Pick your Premiership XI....

Jugs82

SlickRic wrote: »

i've made the same mistake in the past in my judgment of him.

utd are a totally different prospect with him in the team, to the point which i'm not sure they'd be top of the league or in the Champions League if he hadn't been there.

he's been different class and it's a travesty he wasn't in the PFA shortlist.

and i'm a Pool fan.

As much as it pains me, i agree - now, if only he was born red as opposed to blue...

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Friedel (Aston Villa)

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Johnson(Pompey)

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Hangeland(Fulham)

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Jagielka(Everton)

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M.Taylor(Bolton)

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Ireland(Man City)

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Fabregas(Aresnal)

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Gerrard (Liverpool)

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Lennon(Tottenham)

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Rooney(Man Utd)

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Drogba(Chelsea)

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DSB

thegen wrote: »

Why does every thread have to have a utd or pool discussion thrown in:mad:

Because its absolutely bizarre not to have a single player from the top club in the country in the 11.

Morzadec

thegen wrote: »

Why does every thread have to have a utd or pool discussion thrown in:mad:

I don't think this is what DSB was trying to instigate. It was probably more of an observation that your man without the United players had somehow overlooked them by attempting to make a team with one one player from each team.

Or else a very valid observation that there isn't one player from the team currently at the top the table. I don't think anyone is going to honestly debate that Beattie is better than Rooney or Ronaldo, or that Cahill is better than Vidic or Ferdinand.

And I'm saying all this as a Liverpool fan who naturally isn't exactly fond of United to put it lightly :P

thegen

Morzadec wrote: »

I don't think this is what DSB was trying to instigate. It was probably more of an observation that your man without the United players had somehow overlooked them by attempting to make a team with one one player from each team.

Or else a very valid observation that there isn't one player from the team currently at the top the table. I don't think anyone is going to honestly debate that Beattie is better than Rooney or Ronaldo, or that Cahill is better than Vidic or Ferdinand.

And I'm saying all this as a Liverpool fan who naturally isn't exactly fond of United to put it lightly :P

I take both your and PHB's point, mine was not about the valididty of the argument but more why does everything go back to utd or pool. Sorry but it was just an observation. It happened in the Roy Keane thread as well with Rafa brought into it.

BTW I am still looking at my team, Friedel will be in it though.

shano_88

Carroller16 wrote: »

........................................................................Schwarzer (Fulham)...........................................................................

........Johnson (Portsmouth)..................Vidic (Man Utd).....................A Ferdinand (Sunderland)...................... Baines (Everton)

...........................................................................Essien (Chelsea)..............................................................................

........Lennon (Tottenham)....................................................................................................................Arshavin (Arsenal)

...........................................................................Ireland (Man City)............................................................................

...................................Torres (Liverpool).............................................................Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)............................

strange formation your playing there!

redzerdrog

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given

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johnson

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jagielka

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vidic

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clichy

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essien

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barry

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valencia

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gerrard

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----modric

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jones

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gustavo

Jaaskeleinen

Corluka Terry Upson Warnock

Gerrard Fabregas Barry Robinho

Cahill
Rooney

Pro. F

Good game OP. fun fun fun

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Given(C)

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Paintsil-Upson-Woodgate-Lescott

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Palacios

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Fabregas--Essien

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Ronaldo

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A.Young

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Torres

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433 :cool:

Morzadec

Pro. F wrote: »

Good game OP. fun fun fun

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Given(C)

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Paintsil-Upson-Woodgate-Lescott

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Palacios

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Fabregas--Essien

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Ronaldo

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A.Young

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Torres

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To play in a 433 :cool:

Cheers!

Hate to break the bad news though - you got two Spurs players in there!

GLaDOS

Pro. F wrote: »

Good game OP. fun fun fun

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Given(C)

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Paintsil-Upson-Woodgate-Lescott

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Palacios

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Fabregas--Essien

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Ronaldo

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A.Young

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Torres

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433 :cool:

Woodgate and Palacios

evil_seed

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Schwarzer

Johnson - Vidic - Jagielka - Warnock

Gerrard - Lampard - Ireland - Taylor

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Van Persie - C. Cole


Why are people putting Essien in their teams? He's played SFA this season. I would like to hear the reason(s).

Handsome Bob

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Given

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Hangeland

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Vidic

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Jagielka

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---Arshavin----Lampard

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M.Taylor

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Young---

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Modric

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Torres

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Zaki

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Morzadec

evil_seed wrote: »

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Schwarzer

Johnson - Vidic - Jagielka - Warnock

Gerrard - Lampard - Ireland - Taylor

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Van Persie - C. Cole


Why are people putting Essien in their teams? He's played SFA this season. I would like to hear the reason(s).

Well I said it wasn't based on purely on form or performances this season. And IMO Essien is one of the very best defensive midfielders in the world when fit so I wouldn't argue much with his inclusion (although I didn't put him in my team).

shano_88

Essien is a beast, i wouldnt even say his best position is dmf and he is still the best dmf in the world imo. When he was with lyon he used to play box to box and he used to chip in with a good few goals as well as tackling everyone and anyone. Great player.......

Pro. F

Morzadec wrote: »

Hate to break the bad news though - you got two Spurs players in there!

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Woodgate and Palacios

:eek: I'm such a tool!
I'm doing a lot of work here at the same time and the old brain box isn't the best.. I was thinking of Palacios before christmas..

OK

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Given(C)

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Johnson-Upson-Hangeland-Lescott

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Palacios

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Fabregas--Essien

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Ronaldo

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A.Young

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Torres

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Schwarzer

Johnson -Upson - Jagielka - N'Zogbia

A. Lennon - Essien - Ireland - Ronaldo

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Van Persie - F. Torres

Morzadec

Morzadec wrote: »

Well I said it wasn't based on purely on form or performances this season. And IMO Essien is one of the very best defensive midfielders in the world when fit so I wouldn't argue much with his inclusion (although I didn't put him in my team).

