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This week on Saturday Social, Joe & Smithy are joined by James Allcott & Flav. We challenge our guests to pick the best players from every age from 16-35… who will make the final list?
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Saturday social brought to you by EA Sports FC with PlayStation 5 right Joe you can see that our props Department worked very hard to DG what was already on the Saturday Cal board and and put new magnets on is the start of the new

Year as we have James all on the show we thought it be a good time for him to be picking his best player from every age category from 18 to 32 because it’s the kind of content we see on his channel wanted to tap into your Insight mate and

Gain some of that so hit us with the rules little bit of rules for this one well they got to be the asan on the board not the craziest 18 up to 32 thank you foring me off I appreciate it let’s uh let’s start with 18 then who you gone for is best

18y old in World football uh Mattis tell okay he is a goal or assist every 63 minutes crazy isn’t it knowledge statman Dave is in the building statman James um he is very very exciting I do the only question mark I have around him is the fact that obviously playing for Bayern

Munich you’ll get a lot of chances and he’s often coming off the bench um but he is getting minutes for Bayern Munich you know youve got Harry kanane coming off and he’s scoring goals and he’s super super exciting great finisher um can play on that left hand side as well

Sort of and run the channels as well super super exciting you know play getting minutes up top for Bayern Munich R so rare So Rare okay stick so just to confirm this is James’s list so we’re gonna build it out and then we’re gonna get Flav’s opinion as well alternates

And as we go we’re going to move on to the 19-year-old so best 19-year-old current in World Football let’s have a reveal to the camera who you’ve gone with I’ve gone with Gaby okay he’s a bit of me Gaby I like Gaby I like the he’s

So tenacious he’s got a little bit of everything in terms of being able to sort of see a pass play those passes and and assists and able to wriggle out of trouble with the dribbling as well small guy but also loves to sort of crunch through someone which I really really

Like I think there was a the game in El classo went to El Classico and he he kept bailing him really quiet until he just scored an ridiculous goal yeah exactly I just think he’s wonderful I think injured to the end of the season now which is a real shame um but yeah

Great tenacity for a sort of Barcelona midfielder that you wouldn’t have expect when you maybe see the outline of him I think he’s a class you know he’s already had 111 appearances for barel in all comps for a 19y old yeah well some people say that’s probably part of the

Problem behind the injury isn’t it a lot of football for such a young yeah and he’s got that you know sometimes different midfielders have sort different um attitudes to playing and he’s a bit old in that sense that he does like to get about and make tackles

And and affect the game I think he’s class releas by the way won the copper trophy as well didn’t he was best on 21 player at the Balon door so let’s get him up for the 19 year olds 20 I think this is where it starts to get a bit

Spicy because other other 19y olds you’re looking at um with the likes of Evan Ferguson and things where it’s 20 you’ve got J Bellingham you’ve got Jamal marala you’ve got floran vers pedri in there I think pedre’s 21 actually okay uh yeah I mean got to be the correct

Answer is Bellingham uh he you know we just spoke about him over there he is he’s the main man for England he’s the main man for Real Madrid I know it’s all come pretty quickly but the I think he’s top scorer in the lia he’s you know out

I think he scored maybe in all of the Champions League games as well he’s score LA liga’s top score 17 goals and five assists debut season for Real Madrid ridiculous and 20 from the 2022 cob trophy win to the 2023 copper Trophy winner yeah and you know for his age to

Be able to affect games when he wants and you can see it I think when you watch him you can feel that he can kind of go I and I’ve always said this he’s got a snar about him that I really really love so he’ll get a bit he’s in a

Rush to be great and I love that he’s unreal he’s unbelievable there’s there’s generational talents and there’s future bondor winners and he’s he’s one of them berming City fans are still celebrating every goal he scores for Real Madrid that’s they love him you think when you

Say bonor winner how what sort of time frame are we talking can this year of course he can win it this year I mean it would be an incredible feat but if Real Madrid go far in the Champions League England do bits in the in I don’t know

