Best world eleven

ibh

JimiTime wrote: »

Glad to amuse. You have Ramos, Alves, Bufon, Benzema in ur team. I could have added these, but I haven't seen enough of them, so i went with what i know. Had a feeling someone would object to their inclusion, but I'd say half the folk here are going on reputation rather than actuially witnessing their consistent greatness. I think Richards is young, quick, a great reader of the game and a future great. Petrov would be great to have on the bench to inject real pace down the flank, especially when the right back has been dealing with Messi and Ronaldo for 60 mins. I'm sure there are better options, but I'm not just picking someone based on the words that are written about them. I personally think Gerrard is highly overated, and his talent vastly exagerated, however I'd pick him based on common opinion if I was that way inclined.

Personally i'd rather have Ronaldihno coming off the bench instead of Petrov, but thats just me.

I do agree that some people get in on reputation but i think in the last couple of years Gerrard has been one of the best MF's in the world so i would definately pick him. Don't think Richards is there yet. I think he will be awesome in a few years though.

JimiTime

ibh wrote: »

Personally i'd rather have Ronaldihno coming off the bench instead of Petrov, but thats just me.

I do agree that some people get in on reputation but i think in the last couple of years Gerrard has been one of the best MF's in the world so i would definately pick him. Don't think Richards is there yet. I think he will be awesome in a few years though.

As I said, the likes of Benzema etc would likely be better optiopns, but I'd be just including them based on hype. Ronaldinho has been fairly poor in the games I've seen him in this season, but even so, would probably still be a better option than Petrov, I take that point. I still think Petrov is a great winger though, and I'd still probably go for him in the squad. Obviously two different types of player. Ronaldinho in his prime would be the first name on the sheet tbh, but his attitude seems to have really impacted his game. With Messi, Kaka and ronaldo that flair is taken care of. Petrov would just blister down the touchline, and guarantee you some dangerous crosses.

armour87

1. Coupet

2. Ramos
3. Evra

5. Toure
6. Carvalho

4. Gerrard
8. Kaka
7. Messi

9. Benzema
10. Rooney
11. Torres

Bench; Cech, Maldini, Ballack, Ronaldinho, C, Ronaldo.

Manager : Trappatoni :-p

Stadia: La Bombonera


feel free to criticise

Nalz

Alot of people picking has bins piss poor and out of form players - Abidal, Toure, Totti, Ibrahimovic etc...

Ronaldo, Gerrard and Ferdinand have to be there. Having excellent seasons

CantGetNoSleep

horsebokks wrote: »

1. CECH
2. ALVES
3.EVRA
4.TERRY
5. K TOURE
6.ESSIEN
7.CRONALDO
8.GERRARD
9.TORRES
10.TEVEZ
11.MESSI

12.FLABBYASS
13.KAKA
14.HENRY
15. CARRAGHER(mr. versatile)

manager - RODDY COLLINS ( HOPEFULLY EVEN SHODDY WONT MAKE A BALLS OF IT)
stadium -home leg kilcohan park -away leg glenmalure

Are you racing that team around a greyhound track?

Who do you think would win?

ibh

Trilla wrote: »

Alot of people picking has bins piss poor and out of form players - Abidal, Toure, Totti, Ibrahimovic etc...

Ronaldo, Gerrard and Ferdinand have to be there. Having excellent seasons

Ferdinand isn't in mine cause i'm not basing it on 1 season. Terry, Carvalho, Nesta have imo been better over the past 3 to 4 seasons.

armour87

Also, how are Totti and Zlatan 'out of form'? The two best players in their respective teams by miles. And both of them banging in goals, playing regularly and making a major contribution to the whole team.

And I didn't even pick them!

Dont be at yourself

Totti got 26 goals in 35 games in Serie A last season, and I believe he was also the European golden boot winner. He's averaging more than one in every two games this season, which is nothing to be sniffed at, especially in Serie A. He's Roma's captain, he's a great free kick taker and I can't think of any players in his position that are better than him.

Players in the Italian league arent hyped up to such a huge extent like Premiership/La Liga players. I wonder if that's something to do with Sky owning the rights to the latter two, but not the Italian league...

iregk

Trilla wrote: »

Alot of people picking has bins piss poor and out of form players - Abidal, Toure, Totti, Ibrahimovic etc...

