TTH - Team of the Decade

[Smjffy]

Shamelessly ripped off from the Premier League twitter account but it's worth a stab, I reckon. Your team of the last decade, chaps.

I'm going to try and be as non bias as possible so here goes.



Petr Cech

Branislav Ivanovic - Rio Ferdinand - Virgil van Dyke - Ashley Cole

N'Golo Kante

Mohamed Salah - Kevin de Bruyne - Eden Hazard

Sergio Aguero - Luis Suarez


I think Van Dyke might be a debatable one given his rapid rise in profile since joining Liverpool but equally, it's your best team of the decade, it doesn't mean they have had to play at that level otherwise it would probably be John Terry. Luis Suarez in my mind would have surpassed most of the Premier League strikers if he never left when he did but some of the things he did in his short time were phenominal. I can't really include Thierry Henry who would have taken his spot as he left in 2007 and I'm not including his short loan spell back. Sergio Aguero makes it on the basis he's been the best out and out striker in the league for so long. Salah might be an iffy one to some but clearly he's a step above the majority.

Your thoughts and your teams. :thbup:

[Disco]

Kante in all of the positions.

[SincereTheRebel]

Who are the other options besides ivanovic? Zabaletta....

[SincereTheRebel]

Gk. Cech
Rb. Walker
Lb. Evra
Cb. Kompany
Cb. Ferdidand
Mc. Kante
Mc. K. Toure
Mc. KDB
St. Aguero
St. Kane
St. Suarez

[Waffdon]

De Gea; Azpilicueta, Kompany, Terry, Baines; Kante, KDB, Toure; Bale, Aguero, Hazard

Went for an actual starting XI rather than fitting in as much attackers as possible. You could argue Van Dijk I guess.

[Ian]

Fellaini plus any other ten of your choosing.

[Lewis]

Yevrah
niko - Disco - John - Boyd
Harold - Mahow
Me - 'Daws' - Henners
Floyd

Gaseous Snake
Offshore
Idiotmouse
Dark Soldier
Pepe
Tobias
Shindig

Manager: ItalAussie

[phonics]

Anyone not putting Vardy in is an idiot. 5th highest scorer of the decade and he only turned up 5 years ago.

[Pepe]

That holding midfield seems a bit limp wristed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That holding midfield seems a bit limp wristed.

Yeah, fuck Harold.

[Offshore Toon]

That bench would beat the first team easily. #ItalOut

[Waffdon]

Anyone not putting Vardy in is an idiot. 5th highest scorer of the decade and he only turned up 5 years ago.

Aguero is better though.

[phonics]

Than Suarez who played for 2 years? Or Kane who still hasn’t won literally anything in his career?

[John]

Than Suarez who played for 2 years? Or Kane who still hasn’t won literally anything in his career?

He was very clearly saying Aguero is better than Vardy.

Kane and Vardy had their first full Premier League seasons the same year and Kane has outscored him by a fair amount.

[Smjffy]

Than Suarez who played for 2 years? Or Kane who still hasn’t won literally anything in his career?

My reasoning for Suarez over Vardy is he was much more than just a goalscorer. I think if you had Kane, Vardy and Aguero as a front three then you probably couldn't argue but the way I look at Vardy is he's a goalscorer who needs a team built around him and to play in a certain way to get the most out of him whereas Aguero has proven he can adjust (and has done) whilst Kane is Kane. I don't see him as much more than a goalscorer albeit not a very clinical one given the amount of shots he doesn't put away.

[Spikey M]

I reckon Bam would be the best manager, giving it a proper Redknapping.

[niko_cee]

De Gea (despite his more recent lolworthy efforts)

Kompany
Terry
Van Dijk

De Bruyne
Kante
Milner
D. Silva

Hazard
Aguero
Rooney

The 2010s was a shit decade for fullbacks.

[Boydy]

Yevrah
niko - Disco - John - Boyd
Harold - Mahow
Me - 'Daws' - Henners
Floyd

Gaseous Snake
Offshore
Idiotmouse
Dark Soldier
Pepe
Tobias
Shindig

Manager: ItalAussie

Left back? Fuck you.

[Pepe]

As if Boydy has the stamina to run up and down the wing.

[Waffdon]

De Gea (despite his more recent lolworthy efforts)

Kompany
Terry
Van Dijk

De Bruyne
Kante
Milner
D. Silva

Hazard
Aguero
Rooney

The 2010s was a shit decade for fullbacks.

It really was. Right back had an okay selection but left backs were all guff. Liverpool’s pair will sort that out in due course.

