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Players outside the Top 4

  • 26-12-2007 06:47PM
    #1
    PHB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭


    Outside of the top 4 teams (United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool) which players do you think could make it into the top 4 squad, and preferably which squad?

    Personally players I think these guys could make it at top 4 clubs would be
    Ashley Young
    Berbatov
    Robbie Keane
    Aaron Lennon
    Anelka

    I think Dean Ashton would be fantastic for Liverpool.


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  • #2
    _blank_
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    Hunty, Doyler and Long.


  • #3
    Mr Alan
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    Des man, you are in love! every thread i go into! its all "hunty,doyler and long!"?!?!?!?

    let it go!


  • #4
    Unearthly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,567 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    I think Shay Given would make the Arsenal team, and could be a replacement for VDS at United

    Richard Dunne as a backup for any of them.

    Petrov looks good to


  • #5
    PHB
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    I was thinking about including Hunt and Doyle, but Long, love is truly blind :) Anyone who scores against Sunderland would be a good bet for you too DesF :)


  • #6
    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Arteta is the best player outside the top 4.


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  • #7
    Mr Alan
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    i hate Sunderland as much as the next man, But you crossed a line today Des, Cheering for the mancs against them! the dark side . . . . . how could you?! :(


  • #8
    Mr Alan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    Anelka,Cahill,Arteta,Berbatov,keane,Elano,Petrov,Richards,shorey,Dunne,Ashton . . . . i'm sure there is more too.

    Doyle,hunt and long can go and ask my bollox


  • #9
    _blank_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Mr Alan wrote: »
    let it go!
    Nope :)
    PHB wrote: »
    I was thinking about including Hunt and Doyle
    Well, in reality, I reckon Hunt could do a job with potentially Liverpool.

    Very direct winger, and I love his attitude to playing. He just relishes being on the pitch, it's great to see.
    PHB wrote: »
    Anyone who scores against Sunderland would be a good bet for you too DesF :)
    :) lol
    Mr Alan wrote: »
    i hate Sunderland as much as the next man, But you crossed a line today Des, Cheering for the mancs against them! the dark side . . . . . how could you?! :(
    They're better than Liverpool :p


  • #10
    PHB
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    Who would Arteta replace to be honest?


  • #11
    DSB
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    Young is by far the best player outside the top 4. Better than every other winger in the league except obviously Ronaldo too.


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  • #12
    A Dub in Glasgo
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    Messi
    Ronaldinho
    Ronaldo
    KaKa

    A lot of the players in La Liga and Serie A as well, too numerous to mention


  • #13
    DSB
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    Tommy Tiernan posts here?


  • #14
    A Dub in Glasgo
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    :D

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=103760

    :D


  • #15
    OPENROAD
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    PHB wrote: »
    ?

    Personally players I think these guys could make it at top 4 clubs would be
    Ashley Young
    Berbatov
    Robbie Keane
    Aaron Lennon
    Anelka

    I think Dean Ashton would be fantastic for Liverpool.


    Not sure about Yong, Keane, Lennon.

    Agree with Anelka, only a matter of time before he moves from Bolton.


  • #16
    Peyton Manning
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    PHB wrote: »
    Who would Arteta replace to be honest?

    Well, you said which players could make it into the squad, so I think he'd easily replace:

    O'Shea
    Fletcher
    Diaby
    Sidwell
    Diarra
    Denilson
    Sissoko
    Makelele
    Alonso


  • #17
    OPENROAD
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    Unearthly wrote: »
    I think Shay Given would make the Arsenal team, and could be a replacement for VDS at United


    Not sure about that, Almunia has impressed me this season, has had a lot to put up with and risen to the challenge.


  • #18
    Necronomicon
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    I agree with Archimedes about Arteta, he is a class act.

    Are you talking first 11s PHB? Because in terms of squad places there are dozens that could replace squad players in the top 4 teams.


  • #19
    PHB
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    Well I mean in general really, not first 11, but first team players. By that I don't mean Johnny Evans, but I mean Pique. I mean Saha but I don't mean Dong.

    I can't see Arteta being better than Scholes/Anderson/Carrick/Hargreaves or Lampard/Essien/Ballack/Makelele or Gerrard/Alonson/Mascherano or Fabregas/Flamini/Denilson


  • #20
    Pepe LeFrits
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    PHB wrote: »
    Who would Arteta replace to be honest?
    I'd swap him for Rosicky in a heartbeat. Great player.


  • #21
    Necronomicon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,589 ✭✭✭✭Necronomicon


    PHB wrote: »
    I can't see Arteta being better than Scholes/Anderson/Carrick/Hargreaves or Lampard/Essien/Ballack/Makelele or Gerrard/Alonson/Mascherano or Fabregas/Flamini/Denilson

    Comparing the wrong players. Arteta plays on the right for Everton. I think he'd easily replace Benayoun at Liverpool, far superior player IMO.


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  • #22
    Bubs101
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    There's a hoard of keeper's outside the top 4 who'd waltz into the N.1 position at Arsenal. Given, Gordon,James,Robinson.

    Aside form that I'd say that Downing and Petrov would walk into LM for Liverpool and Anelka would get into all of the teams' starting 11 if they were playing 4-4-2


  • #23
    OPENROAD
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    Bubs101 wrote: »
    There's a hoard of keeper's outside the top 4 who'd waltz into the N.1 position at Arsenal. Given, Gordon,James,Robinson.


    Robinson :D:D,


    Maybe James would be the only one imo.


  • #24
    Mikeyt086
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    Mr Alan wrote: »
    Anelka,Cahill,Arteta,Berbatov,keane,Elano,Petrov,Richards,shorey,Dunne,Ashton . . . . i'm sure there is more too.

    Doyle,hunt and long can go and ask my bollox

    Agree with your players 100%. With the addition of Given and Ash Young.

    But why would Doyle, Hunt and Long ask your bollox if they can play for the top 4?


  • #25
    Mr Alan
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    cause my bollox knows everything :)


  • #26
    tdv
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    Micah Richards would get ahead of a few of the big 4's right backs.


  • #27
    MrJoeSoap
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    DSB wrote: »
    Young is by far the best player outside the top 4.

    Not a hope buddy.

    Cahill, Arteta, Richards, Given, Berbatov... and of course Gareth Bale. :D


  • #28
    Guy:Incognito
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    Mikeyt086 wrote: »
    Agree with your players 100%. With the addition of Given and Ash Young.

    But why would Doyle, Hunt and Long ask your bollox if they can play for the top 4?

    Whatever about Doyle and Hunt (I'm not convinced of eithers ability to be first choice at a top cass side atm) but what has Long done to suggest he could take a spot in a top side? and which side / player would he be in for?


  • #29
    Helix
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    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Not a hope buddy.

    Cahill, Arteta, Richards, Given, Berbatov... and of course Gareth Bale. :D

    id have young ahead of every single one of those bar cahill


  • #30
    _blank_
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    Stekelly wrote: »
    but what has Long done to suggest he could take a spot in a top side? and which side / player would he be in for?
    Are you insane?

    Shane Long will clearly, CLEARLY, be world class in the next eighteen months or so.

    Insane and blind.

    Ah, no. Seriously.

    millersangel was just saying that he, in his infinite wisdom, doesn't think the three lads would make it in any of the "top 4" teams.


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  • #31
    Smegball
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    Titus Bramble :D


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