Champions League Dream Team: Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Milan and Liverpool but no Arsenal
While Nike brought out a “Best Team You’ve Never heard of” in the lead up to the Women’s World Cup, in trying to espouse on the brilliance of the US National Womens’ Soccer Team, some pub regulars in Birmingham had the opposite ideas.
Being footballers who are generally crap, and turning out for their lowly Lynam Athletic club in the Birmingham Coronation League Alliance Division 3 - they finished bottom last season - the only way they thought they could do any better was to strike fear in the opposition before even a ball was kicked.
This is what they did:
The team needed an inspirational way to strike fear into their opposition - so they ALL officially changed their names by deed poll to professional footballers for the start of this season. With Peter Cech in goal and a back four of Paulo Maldini, Cafu, John Terry and Fabio Cannavaro - their defence sounds like a force to be reckoned with. And the appetising prospects of a midfield of Steven Gerrard, Ronaldinho, Kaka and Christiano Ronaldo would have any manager licking his lips. Thierry Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy make up the front line but unfortunately, all are merely a bunch of IT workers from the West Midlands.
Smart move, I must say. I would turn around and run for my dear life if I saw a team sheet with those names. Most notably, though, there is no Arsenal player in the side. I suppose, Arsenal fans have the right to go and fight for representation. I believe the players might be an accommodating lot.
Premier League sides also could do this. Especially Derby County could do with a couple of Kaka’s and Ronaldinho’s — at least Billy Davies can say he’s made decent signings. Roman Abramovich could go one step further at Chelsea by renaming Avram Grant to Jose Mourinho — that way he gets to keep his puppet Grant and strike fear into the rest of the league with Jose’s presence on the touchline, at least in name. He could also realize his dream of signing Ronaldinho by renaming SWP. He could also fit him with a pony tail and a fake buck tooth, for all you know.
Oh well, I believe the FA/UEFA might object to this name changing business, which then makes it something that money can surely not buy. Ah! The joy of non-league football.
Meanwhile John Terry, who is the captain of Lynam Athletic has pressing matters like telling Ruud van Nistelrooy and Theirry Henry to cut down on their smoking. I believe they might have issues with each other too. You know it’s hard to play alongside each other when you’ve had heated exchanges while playing for Man Utd and Arsenal. Anyway, JT also has to take care of Steven Gerrard who is half cut on a Sunday.
Whoever said non-league football was easy.
Source: Pub team become Champions League stars
So let’s have it then - who would you include in YOUR Champions League dream team?
Scarlett Johansson pic up top, in full flow.
Personally I would have gone with Maldini instead of Carragher, Eto’o instead of Crespo and someone else in place of Cafu (Heinze?).
Fabregas deserves a spot, but who would he replace? Rooney?
And if it’s the Champions League, Rafa Benitez for manager.
Yeah I definately think Fabregas should be there
I would go with torres instead of the van man carragher stays with terry and agree fabergas deserves a spot but who for.
all u gonners jst cuz fabregas has a good start to the season “fabregas deserves to be there” well its good we support our players. but i think gerrard & kaka deserves to start ahead of faboulous fab!!
That team selected could not win the Carling Cup. My 11 will be(4-4-2)
1. Peter Cech(GK)
2. Sergio Ramos(RB)
3. Nesta(CB)
4. Puyol(CB)
5. Phillipp Lahm(LB)
6. Pirlo(DMF)
7. Steven Gerrad(CMF)
8. Christiano Ronaldo(RMF)
9. Ronaldhinio(LMF)
10.KAKA( Behind striker)
11. Theirry Henry(CF)
This my friends is a real champions league winning team.
fabregaes could put kaka and gerrard to bed easy!
Now i know every good liverpool player is “overated” but i really think reina and carragher play awesome in the champions league maybe i need to wacth more teams than just the big games or something but awell team in the Champions league and the best team are different
GunnerFromBeyond how can you say faboulous fab will put gerrad & kaka to bed easily.. how? kaka is a very Good player if not excellent, very technically gifted (wtch some Ac.milan games & understand what im saying)awesome player! and in the running for FIFA’S best prize.
Now gerrad we all saw what he has done for liverpool over the years especially the last 3 seasons and championsleague in particular, championsleague away days, C.l final & so on i mean the lad dont need no introduction. but, but, Cesc will soon overtake them in a couple years if he keeeps his form consistent!
