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Who would you rather have in your team?

  • 29-01-2009 7:03pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭


    Torres or Adebayor?

    Villa or Etoo?

    Messi or Ronaldo?

    Xavi or Fabregas?

    Rio or Carvalho?

    Casillas or Buffon?

    Iniesta or Lampard?

    Evra or Clichy?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,570 ✭✭✭✭Frisbee


    Torres
    Villa
    Messi
    Fabregas
    Carvalho
    Casillas
    Iniesta
    Clichy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,326 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Torres or Adebayor

    Villa or Etoo

    Messi or Ronaldo

    Xavi or Fabregas

    Rio or Carvalho

    Casillas or Buffon

    Iniesta or Lampard

    Evra or Clichy


  • Registered Users Posts: 947 ✭✭✭Silver-Tiger


    torres
    etoo
    messi
    fabregas
    Rio
    Buffon
    lamps
    evra


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,369 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    Torres or Adebayor

    Villa or Etoo

    Messi or Ronaldo

    Xavi or Fabregas

    Rio or Carvalho

    Casillas or Buffon

    Iniesta or Lampard

    Evra or Clichy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,777 ✭✭✭✭keane2097


    Torres or Adebayor

    Villa or Etoo

    Messi or Ronaldo

    Xavi or Fabregas

    Rio or Carvalho

    Casillas or Buffon

    Iniesta or Lampard

    Evra or Clichy


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    Torres

    Etoo

    Ronaldo

    Xavi

    Rio

    Casillas

    Iniesta

    Evra


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ziggy


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭Wreck


    Torres

    Etoo

    Messi

    Fabregas - toughest choice of the lot

    Carvalho

    Casillas

    Iniesta

    Clichy - another tough choice, my Arsenal bias decided it :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Quint


    torres
    etoo
    messi
    fabregas
    Rio
    Buffon
    lamps
    evra

    Yep, I'd go for all of them too


  • Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭bUILDERtHEbOB


    Torres
    Etoo
    Messi
    Xavi
    Carvalho
    Casillas
    Iniesta
    Evra


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    Torres or Adebayor? my team Adebayor, Player for player, Torres

    Villa or Etoo? Eto'o but it is really really close, id happily take either

    Messi or Ronaldo? Ronaldo

    Xavi or Fabregas? Xavi

    Rio or Carvalho? Rio

    Casillas or Buffon? Casillas

    Iniesta or Lampard? Iniesta

    Evra or Clichy? Evra

    this is tough, do you mean for my own team right now, or a straight up player for player choice, the answers will be different on some of them like :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 21,296 ✭✭✭✭gimmick


    Torres or Adebayor?

    Villa or Etoo?

    Messi or Ronaldo?

    Xavi or Fabregas?

    Rio or Carvalho?

    Casillas or Buffon?

    Iniesta or Lampard?

    Evra or Clichy?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,000 ✭✭✭IrishIrish


    Torres

    Etoo

    Messi

    Xavi

    Rio

    Casillas

    Iniesta

    Evra


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,206 ✭✭✭gustavo


    Torres

    Etoo

    Messi

    Xavi

    Rio Ferdinand I presume

    Casillas

    Iniesta

    Evra


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,999 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Torres or Adebayor? He offers much more beside a lethal finisher.

    Villa or Etoo? Imo the best finisher in the game at the present time.

    Messi or Ronaldo? The best in the world right now and getting better and better, he has so much more to his game that Ronaldo, less goals but better team player. I have loads of goals up front.

    Xavi or Fabregas? No question for me.

    Rio or Carvalho? LOL. I'd have neither, but Carvalho, I've always thought and stiil do think that Rio was overrated (United have had an 8 consecutive clean sheets run when he was out before and 11 currently and he is not around), to be fair there is very little between them.

    Casillas or Buffon? I'm a huge fan of Casillas and again the two best at the present time but disregarding that Iker is my fav. I'd pick him with the age gap.

    Iniesta or Lampard? Lampard and Xavi, nice.