What Wednesday yeah if england and it’s often in terms of how the voting process works a lot of the time obviously it’s an individual award but it’s massively affected by the clubs and the countries they play for as why a lot of people looking at two of the most informed

Players now Kane and Bellingham if england bring it home the bring it home Jo for him to come into Real Madrid with how established that Midfield has been yeah normally in other spheres you talk about managers have been there for ages and then the next guy comes in they

Struggle he’s come in and taken him up a notch he’s unbelievable I think everyone would agree with you there Jame great choice shout out M well by the way massive fan of M let’s move on to 21 years old now just to give it context uh quite a competitive age bracket you’ve

Got the likes of kaminga pedri gardio doku as well so I imagine this was a tougher one to choose from yeah you’re right so I had pedri and this man Eduardo kaminga and I went with I went with kaminga uh this could age badly because I think pedre’s sort of ceiling

And and and ability is just is wonderful and his vision he is very injured though and that that is a problem and kaminga is generally always available amazing on the left hand side if he has to play left back could play as a six could play

As an eight uh he’s he’s awesome I love him he’s so well-rounded and he he reads the game brilliantly defensively as well what and then gets the ball and is able to dribble past two players to get something moving know he’s going to be at Real Madrid for 10 years and you know

He’s going to play consistently because he’s that they have these players that are just so reliable and he’s one of them Dro into left back in major major games yeah just feel like all right yeah I’ll do that boss no problem six trophies for already at the age of 20 an

Important part of France as well who you know we talked about England winning the Euros there proba go into the Euros that favorites really don’t even 13 caps for France that that seems like but 13 caps for old for the French team which AR’s got one of the best squads in World

Football at 21 years of age even that’s to be applauded and yeah I like his consistency as much as anything I think again pedri is a wonderful wonderful player but he’s just always there and yeah he’s wonderful cool 2 for this is one of the most competitive on the whole

List you’ve got sacka you’ve got karadon you’ve got CBA who maybe the outstanding Center back in European football You’ got Rodrigo as well who are you going for I’m I’m sticking with Baya saaka and I think we’re sort of this is being done at a moment when Arsenal aren in the

Best form he’s not maybe in the best form but you’ve got to remember how Reliant they have been on this guy for so long to just forget that in a couple of weeks just feels incredibly harsh for me I think he’s the most Irreplaceable player for Arsenal I don’t got anyone

Anywhere near it on that right hand side who can step in for him he’s played at left back as well he could play he could play as an N if you wanted him to he can stay wide and dribble with it he can come short he’s awesome it pains me to

Say it I think cela’s almost as crucial as sacka is and if if not there’s no world where I would take either of them at Spurs but if some mental thing happened and I had to take one I think CBA would be be the one I by the way I’m

A Spurs fan I would definitely take both top in terms of ceiling though just asked I agree top player I think it’s a great shot carow shayy do you think Crow Shay and sacka in terms of ceiling who you think’s got the higher high higher

Ceiling out of those two I think that I think top players yes I think and Rodrigo let’s throw Rodrigo in there as well I think the thing with him the amount I’d love to see the amount of games all those guys have played he has played so many games of football I think

He played uh under unai Emory for Arsenal so a long time so I think again when it comes to a sort of a full career it’s about consistency can he go up to that next level where he’s you know getting the Golden Boot I think that’s

Got to be his aim but I think he can absolutely do that um sometimes I wonder if he’s a little bit too nice I’d like to maybe see a bit more like ruthlessness from him but I think I think he’s the best of a lot I do okay s

Up put him up there as well as well because if we’ have Rodrigo we’ have gone Point mrid their recruitment amazing nine goals 10 assists and 26 appearance is for season sacker incidentally right 23 years of age again this is a another MADD competitive bracket yeah you’ve got the likes of