Petr Cech
Carragher / RB
Terry / Central Defender
S.Ramos / Central Defender
G.Heinze / LB
A.Pirlo. / Defensive Midfielder
F.Lampard/ Central Midfielder
C.Ronaldo / Left Wnger
S.Gerrard / Right Winger
Kaka / Second Striker
R.V.Nistelrooy / Central Stricker
Kim(GK)
Ronny (DE)
Abel (DD)
POLGA (DC)
Miguel Vitor (DC)
Katso (MDC)
“Cebolla” (ME)
Di Maria (MD)
Rui Costa (MAC)
Joao Moutinho (MAC)
LIEDSON (PL)
cheh-gk
risse-lb
nesta-cb
terry-cb
j.zanneti-rb
pirlo-cdm
gattuso-rm
nedved-lm
totti-am
toni-fw
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man utd should buy ribery,berbatov and shmeichel.with those we would have an amazing 1st team with:
goalkeepers:EDVS/schmeichel
defenders:evra,vidic,ferdinand,neville/brown
midfielders:ronaldo,giggs,nani,ribery,scholes,hargreaves
forwards:rooney,saha,berbatov,torres
champions league dream team;
manager:rafa benitez
goalkeeper:petr cech
defenders:cannavaro,lahm,terry,r.carlos
midfielders:c.ronaldo,kaka,ronaldinho,fabregas
forwards:henry,van nistlerooy
MY ACTUAL DREAM TEAM….. (RELATIVE LOW BUDGET)
4-4-2 FORMATION
Goalkeepers: Cech (CHELSEA), Akinfeev (CSKA)
Left Backs: Chivu (INTER), Mathieu (TOULOUSE)
Centre Backs: Kompany (HAMBURGER SV), Lugano (SÃO PAULO), David Luiz (BENFICA), Perea (ATLETICO MADRID)
Right Backs: Cicinho (ROMA), Daniel Alves (SEVILHA)
Defensive Midfielders: Pirlo (AC MILAN), Pedretti (AUXERRE)
Left Midfielders: Simão (ATLETICO MADRID), Rodriguez (BENFICA)
Right Midfielders: Nani (MAN UTD), Izmailov (SPORTING)
Ofensive Midfielders: Riquelme (VILLAREAL), Rafael Sobis (BETIS)
Center Forwards: Huntelaar (Ajax), Lisandro Lopez (PORTO), Benzema (LYON), Lucarelli (SHAKTAR)
MY DREAM TEAM
GK:Casillas
Defense: S.Ramos[R.Madrid] Pepe[R.Madrid] Cannavaro{R.Madrid] Heinze[R.Madrid]
Mids: Fabregas[Arsenal] Gerrard[Liverpool] C.Ronaldo[Man.U]
Frowards: Torres[Liverpool] D.Villa[Valencia] Benzema [Lyon]
Subs: Buffon, Ferdinand, Terry, Lampard, Beckham, Huntelaar, Messi
MY DREAM TEAM
GK: CECH, CESAR
DEFENDER: DANI ALVES, NESTA, PUYOL, EVRA, COLE
MIDFIELDER: C.RONALDO, KAKA, GERRARD, MESSI, XAVI
STRIKER: TORRES, DAVID VILLA, E’TO
portero: iker casillas
defensas: sergio ramos, eboue,dani alves,philip lahm, john terry
medio campistas: cristiano ronaldo,fabregas,gerrard,lass diarra
delanteros: messi,teves,wayne rooney, david villa, iguain,fernando torres
GK:CASILLAS(REAL MADRIT)
DR:SERGIO RAMOS(REAL MADRIT) DANI ALVES(BARCELONA)
DL:ASLEY COLE(CHELSEA) EVRA(MANCHESTER UNITED)
DC:PUYOL(BARCELONA) CHIVU(INTER) FERDINAD(MANCHESTER UNITED) TERRY(CHELSEA)
MR:RONALDO(MANHESTER UNITED) GALLETTI(OLYMPIAKOS)
ML:QUARESMA(CHELSEA) SCHWEINSTEIGEN(BEYERN)
DMC:FABREGAS(ARSENAL) SENNA(VILLAREAL)
AMC:KAKA(MILAN) GERRARD(LIVERPOOL)
FC:MESSI(BARCELONA) ETO(BARCELONA) TORRES(LIVERPOOL) BOBO(BESIKTAS)
i casillas
s ramos
d alves
pepe
juan
c ronaldo
a robben
r kaka
c fabregas
l messi
g higuain(a pato)
dream team…
rb - ramos
cb - yaya toure
cb - vidic
Lb - Evra
Cm - Essien
Lm - Iniesta
Rm - Kaka
CF - Villa
LF - Ribery
RF - Ronaldo
NOW THATS A TEAM !