Further to my comment on the Costa tribute, can we discuss a best ever World side. Parameters even though not set now or back in the past, are 4-4-2 and their contribution in their era, not judged against current enhanced standards.
If I can kick off:
Zoff
Alvez Costa Maldini Carlos
Garrincha Charlton Iniesta Ronaldo
Messi Pele
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Buffon
Messi Ronaldo
Banks
Carlos Alberto-Beckenbauer-Moore-Maldini
Best- Cruyff- Puskas-Messi
Maradona
Pele
subs: Yashin, Di Stefano, C.Ronaldo, Eusebio,Muller.
Eusebio, Law, Charlton, Garrincha, Platini, Zico, Van Basten, Gullit, the other Ronaldo, could all be included, but you can only pick 11 and maybe 5 subs. (I couldn’t choose a spare defender and leave out one of the attacking subs).
Who is to say some of the pre war superstars like Meazza and Piola, or Alex James, shouldn’t be considered, but we don’t have much film of them.
Good fun though.
Cafu, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini
Maradona, Matthaus, Cruyff
Messi, Pele, Best
Bit attacking, but ah well.
Best XI of my lifetime (and actually trying some balance for this one) he'd be in:
Buffon
Cafu, Nesta, Baresi, Maldini (that Milan defence was insanely good)
Gullit, Matthaus, Zidane
Messi, Ronaldo, C.Ronaldo.
Schmeichel
Cafu Baresi Maldini Carlos
Deschamps
Matthaus Zidane
Maradona Messi
Van Basten
Cafu Beckenbauer Maldini Carlos
Gullit
Zidane Cruyff
Pele Ronaldo C.Ronaldo
Yashin, Baresi, Carlos Alberto, Matthaus, Maradona, Messi, Puskas
No one would be able to get the ball off them lot.
Iniesta, Pirlo and Zidane in the same starting 11
Are you on crack or something ?
I wouldn’t have him in a best Charlton XI
Buffon
Maradona
CR7 Ronaldo Messi
Seaborne El Khalej R Williams Penney
Alonso McOxo LePoint B Watson
Bonne Abbott
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And don't even get me started on Rex Williams. What are you thinking?
Cafu
Beckenbauer
Moore
Maldini
Ronaldo
Maradona
Zidane
Messi
Pele
Ronaldo
With special mentions to Bobby Goldthorpe and Gary Churchouse
Buffon
Cafu, Nesta, Stam, Maldini
Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta
Messi, Ronaldo, Cristiano