UEFA Team of the Year

[Wonderwall]

Here are the candidates, its currently a 40 strong squad with Vinny, Pablo and Yaysa in there from City.

Goalkeepers

Beto (Sevilla FC), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea FC), Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München)

Defenders

David Alaba (FC Bayern München), Medhi Benatia (FC Bayern München), Jérôme Boateng (FC Bayern München), Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid CF), Ezequiel Garay (FC Zenit), Diego Godín (Club Atlético de Madrid), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City FC), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Miranda (Club Atlético de Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City FC)

Midfielders

Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München), Arda Turan (Club Atlético de Madrid), Ángel Di María (Manchester United FC), James Rodríguez (Real Madrid CF), Koke (Club Atlético de Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid CF), Luka Modrić (Real Madrid CF), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Ivan Rakitić (FC Barcelona), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München), Yaya Touré (Manchester City FC)

Forwards

Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal FC), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid CF), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid CF), Diego Costa (Chelsea FC), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain), Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München), Neymar (FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF), Jonatan Soriano (FC Salzburg), Carlos Tévez (Juventus)

[Wonderwall]

My team from that lot

Goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München)

Defenders
David Alaba (FC Bayern München)
Diego Godín (Club Atlético de Madrid)
Vincent Kompany (Manchester City FC)
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City FC)

Midfielders
Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München)
Paul Pogba (Juventus)
Yaya Touré (Manchester City FC)

Forwards
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF)
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain)
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)

[Scatman]

No Suarez?

[Goaters 103]

If the criteria includes performances in domestic competitions, and international comps then Kompany, Ya Ya and Zab have to be in the conversation.

If the criteria is centred around performances in European club competition, then not one of our players deserves selection.

Largely agree with WW's team - mine would be: -

Neuer

Lahm
Godin
Kompany
Alaba

Xabi Alonso
Koke
Kroos

Ronaldo
Diego Costa
Messi

[Scatman]

If the criteria includes performances in domestic competitions, and international comps then Kompany, Ya Ya and Zab have to be in the conversation.

If the criteria is centred around performances in European club competition, then not one of our players deserves selection.

Largely agree with WW's team - mine would be: -

Neuer

Lahm
Godin
Kompany
Alaba

Xabi Alonso
Koke
Kroos

Ronaldo
Diego Costa
Messi

If the criteria are centred around European club competition, James Rodriguez should be nowhere near it.

[DoomMerchant]

If the criteria includes performances in domestic competitions, and international comps then Kompany, Ya Ya and Zab have to be in the conversation.

If the criteria is centred around performances in European club competition, then not one of our players deserves selection.

Largely agree with WW's team - mine would be: -

Neuer

Lahm
Godin
Kompany
Alaba

Xabi Alonso
Koke
Kroos

Ronaldo
Diego Costa
Messi

lahm doesn't play fullback really anymore does he? Someone on this board might argue that he never actually did.

I honestly believe that MDM deserves a shout in there as well. He basically was the glue to a title winning defense at his "advanced" age in his first year in a league that i'd say is the absolute toughest to win in the top leagues of any country. Should get a shout for this imho.

Also, Jayko probably was as important as any striker in Europe last year. Maybe he doesn't make the final cut but he was as important as the bottom half of those strikers in that list. Easy to call him a spaz, but if there was a metric called "goals that matter" he'd rank near the top of the list over the last 12 months i bet. i hate him, but i love to hate him when he actually pulls his finger out. I hope he doesn't leave until he's in a wheelchair. The Bozspaz.

cheers

[Goaters 103]

If the criteria includes performances in domestic competitions, and international comps then Kompany, Ya Ya and Zab have to be in the conversation.

If the criteria is centred around performances in European club competition, then not one of our players deserves selection.

Largely agree with WW's team - mine would be: -

Neuer

Lahm
Godin
Kompany
Alaba

Xabi Alonso
Koke
Kroos

Ronaldo
Diego Costa
Messi

lahm doesn't play fullback really anymore does he? Someone on this board might argue that he never actually did.

I honestly believe that MDM deserves a shout in there as well. He basically was the glue to a title winning defense at his "advanced" age in his first year in a league that i'd say is the absolute toughest to win in the top leagues of any country. Should get a shout for this imho.

Also, Jayko probably was as important as any striker in Europe last year. Maybe he doesn't make the final cut but he was as important as the bottom half of those strikers in that list. Easy to call him a spaz, but if there was a metric called "goals that matter" he'd rank near the top of the list over the last 12 months i bet. i hate him, but i love to hate him when he actually pulls his finger out. I hope he doesn't leave until he's in a wheelchair. The Bozspaz.

cheers

Its my team and in it Lahm is the best option at right back.

As for Dzeko - Im an Edin fan but he doesn't belong in that company of player.

[gmercer1]

No Wooney? What a disgrace he should be in their for going through the heartache of going bald twice.

