Although this season is not yet finish but we can see alot of player performance until now...

My All Star BPL lineup will be

----------VDS----------

----------Wes Brown----------Ferdinand----------Vidic----------Evra----------

----------C ronaldo----------Benayoun----------Hleb----------Aaron Lennon----------

----------Torres--------------------Santa Cruz----------

Defense: I chose all man utd player because this season so far they only concede 18 goals that was marvelous result and also they concede less goal when they meet big clubs like Arsenal,Liverpool and chelsea...

Midfield:
1)C ronaldo have superb form this season nothing much to comment about...

2)Benayoun a great midfield player although sometimes he may start from the bench but he is quite stable player and with good passing and assist...

3)Hleb have a very good ball controling skill,he is almost as good as dennis bergkamp who always keep the ball near his feet even when he is dashing,no wonder he is barca next target...

4)Aaron Lennon a player that love to run the winger very much and done alot threat to opponet wing defense,although he is not always on form but defitnetly a potential player...

Striker:
1)Torres first season for liverpool and is already make a huge impact by scoring 21 goals,not only scoring goal but he also adapted liverpool playing style very fast...

2)Santa Cruz although blackburn performance is like up and down but he still manage to score 14 goals for his club.He dosen't seen to have alot of chance but he manage to score most of it,quite a good player and is lucky that blackburn have him...

My opinion....So what's your guys lineup?

Cech
Sagna, Terry, Ferdinand, Evra
Ronaldo, Lampard, Fabregas, Downing
Torres, Rooney

i think van der sar is a great keeper, even though ageing. did u see him against arsenal yesterday?

for the defense, i think ManU's excellent records are due to the two centerbacks - vidic and ferdinand. evra is getting better and better, he can attack and defend although his crossing is a bit sucky. but for the right back, i think wes brown is a bad choice. he's not so steady and sometimes unreliable. maybe someone else would be better.

for midfield, ronaldo's form and ability is fake, almost godlike this season. i like hleb, he plays well for arsenal all the time. rarely he has a bad day. i think he's the only arsenal player thats consistent throughout the season. benayoun also seems to be good and i love aaron lenon's dribbling and play. abit like ronaldo.

for the strikers, torres is without doubt the favorite. but i think van persie also is quite good but due to injury and lack of fitness, he doesnt seem to be performing. i believe that in full form, van persie will be one of the best in the league. last time he really was confident, but now.. not so anymore.

this is just my opinion

Put ur best lineup for this year then mate!

Probably would be the ones from the Big4 clubs.

It is because i compare the old wes brown and now,so he does improve alot compare to last time ,thats why GaryN is now having a hard time to persuade SAF to be his first choice....

vds (sub: cech)

carragher, rio, vidic, clichy (sub: terry)

c7, gerrard , fab, joe cole (sub: lampard, hleb)

torres, rooney (sub: berbatov)

This post has been edited by vutsi: Apr 14 2008, 05:41 PM

vds (sub: cech)

carragher, rio, vidic, glichy (sub: terry)

c7, gerrard , fab, joe cole (sub: lampard, hleb)

torres, rooney (sub: berbatov)

same.

Aaron Lennon dribbling and play like Ronaldo

That guy only has speed but don't have football brains..

Man Utd defence are strong not because all four players are solid..only Vidic the only ROCK in the defence..Without him, Ferdinand and co are useless..

For midfielders, no doubt Cristiano Ronaldo this season is up there but don't forget Gerrard, Downing and Essien who has been solid for their respective teams this season..

Torres and Berbatov gets my vote for the two slots for strikers..

Conclusion

David James

Arbeloa - Carragher - Vidic - Evra

Ronaldo - Gerrard - Essien - Downing

Torres - Berbatov


Subs
1. Van Der Sar
2. Richard Dunne
3. Nicky Butt
4. Fabregas
5. Adebayor

Gary Neville is still not match fit

Wes Brown will get relegated to the bench once G.Neville is fit..and he will most likely chiao at the end of the season unless Man Utd willing to pay more than RM50k for a bench player..

but maybe someone will question the gael clichy pick as LB...said evra is the best, yes i agree but i very like to watch clichy play....ARS coach said he is the best athelette (overall) in the team and second fastest in 100m behind armand traore....

