All-Time Premier League Villa XI

[rob_bridge]

Konsa or Southgate in middle with McGrath. Lean towards Southgate. Laursen was better than both at peak but didn't play anywhere enough games as those pair.

Grealish ahead of Young, just as he kept us up practically on his own.

Benteke edges Watkins as also better in a mediocre team.

Not much argument on the rest to be fair. Kamara, Tilemans, Pau and Rogers could all make it over time.

[Mister E]

                        Emi

K Walker McGrath    Southgate Staunton

                      Barry

 Milner   Merson McGinn  Grealish

                   Benteke

A mix of guile and strength. If not Walker (a loanee) then it'd be Delaney at RB.
I'd have Collymore, Draper, Carbone, Mellberg, Laursen, Ashley Young, Rogers, Taylor, James, Kamara and Bouma in the squad.

[Pete3206]

Martinez
Cash McGrath Laursen Digne
Young Kamara McGinn Grealish
Benteke Angel

[TaxDodger]

Since I've been following Villa (1996), I'd go;

Martinez

Delaney, Laursen, Mellberg, Wright

McGinn, Barry

Young, Merson, Grealish

Yorke

Subs: Bosnich, Konsa, Digne, Southgate, Milner, Luiz, Taylor, Benteke, Watkins

[Dave]

Since I've been following Villa (1996), I'd go;

Martinez

Delaney, Laursen, Mellberg, Wright

McGinn, Barry

Young, Merson, Grealish

Yorke

Subs: Bosnich, Konsa, Digne, Southgate, Milner, Luiz, Taylor, Benteke, Watkins

Look how happy you've made him



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[SoccerHQ]

Did Staunton actually play LB for us much? He was always more of a LCB in the Brian Little formation as Alan Wright went years without missing a game.

Guessing he did regularly in 92/93?

[Olneythelonely]

Martinez

Delaney
Laursen
McGrath
Wright

Kamara
Barry
McGinn
Young
Grealish

Benteke/Watkins (I’m choosing a super-hybrid)

[ADVILLAFAN]

Staunton was LB in 92/93 & maybe season afterwards too.

[ADVILLAFAN]

GK Martinez
CB Southgate
CB Laursen
RB Barrett
LB Staunton
DM Kamara
CM Barry
RM Solano
LM A. Young
AM Grealish
CF Benteke

Cheated a bit, putting Grealish in AM, rather than om the left.

[Drummond]

Would you have McGrath on the bench?

[ADVILLAFAN]

Jeez, forgot McGrath. Was actually considering Mellberg ahead of Laursen. Played a lot more, but Laurseb was a goal threat from corners.

[AV82EC]

This pretty much tallies with my time as a Villa fan

GK - Martinez

RB - Delaney
CB - McGrath
CB - Southgate
LB - Digne

DM - Kamara
CM - Cowans
CM - Platt

RAM - Yorke
CF - Benteke
LAM - Grealish

Subs

GK - Bosnich

RB - Cash
CB - Mings, Torres, Konsa
LB - Staunton

M - Barry, Milner, McGinn
F - Young(A), Watkins,

[paul_e]

This pretty much tallies with my time as a Villa fan

GK - Martinez

RB - Delaney
CB - McGrath
CB - Southgate
LB - Digne

DM - Kamara
CM - Cowans
CM - Platt

RAM - Yorke
CF - Benteke
LAM - Grealish

Subs

GK - Bosnich

RB - Cash
CB - Mings, Torres, Konsa
LB - Staunton

M - Barry, Milner, McGinn
F - Young(A), Watkins,

I'd go with this, Platt is right at the point I really started watching though so I'd consider Milner ahead of him purely because I've seen him play for us far more.

[Drummond]

Platt didn't play for us in the Premier League....

[Mister E]

Platt didn't play for us in the Premier League....

... and Cowans' third iteration really didn't capture the man's all-round brilliance.