Premiership team of the year

Nalz · 09-03-2007 1:45pm #1

A little early to be putting this one up, but we were talking about this the other night and found ourselves stuck on a few positions. dodgy one's are in red font

Foster

---Neville

Carragher

Dunne

Evra

Gilberto

---Ronaldo

Essien

Scholes

Giggs

Drogba

Pepe LeFrits · 09-03-2007 1:49pm

A little? There are three months left to play!

Nalz · 09-03-2007 1:51pm

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

A little? There are three months left to play!

8 games or so left... sure thats only around 1/5 of the season! Best team so far then

Galvasean · 09-03-2007 2:07pm

Well considering my team's season is finished I feel at home here.

Cech

---Toure

Carragher

Terry

Clichy

---Ronaldo

Fabregas

Scholes

Giggs

Drogba

K. Doyle

gracehopper · 09-03-2007 2:11pm

Foster

---Neville

Carragher

Vidic

Evra

Gilberto

Scholes

---Ronaldo

Martins

Drogba

Van Persie---

Weird formation but heres mine!

~Rebel~ · 09-03-2007 2:35pm

id go Vidic over Dunne anyway, been a rock and a massive improvement this year.

woodyg · 09-03-2007 3:16pm

Trilla wrote:

A little early to be putting this one up, but we were talking about this the other night and found ourselves stuck on a few positions. dodgy one's are in red font
Foster
---Neville
Carragher
Dunne
Evra
Gilberto
---Ronaldo
Essien
Scholes
Giggs
Drogba

No chance Neville should be in there a head of Finnan who has been a rock of dependable quality again this season! I'd have taylor left back as well. the rest seem like a good choice.

super_furry · 09-03-2007 3:23pm

Cech

---Finnan

Carragher

Terry

Vidic

---Ronaldo

Essien

Gerrard

Fabregas

Drogba

Martins

Nalz · 09-03-2007 3:26pm

Foster

---Toure

Carragher

Meite

Evra

Gilberto

Essien

Scholes

---Ronaldo

Giggs

Drogba

I've decided on my team making two changes. Meite has been fantastic for Bolton this year, and I forgot that Touré can easily slot in RB. Gary Neville has had a solid season so the Finnan argument isn't that much of a solid one. Its tight decision between the 3 I guess.

Tusky · 09-03-2007 3:31pm

Cech

---Finnan

Carragher

Terry

Vidic

---Ronaldo

Essien

Scholes

Fabregas

Van Persie

Drogba

Finnan deserves to be in there ahead of Neville. From what Ive seen of Febregas and Van Persie, they have been excellent also.

event · 09-03-2007 3:38pm

well i believe you should only pick players in teh position they have played this year

you cant really say toure has been teh best right back when he hasnt played there this year, or fabregas on the wing

James

--lescott----Toure

carragher

Evra--

--Ronaldo---Essien----Scholes

RVP--

Drogba----Benni McCarthy----

I think lescott has been at right back, may be left back. If so, i swap in finnan

PHB · 09-03-2007 3:44pm

Lads seriously, it's like 3 months away yet.

Raskolnikov · 09-03-2007 3:46pm

Jaaskelainen

---Toure

Carragher

R. Ferdinand

Evra----

---Ronaldo

Essien

Scholes

Downing

Drogba

Martins

Subs

GK: Ben Foster
DF: John Terry (would be first choice but has suffered a lot with injury)
MF: Cesc Fabregas (tough choice to leave him out)
FF: Dirk Kuyt

mickith · 09-03-2007 3:50pm

Van De Sar

Carragher

Terry

Toure/Vidic

---Ronaldo

Gerrard

Scholes

Fabregas

Bentley

Rooney/Lita

Drogba

think this would be my team. dont think i could make any other changes
solid at the back, stong and effective in the middle and powerful up front

it would be nice if this did actually happen. get the best players from a few leagues and have a little tournament. EuroLeague is here!

Lads seriously, it's like 3 months away yet.

jsut a bit of craic. maybe when the end of season comes we could compare them to each other and see how far we were off

woodyg · 09-03-2007 3:58pm

i find it mad people arent putting Finnan in this team! he has produced quality deffending all season and is the top ranked defender in the fantasy league.