    Evra or Clichy? Patrice Evra for me by a country mile, a challenger to Denis Irwin as best left back in the PL if he stays in it and plays there more over the remainder of his career.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,630 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Torres or Adebayor? Torres

    Villa or Etoo? Villa

    Messi or Ronaldo? Messi

    Xavi or Fabregas? Fabregas

    Rio or Carvalho? Rio

    Casillas or Buffon? Buffon

    Iniesta or Lampard? Lampard

    Evra or Clichy? Evra

    Should we not add our own ones as well? Keep things going? Here's some more for you...

    Berbatov or Tevez?

    Henry or Arshavin?

    Ireland or Arteta?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,678 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    op should add this

    S.Given or Reina


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    Torres or Adebayor? Torres

    Villa or Etoo? Villa

    Messi or Ronaldo? Messi

    Xavi or Fabregas? Xavi

    Rio or Carvalho? Rio (would hate him still though)

    Casillas or Buffon? dont really see enough of Buffon to make a call tbh

    Iniesta or Lampard? Iniesta

    Evra or Clichy? Evra

    Berbatov or Tevez? Tevez

    Henry or Arshavin? Henry

    Ireland or Arteta? Arteta

    S.Given or Reina? Reina


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,435 ✭✭✭✭redout


    Torres or Adebayor? Easy

    Villa or Etoo? Tough. Because he is a bit more prolific.

    Messi or Ronaldo? Very Easy

    Xavi or Fabregas? Tough. Only because he is younger.

    Rio or Carvalho?

    Casillas or Buffon? Easy

    Iniesta or Lampard? Easy

    Evra or Clichy? Easy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,014 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    Torres or Adebayor.I'd rather Adebayor.Torres plays for Liverpool so he's tainted.

    Villa or Eto'o.Always preferred Villa but a tough choice

    Messi or Ronaldo.Messi, easily.

    Xavi or Fabregas.Xavi is a better player imo.

    Rio or CarvalhoThink Carvahlo is a better defender and Vidic makes Rio look good

    Casillas or Buffon.Buffon is the better keeper by a good distance imo

    Iniesta
    or Lampard.Way too easy.Iniesta is a different class than Lampard

    Evra or Clichy.Have to pick one of the United players, and he's better too.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Torres or Adebayor?

    Villa or Etoo?

    Messi or Ronaldo?

    Xavi or Fabregas?

    Rio or Carvalho?

    Casillas or Buffon?

    Iniesta or Lampard?

    Evra or Clichy?


  • Site Banned Posts: 26,456 ✭✭✭✭Nuri Sahin


    Torres or Adebayor

    Villa or Etoo

    Messi or Ronaldo

    Xavi or Fabregas

    Rio or Carvalho

    Casillas or Buffon

    Iniesta or Lampard

    Evra or Clichy


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Adebayor
    Eto'o
    Messi
    Fabregas
    Rio
    Casillas
    Iniesta
    Evra


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭Mgoraf


    Torres or Adebayor? Torres

    Villa or Etoo? Villa

    Messi or Ronaldo? Ronaldo - Messi the better player but Ronaldo for his goals.

    Xavi or Fabregas? Xavi

    Rio or Carvalho? Carvalho

    Casillas or Buffon? Casillas

    Iniesta or Lampard? Iniesta

    Evra or Clichy? Evra

    Berbatov or Tevez? Tough one, Berbatov the better footballer...

    Henry or Arshavin? Henry

    Ireland or Arteta? Ireland

    Given or Reina? Reina

    ----

    Dani Alves or Maicon?

    Essien or Mascherano?

    Vidic or Carragher?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,169 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    The first one's a bit pointless. Torres is miles better than Adebayor.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,435 ✭✭✭✭redout


    The first one's a bit pointless. Torres is miles better than Adebayor.

    Messi is miles better than Ronaldo.

    Buffon is miles better than Casillas.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,999 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    The first one's a bit pointless. Torres is miles better than Adebayor.
    Go on then prove it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,169 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    Ok, the only person who's picked Adebayor so far did so purely cos they hate Liverpool.