This post has been edited by vutsi: Apr 14 2008, 05:43 PM

Big 4 lineup

Gk - VDS
LB - Clichy
RB - Sagna
CB - Carragher
CB - Ferdinand
LM - Hleb
RM - CR
CM - S.Gerrard
CM- Cesc Fab
ST - Rooney
ST - Torres


Non-Big 4 lineup

GK - D.James
LB - Lescott
RB - G. Johnson
CB - P. Jagielka
CB - S.Campbell
LM - Downing
RM - Bentley
CM - Arteta
CM - M. Petrov
ST - A.Young
ST - Berbatov

instead of glichy and rooney, evra and santa cruz will be perfect

P/S:wait wait , is it clichy or glichy??

This post has been edited by miccy: Apr 14 2008, 05:29 PM

What is nicky butt doing in your subs bench???

I though SAF have tested GN at roma when he subs in...Yah i still remember he havent sign anything yet and no news about it ...But when GN out he also help alot,but 50k is abit hmm...

James
Sagna-Rio-Vidic-Clichy
Ronaldo-Fabregas-Gerrard-Joe Cole
Rooney-Torres

ooo... i know only tim cahill. he run one man show. no injured back..very hard everton got point.

Reina (sub: VDS)

Carragher---Skrtel---Vidic---Clichy (sub: Lescott)

Ronaldo---Gerrard---Fabregas---Downing (sub: Bentley)

Torres---Young (sub: Adebayor)

actually i also like tim cahil and arteta...but arteta is handsome then cahil hahha~

Wow~so many voted for david james to be GK...

gael clichy

mine would be

GK: Cech
Defense: Sagna - Toure - Ferdinand - Clichy
Midfield: Hleb - Gerrard - Fabregas - Ronaldo
Strikers: Torres - Drogba/Berbatov

I never liked this 'pick your best team' type posts. Most people would only select players from the 'big four'. Personally I think David James deserves a big mention. He has been in superb form this season. Another player I think deserves a mention especially after moving from Tottenham is Jermain Defoe. Unless I'm mistaken, he has scored 8 goals in 7 games since signing for Pompey.

omg how can evra not be first choice for left back? hes the best in the world at the moment.

1st team
Edwin van der Sar
Wesley Brown
Rio Ferdinand
Nemanja Vidic
Patrice Evra
Cristiano Ronaldo
Steven Gerrard
Anderson
Joe Cole
Wayne Rooney
Fernando Torres

2nd team
David James
Bacary Sagna
Jonathan Woodgate
Richard Dunne
Gael Clichy
David Bentley
Michael Carrick
Stephen Ireland
Nani
Carlos Tevez
Emanuel Adebayor

That is a really bold statement. I just have to ask, do you watch any other of the leagues as well as the Premiership? I mean to claim that someone is the 'best in the world' is really going out on a stretch. To each his own, I'm just wondering what the basis of your argument is. I can understand the hype about Ronaldo but this is a little more contentious to put it mildly.

Goalkeeper - David James

Right back - Jamie Carragher
Centre back - Rio Ferdinand
Centre back - Richard Dunne
Left back - Patrice Evra

Right wing - Cristiano Ronaldo
Central midfielder - Tom Huddlestone
Central midfielder - Javier Mascherano
Left wing - Gareth Barry

Striker - Fernando Torres
Striker - Roque Santa Cruz

Subs:
Van der Sar
Owen Hargreaves
Jermaine Defoe
Jimmy Bullard
Joe Cole
Joleon Lescott

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Added on April 14, 2008, 5:53 pmBest in the premiership, arguable.

Best in the world? Far from it.

This post has been edited by blinky: Apr 14 2008, 05:53 PM

Could you think of a left back playing better? I can't. I think the best 2 left backs play in the BPL - Evra and Clichy.
Name me 5 left backs better than Patrice this season to prove that he's far from being the best. At best, it's debatable.

