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Premier League shortest vs tallest combined XIs

Patrick Power 6 years ago 5.6k |

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Is height really that important in football? Scotland boss Gordon Strachan certainly claimed so, saying 'genetically we are behind' after failing to qualify for the World Cup, while Jose Mourinho's tactic of signing players with an aerial presence seems to be working.

But which of the Premier League combined XIs looks better, the one made up by the shortest or the tallest players?

Premier League shortest XI

Michel Vorm (183cm); Cesar Azpilicueta (178cm), Nathan Ake (180cm), Kiko Femenia (176cm), Aaron Cresswell (176cm); N'Golo Kante (168cm), Leon Britton (168cm), Ryan Fraser (163cm), Aaron Lennon (165cm); Jermain Defoe (171cm), Ahmed Musa (171cm).

Premier League tallest XI

Fraser Forster (201cm); Per Mertesacker (198cm), Joel Matip (195cm), Martin Kelly (191cm), Kurt Zouma (190cm); Marouane Fellaini (194cm), Nemanja Matic (194cm), Marko Arnautovic (192cm), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (191cm); Peter Crouch (201cm), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (195cm).

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