Best PL XI..... but from eleven different clubs

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

People's best PL XI usually has a lot of standard choices (Cole, Henry, Ronaldo...) but what if you couldn't choose loads of United, Arse, Chelsea players? Lot harder then?

Pick an XI from eleven different clubs - have to have played at least 100 times for the chosen club and the club you pick is the player quality you get. So pick Rio for WH and get a young, unproven (at top level) Rio. 442 or 433.

Goalie - Tim Flowers (Blackburn)

LB - Ian Harte (Leeds)
CH - Paul McGrath (Villa)
CH - Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
RB - Stephen Carr (Spurs)

LW - Cristiano Ronaldo (United)
MF - Gary Speed (Bolton)
MF - Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
RW - David Silva (City)

FWD - Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
FWD - Alan Shearer (Newcastle)

(No Rio Ferdinand at Leeds, Irwin at Oldham, Kante.... don't meet 100 games at a club during PL.)

 

[Negan]

Seaman (Arsenal)

Ivanovic (Chelsea)
McGrath (Villa)
Carragher (Liverpool)
Baines (Everton)

Bale (Tottenham)
Carrick (West Ham)
Yaya Toure (Man City)
Ronaldo (Man Utd)

Shearer (Newcastle)
Le Tissier (Southampton)

Off the top of my head.

 

[Mibabalou]

LB - Coleman (Everon)
CH - Paul McGrath (Villa)
CH - Pallister / Cambell (Pompy / Boro)
LB - Cole (Chelsea)

LW - Cristiano Ronaldo (United)
MF - Alonso (Pool)
MF - Toure (City)
RW - Bale (Spurs)

FWD - Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
FWD - Alan Shearer (Newcastle)


Quite a team, could maybe get a better CB.

 

[Harry190]

This made me realize that a United 11 has an easy claim to being the best 11 players in the Premier League's history.

In a 4-4-2, the only spot up for grabs would be up front.

 

[Zlatattack]

Given (Villa)
Coleman (Everton)
Woodgate (Leeds United)
Kompany (City)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Alonso (Liverpool)
Le Tissier (Southampton)
Ronaldo (Manchester United)
Ginola (Spurs)
Henry (Arsenal)
Shearer (Newcastle)

 

[Negan]

This made me realize that a United 11 has an easy claim to being the best 11 players in the Premier League's history.

In a 4-4-2, the only spot up for grabs would be up front.

A lot of people shoehorn the likes of Terry, Gerrard and Lampard to keep it “unbiased”... But we all know they don’t have a patch on the likes of Vidic, Scholes, Keane, Stam and Ferdinand.

As you said, the only spots up for grabs would be up top. Henry has got to be in there... as for Shearer, yes he’s the all time top scorer but you could make a claim for Ruud or Rooney in that spot.

 

[oneniltothearsenal]

Going to mix things up a little:


Bergkamp (Arsenal)
Suarez (Liverpool)

Bale (Spurs)
Keane (United)
G Speed (Newcastle)
Clint Dempsey (Fulham)

Gary Kelly (Leeds)
Stuart Pearce (Nottm Forest)
Vincent Kompany (City)
John Terry (Chelsea)

Tim Flowers (Blackburn)

 

[Chipper]

Friedel (Blackburn)

Kelly (Leeds)
Terry (Chelsea)
McGrath (Villa)
Pearce (Forest)

Vieira (Arsenal)
Modric (Spurs)
Yaya Toure (Man City)

Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Shearer (Newcastle)
Suarez (Liverpool)

 

[Irish Jet]

Van Der Sar

Coleman Ferdinand McGrath Cole

Vieira Keane

Bale Silva Ronaldo

Shearer

Fulham, Everton, West Ham, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Spurs, Man City, Man United, Newcastle

F*ck Liverpool​

 

[yellowandgreens]

-----------------van der sar------------------
--------terry----ferdinand---mc grath--
Beckham--gerrard--de bruyne--bale
---------------------juniniho------------
-------------shearer---henry---------------

Fulham
Chelsea
West Ham
Villa
United
Liverpool
City
Tottenham
Boro
Newcastle
Arsenal

 

[Infordin]

Van der Sar

Zabaleta - Campbell - Ferdinand - Baines

Gerrard - Makelele - Vieira

Bale - Shearer - Ronaldo​

Fulham; Manchester City, Portsmouth, Leeds, Everton; Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal; Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United

 

[Theafonis]

Given (Newcastle)

