we've seen them both playing for club and country, they both play on the right wing, both a good dribblers.
IMO wright-phillips has the edge because of his shooting ability.
what are your thoughts?

Lennon has better ball skills but SWP has the crossing and the shooting with both feet from any distance.
I will go with SWP now and Lennon in 2 years time.

Hard to see since SWP gets no playing time anymore. It's close, but I'll take SWP, but if he continues to ride the pine then I don't see why Lennon wouldn't pass him.

I don't think Lennon has better ball skills, but he is a bit trickier. For example he will do 3 cruyff turns on the touchline to beat a defender, while SWP will be a lot more direct and try to burn the defender with his pace. I do think Lennon has a cleaner "looking" dribbling technique, but is not necessarily better. SWP tends to bob and weave sort of like Robben, will Lennon tends to drive forward like Giggs. What Lennon does have over SWP currently is decision making in tight corners. Lennon is excellent a pulling on crosses and passes near the box, and has a bit more composure on his crossing than SWP. But SWP wasn't on form last season, so we will see if he improves in this area. In terms of speed, I think Lennon has a quicker first step, but SWP kills him in terms of overall top speed. SWP is much better at scoring and shooting, but I think Lennon is more of a playmaker (he is an attacking midfielder) when it comes to passing.

lennon every day of the week. ok, maybe swp can shoot better, but lennon is just as good if not better then swp at crossing. and his skill is scond to none and his pace is blistering. he tore up chelsea on his debut and was great in the world cup when he came on. SWP had one good game for england v slovakia and thats it.


excuse me have you ever seen lennon play? you have no idea what you are even talking about.

i must admit even though i support arsenal lennon is a bit better

SWP had his chance and blew it by going to Chelsea, as soon as Beckham does the right thing and retires, that right wing position is Lennon's.

lennon because he is a smarter player considering he likes playing and swp likes being on the bench so you cant make impact from the bench.

Class post

dribbling:lennon
shooting:swp
crossing:swp
effectiveness:lennon
potential:lennon
lennon just edges for me
i think that is a pretty fair evaluation does everyone agree??

That is not true. I remember that game, he did have a fantastic run where he beat maka, essien, and terry I believe, but he didn't tear up Chelsea. Messi tearing up Chelsea is another myth as well, he owned a woeful Del Horno and gave Ferreira, a natural Right-back a tough time.

lennon is better at beating people but swp had more end product imo

well its pretty good for your debut and first game in the prem especially as it is against the champoins. and you have to remember that he came on as a sub too. but finally some people that agree with me

lennon

wont hurt to explain your answer mate

I doubt because the two players are strong but I think that Wright Phillips is better malgrès than Aaron Lennon is good

I always think that evrything to do with Wright-Phillips is pretty much linked with his pace. His dribbling is good because of the speed he goes at, his striking of the ball is good becasue he gets a fast run up. Because of this I think if he got a bad injury and lost some of his pace, he would be a pretty average player. I think Lennon is great as he can tear apart defenders with his amazing skills and his pace adds to that. Ok his crossing and shooting isn't brilliant yet but he will improve on that. IMO he has a lot more potential than SWP and is as good or better already.

Lennon is all about pace as well, but what is really exciting about him his his speed of thought. The guy is sometimes 2 steps ahead of defenders with his decisions. I love it. SWP is capable of tearing teams apart too (ie. Everton during the FA Cup, and plenty of games during his time at Man City). I think he was finding it hard to be one of many star players, not the only star player at Chelsea. He has a rocket shot, and dribbles like Robben, but right footed. Needs to improve on the decision making and all areas of passing to be a trully world class player, as opposed to a very good player. I think that he can do it, just look at Joe Cole revelation.

Lennon by far. He doesnt do the fancy tricks like R7. He just uses he pace most of the time. Sure he might not have the best shooting but wingers are wingers not strikers. Lennon is faster IMO and can beat a man better. SWP crossing is more better but what Lennon is good at is he beats an opponent, cuts inside to the box and plays a simple pass off to a striker who scores

great post phil spot on

SWP is better ATM, and that shows when he gets played. Lennon isn't bad but im not keen on his crossing ability or hesistation when shooting, he'll learn though. They'll both be as good as each other in years to come.

lennon takes it for me because i think he does more for his club than wright phillips and the fact that he made the world cup squad and phillips didnt says it all for me....

Lennon shits on SWP skill wise. You are on drugs. SWP is pretty average technically for a top class winger of his type. He has a crap first touch. He is nowhere near the level of Robben technically or skill wise.

When lennon plays he creates more opportunites on the wing.I rate swp but he's so frustrating to watch at times, like lennon he's very quick and direct but his dribbling lets him down at vital times. Been so quick seems to effect him in that department when he's at full pace and running at a player he seems to just end up running into them alot of the time instead of doing the obvious and going wide of them.He has the ability of great close control but just dosen't use it like he should do.
So I prefer lennon I feel what he's shown in the short time he's been with england is that he's a player who is not phased by the step up from club to country and he has tourmented players he's played against and will continue to do so,and imo he'll be a world class player in the next 3/4 seasons.

Look what Lennon did last night against Andorra. He tore them apart and his crossing aint that bad too

Surely crossing and shooting is what makes an effective player?

Very close but Lennon edges it for me. If Swp was still at Man City then maybe he would be better.

Lennon has proved these few weeks that his crossing ability is getting much better

i think lennon edges swp... kinda sad to see that swp isn't getting that much games cause i think it would be fairer to make comparison.. but swp shooting is no doubt better than lennon...

Lennon is really fast but swp is more techical but swp made a bad descion by moving to chelsea.So i would say lennon at the moment.

SWP and here's why: he not only has excellent pace, but he's also very direct about it. He pretty much carried Man City in his last season there and IMO was one of the most on form RW'ers in the world. He also has very good shooting and has been known to notch up important goals. Lennon on the other hand also has great pace and skills, but I think his game needs to mature more and I think it'll come with more playing. Admittedly I haven't seen as much of him as I've seen of SWP as I don't watch the EPL much(Serie A and la liga FTW!) anymore, I've seen enough of him when he's having a good game to know he'll certainly give SWP a run for his money. I think people underestimate his ability now b/c he's not playing much at Chelsea, but let's be honest; Lennon probably wouldn't play much either if he had to contend with Robben, Duff(not anymore tho) and Joe Cole on top form.

What does IMO mean ?

Havent seen enough matches to tell, but Wright Phillips loses the ball 3/4 oftimes he gets it about

IMO=in my opinion

I think Rocafella nailed it when he said that even Lennon wouldn't get much playing time against arguably two of the best wingers in the world. SWP is groing a lot and has more pace than Lennon for sure. Expect to see him grabbing his opportunity in the england squad as soo as he gets one!!

I prefer Wright-Phillips. Can't believe Forest let him go because he was too small!

Lenon is better Dribbler i think

im not sure who is faster

i would have to say lennon because swp has not played much football since joinig chelsea and has lost a lot of confidence
also lennon is still very young

seconded

lennon is so young and already a future star, SWP was already known at Man City... but he was better at his time with man city than lennon currently, when SWP went to Chelsea he lost his form and the knowledge ppl have to him... less ppl care 'bout him today than lennon...

First off, ths is a good comparison. A couple of years ago you would have thought that Wright-Phillips would be a superstar by now. But since his move to Chelsea he has failed to impress due to his lack of match time. There is no doubt at all that he is a very good player and a player that England could do with when he's on top of his game. Lennon however, is a very similar player who would be better off staying at Tottenham for more years to come so as he doesn't end up like Wright-Phillips these days.