There’s something in the water in south London – or at least there’s something in all that cage football played there. The southern half of the UK capital just can’t stop producing incredible footballers.
To illustrate just how fertile south London is when it comes to sprouting incredible football talent, we’ve picked out an XI of players from south of the river that would give any team in the world a run for their money.
We’re not talking about south London originals like David Rocastle, Ian Wright and Rio Ferdinand here, but the stars strutting their stuff right now. Here’s our XI in all its glory.
GK: Rob Elliot
Alright, we admit we’re not off to the best of starts here. But the rest of this list is really good, honest.
And Elliot was a very useful ‘keeper at his peak – which probably came while making 21 Premier League appearances for Newcastle in 2015-16.
The Greenwich-born shot-stopper was at Watford until the end of the 2021-22 season, before moving abck up north to take on a dual goalkeeper-technical director role at Gateshead.
As we said, this list does get better, so bear with us. And if you know of a better south London ‘keeper, let us know on Twitter.
RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka
He’s not had the best time at Manchester United, but we still love Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
He tucks into challenges with the gusto of a speed-eating contestant ripping into a pile of hotdogs, taking ball, man and anything else that’s unfortunate enough to be in his way.
He’s been linked with a move back to Crystal Palace, where it all started for him, and we’d love to see him shutting down that corner of Selhurst Park again.
CB: Joe Gomez
Another one who’s had it tough of late – mostly to do with a string of injuries. But the Liverpool player is one of England’s finest defenders.
After coming through at Charlton, near his family home in Catford, Gomez moved to Merseyside in 2015 as a teenager.
It took him a while to break the first team, but by 2017, he was turning out for England and bossing Neymar at Wembley.
Over the following three years, he helped Liverpool to two Champions League finals, winning one, and the 2020 Premier League crown. And he’s still got a long way to go.
In 2022, he signed a new contract and Red boss Jurgen Klopp said: “He is also an outstanding defender and an outstanding human being…
“One of the many wonderful things about Joe is he has…
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