The definitive 'best player around' poll

[Danny 9]

Sticking to forward and creative players, who is the best in the world?

Been a while since we did this and I will try to list the 20 most obvious candidates

[BryanRfc 1]

Ibrahimovic i voted just love his finishing

[scotty657 1]

Sir. Kaka

[BlueSuedeSambas 56,525]

Iniesta closely followed by Lampard for me.

[Scott-RFC 308]

Iniesta marginally ahead of Xavi at the minute, Messi close third.

When Messi gets a hold of the ball he is the best in the world, but Iniesta and Xavi are involved in the game for a full 90 minutes of perfection.

[RangersAndy 0]

at the minute

Andres iniesta for me

[Orangeclement 619]

so Tough to call, i voted for Xavi simply the best CM.

[Amac9 2,060]

Messi closely followed by the genius that is Iniesta.

[the goal machine 7,995]

Messi for me. Iniesta's a close second though.

[ClintonGrey 365]

Lampard, but then again i'm quite biased.

[BlueIsTheColour 35]

Iniesta, the most under-rated player in that Barcelona team. I don't think there is another player around who is so elegant and composed with a football. He controls and dictates the flow of the game and can produce some great goals too. Energy and stamina allows him to continually close down the opposition defence and midfield, along with Xavi. Both of them are the reason that Barcelona win and retain possession so well.

A simply magical player who Messi would be alot worse off without.

[martin93 136]

Iniesta,what a player.

[blueboy94 54]

Essien, highly under rated by many imo

[maxwellrfc 6]

messi

[Danny 9]

No prizes for guessing who voted Pato

[diztempa 8]

Arshavin

but you know I couldn't make impartial assessment when I saw him in the list

[Orangeclement 619]

only 1 vote for Xavi

[Ryan_1 1,136]

I choose Messi, but tbh it could have been any one of the 'Barca three' (Messi, Iniesta and Xavi) or Steven Gerrard. I went for Messi because of the way he just walks past people, his strength for someone so small and his finishing is second to none. He's the closest thing to Maradona. Still say though that Gerrard is my favourite player though.

[lewisb72 50]

Between Messi and Iniesta but voted Messi.

[Allzo 91]

Voted Iniesta

[Danny 9]

Arshavin

but you know I couldn't make impartial assessment when I saw him in the list

A truly exceptional player tbh, but your bias is the same as mine regarding Pato

[Danny 9]

That it's at 13 to 16 Iniesta Messi speaks volumes for how good Iniesta is.

[RFC999 0]

Essien.

[Tommy WATP 86]

Voted Iniesta

[papaguy51 941]

No prizes for guessing who voted Pato

You can't surely think that Pato is better than Iniesta though.

Can you?