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by **JC_81** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:59 pm

s@int wrote:When I was young they used to have an English league team against Scottish league team. Now with all the foreigners in our league I think maybe once a year an English league team against say an Italian or Spanish League team would have some interest.

Torres, Rooney and Drogba up front against Eto'o, Villa and Messi would be interesting

I remember an English league team vs Italian league team sometime around about 1990.

The Italian league team was immense - Klinsmann, Brehme, Matthaus, Gullit etc. I have a feeling they won about 3-0.

I was only about 9 or 10 though so can't remember it that well. Might have been a testimonial.

by **Emerald Red** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:09 pm

Interesting poll results. :laugh:

by **JoeTerp** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:15 pm

If there was a 2 player per team limit, it would cause some interesting strategic decisions because you might not neccessarily take the two best players from the top 9 teams. Game should be played under international friendly rules (6 subs)

La Liga XI (limit 2 per team)
Andres Palop
Sergio Ramos Marchena Garay Capdevila
Senna
Robben Xavi Messi
Villa Aguero

cheated a little because Garay is on loan to Racing.

Barca: Xavi, Messi
Real: Ramos, Robben
Valencia: Villa, Marchena
Villareal: Senna, Capdevila
Atleti: Aguero
Racing: Garay
Sevilla: Andres Palop

Subs: Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Forlan (Atleti), Guardado (Deportivo), Yeste (Bilbao), Juanito (Betis), Licht (Getafe), Diego Alves (Almeria)

by **JoeTerp** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:19 pm

The MLS All Stars take on some giant European team for their mid summer "classico" So far they have played Fulham, Chelsea, Celtic, and West Ham

by **Sabre** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:20 pm

Andres Palop

You have a good taste for keepers mate, you haven't selected the obvious one, and you happened to select a very very good keeper.

I disagree Ramos over Alves, though, and I'd always have Henri around, just in case.

by **JoeTerp** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:35 pm

Premiership XI :
Tim Howard
Sagna Richards Terry Evra
Essien
Gerrard Fabregas
Ronaldo Robinho
Torres

Liverpool: Gerrard, Torres
Manchester United: Ronaldo, Evra
Chelsea: Essien, Terry
Arsenal: Sagna, Fabregas
Manchester City: Robinho, Richards
Everton: Howard

Subs: Robert Green (West Ham), Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Pompey), Gareth Barry (AV), Ashley Young (AV), Robbie Keane (Tottenham), Santa Cruz (Blackburn)

by **JoeTerp** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:35 pm

Sabre wrote:
Andres Palop

You have a good taste for keepers mate, you haven't selected the obvious one, and you happened to select a very very good keeper.

I disagree Ramos over Alves, though, and I'd always have Henri around, just in case.

If you disagree Ramos over Alves, then you need to drop Messi or Xavi. I don't know if you noticed the 2 per team restriction I put on myself.

by **Sabre** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:39 pm

I noticed on the second read. In the first read I was too happy you included Palop and too outraged to see the name of Yeste.

I will make my own selection based on your restrictions, it's an interesting one, but let me give it some thought.

by **JoeTerp** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:42 pm

Sabre wrote:I noticed on the second read. In the first read I was too happy you included Palop and too outraged to see the name of Yeste.

I will make my own selection based on your restrictions, it's an interesting one, but let me give it some thought.

I didn't think you were going to like that

Should I have selected Iván De la Peña instead?

by **SupitsJonF** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:00 am

Mods ban anyone who voted the last option please, thank you

by **JoeTerp** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:11 am

Serie A XI:
Sebastian Frey
Maicon Gamberini Juan Zambrotta
Camoranesi De Rossi Zanetti
Kaka Di Natale
Ibrahimovic

Fiorentina: Frey, Gamberini
Roma: De Rossi, Juan
Inter: Maicon, Ibrahimovic
Milan: Zambrotta, Kaka
Juve: Camoranesi, Zanetti
Udinese: Di Natale

Subs: Sereni (Torino), Stovini (Catania), Hamsik (Napoli), Inler (Udinese), Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria), Diego Milito (Genoa), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli)

by **JoeTerp** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:31 am

Budesliga XI (going to be tough)

Hildebrand
Rafinha Westermann Šimunic Lahm
Frings Rolfes
Augusto Diego Ribery
Gomez

Bayer Leverkusen: Rolfes, Augusto
Werder Bremen: Frings, Diego
Schalke: Rafina, Westermann
Bayern Munich: Lahm, Ribery
Hoffenhiem: Hildebrand
Hertha Berlin: Simunic
Stuttgart: Gomez

Subs: Robert Enke (Hannover), Arne Friedrich (Hertha), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Thomas Hitzlsperger (Stuttgart), Marko Marin (Monchengladbach), Ivica Olic (Hamburg), Alexander Frei (Borrusia Dortmund),

by **JC_81** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:58 am

Just for the craic... SPL XI

McGregor

Hinkel Diamond Wilkie Dixon

Brown

Ferguson Mendes

McCarthy Clarkson McGeady

Celtic - Hinkel, McGeady, Brown
Rangers - McGregor, Ferguson, Mendes
Motherwell - Clarkson
Hamilton - McCarthy
Aberdeen - Diamond
Dundee Utd - Wilkie, Dixon

by **Kharhaz** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:03 am

SupitsJonF wrote:Why? For fun, basically. Who wouldn't want to see two teams of the Premier League's best players going head-to-head?

Who would define the best players? We see it all the time, player of the year, world player of the year, best midfielder of the year, young player of the year. And like these awards the selections would be daft. Questions being "how is (insert favourite here) not selected?"

Anyway, I chose it would be boring, when big teams face each other with the "best" that is on offer, it usually results in a boring match. Not only would it be boring, it would be pointless, and any daft injuries would make it worse.

Besides, the best players are usually the ones nobody have ever heard of and surprise us when we watch them in the champions league, UEFA cup or international matches.

by **dawson99** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:07 pm

12 people have said shut up you yank

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