Your current World XI

20-02-2011 7:04pm

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

And how do you work that one out?

13 goals in 12 games. Scores a cracker of a goal against the best team in the world. Been a roaring success since he came back from injury. Himself, Messi and Ronaldo three most in form players in the world at the moment.

bamboozling · 20-02-2011 7:08pm

Neuer

Lahm----Pepe----Vidic----Cole

Alonso

----Xavi

Iniesta

Messi

Ronaldo

Ibrahimovic

Bench; Reina, Pique, Dani Alves, Kompany, Fabregas, Sneijder, Nani, Higuain.

By the way I think Pepe is vastly underrated by most on this forum. He holds the Real defence together and is to my mind as good as Vidic if not better.

Nemanja91 · 20-02-2011 7:16pm

- Reina

Lahm - Ferdinand - Vidic - Conetrao

Nani - Xavi - Schweinsteiger

Messi - Ibhrahimovic - Ronaldo

shano_88 · 20-02-2011 10:19pm

Casillas

--Lahm

Kompany----Vidic

Cole

Sweinstieger---Xavi

Fabregas

--Ronaldo

Messi---

Van Persie

Pinturicchio · 20-02-2011 10:26pm

The amount of people putting Messi on the left is strange. He always plays either through the middle or cutting in from the right.

bamboozling · 20-02-2011 10:47pm

And putting Ronaldo on the right wing. You wouldn't put Dani Alves left back and Ashley Cole right back?

Ronaldo is a left winger, Messi is a right winger. Simples.

Johner · 20-02-2011 10:49pm

If this is on form Essien should not be in any team.

sonic85 · 20-02-2011 10:57pm

Johner wrote: »

If this is on form Essien should not be in any team.

essien is one of the best players in the world. being off form doesnt change that.

flahavaj · 20-02-2011 10:57pm

bamboozling wrote: »

And putting Ronaldo on the right wing. You wouldn't put Dani Alves left back and Ashley Cole right back?

Ronaldo is a left winger, Messi is a right winger. Simples.

Ronaldo can play left right or middle. Its very hard to define where he plays really. Same for Messi, if anything he's played through the middle a lot for Barca this season. Most of the front three's put into these teams would be so fluid their positions on paper would be largely irrelevant.

Johner · 20-02-2011 10:58pm

sonic85 wrote: »

essien is one of the best players in the world. being off form doesnt change that.

Well if the thread is based on in form players then it does.

Le King · 20-02-2011 11:02pm

Casillas
Lahm Kompany Vidic Cole
Schweinsteiger
Xavi Iniesta
Messi Villa Ronaldo

That would be my team.

Johner · 20-02-2011 11:05pm

Le King wrote: »

Casillas
Lahm Kompany Vidic Cole
Schweinsteiger
Xavi Iniesta
Messi Villa Ronaldo

That would be my team.

bazual · 20-02-2011 11:15pm

Neuer

Maicon---Chiellini----Vidic----Bale

Tiote

Xavi

Iniesta

Messi

Ronaldo

Tevez

Probably should have Cole/Evra left back but Bale should be in team so stuck him there. RVP and ZI close to Tevez as well but I think combination of those 3 would be lethal. For central midfielders I think currently Schweinsteiger and Van Der Vaart are close but you cannot separate Xavi and Iniesta at the mo.
For Tiote I am just biased but looking for competition for him at the moment is tough, he is playing better than Essien and Alonso at the moment. All the rest are fairly obvious I think.

Mister men · 20-02-2011 11:29pm

CSF wrote: »

Casillas
Maicon
Vidic
Ferdinand
Cole
Essien
Xavi
Iniesta
Ronaldo
Messi
Rooney

Rooney :rolleyes: Whilst your at it why don't you include Paul McShane

Mister men · 20-02-2011 11:30pm

Le King wrote: »

Casillas

Lahm Kompany Vidic Cole
Schweinsteiger
Xavi Iniesta
Messi Villa Ronaldo

That would be my team.

