Your quirky XI

[BringBack_leGin]

The L'equipe XI got me thinking about fun dream XI's one could create. Any theme for your team, be is only using left footers, only using players who play in a certain colour strip, only using players under the age of 21 etc etc. It can be all time players or just current ones, whatever theme you want.

I've gone with a side only of players who either have a first name starting with E, or a surname starting with P, because my initials are EP. I'm choosing from all time players rather than just current players.

1. Edwin Van der Sar
2. Steve Perryman
3. Eric Abidal
4. Edgar Davids
5. Carles Puyol
6. Daniel Passarella
7. Eric Cantona
8. Michel Platini
9. Ferenc Puskas
10. Edison Arantes do Nasciminto (Pele)
11. Jean-Pierre Papin

Van der Sar
Perryman Puyol Passarella Abidal
Davids Platini
Puskas Cantona Papin
Pele​

 

[haxman]

Sounds good! My initials are GM so here's an Ossie Ardiles type side who will score more goals than the opposition - guaranteed!

1. Gordon Banks
2. Maicon
3. Paolo Maldini
4. Bobby Moore
5. Giorgio Chiellini
6. Gareth Bale
7. Glenn Hoddle
8. Diego Maradona
9. George Weah
10. George Best
11. Lionel Messi

Banks
Maicon Chiellini Moore Maldini
Messi Hoddle Maradona Best Bale
Weah​

 

[wizgell]

I was going to do a list of players born in Islington (like me) but beyond Joe Cole and Jay Bothroyd...we have Gifton Noel Williams and players of the like.
Even harder, and probably with even less quality...Footballers with the same name as me:

-----------------1.Dean Kiely----------------

2.Dean Gordon 5.Dean Richards 3.Dean Blackwell

---------4.Dean Marney--6.Dean Whitehead------------

---8.Dean Windass-----------------7.Dean Sturridge---

11.Dean Saunders-- 10.Dean Ashton-- 9.Dixie Dean

SUBS:(gk)Dean Gerken, Dean Holdsworth, Dean Parrett, Brian Deane, Dean Wilkins

 

[bill]

most international caps for their country.

I included as many yids as could. I also picked a great team.



Pat Jennings - Northern Ireland, Goalkeeper

Michał Żewłakow - Poland, Left back
Claudio Suarez - Mexico, Central defender
Fabio Cannavaro - Italy, Central defender
Marcos Evangelista de Moraes (Cafu) - Brazil, Right back

Dragan Džajić, Serbia, Left Wing
Kenny" Dalglish - Scotland, Midfield
Lothar Herbert Matthäus - Germany, Midfield
Javier Adelmar Zanetti - Argentina, Right Wing


Jari Litmanen - Finland, Striker
Robbie Keane - Republic of Ireland, Striker



(team of Bill to follow later after the scum v scum game)
Not quirky enough, ..... let me think of something

 

[AngerManagement]

My Male Pattern Baldness 11

-----------------------Fabian Barthez

Steve Carr Frank Lebouf Japp Stam Paul Konchesky (I assume)

Arjen Robben Zinadine Zidane Bobby Charlton Ryan Giggs (certainly thinning)

-----------------Wayne Rooney
---------------------------Gianluca Vialli


Sub bench

Lombardo
Cambiasso
Metgod
JOl (assuming he went bald while still playing)
Paul Robinson (bit of a thinning patch I am sure)
Ray Wilkins
Steve Bould

 

[nferno]

I was going to do a list of players born in Islington (like me) but beyond Joe Cole and Jay Bothroyd...we have Gifton Noel Williams and players of the like.
Even harder, and probably with even less quality...Footballers with the same name as me:

-----------------1.Dean Kiely----------------

2.Dean Gordon 5.Dean Richards 3.Dean Blackwell

---------4.Dean Marney--6.Dean Whitehead------------

---8.Dean Windass-----------------7.Dean Sturridge---

11.Dean Saunders-- 10.Dean Ashton-- 9.Dixie Dean

SUBS:(gk)Dean Gerken, Dean Holdsworth, Dean Parrett, Brian Deane, Dean Wilkins

windass ahahaha, this team made me laugh :grin:

 

[nailsy]

How about a team of nutters & loons?:
Barthez
S.Pearce
S.Campbell
W.Gallas
M.Boogers
G.Hoddle
Diouf
Zidane
Gazza
Cantona
Collymore

 

[AngerManagement]

Before I go to bed I decided to make a team full of players with the same name as me....



