Pat Van Den Hauwe or Leighton Baines

[mahermi1]

In this current team we need attacking flair and someone who can take a free kick. Just imagine the Baines-Ndiaye partnership blossoming. Sorry Pat.

Said that partnership the other day to @davek, he just found it funny, that would sum Dave up about some things.

 

[jazzy]

Yeah I was thinking of doing a thread for the best team you have saw in your lifetime thread and one of the conundrums was Kanchelskis or Trevor Steven, Kanchelskis was an out and out attacker, who had lightening pace and was deadly in front of goal, don't think he ever defended. Trev was a tricky winger, great skill, quick with an eye for a goal, who was a great team player. Who would you pick ?
Well Southall in goal, no question, Gary Stevens at right back probably, but we had Tommy Wright, Jon Gidman, even Seamus, Henry Knewton wasn't bad either. Left back, never saw Wilson so can't pick him, between Pat Van Den Hauwe or Bainsey. Centre halves gone for Ratcliffe and Labone, midfield simply Ball, Harvey and Kendall. Left wing, Morrissey was excellent, but Sheedy for me. Beardsley and Lineker up top.
Team: 1. Southall, 2. Stevens, 3. Van Den Hauwe, 4. Ratcliffe, 5. Labone, 6. Harvey, 7. Stevens, 8. Ball, 9. Lineker, 10. Beardsley, 11.Sheedy.

I'd swop Baines for Pat.
I'd swop Reid for Kendall

I'm torn on Tricky Trev v Andrei but I will go Stevens as he gives the team great balance.

Lineker and Beardsley were a great partnership for England.

However , for Everton Gray and Sharp, just ask the Bayern centre backs

 

[T LEAFE]

Yeah I was thinking of doing a thread for the best team you have saw in your lifetime thread and one of the conundrums was Kanchelskis or Trevor Steven, Kanchelskis was an out and out attacker, who had lightening pace and was deadly in front of goal, don't think he ever defended. Trev was a tricky winger, great skill, quick with an eye for a goal, who was a great team player. Who would you pick ?
Well Southall in goal, no question, Gary Stevens at right back probably, but we had Tommy Wright, Jon Gidman, even Seamus, Henry Knewton wasn't bad either. Left back, never saw Wilson so can't pick him, between Pat Van Den Hauwe or Bainsey. Centre halves gone for Ratcliffe and Labone, midfield simply Ball, Harvey and Kendall. Left wing, Morrissey was excellent, but Sheedy for me. Beardsley and Lineker up top.
Team: 1. Southall, 2. Stevens, 3. Van Den Hauwe, 4. Ratcliffe, 5. Labone, 6. Harvey, 7. Stevens, 8. Ball, 9. Lineker, 10. Beardsley, 11.Sheedy.

Go on i dare you..
And whilst you are at it why not also a worst team thread in your lifetime
I need to do something this weekend

 

[salmon fingers]

VDH was a better defender but as a forward thinking player and with deliveries to gray sharp and lineaker, Baines has to be a head of psycho

 

[Rita_Poon]

Yeah I was thinking of doing a thread for the best team you have saw in your lifetime thread and one of the conundrums was Kanchelskis or Trevor Steven, Kanchelskis was an out and out attacker, who had lightening pace and was deadly in front of goal, don't think he ever defended. Trev was a tricky winger, great skill, quick with an eye for a goal, who was a great team player. Who would you pick ?
Well Southall in goal, no question, Gary Stevens at right back probably, but we had Tommy Wright, Jon Gidman, even Seamus, Henry Knewton wasn't bad either. Left back, never saw Wilson so can't pick him, between Pat Van Den Hauwe or Bainsey. Centre halves gone for Ratcliffe and Labone, midfield simply Ball, Harvey and Kendall. Left wing, Morrissey was excellent, but Sheedy for me. Beardsley and Lineker up top.
Team: 1. Southall, 2. Stevens, 3. Van Den Hauwe, 4. Ratcliffe, 5. Labone, 6. Harvey, 7. Stevens, 8. Ball, 9. Lineker, 10. Beardsley, 11.Sheedy.

Dangerous game this. Imagine having such a specialist side and having Cahill and Yakubu to hit with crosses. Lineker didn't like headers, and Beardsley was more a link up assist machine.

Can I have a second eleven? Martyn, Coleman, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Kanchelskis, Arteta, Gueye, Pienaar, Fellaini, Lukaku.

 

[larbert toffee]

I met Pat last Saturday, top lad.

 

[davek]

There was a misconception that because Baines was so good going forward that he couldn't defend , he could .

The only thing against Baines defensively was that he wasn't the tallest or particularly good in the air and often lost aerial challenges.

Pat definitely won in that area.

Never got close to a winger to stop crosses coming in; turned his back on crosses too.

He wasn't a terrible defender, but he was nowhere near good. Just adequate.

 

[jazzy]

Dangerous game this. Imagine having such a specialist side and having Cahill and Yakubu to hit with crosses. Lineker didn't like headers, and Beardsley was more a link up assist machine.

Can I have a second eleven? Martyn, Coleman, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Kanchelskis, Arteta, Gueye, Pienaar, Fellaini, Lukaku.

Pretty tasty 2nd team that

 

[Joey66]

He meant Ian Wilson…

He was crap even CH who signed him stated he was a let down WUm mercant

 

[Vaughan]

Baines

80s and 00-10s are chalk and cheese

if you took most of the great 80s players and put them in the prem now they would be bewildered and blowing after 20 minutes

 

[Bluebonic]

Baines all day long, VDH would absolutely get sent off every single game nowadays with VAR and the total tv coverage.

 

[Vintage]

Too tough a choice, so I've gone for Terry Phelan.

Iv got a Phelan your not going to change your mind on this one

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Never got close to a winger to stop crosses coming in; turned his back on crosses too.

He wasn't a terrible defender, but he was nowhere near good. Just adequate.

If LB3 was just adequate you must be full-on in love with the current squad.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Iv got a Phelan your not going to change your mind on this one

Terry ball joke

 

[GoldenToffee]

Obviously the naughtiest left back in Premier League history displaces the Dutchman.