We have a winner

SeantheMan · 21-02-2011 12:05am

Mister men wrote: »

We have a winner

I'd definitely have Pepe in there, Kompany is quality, but I reckon Pepe is having a whopper season. Considering he never used to start under Pelligrini, he's really taken his chance this time.

TonyD79 · 21-02-2011 12:20am

Deleted User wrote: »

13 goals in 12 games. Scores a cracker of a goal against the best team in the world. Been a roaring success since he came back from injury. Himself, Messi and Ronaldo three most in form players in the world at the moment.

Their second goal was a cracker but his goal was down to awful goalkeeping

bamboozling · 21-02-2011 12:24am

SeantheMan wrote: »

I'd definitely have Pepe in there, Kompany is quality, but I reckon Pepe is having a whopper season. Considering he never used to start under Pelligrini, he's really taken his chance this time.

I think Pepe is the most complete centre half in the world.

Physically an absolute beast, so quick and strong and makes so many good tackles in and around the box. Its the speed that makes him that bit better than Vidic because otherwise they are pretty much very equal.

1mcampo1 · 21-02-2011 12:29am

TonyD79 wrote: »

Their second goal was a cracker but his goal was down to awful goalkeeping

Personally, i dont think it was a kepper mistake. Alright, valdes was a bit off his line but van persie knew 100% what he was doing imo...

bookie basher · 21-02-2011 12:30am

casillas
alves lucio pepe evra
xavi iniesta fabregas
messi villa ronaldo

lightning fast defence, creative midfield & fluid attack, what a team!!!

1mcampo1 · 21-02-2011 12:39am

bookie basher wrote: »

casillas
alves lucio pepe evra
xavi iniesta fabregas
messi villa ronaldo

lightning fast defence, creative midfield & fluid attack, what a team!!!

would get torn on the counter!!! :P

SantryRed · 21-02-2011 12:58am

Can't believe some people picking Neuer. He's defo not the best in the world.

CorkMan · 21-02-2011 1:02am

Casillas

Maicon

Puyol

Lucio

Evra

Alonso

Xavi

Sneijder

C. Ronaldo

Messi

Eto'o

PS: If someone doesn't have C.Ronaldo and Messi in attack they are to be assinated at dawn.

EDITED: Didn't notice 3 club rule

eZe^ · 21-02-2011 1:40am

Alves' has to be in there tbh. 2 goals and 17 assists this season, Fabregas and Xavi would be lauded for those kind of stats ffs.

Iker Casillas

Alves

Vidic

Kompany

Cole

Nasri

Busquets

Xavi

Messi

Villa

Ronaldo

Iniesta losing out to Nasri as I didn't want to be too Barcacentric. Don't know if Cole should be there either tbh, can't think of anyone else though.

flahavaj · 21-02-2011 1:42am

eZe^ wrote: »

Alves' has to be in there tbh. 2 goals and 17 assists this season, Fabregas and Xavi would be lauded for those kind of stats ffs.

Iker Casillas
Alves
Vidic
Kompany
Cole
Nasri
Busquets
Xavi
Messi
Villa
Ronaldo

Iniesta losing out to Nasri as I didn't want to be too Barcacentric. Don't know if Cole should be there either tbh, can't think of anyone else though.

If you were adhering to the 3 club rule who would you pick as a matter of interest?

eZe^ · 21-02-2011 1:46am

Didn't read the OP properly, apologies!

It would essentially be a 4-2-3-1.

Iker Casillas

Alves

Vidic

Kompany

Cole

Busquets

Alonso

Nasri

Messi

Ronaldo

Eto'o

Nice balance tbh.

You could throw in Tevez/ Aguero/ Berbatov/ Ibrahimovic/ RVP/ etc up top, wouldn't make too much of a difference.

flahavaj · 21-02-2011 1:47am

eZe^ wrote: »

Whoops, didn't notice that!

Iker Casillas
Alves
Vidic
Kompany
Cole
Nasri
Busquets
Alonso
Messi
Eto'o
Ronaldo

Nice balance tbh.

