coldo89 2 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Without getting too far ahead of ourselves, we all now know what a formidable team we are right now. However we have no silverware currently to show for it but for fun and interested to hear what people think. Who wins this match? I genuinely feel our team right now breaks down the wall of 2008 and the score is 1-0. Which team is better? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,149 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I think we can only make that comparison once we get to final in Gdansk 😜 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TamCoopz 19,605 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 ‘Without getting too far ahead of ourselves...’ then gets too far ahead of himself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, coldo89 said: Without getting too far ahead of ourselves, we all now know what a formidable team we are right now. However we have no silverware currently to show for it but for fun and interested to hear what people think. Who wins this match? I genuinely feel our team right now breaks down the wall of 2008 and the score is 1-0. Which team is better? 2008. 100%. Fuck, we even have 2 shadows of that squad in our current squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthranger 3,872 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 It’s an interesting question. The 2008 side may sneak it in a head to head purely because that defence was ridiculous at times. However, I think our current side play in a much better way and would arguably have given that Zenit side a much closer game... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,863 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, plymouthranger said: It’s an interesting question. The 2008 side may sneak it in a head to head purely because that defence was ridiculous at times. However, I think our current side play in a much better way and would arguably have given that Zenit side a much closer game... This one are as stingey as fuck 😂😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornabear 6,202 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 2 good sides, 2008 for me, although today's team come close, but are punching above their weight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEPPS BOY 73,894 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA1972 9,555 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 2008 would cause the current team nightmares. Too solid at the back, too clinical on the break Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Ghoul 6,054 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Interesting. 2008 didn't win the league though despite our strong performance in europe so that surely plays a massive factor when choosing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,208 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 That Zenit team would’ve beaten this Rangers team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,801 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Just now, Essandoh said: That Zenit team would’ve beaten this Rangers team. No doubt at all. They scudded Bayern Munich, they were a class apart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Has to be 2008. They were so disciplined defensively. I don't think that team would have let those leads against Benfica slip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,526 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 That team was better, but I don't think they would've found it easy against this team. What you can say is there are quite a few players in this team that would get into that one. Barisic, Tav, Morelos, Kamara would be in with a big shout. And for all Walter was an amazing manager, I think we gave a more tactically aware coaching team now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,835 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I hated the way Smith decided to play the final. Yes Zenit were better but we basically played for penalties. Are Broadfoot, Whittaker & Darcheville better than Tavernier, Aribo & Morelos? I think not. Are Cuellar, Ferguson and Davis (young) better than Helander, Arfield & Davis (old)?Yes they are. It would be a close game. This current squad are pretty good and will be measured when we win something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcf 34,152 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Interesting question . My instant answer was 2008 , but the more I think about it I'm not so sure . If you look at the manner in which we've beaten some quality teams , its not so clear cut . Likewise last season , against teams that then went on to make the CL group stages . I think this seasons might just edge it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIRB_72 4,000 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Both have very different qualities but right now you would have to say the 2008 side because what they ended up doing and what the majority of that squad ended up doing the next three seasons. I'd say the 2008 are a better fit up against teams from the top 5 nations as was proven against Stuttgart, Lyon, Barcelona, Werder Bremen & Fiorentina. That was probably down to our style of play and the fact that the financial gap just isn't as big as it is today, though it was big even then. The latter point is why I don't think this team will reach the heights of the 2008 team because the gap financially is so much more bigger than it was even then. I think Bayer Leverkusen showed that and I do think in the Europa League there are about 4 or 5 "Leverkusens" and that's before we talk about the Champions League. For me there is no doubt this is the strongest squad we've had since 2008! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, TamCoopz said: ‘Without getting too far ahead of ourselves...’ then gets too far ahead of himself You are getting like Victor Meldrew Tam .😄 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBF2 3,540 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 We’re a better footballing team now than we were back then. That’s more as a result of the game itself becoming very advanced, play being structured into the fine details in both defence and attack. As a unit, though, the 07/08 squad was defensively sound and quite ruthless in attack. Daniel Cousin on his day could turn in a peak Morelos performance, the midfield had it all, and we all know about the back line. Current team edges it for me, we’ve got players who can drag teams out of position. Pound for pound it’s either equal or ‘08 slightly in front, but the way we play is clinical at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TamCoopz 19,605 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 25 minutes ago, eejay the dj said: You are getting like Victor Meldrew Tam .😄 I don’t believe it (not even said with as much enthusiasm as him) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGers 96 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 It also says a lot that the CL group in 2008 was incredibly difficult as well. That ridiculous Barcelona team, Stuttgart, and I forgot how stacked that Lyon team was that year (Benzema, Govou, Juninho, etc.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Moronic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sket 13,610 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 As good as we are just now is,its worth remembering this team has won absolutely fuck all yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuistraHairDo 12,490 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Not getting too far except comparing right up to the final, let’s just concentrate on beating Lech Poznań. for the record I would much rather have Steven Davis of 2008. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,522 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Weir and Cuellar were far superior to any of our current centre halves. No one in our squad comes close to Barry Ferguson levels of a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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