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Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by joshjc(m): 6:24pm On Mar 16, 2019
namiji2598:
lol....funny then u should add bakayako
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by manikspears: 6:25pm On Mar 16, 2019
There was one arsenal or man u player with gap tooth , that guy can tackle a lion. players use to leave the ball and run when they see him coming.
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by asha80(m): 6:26pm On Mar 16, 2019
LZAA:

Vinnie played till the mid 90's

ednut1:
i watched highlights of him back then. He was in the epl

if it is then then this list is definitely flawed

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Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by PassiveNaira: 6:28pm On Mar 16, 2019
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Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Bluezy13(m): 6:28pm On Mar 16, 2019
Vidic...



Dude can play any position.

Dude once took cover of the goalpost when the goalkeeper was sent off the pitch.


One of the greatest.
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by allytinted: 6:28pm On Mar 16, 2019
Joey Baron Michael Essien Sissoko (Liverpool) Diego Costa Tony Adams
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Tokziby: 6:28pm On Mar 16, 2019
sod09:
Paul Scholes
Joey Barton
Robbie savage
John hentinga

Sabi pikin, how in the world would they miss Robbie Savage and Joey Barton that even spent time in prison. They missed ferdinand, Ricardo Cavalho, Samba, Lauren etame meyer, paul scholes and what about the original bad boys Paulo Dicanio and Eric Cantona that jump kicked a fan even Skrtel, Jaap Stam, Tony Adams he miss them etc

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Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by hakinze00(m): 6:31pm On Mar 16, 2019
DCONE1:
Where is Gatuso angry
gattuso didn't play in EPL
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by DCONE1(m): 6:32pm On Mar 16, 2019
hakinze00:
gattuso didn't play in EPL
yh
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by goldfish80(m): 6:33pm On Mar 16, 2019
Danny Shittu should be there somewhere.
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Insectkiller: 6:34pm On Mar 16, 2019
U don't know what they are talking about..
landmark86:
Ashley Cole & Drogbq
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by GoodGodmykeeper(m): 6:37pm On Mar 16, 2019
Okay.


CHECK MY SIGNATURE
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by gwinaB(m): 6:38pm On Mar 16, 2019
Robbie Savage
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by VeeVeeMyLuv(m): 6:40pm On Mar 16, 2019
what of the guy that nearly incapacitated Okocha nephew with mouth odour a few days ago

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Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by sod09(m): 6:43pm On Mar 16, 2019
Tokziby:


Sabi pikin, how in the world would they miss Robbie Savage and Joey Barton that even spent time in prison. They missed ferdinand, Ricardo Cavalho, Samba, Lauren etame meyer, paul scholes and what about the original bad boys Paulo Dicanio and Eric Cantona that jump kicked a fan even Skrtel, Jaap Stam, Tony Adams he miss them etc
exactly Eric Cantona aka Kung fu master cheesy cheesy
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Zzyy(m): 6:43pm On Mar 16, 2019
Lol Patrick viera... Dah nigga badd grin grin
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Wizywiz(m): 6:49pm On Mar 16, 2019
goldfish80:
Danny Shittu should be there somewhere.
grin grin angry angry grin

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Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by dapadawee: 6:55pm On Mar 16, 2019
magazineguy:
The game of football has had several calibers of players both mentally and physically. Figuratively, there are players who are able to carry the whole team along in terms of battles and brawls. These same players are hard in the way they tackle and commit fouls on oppositions. Consequently, the lovers of the game are aware of the rules but these players are stubborn to their studs and will do anything to obstruct play and even graze the blades of grasses on the pitch. The good old days remind me of hard men in the world’s most watched league since its inception in 1992/1993. Here is a list of those ‘gladiators’ that will ‘take one for the team’ when called upon:

Patrick Vieira


The Frenchman was very tall and a maestro in the middle park at Arsenal. The former captain comes on the least as he cumulated ten (10) Red cards in his Arsenal F.C. career with many yellow cards. The man will always be remembered for his outburst at Roy Keane during a match day fixture against Manchester United.

Roy Keane


Captains are built for the responsibility and Roy wasn’t less. Roy was one of the most committed and hardest players in the league who gathered a total of nineteen (19) trophies in his career at Manchester United. Roy Keane was also known to be rough and aggressive in his style of play – a character that should be in place when representing Manchester United, one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Alan Shearer


It’s normal for strikers to unleash their dry spells on defenders and this legend is one of those strikes. With his record goals in the Premier League still intact and yet to be dethroned, Alan Shearer will never be forgotten as an aggressive and dirty centre forward who was always forgiven by referees.

Thomas Gravesen


Probably one of the controversial players ever in the ranks of Everton F.C, The Danish player was popular as member of a Danish gang and was always quick to confront his teammates whenever he felt it was needed. Thomas was very dirty to his opponents on and off the pitch.

Nemanja Vidic


The Serbian International is arguably one of the best centre backs in the premier league history, forming a solid partnership with Rio Ferdinand at the defense line of Manchester United. A United legend at that, he racked up quite a number of trophies at the club during their glory days. He was able to endure pain on the pitch, strong in the air and a hard tackler on his opponents.

Julian Dicks


Julian was a tough tackler at West Ham United. He was the type that never shied away from going in on opponents even if it meant getting sent off. Not long after, he was named ‘The Terminator’. Julian always got into the books of referees and that eventually cost him the captain armband. He was really a dirty ball player. He was named player of the year at West Ham four different times before finally retiring due to the injuries sustained from his style of play.