No Xavi?:eek:

First name on my team.

eZe^ · 21-02-2011 1:52am

flahavaj wrote: »

No Xavi?:eek:

First name on my team.

Between Busquets and Xavi for the midfield duo, I reckon Busquets and Alonso make a better pairing than Xavi and Alonso. (with Busquets and Xavi being the optimum

but that doesn't keep up the 3 per club rule).

SeantheMan · 21-02-2011 2:41am

Iniesta seems to be overlooked everywhere, first name on my list

Seaneh · 21-02-2011 4:23am

GK: Iker

RB: Maicon
CB: Vidic
CB: Nesta
LB: Lahm

CM: Nasri
CM: Xavi
CM Fabregas

AM: Messi
AM: Ronaldo

CF: Ibrahimovic

4-3-2-1-ish. With the two AM's going wide and swapping positions.

It's sort of how Milan play when Cassano and Robinho start together, both of them play behind Ibra, with one of them dropping deep and the other playing like a wing forward, but they switch sides and positions all the time. It works fairly well as the defenders don't really know who they are meant to be marking.

Messi and Ronaldo would be fairly good at that setup I reckon.

I couldn't pick betweeh Lahm and Maicon, so dropped Cole and picked both.

smilerf · 21-02-2011 5:43am

No Jack Wilshere so far in any team? IMO this season he's outdone Fabergas

Frisbee · 21-02-2011 10:06am

Casillas

--Alves

Vidic

Kompany

Coentrao--

Busquets

Alonso

---Messi

Ozil

Ronaldo-

van Persie

Couple of players I wanted to include but couldn't for one reason or another:

Alonso, Nani, Di Maria, Ibra, Pepe, Tevez.

peabutler · 21-02-2011 11:42am

Buffon

--Lahm

Vidic

Kompany

Cole--

Xavi

E.Cambiasso

---Messi

Nasri

Ronaldo-

C.Tevez

Melion · 21-02-2011 11:47am

Am i missing something here? Why are so many people including Kompany? I havent seen much of City this season, has he improved that much?

SlickRic · 21-02-2011 11:50am

adhering to the 3 per team rule...

Casillas

Lahm

Vidic

Pepe

Cole

Busquets

Xavi

Nani

Messi

Ronaldo

Tevez

with no restrictions...

Casillas

Alves

Vidic

Pepe

Abidal

Busquets

Xavi

Nani

Messi

Ronaldo

Tevez

(not much different!!!)

honourable mentions to the likes of Ozil, Nasri, Ferdinand and Kompany in particular.

gustavo · 21-02-2011 11:58am

Buffon

Maicon --- Vidic --- Lucio -- Cole

Xavi --- Essien

Messi

Iniesta

C. Ronaldo

Tevez

Pique misses out cos of the 3 player rule

Big Pussy Bonpensiero · 21-02-2011 12:42pm

Melion wrote: »

Am i missing something here? Why are so many people including Kompany? I havent seen much of City this season, has he improved that much?

Probably been the best CB this year, in the PL anyways.

Ush1 · 21-02-2011 12:53pm

Can someone define "on form". Casillas? Schweinsteiger? Both had decent world cups but are far from the best in their positions since.

SeantheMan · 21-02-2011 12:59pm

I've not seen much Football Italia this year, think its on ESPN, but going by posts Ibra must be on some form.

He always split people down the middle I found, some people think him amazingly gifted and strong, others think he's a lazy feck.

Only really get to see him in the Champions League this season, and he hasn't been a world beater by any means ?

smokedeels · 21-02-2011 2:21pm

Casillas

Rafeal - Kompany - Vidic - Evra

Nani - Schweinsteiger - Xavi - C. Ronaldo

Berbatov - Villa

haters gonna hate, but it's my team

SlickRic · 21-02-2011 2:25pm

well done on getting 5 Utd players in and no Messi.

smokedeels · 21-02-2011 2:27pm

SlickRic wrote: »

well done on getting 5 Utd players in and no Messi.

I missed the 3-per-team rule, sorry.

