Who would your World XI football team be?

[plekhanov]

I would hardly call Gerrard and Kaka light. Gerrard is much more than an out and out attacking midfield player!

I'm fascinated just how flimsy would a midfield have to be to coutn as 'light' in your world?

 

Risse is a left back, Finnan is a right back, how do you compare?

Your deluded fellow traveller pick Maldini (who as you may know till he lost his pace was one of the best ever left backs) to play at right back, I was quite obviously pointing out that if you really must pick Maldini and a Liverpool fullback Finnan and Maldini would be slightly less stupid than Risse and Maldini.

 

Benitez's negative tactics have made him one of the worlds most sought after managers!!

Not by people who want to see attractive football he isn't.

 

Carragher is a fine CB in many peoples eyes, his defending and never say die attitude is to be admired. Only someone a little bitter would claim he is poor!

And when did I "claim he is poor"? Do you really not understand that saying Carragher isn't one of the two best central defenders in the world is not the same thing as saying he's "poor"?

[plekhanov]

But this is the world's best 11 so the PFA's team of the season means nothing.

So the opinions of professional footballers are of no relevance to a discussion on professional footballers

 

As for your comments on seeing most football played in the premiership, as you are a Man U fan, that would mean you have seen Man U play the most, explaining why you have 6 players out of your team in a world 11.

No United winning the League and having a lots of very, very good players explains that.

 

Gerrard can play that role perfectly. He is not a sole defensive midfielder like you say but he is not as attack minded as Kaka either. He is what you might call an all round midfielder which would suit the position you explained perfectly.

He might be more versatile than Scholes but Gerrards's passing and vision aren't even close as such he would be significantly inferior in Schole's role. Gerrard likes to bomb around the pitch in as free an attacking role as possible whilst others take responsibility for more defensive duties and Ronaldo, Kaka and Ronaldinho are all better than him in the free attacking role so they get in my 11 and he doesn't.

[JFKvsNixon]

Manager

Jose Mourinho

 

 

..........Henry.....Drogba

 

Ronaldinho...Gerrard...Ronaldo

 

...............Eissen

 

A Cole...Terry...Cannavaro....Zambrotta

 

...............Cech

 

Subs

 

Buffon....Gallas....Gattuso......Messi.....Eto'o

 

 

Just missing out:

 

van der Sar......Lúcio.....Lahm.....Fàbregas...Pirlo......Scholes.....Robben.....Rooney....Adriano

[plekhanov]

Mate, a midfielder doesn't have to be either defensive or attacking! He can be an all round midfield player which i believe Gerrard is. He can play central, defensive, attacking, wide etc all to good effect. This is why i believe (going back to the debate with Pleck) that Gerrard could play the role Pleck claimed Gerrard couldn't because he would have the cover of Essien.

We all know Gerrard is versatile and can do a job in a number of positions, that doesn't mean he's better than Scholes at what Scholes specialises in doing though, which Gerrard of course isn't.

[plekhanov]

Adriano

2 or 3 seasons back perhaps but now?

[JFKvsNixon]

2 or 3 seasons back perhaps but now?

 

He is big and strong, he has pace, flair and has the knack of scoring goals. If his attitude returns he is young enough to return to the top of the world.

[Preacher Man]

Your splitting hairs Preach.

Yes he can play it, as he did in Englands last game, doesn't mean he likes it!

The start of this particular debate was about if Gerrard should be included in a world 11 instead of Scholes. I think he should, though it's only my opinion.

 

no, it stated from merseyman incredulously suggesting carragher was the 2nd best right back in the world, behind maldini

[plekhanov]

Your splitting hairs Preach.

Yes he can play it, as he did in Englands last game, doesn't mean he likes it!

Or that he's amongst the worlds best at it, which he obviously isn't.

 

It's just bizarre that you're so insistent that Gerrard is the world best attacking midfielder considering how rarely your own manager (whom you also seem to idolise) plays him in that position.

[scottishdude]

I think that whenever a new thread concerning football is put up there should be a limited ammount of replys from each forum member. At the minute as soon as a new football thread is introduced you get a few answers and then plekhanov and LFCMadPaul decide to have a slanging match which spoils the thread. Why they both can't confine their nursery antics to the pub or whatever and try and act more grown up on here.

 

Fire away you pair,I've got a thick skin.

[sufc_tom]

2 or 3 seasons back perhaps but now?

 

Can you not just simply disagree with someones opinion without patronising them?

 

For what its worth, mine would be

 

Cech

 

Zambrotta Cannavaro Terry Lahm

 

Ronaldo Kaka Gerrard Messi

 

Drogba Eto'o

 

Subs:

 

G. Neville, Puyol, Pirlo, Ribery, Ronaldhino

 

 

Harsh on the following:

 

Rooney, Ibrihimovic, Kolo Toure, Joaquin, Kone, Simao, Tevez(), Carragher, Essien