Greatest English football XI

[GIMH]

 

[sledger]

 

[GIMH]

 

[cpr]

A) He was the most talented English winger of his generation

This guy IMO.

Biased mind, but early 90's, was ace

 

[BoyBrumby]

This guy IMO.

Biased mind, but early 90's, was ace

Great player on his day who could've solved our left-sided problems if he'd kept his head out of his arse for longer. I remember him getting a hat-trick at Highbury when Manure turned us over 6-2 in the League Cup, back before it was a reserve/youth-team comp. 1990/91 from memory.

 

[Tom Halsey]

This guy IMO.

Biased mind, but early 90's, was ace

Yes, good shout, though even if he hadn't gone off the rails, he was always going to have to move from United to really fulfil his potential IMO, due to Giggs. Forced to play left back or on the right too often.

 

[GIMH]

Remember him being awesome when they won the double in 94.

 

[sledger]

such a waste was lee Sharpe, he was a superb player, if only he could have stayed on the straight and narrow and not pissed of Sir Alex. Was a gun on Fifa96 as well.

 

[aussie]

Did some quick to see how the England All-time matches up with other World Cup winners & famous nations and well they look all-right compartively againts every side againts Brazil & Italy.


BRAZIL ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Mario Zagallo

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Claudio Taffarel
- Gilmar
- Emerson Leoa


DEFENDERS:

- Domingos da Guia
- Aldair
- Mauro Ramos
- Bellini
- Carlos Alberto* - Captain
- Nilton Santos
- Cafu
- Roberto Carlos


MID-FIELDERS:

- Socrates
- Didi
- Paulo Roberto Falcao
- Gerson
- Jarzinho
- Revilino
- Zico
- Garrincha


STRIKERS:

- Pele
- Ronaldo
- Romario
- Zizinho


FOMATION: 4-3-3

----------------------------------------------------GILMAR-------------------------------------------

---------------------------DOMINGOS de GUIA-------------ALDAIR--------------------------

CARLOS ALBERTO-------------------------------------------------------NILTON SANTOS

----------------------------------------------------DIDI-------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------SOCRATES------------------------ZICO-------------------------------

GARRINCHA--------------------------------------------------------------------------REVILINO

---------------------------------------------------PELE-------------------------------------------------

The talent in this squad is unbelievable, especially given the fact the Ronaldinho & Kaka can't get in & they would make any All-time World XI.


ITALY ALL-TIME FOOTBALL SQUAD:

COACH: Enzo Bearzot

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Dino Zoff* - Captain
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Walter Zenga


DEFENDERS:

- Gaetano Scirea
- Franco Baresi
- Paulo Maldini
- Gaicinto Fanchetti
- Claudio Gentile
- Gianlunca Zambrotta
- Antonio Cabrini


MID-FIELDERS:

- Bruno Conti
- Mario Corso
- Roberto Donadoni
- Gianni Rivera
- Marco Tardelli
- Giancarlo Antogoni
- Andrea Pirlo
- Gennaro Guttuso
- Luis Monti


STRIKERS:

- Luigi Riva
- Sandro Mazolla
- Roberto Baggio
- Giuseppe Mezza


FORMATION:5-3-2


-----------------------------------------------------ZOFF-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------SCIREA-------------------------------------------

GENTILE---------------------------BARESI-----------------MALDINI-------FANCHETTI

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------CONTI-------------RIVERA/MOZOLLA--------------ANTOGONI----------

------------------------------------------BAGGIO---------RIVA-------------------------------------

Don't know much about these players but they seem to have a fantastic defensive unit that even that Brazilian side would have a hard time breaking down based on expert analysis this side got on channel4.com




FRANCE ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Aime Jacquet

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Fabien Barthez
- Joel Bats
- Bernard Lama


DEFENDERS:

- Marcel Desailly
- Laurent Blanc
- Marius Tresor
- Robert Jonquet
- Bixente Lizarazu
- Lilian Thuram
- Manuel Amoros
- Vincent Candella


