Yep...thought he was too old.
Homegrown all-time xi club sides.
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I’m a big fan of fletcher actually, I just stupidly forgot about him! Though I was also a fan of butt. Oooer
Both under-rated.
I would pick Butt over Fletcher but Sheasy over Duxbury and definitely Evans over Graeme Hogg.
Tom Heaton?
Not sure what you think generally about players who barely played for us but have gone on to do well elsewhere. You have Pique in there though.
Barcelona (just from recent past and players still active):
Pepe Reina
Roberto Pique Bartra Alba
Thiago Fabregas Busquets Iniesta
Messi Icardi
Pepe Reina
Roberto Pique Bartra Alba
Thiago Fabregas Busquets Iniesta
Messi Icardi
Yeah but I’m a bit weird like that
Ooh I knoowwww and much love to ya for it
Difference is Pique played first for us and Tom Heaton didn't.
If you went for players that came through our system but didn't play first team then...
1. Heaton
2. Cathcart
3. Mansell
4. McShane
5. Tate
6. Drinkwater
7. Savage
8. McLoughlin
9. Baartz
10. Platt
11. O'Sullivan
Subs; David Johnson, Colin Murdock, R-R Zieler, Matty James, Oliver Norwood, Tommy Spratt, Harry McDonald, Eric Bell, Paddy Sloan, Jon Macken, Hugh Curran
Whole bunch of internationals in there too...
Ajax. Some players are questionable.
Maarten Stekelenburg Goalkeeper
Stanley Menzo Goalkeeper
Frank de Boer Defender
Frank Rijkaard Defender
Matthijs de Ligt Defender
Michael Reiziger Defender
Ruud Krol Defender
Sonny Silooy Defender
Theo van Duivenbode Defender
Thomas Vermaelen Defender
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Wim Suurbier Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Christian Eriksen Midfielder Questionable
Clarence Seedorf Midfielder
Edgar Davids Midfielder
Gerald Vanenburg Midfielder
Arie Haan Midfielder
Johan Neeskens Midfielder
Rafael van der Vaart Midfielder
Ronald de Boer Midfielder
Sjaak Swart Midfielder
Wesley Sneijder Midfielder
Dennis Bergkamp Forward
Johan Cruyff Forward
Johnny Rep Forward
Marco van Basten Forward
Patrick Kluivert Forward
Piet Keizer Forward
Too difficult to pick a starting line-up.
Maarten Stekelenburg Goalkeeper
Stanley Menzo Goalkeeper
Frank de Boer Defender
Frank Rijkaard Defender
Matthijs de Ligt Defender
Michael Reiziger Defender
Ruud Krol Defender
Sonny Silooy Defender
Theo van Duivenbode Defender
Thomas Vermaelen Defender
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Wim Suurbier Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Christian Eriksen Midfielder Questionable
Clarence Seedorf Midfielder
Edgar Davids Midfielder
Gerald Vanenburg Midfielder
Arie Haan Midfielder
Johan Neeskens Midfielder
Rafael van der Vaart Midfielder
Ronald de Boer Midfielder
Sjaak Swart Midfielder
Wesley Sneijder Midfielder
Dennis Bergkamp Forward
Johan Cruyff Forward
Johnny Rep Forward
Marco van Basten Forward
Patrick Kluivert Forward
Piet Keizer Forward
Too difficult to pick a starting line-up.
I came up with
Mervyn Day
Glen Johnsen
Bobby Moore
Rio Ferdinand/John Terry
john lyall
Lampard jnr
Brooking
Martin Peters
Rednap snr
Hurst
Defoe
Both pretty strong though
On second thoughts
Ill put lampard snr in for lyall
Day
Johnsen Moore Ferdinand Lampard
Rednap
Brooking Lampard Peters
Hurst Defoe
Sivell
Mills Beattie Butcher Burley
Talbot Gates Wark McCall
Brazil Bent
Mills Beattie Butcher Burley
Talbot Gates Wark McCall
Brazil Bent
Some good subs in: Atkinson, Dyer, Osman, Scowcroft, Wright...
Tried to squeeze Osman in to a back 3 but it just seemed wrong, amazing thing about that team is how many played together, add a couple of dutchmen and you could nearly win a title....
A team with Bale, Le Tissier and Shearer would be monstrous.
They'd destroy most of the league week in, week out.
Inter homegrown:
Zenga
Bellugi
Bergomi
Ferri
Facchetti
Oriali
Bedin
S.Mazzola
Corso
Meazza
Boninsegna
Zenga
Bellugi
Bergomi
Ferri
Facchetti
Oriali
Bedin
S.Mazzola
Corso
Meazza
Boninsegna
I remember that team from early 80'es with Mühren, Thijsen, and Mariner too. A great team!
