Danny Mills' #One2Eleven: David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Ashley Cole feature
Friday 2 September 2016 20:40, UK
Former England international Danny Mills has picked a star-studded #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club.
Mills, who earned 19 caps for England between 2001 and 2004, played for the likes of Man City, Leeds United and Middlesbrough over a 14-year professional playing career.
Here's his #One2Eleven...
GOALKEEPER: Nigel Martyn
He was my room-mate at Leeds and we had a lot of fun together. He was the senior pro and a great goalkeeper, but he never came out of his six-yard box and didn't want to come for crosses!
RIGHT BACK: Gary Kelly
I went to Leeds to replace Gary, and that can always be a bit awkward when you're brought into a dressing room. Sometimes players get the hump, but Kels was completely the opposite. I was new and he invited me around to his house for a BBQ to meet the team, get to know everyone and to look after me. What a guy. A great player and a Leeds legend.
CENTRE BACK: Rio Ferdinand
Apart from Rio, not many of the Leeds team went on after leaving the club, but he went from strength to strength.
CENTRE BACK: Lucas Radebe
Lucas is one of the nicest people you will ever meet in football and one of the hardest too. He got shot twice in South Africa, had a band named after him (Kaiser Chiefs) and Nelson Mandela was one of his best mates. Just an absolute legend of a player.
LEFT BACK: Ashley Cole
When I first played with Ashley for England, he was quite young. His defending then perhaps wasn't as good as it could have been, but he learned so quickly. He was a magnificent athlete and learned from some of the best defenders of their time at Arsenal. He never seemed to have a bad game.
RIGHT MIDFIELD: David Beckham
For England especially, David was a leader on the pitch. He was very fit and very influential. Everybody remembers the Greece game at Old Trafford, and that got us into the World Cup. His free-kicks and crosses were unbelievable but I was struggling for wide-right players, so Becks gets in there by default!
CENTRE MIDFIELD: David Batty
David is so different to any other player I've played with. He could switch it on and off, and after a game that would be it, the match would be finished and he'd move on. He was so passionate when he played and he was also a lot better than people gave him credit for.
CENTRE MIDFIELD: Paul Scholes
He was just outstanding. Everybody said he couldn't tackle, but he could, he would just leave his foot in. His goalscoring ability, vision and passing was unbelievable. Scholes was just a great lad and so unassuming. He just wanted to play football.
LEFT MIDFIELD: Harry Kewell
Harry was sort of the Gareth Bale of his time. He was given a bit of a free role on the left wing, but he could play up front and score 20 goals a season. It never really happened for him after he left Leeds, though.
STRIKER: Mark Viduka
On his day, Viduka was sensational. He did have the odd off-day when you'd think, 'Get him off after two minutes because he's not bothered.' But he had an amazing ability to hold the ball up, and had a brilliant Cruyff turn. You knew it was coming, and you would still miss it every time. Strong, powerful and could score all types of goals.
STRIKER: Nicolas Anelka
Nic had a similar sort of attitude to Viduka. He was often late to training at Man City, and if he was on your team in four v four drills, it was like a punishment. But he was an unbelievable goalscorer and that's what he did for every club he played for. When he turned up and wanted it, he was sensational.
