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alltime11

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It's something that football fans are continually discussing.
Who would get in their clubs all time 11. Would players from past seasons be able to compete in today's game?
Who would get into your alltime11?
 
All time 11 for what - Chelsea?

As I didn't get to see the 50's or 70's heroes first hand mine would all be recent players; coupled with the success we've had in that time.

I'd go for

Cech
Petrescu Terry Desailly Cole
Makalele Essien
Lampard
Zola Drogba Robben
 
chelsea - over 100 years of history said:
All time 11 for what - Chelsea?

As I didn't get to see the 50's or 70's heroes first hand mine would all be recent players; coupled with the success we've had in that time.

I'd go for

Cech
Petrescu Terry Desailly Cole
Makalele Essien
Lampard
Zola Drogba Robben
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Even though he may not yet have a legacy, there is no way in my eyes that Robben should be in over Mata.
 
Similarly to 100 years, never saw 50s and 70s.

4-3-3

Cech

Clarke
Desailly
JT
Cole

Makelele
Lampard
Di Matteo

Zola
JFH
Drogba

Mine changes every time i do one <laugh> we've been blessed with some amazing players. Spencer personally was a childhood hero for me but he was nowhere near the 3 mentioned in terms of ability.
 
I will have to think about this as over 40 years of players for me to choose from, but one that springs to mind has to be Peter 'The Cat' Bonetti , he managed to keep over 200 clean sheets.
One of my personal favourite players was Ian Hutchinson, arms like whirlwinds. (and the most gorgeous legs, well I was only a teenager at the time :emoticon-0141-whew:)
 
Now this is a bucket of worms, you could pick 3 all time teams and get all 3 right !!!!!
However here are the players who should get in every team.

Alan Hudson, Charlie Cook, Zola, Dessaille, Osgood, Drogba, Makelele, De Matteo, and Terry. Lampard would be in, except Alan Hudson was better.
 
I am surprised to see DiMatteo crop up so often. Decent player, but surely not an all time great?
 
In my 53rd year as a Blue I've got to spend some time on this! I will be back when I have given it a fair and honest consideration!
 
returnofthesweatband said:
Surely you lot should have chopper Harris in!! When I was a kid my dad had 3 chopper Harris garden gnomes.. <ok>
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Chopper Harris is a legend, but not so much for his brilliance as his ruthlessness. He wouldn't last more than 30 seconds in todays' game without at least a yellow, and most of his tackles would be a straight red !!!!
Think of John Terry on speed, with a kamikaze attitude to survival, and that was Chopper !!!!
 
CP--I dont know if you remember Stan Crowther, but he could have given Chopper a good run for his money in the "getting sent off first stakes!"
 
One of the problems of completing a best ever XI is when you've been watching them as long as I have, you have had so many heroes its hard not to put them in the team! My first hero was Jimmy Greaves--soon followed by Peter Bonetti. I'd have to include Frank Blunstone and Bobby Tambling. Then there's Chopper and Charlie Cooke! Alan Hudson was up there too! I couldn't possibly leave out Ossie or Ian Hutchinson. Kerry Dixon deserves a place. Peter Houseman? Webbie(only Blue to have been on the teamsheet in EVERY position). Drogs, Lamps ,JT--the 3 Amigo's!!! Marcel Desailly, Petr Cech! Sorry, but naming an XI for me is impossible!
 
bluemoon2 said:
One of the problems of completing a best ever XI is when you've been watching them as long as I have, you have had so many heroes its hard not to put them in the team! My first hero was Jimmy Greaves--soon followed by Peter Bonetti. I'd have to include Frank Blunstone and Bobby Tambling. Then there's Chopper and Charlie Cooke! Alan Hudson was up there too! I couldn't possibly leave out Ossie or Ian Hutchinson. Kerry Dixon deserves a place. Peter Houseman? Webbie(only Blue to have been on the teamsheet in EVERY position). Drogs, Lamps ,JT--the 3 Amigo's!!! Marcel Desailly, Petr Cech! Sorry, but naming an XI for me is impossible!
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You're not wrong we have had some cracking players alright, never saw Jimmy Greaves in blue, I really arrived in London in the Hudson, Cooke Bonnetti era. That midfield used to run as smooth as silk, with elegance bordering on arrogance. Mickey Droy was another huge lump of a man.
The other thing of course is that the Kings Road really fired up on weekends !!!!!!!!!
 
4-3-3

GK: Cech

RB: Steve Clarke
CB: Ron Harris
CB: John Terry
LB: Ashley Cole

RCM: Alan Hudson
CDM: Claude Makelele
LCM: Frank Lampard

RF: Gianfranco Zola
ST: Didier Drogba
LF: Peter Osgood

Subs: Peter Bonetti, David Webb, Marcel Desailly, Charlie Cooke, Dennis Wise, Bobby Tambling, Jimmy Greaves.
 
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