Prem 6aside.

Mitch Connor

Shamelessly nicking this from RedCafe - think it is a nice topic.

Who would make your chosen teams 6 a side, and who do you reckon would have the best side around?

For United, my outfield players would be the following:

Evra, Ferdinand, Scholes, Fletcher, Rooney.

In goals, VDS would probably get the nod, but i actually think Tommy K could be a great keeper in a 6 aside team - great shot stopper and great reflexes. His weaknesses - command of the box and aerial ability would be exposed in these games.

I reckon Arsenal would have a fab side. Their technique and quick passing and feet would be great in tight small games.

From outside the prem, Barcelona would be mouthwatering too in terms of speed of passing and control - but who would you pick? If you go keeper and two defenders to start then Valdes and Puyol prob start easily enough - Pique or Alves as the partner? Would prob have to go Xavi, Iniesta and Messi as the front 3 but would seem such a shame to leave out Ibrahimovic and Yaya could be a loss too for his defensive ability.

Gerrard, Mascherano and Torres would be a good front 3 for liverpool.

Mr Alan

Reina-Agger-Carragher-Mascherano-Gerrard-Torres. Deadliness.

mayordenis

Mr Alan wrote: »

Reina-Agger-Carragher-Mascherano-Gerrard-Torres. Deadliness.

Reina
Agger
Johnson
Gerrard
Aquilani
Torres

much better imo

CHD

Cech
Alex Cole
Lampard Essien
Drogba

Alex will score those power up long range goals all day. Cole will skip past people all day slipping people through. Lampard is a genius and Essien is the best player to ever play football. Drogba will win us those crucial penalties with his dives.

Royale with Cheese

Bendter, Bendtner, Bendtner, Bendtner, Bendtner, Bendtner

event

carragher and mascherano would be ****e at 6 a side, not good enough passers or creative enough. put in johnson and aquilani

arsenal could have

almunia, clichy, song, fabregas, RVP, arshavin

would be unbeatable IMO

chalad07

Good idea for a thread.

Cech-terry-cole-essien-lampard-drogba

Pepe LeFrits

Eboue as fly goalie and Vermaelen, Fabregas, Nasri, Arshavin, van Persie.

CHD

chalad07 wrote: »

Good idea for a thread.

Cech-terry-cole-essien-lampard-drogba

Terry would fall over alot and is not great at the 1 - 2 short passing. Alex or Carvalho FTW

CHD

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Eboue as fly goalie and Vermaelen, Fabregas, Nasri, Arshavin, van Persie.

:pac: :pac: :pac:

Peyton Manning

VDS
Ferdinand
Fletcher
Scholes
Berbatov
Rooney

WalterMitty

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Shamelessly nicking this from RedCafe - think it is a nice topic.

Who would make your chosen teams 6 a side, and who do you reckon would have the best side around?

For United, my outfield players would be the following:

Evra, Ferdinand, Scholes, Fletcher, Rooney.

In goals, VDS would probably get the nod, but i actually think Tommy K could be a great keeper in a 6 aside team - great shot stopper and great reflexes. His weaknesses - command of the box and aerial ability would be exposed in these games.

I reckon Arsenal would have a fab side. Their technique and quick passing and feet would be great in tight small games.

From outside the prem, Barcelona would be mouthwatering too in terms of speed of passing and control - but who would you pick? If you go keeper and two defenders to start then Valdes and Puyol prob start easily enough - Pique or Alves as the partner? Would prob have to go Xavi, Iniesta and Messi as the front 3 but would seem such a shame to leave out Ibrahimovic and Yaya could be a loss too for his defensive ability.

Gerrard, Mascherano and Torres would be a good front 3 for liverpool.

I'd have nani and valencia over scholes and fletcher in such a game.

Royale with Cheese

Yeah you wouldn't really need a decent goalie, keeper hasn't a hope of saving the majority of shots in 6 aside. Eboue would do.

Pepe LeFrits

CHD wrote: »

:pac: :pac: :pac:

Eboue's madskillz would rule the 6 aside field. If it's 6 aside you're playing with reduced size goals and the keeper is an afterthought. Eboue's ability to skip past players would be unmatched.

