Half Season Best Opposition Players XI

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  1. MonkeyRed

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    Another Jan bluesbreaker! Given I've only seen our home games it's a selection restricted to half of the teams in the league. But this is what I've gone for;

    GK - Ali Al Habsi (Reading)
    RB - Chris Gunter (Reading)
    CB - Tommy Elphick (Villa)
    CB - Tyler Blackett (Reading)
    LB - Scott Malone (Fulham)
    RW - John Swift (Reading)
    CM - Scott Parker (Fulham)
    CM - Henri Lansbury (Forest)
    LW - Matt Ritchie - (Newcastle)
    ST - Jordan Ayew (Villa)
    ST - Chris Martin (Derby/Fulham)

    Special mentions for Cairney and Aluko (Fulham) Evans (Reading) Hayden (Newcastle) Mulgrew (Bburn) and Osborn (Forest).

    I'd still be hugely confident of a Reds side giving that team a game ;) What do others reckon?
     
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    Nelson Oliveira is the best player I have seen at Oakwell this season.
     
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    Didnt you mean to type Nelson Oliveira is the best opposition player I have seen at Oakwell this season ?

    I wouldnt swap Connor Hourihane for anyone I have seen in an opposition shirt. Id happily take Oliveira as well though
     
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    All of Fulham team. Best side I've seen so far. We couldn't cope with them.


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  5. Ors

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    For influence, Scotty Parker and Jonjo Shelvey for me.
     
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    I could never like A cheat like Lansbury, choose how well he plays.
     
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    Gale (Newcastle) - far better player and goalscorer than Martin
     
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    The standouts I can remember so far have been Parker, Oliviera, Aluko and McCleary (until his lunacy sending off).
     
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    Richie.... im baffled he was garbage against us didnt get past Yids once in the 1st half fouled 4/5 times before he was rightfully booked.
     
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    Scott Parker.
     
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    Scott parker for how he controlled midfield and indeed the game. Dwight Gayle for clinical finishing and attempting a scorpion kick before Mikhitaryan and Giroud.
     
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    Fair enough, I thought his passing was top drawer, that must have been what impressed me rather than him beating his full back.

    It's a game of opinions! A few have mentioned Gayle but I was really unimpressed. He did nothing other than two tap-ins.
     
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    I think the fact that Parker was that good three days earlier meant I didn't reckon much to Shelvey.
     
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    Ali Al Habsi was a timewaster. Lansbury was a cheating scumbag.
     
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    I actually remember John Swift for Reading coming up directly against Conor and (whisper it quietly) giving him a little bit of a runaround.

    I'm sure Conor was just having an off day, whilst Swift was playing out of his skin, but he looked a very useful footballer. Good skill and vision. Worthy of a mention here in my eyes.

    But obviously not as good a leader or producer of goals as Conor. Would have him over any player I've seen for any opposition so far.
     
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    The ref for Birmingham is the best opposition player at Oakwell this season.
     
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    Without putting it into an XI, the best players I've seen play against us at Oakwell this season are:

    Scott Parker and Sone Aluko (Fulham)
    Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle)
    Henri Lansbury (Forest)
    Tommy Elpihick and Mile Jedinak (Villa)
    Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn)
     
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    Swift at Reading was class against us. Kept finding pockets of space, dictated play and scored a worldly.


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