Every man and his dog (by which we mean man, woman, sports writer, fan, etc) seems to have had a say on this over the last couple of weeks - so here, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the utopia 365 definitive statement of the best players (mostly) to stake a claim to being in our Premier League Team of the Noughties.
(And I am so glad that it's 2010 tomorrow - the phrase "Noughties" is horrid, isn't it!?!? - what now, the 10's? Much better!)
This is not a contest of the best out and out players to have played at anytime in the 00's. The rules are:
1. Must be (or have been) a Premier League player
2. Must have played a substantial amount of their career in the 00’s
3. Must have been consistent and influential over more than one or two individual seasons
4. Should ideally polarise opinion, causing hysterical and un-rational debate and slanging matches whenever two or more people get together!
Excluded players:
There are three main reasons for a player not appearing who might have been expected to:
1. They were really more 90's than 00's, i.e. Shearer, Stam, Keane, e.t.c.
2. We (or rather I) don't like them. i.e. Terry (Ashley Cole just about has to be made a sub for pure ability, even if he does make my blood cold)
3. They are good enough but considered to have been too injury prone too often - i.e. King, Woodgate and Kewell
Here is the team (managed by Arsene Wenger)...
Team:
1. Given (GK)
2. G. Neville (RB)
3. Riise (LB)
5. R. Ferdinand (CB)
6. Hypia (CB)
4. Gerrard (CM)
7. Beckham (RM)
8. Viera (CM)
11. Giggs (LM)
9. Henry (FW)
10. Bergkamp (FW)
Subs:
12. Jaaskelainen (GK)
13. Campbell (CB)
14. A. Cole (LB)
15. Scholes (CM)
16. Pires (LW/RW)
17. Ronaldo (FW)
18. Rooney (FW)
19. Van Nistelrooy (FW)
Manager:
Arsene Wenger
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