keepers scared shitless, emphasis on boom. That was the keepers POV.

@gerryrr93 4 месяца назад

If he wasn't scared of flying and went to Madrid instead people would be talking about him as one of the goats

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

Bergkamp at Madrid would've been frightening 😰

@FootkerSnookball 3 месяца назад

@gerryrr93 He can get to Madrid without flying via Channel tunnel

@TheBearAndTheBull 3 месяца назад

Bergkamp Henry Salah KDB Cantona

@Al-ji4gd 3 месяца назад

Zola better than all of them.

@yessi1585 3 месяца назад

@@Al-ji4gdnope

@Al-ji4gd 3 месяца назад

@@yessi1585 Yep.

@ryp6627 24 дня назад

Cantona won the league every full season he had in England, with 2 teams. 2 of those leagues also had an FA Cup

@RoadTripperrr 4 месяца назад

People always say Ronaldo didn’t do enough in England to get picked in lists like these. Those last 3 years at United he did more than bergkamp did in his entire career

@chrisr5095 4 месяца назад

But he wasn’t a better player..that’s what the list is about mate

@ruddock7 4 месяца назад

@@chrisr5095 Exactly

@chrisr5095 4 месяца назад

@@LS-mx1gebest goal scorer that’s ever lived…but ball at foot..not even in top 20..

@RoadTripperrr 4 месяца назад

what's your criteria for best player then. Ball at foot means every football freestyler is better than ronaldo@@chrisr5095

@mohammedbilal7119 3 месяца назад

@@chrisr5095In his last years he was comfortably better than Bergkamp

@dondamon4669 4 месяца назад

Imagine the players from the 90s and 00s had the fitness and food science etc as the players today. Todays players are athletes first and footballers second. They all play the same now and have the same technique and hard to tell them apart,compared to the individuals we had before.

@dondamon4669 Месяц назад

1.Best 2.Keane 3.Cantona 4.Irwin 5.Ronaldo But Best and Keane definitely the best

@benitotommassi5820 4 месяца назад

20:36 spot on

@abhijeetchandra4657 4 месяца назад

dennis bergkamp was just different gravy 😘

@ChrisW_Essex 3 месяца назад

Bergkamp was cool as ice but Kanu was doing mentally laid back stuff 👌 I think they learn from him… can’t believe being a Chelsea fan he didn’t put drogba in there

@KennyIMO 4 месяца назад

Cantona is the best foreign player, 5 leagues in 6 seasons and always scored them big Goals and was a massive impact on the whole team

@mcharrisment4765 25 дней назад

Sami Hyypia for 2.7M - was a bargain

@MarkMaddocksYoga Месяц назад

What about an episode on footballs greatest gamblers and match fixers ?

@hamzaesat4085 3 месяца назад

Cantona - Bergkamp - Henry - Ronaldo - Salah

@jameskadar6555 3 месяца назад

Suarez better than salah

@MikeTyson-ff1xe 3 месяца назад

Hello Jeff

@garycritchett7093 3 месяца назад

Good list by Merse and can't really argue with it.....other than if Arsenal get drawn in Greece and then it's Sanogo! 😂 24:10

@stinkfoot9776 4 месяца назад

Zola. First game, left touchline, went pass the defender. Absolutely no idea how. The mid air flick from a corner. How?

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

One of a kind dribbler 🔵

@hughtube5154 4 месяца назад

Someone said Zola was the only player Sir Alex ever had man-marked. (In the Prem. He asked Park to man-mark Pirlo and Messi.)

@neilmiller6214 3 месяца назад

I prefer this to Neville’s because I don’t like listening to people talk while eating, my kids no that’s bad manners. Lineker and shearer with Richard’s is the best pod.

@r4h4al 2 месяца назад

Gone off that one, it insists upon itself, & has become too repetitive. Jeff's is the best followed by Gary's.

@halldd 4 месяца назад

Cantona!!! Legend and the king 🤴

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

A 90's football icon... No doubt about it ⚽️👑

@Anthony-fk7yn 3 месяца назад

Cantona does have a pretty good record for France. 45 caps 20 goals.

