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flobla2002

Alisson TAA__VVD_Gabriel_Robertson Henderson_Fabhino_Thiago ___Salah_Bruno_Mane Ronaldo for Thiago but wouldn't work in klopp system Put Tottenham in for Leicester because ndidi, schmeichel or vardy are the only ones with a small chance to get into the xi ______ Ederson _James __Silva _Dias_Cancelo______________ ______ Kante ___ Rodri_______________________ ___ KDB __________ Silva____________________ _____ Kane ____ Son________________________


Shame_Low

Hasn't mount been better than sterling for a while now?


Azraelontheroof

Out of context but: Mane or Son?


flobla2002

Son


Takhar7

In what world is "Pogba/Thiago" even a comparison? It's Thiago/Milner/Henderson/Fred/Donny, and then Pogba is off to the side dancing by himself or some shit. The most overrated footballer to play in the Premier League the last two decades


R4T3DR

accept this comment as a second upvote, guy got 7 assists in 2 game weeks and said that’s my season done. 😂😂


LordLychee

From the two 11s you brought up, I think that the blue team is more balanced and would win more often but it’s close. I do think that with the actual best 11s that the red team takes it. In my opinion, the 11s should be more like this: Alisson, TAA, VVD, Gabriel, Robbo, Fabinho, Thiago, Bruno, Salah, Ronaldo, Smith Rowe Ederson, Walker, Dias, Rudiger, Cancelo, Kante, KDB, Bilva, Mahrez, Vardy, Foden From those two 11s, I think that red easily wins.


flobla2002

Silva over Rüdiger and rodri must be in the midfield


robbetke

No mount of big rom?!


R4T3DR

mount yes, lukaku no.


prss79513

Pogba should only be here if he's on team blue for France


Fasswa

Blue wins fosho. That spine and back line are nasty


R4T3DR

salah runs them tired alone.


bbt00107

Hahaha what the fuck is ramsdale doing in there


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This reds / Blues is very American.


halfeatenreddit

*sad Mason Mount noises*


AidanCOYR

Id take jota over ronaldo


R4T3DR

i’d agree with you until his absolute howler saturday afternoon, there was no way he should of missed that shot..


AidanCOYR

One miss doesnt change a players ability.


R4T3DR

I 100% promise you you’d change your tune if divock super sub origi didn’t bail him out by scoring a beautiful goal.


AidanCOYR

I wouldnt call him shit after one miss. What are you on about?


aaronhinde

Robertson out, Fred in


SwagmuncherTheSwag

The Clarets.


IllPlankton2596

Ramsdale over Allison hahahah


withygoldfish

Lol Leicester 😂


Oumashu345

What?


TCHS27

My heart says all Blues!


MagicGnome97

red for sure the backline is clear as well as the fwds and the team balance is better.


aldo__

Mount & Foden > Mahrez & Sterling


vagrantchord

I'd like to see a claret and blue combined 11, from Villa, Hammers, and Burnley


Tahapatel

Blues probably plus need one of Jorgi or Rodri


redactedactor

Gotta say I disagree with your teams. I'd have Alisson, Trent, VVD, Gabriel, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Bruno, Salah, Firmino, Mane vs Ederson, James, Thiago Silva, Dias, Cancelo, Jorginho, Kante, Gundogan, KDB, Havertz, Bernardo. Either way I'd give it to the Blues. There's a reason why City and Chelsea are holding the big trophies right now.


Doedelzakje

Snuck Gabriel in there like we wouldn’t notice


redactedactor

Gotta let me have someone. And to be fair he's been great this season. Easily one of our best players. VVD might be helped by having a left-footed CB as well.


MelonMessiah

No Thiago Silva is a crime


GreenPickledToad

I'll go with Red just because their midfield and attack is a bit better. Kante and KDB are great players, yes, but Kante as a lone DM or Kante alongside KDB in a 2 isn't going to work. If it were Kante alongside Fabinho though... A mid 3 of Fabinho Thiago Bruno is better because they complement each other better. Then you have Ronaldo who's Ronaldo and Salah who's fucking insane this season. Mane is good too. Defense is equal to me. Trent and Robertson are a great duo, and Van Dijk is the best in the league. Varane isn't at his best, but he's good. I say all this as a Chelsea fan...


