Madrid v Barcelona

Using players from any era, Non-Spanish Madrid vs a Non-Spanish (Non La Masia too) Barcelona with 3 subs, one defender, midfield and forward.

Other rules are: Players chosen must have roughly played in positions you have put them in and thus making it as realistic as possible.

Also, to exclude Barcelona having players like Ronaldo and Maradona all players must have played over 50 games.


Heres mine to kick us off.


------------------------------Hesp----------------------------


Dani Alves------------Koeman-------De Boer-------------Abidal


---------------Yaya Toure-------------Neeskens--------------


----------------------------Cruyff------------------------------


--------------Rivaldo--------------------Ronaldinho----------


----------------------------Etoo--------------------------



Subs: Reiziger, Deco, Figo

Are we considering Messi to be Spanish?

Edit: didn't see the non-la masia part, my bad

What about Naturalized Spanish players like Di Stefano and Santamaria?

Le Samourai wrote:What about Naturalized Spanish players like Di Stefano and Santamaria?

Cruyff is naturalised....

: VAGI :

jibers wrote:

Le Samourai wrote:What about Naturalized Spanish players like Di Stefano and Santamaria?

Cruyff is naturalised....

: VAGI :

Cruyff never played international matches for Spain Lol

Le Samourai wrote:What about Naturalized Spanish players like Di Stefano and Santamaria?

Excluded.

I had various different ideas about this thread. I settled on this one, but it can be changed later on.

For now, lets exclude these types.

Le Samourai wrote:

jibers wrote:

Le Samourai wrote:What about Naturalized Spanish players like Di Stefano and Santamaria?

Cruyff is naturalised....

: VAGI :

Cruyff never played international matches for Spain Lol

O didntv realise he meant that had played.

VAGI

Laudrup not playing ?

Schweini wrote:Laudrup not playing ?

Wanted to, but where would I put him?

The Franchise wrote:

Le Samourai wrote:What about Naturalized Spanish players like Di Stefano and Santamaria?

Excluded.

I had various different ideas about this thread. I settled on this one, but it can be changed later on.

For now, lets exclude these types.

Right. A little dysfunctional defensively but it can be made to work.



------------------------------llger-----------------------------------------------
-------Pepe-------------Stielike-------------RC3(A reach but whatever)
----------------------------------Makalele---------------------------
-----------------Figo---------------------Redono-------------------------
---Kopa-----------------------------------------------Zidane----------
------------------------------Landrup-------------------------------
-----------------Sanchez-------------Ronaldo-------------------

Subs: Breitner, Mcmannaman, Sigh...........Cristiano Ronaldo

Can you educate me on Stielike and Illger, I dont know them.

Laudrup I assume that is, I think he played under 50 games.

Fck me this is hard.

3-5-2 Formation:

GK: Bodo Illgner
LB: R.Carlos
CB: J.C. Turino
RB: Pepe (No other choice)

DM: Makelele
DM: Redondo
AM: Zidane
LM: Ronaldo
RM: Figo

ST: Hugo Sanchez
ST: Jorge Valdano

Bench: Sauto, Schuster, Laudruap, Ronaldo, Zamorano.

Edit this later, this is just the first names that came to mind.

The Franchise wrote:Can you educate me on Stielike and Illger, I dont know them.

Laudrup I assume that is, I think he played under 50 games.

Steilke is one of our all time greats, was originally a DM but got moved to sweeper, played much in the same fashion as sweepers like Beckebauer or Matthaus.Great positioning, would cover Carlos well, and I know you don't care but would lead the line well also.

Won La Liga player of the year 4 straight years from 79-82.

lllger is simply the only non Spanish goalkeeper we've ever had to play anything near 50 games.He aight.

Hold on a second, Illger I now recall vaguely. Remember nothing about him though other than name.

Didnt know of Steilke, intresting such a talented sounding radar fell under my radar. Cool team none the less, Makelele is crucial of course.

The Figo-Kopa dynamic is a problem, neither are the type to connect play and could see some issue down that side.

Not sure about Canna, to me he was horrid in a Madrid shirt.

Subs: Tourino, Figo, Zamorano

I had some free time so I made one made only of spanish players/naturalised.

The Franchise wrote:Hold on a second, Illger I now recall vaguely. Remember nothing about him though other than name.

Didnt know of Steilke, intresting such a talented sounding radar fell under my radar. Cool team none the less, Makelele is crucial of course.

The Figo-Kopa dynamic is a problem, neither are the type to connect play and could see some issue down that side.

Not sure about Canna, to me he was horrid in a Madrid shirt.

Replaced him with Pepe , but essentially Santamaria is the man for that spot for me, his aerial ability his physicality, we need some of that. Pepe only has the latter but it will do.

I thought I needed some width there to get some balance...Zidane would be a decent fit there , but the truth is he never loved gravitated to the left too much to force him into that role.

We had Didi for a little while tho, Imagine him in there instead of Figo .

Yeah, I Didi would of been amazing. Wasnt there long, cant remember the reasons why.

BTW, Panucci is a great shout by Kizu. Underrated defender for sure, was really good in his day.

4-2-3-1

GK: IIlgner
LB: Roberto Carlos
CB: Stielike
CB: Pepe
RB: Tourino
DM: Makelele
CM: Redondo
LM/AML: C. Ronaldo
AMC/SS: Zidane
RM/AMR: Kopa
CF: Sanchez

Subs: Cannavaro; Breitner; Ronaldo

The Franchise wrote:Yeah, I Didi would of been amazing. Wasnt there long, cant remember the reasons why.

BTW, Panucci is a great shout by Kizu. Underrated defender for sure, was really good in his day.

Di Stefano didnt want to share the spotlight and was pissed off the crowd were cheering for Diddi. He only played 19 games and was ostrascised much like Sahin