This post has been edited by kobe8byrant: Apr 14 2008, 05:55 PM

He said BEST LEFT BACK IN THE WORLD.

Even in the Premiership, I'd rate Leighton Baines highly. Or Gareth Bale.

Goal Keeper: D. James

Right Back: B. Sagna
Centre Back: R. Ferdinard
Centre Back: E. Vidic
Left Back: P. Evra

Right Midfield: C. Ronaldo
Centre Midfield: M. Flamini
Attacking Midfield: S. Gerrard
Left Midfield: A. Hleb

Striker: F. Torres
Striker: W. Rooney

And I agree with him. It's our opinion and I am not saying that our words are the final say. It's just an opinion. You want to dispel it, enlighten us by telling us who's better. Bale hasn't played enough to be the best in the league. I too am of the opinion that on current form, the 2 best left backs play in the BPL.

Phillipe Lahm
Fabio Grosso
Cristian Chivu
Gianluca Zambrotta
Gael Clichy

mine is this ---:

D. James

J.Carragher -- J.Lescott -- Ferdinand -- Clichy

T.Walcott -- S.Gerard -- Fabregas -- C.Ronaldo

F.Torres -- W.Rooney

the way he posted his opinion, it seem any other players other than evra do not deserve to be included. i agree evra is really good this season, but as you say..anyone is entitled to his own opinion

grosso was super crap when man utd played lyon. And i thought Chivu is CB ?

Right, and you judge one player from one or two games.

Oh, and we have Eric Abidal too.

GK : Van Der Sar

DC : Nemanja Vidic
DC : John Terry
RB : Bacary Sagna
LB : Gael Clichy

MC : Francesc Fabregas
MC : Alexander Hleb
LMF : Nani
RMF : Cristiano Ronaldo

CF : Fernando Torres
CF : Andriy Shevchenko

Anyway, most of us here only watch matches that involve the big 4. So what's the point?

And may I ask you, how many games have you watched them perform in? Because even Barca fans have been giving Zambrotta stick so I can't see how you can say he's the best in the world on current form (or since he has moved to Barca).

grosso is grossly overrated since the world cup.

same was the case of sietaridis after euro04

on current form NO ONE can match evra in european football at least. especially his consistency. Rating players out of temporary form is not right.



back to the topic

van der sar

sagna
ferdinand
vidic
evra

ronaldo
fabregas
carrick
hleb

torres
berbatov


earlier someone posted bout why people tend to pick those from the big four only. its simple, the reason why these clubs are known as the big four is because they maintain a high level of play throughout the entire season or at least a very very long stretch. look at mancity, most of their players were wonderful at the start of the season. look at their form now

This post has been edited by befitozi: Apr 14 2008, 06:14 PM

That's the thing.

You people only watch matches from the BIG FOUR, obviously Patrice Evra is the best in the world.

There might be a freaking good wonderkid playing in the Bundesliga and we wouldn't even know.

Cause week in week out we only watch Evra, Cole, Riise and Clichy play. Obviously Evra lah.

Anyway, source for Barca fans giving Zambrotta the stick please.

LoL how come arsenal fans mispell...

this mine...

T-Ho
B.Sagna R.Ferdinand N.Vidic P.Evra
C.Ronaldo A.Hleb O.Hargreaves T.Walcott
W.Rooney D.Berbatov

subs :-
VDS
W.Brown J.Belletti
J.Mascherano C.Fabregas
C.Tevez F.Torres

Yo guys cool down,every people's opinion are different, i won't say my lineup is the world best lineup but that's what the lineup i wanted...

no opinion are 100% accuracy not even those scot that are out there seeking player when window transfer open...
no matter how evra prove is hard for him to called 'best of the world' so is better not using 'best of the world'...But "IF" man utd win CPL then evra maybe the "best of the euro for this season" in his position...

I happy to see different lineup and also try to understand other people's lineup as well....

coz that was the only match i watched him play. And to be honest, he's crappy even when he joined Inter before Lyon. Maybe it's a coincidence he was crap at all the time I watch him play

haha Evra is the talking point here...
later we will have poll who's the best LB in the world...