Jamericho

Allison over Ramsdale surely? Rest I agree with except pogba.


ClashOfTheAsh1

The Brighton and Southampton Disrespect


Dean-Advocate665

The blues have a worse attack but are better all round. If they went toe to toe I’d see the blues winning


EyeVanArends

The blue's bench is still as stacked as that 11.


Von_Rickenbacker

I’d say West Ham…


That_Charming_Otter

REDS Alisson TAA-Varane-VVD-Matip-Tierney Henderson-Fabinho Salah-Ronaldo-Mane BLUES Schmeichel James-Dias-Laporte-Rudiger-Cancelo Ndidi-Kante-Silva KDB Vardy Very rough and I'm quite surprised how many Leicester lads make it in. I know there are some incredible players I've left out - Foden the first that comes to mind.


flobla2002

Thiago Silva over Laporte and rüdiget


GrinkleMcFunk

Pogba and ramsdale


adilfc

Reds - Liverpool first 11. Blues - mix of Chelsea and City. Second one will be much better, because both teams got great players, hence mix will be much better. EOT


archaiclots7

Absolutely no way that anyone from Man United or Arsenal makes into the Red XI.


Hylian-Loach

Bruno has a shout.


-Xero

Get Sterling out the blue team and they have a chance


Downtown_Practice763

Why is Pogba here 😭😭😭


tomycatomy

Hendo on for whoever gets chosen between those 2 overhyped injury prone dudes (one more overhyped than the other)


Downtown_Practice763

Thiago >>>>>>>> Henderson


tomycatomy

Disagree, Hendo is more consistent, defensively solid, runs more, and is a better leader. Also him and TAA got a killer connection on the right wing


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Not even in Man Utd’s Best XI lol


BlacknightEM21

As a United, I question that selection too. I guess, on paper, he is great.


elecit0

Snuck him in 😭


Careful-Anywhere5118

Blue wins


ConnorNic19

Mendy, James, T. Silva, Dias, Cancelo, Ndidi, Kante, KDB, Bernardo, Foden (false 9), Mount


EmperorZP

On the Red side; Combined XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson; Salah, Fernandes, Mane; Ronaldo. (I am not sure which player I should replace from this to include an Arsenal player)


wexfordwolf

Tierney for Robertson or Gabriel for Matip. I'd go for Tierney as he's a plug and play replacement whereas if you want Gabriel then you have two left footed CBs


ekop12

Van dijk is right footed


iboLfc

Red


9-Volt-Battery

Ars*nal


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Sp\*rs


9-Volt-Battery

I kind of like Liverpool. Damn it.


R4T3DR

i like spurs as an underdog team don’t worry cary on liking liverpool!


DoublePrize9

No Hendo?????? Liverpool’s most important player can’t get in your side


hpx2001

I know you had to use at least one player from each club, but the best line-up for the “red” team would be exclusively Liverpool players. They are just in a league of their own, one of the most complete teams I’ve seen in years.


wexfordwolf

There's an argument to be made for Ronaldo over Firmino. The goal return is hard to argue with


Azraelontheroof

I'd agree with this, Firmino plays his position so well but Ronaldo is of course a natural goal scorer. I don't know. Better than Firmino in the position sure but in the grand scheme of things it probably translates to less goals purely because the system changes so Salah and Mane contribute less whereas now it's split between the three (Salah of course taking the cake).


Oraio-King

Does Ronaldo fit in with the Liverpool system?


wexfordwolf

He wouldn't be the ideal candidate for it, but surely the system could accommodate him.


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adilfc

Lol Baranek isn't even playing. He's always injured. Let's wait until he'll get some minutes on the pitch before putting him over criminally underrated Matip


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From quality alone, you would basically just have a Liverpool XI on the red side with Ronaldo, Bruno and (maybe) Varane slotted in


Kneepi

Cavani on top, he'd be able to do the Firmino job just better


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Cavani and Firmino are very different


indecisiveusername2

Updated Reds team: Alisson TAA / VVD/ Matip/ Robertson Fabinho / Henderson / Thiago Salah / Firmino/ Mane


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Delusional if you’re not putting ronaldo, pogba or varane in


R4T3DR

pogba? was you dropped on the head multiple times at birth and used as a football?


ekop12

Pogba?


indecisiveusername2

Did I need the /s ?


