World Cup XI

[red_maradona]

Interesting link on BBC about best world cup XI.

here's the team i selected, heavily attacking team

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-27699398#008011016027034071090075100103106

 

[Oncy]

Mine was
Zoff
Cafu
Baresi
Desailly
Carlos Alberto

Mattheus
Platini
Zidane
Jairzinho

Ronaldo
Maradona

 

[Leo]

Buffon
Thuram-Cannavaro-Beckenbauer-Carlos

Dunga
Zidane-Boniek
Rivaldo

Maradona
Ronaldo.

Seriously what the fuck is Gazza doing in there?

 

[peterhague]

Buffon
Thuram-Cannavaro-Beckenbauer-Carlos

Dunga
Zidane-Boniek
Rivaldo

Maradona
Ronaldo.

Seriously what the fuck is Gazza doing in there?

That's a bit rich from someone who'd use Gigi Buffon as a corner flag guard.

 

[Leo]

That's a bit rich from someone who'd use Gigi Buffon as a corner flag guard.

I tried to edit that about 5 times.
It won't move across.
It probably looks a billion times worse on tapatalk!

 

[Ryan]

That Dougal gif is gold.

 

[Halmeister]

Dougal?

 

[Ryan]

Dougal?

Heh, yep. Too early in the morning.

 

[Halmeister]

Tsk! Call yourself an Irishman.

 

[Pesam]

Mine was
Zoff
Cafu
Baresi
Desailly
Carlos Alberto

Mattheus
Platini
Zidane
Jairzinho

Ronaldo
Maradona

I can understand it being impossible to choose between Cafu and Carlos Alberto for the right back spot but playing one of them on the left is not the answer Oncy. Neither Cafu or Alberto could be as effective on the left as Maldini.

Other than that our teams are remarkably similar apart from; I've got Cruyff instead of Jairzinho, Blanc instead of Desailly (although I can't split Blanc and Desailly so could have gone either way) and I went for Pele ahead of Ronaldo.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I had:

Zoff
Cafu
Beckenbaur
Desailly
Maldini

Dunga
Platini
Zidane
Garrincha

Muller
Maradona

 

[JohnnyRocket]

The funny thing about these 'World XI' teams, is that if you actually put them on the pitch together in their prime it would be a shambles. I mean they might win, but it would be something like 7-5

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

I don't mind watching this team:

---------------------- Zoff ------------------------
Cafu ---- Pasarella -- Desailly ---- Maldini
Garrincha -- Falcao -- Zidane --- Ronaldo
----------- Ronaldo --- Maradona -----------

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Sorry to sidetrack. Documentary on Garrincha:

The Genius of Dribble - Part 1


The Genius of Dribble - Part 2

 

[Cerberus]

-------------------Zoff
Cafu---Desailly--Cannavaro---Maldini

--------------Beckenbaur
---------Zico--------------Zidane
--Cruyff---------------------Maradonna
----------------Ronaldo

 

[mr_moo]

Zoff

Alberto Beckenbaur Blanc Maldini

Iniesta Zidane Garrincha

Cruyff Pele Maradona

 

[rurikbird]

Zoff

Alberto Beckenbaur Blanc Maldini

Iniesta Zidane Garrincha

Cruyff Pele Maradona

I have a feeling that front 3 will not get along with each other very well...

 

[peterhague]

Buffon
Thuram
Moore
Beckenbauer
Maldini
Dunga
Xavi
Charlton
Maradona
Eusebio
Ronaldo

 

[rurikbird]

The first World Cup I've watched was 1998. So...

GK Casillas
CB Thuram
CB Puyol
LB Roberto Carlos
RB Lahm
CM Pirlo
CM Xavi
AM Zidane
AM Rivaldo
ST Ronaldo
ST Klose

 

[Spaghetti Legs]

Banks

Alberto
Moore
Baresi
Carlos

Zidane
Matthaus
Maradona

Garrincha
Pele
Muller

 

[cloggypop]

-------------------Zoff
Cafu---Desailly--Cannavaro---Maldini

--------------Beckenbaur
---------Zico--------------Zidane
--Cruyff---------------------Maradonna
----------------Ronaldo

I can't believe this is the only one with Zico in

 

[Cerberus]

I can't believe this is the only one with Zico in

Rock solid at the back with the original kaiser sitting in front.
Free flowing, interchangable, magic-wands-for legs muthafucka's in midlfield.
Spearheaded by the buck-toothed wonder in his prime.

My team shits world cups.

 

[Judge Jules]

Buffon
Thuram-Cannavaro-Beckenbauer-Carlos

Dunga
Zidane-Boniek
Rivaldo

Maradona
Ronaldo.

Seriously what the fuck is Gazza doing in there?

Gascoigne at his best was a magnificent player, and he was at his best in the 1990 World Cup. It's true that he won't get in the team, but he belongs in this overall company.

 

[Leo]

Gascoigne at his best was a magnificent player, and he was at his best in the 1990 World Cup. It's true that he won't get in the team, but he belongs in this overall company.

Yes brilliant player but in the bracket of World cup greats is wrong imo.
He's had one good world cup and should be in a lower bracket along with the likes of Hagi,Stoichkov,Schillachi etc.

 

[red_maradona]

For the record, my team:

Yashin
Alberto
Kaiser
Dessaily
Maldini

Zidane
Mattheaus
Pirlo

Ronaldo (fat one)
Pele
Maradona

 

[Spaghetti Legs]

Suprising how popular Desailly is.

 

[mr_moo]

I have a feeling that front 3 will not get along with each other very well...

Probably not, but some front three.