This post has been edited by edvpc: Apr 14 2008, 06:17 PM

Okay, okay.

If you MU supporter's definition of WORLD means "Clichy, Evra, Riise and Cole", okay I think Evra is the best in the WORLD.

Of the six left backs you mentioned, I watch Zambrotta, Abidal, Clichy and Lahm a lot and I still think that Evra's better player/left back.

Source? Check out the reaction of Barca fans earlier this season whenever Zambrotta touched the ball.
Earlier I asked you to name me 5 left backs better than Evra, you mentioned Clichy but in a later post, you state that Evra is better than Clichy if the world consisted of those 4 left backs? Make up your mind and save the sarcasm. I'd concede that I don't watch enough of Grosso and Chivu so I can't judge but from what I have seen, I'd say Evra. So my question to those who say that Evra isn't, who among the players that you have seen happen to be better than Evra?

This post has been edited by kobe8byrant: Apr 14 2008, 06:25 PM

lol. LYN is a dangerous place nowadays. Evra IN MY OPINION (and im sure im entitled to it) is the best LB in the world AT THE MOMENT. Let evra go on a free transfer and we'll see how many clubs want him. he'll be on any top all star list this season. undoubtedly.

and im sure many of you would agree with me. man utd fan or not.

and for the record go ask Barca fans who they would rather have, Evra or Zambrotta.

my liverpool friend just the other day was having a conversation with me about the CL finals which we hope both our respective teams will play in and he mentioned that he wished liverpool had a LB like evra.

Why didnt he mention Zambrotta, Abidal, Clichy or Lahm? Its either because hes the best in the world AT THE MOMENT or that liverpool only settles for second best. And i am sure its not the latter.

i rest my case.

man utd for life.



Note: Just found this -



take it from someone actually playing football at the highest level.

"BEST LEFT BACK IN THE WORLD, BY FAR"

This post has been edited by justintga: Apr 14 2008, 06:34 PM

That quote was from air_mood, not a player playing at the highest level

GK: James
Defense: Sagna - Toure - Ferdinand - Clichy
Midfield: Walcott - Flamini- Fabregas - Downing
Strikers: Defoe - Gabriel Agbonlahor

James

Barry - Yobo - Woodgate - Richards

Downing - Cahill - Kranjcar - Elano

Andy Johnson - Santa Cruz

Notice something different?

yeah seriously i want to put kranjcar in my list but dunno how to spell his name
lol!

lol

my bad

very balance

ahahahahahaha now that's super funny

air_mood must be feeling like a superstar now

i just cut off your second team as it is way out of topic...

My 1st team goes exactly like his ones, except anderson.. this guy has class and he is only 19years old..
i guess his position goes to Fabregas who did brilliantly in the early season...but throughout the season, he did above average..

This post has been edited by jason18689: Apr 14 2008, 07:38 PM

playing skrtel and vidic together is bizarre
both r slow defenders

actually rio is the heart of united defense
vidic is a great no-nonsense defender who is great on the air
vidic completed rio, and rio completed vidic
that is why united defense is great

torres drogba
hleb fabregas gerrard ronaldo
evra vidic ferdinand barry
james

vds
sagna ferdinand vidic evra
ronaldo gerrard fabregas cole
rooney torres

sub: cech, clichy, anderson, adebayor, nani

u can tell that im a united fan

VDS
Clichy,Sagna,Vidic, dont fancy RIO buy he is part of MU that kept the defence tight,have to vote Rio
Ronaldo,Gerrard,Fabregas,Joe Cole
Torres,Berbatov

David James
sagna----vidic-----dunne-----clichy

ronaldo---hleb-----gerrard---joe cole

torres--------------santa cruz

its hard to list out only 11 players but i think mine would be-->

Vds, MU back 4, Ronaldo, Gerard, Barry, Hleb, Torres and Rooney( his presence alone is alrdy enough to liven up the team).

yes, we all do notice the different. the question is do you just want to be different, or was that really your pick for team of the year?

