Worlds Best XI while you’ve been alive

[Stortford]

GK Buffon
RB Lahm
CB Puyol
CB Baresi
LB Maldini
RM C Ronaldo
CM Zidane
CM Iniesta
LM Messi
CF Ronaldo
CF Maradona

 

[Martin Smith Son of Pele]

This was more difficult than I expected.

Buffon
Lahm
Baresi
Cannavaro
Maldini
Xavi
Zidane
Iniesta
Maradona
Messi
Ronaldo

Tough to leave our players like Pirlo, Matthaus, Laudrup, Ronaldinho, Nesta, Rykaard etc

 

[johnnyat87]

------------------Buffon
Lahm----Nesta----Maldini----Carlos

------------Iniesta-------Vieira
---------------------Zidane

Messi—--------------------------C. Ronaldo
---—--------------Ronaldo

 

[Stortford]

Btw, not usually looking for a fight and I know football is all about opinions but anyone picking Carlos at left back instead Maldini needs to give their head a shake, likewise anyone not picking Maradona

 

[chunksafc]

Btw, not usually looking for a fight and I know football is all about opinions but anyone picking Carlos at left back instead Maldini needs to give their head a shake, likewise anyone not picking Maradona

Maldini at centre half and Carlos ar left back?

 

[Walmo]

Btw, not usually looking for a fight and I know football is all about opinions but anyone picking Carlos at left back instead Maldini needs to give their head a shake, likewise anyone not picking Maradona

He's in most teams but at CB.

 

[SAFC 2012]

Why are people putting messi centre mid

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Can't believe people are not picking Buffon like.

Took the words right out of my mouth!

 

[Frankel]

Schmeichel

Alves Maldini Desailly Carlos

Keane Xavi Zidane

C Ronaldo Messi

Ronaldo

 

[filfy]

There’s not many picking Baresi either !

 

[Bear]

Buffon
Cafu - Baresi - Ramos - Maldini
Keane - Iniesta
Ronaldo - Zidane - Messi
Brazilian Ronaldo

​

 

[johnnyat87]

There’s not many picking Baresi either !

What if we never saw him? Kind of the point of the thread, slightly different eras throw up interesting results.

 

[Stortford]

He's in most teams but at CB.

Only when he got older and not as mobile, in his peak was a left back.

Maldini at centre half and Carlos ar left back?

Cole is better than Carlos, never understood how he was rated so highly, like his free kicks, 1 incredible strike and the rest hit the wall

 

[filfy]

What if we never saw him? Kind of the point of the thread, slightly different eras throw up interesting results.

How old are you 10 ?
He played in the 90’s man

 

[Bear]

Only when he got older and not as mobile, in his peak was a left back.

Cole is better than Carlos, never understood how he was rated so highly, like his free kicks, 1 incredible strike and the rest hit the wall

Marcelo is better than what Roberto Carlos was ... Agree on Cole too

 

[johnnyat87]

How old are you 10 ?
He played in the 90’s man

I was 10 when he retired. Sorry don't remember him well enough. Remember Maldini, Nesta and Cannavaro much clearer.

 

[shkatërrues]

Btw, not usually looking for a fight and I know football is all about opinions but anyone picking Carlos at left back instead Maldini needs to give their head a shake, likewise anyone not picking Maradona

If I could pick Maradona I would but I wasn’t born when he made his debut so I couldn’t put him in

 

[filfy]

I was 10 when he retired. Sorry don't remember him well enough. Remember Maldini, Nesta and Cannavaro much clearer.

Have a look on that internet thing , he was top class , probably better than the 3 lads you’ve mentioned

 

[The Hunter]

Gordon Banks; Carlos Alberto, Tony Adams, Bobby Moore, Paolo Maldini; Ronaldo, Roy Keane, Gerson, George Best; Messi, Kenny Dalglish.
Subs: Pele, Bobby Charlton, Colin Todd, Denis Law, Dave Watson, Peter Schmeichel, Rio Ferdinand.

 

[Bear]

Surprised no ones said Nyron yet