which club has the best players this year ?

[hollowi]

Real has the best top5 players easily but the starting lineup is really not in balance.

Against Betis (great game, Madrid ) they had the normal superstars Zidane, Raul, Figo, R. Carlos, Helguera, Hierro and Casillas on the field. But then there is Guti, Cambiasso, Makelele and Salgado who are not really that good. Adding Ronaldo there drops out Guti but really Cambiasso and Makelele are jokes in a team like this. It seems that Real is willing to have 90 for and 60 against in goals after the season. Anyway, if Real really has only two mids, two above midfield and two attackers they might have problems when they play against some world-class teams in CL and I think they'll have serious problems in La Primera also at least against Barcelona, Deportivo and Valencia.

To have an example of these teams; Barca has Kluivert-Saviola, Luis Enrique-Mendieta-Riquelme-Xavi-Cocu/Overmars, De Boer-Andersson-Puyol. I think that this is not worse by any means.

To compare these two classic teams:
1. Attack: Raul-Ronaldo vs Kluivert-Saviola. Okay of course the first sounds impossible for a club but Kluivert and Saviola scored both more goals than Raul or Ronaldo last season. So not much difference.

2. Midfield Zidane-Figo-Cambiasso-Makelele vs. Riquelme-Luis Enrique-Mendieta-Xavi-Overmars or Cocu. Great World Cup, Zizou and Figo. I think it's obvious that the second is better (okay Real has more name with two players but the two other are midclass players. Barca has all great except Cocu who's also good.)

3. Defense Hierro-Helguera-Salgado-R. Carlos vs. De Boer-Andersson-Puyol. Okay Real has pretty solid defense with R. Carlos to score goals. Barcelona has Andersson and De Boer who are locks of defense and powerful Puyol who may be the best Spanish defender at the moment (at least he was at the World Cup).

So it's not that obvious that Merengues have the best team. Sorry to not have English, Italian and German teams in comparation, I know Spanish Liga the best.

 

[hollowi]

REAL MADRID
Zinedina Zidane, Figo, Raul, Roberto Carlos, Morientes, Saviola, Ronaldo

LOL I really hope Saviola will never play for Real!

next season, if Mendieta plays good this season, don't be surprized if both players are on the team, since real sign everything worth and not worth buying

That might be just the truth, but it's going to be on midseason and it's Barca who's signing Morientes. They are sure interested about him and they would've bought him before season but the deal fell down after Real signed Ronaldo and there was a possibility that Inter would want Morientes.

And yes, Real signs about everything they can get their hands on. The changing team makes them IMO not a team but a group with similar jerseys who try to score on the same goal. But that's just me

 

[coco77]

ac milan squad

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Originally posted by mhflierman
That would have to be real. They're just buying everyone... so no wonder...
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lol!!!
check this out...
man u bought rio for 30m pounds
ac bought nesta for 30m euros

ac got rivaldo in free transfer
ac got tomasson in free transfer
ac got seedorf in exchange for coco
i dunno how did they get simic (tho' it can't be to much)


so... wat do u think now...

 

[Can't stop the rush...]

Originally posted by mhflierman
That would have to be real. They're just buying everyone... so no wonder...

It's ok, If we bought someone like Forlan I would be mad too.

 

[coco77]

lol

It's ok, If we bought someone like Forlan I would be mad too.

lol this is SO right1!!!!!

 

[MikeM]

Biased answer: Manchester United.
Sensible answer : Real Madrid! c'mon who didn't think "f*cking hell" when Ronaldo signed for them!

Mike.

 

[jediknightluke]

but ronaldo is not the ronaldo in '96-'97
he's not as good as he was before

 

[playmate]

Real DEFINITELY have the best players in the world in their squad - Zidane, Figo, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, Raul, Casillas etc. Yes each one can win a game on their own. But their defence is not all that great compared to their attack.

The most balanced squad is that of Arsenal. The good thing about them is their depth of squad, quality in both defence and attack, great athleticism & pace to compete with Real players' ball skills.

Milan too have a lot of great players and so do my club. But if the question is which team has the world's best players the answer is simple, that is Real Madrid !!

 

[Can't stop the rush...]

West Brom.

 

[Hazard0us]

Originally posted by MikeM
Biased answer: Manchester United.
Sensible answer : Real Madrid! c'mon who didn't think "f*cking hell" when Ronaldo signed for them!

I didn't. I was actually thinking quite the opposite.

Maybe they will one day get Henry, and Inter will one day get Ronaldo back................ pfft, good luck Moratti

 

[jbaseley]

Real Madrid are good but I think they can be matched by Arsenal and Milan.

 

[Silencer]

C'mon guys it's obvious that Real has the most expensive players in their team even though they are up to their ears in dept.
Probably they are the strongest in Europe as well.
Other teams with very good players are ManUnited, Arsenal and Barcelona.

 

[jediknightluke]

Arsenal will be a great team in the next several years,Man Utd haven't find a good squad to contain both Scholes and Veron,and it's getting down now.
Barcelona just has Riquelme and Saviola,they don't have a leader,so they still have lots of problems.
AC Milan have Nesta,Rui Costa,Sheva,Inzachi,Pirlo,Seedorf and Rivaldo,what a surprising squad,they will be succeed in the later seasons

 

[jbaseley]

jediknightluke, you couldnt have put it any better. What I meant before was Real Madrid are good in Europe but don't seem to be the same in their domstic comp. Sure they have the most expensive players and that is what makes them the best team in Europe at the moment hence the latest silverware in their trophy cabinet.