    Messi is better than Ronaldo, a lot better. But I don't want to start a flame war now do I. I dunno if I'd agree with Buffon being better than Casillas. It's very very close.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,454 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Mgoraf wrote: »
    Torres or Adebayor?

    Villa or Etoo?

    Messi or Ronaldo?

    Xavi or Fabregas?

    Rio or Carvalho?

    Casillas or Buffon?

    Iniesta or Lampard?

    Evra or Clichy?

    Torres
    Eto'o
    Messi
    Xavi
    Rio
    Casilas
    Iniesta
    Evra


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,454 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Mgoraf wrote: »

    Dani Alves or Maicon?

    Essien or Mascherano?

    Vidic or Carragher?
    Dani Alves
    Essien
    Vidic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,999 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Ok, the only person who's picked Adebayor so far did so purely cos they hate Liverpool.
    I asked you to prove it, not point out that somebody picked him because they don't like or hate Liverpool.

    And I picked Adebayor and I don't hate Liverpool.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Ok, the only person who's picked Adebayor so far did so purely cos they hate Liverpool.

    Messi is better than Ronaldo, a lot better. But I don't want to start a flame war now do I. I dunno if I'd agree with Buffon being better than Casillas. It's very very close.

    Ok first of all I prefer Adebayor beacuse I think he will last the test of time whereas Torres will be the Patrick Kluivert of the future.

    Messi is consistint all season but Ronaldo was lazy at the start. Somehow he is getting more into the game as we get closer to the summer :pac:

    Casillas is better than Buffon.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,169 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    As someone who watches Adebayor week in week out I can tell you he hasn't stood the test of one season. His finishing is hugely erratic for an £80'000 pound a week striker. He's good, but he's not great.

    It pains me to say it but last season was a fluke, he won't get anywhere near that amount of goals again.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭Mgoraf


    As someone who watches Adebayor week in week out I can tell you he hasn't stood the test of one season. His finishing is hugely erratic for an £80'000 pound a week striker. He's good, but he's not great.

    It pains me to say it but last season was a fluke, he won't get anywhere near that amount of goals again.


    I've seen alot of Arsenal fans on another forum say he's been very good this season tbh lol. and rate him above Torres...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    Torres

    Etoo

    Ronaldo

    Xavi

    Rio

    Buffon

    Lampard (just)

    Evra or Clichy .....can't make up my mind:o


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,732 ✭✭✭Reganio 2


    Torres or Adebayor
    Villa or Etoo
    Messi or Ronaldo
    Xavi or Fabregas
    Rio or Carvalho
    Casillas or Buffon
    Iniesta or Lampard
    Evra or Clichy
    Dani Alves or Maicon
    Essien or Mascherano
    Vidic or Carragher
    Berbatov or Tevez
    Henry or Arshavin Would like to pick neither tbh.
    Ireland or Arteta - That one is way to easy Ireland is a legend.
    Mgoraf wrote: »
    I've seen alot of Arsenal fans on another forum say he's been very good this season tbh lol. and rate him above Torres...
    Kind of cancels the point tbh.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,010 ✭✭✭besty


    Torres

    Etoo

    Ronaldo

    Fabregas

    Rio

    Casillas

    Lampard

    Evra

    Dani Alves

    Essien

    Vidic

    *Just noticed there's a large Premiership bias to most my choices*


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,879 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    Torres or Adebayor
    Villa or Etoo argueable the best CF's on the planet atm

    Messi or Ronaldo, Messi is better imo although Ronaldo is justified as WPOTY a title Messi will have next year imo

    Xavi or Fabregas, Fabergas is the Xavi of the future but till then Xavi is the man

    Rio or Carvalho... draw

    Casillas or Buffon, equally as good for me another draw but Casillas to edge it age-wise

    Iniesta or Lampard fairly equal imo but considering the role they play id go lampard as hes more of a goal threat imo

    Evra or Clichy again I rate them pretty much equally but have been more impressed with Evra when ive seen him in recent times although maybe im just more impressed with Utd

    Dani Alves or Maicon

    Essien or Mascherano arguably the best CM going although Masch is close to the best as far as DM goes

    Vidic or Carragher, Carraghers great but right now Vidic is a rock and offers more for the future


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭weemcd


    anyone who picked chichy over evra needs their head examined.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Torres

    Villa

    Messi

    Fabregas

    Rio

    Buffon

    Lamp

    Clichy


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭Mgoraf


    Reganio 2 wrote: »

    Kind of cancels the point tbh.

