I've narrowed it down to four.
Rank the following CM partnerships:
Makelele & Lampard
One re-defined the defensive-midfield role, while the other was the best scoring midfielder in the game. Helped Chelsea win their first league title in 50 years.
Career highlights: La Liga, Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup
Keane & Scholes
Keane the destroyer, Scholes the distributor, together they were the central cog in United's fabled midfield of the 90s. Combined to help win the Treble in 1999.
Career highlights: Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup
Vieira & Gilberto
These two World & Continental Champions combined forces and became Invincible. Both players were tough tacklers, quality technicians and successful leaders.
Career highlights: World Cup, Euro 2000, Copa America, Confederations Cup, Premier League, FA Cup
Vieira & Petit
From 1997-99, these two World & European Champions dominated the midfield battles against Keane & Scholes. They were the engine behind Arsenal's iconic '98 Double team.
Career highlights: World Cup, Euro 2000, Confederations Cup, Premier League, FA Cup
I'd go:
1. Vieira & Petit
2. Keane & Scholes
3. Vieira & Gilberto
4. Lampard & Makelele
Best CM pairs in PL history
posted on 24/11/17
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 13 minutes ago
carrick and scholes played as a midfield two?
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yes and for a long time
post scholes eye op and pre the season we bought hargreaves and tevez
after we bought hargreaves it looked like we were going to play 433, and we did successfully for with carrick sitting deeper
then hargreaves injury nightmare and tevez leaving meant we ditched 433 and reverted back to 442. Fletcher became more prominent especially in big games where we could not play a 2 man midfield
posted on 24/11/17
hmmm
posted on 24/11/17
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 1 minute ago
hmmm
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Dunno what you're hmming about. He is completely correct
posted on 24/11/17
Just think that midfield would be overrun but fair play to them if true.
posted on 24/11/17
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 18 seconds ago
Just think that midfield would be overrun but fair play to them if true.
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They were both brilliant in possession. Very hard to overrun midfields like that.
In fairness they did have a prime Rio and Vidic behind them with Rooney and Ronaldo in front of them. But their importance to that team shouldn't be underestimated
posted on 24/11/17
comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Just think that midfield would be overrun but fair play to them if true.
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You'll do well to overrun any midfield with Carrick in, simply because his positioning and reading of the game was so good. People often talk about how Carrick was slow/immobile, but that wasn't really true. He just didn't have to run very often. When he did actually get into a sprint he was pretty fast.
posted on 24/11/17
Keane and Scholes
posted on 24/11/17
Between them they won 7 major international titles, including 2 World Cups and played in 3 World Cup Finals
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Not for the same team they didn't, which is sort of the point of your article......
posted on 24/11/17
comment by Ace (U18814)
posted 21 hours, 24 minutes ago
Alonso is one of my favourite players of the last 15 years, just class.
To answer the question, Keane & Scholes.
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Alonso is a great player in the Spanish league. He dissapointed many while in the PL, though. There was never any doubt of his talents, but it wasn't the best league for him. Quite a few players fit in that category, as well as great PL players that fizzle abroad. I have to go with Keane and Scholes as well, fierce and precise and great pitch-smarts.
posted on 25/11/17
Keane was the best midfield 'partnership' on his own.
Far better, more valuable, more contributive etc., on his own than the other three partnerships mentioned.
Scholes was just the icing on the cake