Ronaldo, Gerrard and Ferdinand have to be there. Having excellent seasons

Hahahaha. Seriously, HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Totti having a piss poor season. Tell me do you watching any football other than the prem and do you listen to anyone else other than who sky tell you to?

Why does Gerrard have to be there? Have a good season yes but still wouldn't be in my top midfield in the premiership.

Personally I can't believe more havent put in Xavi or Inniesta.

james123

Casillas

alves ferdinand carvalho evra

ronaldo essien kaka messi

torres berbatov

subs: iniesta ronaldinho gerrard

manager: fergie

Stadium: Celtic Park (on atmosphere alone)

essien being defensive and kaka attacking

LuckyLloyd

Trilla wrote: »

Alot of people picking has bins piss poor and out of form players - Abidal, Toure, Totti, Ibrahimovic etc...

Ronaldo, Gerrard and Ferdinand have to be there. Having excellent seasons

lololololol

Xavi6

iregk wrote: »

Hahahaha. Seriously, HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Totti having a piss poor season. Tell me do you watching any football other than the prem and do you listen to anyone else other than who sky tell you to?

Why does Gerrard have to be there? Have a good season yes but still wouldn't be in my top midfield in the premiership.

Personally I can't believe more havent put in Xavi or Inniesta.

It's ok, I made up for them. He's in my team 10 times

Nalz

Apols lads I was mixing up Totti and Toni, for the life of me I dont know how. I rate Totti highly, he's a handful in the awkward role he plays in the Roma formation. But Ibrahimovic ahead of Torres, Drogba, Tevez, Berba, Benzema, Robbie Keane even (oaky cheeky I know but going on this year yep for sure)!? Trezeguet is having a great season also, and if Torres is to play I'd rater have Kaka or Rooney behind him. Ibrahimovic - he's overhyped. He gave next to nothing against Liverpool. Hes scored only 7 goals from open play this year (8 pens) and Inter are top of the league. Not exactly fantastic. Overratted completely. He's not a poor player dont get me wrong, I just don't get the hype. Looks great on youtube yeah but not for me. I'll stick to Kaka and Torres...

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

lololololol

Not that funny come on lets be fair, I think Ferdinand is having a great season, and wasnt exactly poor in his previous 2 either.

Green Giant

GK: Iker Casillas
RB: Sergio Ramos
CB: Nemanja Vidic
CB: Ricardo Carvalho
LB: Philipp Lahm
RM: Cristiano Ronaldo
CM: Cesc Fabregas
CM: Kaka
LM: Andrea Pirlo
FW: Fernando Torres
FW: Lionel Messi
Subs: Gigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Steven Gerrard, Lucho Gonzalez, Thierry Henry

Manager: David Moyes
Stadium: Camp Nou

That's my opinion so please don't call me an idiot if you happen to disagree.

LuckyLloyd

Trilla wrote: »

Apols lads I was mixing up Totti and Toni, for the life of me I dont know how. I rate Totti highly, he's a handful in the awkward role he plays in the Roma formation. But Ibrahimovic ahead of Torres, Drogba, Tevez, Berba, Benzema, Robbie Keane even (oaky cheeky I know but going on this year yep for sure)!? Trezeguet is having a great season also, and if Torres is to play I'd rater have Kaka or Rooney behind him. Ibrahimovic - he's overhyped. He gave next to nothing against Liverpool. Hes scored only 7 goals from open play this year (8 pens) and Inter are top of the league. Not exactly fantastic. Overratted completely. He's not a poor player dont get me wrong, I just don't get the hype. Looks great on youtube yeah but not for me. I'll stick to Kaka and Torres...


Not that funny come on lets be fair, I think Ferdinand is having a great season, and wasnt exactly poor in his previous 2 either.

Well if you mixed up Totti and Toni I guess it isn't. Totti is a legend.

Come on, Ibrahimavic didn't put the ball in the net against Liverpool but he was a right handful. His movement; touch and physicallity are awesome. Again, we are talking about the last few years and this is his worst season in three.