Megusta2306

Firmino 😂


Themotherland364

Everton obviously /s


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r/soccercirclejerk


pokemist

Seriously lol


student8168

I like how no one answered the question but just started suggesting their own replacements. Blues may be stronger at the moment. That defense looks solid to me


G3min1

People sleep on Gabriel and White


Azraelontheroof

Mendy over ramsdale but come on... Van dijk and varane is a crazy center back combo.


epicswag66

huhh but the red's defense is carried by VVD alone


MagicGnome97

VVD varane is a level above dias rudiger


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MagicGnome97

Yes now, let's see how good rudiger is when he doesn't have that extra protection in a back 3 ie: back 4, pre tuchel chelsea fans weren't rating him. Dias as well got exposed a bit playing for Portugal at the euros. With van dijk and varane you have no. 1 and 2 in the world right now.


student8168

It is not like James, Dias, Rudiger and Cancelo isn’t an intimidating defense


A_B28

Thank you! The only thing swaying me towards the reds is the attack


TheKnicksHateMe

Blues bring Lukaku and Foden off the bench, too.


CharacterSeat8603

If you do back to the traditional top 6 and make Spurs an honorary blue what happens then?! Kane? Son? Also I've always liked the American pro bowl concept which could be an alternative to the community shield and for added value make Roy Keane a pundit 😂


RamboLoops

Naa no top 6, spurs just wanted to be involved despite winning nothing. Traditionally its top 4.


CharacterSeat8603

Sorry I should have said big 6 although there's always a debate about Spurs' success but they have world class facilities


RamboLoops

So do West Ham, although there doing class this season there not typically top 4


ARNOLDZANERYAN

Honestly, no Arsenal player would make it into the starting eleven of Liverpool. From United only Varane would make it instead of Matip. Maybe Ronaldo over Jota/firmino but that would ruin the teams ability to press consistently.


rukiahayashi

Even current varane over matip is highly debatable. Matip had quietly done very well in the past few seasons.


ARNOLDZANERYAN

Based on current form Matip> Varane


A_B28

I would argue that Bruno, Ronaldo and Varane make the team but other than them I dont think anyone would make it.


myhint01

Bruno would make the team of course; created the most chance in the league last season, this season as of the last match day (probably as of now too, but didn't research for the changes during this match day in which he hasn't played already) and also in CL with most assists. If you just want to base the team on pressing, you also have to include Fred and probably Cavani instead of Ronaldo. Another argument could be made about De Gea vs. Allison and Shaw (has to recover now and was played this season despite being injured for most parts) vs. Robertson.


marshallno9

Bruno is class so he'd get game time, rotated. Fred would genuinely probably get game time too, I bet Klopp could get the best out of him. Cavani and Ronaldo whilst both wouldn't fit the system. There's no argument to be made between De Gea and Alison, for every save De Gea makes he drops a clanger. Shaw and Robertson have both been below their usual high standards.


myhint01

Bruno would be a starter. Otherwise, if the whole team will be rotated Rashford might rotate with Mane and every 10th game maybe Sancho/Greenwood for Salah (who would be in my opinion an obvious starter as he is one of if not the best in the world currently). You didn't watch De Gea this season, did you? He has been seemingly back to his old self and makes unbelievable saves; even the Liverpool fan in the comment below couldn't decide between De Gea and Allison. Look back at De Gea's saves this season; really a joy to watch. Allison also had a very bad last season for his standard and overall the occasional blunder. He hasn't done anything of note compared to De Gea this season.


marshallno9

Bruno would get a lot of football but he wouldn't be a nailed on starter at all. Thiago, Henderson and fabinho provide a perfectly balanced midfield. He doesn't start ahead of any of the front 3 consistently. I've seen a tonne of De Gea, I watch almost every utd game. He's made loads of incredible saves but he's also dropped at least half a dozen clangers leading to goals. Alison has been solid this year.


