Your World Class Squad of 23...

Following on from a discussion elsewhere... if you were assigned as the manager of a 'world 23' that would be taken to play in an intergalactic football match, what would your 23 man squad be?

Mine:

Goalkeepers:

Buffon, Cech, Casillas

Defenders:

Alves, Sagnol, Lahm, Ferdinand, Marquez, Chivu,

Midfielders:

Xavi, Essien, Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Scholes, Gerrard, Cambiasso, Makalele

Forwards:

Eto'o, Drogba, Messi, Villa, Henry

Contribute yours, then we can get debating

Tweedle wrote:Following on from a discussion elsewhere... if you were assigned as the manager of a 'world 23' that would be taken to play in an intergalactic football match, what would your 23 man squad be?

Mine:

Goalkeepers:

Buffon, Cech, Casillas

Defenders:

Alves, Sagnol, Lahm, Ferdinand, Marquez, Chivu,

Midfielders:

Xavi, Essien, Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Scholes, Gerrard, Cambiasso, Makalele

Forwards:

Eto'o, Drogba, Messi, Villa, Henry

Contribute yours, then we can get debating

mine would be very similar, take out marquez and put in heinze or vidic, take out makalele and put in deco.

GK- Buffon, Peruzzi, Cech

Defenders- Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Chivu, Gallas

Midfielders- Figo, Pirlo, C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Totti, Cambiasso, Gattuso

Forwards- Toni, Del Piero, Trezeguet, Ronaldo, Inzaghi, Eto’o

Tweedle wrote:Following on from a discussion elsewhere... if you were assigned as the manager of a 'world 23' that would be taken to play in an intergalactic football match, what would your 23 man squad be?

Mine:

Goalkeepers:

Buffon, Cech, Casillas

Defenders:

Alves, Sagnol, Lahm, Ferdinand, Marquez, Chivu,

Midfielders:

Xavi, Essien, Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Scholes, Gerrard, Cambiasso, Makalele

Forwards:

Eto'o, Drogba, Messi, Villa, Henry

Contribute yours, then we can get debating

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:GK- Buffon, Peruzzi, Cech

Defenders- Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Chivu, Gallas

Midfielders- Figo, Pirlo, C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Totti, Cambiasso, Gattuso

Forwards- Toni, Del Piero, Trezeguet, Ronaldo, Inzaghi, Eto’o

So only Cech, Gallas, C. Ronaldo, ronaldinho and eto'o from outside the Serie A

Tweedle wrote:

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:GK- Buffon, Peruzzi, Cech

Defenders- Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Chivu, Gallas

Midfielders- Figo, Pirlo, C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Totti, Cambiasso, Gattuso

Forwards- Toni, Del Piero, Trezeguet, Ronaldo, Inzaghi, Eto’o

So only Cech, Gallas, C. Ronaldo, ronaldinho and eto'o from outside the Serie A

That's a lot. I am being generous.

Tweedle wrote:

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:GK- Buffon, Peruzzi, Cech

Defenders- Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Chivu, Gallas

Midfielders- Figo, Pirlo, C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Totti, Cambiasso, Gattuso

Forwards- Toni, Del Piero, Trezeguet, Ronaldo, Inzaghi, Eto’o

So only Cech, Gallas, C. Ronaldo, ronaldinho and eto'o from outside the Serie A

In case you hadn't heard, Zambrotta and Canna play outside of Serie A.

11 Italians as well.

Anyone would think you've recently won the World cup or something.

Parks lives wrote:11 Italians as well.

Anyone would think you've recently won the World cup or something.

heheheh...
hey come on, it's MY world class 23.

Sagnol and Lahm - both truly world class fullbacks - bayern are truly blessed with these two

Gerrard - defo World class - can't see how that can be argued.

