L' Equipe Team of the Year

mike65

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Gregory Coupet
Willy Sagnol -John Terry -Jamie Carragher - Paolo Maldini
Kaka - Steven Gerrard- Frank Lampard -Ronaldinho

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Chevtchenko- Samuel Eto'o

Dodgy translation Article from the french

The Eleven 2005, ideal team of the year for the journalists of the Team, was revealed Tuesday. Two French, Grégoy Coupet and Willy Sagnol appear in the formation. Only three players elected in 2004, John Terry, Ronaldinho and Andreï Chevtchenko preserve their place in the vintage 2005. The team: Grégory Coupet (Olympic Lyonese, FRA) - Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich, FRA), John Terry (Chelsea, ANG), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool, ANG), Paolo Maldini (Milan AC, ITA) - Kaka (Milan AC, BRE), Frank Lampard (Chelsea, ANG), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, ANG), Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona, BRE), Chevtchenko (Milan AC, UKR), Samuel Eto' O (FC Barcelona, CAMWOOD).



The tricolour players make their return in the Eleven of the year. They had missed in 2004. Intractable in the cage of the OL, Coupet carries out the high dragee to Fabien Barthez in that of the team of France. Essential in Bayern Munich, Sagnol is from now on a framework impossible to circumvent of the Blue ones. The men of Raymond Domenech succeed respectively the Buffon Italian and Brazilian Cafu. The legendary captain of Milan AC, Paolo Maldini and the English John Terry and Jamie Carragher supplement the rear-guard.

Deprived of Balloon of Gold "France Football" and the title of player FIFA of the year 2005 by Ronaldinho, after one year full, Frank Lampard appears logically in the Eleven. Blue is shouldered by Red and compatriot Steven Gerrard, third with the classification of the Gold Balloon. Brazilian Kaka and Ronaldinho seize without surprised the places offensive mediums. First is rewarded in particular for its services out of Cut for the Confederations, gained last summer by Seleçao, the second is for the whole of its work. Prize winner of the fiftieth Gold Balloon, player FIFA of the year, the fantastic player of Barça continues his raid of trophies and honors.

With the point of the attack, Andreï Shevchenko still appears. Already present in the Eleven 2004, the Ukrainian is honoured for his active role in the qualification with his selection to the his realism and World cup 2006 in Milan AC, however private of title. The FC Barcelona counts a second representative in the person of Samuel Eto' O. The Cameronian integrates the Eleven for the first time. Current better striker of Liga with 17 achievements, the "Lion untameable" carries out a first half of blazing season.

Mike.

Jivin Turkey

Can't really argue with too many of those selections IMO.

Chong

Good selection tbh, except for maybe sagnol.

PHB

Not a single Juventus player?

phenom

Sagnol is a good right back imo, Have you seen him play for Bayern?

Jivin Turkey

PHB wrote:

Not a single Juventus player?

Looking by the way the team is lined up it looks like it is based on performances in Europe.

Out of interest which Juventus player do you think should be included in the line up?

phenom wrote:

Sagnol is a good right back imo, Have you seen him play for Bayern?

He is also French which probably makes a difference.

eirebhoy

Jivin Turkey wrote:

Out of interest which Juventus player do you think should be included in the line up?

The best centre half in the world and the captain of an international team renowned for its defensive ability would have a chance of getting in.

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=281820

Jivin Turkey

eirebhoy wrote:

The best centre half in the world and the captain of an international team renowned for its defensive ability would have a chance of getting in.

I agree he is definitely one of the best, but I think the purpose of the team is to gauge how good of a year each player has had, as opposed to list the best XI in the world.

Carragher and Terry have had as good a year as any IMO.

MonkeyTennis

thats a mouthwatering line up. Four Englishers is a big surprise. I think the players deserve it mind you

eirebhoy

Jivin Turkey wrote:

I agree he is definitely one of the best, but I think the purpose of the team is to gauge how good of a year each player has had, as opposed to list the best XI in the world.

Carragher and Terry have had as good a year as any IMO.

I don't see much of Juve but according to that thread:

"Cannavaro has been absolutely amazing the last season and a half (I.E. since he joined JUVE), turned a defence from was beginning to grow very afraid into one of the finest in the world!"

I see a lot of Carragher and Terry. Its tough to say whether Cannavaro deserves to be in ahead of either but of all the Juve players he probably deserves to be in the team most and Juve are a quality team.

Dempsey

Emerson, Cannavaro, Buffon & Ibrahimovic are brilliant players that should be in there

Vokes

Gregory Coupet

Surely both Dida & Cech had a better 2005?!

Big Ears

Dempsey wrote:

Emerson, Cannavaro, Buffon & Ibrahimovic are brilliant players that should be in there

and you fail to mention Zambrotta who has the best claim of all of them and should be there instead of Sangol .

SpAcEd OuT

^^^

Zambrotta is highly underrated outside of Italy, he is the best left back in the world in my opnion

Dempsey

Zambrotta is a world class full back, how did I forgot him. Maldini has played very well despite his age. Nedved and Vieira deserve a mention also

eirebhoy

I actually forgot Zambrotta too. He's a cert for all my CL fantasy football teams.