My logic, re: Messi was that regardless of who he played for my 11 would likely beat them.

I'll post a revised team adhering to the rule.

Mr. Guappa · 21-02-2011 2:31pm

Casillas

Lahm

Vidic

Kompany

Cole

Xavi

Schweinsteiger

Iniesta

--- Ronaldo

Tevez

Messi ---

That is actually the team I'd pick without adhering to the 3 per team rule also.

SlickRic · 21-02-2011 2:32pm

smokedeels wrote: »

I missed the 3-per-team rule, sorry.

I'll post a revised team adhering to the rule.

the rule didn't bother me.

a lot of teams have failed to do that.

Vidic in the team, fair enough, wouldn't argue.

Nani, absolutely deserves his place.

Berbatov, not out of place and certainly arguable given some of his form this season.

but to even try and put Evra in this season is hilarious.

Rafael i would also argue strongly against. a great prospect no doubt, but he's not close to the best RB in the world yet.

but as you say it's your team

i'm free to aim thinly (or not so thinly) veiled ridicule at parts of it though, especially since i'm nored and on a lunch break

flahavaj · 21-02-2011 2:35pm

Left back is a tough one at the moment. The two really outstanding ones, Cole and Evra are having poor seasons by their own standards. Abidal has probably been the best on current form but he misses out in all these team on the 3 player rule.

homerjay2005 · 21-02-2011 2:40pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

50 goals in 70 club games in one of the big leagues for a team not challenging for the top honour.

Why would he not be in?

simple, cos there are far better strikers in the world. as already said, Darren Bent has a similar record in poorer teams over the past 3 or 4 seasons. and he is just one player.

my team...based on what they can offer the team or simply, if i was a manager, who i would like in my team. Essian is having a poor season, but thats more about the team he is playing in rather than him, he is a super player. i would put VDS in as next keeper after casillas, they are the 2 best in the world IMO.

Casillas

Lahm Ferdinand Vidic Evra
Iniesta Essian Xavi
Schneider Ronalso Messi.

parker kent · 21-02-2011 2:41pm

sonic85 wrote: »

essien is one of the best players in the world. being off form doesnt change that.

The OP clearly stated "currently inform".

SlickRic · 21-02-2011 2:44pm

flahavaj wrote: »

Left back is a tough one at the moment. The two really outstanding ones, Cole and Evra are having poor seasons by their own standards. Abidal has probably been the best on current form but he misses out in all these team on the 3 player rule.

Abidal is the obvious one.

Marcelo, IMO, is also having a good season.

has Antonini been particularly good for AC? i don't know.

if people want Xavi, Messi and one of Busquets and Iniesta, then maybe an option is to stick Lahm LB, and put Sagna/Zabaleta at RB.

tis a tough one, and i personally just plumped for Cole in the end, whose been just about the best of a mediocre bunch in the EPL this year. but i would argue he's done not a lot wrong, but the lack of verve to Chelsea's play has stunted the attacking prowess he's showed in abundance over the previous year or 2 in particular.

parker kent · 21-02-2011 2:46pm

flahavaj wrote: »

Left back is a tough one at the moment. The two really outstanding ones, Cole and Evra are having poor seasons by their own standards. Abidal has probably been the best on current form but he misses out in all these team on the 3 player rule.

That's why I went for Contreau, if you are picking on form players he should be the left back. Same reason I didn't pick Casillas in my team, he has not had his best season. Not poor by a long shot, but still making little errors. Kompany is the only player I would seriously think about adding to my team. Basically just forgot him and went with Carvalho.

parker kent wrote: »

................Neuer

Lahm...Vidic...Carvalho...Coentrão

.......Schweinsteiger----Xavi
.................Iniesta

Messi.........................Ronaldo
.................Villa

Uncle Mclovin · 21-02-2011 3:29pm

Stekelenburg

Ivanovic

Mertesacker

Zat Knight

Naldo

Delap

Fellaini

Fazio

Ronaldo

Crouch

Zigic

Quite simply unbeatable. Who'll take me on?

Your current World XI

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