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Topic: World XI-Soccer
galwaycelt
(354 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 16:55
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Lads and lassies, just wondering what your best xi in world soccer is this year? here is my team but I am sure there will be a few different opinions out there:

Casillas  (R Madrid ) 
Abidal  (Barca ) 
Vidic  (Man U ) 
Essien  (Chelsea )  -too good to leave out of any side
Maicon  (Internazionale ) 
Ronaldo  (R Madrid ) 
Xaxi  (Barcelona ) 
Iniesta  (Barca ) 
Ribery  (Bayern ) 
Torres  (Liverpool ) 
Messi  (Barca ) 
intothewesht
(1,338 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 16:58
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Originally posted by galwaycelt:
World XI-Soccer

Give it another few weeks and the answer will be Real Madrid
redlead
(4,662 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 17:02
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talk about football is tolerable but please no soccer. even seeing the topic name on the side of the screen makes me sleepy.
jimfahy
(241 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 17:03
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What formation does your team play?
1 goalie

1 centre half

2 full backs

3 centre midfielders

3 wingers

1 striker

Abidals not world 11 material, Barca have tried to replace him this summer. Evra, Clichy and cashley are all better.
Any team with Xavi, Iniesta, Ronaldo and Messi will be alright.
This message has been edited - 02-jul-2009 @ 17:04
galwaycelt
(354 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 17:10
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You can pick the team any way you wish- 4-4-3, 3-5-3, or whatever. Really struggled trying to think about cenre halves- Pique had a good Champions League although I dont really rate the guy. John Terry missed many games through injury, Cannavaro is on the decline, Ferdinand is only good in Vidic`s company, Pepe is muck and there isnt much in the Bundesliga or in France.
Evra had a poor end to the season - thats why i put in Abidal- and i didnt think Ashley was firing on all cylinders this season just past.
sambomcnaughton
(347 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 17:39
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Buffon    (Juventus   )   
Maicon    (Inter Milan   )   
Vidic    (Man Utd   )   
Lucio    (Bayern Munich   )   
Lahm    (Bayern Munich   )   
Ronaldo    (Real Madrid   )   
Kaka    (Real Madrid  )    
Ribery    (Bayern Munich ) 
Villa  (Valencia )     
Torres    (Liverpool  )   
Messi  (Barcelona ) 

4-3-3
This message has been edited - 02-jul-2009 @ 20:06
jimfahy
(241 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 18:45
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3 Bayern player?

Ferdinand only good with Vidic? they are good with each other, Vidic struggles with pacey strikers but is savage in the air and vice versa.

Casillas
Maicon
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra
Xavi
Iniesta
Gerard
Messiah
Torres
Ronaldo
stevieg05
(305 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 19:08
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Casillas

Maicon Vidic Ferdinand Cole

Essien

Messi Kaka Ronaldo

Torres Villa

Didnt want to put ferdinand in, and was tempted to drop   one of the strikers and put gerrard in, but this wud be my team at the mo.


This message has been edited - 02-jul-2009 @ 19:09
The Duke
(495 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 21:34
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Originally posted by galwaycelt:
Lads and lassies, just wondering what your best xi in world soccer is this year? here is my team but I am sure there will be a few different opinions out there:

Casillas   (R Madrid  )  
Abidal   (Barca  )  
Vidic   (Man U  )  
Essien   (Chelsea  )   -too good to leave out of any side
Maicon   (Internazionale  )  
Ronaldo   (R Madrid  )  
Xaxi   (Barcelona  )  
Iniesta   (Barca  )  
Ribery   (Bayern  )  
Torres   (Liverpool  )  
Messi   (Barca  )  

No Kaka
zozimus
(367 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 22:18
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Originally posted by redlead:
talk about football is tolerable but please no soccer. even seeing the topic name on the side of the screen makes me sleepy.

But you still need to post on the thread. You`re a bit odd.
jimfahy
(241 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 22:47
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Originally posted by The Duke:


No Kaka

In the past two seasons Xavi and Iniesta have been superior to Kaka, he might get a new lease of life with Real now.
billy the kid
(533 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 23:33
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Casillas

Johnson Terry Vidic Lahm

Essien

Ronaldo Messi

Gerrard

Torres Villa
Little Bubbles
(108 Posts)
Posted: 02-Jul-2009 23:34
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Reina

Ramos Vidic Terry Cole

Essien Gerrard

Messi Kaka Ronaldo

Torres
Caesar08
(232 Posts)
Posted: 04-Jul-2009 01:38
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just for the record here`s a classic ginger Xl
1. gary connaughton  (closest we could get ) 
2.wes brown
3.riise
4.mcshane
5.james collins
6.ben watson
7.steve sidwell
8.scholes
9.gary doherty
10.dave kitson
11.andy keogh
Eddie Vedder
(21 Posts)
Posted: 04-Jul-2009 11:17
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1. Robbie Forde
2. Niall Keogh
3. David Mulcahy
4. Brendan Rea
5. Damien Brennan
6. Howie King
7. Carlos Rocha
8. Richie Hale
9. Jonathon Prizeman
10. Philly Hughes
11. Trevor Vaughan
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