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History Team of the last Decade
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Astonishing that 7 of that team are still available for us to put out, albeit a few a little older and slower than they were. Really underlines the strength of the squad we've had for the last 5 or 6 years.
A few might be arguable - for example Van der Vaart (playing 90 minutes) for Eriksen perhaps
I’d put Rafa in there any day of the week and twice on Sundays. With that team he’d only need 45 minutes to demolish the opposition, let alone 70!
Never in million years.
Fucking love Rafa, was gutted when he left. The performances he used to put in vs the scum could get him in the team above alone but I also remember him demolishing Villa on quite a few occasions. Our 2nd goal away at Villa park (think it was a Boxing day match) with 10 men was one of the best counter attacking goals I've seen.
Said it before,will say it again.
One of the few non London born/raised players that truly got what it meant to us fans to turn over the goons up the road. Gazza was another.
He would be in my team any day of the week.
Yes, ALL DAY LONG!
Loathed to go down the stat route but.......................
Bale 203 games 55 goals 25 asissts
Dele 193 games 55 goals 40 asissts
Bale was an era when he was "the main man" just give it to him. Imagine though having a precocious 19 year old kid (now 23yrs old )outscore and out assist the player that was fed by the entire team to be the main attacking threat!!! A solo artist, who didn't want to train with the team, did solo laps around the pitch at the end of the game. It's no surprise that we as a team played better when we sold Bale when players like Dele and Kane played in a coherent fashion and moved the team on to new heights. It's a team sport and individual players make up that team, Dele (along with others) had a bigger impact on our improvement in the team than Bale, the evidence is there and is unrefutable too.
When you pick players you pick them with the aim of making the team perform better.
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I would say you would have to add which incarnation of each player you would want. I wouldn't neccessarily put the current version of Rose in there, but on the whole - can't disagree with the team too much.
What I did realise, is that the past decade doesn't actually give you that many players to chose from.
Yeah, I actually think bar one or two players most fans would select that team.
Not bad for a "selling club".
9 of the 11 played under Poch
#miracles
#miracles
Rewriting history.
A team that apparently is past it and needs replacing and has been neglected by the chairman and took a miracle to make top 4.
And people are going to put a prime Bale on the bench.
Seems about right. Plus Dele, VDV, Defoe and fit versions of King, Sandro and Lamela on the bench. There's no glut of sub goalies to choose from though. Maybe Gazzaniga.
Lennon to drop in for the inevitable Lamela injury lay off.
7 of them were already with us before Pochettino took over and only 2 signed by him make that XI which is saying something seeing as he was at the helm for over half of that decade.
Not a dig at the great man but it shows why we've falling backwards a fair old bit. We haven't freshened up or acquired a quality as good as what he inherited consistently enough but that aside it's a great XI that shows how much class we've been able to enjoy over the past 10 years compared to previous decades seen.
Well obviously you pick them in their prime. Nobody thinks about an all time XI and thinks “yeah, let’s stick fat Ronaldo next to crack whore Maradona”.
Gomes
Walker King Vertonghen BAE
Sandro Modric
Son VDV Bale
Kane
Maybe not the best team.. But one I'd love to see line up!
Walker King Vertonghen BAE
Sandro Modric
Son VDV Bale
Kane
Maybe not the best team.. But one I'd love to see line up!