@sid007nirmal3 3 месяца назад

Henry, Ronaldo, Salah, De Bryune and Cantona in no order for me

@niallio77 4 месяца назад

Keane, Vieira, Henry, Ronaldo and Suarez.

@HowardWebb_ceo_of_fraud_VAR115 4 месяца назад

Zola ,molby,anelka,karembou,uboah,saurez,roy keane

@richardbroad2848 4 месяца назад

Arsenal fan here, its hard to choose between Henry and Bergkamp but id have to give it to Henry. Never saw anything like that and havent since. On a side note, you cant put a top 5 PL imports together without inlcuding CR7.

@jeffchew152 4 месяца назад

Minus all these great imports, let's not forget Paul Merse have all the flair and brains on the pitch. Scorer of spectacular goals, never a dull moment seeing him play! And he and the gang drank beers before games in those days. Romantic.

@jacobfield4848 3 месяца назад

1. Bergkamp changed the way Arsenal played. 2. Vieira made Arsenal winners. 3. Henry was the better player. 4. Sanchez, Auba and RVP carried Arsenal when they struggled.

@r4h4al 2 месяца назад

Ian Wright doesn't count.

@luciferbeelzebubmoloch8724 4 месяца назад

Agüero David Silva Ronaldo Pires Salah Yaya Xabi Hazard Fernandinho Viera Yorke Robben ljungberg also ❤ god there's so many missing still

@JP-wk6ms 4 месяца назад

Henry would still have been a top player even with average pace. He could score all kinds of goals. Even with his back to goal he could find a way to score like the backheel against Charlton and the flick up volley against Man U

@FootkerSnookball 3 месяца назад

@JO-wk6ms You're strangely not the first person I've heard saying that when it's not true he couldn't score all types of goals he scored very few headers he wasn't strong at all in the air especially for a striker. Astronomical amount of midfielders and obviously defenders before, during & after him were better in the air, let alone strikers who are expected to be useful in the air. I mean he took corners when Arsenal had plenty of other players perfectly capable of taking corners who were shorter height as well which would've made more sense so that says it all.

@mikeyfocus3845 3 месяца назад

90s - 05: Henry, Cantona, Bergkamp, Vieira, Schmeichel 2006-current: Salah, Ronaldo, Aguero, De Bruyne, David Silva

@chrishaddow5644 3 месяца назад

no hazard

@mikeyfocus3845 3 месяца назад

@@chrishaddow5644 would be top 10 for me. If he was more consistent and possessed stronger mentality he would be even greater. IMO, David Silva's legacy was greater, but on his day Hazard was better.

@juliansmith6422 4 месяца назад

I saw zola lose his temper once it was on a golf course when someone in my four ball hit a drive from the tee on a 370 yard par four and he absolutely nailed it and it was bone dry and his drive literally ran over Zoila’s foot whilst he was on the putting green after the game the guy tried to apologise and zola just blanked him

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

Oh dear 😅

@kh7688 3 месяца назад

Getting Merson to name the PL's top imports is akin to asking Jonathan Ross to pronounce all the words beginning with the letter R..."a weally wedundant exewcise."

@Geokinkladze 22 дня назад

Why?

@djobscene4239 4 месяца назад

Thought it was all about the big game goals, pretty sure Henry went missing in their biggest games?? No doubting he was and is a legend but come on Merse

@ShiNooBi1986 4 месяца назад

😂😂😂 You don't know what you're talking about at all

@nighttime3559 4 месяца назад

KDB is not the 5th best import , he has to be above that , I’m talking top 2. He’s won it all , he’s been the main man at city for years , he’s had multiple serious injuries and still achieved what he has. Scary to think what more he could of done without the injuries.

@footballsgreatestpod 4 месяца назад

Still got time to prove it. Praying he avoids anymore big injuries for a while 👏

@Iamevlhmr 3 месяца назад

Nope. Not top 5, none of the citeh players make a top 5 regarding top imports

@waqasniwaz9243 3 месяца назад

1. HENRY 2. BERGKAMP 3. VIERA 4. CANTONA 5. RONALDO

@elliottgoodall9467 4 месяца назад

Drogba deserves a mention! Great podcast though. Keep up the good work on sobriety Merse.

