If Yugoslavia still existed....what would the national team look like today?

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Christiansen is easily the best Scandinavian CB...like it’s not even close. Vestegaard is probably the second best Scandinavian CB, although Mou ruining Lindelof is part of that.

I rate Granqvist over Vestergaard.

 

[cgf]

I rate Granqvist over Vestergaard.

I can see that argument, even if I disagree with it, thus the probably.

But I think Veste’s massive advantage as a passer makes up for any minor advantage Granqvist has as a leader/organizer.

 

[Seiza]

Christiansen is easily the best Scandinavian CB...like it’s not even close. Vestegaard is probably the second best Scandinavian CB, although Mou ruining Lindelof is part of that.

I agree, even as a Swede I wouldn't include any Swedish d-men in a Scandinavian team. Never liked Lustig and both Granqvist and Lindelöf are quite overrated. Augustinsson is interesting though and I believe Wendt could be a good choice as well on the left side.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I agree, even as a Swede I wouldn't include any Swedish d-men in a Scandinavian team. Never liked Lustig and both Granqvist and Lindelöf are quite overrated. Augustinsson is interesting though and I believe Wendt could be a good choice as well on the left side.

Lustig is solid. Nothing fancy, but he does his job and he does it rather well.

 

[Suiteness]

England plus Bale. We know.

Would that goofy looking Leigh Griffits get a spot on the bench?

 

[Suiteness]

Double post.

 

[Legionnaire]

Awesome. Same with Czechoslovakia.

 

[Hulide]

We Need more Bendtner on the Scandinavian team

 

[QuietContrarian]

I would take both Kjaer and Veste over Granquist.

 

[cgf]

I agree, even as a Swede I wouldn't include any Swedish d-men in a Scandinavian team. Never liked Lustig and both Granqvist and Lindelöf are quite overrated. Augustinsson is interesting though and I believe Wendt could be a good choice as well on the left side.

I rate Augustinsson very highly as Werder is one the BuLi teams I make an effort to watch because I respect their ethos & style; and he is a very solid LB, like Wendt used to be...only stronger defensively. Unfortunately age has started costing Wendt stamina & durability.

...although given transfers this summer I’m gunna be rooting for Poulsen to surpass him and become the best Scandinavian LB

 

[cgf]

Awesome. Same with Czechoslovakia.

That’s my personal pet-former-NT. Schick & Skriniar with a half dozen excellent midfielders? It’s like a NT made for me! Throw in a good keeper in Pavlenka, an excellent RWB in Kaderabek, and you’ve got the ingredients for a wonderful 3-6-1 or 4-3-2-1.

Schick
Hamsik - Barak
Jankto/Zmrhal* - Lobotka - Darida/Jankto - Kaderabek
Kalas - Skriniar - Pekarik
Pavlenka

Krmencik, Vydra; Mak, Krecji*, Duda; Darida/Zmrhal, Benes, Hrosovsky; Suchy, Pokorny, Novak; Koubek
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Schick
Hamsik - Barak
Jankto - Darida - Lobotka
Zmrhal - Skriniar - Kalas - Kaderabek
Pavlenka

Krmencik, Vydra; Mak, Krecji, Duda; Benes, Hrosovsky; Suchy, Pokorny, Pekarik, Novak; Koubek​

 

[Havre]

Granqvist is very very good for a team defending deep. It depends how you set up your team. A given starter for a team focusing on counter attacks for me. If the plan is for guys like Eriksen and Forsberg to dominate possession I would drop Granqvist.

 

[Panteras]

Haha, the name of the thread should be changed to "what if ex-european countries still existed"
Any records of footbal in Austro-Hungarian times

What about team Spanish Empire? Or team Roman Empire? Team Mongols tho

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia

Bale and Ramsey, rest would be England players.

Robertson

 

[alko]

How about Team of Austro-Hungarian Empire?

 

[Eye of Ra]

How about Team of Austro-Hungarian Empire?

will be only austrian players. the state of hungarian soccer is very dark right now.

 

[Ivan13]

will be only austrian players. the state of hungarian soccer is very dark right now.

Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, parts of northern Italy, northwestern Serbia, Hungary, Czech Rep, Slovakia, parts of Poland, Romania and Ukraine all were a part of Austro-Hungary.

As for ex-Yu, they'd look great on paper, shit on the pitch when the going gets tough as always.

 

[alko]

will be only austrian players. the state of hungarian soccer is very dark right now.

Obviously, you wasn't in school, when there was talk about Austro-Hungary Empire.

 

[cgf]

Plus the Hungarians legit have a super talent again in the late-2000 born midfielder, Dominik Szoboszlai. So pretty soon they’ll have their own Hamsik or SMS if he doesn’t stagnate...