Best opposing player you've seen at the SOL?


Henry in the last game of the 19 point season. You just felt like you were in the presence of greatness. He was excellent in the game at the end of the 15 point season too.

Anelka when he played in midfield for Chelsea that time had an outstanding individual performance.
 
Standing ovation and he returned the gesture with applauding us. Class moment that. It was after he announced he was leaving Arsenal at the end of the current season.

Yeah that was the 3-0 in 2006 he got applauded off.

I'm sure in the 4-0 in 2003 when Ljunberg got a hat trick, Arsenals last goal or two got applause. We'd been down a long time and watched some dross that people just generally appreciated fantastic football.

Love the SMB like.

Henry, Ronaldo, Hazard, Deco and Alan Wright
 
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Yeah that was the 3-0 in 2006 he got applauded off.

I'm sure in the 4-0 in 2003 when Ljunberg got a hat trick, Arsenals last goal or two got applause. We'd been down a long time and watched some dross that people just generally appreciated fantastic football.

Love the SMB like.

Henry, Ronaldo, Hazard, Deco and Alan Wright
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Just to add one though - Steven Gerrard. Some of his passing was a joy to watch in real time.
 
Anelka when he played a deeper role for Chelsea was outstanding...as was Henry for Arsenal, more recently Tom Cairney absolutely ran the show in the Fulham Cup replay but nowhere near as good as the other 2.

Overall best I've seen was Collymore at Roker Park for Southend and then repeated again to a lesser degree with Forest.
 
Henry and Rooney for me.

Honourable mention which may sound daft but still remember the first game of the season one year we were promoted back in the Prem when we lost to Charlton and Danny Murphy was a different class, ran rings around us. Scored a free kick too IIRC
I always liked Danny Murphy as a player, I think we had been in for him before he moved to Charlton, would have been a class signing for us.
Little baldy LB that played for Villa (Alan Wright?). Absolutely terrorised us when they came here on New Years Day early 2000's. Arca was playing on the right for some reason and couldn't get anywhere near him. Ran up and down the wing all day. Fast little bugger.

Nearly lost my toes that day it was so cold. Took me 4 hours to warm up when I got home. All for a bastard 1-1 draw.
Was that not Alan Hutton?
Stan Collymore playing for Southend.
Adnan Januzaj for Man Utd (yeah, I know!)
I remember Collymore putting in an incredible performance but I thought it was for Forest , thought it was at Roker Park also.
 
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