@Delred1 3 месяца назад

Suarez, nailed on for me.

@dondamon4669 Месяц назад

What? He done nothing and he was desperate to leave Liverpool

@albertdeyi1541 4 месяца назад

De Bruyne is number 2 after Henry period

@zombie-xj7gc 3 месяца назад

What are you ten

@Newerasamearea 3 месяца назад

Pegging Henry down for pace is like pegging down Bergkamp for ability. Also negating cr7 is mad

@guangyuliu4052 2 месяца назад

Hazard!

@leemcphail634 3 месяца назад

Bergkamp is the best and is responsible for Wrighty and TT being the goalscorers they were!

@mattjackson5367 4 месяца назад

100 % Bergkamp

@sebluketravis2438 4 месяца назад

Billy LOL

@monero892 3 месяца назад

it was against Nikos Dabizas ffs 😂 I didn’t think he meant it anyway

@Ghuttora7 4 месяца назад

That kung fu kick was done to kick out racism

@noelroche794 3 месяца назад

What about David Ginola.

@AndrewHale147Fans 2 месяца назад

Schmeichel

@alaooooy7 3 месяца назад

24:50

@gohumberto 4 месяца назад

As a Man U fan I have plenty of legends to choose from for a Top 5 but it's hard to argue against Dennis Bergkamp. Obviously though I'd choose Cantona ahead of him because, whenever he was in the team, we won the Premiership. In fact, when he was in the Leeds team ... they won the league. "You can't win anything with kids" ..... but you can with Cantona playing alongside them. He kick-started that insane 20 year winning streak.

@jimwatson3382 25 дней назад

5 !!!! english football is propt up by the majority of the premiership with foreign owners and foreign managers and of course the player mercenaries with an average of 9 from 11.

@DarylMT 3 месяца назад

Totally agree with the pace comment. Henry wouldn't have been the player he was without his pace. Bergkamp was phenomenal

@ps5andstuffhere 3 месяца назад

Well he had pace and vision and skills and shooting and stamina. Everything

@m1factos 4 месяца назад

Elite ball knowledge from merse , I’d have yaya over kdb tho

@bryanwarren7843 4 месяца назад

Wouldn't count them goals..er goal difference maybe a factor. The donut

@jamesdunne3626 4 месяца назад

Bergkamp is the right choice

@Chaparty 4 месяца назад

Hazard deserves a mention.

@edsmith4821 3 месяца назад

Paul Gascoigne

@sidharthwarrier9001 4 месяца назад

So what are his top 5 ?

@rorymcwilliams769 3 месяца назад

Enjoy Merse but come on two Arsenal players top 2! And put zola above Cantona who won 4 out of 5 leagues with Utd ( one he didn’t was banned) and also the league with Leeds before joining Utd! Cantona no 1

@hamzaesat4085 3 месяца назад

Early : Cantona - Vieira - Keane - Bergkamp - Henry - Zola Mid : Ronaldo - Drogba Late : Aguero - David Silva - Hazard - De Bruyne - Salah - VVD - Haaland

@MrDrezzy007 3 месяца назад

Haaland? Did you start watching football last year?

@hamzaesat4085 3 месяца назад

@@MrDrezzy007 can’t u read

@RT-far-T 3 месяца назад

1. Keane 2. Henry 3. Bergkamp 4. Cantona 5. Schmeichel

@JayMagnifique 3 месяца назад

What about Steven gerrard

@mafioso98 3 месяца назад

He even mentioned Yaya Toure this guy has a proper football brain

@kh7688 3 месяца назад

Right, because Yaya Toure was this tiny, inconspicuous footballer who played for a small team and went unnoticed. As opposed to a giant, tour-de-force, powerful Ivorian who dominated the games in which he played. Yes, Merton is an absolute genius for recognising someone as anonymous as Yaya Toure.