How many Utd players would get into our 1st 11?

Wendell Gee · 08-12-2011 11:35am #1

Just thinking while watching Utd play without real menace last night, how would a composite Spurs/Utd 11 line up?
For the first time in decades, I think we would dominate.

Friedel/ de Gea no contest Friedel 1-0
Walker/Smalling/Twins toss up Smalling 1-1 (I'm being generous)
Vidic/Kaboul close now Vidic 1-2
King/Rio as if King 2-2
BAE/Evra I'd pick BAE but Evra 2-3
Lennon/Nani he has destroyed us Nani 2-4
Parker/dross no contest Parker 3-4
Modric/ditto ditto aris Modric 4-4
Bale/Park/Young ? Bale 5-4
Adebayor/Berba/Chica Ade 6-4
VDV/Defoe/Rooney just Rooney 6-5

I think I'm being generous to the Mancs there. 8-3 is not unimaginable. Point is, our first team is settled, balanced, the age profile is perfect, morale is high. If we avoid serious injuries, we are Citeh's main challengers.

golfball37 · 08-12-2011 12:08pm

Maybe we should beat them in a league match first before we get ahead of ourselves? We always seem to genoflect and give up when we play them so until that changes we can't claim to be any better than them in any aspect. IMO

2nd Row Donkey · 08-12-2011 12:08pm

I dunno, I think Hernandez would get the nod ahead of Ade.

Jones would make the team easy too - not in midfield ahead of Parker but you'd have to find room for him in defense.

BAE vs Evra. BAE everytime. Always thought Evra was over rated.

ziedth · 08-12-2011 1:06pm

Evra has gone to pot in recently IMHO. Decent idea for a thread. I'd have Rooney with Rafa behind but Rooney hasn't exactly been on fire in the last 8 games either but he's a quality player.

I'd have a fit King over either of the centre backs but would have Vidic with him.

Swap Nani for Lennon that's about it. Walker/Smalling very little in it.

No doubt having said all that they'll still beat us next year.