Valencia (Wigan)
Gary Cahill (Bolton)
Robert Huth (Leicester)
Baines (Everton)

Gerrard (Liverpool)
Essien (Chelsea)
Yaya Toure (City)

Bale (Tottenham)
Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Henry (Arsenal)

Given

Valencia - Cahill - Huth - Baines

Gerrard - Essien - Yaya Toure

Bale - Henry - Ronaldo

 

[Gio]

Van der Sar (Fulham)

Coleman (Everton)
Campbell (Spurs)
McGrath (Villa)
Pearce (Forest)

Makelele (Chelsea)
Gerrard (Liverpool)
David Silva (Man City)

Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Shearer (Blackburn)
Henry (Arsenal)

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

LB - Coleman (Everon)
CH - Paul McGrath (Villa)
CH - Pallister / Cambell (Pompy / Boro)
LB - Cole (Chelsea)

LW - Cristiano Ronaldo (United)
MF - Alonso (Pool)
MF - Toure (City)
RW - Bale (Spurs)

FWD - Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
FWD - Alan Shearer (Newcastle)


Quite a team, could maybe get a better CB.

I don't know, think both CBs are very good, though Pallister didn't play 100 PL games outside United?

Two LBs?

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Van Der Sar

Coleman Ferdinand McGrath Cole

Vieira Keane

Bale Silva Ronaldo

Shearer

Fulham, Everton, West Ham, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Spurs, Man City, Man United, Newcastle

F*ck Liverpool​

Agree with the last bit but did Keane have a 100 PL games for Forest?

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Van der Sar (Fulham)

Coleman (Everton)
Campbell (Spurs)
McGrath (Villa)
Pearce (Forest)

Makelele (Chelsea)
Gerrard (Liverpool)
David Silva (Man City)

Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Shearer (Blackburn)
Henry (Arsenal)

That's a nice balanced midfield?

Gone for young Shearer, raw but better goal ratio?

 

[The holy trinity 68]

GK - Tim Flowers (Blackburn)

LB - Leighton Baines (Everton)
CB - Rio Ferdinand (Leeds)
CB - John Terry (Chelsea)
RB - Kyle Walker (Spurs)

LW - C. Ronaldo (United)
CM - Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
CM - N’golo Kante (Leicester)
RW - Robert Pires (Arsenal)

ST - Sergio Aguero (City)
ST - Alan Shearer (Newcastle)

 

[ActionJackson]

GK - Van der Sar - Fulham

LB - Dennis Irwin - Oldham
CB - Gary Palister - Boro
CB - Henning Berg - Blackburn
RB - Phil Neville - Everton

CM - Michael Carrick - West Ham
CM - Roy Keane - Forrest
CM - Nicky Butt - Newcastle

FW - Teddy Sherringham - Spurs
FW - Dwight Yorke - Aston Villa
FW - Mark Hughes - Chelsea

I avoided putting a United player in the team as I'd find it hard to choose 1 so this is my non-united 11.

 

[KirkDuyt]

Gomez (Watford)

Alexander Büttner (Man United)
David Luiz (Chelsea)
Charvet (Newcastle)
Schlupp (Palace)

Garry Flitcroft (Man City)
Davy Klaassen (Everton)
Alberto Aquilani (Liverpool)

Ryo Miyaiichi (Arsenal)
Vincent Janssen (Spurs)
Julian Jenner (Notts county)


I dare you to make a better team, I double dare you.

 

[Dorian Gray]

GK - Tim Flowers (Blackburn)

LB - Leighton Baines (Everton)
CB - Rio Ferdinand (Leeds)
CB - John Terry (Chelsea)
RB - Kyle Walker (Spurs)

LW - C. Ronaldo (United)
CM - Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
CM - N’golo Kante (Leicester)
RW - Robert Pires (Arsenal)

ST - Sergio Aguero (City)
ST - Alan Shearer (Newcastle)

I too chose Kante initially but he hasn't played 100 games from Leicester. Was such an easy pick for DM position, especially considering he won't take a spot from a premium team

 

[Slevs]

LB - Coleman (Everon)
CH - Paul McGrath (Villa)
CH - Pallister / Cambell (Pompy / Boro)
LB - Cole (Chelsea)

LW - Cristiano Ronaldo (United)
MF - Alonso (Pool)
MF - Toure (City)
RW - Bale (Spurs)

FWD - Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
FWD - Alan Shearer (Newcastle)


Quite a team, could maybe get a better CB.

Strong team and everything but can you really get away without a keeper on the team?

