Best Central Midfielders

Top-rated central midfielders (CM, RCM, LCM) — FIFA 09

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Francesc Fabregas88+3

2

Steven Gerrard88+2

3

Andrea Pirlo87+6

4

Xavi87+1

5

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Michaël Essien86+3

7

Paul Scholes85+3

8

Juan Sebastián Verón85+0

9

Marcos Senna84+2

10

Luis Oscar González84+2

11

Gareth Barry84+1

12

Riccardo Montolivo83+7

13

Alberto Aquilani83+6

14

Casper Zeeberg83+6

15

Michael Carrick83+3

16

Paul Openauer83+2

17

Luka Modrič82+8

18

Xabi Alonso82+5

19

Mathieu Flamini82+4

20

David Pizarro82+3

21

Dejan Stanković82+2

22

Cristiano Zanetti82+2

23

Sulley Ali Muntari82+0

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Yaya Gnegneri Touré81+5

27

John Obi Mikel81+5

28

Simone Perrotta81+3

29

Pablo Ignacio de la Red Gutiérrez81+2

30

Seydou Keita80+8

31

Tim Borowski80+8

32

Gökhan Inler80+6

33

Scott Parker80+3

34

Barry Ferguson80+3

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Marcelo Daniel Ugarte80+0

37

Laurens Montanje79+10

38

Zdravko Kuzmanović79+9

39

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Fernando Rubén Gago79+8

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Kevin Nolan79+4

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Jermaine Jenas79+3

45

Edu79+3

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Sergei Pechenkin79+0

48

Manuel Fernandes78+9

49

Vittorio Guttuso78+8

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#	Player	Position	Nation	Team	OVR	POT	Growth
1	Francesc Fabregas	CM	Spain	Arsenal	88	91	+3
2	Steven Gerrard	CM	England	Liverpool	88	90	+2
3	Andrea Pirlo	CM	Italy	AC Milan	87	93	+6
4	Xavi	CM	Spain	F.C. Barcelona	87	88	+1
5	Iniesta	CM	Spain	F.C. Barcelona	86	90	+4
6	Michaël Essien	CM	Ghana	Chelsea	86	89	+3
7	Paul Scholes	CM	England	Manchester United	85	88	+3
8	Juan Sebastián Verón	CM	Argentina	Argentina	85	85	+0
9	Marcos Senna	CM	Spain	Villarreal C.F.	84	86	+2
10	Luis Oscar González	CM	Argentina	F.C. Porto	84	86	+2
11	Gareth Barry	CM	England	Aston Villa	84	85	+1
12	Riccardo Montolivo	CM	Italy	Fiorentina	83	90	+7
13	Alberto Aquilani	CM	Italy	AS Roma	83	89	+6
14	Casper Zeeberg	CM	Netherlands	Holland	83	89	+6
15	Michael Carrick	CM	England	Manchester United	83	86	+3
16	Paul Openauer	CM	Netherlands		83	85	+2
17	Luka Modrič	CM	Croatia	Tottenham Hotspur	82	90	+8
18	Xabi Alonso	CM	Spain	Liverpool	82	87	+5
19	Mathieu Flamini	CM	France	AC Milan	82	86	+4
20	David Pizarro	CM	Chile	AS Roma	82	85	+3
21	Dejan Stanković	CM	Serbia	Inter Milan	82	84	+2
22	Cristiano Zanetti	CM	Italy	Juventus	82	84	+2
23	Sulley Ali Muntari	CM	Ghana	Inter Milan	82	82	+0
24	Hernanes	CM	Brazil	São Paulo	81	89	+8
25	Ibson	CM	Brazil	Flamengo	81	87	+6
26	Yaya Gnegneri Touré	CM	Ivory Coast	F.C. Barcelona	81	86	+5
27	John Obi Mikel	CM	Nigeria	Chelsea	81	86	+5
28	Simone Perrotta	CM	Italy	AS Roma	81	84	+3
29	Pablo Ignacio de la Red Gutiérrez	CM	Portugal		81	83	+2
30	Seydou Keita	CM	Mali	F.C. Barcelona	80	88	+8
31	Tim Borowski	CM	Germany	Bayern München	80	88	+8
32	Gökhan Inler	CM	Switzerland	Udinese	80	86	+6
33	Scott Parker	CM	England	West Ham United	80	83	+3
34	Barry Ferguson	CM	Scotland	Rangers	80	83	+3
35	De la Red	CM	Spain	Real Madrid C.F.	80	82	+2
36	Marcelo Daniel Ugarte	CM	Paraguay		80	80	+0
37	Laurens Montanje	CM	Netherlands	Holland	79	89	+10
38	Zdravko Kuzmanović	CM	Serbia	Fiorentina	79	88	+9
39	Max Barmby	CM	England		79	88	+9
40	Fernando Rubén Gago	CM	Argentina	Real Madrid C.F.	79	87	+8
41	Maniche	CM	Portugal	Atlético Madrid	79	84	+5
42	Kevin Nolan	CM	England	Bolton Wanderers	79	83	+4
43	Baraja	CM	Spain	Valencia C.F.	79	83	+4
44	Jermaine Jenas	CM	England	Tottenham Hotspur	79	82	+3
45	Edu	CM	Brazil	Valencia C.F.	79	82	+3
46	Fernando	CM	Brazil	FCGB	79	79	+0
47	Sergei Pechenkin	CM	Russia		79	79	+0
48	Manuel Fernandes	CM	Portugal	Valencia C.F.	78	87	+9
49	Vittorio Guttuso	CM	Italy		78	86	+8
50	Tiago	CM	Portugal	Juventus	78	84	+6