Ferdinand is markedly better this year than he has been the past two years. Plus there are still crunch ties in the league and champions league remaining so we'll see. Surely Nesta, Terry, Cannavarro (this is worst season in years), Puyol and (gasp) Vidic get in before him!!??

armour87

Green Giant wrote: »

GK: Iker Casillas
RB: Sergio Ramos
CB: Nemanja Vidic
CB: Ricardo Carvalho
LB: Philipp Lahm
RM: Cristiano Ronaldo
CM: Cesc Fabregas
CM: Kaka
LM: Andrea Pirlo
FW: Fernando Torres
FW: Lionel Messi
Subs: Gigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Steven Gerrard, Lucho Gonzalez, Thierry Henry

Manager: David Moyes
Stadium: Camp Nou

That's my opinion so please don't call me an idiot if you happen to disagree.

Far from it, its a fine team. I havent seen much of Lahm since the WC to justify him in my own team but he has quality. Pirol out left? Id maybe fit Gerrard in there.

BTW TRILLA, Luca Toni has 16 goals in 23 games for Bayern, so you seem to be talking brown once more.

Nalz

ARMOR87 - Toni na, nowhere near anyones team here so far. Infact, very few players in German league at all. I could list at least 15 strikers streets ahead.

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

but he was a right handful. His movement; touch and physicallity

Really!I just going to have to agree to disagree with you there on that one.

eZe^

Isnt Lahm Bayerns 3 choice full back? I havent watched Bundesliga action in so long so Im not quite sure.

Nalz

eZe^ wrote: »

Isnt Lahm Bayerns 3 choice full back? I havent watched Bundesliga action in so long so Im not quite sure.

Afaik he was benched in a few Uefa games... cant read into that much though

redzerdrog

GK-buffon

RB-richards
CB-ferdinand
CB-carvalho
LB-evra

RM-ronaldo
DM-machcarano
AM-gerrard
LM-messi

ST-torres
ST-RVN

subs-vidic, fagregas, kaka

manager-guus hiddink

stadium-Anfield

Jazzy

Trilla wrote: »

Apols lads I was mixing up Totti and Toni

and if u are ur still wrong. toni has been worth his weight in gold this season for bayern. been banging them in

kryogen

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Cech

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-Lahm----Rio----Nesta---Evra
-Ronaldo--Masch--Xavi---Messi

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RVN

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Torres

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Subs: Vidic, Fabregas Aguero
Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
Stadium: Croke Park

id prefer to be able to field a formation of, i guss its pretty much 442 actually

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Cech

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Lahm

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Rio

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Nesta

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Evra

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Mascherano

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Xavi

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Messi

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Ronaldo

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RVN

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Torres

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Subs: Vidic, Fabregas, Aguero

Nalz

Jazzy wrote: »

and if u are ur still wrong. toni has been worth his weight in gold this season for bayern. been banging them in

put him in your team ahead of 15/20 better strikers then

iregk

Trilla, I dont think people are saying he warrants a place in the world 11, I think we are taking issue with your claim that he is rubbish!

While he may not be the worlds best he is on cracking form this season for bayern.

An Citeog

Hmmm, changed my mind a little! My best 11 would be:

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Casillas

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Ramos---Ferdinand---Vidic---Evra

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Essien

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Fabregas----Iniesta

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---Messi

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Ronaldo

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RVN

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Bench:
Buffon
Lahm
Carvalho
Xavi
Kaka
Robinho
Drogba

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

Stadium: Westfalenstadion

Nalz

An Citeog wrote: »

Hmmm, changed my mind a little! My best 11 would be:

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Casillas

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Ramos---Ferdinand---Vidic---Evra

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Essien

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Fabregas----Iniesta

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---Messi

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Ronaldo

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RVN

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Bench:
Buffon
Lahm
Carvalho
Xavi
Kaka
Robinho
Drogba

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

Stadium: Westfalenstadion

No Torres???????? Personal taste i suppose but he's been on fire this year

iregk wrote: »

Trilla, I dont think people are saying he warrants a place in the world 11, I think we are taking issue with your claim that he is rubbish!.