MID-FIELDERS:

- Michel Platini* - Captain
- Zinedine Zidane
- Raymond Kopa
- Didier Deschamps
- Luis Fernandez
- Patrick Vieira
- David Gonila
- Robert Pires


STRIKERS:

- Just Fontaine
- Thierry Henry
- Jean Pierre Papin
- Eric Cantona


FORMATION: 4-2-2-2

-------------------------------------------------BARTHEZ--------------------------------------------

AMOROS------------------------BLANC-----------DESAILLY-----------------LIZARAZU

-----------------------------------FERNANDEZ---------VIEIRA----------------------------------

----------------PLATINI----------------------------------------------------ZIDANE---------------

------------------------------------FONTAINE--------------HENRY-------------------------------

Based on all the great accolades Platini has got, it would be some viewing to see him & Zidane on the same side. Wanted to pick Cantona but couldn't.


GERMANY ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Helmut Schon

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Sepp Maier
- Oliver Khan
- Toni Schumacher

DEFENDERS:

- Franz Beckenbauer* - Captain
- Paul Janes
- Karlheniz Forster
- Jurgen Kohler
- Berti Vogts
- Andreas Brehme
- Erich Juskwiak
- Manfred Kaltz

MID-FIELDERS:

- Lothar Matthaus
- Thomas Habler
- Wolfgang Overath
- Gunter Netzer
- Andres Moller
- Michael Ballack
- Pierre Littbarski
- Fritz Szepan

STRIKERS:

- Gerd Muller
- Fritz Walter
- Rudi Voller
- Klaus Fischer


FORMATION: 4-3-2-1 (Christmas Tree)

----------------------------------------------------MAIER---------------------------------------------


VOGTS--------------------BECKENBAUER------------JANES-------------------BREHME

-----------------------------------------------------MATTHAUS-------------------------------------

-------------------------------OVERATH-------------------------------NETZER------------------

------------------------------------------WALTER-------------SEELER---------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------MULLER-------------------------------------

Powerful side, thats all i can say.



ARGENTINA ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Carlos Bilardo/Caesar Luis Monetti

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Ubaldo Fillol
- Amadeo Carrizo
- Sergio Goycochea


DEFENDERS:

- Daniel Passarella* - Captain
- Oscar Ruggeri
- Roberto Ayala
- Luis Monti
- Javier Zanetti
- Roberto Sensini
- Silvio Marzolini
- Jose Chamot


MID-FIELDERS:

- Diego Simeone
- Americo Gallego
- Fernando Redondo
- Antonio Rattin
- Juan Roman Riquelme
- Ariel Ortega
- Lionel Messi


STRIKERS:

- Alfred Di Stephano
- Diego Maradona
- Gabriel Batistuta
- Omar Sivori
- Mario Kempes


FORMATION: 4-3-1-2

-------------------------------------------------FILLOL-----------------------------------------------


ZANETTI-------------------------PASSARELLA---------AYALA------------MARZOLINI


-------------------SIMEONE---------------GALLEGO----------REDONDO-------------------


------------------------------------------------MARADONA-----------------------------------------


--------------------------DI STEPHANO----------------------------BATISTUTA----------------

Magnificent front trio would give any defense hell IMO.


NETHERLANDS ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Rinus Michels

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Edwin Van der Sar
- Hans van Bruekelen
- Piet Schrijvers

DEFENDERS:

- Ronald Koeman
- Frank de Boer
- Cor van der Hart
- Jaap Stam
- Ruud Krol
- Wim Suurbier
- Adri van Tiggelen

MID-FIELDERS:

- Johan Cruijff* - Captain
- Phillip Cocu
- Frank Rijkaard
- Johan Neeskens
- Rene van der Kerkhof
- Willy van der Kerkhof
- Ruud Gullit
- Johnny Rep
- Arjen Robben

STRIKERS:

- Marco Van Basten
- Dennis Bergkamp
- Fas Wilkes
- Piet Keizer

FORMATION: 4-2-3-1

------------------------------------------VAN DER SAR---------------------------------------------


SUURBIER-------------------KOEMAN------------VAN DER HART---------------KROL


-----------------------------------RIJKAARD------------NEESKEENS---------------------------


------------------CRUIJFF--------------------BERGKAMP----------------KEIZER-----------


----------------------------------------------------VAN BASTEN------------------------------------

Total Football's best, very strong all-round side.


