Why not throw in a bunch of the type of players, for which The Hague is known in the rest of the country? Edwin Gorter? Lex Immers? Marco Gentile? Tommie Beugelsdijk?
But on a serious note: Harry Vos could be in that list, as well as Joop Korevaar?
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But on a serious note: Harry Vos could be in that list, as well as Joop Korevaar?
His dad is not even eligible
Maldini, Meazza & Bergomi are the standouts if we don't count Greater Milan.I always thought he was Boro, was it Newcastle then? Well I reckon he makes the cut then! Carrick or Milburn drop out I guess?
Or maybe I'll stick Shearer in goal actually!
Ah Gorter is a good shout. I suppose Immers and Beugelsdijk are kind of Iconic now, but they're rather shite. Though I always had a soft spot for Immers at Feyenoord. It may have looked hapless, but he always managed to score in to the double digids.
I'll have a go with "Greater Porto" (city itself very small, but large metropolitan area).
--------‐--------------- Vítor Baía ----------------------------
--------- Jorge Costa - Ricardo Carvalho----------
João Pinto --------------------------------- Bandeirinha
-------‐---------------- António André ----------------------
Jaime Magalhães ------------------ António Sousa
---------------------------- Frasco --------‐----------------------
-------------------- João Pinto II --------------------------
‐-------------------------- Fernando Gomes -------------
You won't have heard of most of them, but it's not bad. Nine of them (all apart from Bandeirinha - a backup as I can't think of anyone else - and João Pinto II) have been European Champioms with Porto, six in 1987 and three in 2004.
He was born in Chester Lee street according to wiki, 7 miles south of Newcastle....not sure if he qualifies then or not.I always thought he was Boro, was it Newcastle then? Well I reckon he makes the cut then! Carrick or Milburn drop out I guess?
Or maybe I'll stick Shearer in goal actually!
God what I wouldn't give to have prime robbo in the team now.
Happy days mate, I'm from down the road in Penwortham, can't see many on here being from here either!
Tore Andre Flo (Chelsea), Jostein Flo (Sheffield United), Håvard Flo (Wolves) & Per Egil Flo (Molde&Slavia Prague) are all capped for Norway. In the same family you have:
Jarle Flo (Sogndal + 1 friendly cap)
Kjell Rune Flo (Molde)
Ulrik Flo (Sogndal & Silkeborg)
Not bad for a family from Stryn (6k inhabitants)
Jarle Flo (Sogndal + 1 friendly cap)
Kjell Rune Flo (Molde)
Ulrik Flo (Sogndal & Silkeborg)
Not bad for a family from Stryn (6k inhabitants)
Yeah, that's a ptetty good attack. And then you have Aldridge from the bench if one of them has an off day.Imagine that attacking trio playing together in their prime
I'll give it to him haha!
I’ll do a team from my county of Essex
GK. Nigel Spink
RB. Sir Alf Ramsey
CB. Bobby Moore
CB. Tony Adams
LB. John Terry
RW. Ray Parlour
MF. Paul Ince
MF. Frank Lampard
LW. Trevor Brooking
ST. Neil Harris
ST. Gary Cooper
Manger. Casey Stoney
CEO. Ed Woodward
You’d struggle to score against that side, but equally they’d struggle with scoring goals. Looks like Essex hasn’t produced many top strikers! Over 500 England caps there. World Cup Winners, League Winners, European Cup Winners.
GK. Nigel Spink
RB. Sir Alf Ramsey
CB. Bobby Moore
CB. Tony Adams
LB. John Terry
RW. Ray Parlour
MF. Paul Ince
MF. Frank Lampard
LW. Trevor Brooking
ST. Neil Harris
ST. Gary Cooper
Manger. Casey Stoney
CEO. Ed Woodward
You’d struggle to score against that side, but equally they’d struggle with scoring goals. Looks like Essex hasn’t produced many top strikers! Over 500 England caps there. World Cup Winners, League Winners, European Cup Winners.
Who's gonna have a go at Buenos Aires or some other Argentinean city? Must be some crackers I'd have thought? Montevideo in Uruguay too?
I reckon you could field a semi decent side from Copenhagen.
Though I wouldn't be able to name all XI positions. Schmeichel and the Laudrup brothers are the first names that come to mind.
Though I wouldn't be able to name all XI positions. Schmeichel and the Laudrup brothers are the first names that come to mind.
My mum lives in Leyland. Well Clayton-le-Woods technically, which is also where Phil Jones is from.
We have a winner...
If we're including the general Preston area/postcode which Jones falls under, we can surely include David Unsworth in Chorley?
It is indeed, he went to Balshaws High School, where that slap video was took. People I've spoken to have all said he wasn't that good back then.
Thanks, I wouldn't mind but I have a very roundabout connection to him too.If we're including the general Preston area/postcode which Jones falls under, we can surely include David Unsworth in Chorley?
He can replace Jones I think. With Nick Park sub.
