Here is RSS World Class XI 2012

[milivella]

GK Neuer
RD Puyol
CD Pique
CD Kompany or Thiago Silva
LD Lahm
DM Busquets
CM Xavi
RM Messi
AM Iniesta
LM Silva
ST Cristiano Ronaldo

Poll: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/d3469c85418120d6#

Here are the few but good voters: Abubakr, Benny, Binder Dundat,
Futbolmetrix, Google Beta User, MH, milivella, The Scrutineer.

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Shortlist, all the votes, breakdowns

GK

5 Neuer (Germany, Bayern Munich)
1 Valdes
1 Zieler
Adler
Buffon
Casillas
Cech
Lloris
Reina
Wiese

RD

3 Puyol (Spain, Barcelona)
2 Sergio Ramos
1 Maicon
1 Sagna
Traesch
Rafinha
Reveillere
Riether
Srna
Zanetti

1 Abate

CD (pick 2 players or more)

5 Pique (Spain, Barcelona)
4 Kompany (Belgium, Manchester City)
4 Thiago Silva (Brazil, Milan)
3 Hummels
1 Vermaelen
1 Vidic
Bocchetti
Carvalho
Chiellini
Dante
Demichelis
Ferdinand
Gallas
King
Lucio
Naldo
Nesta
Pepe
Samba
Samuel
Terry

1 Agger

LD

8 Lahm (Germany, Bayern Munich)
1 Cole
1 Jose Enrique
Abidal
Assou-Ekotto
Baines
Balzaretti
Clichy
Evra
Luiz Gustavo

DM

5 Busquets (Spain, Barcelona)
1 Sven Bender
1 Khedira
Cambiasso
Fellaini
de Jong
Kehl
Mascherano
Mikel
Songa

1 Tiote

CM

6 Xavi (Spain, Barcelona)
2 Fabregas
2 Yaya Toure
1 Scott Parker
van Bommel
Essien
Fletcher
Gerrard
Lampard
Xabi Alonso

1 Boateng

RM

6 Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)
1 Daniel Alves
1 Lavezzi
1 Robben
1 Alexis Sanchez
Goetze
Nani
Nasri
Navas
Pedro

AM

6 Iniesta (Spain, Barcelona)
1 Diego
Aimar
Alex
Ganso
Jadson
Kaka
Riquelme
Ronaldinho
Sneijder
Totti

LM

5 Silva (Spain, Manchester City)
1 Modric
1 Oezil
1 Villa
Arshavin
Marcelo
Mata
Neymar
Ribery
Robinho

ST

6 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid)
2 Rooney
1 Aguero
1 Eto'o
1 Ibrahimovic
Di Natale
Llorente
Pato
Rossi
Tevez

1 Adebayor
1 Messi
1 Van Persie

By nation:
6 Spain
2 Germany
1 Argentina
1 Portugal
0.5 Belgium
0.5 Brazil

By club:
6 Barcelona
2 Bayern Munich
1.5 Manchester City
1 Real Madrid
0.5 Milan

By league:
7 Spain
2 Germany
1.5 England
0.5 Italy

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milivella

[milivella]

Let's compare it with last year
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/2e51b8cade3f4204/

Confirmed:

> GK Neuer

> DM Busquets
> CM Xavi

> RM Messi

Was tied.

> AM Iniesta

Was tied as LM.

> ST Cristiano Ronaldo

Was tied as RM.

> By nation:
> 6   Spain
> 2   Germany
> 1   Argentina
> 1   Portugal
> 0.5 Belgium
> 0.5 Brazil

6 nations instead of 10. Spain +3.75 players, England -1.50.

> By club:
> 6   Barcelona
> 2   Bayern Munich
> 1.5 Manchester City
> 1   Real Madrid
> 0.5 Milan

5 clubs instead of 9. Barcelona +3.25 players, Chelsea -2.

Six players from the same team is A LOT. I wonder how many times in
the past this would have happened.

> By league:
> 7   Spain
> 2   Germany
> 1.5 England
> 0.5 Italy

The same 4 leagues as last year. Spain +3 players, England -4.

EPL suddenly seems weaker...

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milivella

[Alkamista]

On Jan 11, 4:18 pm, milivella <milive...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> RD
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> 3 Puyol (Spain, Barcelona)

I haven't seen Puyol play at all this season, is he still delivering
the goods at that level at this stage in his career? I remember people
around here were already singing his swansong two years back.

[milivella]

Alkamista:

I voted for him, but of course I can speak for myself only. My vote
was heavily influenced by the following kind of stats:
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/11/29/2779477/missing-in-action-barcelona-captain-carles-puyol-has-been-absent-
(I also just like him)

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milivella