Our British vs Rest of World XI - Who Wins ?

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Man Utd British XI

Formation - 4-2-3-1

GK - Grant

RB - Wan Bisakka
CB - Tuanzebe
CB - Maguire
LB - Shaw

CM - Garner
CM - McTominay

RW - James
AMC - Lingard
LW - Rashford

FC - Greenwood

Subs: Jones, Young, Williams, Gomes

Man Utd Rest of World XI

Formation 4 -5- 1 Narrow

GK - De Gea

RB - Dalot
CB - Bailey
CB - Lindelof
LB - Rojo

CM - Matic
CM - Pereira
CM - Fred

CAM - Mata
CAM - Pogba

ST - Martial

Subs: Chong, Romero, Fosu Mensah
 

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World, quite comfortably.

Would be fun to see this in a more historical context, all time British vs rest of the world XI
 

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Red Star One said:
Would be fun to see this in a more historical context, all time British vs rest of the world XI
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British XI should win it, IMO. Denis Law was a better and more industrious forward than Van Nistelrooy or Van Persie or whoever else the opposition can field (like Yorke/Solskjær as mobile non-target forwards)...which makes him a pristine fit for a team with a plethora of stars, they have class options like Best/Giggs/Beckham for the wings vs. Cristiano + Nani/Kanchelskis/Park? for Za Wārudo, and a profoundly deep midfield of Charlton/Robson/Scholes/Edwards/Carrick/Ince/Stiles vs. Keane + Pogba with Cantona as support striker (which seems grossly unbalanced)? Only positions where Za Wārudo is noticeably better are centerback: Stam/Vidić/McGrath vs. Ferdinand + Foulkes/Pallister/Bruce, and goalkeeper: Schmeichel/Edwin/de Gea vs. Stepney, maybe fullback if we reckon Byrne couldn't deal with modern players from an athletic standpoint (then again Edwards could start at leftback with Neville on the right and he was a physical specimen) — but in all likelihood, that won't be enough to swing the theoretical match.
 

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Invictus said:
British XI should win it, IMO. Denis Law was a better and more industrious forward than Van Nistelrooy or Van Persie or whoever else the opposition can field (like Yorke/Solskjær as mobile non-target forwards)...which makes him a pristine fit for a team with a plethora of stars, they have class options like Best/Giggs/Beckham for the wings vs. Cristiano + Nani/Kanchelskis/Park? for Za Wārudo, and a profoundly deep midfield of Charlton/Robson/Scholes/Edwards/Carrick/Ince/Stiles vs. Keane + Pogba with Cantona as support striker (which seems grossly unbalanced)? Only positions where Za Wārudo is noticeably better are centerback: Stam/Vidić/McGrath vs. Ferdinand + Foulkes/Pallister/Bruce, and goalkeeper: Schmeichel/Edwin/de Gea vs. Stepney, maybe fullback if we reckon Byrne couldn't deal with modern players from an athletic standpoint (then again Edwards could start at leftback with Neville on the right and he was a physical specimen) — but in all likelihood, that won't be enough to swing the theoretical match.
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Also British managers like SAF and Sir Matt vs van Gaal, Jose, Ole.
 

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Red Star One said:
World, quite comfortably.

Would be fun to see this in a more historical context, all time British vs rest of the world XI
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Stepney

Neville Rio Foulkes Irwin

Beckham Scholes Robson Giggs

Rooney Charlton

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Schmeischel

Valencia Vidic Stam Evra

Keane Park

Ronaldo Cantona Best

RvN
 

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Why is Best not in the Brit XI?
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I'd probably go with Rafael at RB and Pogba instead of Park. Personally favor the World XI with that attacking trio of Best, Ronaldo, Cantona. :drool:
 
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