[Andy]

De Gea

Walker, VvD, Terry, Cole
KdB, Kante, Silva
Hazard, Aguero, Rooney

[SincereTheRebel]

Is Ashley cole this decade or the last?

Edit: he had four years this decade until he moved to roma.

[John]

Almost all of Ashley Cole's good work came in the 00s.

[niko_cee]

I think it has to be defined by performance within the decade, rather than x player at his peak if he played in the decade.

Otherwise you'd just go 1 to 11 with the current Liverpool team.

[niko_cee]

With Kanté added, natch.

[Kikó]

Cech / DDG

Zabaleta Kompany Terry Azpilicueta
Carrick - Fernandinho
De Bruyne - Silva - Salah
Aguero

Kane , Lampard, Kante, Evra

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm sure Terry was a bit budget by 2010. I could be wrong.

[Andy]

Almost all of Ashley Cole's good work came in the 00s.

Stuff like this makes me feel old, I feel like he left Chelsea a couple of years ago.

[Kikó]

I'm sure Terry was a bit budget by 2010. I could be wrong.

Played to 2017 I think..

[Byron]

David de Gea

Zabaleta-Kompany-Van Dijk-Azpilicueta

Kante-Fernandinho

De Bruyne-Hazard

Aguero-Vardy

[bruhnaldo]

DDG

ZABALETA
TERRY
FERDINAND
EVRA

STERLING
KANTE
SILVA
HAZARD

KANE
AGUERO


AZPILI
WALKER
SALAH
VVD
SUAREZ
TOURE
VARDY



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[Lewis]

Dave Gayer

Cesar Azpilicueta
Vincent Kompany
Jan Vertonghen
Leighton Baines

N'Golo Kante
David Silva
Yaya Toure

Eden Hazard
Harry Kane
Sergio Aguero

[Shindig]

I was hoping this would be more about pitching the dynasties against each other, rather than picking an XI.

[John]

I was hoping this would be more about pitching the dynasties against each other, rather than picking an XI.

Make that thread too. Could be interesting, as long as that Cabaye and Ba Newcastle team doesn't get within a thousand yards of it.

[Smjffy]

I was hoping this would be more about pitching the dynasties against each other, rather than picking an XI.

Liverpool win the 70's and 80's, United the 90's and early 00's, Chelsea the mid 00's then City thereafter I would have thought if that were the case. Unless it goes worldwide in which case, how much did any of us ever really see? It's why I believe Messi to be the greatest of all time as Pele/Maradona were before my time. Well, less so Maradona but he was nearing the end of his career by time football became a passion in my life for certain.

It's why I can't get excited about those famed Brazilian teams either. Best national team of the decade for example would be Spain for me but then their conquering sides were right at the end of last decade and beginning of this. 2008/10/12. Just amazing.

[Waffdon]

Not enough Gareth Bale. His three seasons in this decade were world class and topped half the players mentioned. If we’re having Kante, then he’ll have to do too.

[niko_cee]

No chance.

[Shindig]

I feel like Bale's best work came at Madrid but that's arguably because of the bigger stage. Full backs are a wasteland, too. All the right backs have been mentioned and there was a slight thought crossing my mind of, "Err ... Bellerin?" just because he was quick once.

[Smjffy]

Bales best work has always been in a Wales shirt.

[Gray Fox]

De Gea

Azpilacueta, Kompany, Van Dijk, Evra

Kanté, Milner

Salah, Hazard

Kane, Aguero


Went for a 4-2-4. Once you realise that you've gotten old and the likes of Rio, Terry, Cole and Cech all did their best work in the 00's, the defence kind of picks itself.

Kanté is a gimme but I've put Milner alongside him as he is criminally underrated and he deserves more recognition. Up front however it gets a lot more tricky. You cant really leave either Aguero or Kane out, but you've also got Vardy who deserves to be in there. Then you've also got those like De Bruyne, Suarez, RVP and maybe even Costa who you could argue. It's also getting harder to ignore Sterling on these lists.

[Kikó]

Bales best work has always been in a Wales shirt.

Except when he's winning multiple titles with final goals for Madrid.

[bruhnaldo]

I've put Milner alongside him

There's absolutely no chance James Milner is the second best central midfielder of the entire decade.

[bruhnaldo]

If we're doing "guys who played for our clubs and were good-to-great most of the time" Carrick is in front of Milner by a fuckin mile.

[Jimmy Floyd]

A Kanté-Milner road movie would be better than them being a midfield pair.

