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1980s combined Merseyside derby XI


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You can pick any formation (and manager if you wish) but there must be a mix of players from both sides so it includes at least 3 from the blooshite for example. I'd go for a 3-4-3 to accommodate my choices.

 

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..................................Southall..................................

........Lawrenson..........Hansen............Ratcliffe...........

Nicol............McMahon...........Souness..........Sheedy..

........Dalglish................Rush.............Barnes...............

 

Manager: Paisley

 

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Not as easy as it sounds, this. I had to leave Neal out just to balance it out. He was a great right back but Nicol was more versatile. McMahon was actually a first team regular for both.

 

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4-4-2 - as it’s the formation that I most associate with football in this country in the 1980s.

 

Southall

Stevens

Lawrenson

Hansen

Nicol

McDermott

Reid

Souness

Barnes

Dalglish

Rush

 

I’d rather have Nicol right-back and Alan Kennedy left-back, but included Stevens to meet the quota of three Everton players. Nicol could comfortably play left-back.

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On 10/18/2018 at 12:11 PM, Tony Moanero said:

4-4-2 - as it’s the formation that I most associate with football in this country in the 1980s.

 

Southall

Stevens

Lawrenson

Hansen

Nicol

McDermott

Reid

Souness

Barnes

Dalglish

Rush

 

I’d rather have Nicol right-back and Alan Kennedy left-back, but included Stevens to meet the quota of three Everton players. Nicol could comfortably play left-back.

Great shouts by and large. Love Terry Mac being in there.

 

If we do the best eleven, i'd take out stevens for neal. Put barney in for nicol - tough one that. Whelan for reid and that's an incredible team.

 

Everton were amazing back then, but i think only big nev would make a combined team. Their next best player was Sheedy and Bob reckoned Whelan was the better player. That's an opinion to take onboard.

 

If there was a quota of at least three blues, i'd probably go with reid as you say and ratcliffe replacing Barney or Stevie Nicol. Sheedy is very unlucky as he was a brilliant player but Barnsey gets in all day every day.

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On 10/18/2018 at 11:40 AM, Trumo said:

You can pick any formation (and manager if you wish) but there must be a mix of players from both sides so it includes at least 3 from the blooshite for example. I'd go for a 3-4-3 to accommodate my choices.

 

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..................................Southall..................................

........Lawrenson..........Hansen............Ratcliffe...........

Nicol............McMahon...........Souness..........Sheedy..

........Dalglish................Rush.............Barnes...............

 

Manager: Paisley

 

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Not as easy as it sounds, this. I had to leave Neal out just to balance it out. He was a great right back but Nicol was more versatile. McMahon was actually a first team regular for both.

 

Not sure Kenny would have been suited to a wide forward role at all. Needs to be central. 

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