Mr Alan

johnson ahead of carra is a good shout alright

CHD

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Eboue's madskillz would rule the 6 aside field. If it's 6 aside you're playing with reduced size goals and the keeper is an afterthought. Eboue's ability to skip past players would be unmatched.

That's why I laughed, it is genius.

deisedude

WalterMitty wrote: »

I'd have nani and valencia over scholes and fletcher in such a game.

Carrick would be decent in a six a side when he's likely to be given a lot of space

CR 7

Cusack
Ferdinand
Scholes
Nani
Berbatov
Rooney

Had to leave out Evra, cos his shooting isn't the best, and with his pace, 2 strides and he'd be 6 yards out. Nani and Berbatov would be handy enough too I'd say. Scholes is a necessity, nobody else in the world with his vision, and speed of thought, by the time he has the ball, he knows where everyone else is, and what pass to give, would run circles around any team.

bUILDERtHEbOB

deisedude wrote: »

Carrick would be decent in a six a side when he's likely to be given a lot of space

Lots of space in a 6 a side?

Do you play full pitch?

Mitch Connor

WalterMitty wrote: »

I'd have nani and valencia over scholes and fletcher in such a game.

Ah - a reason to debate - nnnnnnnnnnnnice.

My reasoning for the two players.

Fletcher provides the hustle and tackling that I personaly think is needed in a 6aside game.His passing is also under-rated imo.

As for Scholes - every United player says that when they have 5aside games in training, Scholes is the best player by a mile. That is more than enough for me. At United, there isn't a better passer of ball at United, and no one better at controlling tempo and space.

I don't see a real good reason for picking either Nani or Valencia to be honest. I can see Nani has the quick feet and dribbling - but his passing is terrible and I reckon he would frequently end up running into the corners! As for Valencia - I really don't see the point. In a small 6aside game there isn't going to be space down the line to exploit and his crossing will be ineffectual in such a game.

Mitch Connor

Park Ji Sung wrote: »

Cusack
Ferdinand
Scholes
Nani
Berbatov
Rooney

Had to leave out Evra, cos his shooting isn't the best, and with his pace, 2 strides and he'd be 6 yards out. Nani and Berbatov would be handy enough too I'd say. Scholes is a necessity, nobody else in the world with his vision, and speed of thought, by the time he has the ball, he knows where everyone else is, and what pass to give, would run circles around any team.

Sure Evra is a stunning dribbler of the ball and an excellent defender. Links well with other players and has great technique - great choice at the back imo.

Also, I still reckon that you need a slightly defensive player in the midfield, hence my inclusion of Fletcher (picked over Carrick because Carrick doesn't have quick enough feet and doesn't hustle as much as Fletcher would)

3hn2givr7mx1sc

VDS
Raf-Rio
Scholes-Fletcher
Rooney

Rafael has quick feet and has pace, but unlike Evra he doesn't take big long strides that would have him in the oppo goal after 4 steps.:P

Rest picks itself.

Columbia

2-2-1;

Howard
Jagielka
Heitinga
Fellaini
Arteta
Yakubu

I think Osman would do great in 6-a-side too, he has some awesome control skills, but I would think Fellaini brings a better balance.

I chose Yak over Saha because the pitch is smaller and he doesn't have to run around so much, which Yak always seems to assume is a ridiculous amount of work to have to do.

eZe^

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VV

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Puyol

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Toure

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---Messi

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Iniesta-

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Zlatan

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I love it.

event

for united fans, ye'd need berbatov in there. his first touch and passing would be vital

spurs: keeper, bale, king, modric, gudjohnson, defoe
villa: keeper, davies, milner, young, carew, delph

OneColdHand

Villa Team. Read it and weap.

Guzan
Collins Warnock
Milner Young
Gabby

Full of pace, and all round awesomeness. Of course if I could I'd pick James Milner 6 times.

x PyRo

-Mannone-

Eboue----Diaby

--Fabregas--Arshavin--

--Van Persie--

= WIN.

