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Tony Cascarino's #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club

Tony Cascarino
Image: Tony Cascarino picke #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club

Former Chelsea, Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland striker Tony Cascarino picked his #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club.

Cascarino also played for Gillingham, Millwall, Nancy, Celtic and Marseille, and featured for Republic of Ireland at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups.

The forward goes with a traditional 4-4-2 formation and has picked a side with 99 trophies - 43 league titles - between them.

Tony Cascarino, pictured in action against Egypt in 1990, went to two World Cup finals with Republic of Ireland
Image: Tony Cascarino, pictured in action against Egypt in 1990, went to two World Cup finals with Republic of Ireland

So who features in Cascarino's #One2Eleven? Carry on reading to find out...

GOALKEEPER - Fabian Barthez

He was an exceptional goalkeeper, a world cup winner. I think we forget how well he did for Manchester United when he moved to Old Trafford. He was a top goalkeeper.

French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez
Image: Cascarino played with French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez at Marseille

RIGHT-BACK - Dennis Irwin

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This guy is the most underrated player I ever played with. He was an incredible player. He could play left or right and was brilliant at free-kicks. He was a bit unfortunate he played with David Beckham because he took a lot of the free-kicks. You did not want to do finishing with Dennis because he would embarrass the forwards. He was that good with left or right boot. One of Fergie's best ever signings at United because of what he paid for him and what he gave to the club.

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Former Millwall and Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino goes through the best 11 players he played with during his career

CENTRE-BACK - Paul McGrath

Every Saturday he was the best player on the pitch. From Sheffield United to Aston Villa, whoever Paul played for he was a physical monster. He lacked one thing from his game and that was being a talker. If he'd been a talker and a leader, he would have been one of the greatest players to have played the game. An absolute machine.

CENTRE-BACK - Steve Bruce

Image: Paul McGrath partners Steve Bruce in defence

Steve Bruce was a goal-scoring centre-half, who was probably at Gillingham a bit too long. He was a very good player. He was good on the ball and he'd get you a goal. He could have been a centre-forward. He was brilliant in the air and was a good finisher for a defender. He did well at Norwich and then moved on to scale the heights of Manchester United.

LEFT-BACK - Graeme Le Saux

Graeme was a young lad when I was at Chelsea and he was a left winger. I always thought Graeme had something more in his locker. He was a good athlete, who could get up and down that line for fun and he had a wonderful left foot. He then became a left-back and when he moved to that position he became top notch. I didn't see a defender in him but he developed that. He ended up winning European trophies and played for some very good teams. He was one hell of a left full-back.

Image: Graeme Le Saux made 36 appearances for England

RIGHT MIDFIELD - Dennis Wise

Dennis was ideal for a centre forward. He would look up and put it into a dangerous area. He was very underrated. He could mix it, get on the ball and play. He would look to find you very early. He didn't take many touches to get the ball in. I can certainly appreciate why he played so long for Chelsea.

CENTRE MIDFIELD - Ronnie Whelan

Ronnie had everything. It was all one or two touch. Give him the ball and he'd pass the ball, move the ball. What I saw with Ronnie was that he was commanding. He didn't mind mixing it whether. He could put his foot in and put himself about, I thought he was an exceptional player.

CENTRE MIDFIELD - Roy Keane

This one's obvious, Roy Keane. He was an inspiration and always driven. He was inspirational in the way he drove players on a round him. He'd upset people. He didn't care, but he would lift people around him by his performance. Manchester United would never have won as much as they did without him. I can't imagine ever picking a team and not having Keane in it.

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom:  (FILES) Irish international footballer Roy Keane leaves the field after his Testimonial soccer match between Manchester United
Image: Cascarino described Roy Keane as an inspiration

LEFT MIDFIELD - Kevin Sheedy

Kevin's left foot was the best I ever saw. I remember watching him train one day with Ireland and he was shooting from 30 yards. The ball was going like a missile. His left foot was phenomenal. It was the best I'd seen in any footballer.

STRIKER - Dwight Yorke

He was a young lad when I was at Aston Villa but I thought he would go all the way. Every day he had a smile on his face. It was infectious. He was lovely to be around. He just loved playing football and was a very good player.

25 Sep 1999:  Teddy Sheringham, Dwight Yorke and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of Manchester United celebrates during the FA Carling Premiership match played at Old
Image: Teddy Sheringham (left) and Dwight Yorke (centre) are paired in attack by Cascarino.

STRIKER - Teddy Sheringham

I could say so much about Teddy Sheringham. When I joined Millwall I told John Sheridan I was really looking forward to playing alongside Teddy, but I never could imagine what I'd be playing with. He was a guy that talked brilliantly during a game. He always gave you the ball how you wanted it and he always thought how you would want it. Think of his partnerships whether it was me, Klinsmann, Shearer, Yorke or Cole. Sir Alex Ferguson had the luxury of being able to play him with anyone. He was that type of player. I couldn't associate him with one partnership. I could say he was a part of four or five.

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