Exactly that, kept the ball extremely well, plus broke the lines
Best version of Dembele sucked in the pressure, then walked through the opposition line and passed the ball early to front line.
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Our Dream Team from the 2000s
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Exactly that, kept the ball extremely well, plus broke the lines
Best version of Dembele sucked in the pressure, then walked through the opposition line and passed the ball early to front line.
Muttley
Milenko Acimovic
No better at transitioning our team through the thirds in my mind. It's a subtle art that we've struggled with ever since he left.
It's one of those deeper football conversations
Effectively every team sets up in lines, and progressing the ball effectively is partially breaking those lines (pass, dribble, carry)
Dembele could simply glide through an opposition line because he was almost impossible to dispossess
Yiddo
Jack Jull
oooops
Chrissivad
Chris Armstrong
Not sure we need M VdV if we have Ledley at the back. King was not as fast as VdV but he wasn't slow, plus you have to find a space in the back four for K.D.D.D.D.Soc
But think of the high line you could play with those 4 at the back!
Basically play on their 18 yard box...
glasgowspur
Andy Thompson
I was tempted put a team in, but I'd peaked around 1996 and couldn't justify my place in the team, so it didn't seem worth it.
Muttley
Milenko Acimovic
I couldn't even find a place for you in my team
Flappaniga
Pamarot, Fazio, Bassong, O'Hara
Bentley, Sissoko, Hojbjerg, Nkoudou
Campbell, Raziak
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
Didn't bother me, I peaked about 1969/70 but in my dreams I'm always that age unless it's a nightmare.
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
That sounds great on paper, but I don't remember him scoring much, don't remember him assisting much, don't remember him assisting the assist much, don't remember anyone coming in for him. I enjoyed watching him play, but if I had to put out a team to win things, it wouldn't include him.
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
Ziege as LB, for me, best I have seen, shame we had him at the end, even then he was technically going both ways one of the best LBs in world football......World Class
Muttley
Milenko Acimovic
Fantastic player but injury prone. How Ange would love a prime Ziege in this current tactical system.
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
For whatever reason, nothing really sticks in my mind from when he was playing for us.
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
Hoddles side for a period, till it ran out of legs and Richards got injured was absolutely phenomenal to watch and he was a massive part of that, true wand of a left foot, one of the best set piece takers the games seen and a genuine goalscoring LB, he was also very good defensively.
Bishop
Nick Barmby
Likewise I don't remember Dembele ever passing the ball forward quickly. He was a possession monster but he didn't half hog the ball beyond the point of a momentum loss.
Bishop
Nick Barmby
With my team I was in confliction between BAE and Rose. Rose probably had the higher peak but it was as mentioned very short lived whereas Ekotton was better for a much longer stint.
Wanyama or Dembele was pretty easy for me, I took the proper DM and the rest of the positions kind of just picked themselves.
Muttley
Milenko Acimovic
Loved Wanyama, but he was actually a one season wonder because of that horrible injury. He was a massive reason why we elevated ourselves to 86 PL points in 16/17. Then that knee (?) injury happened and his super power went and he was just mortal again. One of these situations where you can't blame the recruitment. We bought a player at a great age who has ended up in the retirement home in the MLS through bad luck.
Sandman
Jermaine Jenas
He wasn't. That season under hoddle he was very good.