EPL XI vs. LA LIGA XI; who will prevail ?

[yashar_fasihnia]

in my opinion, u shoud:

-replace iniesta with kaka,

-replace pique with pepe,

-replace given with van der sar,

-ur EPL midfield is too phyiscal with very little creativity. but then, on the bench, u dont have any physical midfielder. so either bench one of the midfielders and replace him with a creative one or replace one of your many strikers on the bench with another physical midfielder like ballack or barry.

-lampard should play behind the 2 strikers otherwise he wont be of much use. his genius 1 touch passes, vision and long range shots not to forget his decent heading ability is perfect for playing the tip of the diamond formation. move fabregas to left since he is more skilled than the others so he can make up for lack of left footed players. i guess u will have no choice but to play gerrard on the right then.
or u could try this midfield:
----------------gerrard------------lampard----------
----arshavin-----------------------------------robinho---
or play fabregas in place of one of them...

u co play a 4-2-2-2 box formation with gerrard and lampard behind the 2 strikers and essien and fabregas behind them but that will take away width from ur team and ur team will be too physicaly with very little creativity. basically, lots of long range shots and headers or one of lampard's genius passes/1-2 combos.

- for ur la liga team also, its a tough not to put zlatan in there simply because u are playing with 1 striker and that striker needs to be good in the air.

[elnino99]

in my opinion, u shoud:
-replace iniesta with kaka,
-replace pique with pepe,
-replace given with van der sar,
-ur EPL midfield is too phyiscal with very little creativity. but then, on the bench, u dont have any physical midfielder. so either bench one of the midfielders and replace him with a creative one or replace one of your many strikers on the bench with another physical midfielder like ballack or barry.
-lampard should play behind the 2 strikers otherwise he wont be of much use. his genius 1 touch passes, vision and long range shots not to forget his decent heading ability is perfect for playing the tip of the diamond formation. move fabregas to left since he is more skilled than the others so he can make up for lack of left footed players. i guess u will have no choice but to play gerrard on the right then.
or u could try this midfield:
----------------gerrard------------lampard----------
----arshavin-----------------------------------robinho---
or play fabregas in place of one of them...
u co play a 4-2-2-2 box formation with gerrard and lampard behind the 2 strikers and essien and fabregas behind them but that will take away width from ur team and ur team will be too physicaly with very little creativity. basically, lots of long range shots and headers or one of lampard's genius passes/1-2 combos.
- for ur la liga team also, its a tough not to put zlatan in there simply because u are playing with 1 striker and that striker needs to be good in the air.

** VDS has been pants this year
** Fabregas + Lampard = creativity
** EPL definitely needs a holding DM like Essien, or La Liga team will smoke them
** Arshavin & Robinho are inconsistent performers while Frankie, Stevie, Essien and Fabs perform n regular basis



and Gerrard's best position is behind strikers, that's why he scored 24 goals last year, and Lampard and Fabs can pick out through balls from the CM

[PersianPrins]

elnino99, Cech best goalkeeper in EPL


LA liga would rape EPL, beacuse their offensive is too strong

[yashar_fasihnia]

** VDS has been pants this year
** Fabregas + Lampard = creativity
** EPL definitely needs a holding DM like Essien, or La Liga team will smoke them
** Arshavin & Robinho are inconsistent performers while Frankie, Stevie, Essien and Fabs perform n regular basis

and Gerrard's best position is behind strikers, that's why he scored 24 goals last year, and Lampard and Fabs can pick out through balls from the CM

isnt this supposed to be an ideal situation?
when u talk about best of EPL vs best of La Liga, it is an ideal scenario and in ideal scenario, all players are at their peak right? in that case, van der sar, robinho and arshavin have no problems.

i still dont think lampard will be very effective if he plays that far. while gerrard can still be more effective a lil further because of his thunderous shots from longer distances and his strong physique which helps him to come all the way forward from behind.

through passes from that far in the field have very little chance of success and with the little dribbling ability lampard has, he will be very much neutralized and cant come infront to make his valuable defense breaking passes. fabregas wills truggle as well, but not as much as lampard.
and specially against a speedy technical creative team like la liga's, the little creativity that u have put in ur line up will virtually go down to 0.

i agree with u about essien's importance, but fabregas and lampard on the sides, even in a diamond formation will not get the best out of them and hinder the performance of the team.

ofcourse, this is all my opinion and nothing more, however its ur thread, so ur line up.

