England was fortunate to have all three midfielders playing together. For years, fans and pundits have engaged in debates to determine the best player among the trio.
Kieron Dyer, who had the privilege of playing alongside all three for England, has provided his verdict.
Dyer picks best among England midfield trio
When asked who of Paul Scholes and Frank Lampard he preferred on TalkSPORT, Dyer said,
“Paul Scholes. No disrespect to Frank Lampard, but that’s not even a conversation.
“Frank has got the most assists in the Premier League and has scored more goals than him, but my answer to that is that Chelsea played a completely different formation to Manchester United and Liverpool at the time, if you throw Steven Gerrard into the mix.
“I love Frank Lampard because out of the three including Steven Gerrard, he had nowhere near the same amount of natural ability and talent as them, so for him to have the career that he had.
“Every single time I saw him in training he was doing extras – shooting and he was being labelled as ‘fat’ by West Ham fans and the amount of fast-feet stuff that he’d do – he was completely dedicated.
“Everything that he’s got – it’s a bit like Messi and Ronaldo when they say Messi has god-given talent and Ronaldo’s all hard work – that’s how I see Scholes and Gerrard and Lampard.”, as reported by one football
When asked to rank the three players, Dyer placed Scholes in the top spot, followed by Gerrard in second, and Lampard in third.
“Scholes, Gerrard and then Lampard.”, he said.