----------------------Steve Orgizovic

John O'Shea SteveBruce StevenCaulker Stephen*Warnock

SteveMcManamanStevenGerrardStevePerrymanStevenPienarr

---------------------Steve Bull Steve Slade


(Steve Carr can alway replace John O'Shea to make this an all Steve All star team)

 

[nferno]

think steve's team would demolish dean's team.

 

[wizgell]

think steve's team would demolish dean's team.

Looking back over my team, it's clear why I never turned Pro! :grin: Dean's obviously don't make good footballers!

 

[Rocksuperstar]

Bulgaria pick their squads on a similar formula - your name must end in a "v" to be selected (true, go check it out, every single one).

Other than that, how about a team of players who achieved their maximum potential wearing moustaches?

N Southall

--D Walker------C Kamara----M Lawrenson

R Rivelino---T McDermott---R Gullit-----G Best

---Socrates

R Villa--R Voller
​

 

[Cozzie]

Id like to add my team, first name must be Gareth, and the surname must be Bale.

Gareth Bale

Mr G Bale
G Bale
Mm Gareth Bale
Mrs Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale MBE
HM Gareth Bale I
Gareth Bale (Monster Roving Left Wing Party)
Bale G.

WANTED! G. Bale (Sexual offences against Maicon)
Sir Gareth Bale

 

[AngerManagement]

Bulgaria pick their squads on a similar formula - your name must end in a "v" to be selected (true, go check it out, every single one).

Other than that, how about a team of players who achieved their maximum potential wearing moustaches?

N Southall

--D Walker------C Kamara----M Lawrenson

R Rivelino---T McDermott---R Gullit-----G Best

---Socrates

R Villa--R Voller
​

I think it is also a prerequisite that your name ends in a vowel to play for the Italian national team

 

[AngerManagement]

think steve's team would demolish dean's team.

I think your right....but my male pattern baldness team would destroy both!

 

[AngerManagement]

Id like to add my team, first name must be Gareth, and the surname must be Bale.

Gareth Bale

Mr G Bale
G Bale
Mm Gareth Bale
Mrs Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale MBE
HM Gareth Bale I
Gareth Bale (Monster Roving Left Wing Party)
Bale G.

WANTED! G. Bale (Sexual offences against Maicon)
Sir Gareth Bale

This team would demolish that team of Robbie Keane's I keep hearing about

 

[hellava_tough]

I'm sure at some point we had a midfield featuring Edgar DAVIDS, Simon DAVIES and Sean DAVIS?

 

[CosmicHotspur]

I'll do a team of some of the game's most colourful and eccentric players. Some were/are somewhat nuts!

Bruce Grobelaar
Moritz Volz
Emlyn Hughes
John Wark
Malcolm Allison
Norman Hunter
Stan Bowles
Frank Worthington
Gazza
Eric Cantona
Maradona

 

[LukaMotion]

I'll do a team of some of the game's most colourful and eccentric players. Some were/are somewhat nuts!

Bruce Grobelaar
Moritz Volz
Emlyn Hughes
John Wark
Malcolm Allison
Norman Hunter
Stan Bowles
Frank Worthington
Gazza
Eric Cantona
Maradona

Managed by Ian Holloway :lol:

 

[CosmicHotspur]

Managed by Ian Holloway :lol:

Or John Cobbold or Brian Clough :grin: