Dale Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 -----------------Bosnich Delaney King Olof Laursen Bouma -----------------Hitzlsperger --------McGinn - - - - - - - Grealish Milner-------------------------------------Young ------------------------Carew Wanted JPA in there too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Hobbit Feet said: Yeah I don’t get the Nilis love i mean good player but unfortunately no fault of his own hardly played a game. I remember how sad I was though with that break and my best mate at school was obsessed with the picture of his leg bent which made me feel sick. Also don’t get the love for Wilfed Bouma, again good player but horrible injury means he never hit very high heights with us We have had some seriously shit left backs since Bouma, Bouma was solid but compared donkeys after he looked like Maldini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Hobbit Feet said: Yeah I don’t get the Nilis love i mean good player but unfortunately no fault of his own hardly played a game. I remember how sad I was though with that break and my best mate at school was obsessed with the picture of his leg bent which made me feel sick. Also don’t get the love for Wilfed Bouma, again good player but horrible injury means he never hit very high heights with us He was a fantastic player, amazing even. I watched him on Swedish Eurosport-show Eurogoals every Monday for years and years. They almost always showed extended highlights from the Anderlecht and then PSV games and even playing alongside Ronaldo and against an AJAX side who was among the best in Europe he still stood out. He was like a mix between the best of Le Tissier and Bergkamp. I get why he technically should not be on a Villa list because of his short stint, but this list is a favorite player (not best player) and he is one of my all time favorite players. Edited March 25, 2020 by sne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 4 hours ago, sne said: He was a fantastic player, amazing even. I watched him on Swedish Eurosport-show Eurogoals every Monday for years and years. They almost always showed extended highlights from the Anderlecht and then PSV games and even playing alongside Ronaldo and against an AJAX side who was among the best in Europe he still stood out. He was like a mix between the best of Le Tissier and Bergkamp. I get why he technically should not be on a Villa list because of his short stint, but this list is a favorite player (not best player) and he is one of my all time favorite players. Additionally, and probably more importantly, there is also the fact he scored against Ireland in the both legs of the playoff for the 98 World Cup. That is reason enough not to include him. 9 year old me hated him and 11 year old me was disgusted when Villa signed him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) (GK) Mark Bosnich (RB) Luke Young (CB) Paul McGrath (CB) Gareth Southgate (LB) Alan Wright (CM) Gordon Cowans (CM) Gareth Barry (ACM) David Platt (ACM) Jack Grealish (AT) Dwight Yorke (AT) Dalian Atkinson Edited March 25, 2020 by Villan4Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted March 25, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 25, 2020 Friedel Mellberg Laursen Bouma Young Milner McGinn Grealish Benteke Carew JPA Subs: Bosnich, Lowton, Vlaar, Barry, Petrov, Dublin, Yorke Gifs: Bowery Wanted to put Kyle Walker in there but feels like that’s cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 .....................Bosnich Delaney.Mellberg.Laursen.Bouma .................McGinn.Barry Young.............................Grealish .................Carew.Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 This is hard. I was born in '84 but don't really remember much before the first CocaCola Cup winning season, so based on that... ----------------------Bosnich---------------------- Young----Laursen---McGrath---Wright Milner------Barry-------Platt--------Young --------------Carew--------Angel--------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Jimmy Rimmer John Gidman Alan Hutton Allan Evans Paul McGrath Dennis Mortimer Neale Cooper David Platt Brian Little Andy Gray Juan Pablo Angel Could probably pick another different XI tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Dante_Lockhart said: This is hard. I was born in '84 but don't really remember much before the first CocaCola Cup winning season, so based on that... ----------------------Bosnich---------------------- Young----Laursen---McGrath---Wright Milner------Barry-------Platt--------Young --------------Carew--------Angel--------------- You wouldn’t put Grealish in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 minute ago, sir_gary_cahill said: You wouldn’t put Grealish in? Would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 minute ago, sir_gary_cahill said: You wouldn’t put Grealish in? Difficult, but Barry was my guy and I was always Platt when playing over the field. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: Would you? My all time XI would be: Friedel Walker Laursen Cahill Bouma Barry Petrov McGinn Milner Abraham Young So no, would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Sealey Staunton McGrath Teale Delaney Platt Cowans Milner Mc Inally Yorke Daley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted March 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 27, 2020 Bosnich Mellberg, Laursen, Vlaar Young, Milner, Hitzlsperger, Grealish Milosevic, Carew, Angel Zero balance to that team but reflects which players I liked - some for more logical reasons than others! Subs would include some players who were difficult to leave out: Dublin, Petrov, Bouma, Guzan (loved the guy for while!), Ehiogu, Barry, McGinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Mine: ...........................Bosnich...................................... Mellberg......Laursen......Southgate......Staunton ...............................Petrov..................................... .......................Barry..........Hitz.............................. ..............................Merson................................... ....................Yorke..............Angel........................ Subs: Friedel, Alpay, Ehiogu, Milner, A. Young, Grealish, Savo (hit and miss here but a cracking player) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I was still pretty young when we had our domestic successes in the early-to-mid 90s, so I've gone for players I've had more experience watching. Friedel Wright, Mellberg, Laursen, Delaney Barry, Milner, Young Solano Merson Angel Tactically, I've gone 4-2-2-1 (wide) but Carew would ordinarily be my other striking option. Subs would be a hard pick. Special mentions to the likes of Ehiogu, Carbone, Hitz, Bouma, Carew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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