SPANISH ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Miguel Munoz/Jose Villalonga

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Adoni Zubizarretta
- Iker Casillas
- Luis Arconda

DEFENDERS:

- Fernando Hierro
- Rafael Gordillo
- Miguel Nadal
- Carlos Puyol
- Jose Antonio Camacho
- Sergio Ramos
- Sergi Barjuan

MID-FIELDERS:

- Emilio Burtanegro
- Luis Enrique
- Jose Martinez “Pirri”
- Xavi Hernandez
- Jesper Guardiola
- Francisco Gento
- Luis Suarez
- Michel

STRIKERS:

- Raul Gonzalez
- Amancio Amaro
- Telmo “Zarra”
- Fernando Torres


FORMATION: 4-1-2-3

-----------------------------------------ZUBIZARRETTA--------------------------------------


RAMOS-----------------------HIERRO-------------GORDILLO-----------CAMACHO


-----------------------------------------------PIRRI------------------------------------------------


------------------------------BURTANEGRO-----------LUIS ENRIQUE-------------------

GENTO-------------------------------------RAUL-----------------------------------SAUREZ


Football's greatest underachievers actually put up a strong unit especially in attack.

 

[sledger]

- Roberto Carlos

oh dear.

 

[Pup Clarke]

More like Roberto Carlos coming under the term "defender".

 

[aussie]

Isn't attack first @ defense second sort of a trait in the tradition of Brazilian full-backs. Roberto Carlos defensive woes were exposed a great deal in the final stages of his Brazil & Madrid career but at his best he was by no means woeful when defending.

 

[sledger]

Isn't attack first @ defense second sort of a trait in the tradition of Brazilian full-backs

makes no sense whatsoever.

Roberto Carlos defensive woes were exposed a great deal in the final stages of his Brazil & Madrid career but at his best he was by no means woeful when defending.

:

 

[aussie]

You just love beig difficult eh.

 

[sledger]

er, not on this occasion, was just letting you know that what you said isnt legible, and that the other part of what you said was in contraposition to itself.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Did some quick to see how the England All-time matches up with other World Cup winners & famous nations and well they look all-right compartively againts every side againts Brazil & Italy.


BRAZIL ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Mario Zagallo

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Claudio Taffarel
- Gilmar
- Emerson Leoa


DEFENDERS:

- Domingos da Guia
- Aldair
- Mauro Ramos
- Bellini
- Carlos Alberto* - Captain
- Nilton Santos
- Cafu
- Roberto Carlos


MID-FIELDERS:

- Socrates
- Didi
- Paulo Roberto Falcao
- Gerson
- Jarzinho
- Revilino
- Zico
- Garrincha


STRIKERS:

- Pele
- Ronaldo
- Romario
- Zizinho


FOMATION: 4-3-3

----------------------------------------------------GILMAR-------------------------------------------

---------------------------DOMINGOS de GUIA-------------ALDAIR--------------------------

CARLOS ALBERTO-------------------------------------------------------NILTON SANTOS

----------------------------------------------------DIDI-------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------SOCRATES------------------------ZICO-------------------------------

GARRINCHA--------------------------------------------------------------------------REVILINO

---------------------------------------------------PELE-------------------------------------------------

The talent in this squad is unbelievable, especially given the fact the Ronaldinho & Kaka can't get in & they would make any All-time World XI.


