Should Baines be in the World XI?

[JamesEFC]

Problem is, apart from us, hardly anyone else watches him for 90 mins every week. Even the football pundits don't, so unfortunatly it will always be the players at the biggest clubs getting picked.

 

[Baines' left foot]

2012
GK Iker Casillas Spain Spain Real Madrid
DF Daniel Alves Brazil Spain Barcelona
DF Gerard Piqué Spain Spain Barcelona
DF Sergio Ramos Spain Spain Real Madrid
DF Marcelo Brazil Spain Real Madrid
MF Xabi Alonso Spain Spain Real Madrid
MF Xavi Spain Spain Barcelona
MF Andrés Iniesta Spain Spain Barcelona
FW Lionel Messi Argentina Spain Barcelona
FW Radamel Falcao Colombia Spain Atlético Madrid
FW Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Spain Real Madrid

2011
GK Iker Casillas Spain Spain Real Madrid
DF Dani Alves Brazil Spain Barcelona
DF Gerard Piqué Spain Spain Barcelona
DF Sergio Ramos Spain Spain Real Madrid
DF Nemanja Vidic Serbia England Manchester United
MF Xabi Alonso Spain Spain Real Madrid
MF Andrés Iniesta Spain Spain Barcelona
MF Xavi Spain Spain Barcelona
FW Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Spain Real Madrid
FW Lionel Messi Argentina Spain Barcelona
FW Wayne Rooney England England Manchester United

2010
GK Iker Casillas[3] Spain Spain Real Madrid
DF Maicon Brazil Italy Internazionale
DF Carles Puyol[3] Spain Spain Barcelona
DF Gerard Piqué Spain Spain Barcelona
DF Lúcio Brazil Italy Internazionale
MF Andrés Iniesta Spain Spain Barcelona
MF Xavi Hernández Spain Spain Barcelona
MF Wesley Sneijder Netherlands Italy Internazionale
FW David Villa Spain Spain Valencia / Barcelona
FW Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Spain Real Madrid
FW Lionel Messi Argentina Spain Barcelona

Pique is overrated in my opinion, I don't know how he got in that team 3 years running. Well I do, but he doesn't deserve it.

And yes, I think Baines is the best left back in the world, without doubt. He's a real pleasure to watch and we're quite lucky to see him play week in, week out playing at such a consistently high level.

I love the guy, he's certainly my favourite current player.

 

[LTblue]

There is no one that can touch Baines at LB for me. Alba, Marcelo, Cole, Evra, none of them have the ability Baines does, admittedly Marcelo and Alba are almost as good in an attacking sense, but certainly not defensively.

 

[mightymoyes]

the premier league votes didnt even have him as their left back. was cole again.

 

[Username]

I'd rather he not be on the list, Baines is special in the sense that he's a world class local lad and an excellent role model on the field who loves playing for Everton, i'm sound with him being under the radar-ish

 

[grandjoeblue]

Baines is well better than Cole, I think he is better than Marcelo too, not sure about Alba or Lahm though.

 

[Connor]

Yes he should, Best LB in the World.

Alba,Cole,Marcelo none of them come close to him.

 

[Joao Moutinho]

I've seen people putting Cleverley, Bale & Gerrard in their world eleven's, I do despair sometimes.

But yes, he should, best left back in the world

 

[Connor]

Seen some with Nani, Skrtel, Ivanovic, Zabaleta, Di Maria, Hazard and even more to boot. Do these people watch Football or just play FIFA ?

Edit - There is now one with Gareth Barry. I've lost all faith in people.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Seen some with Nani, Skrtel, Ivanovic, Zabaleta, Di Maria, Hazard and even more to boot. Do these people watch Football or just play FIFA ?

Edit - There is now one with Gareth Barry. I've lost all faith in people.

I saw one with Tom Cleverely. No joke.

 

[Julian Carax]

Young Spanish chap in my lesson today was putting together his World XI, instead of telling him off for not doing his work I demanded he put Baines at left-back, he obliged.

Kid is getting an A.

 

[Toffeeman1878]

Best LB in the world, but not playing CL means he wont get it, and probably shouldn't

 

[evertondotcom]

People laugh at me , but I honestly think Baines is one of the best in the world.

 

[carolinablue232]

He'd deserve it. Won't ever get it. I've yet to see a better LB this year than Baines.

 

[LITLEJOE]

great player, and must be up there as the best in the world.