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Pick your Premiership XI....

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  • #52
    Jugs82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 627 ✭✭✭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...


  • #53
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Friedel (Aston Villa)


    Johnson(Pompey)
    Hangeland(Fulham)
    Jagielka(Everton)
    M.Taylor(Bolton)

    Ireland(Man City)
    Fabregas(Aresnal)

    Gerrard (Liverpool)
    Lennon(Tottenham)
    Rooney(Man Utd)

    Drogba(Chelsea)


  • #54
    DSB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭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.


  • #55
    Morzadec
    Registered Users Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭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


  • #56
    thegen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭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.


  • #57
    shano_88
    Registered Users Posts: 3,254 ✭✭✭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!


  • #58
    redzerdrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,750 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


    given

    johnson
    jagielka
    vidic
    clichy
    essien
    barry

    valencia
    gerrard
    ----modric
    jones


  • #59
    gustavo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,206 ✭✭✭gustavo


    Jaaskeleinen

    Corluka Terry Upson Warnock

    Gerrard Fabregas Barry Robinho

    Cahill
    Rooney


  • #60
    Pro. F
    Registered Users Posts: 12,219 ✭✭✭✭Pro. F


    Good game OP. fun fun fun

    Given(C)
    Paintsil-Upson-Woodgate-Lescott
    Palacios
    Fabregas--Essien
    Ronaldo
    A.Young
    Torres

    433 :cool:


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  • #61
    Morzadec
    Registered Users Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭Morzadec


    Pro. F wrote: »
    Good game OP. fun fun fun

    Given(C)
    Paintsil-Upson-Woodgate-Lescott
    Palacios
    Fabregas--Essien
    Ronaldo
    A.Young
    Torres

    To play in a 433 :cool:

    Cheers!

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


  • #62
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,233 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Pro. F wrote: »
    Good game OP. fun fun fun

    Given(C)
    Paintsil-Upson-Woodgate-Lescott
    Palacios
    Fabregas--Essien
    Ronaldo
    A.Young
    Torres

    433 :cool:

    Woodgate and Palacios :p

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #63
    evil_seed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,448 ✭✭✭evil_seed


    Schwarzer

    Johnson - Vidic - Jagielka - Warnock

    Gerrard - Lampard - Ireland - Taylor
    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).


  • #64
    Handsome Bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,905 ✭✭✭✭Handsome Bob


    Given
    Hangeland
    Vidic
    Jagielka

    ---Arshavin----Lampard
    M.Taylor
    Young---
    Modric
    Torres
    Zaki


  • #65
    Morzadec
    Registered Users Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭Morzadec


    evil_seed wrote: »
    Schwarzer

    Johnson - Vidic - Jagielka - Warnock

    Gerrard - Lampard - Ireland - Taylor
    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).


  • #66
    shano_88
    Registered Users Posts: 3,254 ✭✭✭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.......


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  • #67
    Pro. F
    Registered Users Posts: 12,219 ✭✭✭✭Pro. F


    Morzadec wrote: »
    Hate to break the bad news though - you got two Spurs players in there!
    ScienceNerd wrote: »
    Woodgate and Palacios :p

    :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
    Given(C)
    Johnson-Upson-Hangeland-Lescott
    Palacios
    Fabregas--Essien
    Ronaldo
    A.Young
    Torres


  • #68
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Schwarzer

    Johnson -Upson - Jagielka - N'Zogbia

    A. Lennon - Essien - Ireland - Ronaldo
    Van Persie - F. Torres


  • #69
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    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:


  • #70
    Morzadec
    Registered Users Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭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.


  • #71
    A7X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭A7X


    Everyone put giggs in your best eleven now ;)


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  • #72
    Jam-Fly
    Registered Users Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Jam-Fly


    Robinho
    Santa Cruz

    Young
    Gerrard----Fabregas
    Ronaldo

    Lescott
    Carvalho
    Campbell
    Corluka
    Schwarzer


  • #73
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,001 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #74
    Jam-Fly
    Registered Users Posts: 549 ✭✭✭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:)


  • #75
    roar_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 390 ✭✭roar_ie


    Green

    --Johnson--Hangeland--Jagielka--Warnock--
    Fabregas
    Essien

    ---Rooney
    Ireland
    Young---
    Torres

    Damn that was hard


  • #76
    1mcampo1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭1mcampo1


    James
    Upson
    Vidic
    Laursen
    Fabregas
    Ireland
    Lampard

    Lennon
    Cahill
    Dempsey
    Torres

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


  • #77
    d6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭d6


    Given

    --Johnson--Hangeland--Jagielka--Warnock--
    Fabregas
    Essien

    ---Lennon
    Gerrard
    Young---
    Rooney


  • #78
    Highsider
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Highsider


    Howard
    Johnson
    Vidic
    Jaginalka
    Cole
    Fabregas
    Ireland
    Gerrard
    Essien
    Torres
    Rooney


  • #79
    gosplan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭gosplan


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


  • #80
    Morzadec
    Registered Users Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭Morzadec


    Highsider wrote: »
    Howard
    Johnson
    Vidic
    Jaginalka
    Cole
    Fabregas
    Ireland
    Gerrard
    Essien
    Torres
    Rooney

    Might wanna read the OP again...


  • #81
    Nalz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,852 ✭✭✭✭Nalz


    Arshavin
    Pavlechenko

    Young
    Gerrard----Ireland
    Ronaldo

    NZogbia
    Terry
    Jakielka
    Johnson
    Schwarzer

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

    Great call for NZogbia left back paddyg1


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  • #82
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    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:


  • #83
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Barr


    Given

    Jagielka-Vidic-Lescott-Hangeland

    Lennon-Lampard-Fabregas-Wallcot

    Torres—Carew


  • #84
    Morzadec
    Registered Users Posts: 5,952 ✭✭✭Morzadec


    Barr wrote: »
    Given

    Jagielka-Vidic-Lescott-Hangeland

    Lennon-Lampard-Fabregas-Wallcot

    Torres—Carew

    Two Evertons in there and two Arsenals.


  • #85
    Barr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Barr


    Morzadec wrote: »
    Two Evertons in there and two Arsenals.

    oops only read the last page on this thread
    Given

    Figuera-Vidic-Lescott-Hangeland

    Lennon-Lampard-Fabregas-Geovanni

    Torres—Carew


  • #86
    Fromvert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭Fromvert


    Jaaskelainen

    --G.Johnson
    Woodgate---Hangeland
    Warnock--

    ----Arteta
    Essien
    Ireland
    Arshavin----
    Torres
    Rooney

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


  • #87
    Jivin Turkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭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:


  • #88
    Unearthly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭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


  • #89
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,001 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Howard
    Neill
    Laursen
    Vidic
    Givet
    Essien
    Fabregas
    Lennon
    Robinho
    Torres
    Crouch


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