Going forward would be very strong...but then if that defence had to face Best, Charlton, Viollet, Scholes, Edwards, Giggs...they would lose 12-5 or something like that!
I tried making one for Atlético:
David de Gea
Juan Carlos Aguilera - Jesús Martínez Jayo - Roberto Solozábal - Lucas Hernández
Koke - Gabi - Saúl Ñíguez
Paco Campos - Joaquin Peiró - Fernando Torres
David de Gea
Juan Carlos Aguilera - Jesús Martínez Jayo - Roberto Solozábal - Lucas Hernández
Koke - Gabi - Saúl Ñíguez
Paco Campos - Joaquin Peiró - Fernando Torres
Great defence...
Why is he questionable?
Although Eriksen hadn't played for Odense Boldklub's first team Ajax paid a transfer fee of £1m for him, so technically he's not home-grown
Ah I see. I was just confused because some others on the list were older when they joined us and spent less time in our youth teams but that's fair enough.
This..and he started in the -17's.
It's sad that they haven't had their house in order this decade with some horrible managerial appointments, otherwise they could've been much more competitive domestically. Even amongst those players you feel that players like Howedes, who has won a World Cup, Draxler, currently at one of the biggest clubs in Europe, and Meyer have not fulfilled their potential. They have looked more stable this season but, especially with a young manager, they can have another inconsistent season and see their current crop not develop as well (Meyer, Kehrer).
I was critical of Sane when he left for City, thinking he left far too early, but clearly he made the right choice. He left an inconsistent club which had already slowed the development of young players before him and went to one of the biggest clubs with a manager who has trust in him.
I thought the same. It's not like he was established 'player of the year' material, he went as a hopeful talent. Luckily (also for our national team, I hope) it turned out really well so far.
yep,I could have put Giuseppe Baresi instead of Bellugi but whatever.
An Atlético fan?
What would be the best starting 11 of academy players currently playing? That’s an interesting one.
Ours would probably look like this...
Heaton
Simpson Pique Evans Brady
Fletcher Drinkwater Pogba
Lingard
Rashford King
I’m probably missing some obvious ones. You could throw Shawcross, James and Fosu Mensah in there aswell.
Ours would probably look like this...
Heaton
Simpson Pique Evans Brady
Fletcher Drinkwater Pogba
Lingard
Rashford King
I’m probably missing some obvious ones. You could throw Shawcross, James and Fosu Mensah in there aswell.
Micheal Keane, Danny Welbeck, Fraizier Campbell, Adnan Januzaj, Guiseppe Rossi, Luke Steele, James Chester...
Welbeck and Januzaj would probably get in there. I’d easily have Pique and Evans over Keane though.
He did. Tottenham paid a then British transfer record fee to sign him in 1967.
No Roger Hunt? World Cup winner and their top goalscorer for a long time.
Hajduk Split
Beara
Džoni
Štimac
Tudor
Bilić
Gudelj
Mužinić
Asanović
Jerković
Šurjak
Matošić
By the definition in the OP the likes of Buljan, Bokšić, Jarni & Srna all miss out for joining the club as 17-year-olds and going straight into the first team afaik.
Beara
Džoni
Štimac
Tudor
Bilić
Gudelj
Mužinić
Asanović
Jerković
Šurjak
Matošić
By the definition in the OP the likes of Buljan, Bokšić, Jarni & Srna all miss out for joining the club as 17-year-olds and going straight into the first team afaik.
Being maybe slightly lenient with the rules (the same way Fosu-Mensah would be fore United), Ajax current home grown by current ability would be about:
Vermeer
Tete Alderweireld Vermaelen Vertonghen
Blind
Klaassen Eriksen
El Ghazi Babel Emanuelson
Tete, Van der Wiel, Bazoer, Anita, Kishna?
Left out current Ajax players, because I think it's too early to throw talents on there. Think the team shows how well we've done at producing centre backs, but the lack of creative and attacking talent in the mid to late 2000s
If I were to include current Ajax players, I'd add De Ligt, Kluivert, and Van de Beek, but vd Beek on the bench. Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Vermaelen, Blind, De Ligt is probably the best defensive crop you'll find in this version of the game.
Hunt was 20 When he joined Liverpool so not a youth player.
were you naming players who've only played for one club in their career?
Thanks for clarifying. You are indeed a great source of information!
Considering Gerrard, Xavi, Charlton, Puskás, Lizarazu and Casillas have played for more than one club I guess not