Venicius Jr erling Holland Phil foden cheni Alfonso Davis so this is a a good compe what see here is Madrid recruitment from 20 up to like they could have had 22 they could have had 23 is scary will it be a another Madrid player or we I think Mia City player

Come on we have seen City player this is a tapping isn’t it got to be Highland yeah it’s got to be earing Highland yeah I mean what can you say about him he’s he’s he’s a beast absolute Beast um I’ve been yeah I’ve been talking about this a

Couple of times on my channel recently about those cheat codes like who’s a cheat code that’s going to get you a title and they’re waiting for Kevin De BR to come back but he is a cheat code as well and the two of them together are

Pretty scary um you know his goals per game is a joke I think since 2020 he’s got a goal every 80 minutes or something uh was amazing at Dorman carried it on at Man City I I think the problem he’ll have when we’re discussing him it’s a

Bit like Salah is that this you hit he hit such Heights he gets to a point where there’s nothing new to kind of say there’s no those heights yeah exactly so I mean he’s amazing isn’t he what 23 as well he’s actually got 56 go got 52

Goals last season but 56 goals for club and Country uh in that season which is phenomenal do you think he should have won the balandor or was messing right no but I think literally any other year he does win it do you agree with that Holland for this pick yeah tap of course

Absolutely yeah just a bit of respect on Vinnie as well V like has obviously got bad injury this season but has you know decimated the Champions League at times I think it won’t even be a conversation when they both finished though yeah numbers and things like that I think

Just drowns 24 not as many options at 24 but one probably stand out probably got him in it well what you mean let’s not disrespect Dean rice he’s been one of the best Central midfielders in Europe you say that why got him um I I was scrambling around for any other 24-

Yearold I could probably bring to this conversation but it probably Rafel the ones that we look yeah me and J research rafal’s there he sack theck but I think is the standout isn’t he I think the fact he’s doing it in the premier league as opposed to Ser R gives him more

Credit yeah I I I love deam rice I think he’s I think he’s getting better as well and I was thinking of say never misses a game either does he never misses a game hasn’t missed a game for for he played so many games for for West Ham in and

Remember those years as well that’s those are Europa League years where they got far in those competitions so every single time always needed always ready to step up he’s proven that this year on several occasions and a better player Than People kind of give him credit for

Because he can drive with the ball he’s you know there’s been that stat going around about the progressive passes which just means he’s competent in that area he can play as a six he can play as an eight I think he’s I think as time will tell that he’s just an awesome

Awesome player 184 Progressive passes most in the Premier League this season I think something like he’s not um he’s not sexy enough maybe I don’t know the name Dean you know no offense called dein but if he’s like Brazilian people go would go crazy for him another level

Yeah I mean maybe a bit of disrespect get on the tackles interceptions and passing Ops in half for Arsenal Premier this season Lu 25 season competing with this guy yeah 25 I think is a taing but as we W they will give you context of players that you could pick I think I

Think you’ve obviously got B which I’m guessing you might pick but Trent Alexander Arnold Victor Osman Valverde there there’s a few players but I’m guessing you’ve gone with this man here yeah yeah so I think um obviously only recently um turn it’s 25 isn’t it yeah

25 yeah so I think Trent was a little bit unlucky there uh I think Trent second for me is probably more the the sort of debate here um but yeah mbapp is a joke I mean the amount of goals that he scored um excited to see him not

Playing in League because I think if that happens you never he might stay I could see him signing a contract extension giv the amount of money that’s think yeah but there’s bit of a change for him this year he’s played a bit more centrally sort of been the s 50-50 split

In terms of the amount of games he’s played centrally or out wide and his holdup plays kind of gone up to another level which is not something you think about when it comes to kilan mbappe uh you know I think in terms of who are the

Best players in the world he’s in the top three quite easily I would yeah and he was third in the Bal he most go this season of any player in Europe I think yeah Harry Kane just Harry Kane ahead of him in terms of all goals and all comps