    Oh I thought Royale With Cheese was an Arsenal fan? Seems the opinion is mixed between them anyway...


  • Site Banned Posts: 26,456 ✭✭✭✭Nuri Sahin


    weemcd wrote: »
    anyone who picked chichy over evra needs their head examined.

    Too right...

    just the additions of Dani Alves and such,

    for me...

    Dani Alves(one of my favourite players, my second part of my username is dedicated to him :pac:)

    Essien vs Masch is a bit unfair IMO. As mentioned one's a proper CM and the other is proper DM, both are top in their position for me though.

    Vidic vs Carra. Carra has been consistent for years now at a high level. So my vote with a tinge of biased go towards him. Massive fan of Vidic, though he has got off scott free in a number of incidents this season he is an awesome CB and will be at heart of their defence for many years to come, sadly.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭Tom65


    Weird...I just ended up picking the first ones in each case. Though Villa/Etoo and Xavi/Fabregas could've gone either way.

    Torres or Adebayor?

    Villa or Etoo?

    Messi or Ronaldo?

    Xavi or Fabregas?

    Rio or Carvalho?

    Casillas or Buffon?

    Iniesta or Lampard?

    Evra or Clichy?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭mormank


    Ok first of all I prefer Adebayor beacuse I think he will last the test of time whereas Torres will be the Patrick Kluivert of the future.

    Messi is consistint all season but Ronaldo was lazy at the start. Somehow he is getting more into the game as we get closer to the summer :pac:

    Casillas is better than Buffon.

    hahahahahaha...well torres finished 3rd in the world player of the year awards ahead of ade. not to mention scoring more league goals last season. not to mention being a better finisher and dribbler than ade...oh and i would rate them as close in the air also but give than one to ade just to appease the ade fans...or fan. put simply torres is a country mile better than ade. fwiw i would rate van persie as a far more gifted footballer tha ade even


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,889 ✭✭✭Third_Echelon


    Torresor Adebayor

    Villa or Etoo

    Messi or Ronaldo

    Xavi or Fabregas

    Rio or Carvalho

    Casillas or Buffon

    Iniesta or Lampard

    Evra or Clichy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    Torres
    Etoo
    Messi
    Xavi
    Carvalho
    Buffon
    Lampard
    Clichy
    Dani Alves
    Masch - I rate Essien higher but he isn't a defensive mid
    Vidic


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,999 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    mormank wrote: »
    hahahahahaha...well torres finished 3rd in the world player of the year awards ahead of ade. not to mention scoring more league goals last season. not to mention being a better finisher and dribbler than ade...oh and i would rate them as close in the air also but give than one to ade just to appease the ade fans...or fan. put simply torres is a country mile better than ade. fwiw i would rate van persie as a far more gifted footballer tha ade even
    They scored the same amount of League goals last season. 24 each.
    World player of the year is laughable really as it inciudes the lol international football. Ade plays for Togo, he is hardly going to get any recognition for his 34 goals in 38 games for them.
    I competely disagree with your belief that Torres is a better dribbler. Ade is faster and better at beating players imo. He is also a better passer of the ball and is not nearly as greedy as Torres. I'd say that Torres is the better finisher.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,677 ✭✭✭staker


    Torres

    Etoo

    Messi

    Xavi

    Rio

    Buffon

    Iniesta

    Evra


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,750 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


    Torres or Adebayor

    Villa or Etoo

    Messi or Ronaldo

    Xavi or Fabregas

    Rio or Carvalho

    Casillas or Buffon

    Iniesta or Lampard

    Evra or Clichy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,929 ✭✭✭raven136


    Torres
    Etoo
    Messi
    Fabregas
    Carvalho
    Buffon
    Iniesta
    Evra


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