All-Time Premier League Villa XI

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Friedel

Barrett
McGrath
Mellberg
Staunton

Richardson
Taylor
Petrov

Daly
Carew
Saunders

Subs
Bosnich
Laursen
Mings
Digne
Kamara
Townsend
McGinn
Atkinson
Watkins

Unlucky to miss out:
Milner
Ugo
Milosevic
Wright

Pre PL Cowans would definitely have been in my team.

[Dante Lavelli]

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.

Melberg would be my RB, perfect to play in Emery's lop sided defense.

[Clark W Griswold]

GK Martinez
RB Delaney
LB Staunton
CB McGrath
CB Southgate
RM Milner
CM Barry
CM Townsend (C)
LM Rogers
CF Carew
CF Yorke

Nice balance classic 4-4-2
8 That can defend and 5 that can attack

Subs:
GK Bosnich
RB/CB Barrett
CB Laursen
LB/LW/RW Young
CM Kamara
CM Taylor
LW/AM Grealish
CF Benteke
CF Saunders

Squad:
Spink, Digne, *McGinn, Merson, Watkins.

Platt, Cowans and Daley not really PL era.

*Correction McGinn for Tielemans although if Tielemans plays like last season for a couple more years he'll be straight in the 11.

[Monty]

Martinez; Delaney, McGrath, Laursen, Digne; Kamara, Petrov, Milner; McGinn, Grealish; Yorke.

Toss-up with Petrov and Barry, but I genuinely thought Petrov was outstanding and criminally underrated by commentators. McGinn's on the 'right' there, but that drifting in interchanging thing he does. And I really, really hate to say it, but it's got to be Yorke considering the difference between his career after leaving us and Benteke's.

[UK Redsox]

I'd have a different right back, but not sure who.

Ash instead of McGinn

Tekkers instead of Ollie

[Bosco81]

I think I’d have to get Konsa in at RB, as we’ve had a lot more really good centre halves than right backs.

Martinez-
Konsa-Ehiogu-McGrath-Staunton
Milner-McGinn-Barry-Grealish
Yorke-Benteke

So not too far from Drummond’s original, for all time before football was invented, I’d get Kenny Swain, Dennis Mortimer and Sid Cowans in ahead of Konsa, McGinn & Barry.

[stevo_st]

Wonder if Rogers will be in peoples best XIs in 10 years time.

[ChicagoLion]

Wonder if Rogers will be in peoples best XIs in 10 years time.

It seems a bit recent ish

[Brazilian Villain]

Daly
Carew
Saunders

As good as she is, I'm not sure our Rachel warrants a place in the team.

[Halfway to Moseley]

Surprised how few people have picked Grealish. I class him as the best player I’ve seen in a Villa shirt since McGrath, he really was that good.

Easy to forget now he’s a shadow of the player he was, despite his mini revival at Everton.

[paul_e]

Surprised how few people have picked Grealish. I class him as the best player I’ve seen in a Villa shirt since McGrath, he really was that good.

Easy to forget now he’s a shadow of the player he was, despite his mini revival at Everton.

He was but he left before the team really pushed on to the level where the players start to be classed as club legends which pushes him down a little behind players who were here in the 'better times'. It's probably not fair but he made his choice.

[PeterWithesShin]

And yet people pick Benteke over Ollie.

[SamTheMouse]

Benteke was superb in what was, let's face it, a pretty shite team. I'd have him in there, alongside Yorke.

[paul_e]

And yet people pick Benteke over Ollie.

Fair point, it's almost as if people don't have to be 100% rational when doing something largely pointless.

[PeterWithesShin]

So was Grealish, that's my point.