Uh yeah top player I think we’d all agree with that choice yeah 26 I’m not sure people are like this I me intering to know the other nominees br gotar Martinez Frankie I think Lis Diaz is 26 as well just names I think I think that’s the outstanding cand by some distance given

That a lot of people you talk to would say he’s the best center back in World football in fact we interviewed CA didn’t we and we said he’s trying got to rank the best center backs and he said currently Thiago Silva Ruben Diaz and V van and he was singing Diaz his priz

What do you think F yeah know 100% he go he gets into any defense in World football some people sort of been wondering about him a little bit this season in comparison to last season but last season in the obviously the one the treble I think in terms of points per

Match he had more than any other man City player shows how important is for them does that go back to your old point that in when a player has such an immense season they then get judged on that and it’s what everyone’s doing with Van djk post that season he came second

In the Balon door they’re saying well it wasn’t as good as last season he’s still playing very well being judged on your own previous high standards true and and then maybe same thing with Van where everyone is loving him even more now because they’ve kind of returned back to

That so yeah maybe there certainly is something but you know very very consistent your good friend flab was nodding his head in agreement with that choice that’s all I need I just yeah if you think uh harand and um Diaz are kind of stand up players better than that I

If it’s Spurs and you’re choosing one I Diaz may even get the nod over Island for what we might need so yeah what outrageous W okay 27 you want to Chuck a Spurs name in um 27 names available to you here San Coman Madison

I know that you want to shout out for us but you’re desperate rodri is also here is it going to be back to back City yeah yeah I’ve gone with rodri I think Rod is is the right answer um yeah and I think actually when we’re talking about deam r as well just

One final thing on it you know he’s got a few years to sort when you’re comparing those guys uh but Roder I think actually a couple of years ago was good but wasn’t you know utterly world class I think he now is utterly world class scores goals as well which is

Massive go for a six to be doing that um he’s just got such a brain on him and I think he’s going to be an amazing manager actually as well yeah he he scores vital goals well League final like so many big we did we did the stat

Last week didn’t we on the games that he doesn’t play like all of the five games that man city have lost in all comps he hasn’t featured in which is absolutely incredible like when he’s not playing compared to when he is will his reputation be greater than Roy ke’s when

He comes to the end of his career very possibly yeah possibly the only thing I think might go against him in in that is sort of The Narrative around like Keane being the sort of leader and the the gizer behind that team whereas Roger is almost the underated or like orchestr I think

Leaders are different now as well he is the brain of of of that team bit like busets I think where people just don’t talk about being the best defensive all the trophies Man United win it’s the photo of King because he was C that whereas obviously with rogy

Attention often goes to the lights of harand he could play till Le 39 as well so like that you know I mean so get him up then uh 28 then maybe a little bit more of DF here as well although one probable stand out really um in Joshua

Kimi yeah uh he’s uh I was trying to compare him to someone I think he’s he’s got a bit more bite than Alonzo but in terms as of getting the ball they’re always looking for him by Munich his the amount of passes he plays the amount of

Through balls he plays the amount of key passes he he provides as well um he’s an awesome awesome midfielder and actually probably doesn’t get spoken about I just about to ask you if you think he’s underrated actually I know we rate him but in terms of like the other players

You’re talking about or on this list do you think he’s a bit underrated I think he is I think I think he is I think he’s he’s gone through a period of time where Germany have struggled a little bit and and and Bayern Munich are maybe not sort

Of the first team that we talk about even though they’re always up there for for being um you know Champions League winners of course he’s won that um and he is the guy he’s the you know Captain lead the legend of of Bayern Munich he’s just wonderful on the ball agree with

That yeah absolutely without without shadow littleit talk about him leaving isn’t there like recently bubbling up because obviously he’s got contract kind of running down a little bit Man City never get the ball back you Liverpool were kind of been leaving you see yeah I don’t know not really I can’t

