All-Time Thread: pick a league and then pick any specific nation of foreign imports into it.

[Sir Scott McToMinay]

Not a nation but Scandinavians in the PL;

Schmeichel

Hyypia
Mellberg
Johnsen

Pedersen
Eriksen
Gravesen
Ljungberg

Zlatan
Flo
Solskjaer

 

[TRD]

Portuguese in Premier League

Rui Patricio
Bosingwa-Carvalho-Fonte-Paulo Ferreira
Deco-Meireles-Tiago
B Silva-Ronaldo-Nani

Just realized that half of Portuguese who played in Premier League were at Chelsea.

 

[Demyanenko_square_jaw]

Is there a Russian xi in any other league, @harms? @Demyanenko_square_jaw ?

You could make a La Liga one as it was one of the main destination for ex-ussr players in the '90s when there was no money at home, though it would be a lot of underachievers and outright flops due to the way that generation went. Hard to come up with a balanced formation as it was mostly midfielders and forwards so i'll go for an impractical Romantsev-like playmaker filled team as befits the era.

Dasaev​

Galyamin - Onopko - Nikiforov

Radimov​

Karpin - Mostovoi - Khokhlov
Korneev -----------Dobrovolski

Beschastnykh
​

Unskilled labourer Beschastnykh aside there's actually a lot of talent in that team, but much of it wasted, especially Korneev and Dobrovolski.

 

[SCP]

Let me challenge you

I think you have forgotten the most talented Brazilian players in attack and defence!

Also Cris > Cacapa


------------- Sonny Anderson
Neymar ---- Ronaldinho --- Rai
------------------ Juninho -----
Leonardo --- Mozer --- Ricardo--- Maicon
--------------- Thiago Silva

Bench: Edmilson, Maxwell, Néné, Valdo

True. Reason why I had chosen Caçapa instead Cris was more based on him being there since the begining of the winning sequences.

Didn't mentioned Mozer because I already had mentioned him for Portugal. Lets not take this literally.

Find one better than this.

Spoiler: Serie A

 

[Bangalla]

Not a nation but Scandinavians in the PL;

Schmeichel

Hyypia
Mellberg
Johnsen

Pedersen
Eriksen
Gravesen
Ljungberg

Zlatan
Flo
Solskjaer

Zlatan as RW?! He will certainly cause a ruckus over this, insult the manager (Sven-Göran Eriksson?) and with the help of his buddy Minola force a move to AC Milan the next season!

 

[Gio]

Dutch in Scotland

Snelders
Ricksen - Van Dijk - De Boer - Numan
De Boer - Van Bronckhorst
Huistra - Mols - Van Hooijdonk - Gillhaus​

 

[Fortitude]

Argentines in England

Aguëro
Di Maria - Tevez - Ardiles
Cambiasso - Veron
Heinze - Rojo - Otamendi - Zabaleta
Romero​

 

[Fortitude]

Brazilians in England

G. Jesus
Coutinho - Firminho - Robinho
Gilberto - Fernandinho
Sylvinho - Luiz - Alex - Rafael
Alisson​

 

[RoyH1]

Another stab at Argentinian's in La Liga:

Fillol
Wolff - Ruggeri - Ayala - Sorin
Simeone - Redondo
Di Stefano
Messi ------ Maradona
Kempes​

That team is just ridiculous. Good luck trying to take the ball away from them.

 

[SadlerMUFC]

Canadians in the EPL

--------------------------Craig Forrest------------------------
Paul Stallteri-----Frank Yallop-----Jim Brennan-----David Edgar
--------------------------Atiba Hutchinson-----------------------
Junior Hoilette---Terry Dunfield---Scott Arfield---Tomasz Radzinski
-------------------------Simeon Jackson---------------------

Pretty bad that I had to throw in Hutchinson (plays for Besiktas) just so I can have 11 players. It didn't help that I could only think of 9 players so Wiki helped me with Arfield

 

[Gio]

Brazilians in England

G. Jesus
Coutinho - Firminho - Robinho
Gilberto - Fernandinho
Sylvinho - Luiz - Otamendi - Rafael
Alisson​

Juninho in for Jesus and into Firmino's spot?

 

[Velvet Revolver]

Not a nation but Scandinavians in the PL;

Schmeichel

Hyypia
Mellberg
Johnsen

Pedersen
Eriksen
Gravesen
Ljungberg

Zlatan
Flo
Solskjaer

I would add Riise and make it a 4-4-2 Flo on the bench.

 

[Velvet Revolver]

Canadians in the EPL

--------------------------Craig Forrest------------------------
Paul Stallteri-----Frank Yallop-----Jim Brennan-----David Edgar
--------------------------Atiba Hutchinson-----------------------
Junior Hoilette---Terry Dunfield---Scott Arfield---Tomasz Radzinski
-------------------------Simeon Jackson---------------------

Pretty bad that I had to throw in Hutchinson (plays for Besiktas) just so I can have 11 players. It didn't help that I could only think of 9 players so Wiki helped me with Arfield

This has to be the most diverse national team ever!

