All-Time Premier League Villa XI

[Drummond]

This is the team compiled by the BBC from all of the nominations they had as the best in the Premier League.

Notwithstanding that's pretty new in the grand scheme of things z there's an awful lot of recency bias going on too.

[Meanwood Villa]

Has anyone checked on Smirker?

[RamboandBruno]

Goalie yes and the defence is pretty close for me, but no Sid, madness, so Cowabs for Milner, also a toss up between Mortimer and Barry for me. Morley was my first football hero so he’d edge that over Grealish. Would have Yorke alongside Withe, I only saw Andy Gray play second tome around.

[Pete3206]

It's Premier League era.

[ChicagoLion]

Benteke ahead of Watkins for a start.

[PeterWithesShin]

Goalie yes and the defence is pretty close for me, but no Sid, madness, so Cowabs for Milner, also a toss up between Mortimer and Barry for me. Morley was my first football hero so he’d edge that over Grealish. Would have Yorke alongside Withe, I only saw Andy Gray play second tome around.

It's PL era players.

[PeterWithesShin]

The Benteke we had playing in this team and for Unai would be very interesting.

[algy]

Pretty close to what I’d go for if you’re talking post-92 players. Gary Charles at right back though, and Yorke & Benteke up front.

[PeterWithesShin]

The Torres we're currently seeing is better than Mellberg imo. But there isn't much to strongly disagree with in that 11 although i'd go pre-injury Charles as well.

[Dave]

No Chris Herd? Kieran Richardson? How quickly people forget Yacouba Sylla.

*shakes head sadly*

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The Torres we're currently seeing is better than Mellberg imo. But there isn't much to strongly disagree with in that 11 although i'd go pre-injury Charles as well.

Putting Melberg on the left is ridiculous. I'd have Delaney ahead of anybody at right back. Charles is a decent shout at left back as was Wilfred Bouma in those few injury free games he played for us.  How can you not have Youri in central midfield, it's more a question of who you take out, Barry or Milner? As for Benteke, was it Brian Green who described him as 'the most complete centre forward' he's seen in claret and blue? He wasn't wrong, Benteke was a beast but scored every type of goal imaginable. As you say, under Unai, my god..

[john2710]

There's got to be a place for Martin Laursen.
Benteke, his time with us, was the best pound for pound centre forward I've seen.

[RamboandBruno]

My mistake re premier league, didnt read it properly.
Has to also be a shout for Southgate or Eghiou next to God, but agree with the comments on Torres.
Benteke yes, also an argument for Young first time around rather than Grealish. Tielemans a toss up with Barry, Kamara over Milner

[Beard82]

in PL era seems fairly sensible.

I would go for either Delany or Charles at right back.  Benteke up front, and maybe Young on left - but that might be a bit churlish. 

[Chris Harte]

Konsa at right-back?