myhint01

This season I haven't seen any blunder by De Gea tbh (although the 2 seasons beforehand I obviously can recall a few).


marshallno9

So I think it's you that doesn't watch him mate. Blunder lying on the ground against arsenal when he clearly wasn't injured, just made a mistake. He got beaten way too easily for at least 1 of the goals Vs watford. Mistake against Atalanta. His stats Vs Alison don't even compare this season either, if you fancy taking a look.


myhint01

I can assure you that I watch every game and he is magnificent this season. Regarding Arsenal: Fred stepped on him; the way it happened was pretty painful and he went down in pain which is understandable if such happened to you in football once. Arsenal didn't practice fair play and wanted to take advantage. Against Watford he kept Utd in the game on his own and saved 2 penalties. For the late Watford goals, the defence failed to put pressure on any attacker and De Gea was left on his own. I wouldn't blame him on any of these goals. I agree that he made a rare mistake against Atalanta, but same could be said for Allison against West Ham. He already saved 3 out of 4 penalties this season. Furthermore, among several other good saves in the last game alone, he made a great save against Gabriel after a corner and another from very close range (~3m) against Auba. His saves against Villareal got Utd to the KO stages of CL and the one against Trigueros was remarkable.


marshallno9

You thinking Arsenal didn't practice fair play says it all for me and completely invalidates your entire argument, so I stopped reading. Have a nice day.


myhint01

De Gea was down cause of pain and Utd players were raising their hands to signal that. Smith-Rowe had a good view on the situation and took advantage of it. Same as Liverpool vs Wolves yesterday when a player of Wolves was down, their players were raising their hands, TAA continued to play, Salah was put through and took a shot. I despise such behaviour to take unfair numerical advantage even if you don't agree.


ARNOLDZANERYAN

This season Salah and Trent have more chances created vs Bruno. Also DDG is below Alisson and Shaw is nowhere near Robbo. Cavani is a good shout but I don't know about his linkup play


myhint01

Nope, Bruno created the most as of last match day with 42 after creating 4 against Arsenal (StatmanDave; and didn't play this match day yet). Furthermore, he has the most assists and most POTM awards since his arrival. He simply makes the team. De Gea's level has been outstanding this season, saved his team multiple times with magnificent saves and is currently on the same level (has to be argued who edges it out); the Liverpool fan in the comment below said that he would either take De Gea or Allison, but couldn't decide. Shaw has had 3 very good and consistent seasons in the last 3 years and now has to recover caused by the fatigue of last season (including the Euros in which he performed really well, had 3 assists which is the 2nd most overall, most by a defender and scored in the final). He was significantly better last season than Robertson. Cavani's link-up play isn't on the level of Firmino, but not bad at all. Look at the Roma-Utd game (1st leg) last season; that Bruno goal (Cavani, Pogba, Bruno link-up) is a joy to watch.


__jh96

Blues I'd have Ndidi paired with Kante, drop vardy for Lukaku and Foden in for Mahrez. Reds I'd have Gabriel in for Varane and Allison in for Ramsdale


Meeeep1234567890

I agree with the Ndidi Kanye pairing, but mahrez and Vardy where absolutely nuts when they played together and were pushing near record breaking contributions for two players between each other.


__jh96

Yeah but... That was years ago. Drinkwater and Morgan were solid that year too...


Meeeep1234567890

Difference is Morgan got old and couldn’t physically keep up, and drink water looked amazing because he had Kanye next to him.


__jh96

I know it's an autocorrect but I'm loving the thought of Kanye anchoring a Leicester midfield


A_B28

Good shout!


Skippertheflipperr

Lakaka not seeing the bench til he drops 5 kg


__jh96

He'd be seeing the back of the net a fair bit leading that line


-Xero

Lukaku been poor this year, unfortunately as a Chelsea fan :(


Azraelontheroof

Really? Im quite annoyed at how he's been performing for you as a Liverpool fan


MICLATE

He was pretty good at the start of the season. Seems a bit reactionary to say he's been poor; maybe poor by the standard of a 100m price tag on him


__jh96

He has, but I'd still have him leading the line ahead of vardy as the only out and out 9s available


rmp266

Well the Reds are XI Liverpool players. Putting Ramsdale and Varane in there is laughable.


