Arjen Robben picks his all time greatest XI he has played with… and it would pretty much beat any team
ARJEN ROBBEN has named his dream XI, picking a group of players from who have played for either Chelsea, Real Madrid Bayern Munich or the Dutch national team – and it is some lineup.
The tricky winger, 32, has been at Bayern since 2009, winning a host of silverware – having previously played for Europe’s top clubs, with some pretty impressive colleagues.
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In his the defence, three of the stars come from the Allianz Arena – with German number one Manuel Neuer his pick in goal, and the full-backs Philipp Lahm and Austrian captain David Alaba.
At centre-half pairing, Spanish star Sergio Ramos who Robben played with at the Bernabeu was selected alongside Chelsea veteran John Terry.
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In his 4-1-4-1 formation, which he told a German publication, he chose a holding midfielder in the form of Dutch hardman Mark van Bommel.
Into attack, Robben included Chelsea’s all-time leading goalscorer Frank Lampard in his midfield, joined by Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder – who he also played with at Real Madrid.
The two wide roles go to Bayern duo Thomas Muller and Frank Ribery – and finally, prolific former Manchester United and Holland striker completed the lineup as the lone forward.
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