Question of the Week: League's Best 11 (outside of Top Teams)

[Mandieta6]

Remember, if you have an idea for a question you would like to see, PM it to me, and each week one question will be selected based on the quality of the question and it's subject. I will not choose the questions on my own, but this is the best way to ensure that we don't keep discussing the same things.

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This week's comes from Big Brother:

Each league is sending out a team in a battle to determine which league is best. BUT, the top sides decide they're too cool to participate so only players from lower clubs are selected. What is the best team you can pick for each league?

Past Questions:

2011

13/9 - What will football be like in 50 years?
19/9 - What are some rule changes that would improve the game?
3/10 - The European Super-League Discussion
11/10 - How would you spend 50m?
19/10 - Why does ____ underperform?
26/10 - How to stop Barcelona?
13/12 - What players have you come to respect/dislike?
20/12 - Who will win the Euros?

2012

2/1 - Should the Prem introduce a winter break?
9/1 - Who is the most two-footed player?
15/1 - What is the toughest position?
23/1 - Who is Portugal's Revelation Player for 2011?
3/2 - Should the Old Firm compete in the English leagues?
13/2 - Is Guardiola Overrated?
24/2 - Who are the German league's best players?
6/3 - Which players messed up their careers by switching clubs?
13/3 - What is the most shocking transfer of all-time?
16/5 - Your Favorite Player (NOT based on performance)?
10/6 - The 2016 Euro Expansion
12/7 - Best Goal Ever?
3/8 - World Cup vs. Champions League Discussion
13/8 - Yugoslavia
19/8 - Confederations Cup
25/8 - Standarized Pitch Sizes
27/8 - What Transfers Would you Like to See?
3/9 - Most Interesting Team of the New Season
10/9 - Cup-Tied Restrictions
18/9 - The Perfect Footballer
26/9 - Best One-Trick Pony
3/10 - Best Young Goalkeeper
10/10 - Best Goalkeeper Ever
17/10 - A World Without Football
24/10 - Best Utility Player
31/10 - Who will have a Breakout Season?
9/11 - Who will be the Best Players of the Future?
19/11 - Who Carries his Team the Furthest?
27/11 - Who is Exceeding Expectations?
4/12 - Who is Performing Below Expectations?
10/12 - How Young is Too Young?
20/12 - Cristiano Ronaldo - All-Time Great?
30/12 - The Winter Transfer Window

2013

7/1 - Italy's Wonderkids
18/1 - Messi at a Mediocre Club
29/1 - Greatest Transfer Successes/Failures
5/2 - Who are the Eredivisie's Best Players?
3/3 - Best Youth Products XI
8/4 - Homosexuality in Football
18/4 - Sexiest Footballer
26/4 - Expected & Desired Transfers
2/5 - Dawn of the German Era?
8/5 - Fergie's Retirement
19/5 - Seasonal Eurovision
19/8 - League's Best 11 (without Top Teams)

 

[Mandieta6]

Note: what you choose to be a 'top team' is up to you. Maybe you decide to select only teams without European football, or just those not in the CL, etc. Maybe even the teams in the CL aren't that good (e.g Sociedad), so select whoever you want, but the obvious ones are out (so you can get away with choosing from Leverkusen, Valencia and Spurs, but ManU, BVB, Madrid obviously not).

 

[Pogba4Now]

Can't think of a team but Julio Cesar, Bale, Fellaini and Baines come to mind.

 

[Mus]

Can't think of a team but Julio Cesar, Bale, Fellaini and Baines come to mind.

Benteke also

 

[Jaboldinho]

I'll try one quickly for EPL, disregarding last year's top 4.

-------------------------Lloris--------------------------
Johnson-------Shawcross------Vertonghen--------Baines
----------------Fellaini-----------Coutinho--------------
Suarez-------------------Michu---------------------Bale
------------------------Benteke------------------------

 

[Urban Alice]

bundesliga

Top-Teams are obviously Munich and Dortmund, but you can rule out Schalke and Leverkusen as well since they are playing in the CL.

