Following on from Lockjaws thread, here is my all-time selection:

Its an unconventional 3-1-3-1-2 formation but the quality of the back 3 and defensive midfielder allows it! :

Schmeichel
McGrath
Baresi
Maldini
Beckenbauer
Cruyff
Zidane
Pele
Maradona
Van Basten
Romario

Subs: Buffon, Cafu, Cannavaro, Best, Baggio, Ronaldo, Muller.

I've probably forgotten someone significant. I'm surprised there aren't more brazilians and I could have named several Italian defenders. Isn't it strange that Spain have no really undeniably world class legend to consider. Maybe in a few years...

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 16/10/2009 10:56:13    456269

Zoff
Schnellinger
Baresi
Maldini
Beckenbauer
Carlos Alberto
Zidane
Pele
Maradona
Zico
Romario

Real Kerry Fan (None) - Posts: 2957 - 16/10/2009 11:19:54    456295

Schmeichel
Beckenbaur Moore Maldini
Matthaus
Cruyff Platini Zidane Best
Eusebio or maradona, Pele

beer baron (Cavan) - Posts: 3916 - 16/10/2009 11:30:04    456301

Breffni39
County: Cavan
Posts: 1251

I've probably forgotten someone significant....Isn't it strange that Spain have no really undeniably world class legend to consider...
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What about Alfredo DiStefano Bref, regarded by many as the greatest of all? Played most of his international career for Spain.

Thomas Clarke (Tyrone) - Posts: 1002 - 16/10/2009 12:18:01    456346

Breffni39
County: Cavan
Posts: 1251

456269 Following on from Lockjaws thread, here is my all-time selection:

Its an unconventional 3-1-3-1-2 formation but the quality of the back 3 and defensive midfielder allows it! :

Schmeichel
McGrath
Baresi
Maldini
Beckenbauer
Cruyff
Zidane
Pele
Maradona
Van Basten
Romario

Subs: Buffon, Cafu, Cannavaro, Best, Baggio, Ronaldo, Muller.

I've probably forgotten someone significant. I'm surprised there aren't more brazilians and I could have named several Italian defenders. Isn't it strange that Spain have no really undeniably world class legend to consider. Maybe in a few years...

No Best! Come off it man! Id have Roy Keane in there aswell to balance it out

ConnollyDub (Dublin) - Posts: 2007 - 16/10/2009 12:41:04    456362

a goalie and one decent defender. then let crjuff, best, maradonna and the bomber do the rest and they would still beat anyone with only 6 on the team

32_4_1 (Meath) - Posts: 4122 - 16/10/2009 14:23:19    456470

32_4_1
County: Meath
Posts: 1173

456470 a goalie and one decent defender. then let crjuff, best, maradonna and the bomber do the rest and they would still beat anyone with only 6 on the team

This team would pulverise them:

Schmeichel
McGrath
Baresi
Maldini
Beckenbauer
Gullit
Zidane
Pele
Baggio
Van Basten
Romario

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 16/10/2009 15:10:11    456523

Thomas Clarke
County: Tyrone
Posts: 200

I'd consider him Argentinian Thomas and I havent seen enough of him to put him in the team. A lot of the players are before my time but I've seen enough and read enough about Pele, Beckenbauer, Cruyff etc to include them.

ConnollyDub
County: Dublin
Posts: 363

Who do I drop? I have him in the subs!! Keane is not that far off my team!! Its lacking in out and out full backs and centre midfielders and Keane offers something different! A lot of players I considered but left out as they dont offer anything not already on the team.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 16/10/2009 15:18:37    456538

Buffon
Tessoti
Baresi
Moore
Maldini
Zico
Keane
Nadal
Zidane
Maradonna
Pele

Nothing but nothing would beat them!

TerryTrentDarby (Dublin) - Posts: 28 - 16/10/2009 15:32:47    456549

TerryTrentDarby
County: Dublin
Posts: 15

456549
Buffon
Tessoti
Baresi
Moore
Maldini
Zico
Keane
Nadal
Zidane
Maradonna
Pele

Nothing but nothing would beat them!