Yeah i know, im overdoing it and havin a laugh but I've never liked him since the WC...big awkward fcuker but I'll havta admit his record of the years speaks for itself. He's no Totti though! Still think Abidal and Ibrahimovic are overhyped, and Toure has been poor this season.

Pepe LeFrits

Eboue?

An Citeog

Trilla wrote: »

No Torres???????? Personal taste i suppose but he's been on fire this year

I actually had him in my first team (4-4-2) but I think RVN and Drogba are better suited to playing the lone striker role.

weemcd

there one of these every week isnt there!

Id probably have:

Casillas
lb- evra
cb- vidic
cb- nesta
rb- zanetti

dmc - cambiasso
mc - xavi
amr - c. ronaldo
aml - robiniho

cf - RVN
cf - Ibra

Manager - Capello
Stadium - San Siro

FatherTed

Here you go:

Van Der Sar
Brown-Ferdinand-Vidic-Evra
Carrick-Scholes
Ronaldo-Anderson-Giggs
Rooney

ok only joking.... here you go

Buffon
Alves-Ferdinand-Cannavaro-Evra
Gattuso-Xavi
Ronaldo-Requelme-Messi
Torres

redzerdrog

An Citeog wrote: »

I actually had him in my first team (4-4-2) but I think RVN and Drogba are better suited to playing the lone striker role.

oh like the roll torres has been playing so well this season;)

An Citeog

redzerdrog wrote: »

oh like the roll torres has been playing so well this season;)

Meh, I still think Drogba and RVN are better at it.:p You could easily argue the point about Adebayor, Torres, Eto'o, Luis Fabiano, Ibrahimovich, none of whom are even on the bench.

cm2000

Gk- Casillias
Lb- Abidal
Rb- Zanetti
Cb- Nesta
Cb- Ferdiand
Lw- Messi
Rw- Ronaldo
Cm(deep)- Pirlo
Cm(attacking)- Iniesta
St- Torres
St- Ronaldinho

Bench.
Buffon
Fabregas
Kaka

Manager Sir alex
Stadium Allianz Arena

eZe^

I made my favourite 11 and then second favourite 11 today for the laugh, and I think they both gelled together well there's almost no difference between the sides.
,

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Casillas

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Sagna

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Ferdinand

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Vidic

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Clichy

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Mascherano

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---Messi

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Fabregas

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Ronaldo---

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Etoo----Fabiano

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Buffon

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---Alves

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Gallas

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Carvalho---Evra

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De Rossi

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Essien

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Iniesta

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Kaka

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Torres

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Totti

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besty

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Buffon

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Ramos

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Rio----Vidic---Evra

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Essien

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Fabregas----Iniesta----
-Ronaldo

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Messi

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Torres

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Seaneh

'Keeper; Buffon

Fullback; Evra
Fullback; Oddo
Centre back; Ramos
Centre back; Nesta

Defensive Mid; Essien
Defensive Mid; Fabregas

Forward; Kaka
Forward; Messi
Forward; C. Ronaldo

Striker; Ibrahimovic

4-2-3-1, barce-style tatic with the 3 behind the striker switching a lot.

Subs; Casillas, Carvalho, Vidic, Zambrotta, Xavi, Totti, Amauri.
Manager; Jose Murinho
Stadium; San Siro

Tusky

weemcd wrote: »

cf - Ibra

Seaneh wrote: »

Striker; Ibrahimovic

Really ?

Ibra - 32 apperances - 20 goals (8 penos)

Torres- 42 apperances - 30 goals (0 penos)

Ibra has only scored 12 goals from open play from 32 games. The vast majority of which have been starts. This is in a team that is walking away with the Italian league. So in 10 extra games, Torres has scored 18 more goals from open play. I know penos count but you really want your striker to be scoring from open play as well.

I think he is amazingly overrated. Great player and scores some class goals but nowhere near best world 11 material. I just used Torres as an example by the way.

My team -

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Casillas

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Alves

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Ferdinand

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Ramos

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Evra

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Mascherano

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---Messi

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Kaka

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Ronaldo---

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Etoo----Torres

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Subs:
Buffon
RVN
Essien
Fabregas
Gerrard
Vidic
Clichy

Would have someone else instead of Clichy, just cant think at the moment.

