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Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Welshie, Feb 2, 2020.

  1. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    Goalkeeper - toss up between Schmeichel or Van Der Sar. I don't think De Gea has anything on either of them.

    I'd go for Schmeichel because he brought an incredible desire to win, and was lethal for starting a counter attack.

    Right back-
    Neville. Gary is underrated in my opinion, had a lethal cross and was part of the best prem side ever.

    Centre backs - Van Dijk and Terry.

    Left back- Ashley Cole. Played a key role for both Arsenal and Chelsea

    Midfield - Keane & Lampard.

    Right wing - CR7.

    Forwards - Shearer and Bergkamp I couldn't imagine how many goals Shearer would score alongside Dennis Bergkamp.

    Left Wing - Robert Pires. I think he was just a special talent.

    I didn't want to include many from this season, but I couldn't avoid putting Van Dijk in there. He's unbelievably good.
     
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    Dubravka
    Ivanovic Ferdinand Terry Cole
    Ronaldo Gerrard Keane Bale
    Shearer Henry
     
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  3. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    i considered putting a tenner on you having Dubravka in there.
     
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  4. Ben 10

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    Easy money. In reality I'd have HBA in too
     
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    schmeichel
    Neville Ferdinand Woodgate Cole
    Scholes Keane Ginola
    Beardsley
    Shearer Aguero
     
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  6. Leo Billy

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    Srnicek
    Watson, Albert, Peacock/Barton, Beresford
    Lee, Batty, Beardsley
    Ginola, Shearer, Ferdinand

    Worth honourable mentions: Titus Bramble, Xisco, Boumsong.
     
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  7. Leo Billy

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    No bale for me. Had 1/2 good seasons then ****ed off. Been better than him.
     
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  8. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    I was gonna be bias and put Bale but decided the same, didn't play long enough.
     
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    He was incredible though

    Could swap him for Hazard maybe, can't think of anyone else that good
     
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  10. Leo Billy

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    So you’d have Bale over Giggs? I’d have the mighty Laurent Robert over Bale! World class on his day, just a bit inconsistent.
     
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    Yeah, Bale was miles better than Giggs, Giggs played longer but Bale was next level

    HBA was better than Robert
     
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  12. Leo Billy

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    Aye I’d agree to be fair. I just loved some of Roberts goals.

    you’d pick Bale over Santiago Munez? The adopted geordie?:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  13. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    Roy Keane said it best about Giggs.

    I can't remember who he picked, maybe Pires and they said "Not Giggs?" And Keane responded "Nah not in this team." And the interviewer responded "more premier league games than anyone?"

    Roy Keane: "just because he played a lot of games doesn't mean he's a world class player"
     
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    GK - Peter Schmeichal
    RB - Gary Neville
    CB - Tony Adams
    CB - Virgil Van Dijk
    LB - Dennis Irwin
    RW - Andrei Kanchelskis
    CM - Robert Lee
    CM - Roy Keane
    LW - Robert Pires
    ST - Alan Shearer
    ST - Didier Drogba
     
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  15. Mick O'Toon

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    Good man for picking Dennis Irwin,oft forgotten and very underrated.:emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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    i cant pick its a lottery buy

    aguerro henry ronaldo shearer bergkamp is my strike force
     
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    GK Schmeichel
    RB Ivanovic
    CB Vidic
    CB Van Dijk
    LB Cole
    RW Ronaldo
    CM Keane
    CM Viera
    LW Henry
    CF Shearer
    CF Drogba

    Subs: Van der Sar, Kompany, Gerrard, Lampard, Bergkamp, Hazard, Aguero
     
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    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    Schmeichel

    Walker
    Ferdinand
    Van Dijk
    Cole

    Ronaldo
    Scholes
    Vieira
    Bale

    Shearer
    Cantona

    I think the likes of Zola, Bergkamp, Beardsley, Henry etc are all great forwards/strikers. But if you are talking about the best players, I reckon a big part of that is doing it when it counts. All said and done, if you needed a goal, Shearer and Cantona delivered when it mattered. Bale and Ronaldo are basically in because they reached a level the rest couldn't match. Keane or Vieira was a toss up - I just think at his best, Vieira was pretty hard to beat. Physically he'd dominate any man, and he was a far better footballer than he was ever given credit for. The right back options are pretty poor but Walker at his best would be my pick I suppose. I could easily have picked Kompany over Ferdinand.
     
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  19. Leo Billy

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    That’s a good team but no chance would I have Walker. Dennis Irwin was a much more consistent RB than him. I’d choose Gary Neville all day over Walker.
     
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  20. Leo Billy

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    In fact I’d even put Trent Alexander-Arnold over Walker just from the last 2 seasons alone.
     
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