I just missed out on playing footy with him as a lad I was good mates moved to the same estate as him and went on to be good mates with him, but we fell out of touch just before. Would've been interesting to know what he was like first hand. I've heard of pros not seeming anything special as kids/teens before though.
Glasgow:
GK Jim Leighton
RB Alan Hutton
CB Willie Miller
CB Alex McLeish
LB Andy Robertson
MF John McGinn
MF John Wark
MF Pat Nevin
FW Kenny Dalglish
FW Mo Johnstone
FW James McFadden
Edinburgh:
GK Craig Gordon
RB Sandy Jardine
CB Dave Mackay
CB John Greig
LB Arthur Albiston
MF Graeme Souness
MF Gordon Strachan
MF Sandy Robertson
FW Lou Macari
FW Ralph Brand
FW Kenny Miller
GK Jim Leighton
RB Alan Hutton
CB Willie Miller
CB Alex McLeish
LB Andy Robertson
MF John McGinn
MF John Wark
MF Pat Nevin
FW Kenny Dalglish
FW Mo Johnstone
FW James McFadden
Edinburgh:
GK Craig Gordon
RB Sandy Jardine
CB Dave Mackay
CB John Greig
LB Arthur Albiston
MF Graeme Souness
MF Gordon Strachan
MF Sandy Robertson
FW Lou Macari
FW Ralph Brand
FW Kenny Miller
Best teams so far are Amsterdam, London, Buenos Aires, Rio, and maybe Liverpool.
Interesting thread.
Interesting thread.
Sheffield 1st 11 of the top of my head...I'm probably missing a few!
Gordon Banks
Kyle Naughton
Harry Maguire
Kyle Walker
Chris Wilder
Derek Dooley
Mel Sterland
Howard Wilkinson
Jamie Vardy
Billy Sharp
David Hirst
Gordon Banks
Kyle Naughton
Harry Maguire
Kyle Walker
Chris Wilder
Derek Dooley
Mel Sterland
Howard Wilkinson
Jamie Vardy
Billy Sharp
David Hirst
Please, have another look at Glasgow.
And may I add the manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.
Belfast
Gk Elisha Scott
Rb pat rice
Lb George McCartney
Cb mal Donaghy
Cb Johnny Evans
Lm best
Rm Bingham
Cm mcilroy
Cm D blanchflower
St Joe bambrick
St whiteside
Very difficult for Belfast but I got a team
Gk Elisha Scott
Rb pat rice
Lb George McCartney
Cb mal Donaghy
Cb Johnny Evans
Lm best
Rm Bingham
Cm mcilroy
Cm D blanchflower
St Joe bambrick
St whiteside
Very difficult for Belfast but I got a team
Split
GK Stipe Pletikosa
RB Vilson Džoni
CB Igor Tudor
CB Slaven Bilić
LB Jozo Matošić
DM Dražen Mužinić
AM Aljoša Asanović
AM Jurica Jerković
RM Ivan Perišić
LM Ivica Šurjak
CF Frane Matošić
Probably harsh on Luka Peruzović and Zoran Vulić. Not bad for a city with a population of less than 200,000. If players from the county (still less than 500,000, but from a much larger area) were eligible, you'd have Vladimir Beara, Ivan Katalinić, Ivan Buljan, Ivan Gudelj, Zvonimir Boban and Alen Bokšić to choose from as well.
GK Stipe Pletikosa
RB Vilson Džoni
CB Igor Tudor
CB Slaven Bilić
LB Jozo Matošić
DM Dražen Mužinić
AM Aljoša Asanović
AM Jurica Jerković
RM Ivan Perišić
LM Ivica Šurjak
CF Frane Matošić
Shout. Although Kenny might walk out because Hansen wasn't selected.
Julio Cesar born in Duque de Caxias, Serginho in Nilópolis, Leonardo in Niterói.
Not that I know exactly how Brazil breaks down it's areas exactly and it always depends on how strict we're being of course.
They're all part of the metropolitan area though.
The first two are good way out on the outskirts. Nilópolis is almost as far away from downtown Rio de Janeiro as Liverpool is from Manchester but then Rio is much bigger than either. Niterói is across the water on the other side of the bay.
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Rio has to be the winner. Plenty of other good options too.
Walter (de Souza Goulart), Castilho, Marcelo, Edinho (Nazareth Filho), Ricardo Gomes, Domingos da Guia, Jorginho (de Amorim Campos), Ademir da Guia, Leonidas da Silva, Adriano
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Cafu is from Itaquaquecetuba which is it's own municipality. If being ultra strict we couldn't have him, but it is part of the Sao Paolo metropolitan area and would be like putting Wigan, Bolton, Oldham, Salford lads in the Manchester one.
Of the others only Rivelino is from there.
You could have:
Felix
Cafu - if not being ridiculously strict
Marcio Santos
Roberto Dias
Djalma Santos (out of position)
Jose Carlos Bauer
Ze Roberto
Julinho
Juninho Paulista
Rivelino
Arthur Friedenreich
Wow...