Created three teams "Best of the Rest" based on generell skillset, the last season and first impressions of 13/14:

honourable mention

Keeper
1. Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg)
2. Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)
3. Sven Ulreich (Stuttgart)
4. Alexander Manniger (Augsburg)
5. Kevin Trapp (Frankfurt)

Defense
1. Diagne (Freiburg)
2. Westermann (HSV)
3. Nilsson (Nurnberg)
4. Noveski (Mainz 05)
5. Pospech (Mainz 05)

Midfield (defensive)
1. Pirmin Schwegler (Frankfurt)
2. Junuzovic (Bremen)
3. Julian Schuster (Freiburg)
4. Badelji (HSV)
5. Makiadi (Bremen)

Midfield (offensive)
1. Raffael (Gladbach)
2. Alexander Meier (Frankfurt)
3. Huszti (Hannover)
4. Koo Ja-Cheol (Wolfsburg)
5. Aaron Hunt (Bremen)
6. Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim)
7. Inui (Frankfurt)
8. Jan Rosenthal (Frankfurt)
9. Juan Arango (Gladbach)
10. Aigner (Frankfurt)

Striker
1. Ivica Olic (Wolfsburg)
2. Nils Petersen (Bremen)
3. Didier Ya Konan (Hannover)
4. Artjom Rudnevs (HSV)
5. Adrian Ramos (Berlin)

 

[Mandieta6]

What did you use to make that? I disagree with some of those, I'll post mine from tthe PC.

 

[Urban Alice]

What did you use to make that?

http://www.footballuser.com/

 

[Haarithan]

I'll try one quickly for EPL, disregarding last year's top 4.

-------------------------Lloris--------------------------
Johnson-------Shawcross------Vertonghen--------Baines
----------------Fellaini-----------Coutinho--------------
Suarez-------------------Michu---------------------Bale
------------------------Benteke------------------------

lol at Coutinho in a deeper role. I'd have Schneiderlin over him there. Agree with the rest of your team though.

 

[Xaviesta]

Coutinho is AM. He can't play in a double pivot.

 

[Jaboldinho]

Yeah, was just having trouble coming up with someone who plays in the pivot that was a clear choice, and thought Coutinho was a good shout to top11 players outside of top4.

 

[Mandieta6]

Bleh, can't be bothered to make a nice one like Urban, but basically in his first one I'd move Kruse to ST and put Kiyotake in. Swap Tasci for Stranzl and Janssen for Oczipka. Reserves: ter Stegren, Trapp (Zieler, Ulreich), Klose, Schwegler, Bedalj, Janssen, Jantschke, Vaart, Volland, Herrman (although I was tempted to switch Muller for one of these), Meier, Inui, Hunt, Ibisevic.

For the Prem (not counting Spurs since they're too good):

Benteke - Suarez
Mirallas - Fellaini - Schneiderlin - Sturridge
Baines - Agger - Chico - Coleman
Begovic

Bench/Honorable mentions: Mignolet, Vorm, Krul, Shawcross, Hangeland, Williams, Shaw, Lambert, Gaston, Bryan Ruiz, Cisse, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Michu, Coutinho, Morisson, Weimann.

 

[Dytza]

I tried one for La Liga:

Not sure if this is the best one. Excluded Barça, Madrid and Atletico.

 

[Haarithan]

Patrick Ebert is most effective at RW/AMR.

 

[Dytza]

He is an AMR in that formation. I couldn't put him in the RW position since there is Vela for that.

 

[Back Door Skip]

Vela can play anywhere in attack, even at striker. He's probably best suited as AMC/SS though he's equally dangerous as RW.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

EPL excluding top four, Spurs, Liverpool, Everton:

Jaaskelainen
Rangel - Shawcross - Reid - Santon
Hernandez - Schneiderlin - Cabaye - Sinclair
Michu - Benteke

Subs:

Vorm
McAuley
O'Brien
Parker
Mulumbu
Sessengnon
van Wolfswinkel