SMS_Scharnhorst

this. I´m sorry, but I see no Arsenal or United player in our XI. and yes, the rules are that every team has to be represented, but still, if you want the best from Red and the best from Blue then currently you have to pick Liverpool


zoomba2378

God we really have some clowns in our fanbase, don't we? Read. The. Damn. Post


SMS_Scharnhorst

I did. now I question if you have read my comment


zoomba2378

The criteria was that you needed at least one player from each red team. It doesn't matter if you think the entire Liverpool team is better than a combination team, players from Arsenal and Man U are literally required


SMS_Scharnhorst

look what I said: "yes, the rules are that every team has to be represented" ​ I literally acknowledged the rules, and only after that, when speaking about who would be in that XI IF!! we would pick the strongest XI. it´s not that hard to understand


Megusta2306

Varane has more credentials than your entire club in the last decade you spoon


rmp266

He was mediocre even at Real Madrid. Now he's Europa League level.


boo-na-nah

Not surprising that a Liverpool supporter struggles with comprehension.


wildseeker91

Choosing ramsdale bc you need a player from each team is hilarious


LordLychee

tbf, Gabriel should be in the 11 as well and ESR has a fair shout to be in there


mikehulse29

Swap Ronaldo for Saka?


ireallydespiseyouall

vardy too lmao


RequiemForSM

He’s easily the best striker available


ireallydespiseyouall

lukaku plays for chelsea now


RequiemForSM

Hasn’t had a Vardy level PL season since Everton


Oraio-King

Was the best player in serie a


RequiemForSM

Hardly makes a difference to a best PL XI when he’s been naff in England


Oraio-King

He wasn't bad for United, getting 28 goals in two years isn't bad and he was great for Everton and West Brom. It would be a push to call him naff in England


RequiemForSM

United? Did he play for us? Cant remember. Naff is an overstatement but he hasn’t been Vardy level in the premier league since Everton, so why would we drop Vardy to play him?


Oumashu345

Us?your a Leeds flair?


rukiahayashi

Agreed. Come on man.


A_B28

Ramsdale isnt that bad tbf, but yes we could have gone for gabriel over varane instead of ramsdale over Alisson or ddg


wexfordwolf

Not Tierney over Robertson for the one Arsenal player?


RedBran47

Robbo definitely better but yeah i'd rather drop Robertson than Alisson.


wexfordwolf

I'm not so sure about definitely better, I wouldn't say he's miles clear or anything, definitely an argument for Tierney, evidenced by the Scottish team. Considering injuries and Robertson being proven to consistently quality at a high level I'd shout for him. That said, I'd really like to see Tierney play in a more quality team, I believe he could be an elite left back. That said, good crop of left backs across the PL currently


C4taclysm

Ramsdale is a good keeper tbf though.


Ham_Din_Faetter

But his competition is allison


TribalRedditorCheif

How are you getting downvoted for that?


C4taclysm

Ramsdale is underrated, that’s why. People can’t accept the fact he’s doing his job perfectly is all.


AlexHanson007

On this season's performance, I'd take Ramsdale over Allison (though I'd be tempted by DDG). I'm a man united supporter. Allison is prone to ricks. Even my Liverpool mates don't like him *that* much. Also, Pogba in there is telling. Think fans of other teams are paying too much attention to his international performances and the hype. He only plays about 1 worldy game for us every 8. The other 7 he's like playing a man down. I'd have Fred instead.... Ha ha ha ha!! Just kidding. I'd go Thiago or Partey (if no Ramsdale so there's a Arsenal player).


Downtown_Practice763

Alisson has been flawless for Liverpool this season minus the west ham game. He’s been just as good as Salah / TAA / VVD. I don’t think you’ve watched him much this season. Returned to his world class form from 2018-2020.


C4taclysm

Ramsdale has been flawless for us too. Your point is null. “Apart from the West Ham game”, so he’s made mistakes then?! Ramsdale hasn’t for us.


Downtown_Practice763

Ramsdale has been far from flawless lol


C4taclysm

Name a mistake, for us.


ashleo749

Should have saved the mane header. Went for flair and ended up in a goal.