Mannone is only useful for shot stopping, and it's nearly impossible to get the ball off the rest of them. Nasri was also a contender but there was no room.

D'Agger

Columbia wrote: »

2-2-1;

Howard
Jagielka
Heitinga
Fellaini
Arteta
Yakubu

I think Osman would do great in 6-a-side too, he has some awesome control skills, but I would think Fellaini brings a better balance.

I chose Yak over Saha because the pitch is smaller and he doesn't have to run around so much, which Yak always seems to assume is a ridiculous amount of work to have to do.

Rodwell at the back instead of Jag or Heitinga imo - can attack and defend very well for such a young player

MaxPower89

Mannone
Eboue Clichy
Fab Arshavin
RVP

hard to beat :cool:

PHB

United:

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Ferdinand----Evra

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----Fletcher--Scholes--Rooney--

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Berbatov

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World Wide:

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Ferdinand

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Carvalho

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-Messi

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Fabregas

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Ronaldo--

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Rooney

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mayordenis

PHB wrote: »

United:

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Ferdinand----Evra

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----Fletcher--Scholes--Rooney--

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Berbatov

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World Wide:

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Ferdinand

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Carvalho

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-Messi

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Fabregas

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Ronaldo--

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Rooney

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Goalkeepers?

CR 7

mayordenis wrote: »

Goalkeepers?

Rooney(s).

CHD

PHB wrote: »

United:

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Ferdinand----Evra

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----Fletcher--Scholes--Rooney--

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Berbatov

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World Wide:

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Ferdinand

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Carvalho

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-Messi

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Fabregas

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Ronaldo--

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Rooney

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Too many!

Ferdinand isn't a good footballing defender. Vidic, Gallas and Vermaelan and the likes are much better at it.

yahoo_moe

Great topic.

How anyone can leave Vermaelen out of an Arsenal 6-a-side team is beyond me though. Ball skills, shooting, pace, defending... what's not to love?

Dont be at yourself

Liverpool:

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Reina
--Agger-Gerrard
Maxi

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Aquilani

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Torres

v3ttel

VDS, Rio, Fletch, Valencia, Rooney, Berbatov.

VDS,
Rio, Fletch,
Valencia, Rooney
Berbatov

Fletcher, Valencia, Rooney have more than enough energy to cover the defensive duties with Rio, and support Berbatov. Have you ever watched Berbatov in the warm up "piggy in the middle" games? The stuff he attempts (and pulls off in them) is brilliant to watch!

Gillington

Hmmm...

Given
Richards - De Jong
SWP - Adam Johnson
Tevez

Xavi6

Given
Kompany - Toure
Ireland - Tevez
Adebayor

Toure is an average player in general but he has pace, strength, and a good shot on him. De Jong wouldn't be in for me because in general his passing is awful.

Ireland would be the man to pick holes on a small pitch, and Ade is the perfect short game target man.

Helix

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friedel

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dunne

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collins
milner

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young
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thatd be a tasty oul side that

delspeed78

Howard
Rodwell

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Baines
Arteta

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Pienarr
Saha/Yakubu SUBS:- Osman, Bily & Saha/Yak

Rodwell and Baines at the back for defensive and attacking capabilities.
Midfield picks it self imo.
Take your pick upfront, would be leaning towards Saha myself.

Frisbee

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Mannone

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Vermaelen

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Fab

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Diaby----

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Arshavin

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RVP

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Roll-on, Roll-off Subs: Nasri, Eboue, Rosicky.

IvySlayer

EPL

VDS

Evra - Vidic

Scholes - Berbatov

Rooney

LOI

Mannus

Sives - Murray

Rice - Barrett

Twigg

World

Casillas

Evra - Vidic

Xavi - Messi

Ronaldo

RandolphEsq

6-a-side is about outscoring, not keeping clean sheets.
United;
VDS
Rooney
Berbatov
Nani
Anderson
Fletcher

Cremated

Hmmm,

Guzan, Dunne, Petrov, Milner, Young, Carew...