Best EPL Foreign 11: at present and based on form in the EPL

By foreign we're taking it as meaning not from the British Isles.

Mine:

-------------Cech--------------

Eboué---Gallas--Carvalho--Heinze

Ronaldo--Alonso---Essien---Robben

---------Henry--Drogba---------

Argue away....

The real contentious one is the left winger I think but couldn't think of any better...

Carvalho, what the fuck? Haim's miles better. And I'd put Diagne-Faye in midfield ahead of Alonso. But otherwise pretty sound.

Not too keen on Carvalho to be honest Tweeds. Too inconsistent (not necessarily performance wise, but in discipline) Toure > Carvalho

Morten Gamst Pedersen for the LW, done more for Blackburn then Robben done for Chelsea.

BilalShah wrote:Morten Gamst Pedersen for the LW, done more for Blackburn then Robben done for Chelsea.

Maybe, but I think if they switched clubs (MGP came to Chelsea and Robben went to Blackburn) you would say the opposite, as Robben would have a much bigger impact at a club with less quality players.

Robben is quality. Very underrated player.

I was going to put Toure but thought I'd get complaints about three of the back line being Arsenal players.

@ff

Touré>>>Ben Haim and you know it

S4P wrote:

BilalShah wrote:Morten Gamst Pedersen for the LW, done more for Blackburn then Robben done for Chelsea.

Maybe, but I think if they switched clubs (MGP came to Chelsea and Robben went to Blackburn) you would say the opposite, as Robben would have a much bigger impact at a club with less quality players.

I am not denying Robben quality but he has not really in form so I would take MGP at the moment.

I also tried hard to find a way of getting Cesc in midfeild but it just wasn't possible

Tweedledum wrote:I was going to put Toure but thought I'd get complaints about three of the back line being Arsenal players.

@ff

Touré>>>Ben Haim and you know it

All 3 of the Arsenal players are excellent defenders. I would have Eboue and Toure in my Premiership XI defence.

Your defence is very underrated

BilalShah wrote:

S4P wrote:

BilalShah wrote:Morten Gamst Pedersen for the LW, done more for Blackburn then Robben done for Chelsea.

Maybe, but I think if they switched clubs (MGP came to Chelsea and Robben went to Blackburn) you would say the opposite, as Robben would have a much bigger impact at a club with less quality players.

I am not denying Robben quality but he has not really in form so I would take MGP at the moment.

If you're talking about this season, sure.

(I didn't quite know whether you meant this season only or their whole time in the EPL)

Tweedledum wrote:I was going to put Toure but thought I'd get complaints about three of the back line being Arsenal players.

@ff

Touré>>>Ben Haim and you know it

Whatever, anyone bar Carvalho.

Although Ben Haim is a top top player. Him and N'Gotty at the back was pretty much unbreachable (except Man Utd and Chelsea away).

And Gardner is also in with a shout if you don't want Robben.

Would that team win against a British X1.
My answer is yes.

I like Gardner a lot - would be a good sub in the foreign team

Carvalho? Ben Haim? Toure?

...Erm... Agger?!

British XI?

-----------Robinson----------
Neville--Rio--Terry--Bridge??
Gerrard-Parker-Lampard-Giggs
-------Bellamy--Rooney-------

I know my team may be a little bit English (I wanted Given as GK, and Duff on the wing but I guess R.O.Ireland players don't count)

Obispo wrote:Carvalho? Ben Haim? Toure?

...Erm... Agger?!

I was going to mention him. And then I thought:

a). Obispo will anyway.
b). It's pretty stupid to put someone in who's played ten senior games.

besides Haim>Agger.

theflyingfrenchman wrote:

Obispo wrote:Carvalho? Ben Haim? Toure?

...Erm... Agger?!

I was going to mention him. And then I thought:

a). Obispo will anyway.
b). It's pretty stupid to put someone in who's played ten senior games.

besides Haim>Agger.

To be fair, Haim is actually a good shout. He's one of your better players.

He's no Agger though. Besides, Agger's played as many senior games as Messi, who people think is world class

Agger maybe by the end of the season - he hasn't really done enough yet to warrant knocking Touré out the team

---------------Robinson-------------

Neville----------Rio-----------Terry------------Bridge

Gerrard----------Carrick--------Parker--------Giggs

-----------------Crouch-----------Rooney-----------

I picked the midfield based on Liverpool's midfield, Parker holds , Carrick is the play maker , Gerrard and Giggs allowed to roam a bit.

It would be interesting to see how many goals/assists/cleansheats the british X1 gets as compared to the foreign X1.

riise is a much better left back than heinze.. toure for carvalho and thats pretty much it

Lets do a full squad 23 players foreign and 23 british and keep tracking how many assists ,goals,clean sheets /goal conceded they do and we will see who wins the Foreign X1 or the British X1 at the end of the season.
Anyone up for it.

@Bilal, nope I can't be arsed.

Besides foreign would win.

@TheFlyingFrenchman
okay but what will be your Foreign or British squad would be.

Cole has to be the left back for the British team.

And however much stick Lampard gets he'd still be in an EPL British team.

Foreign XI

- - - - - - - - Reina
eboue - Hyypia - Agger - Riise
Garcia - Alonso - Sissoko - Gonzalez
- - - - - Kuyt - Kewell

British XI

- - - - - - - - Carson
Peltier - Carragher - Hobbs - Warnock
- - - Gerrard - Hammil - Anderson
- Bellamy - Crouchinho - Fowler

Tweedledum wrote:Cole has to be the left back for the British team.

And however much stick Lampard gets he'd still be in an EPL British team.

I told you my reason of dropping him .

Gk

Cech
Lehmann
Jaaskelainen

Defenders:

Eboué
Chimbonda
Gallas
Touré
Haim
Heinze
Gardner
Riise

Mids:

Ronaldo
Robben
Essien
Ballack
Alonso
Diop
Faye
Fabregas

Forwards:

Henry
Drogba
Saha
Yakubu


I've probably forgotten lots of really obvious players, but that's what I'd pick.

Obispo wrote:Foreign XI

- - - - - - - - Reina
eboue - Hyypia - Agger - Riise
Garcia - Alonso - Sissoko - Gonzalez
- - - - - Kuyt - Kewell

British XI

- - - - - - - - Carson
Peltier - Carragher - Hobbs - Warnock
- - - Gerrard - Hammil - Anderson
- Bellamy - Crouchinho - Fowler

Kewell gets in ahead of Pongolle? (he's on loan, you can still pick him.)

Pongolle can play as an attacking rightback