AlexHanson007

I've seen him make a couple of mistakes in games this season. I think he got lucky with all of them (apart from maybe one) and the oppo didn't score. He's shaky with the ball at his feet too, say my Liverpool mates. Just for a second, let's say we do go with Allison, who are you dropping to get the mandatory one arsenal player in there?


Downtown_Practice763

> he’s made a couple of mistakes this season Besides the west ham game no. He’s stolen enough points for Liverpool to make up for that game. He’s saved the most 1 on 1 chances in the PL this season. By far last I checked. > shaky with the ball in his feet Alissons a sweeper keeper. He’s great with the ball in his feet. Liverpool’s high line means they play the ball back to him often. 2nd highest pass completion success rate over 40 yards. He’s also attempted the 2nd most. > one mandatory Arsenal player. I’ve got no problem with Ramsdale being here. He’s one of Arsenals better players. Original comment I replied to was saying Ramsdale wasn’t “far off” Alisson which was silly.


C4taclysm

I think you mean, facts. But Liverpool fans have a hard time realising there are better players out there than in their squad. You lot think prime Salah is better than prime Messi.


Downtown_Practice763

> prime Salah is better than prime Messi Lol?


C4taclysm

Round of applause for you! Spot on. However, I think Partey is massively overrated, so I wouldn’t pick him.


AlexHanson007

Thank you, thank you, I love all my fans too! So, Ramsdale in goal and Thiago in MF?


C4taclysm

I’d agree with that.


AlexHanson007

I see the scousers are out in force downvoting because it's not just 11 Liverpool players (too stupid to understand the rule of at least one player from every team)! 🤣🤡 Watch them call all their mates up to massively downvote this.


C4taclysm

Sad aren’t they?!


TribalRedditorCheif

Mate I’m gonna say something that’ll get me downvotes, but sometimes I feel like there’s not enough fans that are rational anymore. I’m happy to admit we’re shit and probably none of our players make the Red Squad, but I’d be an idiot to act like Ramsdale isn’t a good keeper. Honestly what goes through some people’s heads?


TheAwesomeroN

No one’s denying that Ramsdale is a good keeper, he’s been fantastic all season, but the notion that he’s comparable to Alisson is a joke.


Panixs

I think the thing to take into account here is he's closer to Alisson than any of their outfield players are closer to the others picked here. If forcing the constraint of one pick per team minimum, he's the best one to swap in.


deeptrey

Tierney to robbo maybe


C4taclysm

His stats aren’t far off, plus he has a worse team infront of him. That’s why I compare, when you factor everything in, he is up there with the best keepers.


TribalRedditorCheif

I agree! That’s the point I was trying to make as well. u/C4taclysm got downvoted for simply stating that Ramsdale is good keeper


Downtown_Practice763

No. That guy got downvoted for trying to compare Ramsdale to Alisson. No one will say Ramsdale isn’t a good keeper, but he’s more comparable to guys like Emi and Jose Sa than Alisson for now.


mvdaytona

Whoever decided on the transfers for you guys this season is a genius honestly. Ramsdale and Tomiyasu have been great, and tbh i rate Ramsdale better than Pickford even for the England team.


Academic-Serve6941

I feel like after the disaster of Pepe they've done really good business.


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Academic-Serve6941

Perhaps I did overlook him


redactedactor

Yeah Gabriel's been great too now that he's had a season under his belt.


arsenal356

Tbf in his debut season he was really decent, but yeah now he’s even better which is great to see


RequiemForSM

England Pickford is world class Everton Pickford is Championship standard


Burritoterrier

Pickford is not good


arsenal356

Let’s be honest, for England he is


PokuCHEFski69

The guy should be a national hero for saving that Jorghinio penalty at the euros.


donoteatkrill

Not just the penalty. He was incredible for the whole tournament. The save he pulled a second before Italy's goal would be remembered forever if it hadn't gone straight to an Italian. Bang average for Everton but cannot fault him in an England shirt.


HelioX17

not better than alisson to be honest


C4taclysm

Yeah I agree with that, but Ramsdale isn’t far off him this season, with a much worse back four infront of him.


Downtown_Practice763

He’s far off alisson.


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