All-Time Premier League Villa XI

[adrenachrome]

Martinez

Wright

McGrath
Laursen
Mellberg

A.Young

McGinn
Barry
Milner

Yorke
Benteke

5-3-2 formation, Wright and Young as the wing backs

We should do a “Best XI by premier league manager”

So Big Ron’s best XI, Sir Brian’s etc

If you are going with a back three, then this would be it.

McGrath
Laursen
Mellberg

[Percy McCarthy]

Bit harsh including a very Young Grealish in a side that stank the league out. But even if you do, he was better than Young.

How old was Young in his time with us?

Edit: signed when he was 21.

[Percy McCarthy]

Martinez

Walker
God
Mings
Digne

SJM
Sid
Milner
Grealish

Yorke
Benteke

[VancouverLion]

Walker; 15 PL appearances for Villa, you sure Perce?

[VancouverLion]

Martinez

Barrett
God
Torres
Stan

SJM
Barry
Milner
Young

Carew
Yorke

[Percy McCarthy]

Walker; 15 PL appearances for Villa, you sure Perce?

I’ve picked him because he was our best RB in the PL era. That’s my criteria, along with how I think the partnerships would work out.

[Hillbilly]

I think a worst team would be more entertaining to pick. The GK with the pyjamas, Habib Beye, Lescott, Richards, the Djemba twins, Makoun, Balaban, Gestede, Tonev, etc etc.

[algy]

I think a worst team would be more entertaining to pick. The GK with the pyjamas, Habib Beye, Lescott, Richards, the Djemba twins, Makoun, Balaban, Gestede, Tonev, etc etc.

It was moved to Villa Memories

https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=66308.0

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Walker; 15 PL appearances for Villa, you sure Perce?

I’ve picked him because he was our best RB in the PL era. That’s my criteria, along with how I think the partnerships would work out.

Someone’s been listening to Dan Bardell 😉

[Clark W Griswold]

Top 5 players in order in PL era, for me:
1. McGrath - as good as any defender in the world at the time and had some good competition from Italy.
2. Martinez - Voted world no 1 GK twice
3. Yorke - outstanding, one of the best in Europe at the time
4. Southgate - I know he's not popular these days but he was absolute class, could play it out like Torres and defend like John Terry at his best.
5. Bosnich - world class, just not as good as Martinez.

If you go back to when I started going in 88 Platt would squeeze in between Martinez and Yorke, pushing Bozzie out of the 5.

[Holte L2]

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.

This is exactly what I would go for too Drummond.  Though very torn on Barrett or Konsa for the RB role. 

[Percy McCarthy]

Walker; 15 PL appearances for Villa, you sure Perce?

I’ve picked him because he was our best RB in the PL era. That’s my criteria, along with how I think the partnerships would work out.

Someone’s been listening to Dan Bardell 😉

Who’s Dan Bardell?

[brontebilly]

Benteke left and a poor team completely fell apart, had our worst season ever, got relegated and took 5 years to recover. Grealish left and 18months later we were on the brink of a run that's been going for 3 years putting us as the fourth best team in the country and ranked in the top 10 globally. Again, not rational but that makes a massive difference to how they get viewed looking back.

Certainly not rational to ignore the time after Grealish that saw two coaches lose their jobs and Emery inheriting a team in complete disarray.

[brontebilly]

Earl Barrett, by a mile.

Yet bombed out by Brian Little very early on? Options in both full back positions aren't elite.

[cdbearsfan]

I disagreed with Brian on that occasion. Like I don't like five at the back (though he certainly had success with it for a while).