[elnino99]

elnino99, Cech WAS best goalkeeper in EPL
LA liga would rape EPL, beacuse their offensive is too strong

he used to be
he has been very average after that incident with Reading striker

[elnino99]

isnt this supposed to be an ideal situation?
when u talk about best of EPL vs best of La Liga, it is an ideal scenario and in ideal scenario, all players are at their peak right? in that case, van der sar, robinho and arshavin have no problems.
i still dont think lampard will be very effective if he plays that far. while gerrard can still be more effective a lil further because of his thunderous shots from longer distances and his strong physique which helps him to come all the way forward from behind.
through passes from that far in the field have very little chance of success and with the little dribbling ability lampard has, he will be very much neutralized and cant come infront to make his valuable defense breaking passes. fabregas wills truggle as well, but not as much as lampard.
and specially against a speedy technical creative team like la liga's, the little creativity that u have put in ur line up will virtually go down to 0.
i agree with u about essien's importance, but fabregas and lampard on the sides, even in a diamond formation will not get the best out of them and hinder the performance of the team.
ofcourse, this is all my opinion and nothing more, however its ur thread, so ur line up.

I understand that Lampard and Fabregas have a very similar style. but Maybe just to cmplete the team, I will have to put Fabs on the bench despite his awesome form of late, and replace him with a tricky dribbler like Robinho/Arshavin (only if they are at their peak , because recently they have been hot and cold) or we could drag Gerrard in the midfield and put Rooney behind the strikers

and EPL's fullbacks could be a real danger going forward, especially at LB of La Liga team which is their weakest link

[Babak agha]

Casillas > Given
Alves = Johnson
Puyol < Terry
Pique < Vidic
Capdevila < Cole
Toure < Essien
Xavi > Fabregas
Iniesta > Lampard
Messi > Gerrard (although Gerrard is a better CAM I think)
Ronaldo > Drogba
Villa = Torres

Overal La liga has a slighty better squad as individuels and for an attacking style.
But I would put my money on EPL. (All strong players with great fitness etc.)

[PersianPrins]

Babak, Villa is waaaaaaaaay better than Torres right now. I serously don't think that pique is better than Vidic.

[elnino99]

Babak, Villa is waaaaaaaaay better than Torres right now. I serously don't think that pique is better than Vidic.

is it why Torres has managed to score 10 goals in 10 games, and is still the second top scorer in EPL despite being injured for a month

Is it why a 60% fit Torres, made a joke of Vidic and Ferdinand

[Babak agha]

Babak, Villa is waaaaaaaaay better than Torres right now. I serously don't think that pique is better than Vidic.

I would also pick Villa above Torres, But I some people like Torres better, and I can see that in some departments he is better than Villa, but I like Villa better overal..., but that's just an personal thing.

Pique might be in a better form right now but that could change the next match. Overal I think Vidic is better... I even would prefer Ferdinand above Pique and Puyol.

[The Joker]

Both sucks. IPL are head and shoulders above those leagues.

[PersianMadrid7]

Liga has more chemistry and talent. EPL XI is like the English NT but worse, little chemistry = loss.

Even if EPL is more physical, it doesn't mean they can stop talented players from scoring.

[EKBATAN]

i always thought it would be a great idea to have a continent all-star games.....

allstars of europe vs. s. america

n. america all stars vs. asian allstars


etc....

[milad]

i always thought it would be a great idea to have a continent all-star games.....

allstars of europe vs. s. america

n. america all stars vs. asian allstars


etc....

they had asia vs south america in 96 i think. ali daie and azizi and bagheri were on asia i think. i think asia lost 6-2 lol.

[djmo]

No doubt La Liga,

Stronger midfield, strong upfront. Defense comparable.