On the plus side City youths just about to start against Bayern on Eurosport :)

[DoomMerchant]

If the criteria includes performances in domestic competitions, and international comps then Kompany, Ya Ya and Zab have to be in the conversation.

If the criteria is centred around performances in European club competition, then not one of our players deserves selection.

Largely agree with WW's team - mine would be: -

Neuer

Lahm
Godin
Kompany
Alaba

Xabi Alonso
Koke
Kroos

Ronaldo
Diego Costa
Messi

lahm doesn't play fullback really anymore does he? Someone on this board might argue that he never actually did.

I honestly believe that MDM deserves a shout in there as well. He basically was the glue to a title winning defense at his "advanced" age in his first year in a league that i'd say is the absolute toughest to win in the top leagues of any country. Should get a shout for this imho.

Also, Jayko probably was as important as any striker in Europe last year. Maybe he doesn't make the final cut but he was as important as the bottom half of those strikers in that list. Easy to call him a spaz, but if there was a metric called "goals that matter" he'd rank near the top of the list over the last 12 months i bet. i hate him, but i love to hate him when he actually pulls his finger out. I hope he doesn't leave until he's in a wheelchair. The Bozspaz.

cheers

Its my team and in it Lahm is the best option at right back.

As for Dzeko - Im an Edin fan but he doesn't belong in that company of player.

not as good as Lewandowski, Tevez or Sanchez? Please. Yr totally wrong based upon his performances in the team that won the league.

And no Lahm isn't the best option at the position he doesn't play. Makes no sense at all....

[Mikhail Chigorin]

I see that Ezequiel Garay is included in the list.

I really like him and think he's a fine defender; wish we had him at City.

[Goaters 103]

If the criteria includes performances in domestic competitions, and international comps then Kompany, Ya Ya and Zab have to be in the conversation.

If the criteria is centred around performances in European club competition, then not one of our players deserves selection.

Largely agree with WW's team - mine would be: -

Neuer

Lahm
Godin
Kompany
Alaba

Xabi Alonso
Koke
Kroos

Ronaldo
Diego Costa
Messi

lahm doesn't play fullback really anymore does he? Someone on this board might argue that he never actually did.

I honestly believe that MDM deserves a shout in there as well. He basically was the glue to a title winning defense at his "advanced" age in his first year in a league that i'd say is the absolute toughest to win in the top leagues of any country. Should get a shout for this imho.

Also, Jayko probably was as important as any striker in Europe last year. Maybe he doesn't make the final cut but he was as important as the bottom half of those strikers in that list. Easy to call him a spaz, but if there was a metric called "goals that matter" he'd rank near the top of the list over the last 12 months i bet. i hate him, but i love to hate him when he actually pulls his finger out. I hope he doesn't leave until he's in a wheelchair. The Bozspaz.

cheers

Its my team and in it Lahm is the best option at right back.

As for Dzeko - Im an Edin fan but he doesn't belong in that company of player.

not as good as Lewandowski, Tevez or Sanchez? Please. Yr totally wrong based upon his performances in the team that won the league.

And no Lahm isn't the best option at the position he doesn't play. Makes no sense at all....

I couldn't disagree more.

I do think that though we might watch the same game, but view it through very different levels of analysis.

[john@staustell]

At least Casillas didn't get in this one, like he did the world cup one. Appalling world cup, absolute joke.

[sheblue]

You couldn't have Ronaldo and messi in the same team.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

You couldn't have Ronaldo and messi in the same team.

Don't think FFP counts here.

[roblues]

I honestly believe that MDM deserves a shout in there as well. He basically was the glue to a title winning defense at his "advanced" age in his first year in a league that i'd say is the absolute toughest to win in the top leagues of any country. Should get a shout for this imho.

cheers

Not only this, but he played the full quarter final, semi final and final of the World Cup conceding only one goal in extra time of the final

[Wonderwall]

You couldn't have Ronaldo and messi in the same team.

Don't think FFP counts here.

Doffs cap lol

[DoomMerchant]

I honestly believe that MDM deserves a shout in there as well. He basically was the glue to a title winning defense at his "advanced" age in his first year in a league that i'd say is the absolute toughest to win in the top leagues of any country. Should get a shout for this imho.

cheers

Not only this, but he played the full quarter final, semi final and final of the World Cup conceding only one goal in extra time of the final

It's a UEFA team.

Cheers

[I Just Blue Myself]

Agree about Micho. I'd argue he deserves it more than Kompany for this calendar year.

[Mark Garrett]

I am guessing discipline issues meant Suarez was not included. A joke really considering the season he had last year.

[roblues]

Not only this, but he played the full quarter final, semi final and final of the World Cup conceding only one goal in extra time of the final

It's a UEFA team.

Cheers

Cock it. This is why I shouldn't post twice a day. Still agree MD, even over Kompany