[niko_cee]

Only because it would be the greatest road movie of all time.

[Smjffy]

Except when he's winning multiple titles with final goals for Madrid.

Surrounded by quality and hounded by supporters who don't appreciate him. He proves how good he really is by constantly taking the game by the scruff of the neck with players who will perhaps never reach the level required to play for the likes of Madrid, let alone the top flight football.

Prior to Ronaldo leaving Madrid he was always more of a supporting act hampered by injuries. I'm pretty sure if you asked him too he'd claim his greatest feat is reaching the semi finals with Wales than anything he's done with Madrid.

:drool:

[mugbull]

Modric was better for Spurs than Bale

[Waffdon]

He was in the UEFA TOTY twice when at Spurs and won PFL POTY twice. Who else has done that?

[Lewis]

I thought Yaya Toure would have been in a few more teams. He was immense for at least four seasons.

[mugbull]

He was in the UEFA TOTY twice when at Spurs and won PFL POTY twice. Who else has done that?

Probably Maicon, the guy Bale made his name against

[Waffdon]

He was the best winger for three full years. Same as Kante for three years in midfield. He deserves a spot there over most forwards brandished about in this thread.

[Smjffy]

Daniel Sturridge is currently trending as one of the most dissapointing Liverpool players of the decade. :nuts: I know my opinions are often ridiculed but that's just bloody bonkers.

[Lewis]

It's not unreasonable when you think how good he looked over his first eighteen months. There have been shitter signings, but nobody who looked the business one minute and bollocks the next.

[Smjffy]

It's not unreasonable when you think how good he looked over his first eighteen months. There have been shitter signings, but nobody who looked the business one minute and bollocks the next.

Injuries init. I have no doubt he would have been one of England's best ever strikers if he could have remained fit but I would have him nowhere near a list that contains Karius, Balotelli, Joe Cole and Iago Aspas.

[John]

Disappointment requires expectation, and none of those arrived with or created much of that.

[Yevrah]

one of England's best ever strikers if he could have remained fit

Rofl.

[Shindig]

Sturridge and Welbeck were 'useful' or England but not exactly dependable.

[SincereTheRebel]

SSN are doing the moments of the decade and that Aguero goal is ranked 2nd and Leicester winning the league is number one. Can't argue with that.

[niko_cee]

As a single moment Aguero(ooooo) has to take it, but as an overall sporting miracle Leicester probably shade it.

[Ian]

I think you can have it either way but those are the top two anyway.

Close third is Phil Jones' floor-header.

[Lewis]

I remember not even SEETHING when City won that league in 2012, so I was clearly overcome with the occasion. I watched it in the university bar with my then housemate, who was absolutely fuming, and his Spanish mate who just sat there going 'wow :cab:' like the crappest foreigner.

[Ian]

It was annoying, yeah, but all I remember thinking at the time is "Oh so THIS is what it felt like those times we did it...."

[Lewis]

An added bonus is that it shifted the NARRATIVE away from United throwing the title away in the April. That Everton match would have haunted the club in any other circumstances.

[Yevrah]

Leicester winning the league is genuine once in a lifetime stuff.

[SincereTheRebel]

So was a goal in the last minute to wrap up the league. Leicester league win is by far, the winner though. Where is Ranieri these days?

[Ian]

There have been more events along the lines of the Aguero goal though, whereas I don't think anybody expected a club not being bankrolled by a guy pouring hundreds of millions into the first team would beat the established sides to a title.

[niko_cee]

Well, if you're allowed to go back in time to find comparisons for Aguero's goal (say the Arsenal one whenever that was) then surely you are allowed to go back and say teams like Forest winning the League a year after being promoted whenever that was are comparable to Leicester.

As a single moment in time Aguero's goal was the footballing moment of the decade.

In the same way United's second in 1999 rates as a greater moment than some no-marks like Porto winning the thing does, even if the latter achievement is more impressive in a wider context.

[Yevrah]

Well, if you're allowed to go back in time to find comparisons for Aguero's goal (say the Arsenal one whenever that was) then surely you are allowed to go back and say teams like Forest winning the League a year after being promoted whenever that was are comparable to Leicester.

It's not though, is it? Football was a much more level playing field in those days.

[niko_cee]

Not really, there have always been dominant teams. The 2010s has probably been one of the more 'competitive' eras in English football on title winners.

That Forest team were knocking off one of the best sides in the history of English football. Liverpool had won the league back to back, and were in the process of doing the same in the European Cup.

[SincereTheRebel]

Kante is the signing of the decade.