Aberdeen best XI of last 5 years

[Aldo1983]

Just for something to do... what would be your starting 11 of players who have played for us in the last 5 years? You can pick whatever formation you like, and you can include players who have been on loan.

I'd go...

Ward
Taylor McKenna Considine
McLean Shinnie
McGinn Maddison Christie Hayes
Rooney

As good as Lewis has been, I think Ward was a better keeper and less prone to mistakes. Not a great deal to choose from in defence. Jack and Ferguson are noticeable omissions in midfield, but that's where we've had the most quality in recent years. Slightly unusual formation to accommodate everyone, but basically 3 at the back with McGinn and Hayes wide, Shinnie the ball winner and captain, McLean building from deep and getting the ball to Maddison and Christie in behind Roonaldo. That team would win the league.

Ward was with us about 5 months!!!

[Don_Corleone]

Ward was with us about 5 months!!!

I'm aware of that - what I was getting at in my post was really the best players we've had in the last 5 years - not necessarily the ones who've made the biggest, longest impact in an Aberdeen strip over the last 5 years. For me Ward was the best keeper we've had in the last 5 years, even though Lewis has been generally very very good.

[Aldo1983]

I'm aware of that - what I was getting at in my post was really the best players we've had in the last 5 years - not necessarily the ones who've made the biggest, longest impact in an Aberdeen strip over the last 5 years. For me Ward was the best keeper we've had in the last 5 years, even though Lewis has been generally very very good.

Ward is a good keeper but there's no way he's better than Lewis.

[neilthedon]

Ward is a good keeper but there's no way he's better than Lewis.

It`s a tricky one with Goalkeepers.

Ward was a revelation because prior to him we had Langfield.
So he steadied the fans nerves. Gave us a confidence back in our Keeper. (

His one weakness that stuck out was he wasn`t a brilliant long distance shot stopper ? Something Langfield was good at ? Mind you I`m being harsh. Some of the rockets were possibly unstoppable, yet I expected him to stop them due to him being good at most else ?? )

Going way back to when we had " good " goalkeepers. Bobby Clark wasn`t a natural. He coached himself into reading a game so well his positioning let him make the saves. Whereas Jim Leighton, was good at instintive saves. Yet his coming for crosses was suspect ? ( Again, maybe under instructions from God ?? Who knows !! )

Lewis. Coming after Ward , brought more maturity, talks and tries to organise his defence more 9 it needs it !! ) But deffo in his first season looked awesome. We`ve all been noticing his mistakes recently. But is tht prtially due to a constantly changing defence in front of him ? ( Think Leighton at Man U. He didn`t turn poor overnight. Magically it happened with the introduction of new defenders. Pallister , for one ? )

Aye, what do I know about goalies ?!!

[Aldo1983]

It`s a tricky one with Goalkeepers.

Ward was a revelation because prior to him we had Langfield.
So he steadied the fans nerves. Gave us a confidence back in our Keeper. (

His one weakness that stuck out was he wasn`t a brilliant long distance shot stopper ? Something Langfield was good at ? Mind you I`m being harsh. Some of the rockets were possibly unstoppable, yet I expected him to stop them due to him being good at most else ?? )

Going way back to when we had " good " goalkeepers. Bobby Clark wasn`t a natural. He coached himself into reading a game so well his positioning let him make the saves. Whereas Jim Leighton, was good at instintive saves. Yet his coming for crosses was suspect ? ( Again, maybe under instructions from God ?? Who knows !! )

Lewis. Coming after Ward , brought more maturity, talks and tries to organise his defence more 9 it needs it !! ) But deffo in his first season looked awesome. We`ve all been noticing his mistakes recently. But is tht prtially due to a constantly changing defence in front of him ? ( Think Leighton at Man U. He didn`t turn poor overnight. Magically it happened with the introduction of new defenders. Pallister , for one ? )

Aye, what do I know about goalies ?!!

Over the course of the time he's been here, he's not made that many mistakes and as you said, it doesn't help the defence in front of him hasn't been particularly consistent.

Also, worth pointing out that Lewis didn't come in after Ward as such. Unfortunately we had to suffer Scott Brown.