There is only about 8 games left and the players are votein for there player/team of the year so it seems the right time

PHB · 09-03-2007 4:03pm

Perhaps.

Don't know how you could include Terry, besides him missing lots of the
season, he wasn't at his best at the start of the year either.

VDS

--Neville----Toure

Vidic

Evra

Gilberto

Scholes----Essien

--Ronaldo

Giggs-

Drogba

Went for a 4-3-3, cause only one striker has really impressed me, and while I think Scholes and Essien are defo the best two midfielders this year, I think Gilberto has been outstanding, and therefore 4-3-3.

Can't say I'm really pushed on Giggs or Evra, but nobody has really impressed me down the left.

Also not too sure about Vidic or Rio. Both have their talents, both have their ****ups on a regular basis. Carraghers big ****up against Arsenal still sticks in my head, although this might be unfair. I could easily go for Carragher here instead.

Neville is undoubted in terms of RB imo, and I'll wager a lot of money, the PFA team of the year will agree with me. Finnan is great, but Neville has been incredible for United. He provides them incredible width, and has formed a partnership with Ronaldo akin to his old one with Beckham, and Ronaldo wouldn't be as good without Neville behind him encouraging himt to do the right thing.
What he adds in attack, is only matched by the quality of his defence. Captain of the team at the top of the league says it all really.

Ronaldo, Drogba, VDS are obvious.

Galvasean · 09-03-2007 4:58pm

event wrote:

well i believe you should only pick players in teh position they have played this year

you cant really say toure has been teh best right back when he hasnt played there this year

Yes he has. In fact he played in that position against PSV the other day and was Arsenal's best player by far.

stovelid · 09-03-2007 5:13pm

Van Der Sar

---Neville

Terry

Vidic

Evra

---Ronadlo

Essien

Scholes

Fabregas

Giggs

Drogba

eirebhoy · 09-03-2007 5:14pm

Actim team of the season so far.

Van Der Sar

Finnan---Ferdinand---Vidic---Evra
Ronaldo---Lampard---Arteta---Barry

Drogba---Rooney

WhiteWashMan · 09-03-2007 5:16pm

Cech

---Neville

Carragher

Toure

Vidic

---Lennon

Essien

Scholes

Ronaldo

Berbatov

Drogba

event · 09-03-2007 5:21pm

Galvasean wrote:

Yes he has. In fact he played in that position against PSV the other day and was Arsenal's best player by far.

so one game?

what other games has he played there this year?

Galvasean · 09-03-2007 5:27pm

event wrote:

so one game?

what other games has he played there this year?

That was the first example to come to the top of my head. I'm sure once I get my hands on Arsenal's end of season DVD I'll be able to count them for you.

redzerdrog · 09-03-2007 6:07pm

cech

finnan

carra

vidic

baines
ronaldo

scholes

gerrard

giggs

drogba

doyle

event · 09-03-2007 6:45pm

Galvasean wrote:

That was the first example to come to the top of my head. I'm sure once I get my hands on Arsenal's end of season DVD I'll be able to count them for you.

grand, cos you wont find more than 10

on those occaisions, who would have been playing centre half

Pepe LeFrits · 09-03-2007 6:55pm

To my knowledge, the game against PSV was the first time Toure has played RB all season. As I didn't see the game, I'll have to trust you guys that he did infact play there, as I find that quite surprising.

The team of the season that 25% of the forum are thinking:

GK: The best Goalkeeper in the League
LB: The premiership's best LB since Denis Irwin
CB: The best CB in the league
CB: Rio 'United' Ferdinand
RB: The best RB in the world
LW: The best left-winger since George Best
DM: Token Offering (That Ghanaian fella who plays for Chelsea)
AM: The best midfielder in the history of the premiership (other than Keane)
RW: The best player in the world
CF: Wayne 'Red' Rooney
CF: Ferguson's loan spark of genius

WhiteWashMan · 09-03-2007 7:42pm

rooney has been so inconsistant this season. i dont see how he could be included in the line up.

Running Bing · 09-03-2007 9:07pm

WhiteWashMan wrote:

Cech
---Neville
Carragher
Toure
Vidic
---Lennon
Essien
Scholes
Ronaldo
Berbatov
Drogba

So he does exist then:eek: I was about to say well done but then I realised you are a spurs fan. Obviously I am biased but I am surprised at how many on here feel Martins and doyle are better than Berbatov. Do neutrals really not rank him that highly.

