Best starting XI of your generation

[osarusan]

Keeper
Peter Schmeichal

Defence
Right Cafu
Left Paolo Maldini
Centre Fernando Hierro
Centre Lothar Matthaus

Midfield
Right Diego Maradona
Left Lionel Messi
Centre Zinedine Zidane
Centre Dunga

Forward

Kinsmann
Bergkamp

I like this team, except I'd replace Klinsmann with Romario, and I'd like to fit Stoichkov in somewhere, possibly at the expense of Messi (who needs a few more years to earn his place on this kind of team).

Romario is the only striker who I never saw miss a chance he should have scored. I'm guessing he's missed some, but I've never seen one.

Oh, and perhaps Peruzzi in place of Schmeichel too.

[lim abroad]

Dodgy keeper mate....

i also have a soft spot for canizares especially after the performance he put in against denmark(iirc ?)on the same night we drew with the north in windsor which qualified us for the world cup

[Closed Account 2]

It's too tempting to pick a team of creative midfielders and just fill it full of the likes of Hagi, Stoichkov, Möller, Rai etc etc...

Walter Zenga
-
Andy Brehme (out of position)
Paolo Maldini
Jurgen Kohler
Franco Baresi
-
Fernando Redondo
Lothar Matthaus
Diego Dios Maradona
Zinedine Zidane
-
Dejan Savićević
-
Gabriel Batistuta

[stojkovic]

Andy Brehme (out of position)


Not necessarily.

The boy Brehme (like Maldini) was naturally right-footed so you'd be ok with him there. Over time they both became exceptionally two footed.

He took the peno to win the World Cup with his right foot.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Don't think I've seen Cantona mentioned.

[shakermaker1982]

Don't think I've seen Cantona mentioned.


I wanted to put him in but I don't think he could displace Ronaldo, Romario or Zidane!!! I'll have him on the bench.

[Bluebeard]

I don't give a monkey's how "Unstable in the middle" this team would be, how "Dodgy " the keeper is, how I "cannot seriously pick a team without Fat Ronaldo / Keane / Jason Sherlock / etc." - I'd pay three figure sums to watch this team lose 8-5.

Rene Huigita You'll always see goals when Huigita plays. Ahem.

Maldini just about edges it over Terry Phelan
Baresi Such quality and assuredness. Probably out of place in one of my teams
Trifon Ivanov - Cracking defender with a cracking shot. And looked like a moonlighting werewolf(boom-boom!)

Maradona Would still walk on to almost any team in the world. Actually, make that waddle
Ronnie O'Brien Just because
Hagi Best midfielder in Europe in his day. And his day lasted about 6 years
Zizzou Creative genius and hardman rolled into one - and he didn't bleat innocence on his headbutt like some "enforcers" did on stamping

Bergkamp Like Matt Le Tissier, only every week, internationally successful, medal winning, and less potatoey

Batigol The best striker in my lifetime
Stoichkov Sulky, sour, looked like he might happily raid your wallet when you went to the loo, and blame Kostadinov for it. Yup, he's got to be in there

Complaints to the usual address.

[DmanDmythDledge]

From 1996-present:

Schmeichel

Nesta
Hierro
Maldini

Messi
Zidane
Rui Costa
Figo

Totti
Rivaldo
Ronaldo

[PaulB]

Schmeichel
Cafu
Cannavaro
McGrath
Maldini
Zidane
Keane
Platini
Maradona
Van Basten
Dalglish

subs
Dasaev
Souness
Brady
Matthaus
Hagi
Laudrup
Shearer

[bellavistaman]

Schmiechel

Cafu Maldini Cannavaro

C.Ronaldo Scholes Keane Zidane Rivaldo

Cantona

[rambler14]

----------------Schmeichel

Cannavaro--McGrath--Stam--Maldini

------------------Keane

Zidane-----------Scholes---------Cantona

------------Bergkamp
---------------------Van Nistelrooy

[Stevo Da Gull]

Only counting players I've seen a fair bit of -

-------------Schmeichel-------------------

Cafu----Thuram-------Maldini-----Lizarazu-

Figo-------------Keane---------Overmars--

----------------Bergkamp------------------

------------McBride-----Henry-------------

[DmanDmythDledge]

...McBride
very under rated player but can't for the life of me understand how he can be in any world XI.:confused:

[gustavo]

very under rated player but can't for the life of me understand how he can be in any world XI.:confused:
Maybe if you rread what he said before naming his team you might understand better:p

[Pike B]

Only counting players I've seen a fair bit of -

-------------Schmeichel-------------------

Cafu----Thuram-------Maldini-----Lizarazu-

Figo-------------Keane---------Overmars--

----------------Bergkamp------------------

------------McBride-----Henry-------------
No Zidane?? Are you feeling alright????? :(

[Green_Hoop]

My generation from 1960-2008

G) Lev Yashin (Russia)
RB)Carlos Alberto (Brazil)
LB)Paolo Maldini (Italy)
CD/SW) Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
CD)Lothar Matthaus (Germany)
RM)Johan Cruijff (Holland)
CM)Michel Platini (France)
CM) Bobby Charlton (England)
LM) George Best (Northern Ireland)
S) Pele (Brazil)
S) Diego Maradona (Argentina)

Subs: Alfredo Di Stefano(Argentina), Ronaldo(Brazil), Ferenc Puskas(Hungary), Zico(Brazil), Peter Schmeichel(Denmark)

[Stevo Da Gull]

very under rated player but can't for the life of me understand how he can be in any world XI.

Yes I do think he's that under rated, but I'm sure many will disagree. If he hadn't missed 5 months of this season then Fulham would be safe right now. Hell I'll even make him captain ...... after Keane and Maldini ;).


No Zidane?? Are you feeling alright?????

My bench:

1. Seaman
2. Terry
3. Petit
4. Viera
5. Ljungberg (I expect a few arguments here but he was a huge asset for 3 or so years - bit of a toss up between him and Pires).
6. Cantona (boo)
7. Igor Stepa....... nah... Zidane :D

I only have the one defender on the bench because Thuram and Maldini can both be moved to their full back positions if necessary.

Honorable mention to Alan Shearer who I was happy to leave out :p (I've probably forgotten a few others though...)

[Green_Hoop]

Both were playing for Real until '64 at least,your not past it if your still playing for Real at that stage.

[inexile]

Zoff
Gentile-Ayala-Passarella-Maldini
Keane
Matthaus-Platini-Zidane
Maradona
Cruijff-Van Basten

Argie-Italo defence
Keano the leader
German efficiency and French flair in midfield
Maradona magic
Double Dutch up front

Apologies to Batigol.

sure put batigol in there anyway sure you are already starting with 12

[GavinZac]

sure put batigol in there anyway sure you are already starting with 12

.:D .

[stojkovic]

sure put batigol in there anyway sure you are already starting with 12


:eek: well spotted

Passarella - you're fired.