Your Matchday squad from the Big four

[Reaper]

Was discussing this at the weekend with my mates after a few dizzyades..

Who would your 16 be? (Cheers Caco.. Typo)

Once we all arrived at our own, we then went onto attempt to make a team from the Italian and Spanish Leagues..



Would love to see a cup tournament once every four years (to fit in between the Euro and World cup) in which one team from each of say 8 Euro nations top leagues is made up and plays..

Surely there would be some money to be had and therefore to act as an incentive to all the greedy club owners , sky etc.. I know Id pay to see it

[dww]

Reina
Sagna Vidic Agger Evra
Ronaldo Fabregas Flamini Hleb
Rooney Torres

Cech
Terry
Mascher
Gerrard
Drogba

Not necessarily the best players (especially Flamini) but I think the best balanced team you could make from the top fours squads.

[Rich]

Surely 16?

GK: Reina

RB: Sagna
CB: Vidic
CB: Terry
LB: Evra

RM: Gerrard
CM: Essian
CM: Fabregas
LM: Ronaldo

ST: Torres
ST: Rooney

Subs:
Mascherano
Cech
Adebayor
Ferdinand
J. Cole

off the top of my head

[Rich]

Reina
Sagna Vidic Agger Evra
Ronaldo Fabregas Flamini Hleb
Rooney Torres

Cech
Terry
Mascher
Gerrard
Drogba

Not necessarily the best players (especially Flamini) but I think the best balanced team you could make from the top fours squads.

Surprisingly close to mine, although I forgot about Drogba, and would have him over Adebayor! :haha:

[Imy]

Reina

Gallas
Ferdinand
Toure
Evra

Gerrard
Fabregas
Ronaldo

Drogba
Torres
Rooney

Subs:
Cech
Vidic
Essien
Lampard
Tevez

Manager:
Arsene Wenger

[Reaper]

Surprisingly close to mine, although I forgot about Drogba, and would have him over Adebayor! :haha:


I also picked almost the same players except I left the granny shagger on the bench on had Drogba up front with Torres

[Shaggy]

Reina

Sagna
Vidic
Agger
Clichy

Gerrard
Fabregas
Mascherano
Ronaldo

Torres
Drogba

Subs: Cech, Terry, Essien, Hleb, Rooney.

Unlucky Adebayor!!

[Imy]

Spanish La liga (Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid, Barca, Valencia)

Cassilas

Zambrotta
Ramos
Puyol
Raúl Albiol

Messi
Xavi
Silva

Aguero
Ronaldinho

Van Nistlerooy

Subs:
Valdes
Yaya Toure
Iniesta
Raul
Villa

[Imy]

Italian Serie A (Juve, Milan, Inter, Roma)

Buffon

Chiellini
Chivu
Nesta
Javier Zanetti

Gattuso
Pirlo
Mancini

Totti
Kaka
Ibrahimović

Subs:
Dida
Maldini
Ambrosini
Cambiasso
Trezeguet

[redmacca]

Cech

Sagna
Carra
Vidic
A. Cole

Gerrard
Mascherano
Fabregas
Ronaldo

Torres
Adebayor

Reina
Toure
Drogba
J. Cole
Rooney

[The_weatherman]

Reina

Sagna
Vidic
Ferdinand
Clichy

Hleb
Fabregas
Mascherano
Ronaldo

Torres
Drogba

Subs: Cech, Agger, Essien, Gerrard, Rooney.

Almost the same as Shaggy's, I think Gerrard would unbalance that team so I'd put Hleb instead and Ferdinand instead of Agger.

[Craig_H]

Cech
Gallas
Terry
Ferdinand
Evra
Ronaldo
Essien
Gerrard
J Cole
Torres
Drogba

Subs:
Reina
Carragher
Mascherano
Fabregas
Rooney

[-V-]

......................Reina

.........Carra.....Vidic......Agger

.................Mascherano

Ronaldo.....Gerrard....Fabregas.....Babel

............Drogba......Torres


Bench

Toure
RVP
Rooney
J.Cole
Adebayor

[dww]

Surprisingly close to mine, although I forgot about Drogba, and would have him over Adebayor! :haha:

The only place I really considered someone else for was Essian for Flamini. But I really like the way Flamini has released Fabregas and the other Arsenal attacking players this year so he got the nod as part of a combined Arsenal CM partnership more than off his own bat.

[Shaggy]

......................Reina

.........Carra.....Vidic......Agger

.................Mascherano

Ronaldo.....Gerrard....Fabregas.....Babel

............Drogba......Torres


Bench

Toure
RVP
Rooney
J.Cole
Adebayor

Babel?!?!

Maybe in a few years, but at this moment in time he’d be nowhere near a top four 16.

[dww]

I have to say that was my biggest surprise in anyones team. That along with a back three I didn't see coming from anyone. It's interesting to see that people have a spread of opinion though.

