Comments on: Best of the Best: The Big 4 Select XI

By: Neil Sherwin

Neil Sherwin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:12:07 +0000

No room for Tevez, Adebayor, Given and De Jong?

;)

By: Bim

Bim — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:47:05 +0000

Don’t make me laugh… Darren Fletcher ahead of Gerrard. He’s been injured most of the time.. the whole team has been below par. I agree with braveheartspawn’s comment on Ferdinand… he’s been cack this year. The rest of the team I agree with.

By: TheGhost

TheGhost — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:46:31 +0000

The Fuck? Gerrard is better than both Lampard and Fabregas.

By: Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:07:25 +0000

Also Mr Leg break if you saw fit to read the introduction to the piece you would see why Torres is included, also you failed to see that Pepe Reina is a Liverpool player?!! Lad!

By: Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:03:05 +0000

Enjoyed your other article, good read and a very insightful review of the game. This is a good piece and in fairness you argue a very strong point for all your inclusions BUT I have some strong opposition to some of the team. Steven Gerrard?? Cannot see how he is not in that team if Rio Ferdinand makes the cut. Gerrard albeit considerably below his best this season has to be included. When we judge Stevie G we think about Instanbul or that FA Cup final or the heights he hit last season, this is unfair. In what can only be described as a car crash of a season Gerrard has still been the heart and soul of the team and would most definitely deserve his place in that team over Lampard. Lampard has the likes of Michael Ballack and Essien around him in centre mid with Drogba up front, for long periods this season Gerrard has soldiered for the Pool cause with Lucas and N’Gog. Gerrard is also a more complete footballer than Lampard and would fit perfectly into that midfield along side Fabregas and Fletcher.
Left back: Although Evra has been brilliant this season and I am a huge admirer of his I have to say Ashley Cole has been outstanding this season. He has improved immensely going forward which has added to his already formidable array of talent. Currently the best left back in the world.
Defensive Mid: Im a big fan of Darren Fletcher and believe he is highly underrated but I can’t see past Mascherano. On his day without question he is the best defensive mid in the league. Despite his ridiculously stupid red card he was magnificent against United at Anfield this season. Again like Gerrard because Liverpool have been appalling this season he has taken some flack while in actual fact his form has been alot better than people are lead to believe.
Although I have mentioned your inclusion of Rio Ferdinand, he’s an awesome player and worthy of inclusion along side Terry.
Can’t argue with your inclusion of the three front men, awesome on their day. Rooney has been exceptional this season has achieved a goal scoring regard that I thought was beyond him. Drogba is unstoppable on his day and Torres WHEN fully fit is the best striker in the world although Rooney is giving him a good run for his money at the moment.

By: Eamonn Power

Eamonn Power — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:50:31 +0000

I dabbled with the idea of a 4-4-2 but found it difficult to see how it would add more benefit that having those three goalscoring animals up top. definitely dont think that gerrard or arshavin would add more to the team than any of them. Im dreaming of a perfect world here, no difficulties in adjusting to each other, the system, no speaking out against the formation in the media etc.!

i said it in the piece that leaving out ashley cole and essien were two very difficult calls and that hasn’t changed. fletcher has really impressed me and i fully believe that his importance to united is greater than essiens to chelsea, as proven in the past month while essien has been in africa.

By: Leg Break

Leg Break — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:50:29 +0000

Given the title of the article, why is Torres there?

By: Kevin Coleman

Kevin Coleman — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:22:04 +0000

To be honest I don’t really like the three pronged attack of Torres, Drogba and Rooney. All are best played centrally. At the moment I would cut one and partner the other with Rooney.

I’d also twiddle the midfield a bit. The lack of Essien is catostrophic, he’s absolutely amazing and ten times the player Fletcher is. Chelsea (although minimally and probably not visible to the human eye!) are not the same without him.

I’d also keep Fabregas in the centre with Essien, and put Arshavin on the left and maybe Valencia on the right. Though to be honest, none of the top four have stand out RMs.

Or on second though, this team would be pretty sick:
————————-Reina
Sagna—- Ferdinand– Terry——– Evra
———————Cesc—Essien———
Torres?————-Gerrard————–Arshavin/Rooney?
————————Drogba———————-

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:05:55 +0000

Hard to argue with any of that. I think I might have Essien rather than Fletcher though.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:56:58 +0000

Ste-ven Ger-rard.