ITALY ALL-TIME FOOTBALL SQUAD:

COACH: Enzo Bearzot

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Dino Zoff* - Captain
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Walter Zenga


DEFENDERS:

- Gaetano Scirea
- Franco Baresi
- Paulo Maldini
- Gaicinto Fanchetti
- Claudio Gentile
- Gianlunca Zambrotta
- Antonio Cabrini


MID-FIELDERS:

- Bruno Conti
- Mario Corso
- Roberto Donadoni
- Gianni Rivera
- Marco Tardelli
- Giancarlo Antogoni
- Andrea Pirlo
- Gennaro Guttuso
- Luis Monti


STRIKERS:

- Luigi Riva
- Sandro Mazolla
- Roberto Baggio
- Giuseppe Mezza


FORMATION:5-3-2


-----------------------------------------------------ZOFF-----------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------SCIREA-------------------------------------------

GENTILE---------------------------BARESI-----------------MALDINI-------FANCHETTI

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------CONTI-------------RIVERA/MOZOLLA--------------ANTOGONI----------

------------------------------------------BAGGIO---------RIVA-------------------------------------

Don't know much about these players but they seem to have a fantastic defensive unit that even that Brazilian side would have a hard time breaking down based on expert analysis this side got on channel4.com




FRANCE ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Aime Jacquet

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Fabien Barthez
- Joel Bats
- Bernard Lama


DEFENDERS:

- Marcel Desailly
- Laurent Blanc
- Marius Tresor
- Robert Jonquet
- Bixente Lizarazu
- Lilian Thuram
- Manuel Amoros
- Vincent Candella


MID-FIELDERS:

- Michel Platini* - Captain
- Zinedine Zidane
- Raymond Kopa
- Didier Deschamps
- Luis Fernandez
- Patrick Vieira
- David Gonila
- Robert Pires


STRIKERS:

- Just Fontaine
- Thierry Henry
- Jean Pierre Papin
- Eric Cantona


FORMATION: 4-2-2-2

-------------------------------------------------BARTHEZ--------------------------------------------

AMOROS------------------------BLANC-----------DESAILLY-----------------LIZARAZU

-----------------------------------FERNANDEZ---------VIEIRA----------------------------------

----------------PLATINI----------------------------------------------------ZIDANE---------------

------------------------------------FONTAINE--------------HENRY-------------------------------

Based on all the great accolades Platini has got, it would be some viewing to see him & Zidane on the same side. Wanted to pick Cantona but couldn't.


GERMANY ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Helmut Schon

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Sepp Maier
- Oliver Khan
- Toni Schumacher

DEFENDERS:

- Franz Beckenbauer* - Captain
- Paul Janes
- Karlheniz Forster
- Jurgen Kohler
- Berti Vogts
- Andreas Brehme
- Erich Juskwiak
- Manfred Kaltz

MID-FIELDERS:

- Lothar Matthaus
- Thomas Habler
- Wolfgang Overath
- Gunter Netzer
- Andres Moller
- Michael Ballack
- Pierre Littbarski
- Fritz Szepan

STRIKERS:

- Gerd Muller
- Fritz Walter
- Rudi Voller
- Klaus Fischer


FORMATION: 4-3-2-1 (Christmas Tree)

----------------------------------------------------MAIER---------------------------------------------


VOGTS--------------------BECKENBAUER------------JANES-------------------BREHME

-----------------------------------------------------MATTHAUS-------------------------------------

-------------------------------OVERATH-------------------------------NETZER------------------

------------------------------------------WALTER-------------SEELER---------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------MULLER-------------------------------------

Powerful side, thats all i can say.