[-V-]

Just thought id be different. Since everyone else has gone with the usual 442

Fuck it, with those 3 at the back and the Monster protecting them im happy with that. I feel Babel has come on a lot this month and i think we'll see the best of him between now and end of the season

[Red_Polo]

Reina
Gerrard Vidic Agger Evra
Fabregas Mascherano
Ronaldo -- Rooney -- Hleb
Torres

Subs: Cech, Gallas, Essien, van Persie, Drogba

[Rich]

Reina
Gerrard Vidic Agger Evra
Fabregas Mascherano
Ronaldo -- Rooney -- Hleb
Torres

Subs: Cech, Gallas, Essien, van Persie, Drogba

You might have a mutiny on your hands playing Gerrard at RB!! :haha:

[Tee]

-----------------------Reina
Vidic----------Terry-----------Ferdinand----------Cole

Ronaldo--------Gerrard-----Fabregas---------Van Persie

----------------Rooney-------Torres


Subs: Cech, Carra, Mascher, Essien and Drogba

[Red_Polo]

You might have a mutiny on your hands playing Gerrard at RB!! :haha:

He'll play where I fucking tell him or not at all :D :rock:

[Imy]

Just thought id be different. Since everyone else has gone with the usual 442

Fuck it, with those 3 at the back and the Monster protecting them im happy with that. I feel Babel has come on a lot this month and i think we'll see the best of him between now and end of the season

I've chose a 4-3-3 formation, but one in the Rafa mould where it can become 3 at the back releasing Evra in to the midfield thus becoming a 3-4-3, or when defending pushing Rooney in to the left midfield spot for a 4-4-2.

[Imy]

He'll play where I fucking tell him or not at all :D :rock:

:haha:

[Reaper]

So anyway back to one of my original points, could a mini tournament between a top four select team from say 8 Euro Nations get off the ground in between World Cup and Euro Championships?

Would it generate enough interest and monetary incentive to the clubs, leagues and of course TV stations?

I reckon it could and would also be a good way to showcase the sport by televising it globally.

[redmacca]

So anyway back to one of my original points, could a mini tournament between a top four select team from say 8 Euro Nations get off the ground in between World Cup and Euro Championships?

Would it generate enough interest and monetary incentive to the clubs, leagues and of course TV stations?

I reckon it could and would also be a good way to showcase the sport by televising it globally.

i dont think it would get off the ground to be honest, which teams would people support? where would games be played? if it was a european thing i would find it hard for, say, torres, to play for an "english" dream team against a "spanish" dream team.
Also how would the team be selected? Opta Index stats or fans votes?

its a good idea but i just think theres so many different points that could prove stumbling blocks that it could never realistically happen

[Reaper]

Its not a national dream team, tho is it, thats the point the national tournaments are in between.

We have often had a world 11 vs a a [insert player name here] 11 for charity

[dww]

He'll play where I fucking tell him or not at all :D :rock:

To be honest I think that it would be a great call if Gerrard was willing but having seen his attitude at RM even I think it is a non starter. So given your hard core attitude who would you replace him with when he stropped off?

[Rhys]

prem XVI

----------------------reina-----------------------
sanga--------toure-----------agger----------evra
ronaldo-------gerrard--------essien----------hleb
----------------torres-----rooney---------------

cech
vidic
fabregas
masch
drogba

[Red_Polo]

To be honest I think that it would be a great call if Gerrard was willing but having seen his attitude at RM even I think it is a non starter. So given your hard core attitude who would you replace him with when he stropped off?

If Stevie had a tizzy over it I'd chuck Gallas in there and have Toure on the bench in his place. Don't think that would be as inevitable as suggested in this scenario though - being played out of position for your club week in week out isn't the same as for a tournament held every 4 years, especially when you might otherwise just be watching from the bench.

[andyinswinton]

Reina

Sanga
Terry
Vidic
Cole

Essien
Mascherano
Gerrard

Ronaldo
Rooney
Torres

Cech
Gallas
Fabregas
Drogba
Joe Cole

[The Erectile Banana]

I'd go for:

Cech

Sagna Gallas Vidic Clichy

Ronaldo Fabregas Gerrard Hleb

Drogba Torres

Subs:

Reina
Toure
Essien
Rooney
Joe Cole

[Alan Key]

Rooney would have to play as he is the most different of the 4 strikers and i'm certain the other 3 would love to play with.

Cech

Sagna Ferdinand Gallas Evra

Ronaldo Essien Gerrard Hleb

Rooney Torres


Reina
Vidic
Fabregas
Adebayor
Drogba

[bigfooty]

Assuming everyone fit

Reina
Sagna Ferdinand King Evra
Ronaldo Essien Gerrard J.Cole
Torres Drogba

Subs: Cech, Adebayor, Rooney, Mascherano, Gallas

[keniget]

---------------- Reina
Sagna --- Ferdinand -- Vidic --- Evra
---------- Gerrard -- Essien
J.Cole ---------------------- Ronaldo
----------- Rooney
-------------- Torres

Subs: Cech, Gallas, Fabregas, Drogba, Adebayor

[Nic83]

Kuyt

[Kenneth]

Assuming everyone fit

Reina
Sagna Ferdinand King Evra
Ronaldo Essien Gerrard J.Cole
Torres Drogba

Subs: Cech, Adebayor, Rooney, Mascherano, Gallas

King? You serious?

[Milan_Milan]

Cech
Sagna Ferdinand Vidic Evra
Ronaldo Gerrard Essien J Cole
Rooney Torres

Subs:
Reina
Gallas
Fabregas
Hleb
Drogba

[dww]

King? You serious?

Strictly speaking he isn't at one of the big four - so he is ineligible anyway.

[Harv]

-----------------Reina-------------------

Sagna-----Terry----Agger-----Evra----


---------Gerrard---Fabregas------------

Ronaldo-------Rooney---------V Persie

----------------Torres-------------------

subs: Cech, Vidic, Drogba, Mascherano, J.Cole

[Rich]

Have you noticed how we've subtly changed "Top Four" to "Big Four" :shake:


:crackoff:

[Mattshark]

Strictly speaking he isn't at one of the big four - so he is ineligible anyway.

He is also distinctly average.