Seaneh

Ibra is, IMHO, peerless, nobody else plays like him, no other striker in the game brings his team mates into attack as well or creates space for others as well.

Torress is grand, yeah, fantastic even, but Ibra is just insanely gifted.

An Citeog

Seaneh wrote: »

Ibra is, IMHO, peerless, nobody else plays like him, no other striker in the game brings his team mates into attack as well or creates space for others as well.

Torress is grand, yeah, fantastic even, but Ibra is just insanely gifted.

I'm a big fan of Ibrahimovic but I wouldn't have him ahead of Eto'o, Torres, RVN and Drogba (last season). He's like a better version of Berbatov imho.

Tusky

Seaneh wrote: »

Ibra is, IMHO, peerless, nobody else plays like him, no other striker in the game brings his team mates into attack as well or creates space for others as well.

Torress is grand, yeah, fantastic even, but Ibra is just insanely gifted.

Ibrahimovic has got 8 assists, Torres has 4.

PHB

bringing your team mates in isn't about assists.

Personally for me, Eto is by some distance the best striker in the world. The 4 best players in the world are Messi Kaka Ronaldo and Eto. If he was called Etoildinho he would be World Player of the Year at least twice by now.

Tusky

PHB wrote: »

The 4 best attacking players in the world are Messi Kaka Ronaldo and Eto. .

fixed*

UnitedIrishman

GK: Cassilas

DR: Zanetti
DC: Ferdinand
DC: Nesta
DL: Evra

MR: Ronaldo
ML: Messi
MC: Kaka
MC: Gerrard

FC: Rooney
FC: Torres

Subs:
Ronaldinho
Fabregas
Vidic

Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu (Fenerbahce)
Manager: Alex Ferguson

GK: Casillas

RB: Ramos
LB: Evra
CB: Rio
CB: Vidic

RM: C Ronaldo
LM: Messi
CM: Xavi
CM: Essien

SS: Eto'o
SS: Drogba

Subs: van der Saar, Cannavaro, Fabregas, Torres

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

Stadium: Old Trafford

tdv

...........................Casillas......................

D.Alves.............Nesta..........Vidic............Evra

..............................Xavi...........................

..............Iniesta....................Fabregas.........

............................Riquelme.......................

.................Benzema..................Torres.........

Manager: Lippi
Stadium: Maracanã
Subs:

Messi
Kaka
J.Navas
Fabiano
Scholes

Unearthly

My Serie A knowledge is scratchy at best so won't have many of their players

Casillas

Sagna
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra

Ronaldo
Mascherano
Kaka
Messi

Eto'o
Torres

dc69

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Cech

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Alves----Carragher

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Ferdinand----evra

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Mascherano

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Gerrard

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Kaka

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Ronaldo

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Messi

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Torres

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Manager-were going for the champions league-Benitez
Stadium-Croke Park
subs

Rooney
Terry
Fabregas

I reckon this team wold run amuck.

there is so many premier league players as I regard it as the best league and any player that can play in the premier league,would easily adapt to other leagues,the same cant be said for other way around.Xavi etc will be no good in my team

eZe^

tdv wrote: »

............................Riquelme.......................

Good call my friend, on his day Riquelme is the BEST player in the entire WORLD, sometimes he's just absolutely untouchable. Anybody disagree's and I will fight them.

If only he didnt lack consistency, and didnt end up wasting his career.

Mr.Nice Guy

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E. Van Der Sar

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D. Alves

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R. Ferdinand

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R. Carvalho

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P. Evra

L. Messi

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J. Mascherano

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C. Fabregas

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C. Ronaldo

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W. Rooney

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F. Torres

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Gaffer - Sir Alex. The Assistant Manager can be Keano.

Stadium - Croke Park so I can see them all in action.

Subs: N. Vidic, D. Drogba and M. Essien.

eddiehead

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Cech

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Alves

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Terry

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Nesta

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Evra

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Essien

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Messi

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Ronaldo

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Ronaldinho

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Torres

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Etoo

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Manager - Sir Alex( I prefer Jose but hes probably not entertaining enough):rolleyes:

Subs:Kaka - Drogba - Gerrard

Stadium: Nou Camp