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Not to mention we had some pretty good strikers as well (Clive Allen, Gary Lineker, Gordon Durie (GASP!), Juergen Klinsmann, Teddy, Sir Les, Steffen Iversen (GASP GASP!), Keano, Defoe and Berbatov). Also, Not to mention Midfielders - Ricky Villa, Ossie, Glenda, Waddle, Gazza, Paul Allen, Anderton, Ginola, Davids, Lennon), defenders (Mabbut, van Den Hauwe, Calderwood, Sol, Ledley, Popescu, Dawson)...too bad we dont really have a team of good players..we always have excellent players playing alongside crappy players in a team. For example...in the late 80s we had the likes of Lineker, Mabbut, Gazza and Paul Allen playing alongside players like Steve Sedgeley, David Howells and Micky Hazard. Then we had Teddy, Klinsmann and Sol alongside Dean Austin, Clive Wilson and Darren Caskey. Even now we have the likes of Berbatov, Defoe, King and Robbo playing alongside mediocre players like Davenport, Tainio and Paul Stalteri. Now thats a point to ponder...imagine if we have a Great first 11 and reputable replacements, we would surely be racing with the top guns. What we need is not just individual players, we need a team, a team that can complement each other. From what I see from our team now, only the strikers complemented each other....Defoe and Berbatov proved to be a good pair. But what about the link between the midfield and the strikers? Despite the 'big names' in our midfield lineup, I still think we are rather weak in that department. We need to buck up, play as a unit. We can go far, its just that we need the players with the right attitude and can play with each other.