The best teams are often made up of a mix of fast and strong players. Here is the fastest XI and the strongest XI - comment which one you think would win in a match.
Speed XI:
Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid and Spain)
As well as being relatively fast to the ball when leaving his area, he has the reflexes of a ninja, clawing away many point blanc shots that were destined to be goals.
Right Back: Dani Alves (Barcelona and Brazil)
Probably the fastest right back in the world at the moment, a real speedster when bombing down the wing, mainly to attack but also sometimes to track the runs of wingers.
Centre Back: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain)
The fact that he used to be a full back helps when it comes to pace, he can keep up with almost all centre forwards when they are charging down on him.
Centre Back: Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus and Italy)
Chiellini is a really pacy centre back, he can beat many strikers in a foot race and when they have the ball, it justs becomes even easier for him to dispossess them.
Left Back: Jordi Alba (Barcelona and Spain)
Alba can really put his foot down, whether attacking or defending he can breeze past opposition full backs and keep up with their wingers.
Centre Defensive Midfield: Thiago Silva (PSG and Brazil)
Another player converted to being a defensive player, Silva used to be a winger and so is used to turning on the after burners as he bursts down the pitch.
Right Midfield: Theo Walcott (Arsenal and England)
He may or may not be a striker, but he will always have a wingers pace, easily able to get past opposition defenders without even reaching top speed.
Centre Attacking Midfield: Giovinco (Juventus and Italy)
Not only can he spread the ball around but he can also take on defenders and get past them with his speed.
Left Midfield: Gareth Bale (Tottenham and England)
Just watching him skin Maicon in the champions league a few years back explains why he has to be in the speed XI, perhaps the fastest player in the Premier League, he can play anywhere, drag in all the defenders and still get past them!
Striker: Christiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal)
A converted winger, Ronaldo possesses the pace and skill to get past a whole team on his own.
Striker: Seydou Doumbia (CSKA and Ivory Coast)
Doumbia can skip past any defender with ease, when he puts the pedal to the metal, not many players in world football can catch up with him.
That's the Speed XI, now for the Strength one:
Goalkeeper: Julio Cesar (QPR and Brazil)
Cesar has the reflexes to deal with shots, but also the strength to come out on top in one on one situations.
Right Back: Maicon (Man City and Brazil)
Maicon may not have the pace of other full backs, but he can certainly outmuscle many wingers.
Centre Back: Chris Samba (QPR and Congo)
Samba is the definition of strength, I wouldn't like to meet him in a dark alley!
Centre Back: Van Buyten (Bayern and Belgium)
Van Buyten may not look the strongest but he can oust any player off the ball with ease, and he never gives up.
Left Back: George Elokobi (Wolves and Cameroon)
Elokobi looks like a tank, and acts like one too, he can tackle any player without much effort at all, justs muscles them off it.
Right Midfield: Alexis Sanchez (Barcelona and Chile)
Sanchez has the ability to work a defender off the ball but he aslo has technical ability and he can put in wonder crosses.
Centre Midfield: Yaya Toure (Man City and Ivory Coast)
Yaya works tirelessly from box to box, marauding forward straight through players but also protecting his defense with strong tackles and pressure.
Centre Midfield: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern and Germany)
Schweinsteiger may be past his prime, but he is still strong enough to easily win tackles and he can pass the ball with incredible precision.
Left Midfield: Alex Oxlade Chamberlain (Arsenal and England)
Ox by name, Ox by nature, he can get passed defenders with his strength, and to make things worse, he's also very fast.
Striker: Hulk (Zenit and Brazil)
Hulk looks like a monster (what a name), he is by far the bulkiest striker there is and he uses his strength to good effect, putting the defenders under considerable pressure as we saw against Liverpool.
Striker: Emenike (Spartak and Nigeria)
Emenike is another young striker who has incredible footballing talent but also the physical presence to scare many defenders.
Now that the teams are done, it is time to decide to which team would win in a match.
In my opinion, the speed XI would win as they can make much more of an impact on the slow Strength XI defenders. What do you think - who would win - comments below!
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