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English Saints v Foreign Saints - who would win ?


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For the hell of it (and yes, there are a few quirks worth discussing) :

 

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English Saints (4-4-2, obviously)

 

---------------K Davis----------------

 

Clyne-----Richardson--Martin-----Shaw

 

Puncheon--Cork--Ward-Prowse--Lallana

 

---------------------Rodriguez--------

-----------Lambert-------------------

 

-----------------v--------------------

 

--------------Mayuka-----------------

 

---Lee--------Ramirez---------Guly----

 

---------Schneiderlin-S Davis----------

 

Fox----Hooiveld-----Fonte------Yoshida

 

----------------Boruc-----------------

 

Foreign Saints (4-2-3-1)

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Looking at the English Centre backs (Seaborne and Stephens could also sit in there to no great impact) and going on being as weak as your weakest link, I'd go for the overseas team, even with Guly and Tadanari Lee starting and Yoshida out of position on the right. :)

 

Who do you think would win ?

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Strangely, I was thinking about this the other day. So, good thread! :)

 

I think it would be a very close run match. Obviously, the English team have the much better attack whilst the 'others' have a better defence (well, CBs anyway). Tellingly, I also think the 'others' would have the better of it in CM. Morgan and Davis are a better pair than Cork and JWP. Also, Cork would have to sit very deep to protect the weak CBs thus ceding MF. However, the English lot would control the flanks.

 

So, England to win on penalties after a hard fought draw.

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Strangely, I was thinking about this the other day. So, good thread! :)

 

I think it would be a very close run match. Obviously, the English team have the much better attack whilst the 'others' have a better defence (well, CBs anyway). Tellingly, I also think the 'others' would have the better of it in CM. Morgan and Davis are a better pair than Cork and JWP. Also, Cork would have to sit very deep to protect the weak CBs thus ceding MF. However, the English lot would control the flanks.

 

So, England to win on penalties after a hard fought draw.

 

I assume you'd be asking Lambert to take them all then ! :D

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Strangely, I was thinking about this the other day. So, good thread! :)

 

I think it would be a very close run match. Obviously, the English team have the much better attack whilst the 'others' have a better defence (well, CBs anyway). Tellingly, I also think the 'others' would have the better of it in CM. Morgan and Davis are a better pair than Cork and JWP. Also, Cork would have to sit very deep to protect the weak CBs thus ceding MF. However, the English lot would control the flanks.

 

So, England to win on penalties after a hard fought draw.

 

You mad ;) :lol:

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I'm mildly amused that no-one yet has pointed out that the 4-4-2 and the 4-2-3-1 are basically the same formations above. ;).

 

I'm mildly amused that you find that midly amusing.

 

An all time.......hang on, no. Lots of younger viewers. A Premier League era Saints English XI v Saints foreign XI might be interesting.

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---------------K Davis----------------

 

Clyne-----Seaborne--Martin-----Shaw

 

Puncheon--Cork--Ward-Prowse--Lallana

 

---------------------Rodriguez--------

-----------Lambert-------------------

 

-----------------v--------------------

 

--------------Mayuka-----------------

 

---Lee--------Ramirez---------Guly----

 

---------Schneiderlin-S Davis----------

 

Fox----Hooiveld-----Fonte------Yoshida

 

----------------Boruc-----------------

 

Ok. Sub Richardson for Seaborne. We (england) have an agricultural but ok central defence and a team with a better attacking balance. The foreigners will dominate central midfield. Lee and Guly will enjoy running at the centre backs but not our full-backs. Our forward line will test Yoshida at full-back, he is the weak link in that defence. Mayuka will run at our centre-backs and look to bring Guly/Lee into play but will lose the physical battle.

 

I see a win for the english side, but it depends on the centre backs performing. The foreign eleven will hold a lot of possession but our pace down the flanks will do enough to see us through.

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Where would our 'English' team finish in the English PL? ....... top 4-5 at least?

 

Doubt half the sides could field a credible English X1 (we're weak at CB but beyond that we can field a League Cup standard all-English X1)

 

Viva la fairplay revolution.

 

Yes, at least. First or second, probably.

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Good to see we could in theory actually field an all english team,,,, most teams in the EPL could not. Although its great to sign the odd star from abroad, still is greaet to have local or at least english talent in the ranks.

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Good to see we could in theory actually field an all english team,,,, most teams in the EPL could not.

 

I'd say "would not", just as we "should not" send out Martin and Richardson as CBs in the Prem. Or Seaborne, or Stephens (yet?).

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Not sure but maybe I'd have Jack Stephens in central defence rather than Richardson. Need to free him up in case we need a front sweeper.

 

I nearly had Fonte as said "front sweeper" for the Foreign Fanatics with Forren in at CB, until I noticed I had somehow not included Schneiderlin in the midfield. :D

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