Comments on: Adidas XI vs Nike XI: Which Brand Has the Best Football Team? http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:57:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: victor http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-158662 victor Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:23:36 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-158662 Lampard is with Adidas. i don't see him in your lists. Adidas midfield is packed with team oriented players... who are what adidas markets...the team is better than one. Nike focuses on individual superstars, and form the team around individuals. Lampard is with Adidas. i don’t see him in your lists. Adidas midfield is packed with team oriented players… who are what adidas markets…the team is better than one. Nike focuses on individual superstars, and form the team around individuals.

]]> By: adam http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-154860 adam Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:02:11 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-154860 nice work nice work

]]> By: evaldo http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-151816 evaldo Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:11:37 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-151816 also bosingwa could be your rb chris. carrager has been atrocious this year also bosingwa could be your rb chris. carrager has been atrocious this year

]]> By: evaldo http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-151815 evaldo Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:07:53 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-151815 arshavin= nike rvp= adidas don't think either of them would start, but they could probably make the benches arshavin= nike
rvp= adidas

don’t think either of them would start, but they could probably make the benches

]]> By: Sarah http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-151184 Sarah Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:48:45 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-151184 @Ali-- this is about personal sponsorship not their team's sponsorship. For example, Hatem Ben Arfa plays for OM and France (or has played for France) both of which are sponsored by Adidas but he is personally sponsored by Nike (he wears their boots, attends their events, appears in their commercials, etc). @Ali– this is about personal sponsorship not their team’s sponsorship. For example, Hatem Ben Arfa plays for OM and France (or has played for France) both of which are sponsored by Adidas but he is personally sponsored by Nike (he wears their boots, attends their events, appears in their commercials, etc).

]]> By: Ali B http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-151084 Ali B Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:40:16 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-151084 Hold on, why is Ribery on the Nike team?! He plays for Bayern and France, both of which are sponsored by Adidas. Hold on, why is Ribery on the Nike team?!
He plays for Bayern and France, both of which are sponsored by Adidas.

]]> By: ricci http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-151083 ricci Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:18:23 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-151083 he also slags off many players and then includes them in his starting XI. quite comical. he also slags off many players and then includes them in his starting XI. quite comical.

]]> By: Ginge http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-151061 Ginge Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:30:47 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-151061 @ Slan 'would only make a team in England because everybody accepts that you do not need to understand how to defend to be good there' 'I wonder if Chris has ever watched a football match' Pot. Kettle. Black. @ Slan

‘would only make a team in England because everybody accepts that you do not need to understand how to defend to be good there’

‘I wonder if Chris has ever watched a football match’

Pot. Kettle. Black.

]]> By: Slan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-151049 Slan Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:21:18 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-151049 1. It would be a draw. The two teams are flawed the adidas team has a poor defence too slow and and poor selections. The nike team would attack too much and leave enough holes for the adidas team to score. 2. Yes, I have to say that before you all started this you should have learned about the strengths of the players firstly that you selected then about all the other possibilities. The fact is that for with regard to the Adidas team I wonder if Chris has ever watched a football match he has chosen names based on newspaper reports and out of date at that. Jamie carragher is considered a passable centre back basically past it now and definitely not a good wingback while he can do the job in a pinch definitely not a starter on any team. As regards Kolo Toure he would only make a team in England because everybody accepts that you do not need to understand how to defend to be good there. He is shambles. As regards the other picks De Rossi and Gerard play the same position and you left out one of the best defensive Midfielders in Ballck to include both. The Nike team's the back line would ship a lot of goals. Cannavaro is past it physically and without a stable back line i.e. non attacking he will be a liability. Puyol needs a organised quick supporting partner and wingbacks that will get back Evra and Dani Alves do not. The Midfield will be over worked especially since Ribery and Cristiano do not defend. Since two defenders and two midfielders do not add much to team defence another midfielder is needed to balance the team. The great thig is that most of the forwards on the team work well alone. I would exclude Torres and include Fabregas. You also left out Brazil's first choice Maicon who keeps Dani Alves on the bench. Adidas Team Júlio César Alessandro Nesta Tomáš Ujfaluši Miguel Torres Gómez Philipp Lahm Michael Ballack Xavi Hernández Steven Gerrard Kaka Lionel Messi David Villa João Moutinho Daniele De Rossi Cristian Chivu Edwin van der Sar Yoann Gourcuff Nigel de Jong Martín Demichelis Gonzalo Higuaín Karim Benzema Luis Suarez Nike Team Victor Valdes Maicon Fabio Cannavaro Vincent Kompany Patrice Evra Michael Essien Cesc Fabregas Andrés Iniesta C. Ronaldo Franck Ribery Didier Drogba Rio Ferdinand, Yaya Toure, Carles Puyol, Alexis Sanchez, Zlatan Ibrahimovic,Fernando Torres, Dani Alves, Guillermo "Memo" Ochoa, Alexandre Pato 1. It would be a draw. The two teams are flawed the adidas team has a poor defence too slow and and poor selections. The nike team would attack too much and leave enough holes for the adidas team to score.
2. Yes, I have to say that before you all started this you should have learned about the strengths of the players firstly that you selected then about all the other possibilities. The fact is that for with regard to the Adidas team I wonder if Chris has ever watched a football match he has chosen names based on newspaper reports and out of date at that. Jamie carragher is considered a passable centre back basically past it now and definitely not a good wingback while he can do the job in a pinch definitely not a starter on any team. As regards Kolo Toure he would only make a team in England because everybody accepts that you do not need to understand how to defend to be good there. He is shambles. As regards the other picks De Rossi and Gerard play the same position and you left out one of the best defensive Midfielders in Ballck to include both.
The Nike team’s the back line would ship a lot of goals. Cannavaro is past it physically and without a stable back line i.e. non attacking he will be a liability. Puyol needs a organised quick supporting partner and wingbacks that will get back Evra and Dani Alves do not. The Midfield will be over worked especially since Ribery and Cristiano do not defend. Since two defenders and two midfielders do not add much to team defence another midfielder is needed to balance the team. The great thig is that most of the forwards on the team work well alone. I would exclude Torres and include Fabregas. You also left out Brazil’s first choice Maicon who keeps Dani Alves on the bench.

Adidas Team

Júlio César

Alessandro Nesta
Tomáš Ujfaluši
Miguel Torres Gómez
Philipp Lahm

Michael Ballack
Xavi Hernández
Steven Gerrard
Kaka
Lionel Messi

David Villa

João Moutinho
Daniele De Rossi
Cristian Chivu
Edwin van der Sar
Yoann Gourcuff
Nigel de Jong
Martín Demichelis
Gonzalo Higuaín
Karim Benzema
Luis Suarez

Nike Team

Victor Valdes

Maicon
Fabio Cannavaro
Vincent Kompany
Patrice Evra

Michael Essien
Cesc Fabregas
Andrés Iniesta
C. Ronaldo
Franck Ribery

Didier Drogba

Rio Ferdinand, Yaya Toure, Carles Puyol, Alexis Sanchez, Zlatan Ibrahimovic,Fernando Torres, Dani Alves, Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa, Alexandre Pato

]]> By: Mick http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html/comment-page-1#comment-151045 Mick Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:46:13 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/adidas-xi-vs-nike-xi-which-brand-has-the-best-football-team.html#comment-151045 I stopped reading at EvdS over Julio Cesar. No point in going any further. I stopped reading at EvdS over Julio Cesar. No point in going any further.

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