anyway, my pick for best 11 of the season is as per below

James

Bakary
Ricky Carvalho
Vidic
Gael

Ronaldo
Cesc
Matty

Torres
Berbatov
Rooney

This post has been edited by toshio14: Apr 14 2008, 08:49 PM

shevchenko??? hardly c him play....

my pick
james
sagna - rio - woodgate - clichy
ronaldo - essien - fabregas
tevez - berbatov - torres

JAMES
SAGNA-FERDINAND-TERRY-CLICHY
RONALDO-LAMPARD-MASCHERANO-J.COLE
TORRES-BERBATOV

This post has been edited by Doctor Who?: Apr 14 2008, 11:50 PM

James

Sagna Rio Vidic Clichy

Ronaldo Gerrard Flamini J.Cole

Torres Berbatov

same as kobe little adjustment in the list...

1st team
Edwin van der Sar
Sagna
Rio Ferdinand
Nemanja Vidic
Patrice Evra
Cristiano Ronaldo
fabby
Anderson
Joe Cole
Wayne Rooney
Adebayor

2nd team
Brown
Caraghher
Richard Dunne
Gael Clichy
David Bentley
Michael Carrick
OH
Nani
Carlos Tevez
Torres

My pick:

Cech

Sagna Vidic Carrager Clichy

Ronaldo Fabregas Anderson J.Cole

Torres RVP

This post has been edited by ncool15: Apr 15 2008, 12:06 AM

RVP?
he was injured for a long time and had limited games..

anyways, my pick is..

JAMES

BROWN CARRAGHER FERDINAND EVRA

CR7 FABREGAS GERRARD HELB

TORRES ROONEY

1 thing i notice from all the previous posts... CR7 automatic choice.. ahah... great season by him

my pick:

Tomasz Kuszczak

Sagna RIO Vidic Evra

CR7 Carrick Fabregas Nani

Anderson
Rooney

mine will be;

David James

Sagna Campbell Ferdinand Clichy

Ronaldo Fabregas Gerrard Joe Cole

Tevez Torres

Subs:
Almunia

Vidic

Lennon
Helb

Walcott

Hey, I'm a player playing at the highest level.....ever known to man. In my dreams of course.


What's that Eric?? We have to go train?? I'm on my way. Get Bestie and Big Dunc down as well ehh?? And tell Diego to get off his lazy bum!!

can't find any other wingers has such a consistent good form throughout the whole season ...

the nearest could be j.cole and hlleb ...

EVDS

Sagna - Rio Ferdinand - Vidic - Clichy

Ronaldo - Cesc - Gerrard - Nani

Torres - Drogba

yeah man, best 11 outside the Top Four teams in the BPL...

my pick for the best 11 outside the Top Four:


GK: David James
RB: Olof Mellberg
CB: Yobo
CB: Sol Campbell
LB: Nicky Shorey

MR: Ashley Young
MC: Jermaine Jenas
MC: Sulley Muntari
ML: Niko Kranjcar

ST: Jermaine Defoe
ST: Gabriel Agbonlahor

What a good alternative line up.. heh Mine :

James

Alan Hutton - Dunne - Laursen - Shorey

A.Young - Muntari - Huddlestone - Kranjcar

Berbatov - Benjani

My pick
Keeper : VDS
Defender : Sagna Campbell Vidic Evra
Midfield : Ronaldo Gerrard Anderson Nani
Striker : Berbatov Torres

Precisely and couple that with the fact that most of us only watch Premiership games. Even if we do catch a glimpse of the other leagues, it is more often than not when they are showing highlights. It's really subjective, mainly due to the fact the Premiership gets so much coverage and Man Utd have done wonders marketing themselves to the East. Suffice to say, if Man Utd win the Champions League, the first eleven would probably all be the best in the world in the eyes of many. It's funny really. When Liverpool won it and Carra played magnificently, he still wasn't rated amongst the best Premiership defenders. Does anyone actually watch him play or is it a sin to watch your rivals play? I'd admit that Man Utd are probably he best team around at the moment but how many players have we seen leave the club, only to appear average?