I wish people would get this out of their minds... he's played there a max of 5 times for Chelsea. Mikel is Chelsea's DMF, or even Ballack. Essien is CMF!:mad:

Morzadec

Deleted User wrote: »

I wish people would get this out of their minds... he's played there a max of 5 times for Chelsea. Mikel is Chelsea's DMF, or even Ballack. Essien is CMF!:mad:

I know what you're saying he has an engine and gets up and down the field a lot, a box-to-boxer and therefore more of a CMF than a DMF. But what I mean is that a lot of the work he does is off the ball and this is why people are putting him in their team. He is not a holding midfielder, you're right. 'Defensive' probably wasn't the right word to use, but what I mean is that people are putting him in their teams as a ball-winner, a tracker-backer, someone to add balance to their midfield that includes players like Gerrard, Fabregas, Lampard.

In a team like Lyon I would accept that Essien played more of a creative, offensive role, but in top teams like Chelsea or these fictional XI's we're coming up with, he is being looked at more for his off the ball abilities, athleticism, stamina etc...

I didn't mean to class him as a 'defensive' midfielder (as in Makelele), but as a player performing predominantly defensive roles in the team if you get me.

Mascherano gets up and down the field a lot too but is largely described as a DMF. I see Essien as a less extreme version of Masch in this respect.

A7X

Everyone put giggs in your best eleven now

Jam-Fly

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Robinho

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Santa Cruz

Young

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Gerrard----Fabregas

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Ronaldo

Lescott

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Carvalho

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Campbell

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Corluka

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Schwarzer

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eagle eye

Well I couldn't be bothered trying to pick a team. The one thing that does stand out to me though is that nobody is picking Tim Howard as goalkeeper.

He has been outstanding this season.

As for the rest, sure lets put all the old guys in there to make them feel good.

Jam-Fly

eagle eye wrote: »

Well I couldn't be bothered trying to pick a team. The one thing that does stand out to me though is that nobody is picking Tim Howard as goalkeeper.

He has been outstanding this season.

As for the rest, sure lets put all the old guys in there to make them feel good.

hmmm, I think the problem with picking Howard is you don't get the option of picking Arteta, Cahill, Jagielka or Lescott. Schwarzer is pretty much the clear favoured pick because he is a top keeper, and the only other Fulham player I'd consider picking is Danny Murphy:)

roar_ie

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Green

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--Johnson--Hangeland--Jagielka--Warnock--

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Fabregas

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Essien

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---Rooney

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Ireland

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Young---

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Torres

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Damn that was hard

1mcampo1

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James

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Upson

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Vidic

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Laursen

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Fabregas

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Ireland

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Lampard

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Lennon

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Cahill

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Dempsey

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Torres

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Harder than it looks, but im very happy with this team :P

d6

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Given

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--Johnson--Hangeland--Jagielka--Warnock--

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Fabregas

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Essien

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---Lennon

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Gerrard

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Young---

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Rooney

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Highsider

Howard
Johnson
Vidic
Jaginalka
Cole
Fabregas
Ireland
Gerrard
Essien
Torres
Rooney

gosplan

Almunia
Sagna
Toure
Gallas
Clichy
Song
Fabregas
Walcott
Arshavin
Adebayor
Van Persie

Morzadec

Highsider wrote: »

Howard
Johnson
Vidic
Jaginalka
Cole
Fabregas
Ireland
Gerrard
Essien
Torres
Rooney

Might wanna read the OP again...

Nalz

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Arshavin

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Pavlechenko

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Young

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Gerrard----Ireland

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Ronaldo

NZogbia

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Terry

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Jakielka

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Johnson

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Schwarzer

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Playing Pav up front cas he'll work well with Arshavin I'd imagine.

Great call for NZogbia left back paddyg1

Highsider

Highsider wrote: »

Howard
Johnson
Vidic
Jaginalka
Cole
Fabregas
Ireland
Gerrard
Essien
Torres
Rooney

gosplan wrote: »

Almunia
Sagna
Toure
Gallas
Clichy
Song
Fabregas
Walcott
Arshavin
Adebayor
Van Persie

Morzadec wrote: »

Might wanna read the OP again...

You too gosplan:pac:

Barr

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Given

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Jagielka-Vidic-Lescott-Hangeland

Lennon-Lampard-Fabregas-Wallcot

Torres—Carew

Morzadec

Barr wrote: »

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Given

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Jagielka-Vidic-Lescott-Hangeland

Lennon-Lampard-Fabregas-Wallcot

Torres—Carew

Two Evertons in there and two Arsenals.

Barr

Morzadec wrote: »

Two Evertons in there and two Arsenals.

oops only read the last page on this thread

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Given

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Figuera-Vidic-Lescott-Hangeland

Lennon-Lampard-Fabregas-Geovanni

Torres—Carew

Fromvert

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Jaaskelainen

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--G.Johnson

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Woodgate---Hangeland

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Warnock--

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Essien

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Ireland

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Arshavin----

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Torres

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Rooney

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Id say the best team possible but im a little biased.

Jivin Turkey

Just so everyone knows. Michael Essien has played 90 minutes three times this year.

The amount of people that have him in "team of the season" :rolleyes:

Unearthly

Jivin Turkey wrote: »

Just so everyone knows. Michael Essien has played 90 minutes three times this year.

The amount of people that have him in "team of the season" :rolleyes:

This isn't a team of the season thread. Read the OP

eagle eye

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Howard
Neill

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Laursen

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Vidic

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Givet

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Essien

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Fabregas

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Lennon

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Robinho

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Torres

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Crouch

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