Combined XI Thread

[Bojan KantKick]

Id have Mascherano in there somewhere.

In the big house?

 

[elhadjihenry]

United/City:

-----------------De Gea
Sagna Mike Kompany Shaw

KDB Morgs Dinho Silva

--------------Kun Martial

Schneiderlin over Toure? Don't think so

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Schneiderlin over Toure? Don't think so

It's 2015

 

[Cooldude]

It's 2015

Let's face it, the only United player that gets in is Shaw

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Let's face it, the only United player that gets in is Shaw

Explain yourself fool

 

[Cooldude]

Explain yourself fool

Actually I'd have De Gea too

Then yeah

 

[elhadjihenry]

It's 2015

and Toure is still better than Schneiderlin

 

[Bojan KantKick]

and Toure is still better than Schneiderlin

Yeah nah unless you want to jettison Dinho for Morgs.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Actually I'd have De Gea too

Then yeah

Mike has been better than any City CB ex Kompany. Martial has been a shitload better than Bony.

 

[Cooldude]

Mike has been better than any City CB ex Kompany. Martial has been a shitload better than Bony.

I guess although City plays a more open game so the centre backs cop it more

I can't find myself putting a single United player in attack or midfield however, Fernandinho's been very good and unless you're LVG you pick Toure for balance. Then Aguero upfront and Martial doesn't get in coz all of De Bruyne Silva and Sterling are better

 

[Bojan KantKick]

I guess although City plays a more open game so the centre backs cop it more

I can't find myself putting a single United player in attack or midfield however, Fernandinho's been very good and unless you're LVG you pick Toure for balance. Then Aguero upfront and Martial doesn't get in coz all of De Bruyne Silva and Sterling are better

Agree to disagree mate. Not sure how picking Toure and 3 other AM's is balanced, if anything it is the opposite.

 

[elhadjihenry]

Agree to disagree mate. Not sure how picking Toure and 3 other AM's is balanced, if anything it is the opposite.

Its exactly how City lineup every week

 

[Cooldude]

Fair enough, well LVG would pick 3 DMs if he could

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Its exactly how City lineup every week

I know that.

 

[elhadjihenry]

I know that.

Seems to work for them

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Seems to work for them

Correct. In a joint side I'd do it differently to provide more balance.

 

[elhadjihenry]

Correct. In a joint side I'd do it differently to provide more balance.

In Cooldude's side the whole front 6 was City players so the balance would be there in that formation. Replacing a couple of defenders and the keeper wouldn't change that. No reason why you couldn't play Toure and Fernandinho then KDB/Silva/Sterling in front of them as City have shown by being on top of the league this season.

 

[Benno_900]

Who the **** is Mike?

 

[Bojan KantKick]

In Cooldude's side the whole front 6 was City players so the balance would be there in that formation. Replacing a couple of defenders and the keeper wouldn't change that. No reason why you couldn't play Toure and Fernandinho then KDB/Silva/Sterling in front of them as City have shown by being on top of the league this season.

You don't think having Schneiderlin in there beside Dinho would provide more defensive solidity and give the AM's free reign? Toure looks disinterested half the time. Just because they are top of the league, doesn't mean that their team is perfect.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Who the **** is Mike?

Smalling

 

[elhadjihenry]

You don't think having Schneiderlin in there beside Dinho would provide more defensive solidity and give the AM's free reign? Toure looks disinterested half the time. Just because they are top of the league, doesn't mean that their team is perfect.

It's not perfect but their league position shows that playing Toure with Fernandinho as the CM partnership doesn't make it unbalanced. We are 2nd and play a similar system with Coquelin and Cazorla with 3 AM's in front, it clearly works.

Like Cooldude I'd play that formation with City's front 6, De Gea in goal with Zaba/Smalling/VK/Shaw as the back 4.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

It's not perfect but their league position shows that playing Toure with Fernandinho as the CM partnership doesn't make it unbalanced. We are 2nd and play a similar system with Coquelin and Cazorla with 3 AM's in front, it clearly works.

Like Cooldude I'd play that formation with City's front 6, De Gea in goal with Zaba/Smalling/VK/Shaw as the back 4.

That's cool mate. agree to disagree

 

[Cooldude]

^ that's my side but couldn't be ****ed naming it

 

[Benno_900]

Combined West Ham and currently available Arsenal squad ...

Cech
Jenkinson - Mertesacker - Gabriel - Monreal
Coquelin - Cazorla
Payet - Ozil - Sanchez
Giroud

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

France and Spain 11

De Gea
Azpiliceuta - Koscielny - Varane - Alba
Busquets - Schinderlin
Koke - Pogba - Inestia
Greizmann