In this post, am going to be talking about my best three players in the attacking role because in my own opinion, i don't think there is any other player that supersede them in that role. Although, there are lot of football legend that has done so well in that role as well but i have my own reason of not choosing them and many people may not really support my pick but these are players that i have the chance to see in action unlike the so called legend.

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I can't just imagine me as a manager having these players together in my team, i don't really need to give much instruction because they can give any defender a run for his money. Here goes my pick without beaten about the bush
- Messi
- Ronaldo
- Ibrahimovic

**Note:** the list did not appear based on how good one is over the other, it is randomly arranged.

Now that i have revealed to you my best 3 in the attacking role, i know many people will really go with Messi and Ronaldo on the list and will be wondering why Ibrahimovic was included and not one of these players like Pele, Maradona and even Delima Ronaldo of Brazil. These are great players anyway but as far as i am concerned about the game, i don't really see most of these players in action but i am fortunate enough to see Ibrahimovic, Messi and Ronaldo in action for their respective clubs and countries.

### Ibrahimovic
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This man has everything it takes to survive in this modern day football in terms of shot power, shot accuracy, ability, speed and many more and would have done better even in the days of Maradona and Pele. This man is still one of the reason why am still so curious about the best player award and how it is been decides. Ibrahimovic beliefs he is a god as far as football is concern and he never see any players as good as he is. Now wonder he got himself his statue recently by the Malmo FC, the club where he begins his career.

There is something i always like to see in a striker even though he doesn't have much skills and that is power, the ability to force the ball past any defender and if you see Ibrahimovic in action, you will really understand what am saying here. When it comes to shot power, i have seen him scoring many shots from a long range which will left many goalkeepers no idea or option. Another amazing thing i realized about this man is the fact that age is never a barrier to him, the more he grow, the stronger he becomes and deadly in front of goal.

### Cristiano Ronaldo
![TELEMMGLPICT000191190899_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqxDAlJ3nndeGrh1qPgnbDjHCIqdG1lYNd-2Pqhj1BCG0.jpeg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTs4R5cjkZTxk1P57R3K6NtfZWCSYDoj82H4wxH2PVkbE/TELEMMGLPICT000191190899_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqxDAlJ3nndeGrh1qPgnbDjHCIqdG1lYNd-2Pqhj1BCG0.jpeg)[source](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/03/13/cristiano-ronaldos-obsession-legacy-can-deliver-champions-league/)

This is another great man that really draw my attention to the game, he is a real definition of talent and hardworking. Many football lovers refers to him as a goal machine due to the number of goals he has scored and the fact that he has been the only reason Lionel Messi is not only the player ruling the world of football for the past 10 years is another thing that makes him standout among other players. I can't just imagine Messi without him and while many football fans make some rivalry between him and Messi, i don't do that instead, i see myself as being lucky to have witnessed the two in action.

This is a man who gave Messi an healthy competition during his period in Spain before going to Italy to join Juventus and has set so many records and breaking lots of record. Aside from the fact that he can operate from the flank, he can also play as a number 9 or false 9. Any manager will be very lucky to have him in his team because with Ronaldo in the line up, you can be assure of more than 25 goals per season.

### Messi
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If there is any player that i have been following right from youth age, it is Lionel Messi. He is such a great player which the coming generation will wish they see playing and just like Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic, any defender playing against him will always have a busy day throughout the match. Although many people who believes Ronaldo is better than him made such assertion from the fact that he has never move away from Camp Nou to prove himself in another team or another league but to me i believe he can survive in any league and any team. 

He is just a play that had pledged his loyalty to Barcelona and i think due to his performance, it will be very hard for any club to avoid his fees because he is not the type of player any club can just come for and get at any low price. He has won so many awards as Ronaldo and with another one recently by FIFA as the Best Player Of The Year. Messi is another player that can also earn any manager more points and goals per season.

These three players are my best players upfront and i can't just imagine the number of goals they will score altogether if they are actually in the same team.

#### Let me know your own best 3 in the comment section.

With Love,
@Oxygen02

### I hope you find this post interesting and educating, until then, i remain my humble self @oxygen02. The guy who support life with his writeups. Thanks for reading.
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