Schmeichel Thuram, Moore, Canavaro, Maldini Messi, Maradona, Keane, Best Pele, Ronaldo (goofy)
Bench: Banks, Carlos, Ronaldo (C), Cruyff, Muller (G)
Not necessarily the best 11 players in my lifetime but I've tried to go for balance. The bench is pretty strong as well and covers defensive injuries (Keane can play CH and so can Maldini, with another full back on the bench). Might be a question raised over Keane but aside from being an arsehole he was for me the best holding midfielder in my lifetime (close with Viera).
I think even I could manage that team to world domination!!
Agree totally with your first team Bod, disagree on the goalkeeper of the second would put Banks in rather than schmeichel, we must be of a similar age?
Schmeichel Thuram, Moore, Canavaro, Maldini Messi, Maradona, Keane, Best Pele, Ronaldo (goofy)
Bench: Banks, Carlos, Ronaldo (C), Cruyff, Muller (G)
Not necessarily the best 11 players in my lifetime but I've tried to go for balance. The bench is pretty strong as well and covers defensive injuries (Keane can play CH and so can Maldini, with another full back on the bench). Might be a question raised over Keane but aside from being an arsehole he was for me the best holding midfielder in my lifetime (close with Viera).
I think even I could manage that team to world domination!!
Agree totally with your first team Bod, disagree on the goalkeeper of the second would put Banks in rather than schmeichel, we must be of a similar age?
Yes we must be. One of the few benefits of being a certain age is remembering when we were world champions! That and being able to name the Brazil 1970 side (the greatest national side ever) and seeing the peerless Georgie weaving his magic.
Schmeichel Parker Irwin Ince Bruce Pallister Cantona Keane Hughes Kanchelskis Giggs
It was at Old Trafford 1994 FA Cup 1/4 Final, couldn't name the full away team without looking it up!
Memories of the days when teams played their best XIs during the FA Cup, though of course they played the second half with Les Sealey in goal and no Paul Parker.
As for a best world XI, I just can't do it. How to choose between both Ronaldos, Pele, Best Cruyff, Messi, Gullit, Zidane Eusebio etc - and Gerd Mueller, Marco Van Basten and Dennis Bergkamp haven't even got a look-in in the teams picked so far.
Schmeichel Thuram, Moore, Canavaro, Maldini Messi, Maradona, Keane, Best Pele, Ronaldo (goofy)
Bench: Banks, Carlos, Ronaldo (C), Cruyff, Muller (G)
Not necessarily the best 11 players in my lifetime but I've tried to go for balance. The bench is pretty strong as well and covers defensive injuries (Keane can play CH and so can Maldini, with another full back on the bench). Might be a question raised over Keane but aside from being an arsehole he was for me the best holding midfielder in my lifetime (close with Viera).
I think even I could manage that team to world domination!!
Agree totally with your first team Bod, disagree on the goalkeeper of the second would put Banks in rather than schmeichel, we must be of a similar age?
Yes we must be. One of the few benefits of being a certain age is remembering when we were world champions! That and being able to name the Brazil 1970 side (the greatest national side ever) and seeing the peerless Georgie weaving his magic.
Not old enough to put them in mine, but from what I’ve seen of them and from my knowledge, Pele & Best are easily in the greatest XI of all time
Don't doubt this has been done before, but a little light lunchtime thread for you to give us the greatest XI of your lifetime (not charlton, although you are welcome to include Christoph LePoint if you want)
Schmeicheal
Cafu/Thuram Maldini Desailly Roberto Carlos
Ronaldo Gazza Zidane
Messi Bergkamp Cantona
Absolutely no balance and I couldn't decide which of Cafu or Thuram gets the nod at RB.
My era was early 90s onwards
You must’ve been born roughly same year as me because I wouldn’t change that team much, but I’d have to stick Henry in for Cantona and Giggs for Gazza with Zidane switching to the middle. And not such a popular choice but Terry for Desailly.
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Thuram, Stam, Baresi, Maldini
Zidane, Vieira, Xavi
Messi, Ronaldo, C Ronaldo
Neuer
Cafu
Desailly
Koeman
Lizarazu
Henry
Platini
Cristiano Ronaldo or George Best can't decide!
Zidane
Messi
Pele
Cafu
Maldini
Bozsik
Beckenbauer
D.Edwards
Finney
Eusebio
J.Charles
Puskas
Henry
Cunningham
Dawes
Cooper
Ruddock
Carter
Cahill
Rae
Reid
Sheringham
Harris
Buffon
Cafu
Puyol
Hierro
Roberto Carlos
Vieira
Zidane
C. Ronaldo
Messi
Ronaldo
Henry
Manager: M. Appleton
Carlos Alberto Moore Baresi Maldini
Beckenbauer
Best Platini Matthews
Puskas Pele
Bench: Yashin C Ronaldo Maradona Cruyf Ronaldo Messi Eusebio
We might concede the odd goal but in the true spirit of Charlton of the ‘70s, we don’t care as we’re going to score more than you.
Buffon
Cafu Baresi Desailly Maldini
Keane Xavi
Messi Maradona C.Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Subs: Schmeichel, Bergomi, Roberto Carlos, Iniesta, Vieira, Zidane, Van Basten
Even with that i've got no room for the likes of Casillas, Ferdinand, Zanetti, Gullit, Matthaus, Scholes, Romario, Ronaldinho, Henry etc.
Im going to only include players that I have seen play football with my very own eyes and not give someone a position due to them just being a name.
David De Gea
Kyle walker, Vidic, Jam stam, Ashley Cole
Pirlo, Zidane
Scholes
Messi, Henry, C. Ronaldo
It was that I infact mispronounced his name.
Jam Stam, is infact japp stam. Or is it jap stam?