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[Football] Best World XI in your Lifetime
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Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Stop being such a curmudgeon and follow [MENTION=38333]Swansman[/MENTION] advice
Must confess that I can’t be arsed to do the groundwork on this thread challenge but good luck to those who do....and seem to fail anyway
albionalbino
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Beckenbauer and Pele both played for New York Cosmos
Also Boniek & Charles both played for Juventus. This really is quite difficult. Lawrenson for Beckenbauer, Eusebio for Boniek no need for a midfield.
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Garry Nelson's teacher
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I made a laughable first attempt at this and then went back to try to do it properly. This was torture in a nice sort of way.. I'm not trying to be a smart-arse, but on the 'in your lifetime' issue, I didn't include John Charles as I'm not ancient enough to see him play. I just about remember Yashin and I'm 65. Perhaps you are of similar or even earilier vintage. (I guess if we wanted to be really 'clever' we could include any player who was still alive when we were born.) Note that I'm not sufficiently confident to post my latest effort. I even resorted to the 'great players who have played for one club' sites!
I'm a few years younger than you, the opening post stated
I sort of had my no brainers like Yashin, McGrain, Pele, Finney, Charles who could be grouped amongst best ever for their country (at least by position) without having played for fashionable clubs except Charles for Juventus. Then Messi who I believe to be 2nd only to GOAT Pele.
The other 5 were a real head ache, I wanted Ronaldo but I would of had to exclude 3 other players. I'm quite pleased with the end result of Eusebio and Lawrenson being in there. Probably need to replace Bergkamp with a French or Dutch defensive midfield player.
Yashin
McGrain
Lawrenson
Charles
Camacho
Bergkamp ?
Messi
Finney
Pele
Eusebio
Best
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Garry Nelson's teacher
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Nice. Good to see Pele, Best and Messi play in the same team, not to mention an BHA one in Lawro. (It's certainly an attack-minded set up!)
Cheers done some more googling Matthaus in for Bergkamp
C.Ronaldo and Messi BOTH have to be in the Best World XI.
Simply the two best players ever to grace the earth. They are on a different planet to anyone else, so how can either one be omitted?
How can C Ron be sacrificed by so many for having played for "too many clubs", when this is probably the largest contributing factor to him being the GOAT!!!
Great game, love it OP.
Simply the two best players ever to grace the earth. They are on a different planet to anyone else, so how can either one be omitted?
How can C Ron be sacrificed by so many for having played for "too many clubs", when this is probably the largest contributing factor to him being the GOAT!!!
Great game, love it OP.
No other players allowed from Real Madrid, Man U or Juventus. And no Eusebio who's stats are right up there. I lose 4 players.
Garry Nelson's teacher
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Stiffens the defence! And what a player.
Garry Nelson's teacher
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Yashi (USSR)
Lahm (Germany)
Grieg (Scotland)
Kompany (Belgium)
Maldini (Italy)
Lato (Poland)
Rapinoe (USA)
Gerrard (England)
Ronaldo (Portugal)
Pele (Brazil)
Messi (Argentina)
OK, I've been a bit creative including Rapinoe. But no-one said they all had to be blokes. And on current form she's better than some of my others right now.
Lahm (Germany)
Grieg (Scotland)
Kompany (Belgium)
Maldini (Italy)
Lato (Poland)
Rapinoe (USA)
Gerrard (England)
Ronaldo (Portugal)
Pele (Brazil)
Messi (Argentina)
OK, I've been a bit creative including Rapinoe. But no-one said they all had to be blokes. And on current form she's better than some of my others right now.
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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Are you allowed 2 Germans,2 Italian's and 2 Dutchmen
That was my first thought as a good starting point. However, I then thought I might struggle as more than likely the Germans will have both played for Bayern and the Dutch for Ajax. The Italians might be easier as could be across both the Milan teams and Juventus.
My starting point is technically 1965 but will start at about 1970 as obviously don't recall 1966 up to that point
Garry Nelson's teacher
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Agreed. There's also a generational issue here: Messi and Ronnie are the greatest players of this time, but possibly not of all time. That's part of the challenge of this exercise, I guess.
atfc village
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Lawrenson and Finney? Think about it
Lawrenson and Finney? Think about it
They both played for Preston, revised team. 4-2-4 formation.
Yashin
McGrain
Lawrenson
Charles
Camacho
Matthaus
Messi
Matthews
Pele
Eusebio
Best
Garry Nelson's teacher
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Gotcha! It's a little known fact that Stanley Matthews and Eusebio both played for the Stoke-on-Trent Under 11s.
