Make a team using only one player from each league: Adriano (Brazil's league) Laarson (sweden's league) Quaresma (portugal's league) Riquelme (Arg league) Beckham (MLS) Ronaldo (EPL) Lahm (Bundesliga) Maldini (serie a) R. Carlos (turkey's league) Puyol (la liga) Coupet (French ligue) --------Adriano-------Laarson Quaresma---Riquelme---Beckham----Ronaldo R. Carlos-----Puyol-----Maldini-------Lahm --------------Coupet
Ronaldo(man u)M England Kaka(ac milan)M Italy Frank Ribery(bayern)M Germany Klaas-Jan Huntelaar(Ajax)F Holland Lucho Gonzalez(porto)M Portugal Michael Parkhurst(new england)D USA Alex Silva (sao paulo)D Brasil D Adrián González(san lorenzo) Argentina D Vilar(Atlante)GK Mexico Juan Angel Krupoviesa (marseillle)D France Nakamura(celtic) M ------------ Klaas ------------ -----------Ribery--------Ronaldo -------Nakamura---------Kaka--------- ---------------------Lucho------------------- --Krupoviesa --Silva-----Parkhurst ---Gonzalez ----------------------Vilar---------------------------
Cool idea, here is my take: -------------Guzan-------------------- Lahm----Terry---Puyol----RobertoCarlos -------------Bradley------------------- ------Quaresma-----Nakamura--------- -------------Riquelme----------------- ------Ibrahimovic---Benzeema--------- Brad Guzan (MLS-Chivas USA)-USA Phillip Lahm (Germany-Bayern Munich)-Germany John Terry (England- Chelsea)-England Carlos Puyol (Spain- Barcelona)-Spain Roberto Carlos (Turkey- Fenerbache)-Brazil Michael Bradley (Holland- SC Herenveen)-USA Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal- FC Porto)-Portugal Shunsuke Nakamura (Scotland- Celtic)-Japan Juan Roman Riquelme (Argentina- Boca Juniors)-Argentina Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Italy- Inter Milan)-Sweden Karim Benzeema (France- Lyon)-France
GK: Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico) LB: Roberto Carlos (Turkey) CB: Rio Ferdinand (England) CB: Samuel Kuffour (Holland) RB: Sergio Ramos (Spain) CDM: Jeremy Toulalan (France) CDM: Anatoliy Tymoschuk (Russia) LOM: Shunsuke Nakamura (Scotland) ROM: Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) SS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Italy) CF: Miroslav Klose (Germany) ----------------------------OCHOA------------------------------ -----------------KUFFOUR-----------FERDINAND------------------ -SERGIO RAMOS---------------------------------------R. CARLOS- -------------------TOULALAN------TYMOSCHUK------------------- -QUARESMA-------------------------------------------NAKAMURA- --------------------------------IBRAHIMOVIC--------------------- --------------------------KLOSE----------------------------------
GK Ochoa (MEX) RB Sergio Ramos (SPA) CB McManus (SCO) CB Cris (FRA) LB Roberto Carlos (TUR) RM Cristiano Ronaldo (ENG) CM Maldini (ITA) CM Donovan (USA) LM Ze Roberto (GER) CAM Riquelme (ARG) ST Huntelaar (HOL)
-------------Ochoa Ramos-Nesta-Ferdinand-R.Carlos --------------Frings -Quaresma---------Nakamura -----------Riquelme ----Benzema----Huntelaar
assuming everyone is fit. -------akinfeev--------- fahti--t.onder--luisao--salcido ---gattuso--iniesta--nakamura--- ---------diego ribas----------- -------benzema--c.ronaldo-----
Casillas (Spain) Clerc (France) Alessandro Nesta (Italy) Samuel Kuffour (Holland) Roberto Carlos (Turkey) Javier Mascherano (England) David Beckham (USA) Juan Roman Riquelme (Argentina) Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) Scott McDonald (Scotland) Luca Toni (Germany) _________Casillas_________ Clerc__Nesta__Kuffour__R.Carlos ________Mascherano________ Beckham__Riquelme__Quaresma _______Toni__McDonald______
----------------Akinfeev--------------- Zambrotta---Mensah--Nesta-----Lahm Beckham----Riquelme--Essien---Quaresma ------------Abou Treika---------------- -------------------Adriano-------------
Good idea for a thread. Only an experiment: GK Boubacar (Lokeren, Belgium) RB Ibarra (Boca, Argentina) CB Alex (Chelsea, England) CB Lucio (Bayern, Germany) LB Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine) RW Ogararu (Ajax, Netherlands) DM Radoi (Steaua, Romania) AM Kaka (Milan, Italy) LW Malouda (Lyon, France) FW Ronaldinho (Barcelona, Spain) ST Vagner Love (CSKA, Russia)
I am no expert on the Italian game. Replace Maldini with any Italian CM you find more deserving right now.
GK Guillermo Ochoa (América, Mexico) CB Diego Lugano (Fenerbahçe, Turkey) CB Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen, Germany) RB Ilsinho (Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine) LB Claudio Morel Rodríguez (Boca Juniors, Argentina) DM Jéremy Toulalan (Olympique Lyon, France) CM Luis González (Porto, Portugal) OM Kaká (AC Milan, Italy) RWG Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain) LWG Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, England) FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax FC, Holland) Code: -------------------- Ochoa -------------------- ------------- Lugano --- Mertesacker ---------- ---- Ilsinho ------------------- Morel Rodríguez ------------ Toulalan --- González ------------ -- Messi ----------- Kaká ---------- Ronaldo - ------------------- Huntelaar -----------------
Thanks, jus2nang, for the feedback! You're right, excuse me. I could pick Ben Arfa instead of him. I bet that Vidic, Toure and Gallas are better, aren't they? But, if I'll have time, I'll pick a more serious team.
It would be nice to have a way to compare these teams, to see who picked the best players, and the most balanced teams. Letting a videogame (like Football Manager or Pro Evolution Soccer) play one team against the other is probably kiddish, but I can't think another solution. Any idea?
Common wisdom, so far (put somehow on the field): GK Ochoa (Mexico) RB Lahm (Germany) CB Ramos (Spain) CB Nesta (Italy) LB Roberto Carlos (Turkey) RM Beckham (USA) AM Riquelme (Argentina) LM Nakamura (Scotland) RW Cristiano Ronaldo (England) ST Huntelaar (Netherlands) LW Quaresma (Portugal) All these players were picked by three or more people. Also with 3 picks: Kaka and Benzema.
it's interesting how seldom Messi was picked, but understandable that people needed solid defenders like ramos and puyol, and casillas in goal.
Laarson........Benzema ............Messi Mcgeady.........Beckam ..........Lucho RCarlos....Toure...Nesta....Lahm .............rogerio ceni
Artur Boruc (Scotland) Roberto Carlos (Turkey) Cris (France) Parkhurst (USA) Lucio (Germany) Kaka (Italy) Juan Roman Riquelme (Argentina) Bradley (Holland) Messi (Spain) Lisandro (Portugal) Drogba (England) Boruc Cris---Lucio---Parkhurst---Carlos Bradley Messi---Riquelme Kaka Lisandro---Drogba
Cech (England) Bosingwa (Portugal) Cuellar (Scotland) Nesta (Italy) Emanuelson (Holland) Zyryanov (Russia) Biglia (Belgium) Modric (Croatia) Diego (Germany) Benzema (France) Messi (Spain)