Neil Ruddock


He was named ‘Razor’ after the famous boxer for the way he cuts opponents on the pitch. Neil played for four different teams including Liverpool F.C. He was really a ruthless defender robust in his position. Neil will always be seen in the heat of brawls and will swing an arm whenever he got provoked. Let’s put it this way: Neil was simply a gangster.

source: http://tushmagazine.com.ng/the-toughest-players-ever-in-the-english-premier-league-history/

tis list is not complete without sodje hmmm racism
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by kennosklint(m): 6:55pm On Mar 16, 2019
Gattuso kor
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by dapadawee: 6:56pm On Mar 16, 2019
magazineguy:
The game of football has had several calibers of players both mentally and physically. Figuratively, there are players who are able to carry the whole team along in terms of battles and brawls. These same players are hard in the way they tackle and commit fouls on oppositions. Consequently, the lovers of the game are aware of the rules but these players are stubborn to their studs and will do anything to obstruct play and even graze the blades of grasses on the pitch. The good old days remind me of hard men in the world’s most watched league since its inception in 1992/1993. Here is a list of those ‘gladiators’ that will ‘take one for the team’ when called upon:

Patrick Vieira


The Frenchman was very tall and a maestro in the middle park at Arsenal. The former captain comes on the least as he cumulated ten (10) Red cards in his Arsenal F.C. career with many yellow cards. The man will always be remembered for his outburst at Roy Keane during a match day fixture against Manchester United.

Roy Keane


Captains are built for the responsibility and Roy wasn’t less. Roy was one of the most committed and hardest players in the league who gathered a total of nineteen (19) trophies in his career at Manchester United. Roy Keane was also known to be rough and aggressive in his style of play – a character that should be in place when representing Manchester United, one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Alan Shearer


It’s normal for strikers to unleash their dry spells on defenders and this legend is one of those strikes. With his record goals in the Premier League still intact and yet to be dethroned, Alan Shearer will never be forgotten as an aggressive and dirty centre forward who was always forgiven by referees.

Thomas Gravesen


Probably one of the controversial players ever in the ranks of Everton F.C, The Danish player was popular as member of a Danish gang and was always quick to confront his teammates whenever he felt it was needed. Thomas was very dirty to his opponents on and off the pitch.

Nemanja Vidic


The Serbian International is arguably one of the best centre backs in the premier league history, forming a solid partnership with Rio Ferdinand at the defense line of Manchester United. A United legend at that, he racked up quite a number of trophies at the club during their glory days. He was able to endure pain on the pitch, strong in the air and a hard tackler on his opponents.

Julian Dicks


Julian was a tough tackler at West Ham United. He was the type that never shied away from going in on opponents even if it meant getting sent off. Not long after, he was named ‘The Terminator’. Julian always got into the books of referees and that eventually cost him the captain armband. He was really a dirty ball player. He was named player of the year at West Ham four different times before finally retiring due to the injuries sustained from his style of play.

Neil Ruddock


He was named ‘Razor’ after the famous boxer for the way he cuts opponents on the pitch. Neil played for four different teams including Liverpool F.C. He was really a ruthless defender robust in his position. Neil will always be seen in the heat of brawls and will swing an arm whenever he got provoked. Let’s put it this way: Neil was simply a gangster.

source: http://tushmagazine.com.ng/the-toughest-players-ever-in-the-english-premier-league-history/

tis list is not complete without sodje nigeria international, the badana man hmmm see racism
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Adasun(m): 7:03pm On Mar 16, 2019
Fkforyou:
All Stoke City players especially Shawcross.... undecided
ur head get oil. grin


when stoke city was stock,who betied u to be winning them 1 zero,or them winning u.

All ur players leg would get sower dat day.those stoke guys where dangerous dat time joor.

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Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Ikpongiton: 7:12pm On Mar 16, 2019
eric cantona and paul gascoigne are not in the list,why ?
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by AceRoot(m): 7:12pm On Mar 16, 2019
gurunlocker:
Where's Joey Barton grin grin

In the same wing of nutters with Vinnie Jones
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Denikayan: 7:15pm On Mar 16, 2019
Orisabunmi not on the list!
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Larryslim(m): 7:16pm On Mar 16, 2019
kinibigdeal:
Add Van Dirk
What of Van pussy?
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by Lazyuth: 7:27pm On Mar 16, 2019
What about VERON of Manchester United
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by VeeVeeMyLuv(m): 7:29pm On Mar 16, 2019
how cud u forget the player that brake Cech head.
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by engrjacuzzi: 7:37pm On Mar 16, 2019
no joey Barton and shawcross?? these ones will celebrate red cards than allow you go injury free

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Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by femi4: 7:38pm On Mar 16, 2019
Eric Cantona
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by TVSA: 7:43pm On Mar 16, 2019
kaymart:
...and how will you omit Michael Essien?
At a time he was the most versatile Chelsea player.
Deployed everywhere and anywhere there was a shortfall..
Be it s a defensive midfielder which happen to be his natural niche, central defender when John Terry was out injured, Central midfield to partner either of Lampard or J.Cole...He drives forward into the heart of opponent's midfield. offensive and defensive ...He shoots long range efforts..He scored important goals... He dribbles too.
He was all round for chelsea....Injury cut him out so early....
Michael Essen was rugged those days.
He was an engine room.
I could still remember champions league final 2008. Ronaldo against Essien
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by asawanathegreat(m): 7:48pm On Mar 16, 2019
What of ambode?
Re: The Toughest Players Ever In The English Premier League History by jumper524(m): 7:49pm On Mar 16, 2019
after reading all the comment and still cant find makelele then i know yall mad..

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