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Decooo

In 5 to 10 years what will be in the world's best XI?

Posted Jul 12, 2013, 10:23 PM UTC

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simplyinnappropriateManchester United•

5-10 years is a very big gap in terms of professional football.

The best XI in 5 years will be very different to the one in 10.

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CoreyndtrevorLiverpool•

Exactly impossible to predict Freddy adu 2.0 might pop up randomly and become better than messi pele zidane combined who knows whatl happen

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mthrfknManchester United•

I'm not an expert but it's most likely the starting XI for the United States of America men's international match soccer squad.

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yhgvbTottenham Hotspur•

De gea in goal is my bet

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THEBEAST666Chelsea•

Nah courtois is better

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YungBarryBondsFC Porto•

Courtois and De Gea could definitely be in it with faces like Bruma,Isco, and Gotze

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ScherzenBayern München•

Maybe:

              Lukaku

  Neymar Thiago Götze Isco

            Gündogan

  Alaba Varane Hummels Carvajal

              Courtois

But probably not Lukaku.. I have no idea

That's geared towards 5-6 years... 10 would be completely different.

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notbilboWestern Sydney Wanderers•

If he can stay injury free, I think Jack Wilshere will be one of the best midfielders in 5 years. People forget he's only 21.

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BigBird9719Arsenal•

Hopefully still people, it'd be a shame if robots took over football.

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SpellofIndolenceAltrincham•

"Now Wireless Joe Jackson, there was a blern hitting machine!"

"Exactly! He was a machine designed to hit blerns! I mean, come on, Wireless Joe was nothing but a programmable bat on wheels."

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BigBird9719Arsenal•

what will be in the world's best XI?

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DecoooOPBrasil•

just noticed my error :(

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ExtazChelsea•

I got that but why do you seriously think robots would take over football in a short period of 10 years

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BigBird9719Arsenal•

I don't, it was a joke. I forgot you can't hear sarcasm on the internet.

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DecoooOPBrasil•

4-3-3

GK: De Gea

RB: Rafael?

CB: Nastasic

CB: Marquinhos (I have faith in that boy)

LB: Alaba

CDM: Paulinho

CDM: Luiz Gustavo

CAM: Ozil

CF (False 9): Messi

RW:Lucas (not his usual at PSG but does the job for Brazil)

LW:Neymar

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matcht•

Luiz Gustavo is a fine player but there are players younger than him who are already performing better than him. I can't see him improving that much in 5 years, it's not like he is a developing player.

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DecoooOPBrasil•

Luiz Gustavo is actually evolving into a world class player in the way he plays. He plays almost as a false CB and does the job incredibly well.

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cpfhornetBayern München•

Curious why you say Gustavo? I like him but I doubt he'll be even close to the world's best 11.

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