Barcelona (which was much, much harder than I thought it would be)
Valdes
Montoya, Oleguer, Pique, Alba
Xavi, Busquets, Guardiola
Fabregas, Tamudo, Tello
London
Stepney
Sansom, Ferdinand, Terry, A. Cole
Beckham, Lampard, Hoddle, J. Cole
Kane, Wright
Valdes
Montoya, Oleguer, Pique, Alba
Xavi, Busquets, Guardiola
Fabregas, Tamudo, Tello
London
Stepney
Sansom, Ferdinand, Terry, A. Cole
Beckham, Lampard, Hoddle, J. Cole
Kane, Wright
@robinamicrowave You could probably throw Ferrer and Segarra into the defence to get rid of Montoya and Oleguer.
Medellin
Rene Higuita
Luis Chonto Herrera - Andres Escobar - Ivan Cordoba - Diego Osorio
Leonel Alvarez - Mauricio Chicho Serna - Juan Fernando Quintero - Alexis Garcia
Juan Pablo Angel - Victor Aristizabal
*Owner - Pablo Escobar
Rene Higuita
Luis Chonto Herrera - Andres Escobar - Ivan Cordoba - Diego Osorio
Leonel Alvarez - Mauricio Chicho Serna - Juan Fernando Quintero - Alexis Garcia
Juan Pablo Angel - Victor Aristizabal
*Owner - Pablo Escobar
Budapest
--------------------------------------Gyula Grosics-----------------------------------------------
Sándor Mátrai --------Ferenc Sipos------------Gyula Lóránt---------------Mihály Lantos
--------------------------------------József Zakariás-------------------------------------------
----------------------József Bozsik--------------------Nándor Hidegkuti-----------------------
Sándor Kocsis-------------Ferenc Puskas-----------László Kubala
Edit: Puskas meant to be in.
--------------------------------------Gyula Grosics-----------------------------------------------
Sándor Mátrai --------Ferenc Sipos------------Gyula Lóránt---------------Mihály Lantos
--------------------------------------József Zakariás-------------------------------------------
----------------------József Bozsik--------------------Nándor Hidegkuti-----------------------
Sándor Kocsis-------------Ferenc Puskas-----------László Kubala
Edit: Puskas meant to be in.
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No Gyorgy Sarosi, Gyorgy Orth, and Ferenc Puskas?
Rashford making an all time 11 in an indictment on Manchester football.
Puskas was in team. I put it in wrong. Apologies, I edited it. Was thinking of putting in Gyorgi Sarosi instead of József Bozsik. Never heard of Gyorgy Orth until now.
That's fecking amazing, although I'd put the front three like Kubala (played a lot on the right for Barca) - Kocsis - Puskas (preferred left inside channel)
The beauty of Sarosi is that he played at the highest level as a striker, midfielder and center back (and once got nominated by 3 different journalists in a World XI as a striker, midfielder and defender) — I think you can easily find him a place in defence.
You can replace Zakarias with Bozsik and put both Sarosi and Orth as B2B. Orth was considered to be one of the most talented Hungarian player ever.
Berlin
GK Richard Golz
RB Robert Kovač
CB Jérôme Boateng
CB Guido Buchwald
LB Christian Ziege
DM Carsten Ramelow
CM Niko Kovač
AM Thomas Häßler
RW Karim Bellarabi
LW Pierre Littbarski
CF Kevin-Prince Boateng
Strong back four, but I can't believe I had to resort to Bellarabi and KPB upfront - anyone have better suggestions?
Frankfurt
GK Oliver Reck
RWB Timothy Chandler
CB Slobodan Komljenović
SW Manfred Binz
CB Niklas Süle
LWB Emre Can
DM Ralf Falkenmayer
CM Jermaine Jones
AM Andreas Möller
AM Alfred Pfaff
CF Michael Thurk
Seriously. Where are the forwards? Could probably make a legitimate case for Birgit Prinz. Thurk ffs.
GK Richard Golz
RB Robert Kovač
CB Jérôme Boateng
CB Guido Buchwald
LB Christian Ziege
DM Carsten Ramelow
CM Niko Kovač
AM Thomas Häßler
RW Karim Bellarabi
LW Pierre Littbarski
CF Kevin-Prince Boateng
Strong back four, but I can't believe I had to resort to Bellarabi and KPB upfront - anyone have better suggestions?
Frankfurt
GK Oliver Reck
RWB Timothy Chandler
CB Slobodan Komljenović
SW Manfred Binz
CB Niklas Süle
LWB Emre Can
DM Ralf Falkenmayer
CM Jermaine Jones
AM Andreas Möller
AM Alfred Pfaff
CF Michael Thurk
Seriously. Where are the forwards? Could probably make a legitimate case for Birgit Prinz. Thurk ffs.