My team would

beer baron (Cavan) - Posts: 3916 - 16/10/2009 15:40:49    456555

Fraid not Baron
whilst ure team is undeniably spectacular, where is the balance in MF....where is the stopper?
Its all well and good haveing eusebio etc but if there is no one to stop the oppostion getting thru.....
nobody would over power keane and Nadal the beast!! and if they didm they have to beat Baresi and Tessotti!! And we have all the flair in the world then to open anyone up!

TerryTrentDarby (Dublin) - Posts: 28 - 16/10/2009 16:01:55    456564

Thomas Clarke
County: Tyrone
Posts: 200

456346 Breffni39
County: Cavan
Posts: 1251

I've probably forgotten someone significant....Isn't it strange that Spain have no really undeniably world class legend to consider...
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Butragueno was probably the best the had in last 25 years or so. Probably spelt that wrong.

Fredthered (Donegal) - Posts: 1144 - 16/10/2009 16:12:01    456572

I do love Keane but Matthaus would stick the pair of them in a sandwich and eat the krusts and still be hungry.

beer baron (Cavan) - Posts: 3916 - 16/10/2009 19:21:53    456747

We all dream of a team of Gary Breens
A team of Gary Breens
A team of Gary Breens
We all dream of a team of Gary Breens
A team of Gary Breens
A team of Gary Breens

And number one is Gary Breen
And number two is Gary Breen
And number three is Gary Breen
And number four is Gary Breen
And number five is Gary Breen
And number six is Gary Breen
And number seven is Gary Breen
And number eight is Gary Breen
And number nine is Gary Breen
And number ten is Gary Breen
And number eleven is Gary Breen
And all the subs are Gary Breen

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 16/10/2009 19:47:57    456768

Schmeichel
Mc Grath, Beckenbauer, Maldini
Best, Zidane, Keane, Cruyff, Cantona , Giggs
Pele, Maradona


Put Giggs in seriously think he is probably one of the most under rated players of all time!

cavanmuja (Cavan) - Posts: 228 - 16/10/2009 20:11:05    456800

Think you'll have to drop a player muja.Very close to putting giggs in myself-class act.

beer baron (Cavan) - Posts: 3916 - 16/10/2009 20:22:10    456814

realised i took the 12th man too serious there id take cruyff out of that midfield!!!

cavanmuja (Cavan) - Posts: 228 - 16/10/2009 20:33:28    456831

I never saw much of Puskas, De stefano, Matthews, Peter Docherty, or Sivori, or even John Charles.

So I have a few good defenders, and no holding/defensive mid field in my team, so no idea how they would get on as a team. Amazingly, as GB and Ireland have produced very few WORLD class players in 45 years I have 3 in my team. Mind you one was arguably the best keeper ever, and one WAS the best striker ever, no argument.

Jennings

Faccetti Baresi Beckenbaur Scirea

Pele Zidane Platini Maradona

Best Greaves


I could pick an entirely different team in another half hour, but there you go.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 16/10/2009 23:17:59    456970

Lev Yashin

Franco Baresi - Franz Beckenbauer - Matthias Sammer - Paolo Maldini

David Beckham - Diego Maradona - Micheal Plattini - Roberto Rivellino

Edison Arantes do Nascimento - Johan Cruyff

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 17/10/2009 10:54:16    457081

My Team consist from Euro 96 to Present day all i remember as im young!

1. Iker Cassillas

2. Cafu 4. Paolo Maldini 5. Alessandro Nesta 3. Lizarazu
6. Roy Keane

7.Luis Figo 8. Zidane 11. Messi

9. Denis Bergkamp 10. Ruud VAn Nistlerooy

Some Attacking talent RVN in there to tap in All the chances the players around him would create. What ye lad think?

paudi (Meath) - Posts: 681 - 17/10/2009 11:47:36    457115