 

[SadlerMUFC]

This has to be the most diverse national team ever!

It pretty much answers the question "why has Canada only ever qualified for one world cup?"...Mind you, I could have put the trader in at DM but Owen Hargreaves spat on the Canadian flag and decided to play for England instead

 

[Gio]

Scandinavians in England

Schmeichel
Nilsson - Mellberg - Hyppia - Riise
Gravesen
Ljungberg - Eriksen - Olsen
Ibrahimovic - Solskjaer​

 

[KirkDuyt]

Brazilians in the Dutch league

Herhuelho Gomez

Michel Bastos
Alex
Douglas
Maxwell

Alcides
Marquino
Mauro Junior

Ronaldo
Romario
Kerlon I mean Neres

 

[Fortitude]

Juninho in for Jesus and into Firmino's spot?

I started the Brazilian one because of a quick flash thought of Emerson and Juninho. then as I went through the team, it kind of dawned on me that better players are taking their spots and they have no place in the team.

Given Firminho is on course to win the league whilst being an important cog, I couldn't justify Juninho over him, tbh.

seeing your quote, I just saw Otomendi in Brazil

What an oversight! Fixed!


EDIT#2: and as you asked about Jesus NOT Firminho being removed ( ) , I couldn't take out such a mobile player who will allow everyone else to flow in behind him.

 

[paulscholes18]

Lloris
Sanga Desailly Gallas Evra
Ginola Vieira Pogba Pires
Henry Cantona

Diego Alves
Alves Miranda Pepe* Carlos
Casemiro
Kaka Ronaldinho
Rivaldo
Ronaldo Romario
* Born in Brazil

 

[adexkola]

Di Stefano
Di Maria - Maradona - Messi
Redondo - Mascherano
Heinze - Ruggeri - Ayala - Zabaleta
Fillol
​

Argentinians in La Liga.

Did Mascherano ever play in midfield for Barcelona?

Edit: saw your subsequent post. Still a great team!

 

[adexkola]

EPL African XI

Grobbelaar
Lauren Radebe K. Touré Babayaro
Mahrez Essien Y. Touré Salah
Drogba Kanu

Should probably alter the formation so one of Zaha, Okocha or Mané replaces Babayaro tbh.

I'd have Kanu on the bench, and play the following front 6:

Essien Y. Toure
Okocha
Mahrez Drogba Salah

 

[Fortitude]

Australians in England

Viduka
Kewell - Cahill - Johnstone
Slater - Jedinak
Tiatto - Moore - Neill - Emerton
Schwarzer​

 

[tentan]

——————-——-De Gea
Azpilicueta—-Pique—-Hierro—-Alonso
D.Silva———-Alonso—-Fabregas—Pedro
————————Torres—-Costa—————-

 

[Sokz]

Brazilians in the Dutch league

Herhuelho Gomez

Michel Bastos
Alex
Douglas
Maxwell

Alcides
Marquino
Mauro Junior

Ronaldo
Romario
Kerlon I mean Neres

Afonso Alves!

 

[GatoLoco]

I opted for Di Maria instead of Kempes because he fitted better in that already unbalanced trio. His late Madrid version especially. Kempes will be running into the same overloaded space. I'm open to fullback suggestions — I've missed Sorin and I'm not really impressed by other options.

I'm not the biggest fan of Simeone, to be honest, I always thought that it was goals that made him a special players and we certainly don't need any more of those with that attacking unit. The additional defensive stability that Mascherano provides is very much welcome — but there is an argument that he mostly played at CB for Barcelona.

Fair enough.

I also forgot Sorin.

Simeone was both about goals and defensive stability too. Had more than 100 international games with Argentina, he was special.

Btw, didn't Fillol only play 13 games in the league? Just checked it out before.

 

[Fortitude]

Danes in England

-------------------Bendtner
Olsen-------------Eriksen--------Gronkjaer
----------Gravesen----Jensen(Arse)
--------------------Molby
----------Agger---Laursen----Christensen
---------------~Schmeichel

This started off as a bit of fun then got preposterously hard by which point I'd had enough.

 

[JamesB__]

Gibraltans in the Premier League

*
* - * - * - Higginbotham
* - * - * - *
* - *​

 

[Moriarty]

@Gio Scots in England Top flight and Championship; English in Scotland?

Leighton
Forsyth Buchan McQueen Houston
Bremner Baxter McCalliog
Law Dalglish St. John

 

[Hound Dog]

Former Yugoslavians in the Premier League:
Begovic
Ivanovic Vidic Bilic Kolarov
Modric Matic
Kranjcar
Jovetic Dzeko Suker

 

[dcrompton]

French in Serie A

Frey
Thuram Blanc Desailly Evra
Deschamps Vieira
Djorkaeff Platini Zidane
Papin

 

[SCP]

Germans in Serie A

[url=http://sharemytactics.com/123308/][/URL]​

​

 

[Gio]

French in Serie A

Frey
Thuram - Blanc - Desailly
Angloma -- Vieira - Deschamps -- Candela
Platini -- Zidane
Papin​

Lack a centre-forward who really caught fire there. Trezeguet the closest, but lacks the punch of a Papin or Henry.

