1990 v 2020 winning sides best XI.

[binomial]

30 years apart.

From Kenny to the likes of Souey, Holy, Rafa, back to Kenny, Brodge and finally Klopp.

But who wins!?!?!?!

Actually no, no scrap that.

What is YOUR XI from those 2 squads only.

GO!

 

[tombrown]

Stevie Nicol x 11

 

[binomial]

Stevie Nicol x 11

Miserable old fart.

 

[Modo]

Alisson

Trent
Van Dijk
Hansen
Robbo

Fabs
Barnes at LCM
Gini

Salah
Mane
Rush


(Kenny was like 53 at the time)

 

[binomial]

Lol, Kenny basically transitioned into a player manager a few years earlier.

Wow, only 3 players from way back then??

Fab & Gini over Whelan Mcmahon or even Hendo is a crazy shout.

Trent over Nicol?? Mmh. Interesting.

For me it has to be either Barnes or Mane.

Rush over Bobby yes, Salah over Beardsley yes. CB's pick themselves.

 

[Modo]

Lol, Kenny basically transitioned into a player manager a few years earlier.

Wow, only 3 players from way back then??

Fab & Gini over Whelan Mcmahon or even Hendo is a crazy shout.

Trent over Nicol?? Mmh. Interesting.

For me it has to be either Barnes or Mane.

Rush over Bobby yes, Salah over Beardsley yes. CB's pick themselves.

Mhm, it was between Gini and McMahon for me.

 

[darkstarexodus]

Stevie Nicol x 11

Nicol x 5
Milner x 5
Alisson

 

[binomial]

Rush
Milner x 5
Nicol x 4
Alisson

???

 

[darkstarexodus]

???

I feel if we keep iterating this way, we'll eventually get there.

 

[Dreambeliever]

It’s not even close.
Players of 2020 are so much fitter than 1990.

Zero players from back then.

 

[binomial]

It’s not even close.
Players of 2020 are so much fitter than 1990.

Zero players from back then.

 

[Woland]

Holy

 

[binomial]

Holy

Yes.

Gerard Holyier.

RIP to the great man.

 

[Irishanfield]

It’s not even close.
Players of 2020 are so much fitter than 1990.

Zero players from back then.

But the players of 2020 being train in

It’s not even close.
Players of 2020 are so much fitter than 1990.

Zero players from back then.

Tbf it's unfair to compair teams from different eras as the game has moved on so much in 30 years

 

[StevieM]

Maybe Dreamie should think of it 2 ways!!!

(I know, I know - there’s a chance his head would explode trying).

What if all the 1990 players were trained to the same level of fitness as the 2020 mob????

What if the 2020 mob had to get on the sauce more and had to be a little bit less fitter - and more like Jan Molby!!!!

Now we’re talking!!!!

Fit Molby Vs fat Salah!!!!

 

[binomial]

It's almost like humans waaaaay way wayyyyyyy back then .... in 1990 were aesthetically built differently to the humans we see today.

Not only that but they ate differently to how we do now.....drank differently.....slept differently.........breathed differently, etc

 

[StevieM]

It's almost like humans waaaaay way wayyyyyyy back then .... in 1990 were aesthetically built differently to the humans we see today.

Not only that but they ate differently to how we do now.....drank differently.....slept differently.........breathed differently, etc

It’s the difference between a T800 & a T3000.

You know how it ends…

 

[Squiggles]

For the sake of these discussions, you have to base it on talent and impact, and believe players from different eras have equal fitness, diets, nutrition, playing surfaces, etc, otherwise, it just breaks down faster than Naby Keita.

 

[Dreambeliever]

For the sake of these discussions, you have to base it on talent and impact, and believe players from different eras have equal fitness, diets, nutrition, playing surfaces, etc, otherwise, it just breaks down faster than Naby Keita.

Still this team as training methods and tactics are vastly superior to 30 years ago.
Those teams would get mauled today even if they could avoid the inevitable 5/6 red cards.