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I like watching Leipzig, because of Nagelsmann, who took charge in the summer and is a favourite coach of mine.
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Anyone got a German team?
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The Bundesliga will resume behind closed doors on 16 May, becoming the first European league to restart following the coronavirus shutdown. One of the games on the day of relaunch will be the derby between Schalke and Borussia Dortmund. Champions Bayern Munich, who are four points clear at the top of the table, travel to Union Berlin on Sunday. Most teams have nine games to play, with the final weekend of the season rescheduled for 27-28 June. The German Football Association (DFB) said the season would resume under strict health protocols that ban fans from the stadium and require players to have Covid-19 testing. [...] Fixtures Saturday 16 May Augsburg v Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund v Schalke Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin RB Leipzig v Freiburg Sunday 17 May Cologne v Mainz Union Berlin v Bayern Munich Monday 18 May Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52576780
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My Carra Challenge PL XI (separate clubs, separate nations): Schmeichel (Leicester, Denmark) Lewis (Norwich, N. Ireland) Ogbonna (West Ham, Italy) Kompany (Man City, Belgium) Azpilicueta (Chelsea, Spain) Milivojevic (Crystal Palace, Serbia) Gerrard (Liverpool, England) Boufal (Southampton, Morocco) Fleck (Sheffield Utd, Scotland) Bale (Tottenham, Wales) Henry (Arsenal, France) Ronaldo (Man Utd, Portugal) I had to go with relatively recent, because I was struggling otherwise! I'm sure I've missed easier/better ones. Edit: Bale played for Southamption too, so Boufal's out.
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We should have a go at the Carra Challenge: A PL XI, with players from separate clubs and nations. (e.g. If you pick Ronaldo (Man Utd) then you can't have any other player from Portugal or Man Utd in your XI.)
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Leno!? Lehmann is more dependable, surely? My German XI is better.
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That's easy: remove Zola and Materazzi, draft in Mertesacker and Ozil. German XI: Lehmann Rudiger - Mertesacker - Boateng Ballack - Schweinsteiger - Gundogan Ozil Gnabry - Klinsmann - Sane Italian XI: Cudicini Panucci - Materazzi - Ranocchia - Emerson Di Matteo - Jorginho - Acquilani Zola Vialli - Montella Acquilani was absolute rubbish at Liverpool, but he's a talented metronome, as shown by his performances in Italy. Most of these guys have not been that great in the PL.
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I had Cudicini down, but then I thought Lehmann won more; the former was more of back-up 'keeper too.
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I got too excited...
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German / Italian combined XI: Lehmann Rudiger - Materazzi - Boateng Ballack - Schweinsteiger - Gundogan Zola Gnabry - Klinsmann - Sane I could add Mertesacker and Ozil and then there's no spot for an Italian -- I can't leave out Zola, though.
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My French XI: Lloris Laporte - Blanc - Desailly Viera - Makalele - Deschamps Ginola Cantona - Henry - Anelka
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It's his style. I prefer the technical ability over a Davids-type player.
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I need to go 3-3-1-3 a la Bielsa to get the players in I want! Van der Sar Stam - Martins Indi - Van Dijk Wijnaldum - Blind - de Guzman Van der Vaart Robben - Van Nistlerooy - Overmars You're not getting the ball off that team. Bobby Petta just misses out.
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Is that Mario Melchiot you are picking? I didn't think he was that great. Is it going by their time in the PL, or what they did at their peak? Janmaat is a better RB. Reiziger played for Middlesbrough towards the end of his career.
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Sportscene Classic: Helicopter Sunday 2003 Season.
Rousseau replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
I forgot how attacking that formation was. It was a front three of Arveladze, Mols and Cannigia, with DeBoer playing in behind. I noticed it was from Amoruso to the front three quite often. I wonder if that is what people mean when they want it played forward quicker? I appreciate the sentiment but it's not the most stable way of playing. -
Teams still play that way, but it's not the starting formation, it's the formation they transition into when they are attacking. Guardiola has his teams playing that way, in essence.
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Are they not showing it on the TV this weekend? @ian1964
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Greaves recorded 6 hat-tricks, so 18 of those 44 goals came in just 6 games. (I believe those hat-tricks came against some of the same sides too.) Clearly he shone bright, but surely Rooney gets bonus points for longevity? What does 'greatest' actually mean? Is Negri our greatest striker for his one wonder season, or is McCoist for doing it over several seasons? (Can you tell I'm bored... ?)
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I was going to say crossing is overrated, but I wonder if it's because you very rarely see it done well now? The top sides prefer a cut back to the edge of the box. There are very few natural target men now, too.
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I went with '59-64. Objectively, they were the most successful of our list Also: Baxter. I love the effortless, almost laid back playmakers.
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@MacK1950 - What are you playing at?! You picked the '01-03 side?!
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I'm at a loss. I grew up with the 90s sides, so they'll always hold a special place in my heart, but my gut feeling is that those 60s and 70s sides are better, despite having only seen the odd clip of them here and there -- those iconic names just jump out at me. Why is that?
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Looks like we've got all the sides we'll get, so let's have a vote! I reckon there will be a lot of personal preference involved, but if we look at it objectively, there's only one winner:
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That's interesting. I've added a '91-93 and '94-97 side, removing the 88-90 stuff. I've tweaked the teams too.
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I tried to split the 90s side between the early Souness side and the later Smith side. Could it be split further? Maybe: '88-90, '91-94 and '95-98? Are they sufficiently different sides?