Dont be at yourself · 09-03-2007 10:32pm

Berbatov's a quality player, certainly better than Doyle. Martins did steal the show at White Hart Lane though

WhiteWashMan · 09-03-2007 11:46pm

Babybing wrote:

So he does exist then:eek: I was about to say well done but then I realised you are a spurs fan. Obviously I am biased but I am surprised at how many on here feel Martins and doyle are better than Berbatov. Do neutrals really not rank him that highly.

well, i think he has performed consistantly. perhaps i only notice because i watch him every week?

you have no idea how close i was to picking chimbonda as well, as a consistantly great player this season, but i do think berbatov has been one of the best premier forwards this year.

martins has played great football, but he has spent half the season doing nothing, and the other half scoring explosive goals!

along with ronaldo, i think lennon has been one of the best and most explosive and exciting players this year. the rest have just been their usual very high standard and consistant selves

Running Bing · 11-03-2007 12:40pm

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

Berbatov's a quality player, certainly better than Doyle. Martins did steal the show at White Hart Lane though

Yeah one of the best strikes I have personally ever seen.(Thats strikes btw not strikers;)). Just feel Berbs has been better over the season, but like I say I am biased.

Agree 100% on chimbonda WWM. He has been immense for us all season both defensively and in attack. Gonna be very hard for him to get some spotlight though with Finnan and Neville. Their will always be bias towards players from the top four teams in this sort of thing becuase people see them playing more, thats just the way it is.

Have to disagree with Lennon though. I think he is without doubt one of the best young players in England but I just feel he has been a bit inconsistent this season(the inkury didnt help) and he is capable of much better.

tdv · 11-03-2007 2:33pm

..............................Given...............................

Finnan...........Carragher.......Vidic...................Evra

..............................Essien...............................
..................Fabregas........Scholes.....................

Ronaldo........................................................Giggs
..............................Drogba.................................

tdv · 11-03-2007 2:36pm

Why are people picking Vidic as a left full back? I think he played there once for 15mins the whole season.

jesus_thats_gre · 11-03-2007 2:45pm

tdv wrote:

..............................Given...............................

Finnan...........Carragher.......Vidic...................Evra

..............................Essien...............................
..................Fabregas........Scholes.....................
Ronaldo........................................................Giggs
..............................Drogba.................................

Pretty much the exact same myself with only 2 changes:

..........................VanderSar.................................
Finnan...........Carragher........Vidic...................Evra
...............................Essien................................
...................Fabregas........Scholes.....................
Ronaldo....................................................Arteta
..............................Drogba.................................

With Gerard, McCarthy, Berbatov, Terry, Giggs, Lennon and Gareth Barry on the bench for a cup match

besty · 11-03-2007 2:58pm

Van Der Sar

Neville---Carra----Vidic

Shorey

Ronaldo---Essien----Scholes----Giggs

Drogba

Berbatov

therecklessone · 11-03-2007 3:48pm

besty wrote:

Van Der Sar
Neville---Carra----Vidic
Shorey
Ronaldo---Essien----Scholes----Giggs
Drogba
Berbatov

I honestly can't pick anyone for the left side, but other than that I agree with your choice.

Trust me on this folks, Berbatov is world class.

Mossin · 11-03-2007 3:52pm

GK: Hahnemann

CB: Carragher
CB: Dunne
CB: Campbell

DM: Essien

RM: Ronaldo
CM: Arteta
CM: Sidwell
LM: Giggs

CF: Drogba
CF: Berbatov

Nalz · 13-03-2007 3:11pm

therecklessone wrote:

Trust me on this folks, Berbatov is world class.

I agree, if he's not then he almost is. What i cant figure out is why people haven't picked Ben Foster as their keeper?

15-03-2007 3:31am

Surprised no one picked Stephen Hunt on the left wing (or right wing perhaps, correct me if im wrong). I feel for honesty of effort ( i know i sound like gilesy now) and the fact the guy is playing some great stuff for Reading. He's played well against the big teams too. Id pick him no bother.