ARGENTINA ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Carlos Bilardo/Caesar Luis Monetti

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Ubaldo Fillol
- Amadeo Carrizo
- Sergio Goycochea


DEFENDERS:

- Daniel Passarella* - Captain
- Oscar Ruggeri
- Roberto Ayala
- Luis Monti
- Javier Zanetti
- Roberto Sensini
- Silvio Marzolini
- Jose Chamot


MID-FIELDERS:

- Diego Simeone
- Americo Gallego
- Fernando Redondo
- Antonio Rattin
- Juan Roman Riquelme
- Ariel Ortega
- Lionel Messi


STRIKERS:

- Alfred Di Stephano
- Diego Maradona
- Gabriel Batistuta
- Omar Sivori
- Mario Kempes


FORMATION: 4-3-1-2

-------------------------------------------------FILLOL-----------------------------------------------


ZANETTI-------------------------PASSARELLA---------AYALA------------MARZOLINI


-------------------SIMEONE---------------GALLEGO----------REDONDO-------------------


------------------------------------------------MARADONA-----------------------------------------


--------------------------DI STEPHANO----------------------------BATISTUTA----------------

Magnificent front trio would give any defense hell IMO.


NETHERLANDS ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Rinus Michels

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Edwin Van der Sar
- Hans van Bruekelen
- Piet Schrijvers

DEFENDERS:

- Ronald Koeman
- Frank de Boer
- Cor van der Hart
- Jaap Stam
- Ruud Krol
- Wim Suurbier
- Adri van Tiggelen

MID-FIELDERS:

- Johan Cruijff* - Captain
- Phillip Cocu
- Frank Rijkaard
- Johan Neeskens
- Rene van der Kerkhof
- Willy van der Kerkhof
- Ruud Gullit
- Johnny Rep
- Arjen Robben

STRIKERS:

- Marco Van Basten
- Dennis Bergkamp
- Fas Wilkes
- Piet Keizer

FORMATION: 4-2-3-1

------------------------------------------VAN DER SAR---------------------------------------------


SUURBIER-------------------KOEMAN------------VAN DER HART---------------KROL


-----------------------------------RIJKAARD------------NEESKEENS---------------------------


------------------CRUIJFF--------------------BERGKAMP----------------KEIZER-----------


----------------------------------------------------VAN BASTEN------------------------------------

Total Football's best, very strong all-round side.


SPANISH ALL-TIME SQUAD:

COACH: Miguel Munoz/Jose Villalonga

GOAL-KEEPERS:

- Adoni Zubizarretta
- Iker Casillas
- Luis Arconda

DEFENDERS:

- Fernando Hierro
- Rafael Gordillo
- Miguel Nadal
- Carlos Puyol
- Jose Antonio Camacho
- Sergio Ramos
- Sergi Barjuan

MID-FIELDERS:

- Emilio Burtanegro
- Luis Enrique
- Jose Martinez “Pirri”
- Xavi Hernandez
- Jesper Guardiola
- Francisco Gento
- Luis Suarez
- Michel

STRIKERS:

- Raul Gonzalez
- Amancio Amaro
- Telmo “Zarra”
- Fernando Torres


FORMATION: 4-1-2-3

-----------------------------------------ZUBIZARRETTA--------------------------------------


RAMOS-----------------------HIERRO-------------GORDILLO-----------CAMACHO


-----------------------------------------------PIRRI------------------------------------------------


------------------------------BURTANEGRO-----------LUIS ENRIQUE-------------------

GENTO-------------------------------------RAUL-----------------------------------SAUREZ


Football's greatest underachievers actually put up a strong unit especially in attack.

DWTA.

 

[sledger]

yeah, dont really see the point of it either tbh.

 

[DJellett]

No Ronaldinho for Brazil, but Messi for Argentina. INteresting.

 

[aussie]

yeah, dont really see the point of it either tbh.

If it bothers you that much maybe you shouldn't have responded to the post..

 

[aussie]

No Ronaldinho for Brazil, but Messi for Argentina. INteresting.

Messi could very well & make an All-time Argentina XI when his career is over, but Ronaldinho not making the final cut shows what class Brazil have had in their ranks over the years..