Since promotion best 11

[murphy]

I've gone for a best XI since promotion of players that are no longer on the books:

 

Hamer

Simpson

Schlupp

Wasilewski

Huth

Cambiasso

Kante

Gray

Okazaki

Ulloa

Mahrez

 

That's a pretty weak team compared to our current team and goes to show how far we've come.  Only Mahrez would start today from this lot, Ndidi keeps Kante out.

[Chrysalis]

Kasper

Justin

Huth

Fofana

Fuchs

Ndidi

Mahrez

Tielemans

Kante

Vardy

 

I am really struggling with the last one.  Ulloa, or Okizaki, Simpson I want to put in as well, crap thread. :(

Edited 25 April 2021 by Chrysalis

[bovril]

2 hours ago, Finnegan said:

I love Cambiasso as much as the next guy but even at his peak he wasn't as good as Tielemans is now. 

No. At his peak, Cambiasso was the heartbeat of Champions League and multiple Serie A winning Internazionale. Maybe not as good as Tielemans for us but it's difficult to compare their performances here because they were playing in totally different teams with different styles of play.

 

Edited 26 April 2021 by bovril

[bovril]

1 minute ago, Chrysalis said:

Kasper

Justin

Huth

Fofana

Fuchs

Ndidi

Mahrez

Tielemans

Kante

Vardy

 

I am really struggling with the last one.  Ulloa, or Okizaki, Simpson I want to put in as well, crap thread. :(

Not many more effective players for us since promotion than Okazaki and Simpson. 

[The_77]

23 minutes ago, OhYesNdidi said:

I don’t think Fuchs is a good example - he was always excellent technically, but was also an excellent defender! 15/16 Fuchs was the best LB I’ve ever seen at City. 

Love Castagne but there’s no way he’s above Fuchs when it comes to technical ability. I can’t believe anyone can forget some of the absolutely audacious plays Fuchs has made. 

[bovril]

Just now, The_77 said:

Love Castagne but there’s no way he’s above Fuchs when it comes to technical ability. I can’t believe anyone can forget some of the absolutely audacious plays Fuchs has made. 

[The_77]

24 minutes ago, bovril said:

That alone gets him in the XI!!!

[Bats8711]

 

[bovril]

Just now, Bats8711 said:

 

A scary moment, the World held its breath. 

[ozleicester]

2 hours ago, Bert said:

Hamer 

 

Hernandez

Benkovic

Upson

Wague 

 

 

Musa

Kaputska

Silva

Ghezzal

 

Diabate

Slimani 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearly a piss take... LOGAN??????????????????

[Metal Lover]

It's much harder than you think.  Good days.

[Aus Fox]

Kasper

 

Ricardo

 

Huth

Evans

Morgan

 

Justin

 

Kante

Tielemans

Mahrez

 

Vardy

Iheanacho

 

Bench: Ward, Soyuncu, Fofana, Fuchs, Ndidi, Cambiasso, Okazaki, Maddison, King

[Deeg67]

Schmeichel

Ricardo

Huth

Evans

Chilwell

Kante

Tielemans

Mahrez

Barnes

Okazaki

Vardy

 

[Deeg67]

Also, anyone who puts Morgan ahead of Huth is straight trippin’, boo.

[deanolegend1989]

Kasper

Ricardo Fofana Soyuncu Justin

            Kante Tielemens

                 Maddison

Mahrez      Vardy      Barnes

 

 

Not based on what they did for us but based on the ceiling of their ability. These are arguably all world class.

Edited 26 April 2021 by deanolegend1989

[Koke]

8 hours ago, Gerard said:

                Vardy

   Barnes Maddison Mahrez

        Tielemans Kante

Justin Soyuncu Evans Ricardo

            Schmeichel

 

 

 

Best team tbh. The front 4 would score 60-65 goals between themselves.  Obviously guys like Huth are legends but can you imagine Huth and Morgan pushed up to the halfway line playing one-twos with our CMs. They'd be exposed worse than COVID exposed senior citizens 

 

Edited 26 April 2021 by Koke

[Koke]

Our curtent squad + Kante and Mahrez would be serious title challengers. Actual proper challengers.

[IsItMuzzy]

8 hours ago, Bert said:

Hamer 

 

Hernandez

Benkovic

Upson

Wague 

 

 

Musa

Kaputska

Silva

Ghezzal

 

Diabate

Slimani 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamer over Ron Robert Zieler... Are you mad?! 

[RumbleFox]

Kasper

 

Ricardo

Huth

Morgan

Fuchs

 

Kante 
Tielmans

 

Mahrez

Maddison

Albrighton

 

Vardy

 

To leave Ndidi out is criminal but for me Kante is the GOAT in his position. X 

[Aus Fox]

4 hours ago, Deeg67 said:

Also, anyone who puts Morgan ahead of Huth is straight trippin’, boo.

Premier League winning captain has to be on the XI any way you look at it.

We are lucky enough to have had 6 outstanding international quality centre backs since promotion, but, if you’re doing a best 11 since then, you cannot leave out the skipper who lifted the trophy.

[RumbleFox]

Also, anyone having Justin/Castagne over Fuchs is , in my humble opinion, a spozzwaggler. 

[foxfanazer]

I have to say I'm surprised Maddison is in so many peoples teams. Falls into the second bracket of players for me with the likes of Drinkwater, Ulloa etc

[Stuntman_Mike]

Kasper 

 

Ricardo

Huth

Caglar

Fuchs 

 

Kante 

Youri

Ndidi

 

Barnes 

Vardy

Mahrez

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

14 minutes ago, IsItMuzzy said:

Hamer over Ron Robert Zieler... Are you mad?! 

Zieler was just ... the worst. And he has probably played more PL games than any of the other backups since promotion. Which is why I don't care about paying 12 m for a benchwarmer.

[RumbleFox]

I think this shows the wings and number 10 have been the only area of “weakness” for us. Lots of arguments about most the other positions. Kante/Ndidi/Tielemans/Cambiasso are undoubtedly 4 of the best players we have ever had. It’s just hard to get them all into one team. Mahrez of course is nailed on but other than him the wide positions are hard. Also Maddison..... I put him my team but thinking about it I’d probably rather go for Okazaki. We’ve not had a genuine storming “number 10” since promotion really. Is Okazaki better than Maddison? Probably not. Was he more effective for us? Hard to argue that he wasn’t. 

Edited 26 April 2021 by RumbleFox