 

[Darkhorsez]

Van der Sar (Fulham)

Coleman (Everton)
Campbell (Spurs)
McGrath (Villa)
Pearce (Forest)

Makelele (Chelsea)
Gerrard (Liverpool)
David Silva (Man City)

Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Shearer (Blackburn)
Henry (Arsenal)

Great team! As much as I dislike Gerrard

 

[charlenefan]

---------------Friedel---------------
Coleman--Carvalho--Southgate--Harte
---------------Scholes---------------
-------R.Keane--------D.Silva-------
Bale-----------Suarez-----------Henry

Blackburn, Everton, Chelsea, Middleborough, Leeds, Man Utd, Nottingham Forest, Man City, Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal

 

[Trizy]

This made me realize that a United 11 has an easy claim to being the best 11 players in the Premier League's history.

In a 4-4-2, the only spot up for grabs would be up front.

Exactly. Maybe a RB too. Neville was good but not exactly a world beater. But then again, who are the best ever RB? Invanovic, Coleman, Valencia? We haven't exactly been spoiled in this league for RBs.

A lot of people shoehorn the likes of Terry, Gerrard and Lampard to keep it “unbiased”... But we all know they don’t have a patch on the likes of Vidic, Scholes, Keane, Stam and Ferdinand.

As you said, the only spots up for grabs would be up top. Henry has got to be in there... as for Shearer, yes he’s the all time top scorer but you could make a claim for Ruud or Rooney in that spot.

I think Henry and Shearer edge it. Doesn't mean that Cantona, Rooney or Ruud were shite though.

 

[SER19]

Southall- Everton

Kompany- City
Adams- arsenal
Carragher- Liverpool

Valencia - Wigan
Carrick- West Ham
Keane- man united
Lampard- Chelsea
Bale- Tottenham

Yorke- Aston Villa
Shearer- Blackburn

.................Southall.........

........Komany..Adams...Carragher......

Valencia...................................Bale.
...............Carrick.....Keane..............
....................Lampard.............

................Yorke.........Shearer......

 

[Dorian Gray]

Prepare to be destroyed:

Van Der Sar (Fulham)

Walker(Spurs) Terry(Chelsea) Mc Grath(Villa) Baines(Everton)

Gerrard(Liverpool) Keane(Forest) Toure(City)

Henry(Arsenal) Shearer(Newcastle) Ronaldo(United)

 

[The holy trinity 68]

I too chose Kante initially but he hasn't played 100 games from Leicester. Was such an easy pick for DM position, especially considering he won't take a spot from a premium team

My thoughts exactly mate. May not have played 100 games but he looked like he had played in the PL for years and was one of the best players in the title win.

 

[mad1max954]

Van der sar - fulham

Baines - Everton
Terry - Chelsea
Van Dyke - Southampton
Walker - City

Ronaldo - United
Viera - Arsenal
Kante - Leicester
Bale - Spurs

Shearer - Newcastle
Sourez -Liverpool

Reckon this team would have romped home with league.

 

[harms]

Prepare to be destroyed:

Van Der Sar (Fulham)

Walker(Spurs) Terry(Chelsea) Mc Grath(Villa) Baines(Everton)

Gerrard(Liverpool) Keane(Forest) Toure(City)

Henry(Arsenal) Shearer(Newcastle) Ronaldo(United)

That midfield is a bit gung-ho though. Keane at Forrest was more attacking (United version would've suited this team better) and both Gerrard and Toure played best when freed of all defensive/positional responsibility.

 

[SER19]

Van der sar - fulham

Baines - Everton
Terry - Chelsea
Van Dyke - Southampton
Walker - City

Ronaldo - United
Viera - Arsenal
Kante - Leicester
Bale - Spurs

Shearer - Newcastle
Sourez -Liverpool

Reckon this team would have romped home with league.

I hate to be the one to say it...

 

[Dorian Gray]

That midfield is a bit gung-ho though. Keane at Forrest was more attacking (United version would've suited this team better) and both Gerrard and Toure played best when freed of all defensive/positional responsibility.

Completely agree. Struggled to find a good dm considering the other choices though. I am hoping for the mid-field to bully everyone while the front 3 score for fun

Van der sar - fulham

Baines - Everton
Terry - Chelsea
Van Dyke - Southampton
Walker - City

Ronaldo - United
Viera - Arsenal
Kante - Leicester
Bale - Spurs

Shearer - Newcastle
Sourez -Liverpool

Reckon this team would have romped home with league.

