After the success of last fortnight’s Bitchy XI article, here’s our latest ‘Favourite XI’s’ piece which today will be focusing on players whose careers (despite being good by all means) have not quite hit the heights due to a number of reasons (bad form, wrong club moves, injuries, etc) that they should have done.
Back in the summer of 2002, a rather un-Brazilian Brazilian arrived at Arsenal Football Club. His style of play was never flouted with any of those fancy flicks, tricks or samba skills we have come to associate with his countrymen; though, he will forever be remembered for the way in which he graced our shores with such a calmed elegance, confident solace and a grace which very few defensive midfielders have been able to emulate since. And, the rest as they say was history…
Football fans and critics have a very short memory. Opinions that stem out of this memory also lack rationality and border baseless criticism.
Manchester Untied travel to Anfield this weekend to face our old foes Liverpool, who will no doubt want their messiah Kenny Dalgish to inflict a first league defeat of the season for Sir Alex Ferguson.
When you think of great Manchester City Goalkeepers of the past then the first two names off the tongue may be Frank Swift and Bert Trautmann. Younger fans may look to Nicky Weaver, certainly his iconic run the length of Wembley in the Division 2 Playoff finals leaves somewhat of an impression.
With the back four now in place, it’s time to analyse what Tottenham’s best midfield should be. With an abundance of talent in the area of the park, To the Lane and Back’s choice of players has been tough but an easier selection to make was that of the players charged with protecting the defence. First up is Brazilian giant Sandro.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not implying that Frank is homosexual; but that I dream of watching Lampard carry on playing forever. What would the team and football be like without Frank and his goals? His presence on the pitch gives a new dimension to every game.
Of course on Saturday, Manchester United travel to Anfield to face Liverpool, where they will be looking to secure their first win at the home of their biggest rivals for the first time since 2007. With that in mind it’s worth looking at these 6 individuals who have spent time at United and the Scousers in their careers.