coda Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 SGC what's your XI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 RVP had a really poor euros though and as daft as it sounds because he's been around for so long now at such a high level i dont think he creates the excitement that falcao currently is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Sergio Ramos? Jesus Christ What? part of the defence that won La Liga and won Euros, was outstanding last season. Think too many watch Clasicos only and judge players based on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 would say kurtsimonw is probably spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Leighton Baines had a very good year, would probably put him in there ahead of Marcelo and Cashley Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 What? part of the defence that won La Liga and won Euros, was outstanding last season. Think too many watch Clasicos only and judge players based on that. yeah Ramos has been very good since moving to the centre but still a walking card. spain best defender for me Leighton Baines had a very good year, would probably put him in there ahead of Marcelo and Cashley Cole think fact he didnt play amajor competition went against him and as much as an asshole he is Cole is a brilliant defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) Buffon Lahm Kompany Piqué Cole Pirlo Xavi Iniesta Ronaldo Van Persie Messi Edited January 8, 2013 by sir_gary_cahill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Pique is atrocious last year. decent on the ball but poor defender. reminds me a better version of Clark. think Barcelona were happy having Puyol/Mascherano instead of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 What? part of the defence that won La Liga and won Euros, was outstanding last season. Think too many watch Clasicos only and judge players based on that. The weak link in Madrid's and Spain's defence imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will87 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Interesting seeing who some of the players voted for in the Ballon D'Or (on SS website). A lot of bias towards fellow countrymen/teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Buffon Lahm Kompany Piqué Cole Pirlo Xavi Iniesta Ronaldo Van Persie Messi Disappointingly conventional choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 What were you expecting coda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted January 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2013 Not sure if accusations of FIFA bias are serious. I'll assume not! Also have to disagree hugely with those who don't seem to rate Piqué. In all honesty, I think his elegance on the ball (and the fact that he plays for Barcelona) leads to some believing that he's not actually that good as a defender - often on the basis of seeing him make one or two mistakes. However, as well as being fantastic in his position with the ball at his feet, he's also a brilliant defender, in my opinion. Barça look so much more solid with him at the back. He also performed excellently for Spain at the Euros. Comparisons with our own Ciaran Clark are laughable at best. However, I wouldn't argue against anyone suggesting he shouldn't be in the team of the year. Kompany and Chiellini, and to a slightly lesser extent Hummels, all deserve a shout, too. Pirlo also deserves to be in there. However, Xavi and Iniesta definitely should be there, so replacing Xabi Alonso is the obvious/only option for this. Once again I wouldn't disagree with those selecting Pirlo ahead of Alonso, but the latter was massive in Real's title-winning and Barça-conquering season, as well as for Spain in the summer. Similarly, Busquets has been immense - and some may argue he should be in there over both of them - but isn't a particularly popular character. He's very underrated, too, I reckon. Dani Alves is another who isn't popular but who is also a great player. I'm surprised to see him in there, though. I don't see as much of Juventus as I'd like, but Lichtsteiner probably wouldn't be the worst shout in the world, nor would Ivanovic. Lahm too. Left-back is a tough one, and Cole will be disappointed. Jordi Alba, too. Marcelo did have a very good season, though. Oh, and van Persie is an awesome striker. However, for me, Falcao is the best out-and-out striker in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Dani Alves and Marcelo shouldn't be in there. Alves hasn't been near his best for a long while now. If Pique is in there then so should Alba for a fantastic euro's and brilliant start to season. Pique is fantastic at the top of his game. Not sure who I'd pick for right back but there are more deserving than Alves. Nothing wrong with midfield, maybe Pirlo but Alonso and even Busquets had great years so out of those three, could have been anyone. Forward wise, Maybe some prefer Van Persie or Cavani for instance but you certainly can't say one of those deserves it more than Falcao. Edited January 9, 2013 by AVFC-Prideofbrum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 9, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) What were you expecting coda? Robert Olejnik A 12 year old from the park Jack Grealish Sandro To Madeira Ethan Moore Jack Wilshere Mark Davies Raheem Sterling Nathan Delfouneso Charlie Austin Edited January 9, 2013 by Stevo985 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Chelsea win the Champions League. Juventus go an entire season unbeaten. Dortmund win the double. You'd have expected at least one of their stand-out players to be mentioned.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 not just that but Juventus had 7 or 8 players that got Italy surprisingly to Euros final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 9, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2013 People are talking as if this is chosen by fifa (showing fifa bias etc) It's voted for by over 50,000 players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Heskey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 (edited) Probably a decent thread to put this into: Every Ballon d'Or winner, from Sir Stanley to Leo. **edit** I see Luis Suarez won it in 1960. You can probably get a trick question out of that somewhere if you are into trivia. Edited January 9, 2013 by The_Rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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