Henry - maybe not this season, but he's been injured - if you look at his scoring record for the previous 5 years you'd see why he's there

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

Tweedle wrote:

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:GK- Buffon, Peruzzi, Cech

Defenders- Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Chivu, Gallas

Midfielders- Figo, Pirlo, C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Totti, Cambiasso, Gattuso

Forwards- Toni, Del Piero, Trezeguet, Ronaldo, Inzaghi, Eto’o

So only Cech, Gallas, C. Ronaldo, ronaldinho and eto'o from outside the Serie A

In case you hadn't heard, Zambrotta and Canna play outside of Serie A.

this still qualifies as the most biased list ever to be posted on an internet forum though

Tweedle wrote:

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

Tweedle wrote:

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:GK- Buffon, Peruzzi, Cech

Defenders- Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Chivu, Gallas

Midfielders- Figo, Pirlo, C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Totti, Cambiasso, Gattuso

Forwards- Toni, Del Piero, Trezeguet, Ronaldo, Inzaghi, Eto’o

So only Cech, Gallas, C. Ronaldo, ronaldinho and eto'o from outside the Serie A

In case you hadn't heard, Zambrotta and Canna play outside of Serie A.

this still qualifies as the most biased list ever to be posted on an internet forum though

Thread's title:

Your World Class Squad of 23...

It may well be that title of the thread but you have to be reasonable about it.

Is that honstly the players you'd go for? no Drogba?

where are the likes of

Frings, Ballack, Lehmann, Klose and maybe even Wiese ???

you lot are CLEARLY anti-German

You guys are right. I am not being forthright.

My revised World Class 23:

Goalkeepers: Buffon, Peruzzi, Amelia

Defenders: Grosso, Zaccardo, Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Materazzi, Barzagli, Oddo

Midfielders: Gattuso, De Rossi, Pirlo, Camoranesi, Perrotta,

Forwards: Del Piero, Totti, Toni, Gilardino, Inzaghi, Iaquinta

I think this team can probably win a World Cup.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:You guys are right. I am not being forthright.

My revised World Class 23:

Goalkeepers: Buffon, Peruzzi, Amelia

Defenders: Grosso, Zaccardo, Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Materazzi, Barzagli, Oddo

Midfielders: Gattuso, De Rossi, Pirlo, Camoranesi, Perrotta,

Forwards: Del Piero, Totti, Toni, Gilardino, Inzaghi, Iaquinta

I think this team can probably win a World Cup.

Tweedle wrote:It may well be that title of the thread but you have to be reasonable about it.

Is that honstly the players you'd go for? no Drogba?

Nope. Don't like the chap.

Give me Inzaghi any day: a world class striker who strikes when the opposition is least expecting it.

Dotter und Blitzen wrote:where are the likes of

Frings, Ballack, Lehmann, Klose and maybe even Wiese ???

you lot are CLEARLY anti-German

I almost included Frings.

Lehmann isn't even a top 3 EPL keeper let alone a top 3 world keeper.

Ballack

Klose has a good shout - I didn't even include Ibra so I've probably irritated more than yourself

Wiese - see Lehmann then take off a bit of experience

Dotter und Blitzen wrote:where are the likes of

Frings, Ballack, Lehmann, Klose and maybe even Wiese ???

you lot are CLEARLY anti-German

It gets worse for Germany, Otto.

http://europeanboard.ephpbb.com/European-Board-c2/The-International-Board-f6/Pick-your-World-Squad-of-23-t8082.htm

Parks lives wrote:
It gets worse for Germany, Otto.

http://europeanboard.ephpbb.com/European-Board-c2/The-International-Board-f6/Pick-your-World-Squad-of-23-t8082.htm

Not really, because I'm very sure that 98% of them don't even watch German football, especially league matches.

I have said this for ages now

you Arsenal fans do NOT deserve Lehmann

never did

he really sounds like he wants to leave himself, but it seems that his kids have settled well and don't want to move again

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no Frings anywhere ?!

If anybody asks me whether I know you guys I will deny EVERYTHING

blutgraetsche wrote:

Parks lives wrote:
It gets worse for Germany, Otto.

http://europeanboard.ephpbb.com/European-Board-c2/The-International-Board-f6/Pick-your-World-Squad-of-23-t8082.htm

Not really, because I'm very sure that 98% of them don't even watch German football, especially league matches

I reckon Germany has the best bunch of young GKs around.

But in all honesty blut, which Germans would you nominate (or playing in the German league).

Klose, VDV, Lahm, Frings, Lucio, Diego etc...

At this moment of time, if you consider the form of the players, I would actually not nominate Lahm and Klose, the only German players that were nominated in that thread. Says it all really.

Frings definitely deserves to be nominated, he is one of the very best central midfielders in the world, consistant great performance for club and country for years. If you nominate Lahm because of his World Cup matches, you definitely have to nominate Ballack for his international matches, consistent great performances for die Mannschaft for years. Frings + Ballack = one of the very best central midfield partnerships in the world, only rivaled by Gattuso and Pirlo IMHO.

