Danny Murphy - The Best English Midfielder of his Generation

I do believe that he is. A player with more natural ability than both Gerrard and Lampard, as well as infinitely more tactical awareness. Probably the only English midfielder of his generation who could actually control the game with his passing. I think it's a crying shame that his development was compromised for the sake of an inferior player in Steven Gerrard. Had he born in a country like Spain, this kind of thing would have never happened. He would have been appreciated, nurtured and developed into one of the world's leading play-makers. Instead, he's been thrown at what has been an average side for the past decade where he has had to deal with players several levels below his footballing capabilities, and despite all that, he's still been one of the best and most consistent midfielders in the league.

What are your opinions on Danny Murphy? Are you capable of appreciating his phenomenal technical ability, or are you a tactical dinosaur and think that he belongs at a mid-table side like Fulham?

I think you're getting mixed up with this and EA

Hes a cunt.

Liam?

I'm not seeing anyone provide any coherent arguments as to why they disagree. I guess that means that he is indeed the best English midfielder of his generation.

We had this discussion a while ago on EA. I agree.

He's married to an Arsenal blogger's sister.

Only English midfielder of his generation who can control a game.

Somewhere in Cheshire Paul Scholes is crying.

I get the feeling Blade will delete his account soon.

BladeGunner wrote:Instead, he's been thrown at what has been an average side for the past decade where he has had to deal with players several levels below his footballing capabilities, and despite all that, he's still been one of the best and most consistent midfielders in the league.

Regarding this point, Fulham is beginning to match his level. Ruiz and Dembele are both fantastically gifted players.

Hopefully if he carries on with shit like this.

Danny wrote:Only English midfielder of his generation who can control a game.

Somewhere in Cheshire Paul Scholes is crying.

Oh, forgot about him. Danny Murphy had the potential to be as good. Maybe if he had started at a club that appreciated technical ability, like Manchester United, he would have reached the same level.

Blade, don't go.

kyro7 wrote:Hopefully if he carries on with shit like this.

Dickhead. How about you say what you disagree with instead of being unnecessarily rude?

BladeGunner wrote:

Danny wrote:Only English midfielder of his generation who can control a game.

Somewhere in Cheshire Paul Scholes is crying.

Oh, forgot about him. Danny Murphy had the potential to be as good. Maybe if he had started at a club that appreciated technical ability, like Manchester United, he would have reached the same level.

I didn't say anything because I thought you were on a wind up.

BladeGunner wrote:

kyro7 wrote:Hopefully if he carries on with shit like this.

Dickhead. How about you say what you disagree with instead of being unnecessarily rude?

Thought you were trolling because you said about him being the only Englishmen to control a game etc.. when Scholes is obviously far superior to Danny Murphy.

Please lord, this boy need jesus heal this child, help us destroy these demons.

Alan wrote:Please lord, this boy need jesus heal this child, help us destroy these demons.

What?

kyro7 wrote:

BladeGunner wrote:

Dickhead. How about you say what you disagree with instead of being unnecessarily rude?

Thought you were trolling because you said about him being the only Englishmen to control a game etc.. when Scholes is obviously far superior to Danny Murphy.

He's not far superior in terms of natural ability. He's just been groomed better by more competent personnel.

Alan wrote:Please lord, this boy need jesus heal this child, help us destroy these demons.

There's nothing in my thread about a child or demons.

BladeGunner wrote:

kyro7 wrote:

BladeGunner wrote:

Dickhead. How about you say what you disagree with instead of being unnecessarily rude?

Thought you were trolling because you said about him being the only Englishmen to control a game etc.. when Scholes is obviously far superior to Danny Murphy.

He's not far superior in terms of natural ability. He's just been groomed better by more competent personnel.

He is far superior in terms of natural ability, and has had a better career with it too.

Disgraceful to mention Scholes and Murphy in the same sentence.

kyro7 wrote:

BladeGunner wrote:

He's not far superior in terms of natural ability. He's just been groomed better by more competent personnel.

He is far superior in terms of natural ability, and has had a better career with it too.

Can you prove it? How often do you watch Fulham play with Danny Murphy pulling the strings in midfield? If you often do, you'll have seen how excellent he is at controlling the game despite often being surrounded by players way below his level. His passing statistics speak for themselves. He's up there with the most accurate passers in the league and he's 35. What a fucking player.

This has to be one of the stupidest threads I've ever seen.

BladeGunner wrote:

kyro7 wrote:

BladeGunner wrote:

He's not far superior in terms of natural ability. He's just been groomed better by more competent personnel.

He is far superior in terms of natural ability, and has had a better career with it too.

Can you prove it? How often do you watch Fulham play with Danny Murphy pulling the strings in midfield? If you often do, you'll have seen how excellent he is at controlling the game despite often being surrounded by players way below his level. His passing statistics speak for themselves. He's up there with the most accurate passers in the league and he's 35. What a fucking player.

You can still be a very good player and be inferior to the best English midfielder of your generation, who is Paul Scholes, I don't need to prove anything, it's my opinion.

Jordo wrote:Disgraceful to mention Scholes and Murphy in the same sentence.

No it fucking isn't. Don't say stupid shit like that without trying to back it up with any sort of evidence.

BladeGunner wrote:

Jordo wrote:Disgraceful to mention Scholes and Murphy in the same sentence.

No it fucking isn't. Don't say stupid shit like that without trying to back it up with any sort of evidence.

Paul Scholes is "enough said".

kyro7 wrote:

BladeGunner wrote:

Can you prove it? How often do you watch Fulham play with Danny Murphy pulling the strings in midfield? If you often do, you'll have seen how excellent he is at controlling the game despite often being surrounded by players way below his level. His passing statistics speak for themselves. He's up there with the most accurate passers in the league and he's 35. What a fucking player.

You can still be a very good player and be inferior to the best English midfielder of your generation, who is Paul Scholes, I don't need to prove anything, it's my opinion.

No, you can't prove it because you cannot. I am aware that Paul Scholes has developed into the better player, but there is no way of proving that he is more naturally talented than Danny Murphy.