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[Le God]

Manager: Mourinho

GK: Casillas
DF: Pique, Vidic, Kompany
CDM: Parker
CM: Xavi, Silva, Iniesta
ST: Ronaldo, Messi, Van Persie

3-1-3-3.

Subs: Vorm, Lahm, Yaya Toure, Gomez, Aguero

Good luck getting the ball back and if you get it you will be pressed off the park.

 

[MMJ]

Manager: Mourinho

GK: Casillas
DF: Pique, Vidic, Kompany
CDM: Parker
CM: Xavi, Silva, Iniesta
ST: Ronaldo, Messi, Van Persie

3-1-3-3.

Subs: Vorm, Lahm, Yaya Toure, Gomez, Aguero

Good luck getting the ball back and if you get it you will be pressed off the park.

parker... parker... what???

 

[Dan]

Is that Vorm as in, Michel Vorm the Swansea keeper?!

 

[Le God]

parker... parker... what???

There is no better CDM than Parker imo. Especially for that role only playing 3 at the back. No one will run for his team all day long like Parker, no one gives as much effort as Parker or has as much determination as him. He can also pass the ball very well and as he is such a team player he will follow orders he will not be tempted to go forward and expose the defence.

 

[Le God]

Is that Vorm as in, Michel Vorm the Swansea keeper?!

Yes. You look at Swansea's record this season. See how many they have conceded, they have kept a lot of clean sheets and yet consistently teams are hammering shots on target against them. Swansea would be bottom without Vorm no doubt about it. I don't think this is a very good period for keepers, a lot of them are past there best but Casillas is the best keeper by a mile imo. Of course it is just an opinion.

 

[MMJ]

There is no better CDM than Parker. No one will run for his team all day long like Parker, no one gives as much effort as Parker or has as much determination as him. He can also pass the ball very well and as he is such a team player he will follow orders he will not be tempted to go forward and expose the defence.

maybe you've listened to redknapp too much but there are many better defensive midfielders than parker: yaya toure, essien, alonso, mascherano, lucas leiva, busquets probably more that i've forgotten, parker is very overrated

 

[MMJ]

Yes. You look at Swansea's record this season. See how many they have conceded, they have kept a lot of clean sheets and yet consistently teams are hammering shots on target against them. Swansea would be bottom without Vorm no doubt about it. I don't think this is a very good period for keepers, a lot of them are past there best but Casillas is the best keeper by a mile imo. Of course it is just an opinion.

what about neuer?

 

[Dan]

Yes. You look at Swansea's record this season. See how many they have conceded, they have kept a lot of clean sheets and yet consistently teams are hammering shots on target against them. Swansea would be bottom without Vorm no doubt about it. I don't think this is a very good period for keepers, a lot of them are past there best but Casillas is the best keeper by a mile imo. Of course it is just an opinion.

He's very good but second best in the world?! Neuer, Adler, Lloris, Akinfeev etc etc

 

[Le God]

maybe you've listened to redknapp too much but there are many better defensive midfielders than parker: yaya toure, essien, alonso, mascherano, lucas leiva, busquets probably more that i've forgotten, parker is very overrated

No, the CDM role is my favourite position. I hate Redknapp and do not even listen to him. The player that is very over-rated is Bale in the Spurs side. CDM is the one position that I look at the most in any game. I've compared a lot of different players. Essien I rate extremely highly but he is injured, at his best he was the best player in the world imo. Chelsea are like a broken side without him.

 

[Le God]

He's very good but second best in the world?! Neuer, Adler, Lloris, Akinfeev etc etc

Well, it's tough to judge a keeper as if you play for a good side sometimes you don't have a lot of opportunities to show off your ability as the defence infront of you is doing such a good job. Casillas was an automatic first choice because of how he's played over the years. I couldn't really put anyone above Vorm on form alone. If it was a squad I'd have Neuer as 3rd choice.

 

[Joe!]

No, the CDM role is my favourite position. I hate Redknapp and do not even listen to him. The player that is very over-rated is Bale in the Spurs side. CDM is the one position that I look at the most in any game. I've compared a lot of different players. Essien I rate extremely highly but he is injured, at his best he was the best player in the world imo. Chelsea are like a broken side without him.

Bale overrated? You're mad. My favourite holding midfielder is probably De Rossi.

 

[Dan]

I'd put his international counterpart ahead of him as well, Stek is quality. I'm not saying Vorm isn't a good keeper and if we're going on form he'd have a shout but if I was composing a squad to enter a league, I wouldn't even think about picking him.

 

[Le God]

I'd put his international counterpart ahead of him as well, Stek is quality. I'm not saying Vorm isn't a good keeper and if we're going on form he'd have a shout but if I was composing a squad to enter a league, I wouldn't even think about picking him.

Krul is good as well. The Dutch are overloaded with quality keepers. I like to give players like Vorm credit. I mean when Niemi used to play for us for me he was the best keeper in the league when he was at his best. He never got the recognition he deserved.

 

[Dan]

Krul is good as well. The Dutch are overloaded with quality keepers

They certainly are and we're reportedly linked to one.. Robbin Ruiter, ever heard of him? I certainly haven't!

 

[Le God]

They certainly are and we're reportedly linked to one.. Robbin Ruiter, ever heard of him? I certainly haven't!

Never heard of him. I am praying if we sign him he is a solid keeper. I'm not sure if Adkins would sign a number 1 keeper though, more likely he'd be a back up keeper to KD for the time being? We need to sign a couple of players with pace as well and get Chaplow fit.

 

[Dan]

Never heard of him. I am praying if we sign him he is a solid keeper. I'm not sure if Adkins would sign a number 1 keeper though, more likely he'd be a back up keeper to KD for the time being? We need to sign a couple of players with pace as well and get Chaplow fit.

I would certainly not think it's a replacement for SKD. He's a second division Dutch player with around 50 games under his belt - I'll have Kelv's experience any day, add in that Kelvin is (I think) a very good keeper. Newcastle are reportedly after this Ruiter guy too, so he can't be terrible.

 

[Beef]

Neuer

Alves
Pique
Thiago
Lahm

Silva
Fabregas
Xavi

Ronaldo
Messi
Villa

 

[st_brendy]

Neuer

Alves
Pique
Thiago
Lahm

Silva
Fabregas
Xavi

Ronaldo
Messi
Villa

Maybe RVP for Villa, but apart from that it's pretty hard to argue with that XI (although I will say that I haven't seen a massive amount of Thiago).