And going by form, Schneider deserves to be nominated also. Being 33, he has his best season ever, some truly world class performances this season, be it in the league, in the UEFA Cup or for die Mannschaft.

So at this moment of time, I'd nominate Frings, Schneider and Ballack. Lahm's form is improving again, if he continues like this he'd be nominated also. Klose only if he stops thinking about his contract and starts to perform for his club (and country) again, that should take a while (unfortunately). And Wiese, if he keeps up this great form for another season.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:You guys are right. I am not being forthright.

My revised World Class 23:

Goalkeepers: Buffon, Peruzzi, Amelia

Defenders: Grosso, Zaccardo, Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Materazzi, Barzagli, Oddo

Midfielders: Gattuso, De Rossi, Pirlo, Camoranesi, Perrotta,

Forwards: Del Piero, Totti, Toni, Gilardino, Inzaghi, Iaquinta

I think this team can probably win a World Cup.

Probably, though I'd be prepared for some extra time matches

blutgraetsche wrote:At this moment of time, if you consider the form of the players, I would actually not nominate Lahm and Klose, the only German players that were nominated in that thread. Says it all really.

Frings definitely deserves to be nominated, he is one of the very best central midfielders in the world, consistant great performance for club and country for years. If you nominate Lahm because of his World Cup matches, you definitely have to nominate Ballack for his international matches, consistent great performances for die Mannschaft for years. Frings + Ballack = one of the very best central midfield partnerships in the world, only rivaled by Gattuso and Pirlo IMHO.

And going by form, Schneider deserves to be nominated also. Being 33, he has his best season ever, some truly world class performances this season, be it in the league, in the UEFA Cup or for die Mannschaft.

So at this moment of time, I'd nominate Frings, Schneider and Ballack. Lahm's form is improving again, if he continues like this he'd be nominated also. Klose only if he stops thinking about his contract and starts to perform for his club (and country) again, that should take a while (unfortunately). And Wiese, if he keeps up this great form for another season.

I think you could argue the case with Frings but Scheider is up against C. Ronaldo, Messi and Kaka for the right midfield position and Ballack has been far from decent in the league

Frings would of been very close to mine. Behind Essien though for me (I have the benifit of seeing how good he is most weeks though )

If depends on the system you want to play, Schneider does not necessarily have to be selected over Messi, Kaka or Ronaldo.

Ballack has been disappointing in the league this season by his standards, but so has Lahm, that's my point actually. If you nominate Lahm because of his World Cup performances, you have to nominate Ballack, because he had a very good WC, and great matches for die Mannschaft afterwards.

Besides, I just listed the German players I would consider worth being nominated at this point of time.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:You guys are right. I am not being forthright.

My revised World Class 23:

Goalkeepers: Buffon, Peruzzi, Amelia

Defenders: Grosso, Zaccardo, Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Materazzi, Barzagli, Oddo

Midfielders: Gattuso, De Rossi, Pirlo, Camoranesi, Perrotta,

Forwards: Del Piero, Totti, Toni, Gilardino, Inzaghi, Iaquinta

I think this team can probably win a World Cup.

Only if you can cheat your way past Australia again

blutgraetsche wrote:If depends on the system you want to play, Schneider does not necessarily have to be selected over Messi, Kaka or Ronaldo.

Ballack has been disappointing in the league this season by his standards, but so has Lahm, that's my point actually. If you nominate Lahm because of his World Cup performances, you have to nominate Ballack, because he had a very good WC, and great matches for die Mannschaft afterwards.

Besides, I just listed the German players I would consider worth being nominated at this point of time.

But who is Lahm up against? There aren't really any stand out left backs in the world at present wheareas there are plenty of stand out attacking midfielders

Axeslammer wrote:

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:You guys are right. I am not being forthright.

My revised World Class 23:

Goalkeepers: Buffon, Peruzzi, Amelia

Defenders: Grosso, Zaccardo, Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso, Materazzi, Barzagli, Oddo

Midfielders: Gattuso, De Rossi, Pirlo, Camoranesi, Perrotta,

Forwards: Del Piero, Totti, Toni, Gilardino, Inzaghi, Iaquinta

I think this team can probably win a World Cup.

Only if you can cheat your way past Australia again

Speaking of cheating, has Hiddink started his prison sentence?