Aulis Rytkönen :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Jari Litmanen :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Olavi Rissanen :thumbsup:
Atik Ismail :thumbsup:

 

so you dont rate the eufa + championsleague winning defender, imho hes the most consistent defender over the time he has been in the epl

 

Have to throw my vote in for Litmanen, even if both Rytkönen and Hyypia got good records as well.

 

Hyypia is a legend.

-Scott

 

Jari Litmanen

 

Jari Litmanen

 

litmanen the guy was class, and then after him obviously as a liverpool fan I would say hyypia.

 

I like Litmanen, but I have to say Hyppia. He has achieved more.

 

Taking into account just the last 10, maybe 15 years it has to be either Litmanen or Hyppiä. I'd go for Litmanen, though of course it's easier to "shine" as an offensive player than as a defender.

 

Litmanen was good, maybe the best. But my vote goes for Hyppia, there you have a solid defender.

 

I like Litmanen, but I have to say Hyppia. He has achieved more.

How so?

Hyppia
Club Titles
* 1992 Finnish Cup with MyPa
* 1995 Finnish Cup with MyPa
* 2000/01 League Cup with Liverpool FC
* 2000/01 FA Cup with Liverpool FC
* 2000/01 UEFA Cup with Liverpool FC
* 2001/02 Charity Shield with Liverpool FC
* 2001/02 European Super Cup with Liverpool FC
* 2002/03 League Cup with Liverpool FC
* 2004/05 UEFA Champions League with Liverpool FC
* 2005/06 European Super Cup with Liverpool FC
Personal Honours
* Finnish Sports Writers Player Of The Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
* Finnish FA Player Of The Year 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005
* Finnish Sportsperson Of The Year 2001

Litmanen
Club titles
* Finnish Cup: 1992 with MyPa
* Dutch championship: 1993/94, 1994/95, 1996/96, 1997/98 with Ajax
* Dutch Cup: 1992/93, 1997/98, 1998/99 with Ajax
* Dutch Supercup: 1993, 1994, 1995 with Ajax
* English Cup: 2000/01 with Liverpool
* English League Cup: 2000/01 with Liverpool
* English Super Cup: 2001 with Liverpool
* UEFA Champions League: 1994/95 with Ajax
* UEFA Cup: 2000/01 with Liverpool
* European Super Cup: 1995, 2001 with Ajax and Liverpool
* Intercontinental Cup: 1995 with Ajax
Personal awards and achievements
* Finnish Player of the Year: 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
* Finnish Sportsperson of the Year: 1995
* Dutch Player of the Year: 1993
* European Footballer of the Year, 8th place: 1994
* European Footballer of the Year, 3rd place: 1995
* Dutch league top scorer: 1993/94
* UEFA Champions League top scorer: 1995/96
* All-time cap leader of the Finnish national team
* All-time top scorer of the Finnish national team

I must say, in my opinion, Litmanen got a much more impressive record.

 

Who the f**k is Hyppiä? :tongue:

It's Sami Hyypiä! :thumbsup:

In Finland Litmanen is the one and only. Some think that Aulis Rytkönen is the all time number one, but no one think's that Hyypiä is all time number one. But of course Hyypiä is highly respected in Finland.

 

Sorry, was a bit late when I wrote that

 

Sami is a rock, been at Liverpool for 7 almost 8 years and he hasnt been dropped once, was Club Captain for a long time, has dominated forwards all over Europe and England, Liverpool have turned down big money offers for him.Also an achievement often over looked is that he went 3 years+ without getting a yellow card in any competition despite being a CB and Liverpool having a packed schedule.So i'd say him ofcourse being biased.But to be honest the only player i can compare him to is the great Litmanen as my Finnish football knowledge isnt top class.