MrPillowTalk · 15-03-2007 3:44am

besty wrote:

Van Der Sar
Neville---Carra----Vidic
Shorey
Ronaldo---Essien----Scholes----Giggs
Drogba
Berbatov

Same team except I have Evra at left back.

Mitch Connor · 15-03-2007 8:47am

Jaaskelainen
Neville--Vidic--Toure--Evra

Lennon--Essien--Scholes--Ronaldo

Drogba van Persie

Necronomicon · 15-03-2007 10:37am

besty wrote:

Van Der Sar
Neville---Carra----Vidic
Shorey
Ronaldo---Essien----Scholes----Giggs
Drogba
Berbatov

Good call, except I'd put Foster in goal and Evra at left back.

What I'd do to have Berbatov at United, he is different class. Another two great goals last night.

Nalz · 15-03-2007 11:12am

Necromomicon wrote:

What I'd do to have Berbatov at United, he is different class. Another two great goals last night.

They were in talks with him before. I read (prob in some shítty tabloid) that they wouldnt pay the 11 or 12 million for him, that they wouldnt go over 7m!

The Rooster · 15-03-2007 11:27am

The team will be announced in April, at the same time as Players Player of the Year, so its not a bad time to have a thread about it. Plus I believe its always named as 4-4-2

Van Der Sar

Finnan --- Carragher --- Vidic --- Evra

Ronaldo --- Scholes --- Essien --- Giggs

Drogba --- Berbatov

I think Finnan and Neville have both been better than Evra (or any other left back) so its hard to leave one out. Dunne also pushes Vidic very close.

I'm not a big fan of Lampard, but 20 goals in what is generally regarded as a mediocre season for him is not bad!

eirebhoy · 15-03-2007 11:35am

Dunne 3 bonus points again in the fantasy football for last night.
So, of the 22 players he has been regarded as the best player on the pitch (by Press Association analysts, all of whom are ex-professional footballers) against:
Arsenal (h)
Reading (a)
Middlesbrough (h)
Newcastle (h)
Sheffield United (a)
Bolton (a)
Chelsea (h)

The 2nd best player against:
Liverpool (a)

and 3rd best player against:
West Ham (h)
Everton (h)
Portsmouth (a)

He's the top defender and the only players to get more bonus points are midfielders Fabregas, Essien, Gerrard, Scholes and Ronaldo.
Still not regarded as a top premiership defender by most (in that there'd be shock if Mourinho bought him but not if he went for Ledley King).

event · 15-03-2007 11:59am

therecklessone wrote:

Trust me on this folks, Berbatov is world class.

how much have you seen him play?

woodyg · 15-03-2007 1:54pm

more weight to my argument that finnan should be on the team of the year
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N155291070315-0910.htm

WhiteWashMan · 15-03-2007 2:39pm

event wrote:

how much have you seen him play?

lots, whats your point?

event · 15-03-2007 2:57pm

WhiteWashMan wrote:

lots, whats your point?

how can you say a player is world class after around 40 games?

people bandy that word around far too much

i wouldnt call him world class yet

whilst he has a good cup record, his league form is just ok

8 goals in 23 starts (2 subs)

just 2 have been away from home

1 of those has been against a top ten team

a very good player, but world class?

PHB · 15-03-2007 4:08pm

a very good player, but world class?

Everybody has different definitions of world class,

In terms of current form, I think Berbatrov is up there with Drogba as the top two strikers, however, that is current form, it remains to be seen whether or not he can continue it for the rest of the season, and most importantly, whether or not he can do it next season. Personally, I think he can, and I think the partnership of Keane and Berbatov would be electric, and give Spurs a real chance of pushing for 4th again next year if they can settle, and solidify their defence.

WhiteWashMan · 15-03-2007 4:11pm

well, hes scored over 20 goals a season for the last 4 seasons.

but theres more to him than scoring goals.

keane and berbatov is an exciting combination. but hey, if you dont think he is world class, thats cool. you wont want him in your team then, will you

Tonio · 15-03-2007 4:29pm

Foster

---Finnan

Carragher

Vidic

Evra

---Ronaldo

Fabregas

Scholes

Pedersen--

Drogba

Berbatov

Premiership team of the year

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