Except Kante and VVD won't be eligible to play.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Van der Sar - Fulham
Carr - Newcastle
Vidic - Man United
Woodgate - Leeds
Pearce - Notts Forrest
Vieira - Arsenal
Yaya Toure - City
Makélélé - Chelsea
Bale - Spurs
Luis Suárez - Liverpool
Shearer - Newcastle

Vieira and Vidic can brawl for the captaincy.​

Van der Sar
Carr Vidic Woodgate Pearce
Vieira Makélélé Yaya
Bale Suárez
Shearer

​

 

[Andeva]

van der Sar (Fullham)

Coleman (Everton), R. Ferdinand (West Ham), Kompany (Man City) ,Pearce (Everton)

Ronaldo (Man Utd), Viera (Arsenal), Lampard (Chelsea), Bale (Spurs)

Shearer (Blackburn), Suarez (Liverpool)

 

[SER19]

Van der Sar - Fulham
Carr - Newcastle
Vidic - Man United
Woodgate - Leeds
Pearce - Notts Forrest
Vieira - Arsenal
Yaya Toure - City
Makélélé - Chelsea
Bale - Spurs
Luis Suárez - Liverpool
Shearer - Newcastle

Vieira and Vidic can brawl for the captaincy.​

Van der Sar
Carr Vidic Woodgate Pearce
Vieira Makélélé Yaya
Bale Suárez
Shearer

​

Nice team, vidic makes the defence tight and front 6 are all good and balanced. You could arguably have put a young Rio from West Ham with vidic and let him nurture him to 2008 partnership

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Nice team, vidic makes the defence tight and front 6 are all good and balanced. You could arguably have put a young Rio from West Ham with vidic and let him nurture him to 2008 partnership

Was tempting but I just feel Rio was never Rio until he was with us. Different level of mentality, hunger for trophies etc. I think I'd be happy taking the team above to a tournament but good shout.

 

[WolfInSharp'sClothing]

GK. Van der Sar - Fulham
RB. Coleman - Everton
CB. Ferdinand - Leeds
CB. Kompany - Citeh
LB. Cole -Chelsea
RW. Mahrez - Leicester
CM. Alonso - Liverpool
CM. Scholes - United
LW. Bale - Spurs
CF. Bergkamp - Arsenal
CF. Shearer - Blackburn

 

[Rossa]

Gomez (Watford)

Alexander Büttner (Man United)
David Luiz (Chelsea)
Charvet (Newcastle)
Schlupp (Palace)

Garry Flitcroft (Man City)
Davy Klaassen (Everton)
Alberto Aquilani (Liverpool)

Ryo Miyaiichi (Arsenal)
Vincent Janssen (Spurs)
Julian Jenner (Notts county)


I dare you to make a better team, I double dare you.

Easy: all Norwegian
Gk: Erik Thorstvedt Tottenham
Rb: stig Inge Bjørnebye Blackburn
Cb: Brede Hangeland Fulham
Cb: Claus Lundekvam Southampton
Lb: John Arne Riise Liverpool
Cm: Øyvind Leonardsen Wimbledon
Cm: Eirik Bakke Leeds
Lw: Joshua King Bournemouth
Rw: Ole Gunnar Solskjær Manchester United
St: Tore Andre Flo Chelsea
St: John Carew Aston Villa

Not that bad actually. A great goalie and the defense is pretty good. I wanted Johnsen and Berg in there, but then I would have struggled in other positions. Obviously Solskjær shunted to the right is not the best solution, but he played there for both United and Norway. Our cm options are not the best.

 

[Rossa]

I hate to be the one to say it...

Nah you did good. It had to be said.

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Gomez (Watford)

Alexander Büttner (Man United)
David Luiz (Chelsea)
Charvet (Newcastle)
Schlupp (Palace)

Garry Flitcroft (Man City)
Davy Klaassen (Everton)
Alberto Aquilani (Liverpool)

Ryo Miyaiichi (Arsenal)
Vincent Janssen (Spurs)
Julian Jenner (Notts county)


I dare you to make a better team, I double dare you.

Is Samuel Jackson the team manager?

That team could put people off football.

 

[SER19]

Was tempting but I just feel Rio was never Rio until he was with us. Different level of mentality, hunger for trophies etc. I think I'd be happy taking the team above to a tournament but good shout.

Probably the best so far, even Rio at Leeds perhaps he was good by the time he joined us but I get your reasoning, his best was for us while woodgates best was at Leeds