 

[Bogga]

Scandinavians in England

Schmeichel
Nilsson - Mellberg - Hyppia - Riise
Gravesen
Ljungberg - Eriksen - Olsen
Ibrahimovic - Solskjaer​

Finland isn't part of Scandinavia...

Schmeichel
Nilsson - Mellberg - Agger - Riise
Ljungberg - Schwarz - Eriksen
Solskjaer - Ibrahimovic- Larsson​

 

[Ralaks]

PL

Schmeichel
Helveg M. Laursen Agger N. Jensen
Gravesen Mølby
B. Laudrup Eriksen Grønkjær
Tomasson
​

Shout out to C. Jensen (legend). Most players obviously not in their prime at the times, but who cares

Serie A

Bendtner
Helveg Kjær M. Laursen Durmizi
C. Poulsen Berggreen
B. Laudrup M. Laudrup Jørgensen
Elkjær
​

Maybe some of the old legends should be in there like Præst and Guld-Harald. Also couldnt find a goalkeeper at all so Bendtner takes that spot.

La Liga

Andersen
Rytter Kjær Stadsgaard Wass
Gravesen Arnesen
Krohn-Dehli Laudrup
Simonsen H. Jensen
​

Was excited to make this with Laudrup and Simonsen, but rest isnt really that exciting

Could probably make some good teams in Germany or Holland but going to bed now

 

[Gio]

Finland isn't part of Scandinavia...

Schmeichel
Nilsson - Mellberg - Agger - Riise
Ljungberg - Schwarz - Eriksen
Solskjaer - Ibrahimovic- Larsson​

No Niemi in my SPL side then, never mind:

Hedman
Berg - Mjallby - Weighorst - Stensaas
Laudrup - Thern - Gravesen - Prytz
Larsson - Flo
​

I think that trumps the EPL equivalent.

 

[Bokito]

Dutch in the Bundesliga

Rein van Duijnhoven
Khalid Boularouz - Nico-Jan Hoogma - Johan de Kock - Joris Mattijsen
Mark van Bommel - Jan Wouters - Raphael van der Vaart
Arjen Robben - Roy Makaay - Willy Lippens​

I couldn't think of another goalkeeper nor a decent left back. Other than that quite a decent team. Coached by Huub Stevens, with Rob Reekers, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Lodi Roembiak coming in as subs.

 

[Bokito]

Brazilians in the Eredivisie

Gomes
Vampeta - Alex -Felipe Luis - Maxwell
Marcio Santos
Wamberto - Reis
Neres
Ronaldo - Romario
​

Not very balanced, but I'd love to see them play together...

 

[JakeC]

---------------------------Robbie Keane-------------Niall Quinn
----------------------------------------Damien Duff
--------------------------- Roy Keane---------------Andy Townsend
Dennis Irwin-----------------------John O'Shea ----------------------Steve Finnan
----------------------------Paul McGrath-----------Richard Dunne
-----------------------------------------Shay Given

 

[padr81]

Ireland in the English Top Division

---------------------------Given----------------------------
Irwin-------McGrath--------------O'Leary-------Staunton
------------------Keane--Whelan--Giles-------------------
Brady--------------------------------------------------Duff
---------------------------Keane---------------------------

Had to shoehorn Brady to the right hand side but for me thats a pretty solid team.

 

[Robbo's Shoulder]

Ireland in the English Top Division

---------------------------Given----------------------------
Irwin-------McGrath--------------O'Leary-------Staunton
------------------Keane--Whelan--Giles-------------------
Brady--------------------------------------------------Duff
---------------------------Keane---------------------------

Had to shoehorn Brady to the right hand side but for me thats a pretty solid team.

I'd swop Whelan for Gerry Daly, move Giles to left wing, bring Brady into centre mid and stick Duff on the right.

 

[damageinc.]

Scandinavians (Danish and Swedish mostly) in Serie A:

------------------------------------------ Olsen (the only scandinavian keeper to ever put a feet in Serie A that I know) -------
---------------- Hysen ---------------- Stromberg ------------- Ivan Jensen ---------------------------------------------
---------------- Gren ---------------- Liedholm -------- Karl-Aage Hansen -------------------------
------------ Kurt Hamrin ----------- Laudrup -------- Skoglund -------------------
------------------------------------- Nordhal ----------------------------------------------------

Super honorable mentions: John Hansen, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Preben Elkjaer, Harald Nielsen.
Honorable mentions: Jorgensen, Brolin, Helveg, Flemming Jensen, Arne Selmosson, Hans Olof Jeppson, Bengt Gustavsson, Lindskog, Axel Pilmark, Tomasson, Kennet Andersson, Helge Bronée, Poul Rasmussen, Stig Sundqvist