Well to each his own. I for one can't rate what I've not seen. The talk here is about what other posters or friends have said about other players. Again, it's all here-say. Sorry, but your 'friend' isn't a reliable source to me.

So when the PFA votes players which all comes from the top 4 , does it means that the players themselves only watch the top 4?

Players like fans don't behave all that differently. If you are a fan of your club and watch all your games, you'll probably be getting a better perspective than the players on the pitch given your view from the camera. Do you reckon the said players watch all the other games, with their hectic training schedules and all that traveling they do?

Like I said, it's my opinion. I'm not seeking the approval of others.

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Added on April 15, 2008, 11:51 amJust wanted to point out that Mellberg has left the Premiership mate

This post has been edited by Duke Red: Apr 15 2008, 11:51 AM

mellberg has left the premiershiP?? when duke?

Well technically he is still there. Leaving at the end of the season so I guess that qualifies him for team of the season. My mistake.

I see. I wonder the team like Juventus want Mellberg. I guess he will spent his time most in the bench as he can serves as a good backup.

actually i think he can grab a first team there. juv is kinda,lack of experience player in def line. although most their defender is quite talented ,but talent is no way near experience and mellberg has speed + experience, damn i like that guy too

Vds
Sagna - Ferdinand - Vidic - Evra
Ronaldo - Fabragas - Gerrard - Helb
Torres - Rooney

GK : Van Der Sar

RB : Sagna
CB : Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic
LB : Joleon Lescott

RM : beloved CR7
CM : Steven Gerrard and Niko Kranjcar
LM : Joe Cole

CF : Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres / Robin Van Persie

of course he is experience,you see his moustache then you know...He is like playing for age hahha~


So far this is the result that you all picks~

Goal Keeper
1)David James (18)
2)Van Der Sar (13)
3)Cech (3)
4)Reina (1), Howard (1) and Kuszczak(1)

Defender
1)Rio Ferdinand (26)
2)Vidic (24)
3)Sagna (23)
4)Gael Clichy (19)
5)Evra (15)
6)Carragher (9)
7)Dunne (5)
8)Wes Brown (4)
9)Sol Campbell (3) and Terry (3)
10)Shorey (2), Yobo (2), Woodgate (2) and Toure (2)
11)Allan Hutton (1), Laursen (1), Olof Mellberg (1), Carvalho (1), Lescott (1), Skrtel (1) and Arbeloa (1)

Midfielder
1)Ronaldo (33)
2)fabregas (23)
3)Gerrard (21)
4)Joe Cole (12)
5)Hleb (11)
6)Anderson (5) and Dowing (5)
7)Nani (4), Flamini (4) and Barry (4)
8)Ashley Young (3), Kranjcar (3) and Walcott (3)
9)Muntari (2), Huddlestone(2), Carrick (2), Lampard (2), Mascherano (2) and Essien (2)
10)Jermaine Jenas (1), Cahil (1), Elano (1), Owen Hargreaves (1), Benayon (1), Aaron Lennon (1) and Matty (1)

Striker
1)Torres (30)
2)Ronney (16)
3)Berbatov (10)
4)Santa Cruz (4)
5)Drogba (3)
6)Defoe (2), Agbonlahor (2), Tevez (2)
7)Benjani (1), Robin Van Persie (1), Adebayor (1), Andy johnson (1) and Shevchenko (1)

my all star line up for this season would be the Man United squad, with some changes in RB, CM, and FC.

RB - hutton. although he still quite new to EPL, but then he got the speed and defended very well so far.

CM - i need gerard here. he is sooo essential and SAF once remarked that he hate liverpool so much because they got their own Roy Keane in Gerard.

FC- its got to be to torres.

apart from those 3, just rotate those man uniteds'

I agree with you to an extent. The current Man Utd team may beat any Premiership All-Star team we select. I myself have always been an advocate of building successful teams rather than buying the most expensive players in the world. However as this is a 'dream team' thread, I think you have to throw the criteria of players being able to function as a unit out of the window. It's like selecting a fantasy team. It's based on individual performances in the end.

heemm..so, just select personals that excel at their respective positions?

well..thats.. a bit VERY DREAMY TEAM i must say.