See him leaving Germany but I can’t quite 29 years of age once again it looks like another man City player is going to make his way onto the board indeed G for yep I’ve gone for bernardes silver again incredibly complete um someone who again I think you sort of I

Guess if you lined up you think is he actually going to hurt you jack really is speaking recently saying he’s really slow yet somehow he just seems to be everywhere all the time can play anywhere as well um an amazing sort of brain for that man City team and and if

Anyone has a bit of a free role at times it’s him to go and kind of fix and start things as well so good coming off the back of it was sort muted that you might be interested in leaving Manchester City and and he’s just still performing that

Seems Happ every every summer with him kind of wants to go to never happens but yeah so good so complete so perfect for that system so many um kilometers clocked up as well you know there’s only there’s only a few players that Guardiola trusts to to stay a part of

His setup over four years every game and he’s there every time along with K Walker do you think by the time he leaves City he will have surpassed David Silva’s Legacy but I was thinking about that that to lose someone as good as David Silva and then just to replace him

With him and he’s just I don’t know I I who’s the gold and silver I would right now i’ would say David Silva just because I I actually don’t have an answer I don’t know why longevity yeah yeah yeah but but treble doesn’t tip it in his favor yes it does

As well yeah if you’re starting a season and you’re building a squad you’re taking him over David Silva how important is he because there’s a lot of Man City players on here obviously harand gets a lot of detention Kevin De bruer quite rightly so how important do

You think he is in this current Man City squad because he’s been a big game player for them this season yeah for many years J is about often is about sort of the drop off rate when you have injuries which you inevitably have in any team and so he’s unbelievable on the

Right or as a 10 or as an eight or he’s played as defensive midfielder or he’s played as a left back so it’s his ability to fill in the gaps which is why he probably doesn’t have that same starw David Silva but why he is so important

Let’s get him up then uh 30 next one’s a bit of need debate 30 I mean the other options here maybe Edison uh but Harry Kane yeah put him up amazing isn’t he should put it up well unless unless anybody’s got a better alternate I mean

The alternate do you think he can win the B on door this year if England win the Euros and Bayern Munich sorry when and Bay Munich win the Champions League obviously his numbers he scored more than any other by the same conversation you’re having about Drew Bellum you have

To have about Kane if if by of course and I mean it shows you the level of the Premier League when you know is a drop down for Harry Kane because he’s playing such a better team he’s has all the advantages to do what he’s doing this

Year I still feel so sad about it we’ll move on 31 now 31 is a is a good C again I think I know you’re going to pick but you’ve got the lights of Salah which I think you’re going to pick you’ve also got Allison huming Sun

Neymar T Stan so there’s there’s a bit of competition here but I I think I know who you are going to pick yeah I mean the answer Salah yeah the answer is definitely Muhammad Salah uh again one of those ones where the ceiling so high he so consistent that and I’m bad for

This sometimes I I if there’s a player that I didn’t expect to do so well when we’re doing sort of end of year things or player of the Season things you start to forget about Muhammed Salah because well you expect him to score 30 goals every year always fit yeah

Always nervous phenomenal yeah so consistent for so many years is he is he he’s got to be top three Premier League players of all time wow doesn’t he you got Sher got HRI he’s in the conversation in the conversation definitely but a tap him for the 31 year

Old age bra last one then shout for but last one then uh you gone for KD B and van dijk with a battle here I would suggest yeah I’ve got to go with KD B who I guess is part of that conversation as well we talking about those Premier

League greats uh could be forgotten about right now when we speak because of the the injuries but I think it was 31 assists last season in all com 31 uh every year scary thought of him coming back isn’t it it is yeah and I think the

Title race will be decided on not just him coming back but can he stay fit because he comes back and he stays fit I can’t see Man City being stopped okay stick him on then there is confirmation of the best players at every age bracket in the world uh enjoyed that Jimbo let’s

Not you think of that home they are the players 18 to 32