The best first eleven in the league.

[blueblue]

When I look at the transfer speculation thread and miscellaneous other threads about how our best players are going to be signed this summer by all sorts of teams, it got me wondering about how good our players really are, just how far from the best first eleven in the premiership are we ?

Coleman is going to Utd, Arsenal or Chelsea,
Barkley probably to Man City,
Stones to replace Terry at Chelsea,
McCarthy to Spurs, Utd or Arsenal
Lukaku to Wolfsburg or Altetico Madrid,
Mirallas to Atletico as well
Baines is the only one for certain that we know was a genuine target for Utd.

That is seven of our first team that,if you believe the papers and commentators are wanted by the biggest and richest clubs around.
If you were to add Jagielka to that(subject of a failed bid from Arsenal some years ago) does that mean three more players would give us a first eleven as good as any in the premiership?.............or are we overrating our players as we often do?

 

[Allezfan]

Wigan's entire XI which came 18th would have improved ours that came 6th if you believe the papers.

 

[Azzurri]

When I look at the transfer speculation thread and miscellaneous other threads about how our best players are going to be signed this summer by all sorts of teams, it got me wondering about how good our players really are, just how far from the best first eleven in the premiership are we ?

Coleman is going to Utd, Arsenal or Chelsea,
Barkley probably to Man City,
Stones to replace Terry at Chelsea,
McCarthy to Spurs, Utd or Arsenal
Lukaku to Wolfsburg or Altetico Madrid,
Mirallas to Atletico as well
Baines is the only one for certain that we know was a genuine target for Utd.

That is seven of our first team that,if you believe the papers and commentators are wanted by the biggest and richest clubs around.
If you were to add Jagielka to that(subject of a failed bid from Arsenal some years ago) does that mean three more players would give us a first eleven as good as any in the premiership?.............or are we overrating our players as we often do?

Depends. If the three players were Messi, Ronaldo and Suarez then probably.

If they're not as good as Costa, Willian, Hazard, Matic, Fabregas, Terry, Courtois, Cech etc. etc. then no.

 

[Furey1878]

If you add 1-3 genuine top, top quality players to almost any team in the league they'll be fighting at the top end of the table.

 

[dannyboy]

We are so far from being anywhere near the top of the league it's not even worth thinking about. Let's get challenging for Europe again first.

 

[Wizard]

Don't think a single one of our players would get in Chelsea's first XI. Maybe Coleman on last year's form but not this year. Stones might push Cahill but apart from that no one comes close IMO

 

[Brennan]

If you add 1-3 genuine top, top quality players to almost any team in the league they'll be fighting at the top end of the table.

Don't think Burnley would be competing at the top end of the table if you added Hazard Courtois and Costa to be honest.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

We are so far from being anywhere near the top of the league it's not even worth thinking about. Let's get challenging for Europe again first.

Indeed. Potential doesn't matter, you're only as good as you show on the pitch, and our guys have been below par this season.

 

[Albertini78]

If you add 1-3 genuine top, top quality players to almost any team in the league they'll be fighting at the top end of the table.

You could put Messi and Ronaldo in ours and with a couple of years they'd be away to Doncaster and Yeovil on a free

 

[Allezfan]

You could put Messi and Ronaldo in ours and with a couple of years they'd be away to Doncaster and Yeovil on a free

You gits have ruined young Rodwell.

 

[Professor Toffee]

Don't think Burnley would be competing at the top end of the table if you added Hazard Courtois and Costa to be honest.

Or the RS

 

[Furey1878]

Don't think Burnley would be competing at the top end of the table if you added Hazard Courtois and Costa to be honest.

"almost any team"

 

[4737carlin]

Dont think United still want Baines, he hasn't had the best of seasons, i think he might of peaked. United must have a big pot available in the summer to go for bigger names.

 

[dead_soft]

There are rumours Chelsea want to buy Lambert and Adebayor.

They actually did buy Steve Sidwell.

Papers lie, clubs make mistakes, doesn't make you a world class player because a world class team buys you.

Sometimes it's just that player fits into that particular system. Sometimes it's that a club made a mad purchase.

 

[Aar_the_Toffees]

Indeed. Potential doesn't matter, you're only as good as you show on the pitch, and our guys have been below par this season.

Actually, if you add Hazard, Fabregas, and Terry to the team- i dont see why they wouldn't be top half at least.