And that, Reg, is why it is my favourite stat.
I will have one similar to James's in a minute unless somebody posts one first.
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And that, Reg, is why it is my favourite stat.
I will have one similar to James's in a minute unless somebody posts one first.
OK - there are 12 of these players currently in the Premier League (as far as I can see). United, Liverpool and Spurs all have one, but Chelsea, Arsenal and City don't - and there is no club with more than one in their squad.
Current international captains was my guess, so I'm going to throw that out there without doing any checking.
Doesn't work, Everton have 2
Is it something related to squad number?
Not squad numbers, no.
As an extra clue, Chelsea have a player who would have qualified until fairly recently.
Olympics medal winners?
EDIT: Nope, Jesus has got one.
I've not got anywhere near this.
Clue drop. One of the 12 is Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Players who have been capped the most times for their country?
I was thinking top scorers for their country, but Ibrahimovic and Rooney together balls that one up. I'm drawing a big blank.
Players who have scored against England?
That was one of my first thoughts, but Sigurdsson didn't score against us.
Is it something to do with loan players?
None of those particularly close, but I'd suggest the international theme is one to keep looking down.
Another one of the 12: Salomon Rondón.
The only internationals from their country in the Premier League?
That looked spot on until I remembered the Icelandic sson at Burnley.
Players from countries that have never been to a World Cup?
Max wins.
From memory the others were the other Icelander at Burnley, Victor Wanyama, Henrikh Mkhytaryan, Didier Ndong, a couple of Malians, Ragnar Klavan and some Lithuanian keeper at Watford.
Jesus Christ.
The man answered it, that's all I'm saying.
Fourteen players (I think) who have won the Premier League were born in a different country to the one they represent/represented internationally. Who are they????
Surely it will be loads of French players.
Vieira for starters.
Not as many as you'd think. Vieira is one, he was born in Senegal.
Wes Morgan
Kante?
Mahrez
Are we counting countries that renamed or broke up?
If so:
Kanchelskis
Vidic
Poborsky
Nani
Diarra (For Chelsea)
Makelele
Cech
Wiltord
Mahrez is correct.
With the old Soviet Union/Yugoslavia I'm saying if the place they were born is now in a country, they were born there if you get me? So Kanchelskis is correct as the city he was born in is located in the Ukraine (and he played for Russia). Whereas the city Vidic was born in is currently in Serbia now the Yugoslavia has broken up. Kanchelskis is the only one I have on my list from Eastern Europe anyway.
Nani is correct also.
Isn't Wes Morgan correct?
Shit yeah Morgan right as well
Does Le Saux count?
I never knew Nani wasn't born in Portugal.
Are we talking medals by the way? For example, I think Neil Sullivan will have won the league with Chelsea when Mourinho was first there, but I don't think he played a single league game.
Jordi Cruyff? No idea where he was born, but thinking it might've been in Spain
If they got a medal, through appearances or special dispensation. Sullivan had left Chelsea before Mourinho.
Cruyff was born in Holland.
Darron Gibson
Sterling.
Gibson is correct. Eight more
Costa
Has he won the BPLSBB?Quote:
Originally Posted by Adamski
Diego Costa is also correct.
oh lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by john arne
Makelele? Or did we have him already.
This is a lot harder than I initially expected.
Did Rossi get a medal with us?
Deco?
Morgan
Mahrez
Makelele
Kanchelskis
Nani
Gibson
Costa
All correct so far. You want clues for the remaining seven?
Jose 'centre back in a Champions League winning side' Bosingwa
Malouda was born in the French Caribbean somewhere but I dunno if that counts.
Deco right as well. Six left.
Giggs
Bosingwa also correct. I'm filing Malouda with Le Saux tbh. Not having it.
Five left.
"Giggsy" was born in some Welsh shithole.