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Greatest English football XI
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sledger
Spanish_Vicente
cpr
International Coach
BoyBrumby
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Tom Halsey
International Coach
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
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.
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.
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Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
More like Roberto Carlos coming under the term "defender".
:Tom Halsey
International Coach
DWTA.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
If it bothers you that much maybe you shouldn't have responded to the post..
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
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..