Your starting 11 of the Decade

[avoidconfusion]

Right, so I saw this thread on a different forum where people where asked to post the starting 11 of their club chosing players of the last decade.

Thought that might be an interesting thread idea for this forum too, especially considering how much the club and the players have changed.

Here is my attempt:


-------------------Hart

Zabaleta--K.Toure--Kompany--Kolarov

------------------de Jong

---------Y.Toure---------Bernabia

--------------------Silva

------------Tevez--------Goater

[Sheikhermaker]

I just saw that team and reached straight for the Kleenex. Innit.

[Buffalo Soldier]

Hart
Richards
Dunne
Kompany
Tiatto
SWP
Silva
De Jong
Benarbia
Tevez
Anelka

No doubt some of the current crop will replace most of the old names but have tried to base it on players who have done well for us in the team they were in. Couldn't bring myself to put Barton's name in there.

[Bingo Lewis]

No player of the last decade would replace our current best 11.

[Beeks]

No player of the last decade would replace our current best 11.

I have to agree

[Nigels Tackle]

No player of the last decade would replace our current best 11.

I have to agree

an on form anelka would get close....

[edgeley blue]

No player of the last decade would replace our current best 11.

I have to agree

an on form anelka would get close....

SWP pre Chelsea would run them close as well, but I have gotta agree with Bingo, this present team shits all over anything in my lifetime, let alone last 10 years!

[Rae4685]

I started a thread similair to this awhile ago. Depends whether you are talking about your personal favourite players of the decade or the actual best players of the decade if it's the latter this thread is pointless. As above our current team is lightyears ahead of a couple of seasons ago

[BlueMoonAwoken]

if its based on fave players id go for......


..............................Given..........................

....Richards........Dunne..........Morrison......Tiatto........


......SWP..........Kinkladze......Bernabia...........Kennedy...


.....................Goater............Tevez......................

[Rae4685]

if its based on fave players id go for......


..............................Given..........................

....Richards........Dunne..........Morrison......Tiatto........


......SWP..........Kinkladze......Bernabia...........Kennedy...


.....................Goater............Tevez......................

Good shout! Can't see how u can leave weaver out for given though

[13021J]

if its based on fave players id go for......


..............................Given..........................

....Richards........Dunne..........Morrison......Tiatto........


......SWP..........Kinkladze......Bernabia...........Kennedy...


.....................Goater............Tevez......................

Good shout! Can't see how u can leave weaver out for given though

Yes, throw in Weaver and that is perfection!

We all have Andy Morrison to thank for dragging us out of Div 2, he was a monster.

[Bingo Lewis]

Make it a bit more interesting.

What would be our current best 11, and what is the best 11 of the last decade excluding any of your best current 11, and who would win?

[city72]

if its based on fave players id go for......


..............................Given..........................

....Richards........Dunne..........Morrison......Tiatto........


......SWP..........Kinkladze......Bernabia...........Kennedy...


.....................Goater............Tevez......................

when did kinkladze leave us wasnt it late 90s?

[Buffalo Soldier]

if its based on fave players id go for......


..............................Given..........................

....Richards........Dunne..........Morrison......Tiatto........


......SWP..........Kinkladze......Bernabia...........Kennedy...


.....................Goater............Tevez......................

Good shout! Can't see how u can leave weaver out for given though

The clue's in your signature.

[sandman]

These are favourites of the decade, i'd not expect too much with Jihai and Sinclair in the side, but I did like those two.

...................Hart.....................

Jihai.....Dunne.....Morrison.....Pearce

Johnson...Bosvelt...Bernabia...Sinclair

...........Goater.......Tevez.............

Bench:
Anelka
Bellamy
Zabaleta
Petrov
Weaver
Tarnat

[Cityfan]

If the current team are not allowed:
At their best some of the following were pretty decent:

Schmeichel
Corluka Dunne DIstin Pearce
Hamman Reyna
Berkovitc
SWP (pre Chelsea) Bellamy
Anelka

Bench
James
Goater
Benarbia
Elano
Onouha
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