I know, I know, you have seen this exact question thousands of times, but I’m curious, and I want to see how you rate mine:

Ronaldo Maradona Messi

Zidane Pele

Matthaus

Maldini Beckenbauer Baresi Cafu

Casillas

Notes:

Goalkeeper: Never liked Yashin, and I slightly like Casillas over Neuer. Buffon comes in behind both at third.

Fullbacks: Cafu was a no-brainer for me, and I shifted Maldini here to include Baresi at CB because I find Roberto Carlos to be one of the most overrated players in history.

Centrebacks: Beckenbauer was a no-brainer, and Baresi was very underrated and more deserving than Roberto Carlos. Shoutout to Sergio Ramos though.

Defensive Midfielder: The hardest working position in my eyes, so I had to include one. If I wanted two CAMs, I needed a CDM, so I went for the best option in Matthaus.

Attacking Midfielders: The formation is wonky, but I went for two CAMs. This formation would let in 5 goals a game if it didn’t have the greatest defense of all time. I chose Zizou because of how impactful he was when he played, and Pele as a Cam, because Pele was actually a CAM, not a striker, so he was the best option for me.

Wingers: The goats. What can I say?

Striker: Pele is better than Maradona, and so I would rather Pele play in his correct role and shift Maradona up top, as Pele will impact my team more.

If I had a coach it would be Alex Ferguson

  • JohnLockeManofFaith@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m assuming you’re in your 70s/80s to have seen all these players play.My starting XI is purely based on players I’ve seen play regularly in my few decades of watching of the game.

    I only saw Messi during Champions League knockouts, being primarily a PL watcher, so I wouldn’t have him in my starting XI, despite the fact that I acknowledge he is undoubtedly better than anyone I have in there. To fit as many of my favourites in, I’m going with 3 players to shield the keeper, with the other 8 just thrown in to cause chaos in whatever way they like.

    GK: Thibaut CourtoisCB: Nemanja VidicCB: John TerryDM: Patrick Vieira

    CM: Frank LampardCM: Luka ModricAM: David SilvaLW: Eden HazardSS: Wayne RooneySS: Antoine GriezmannCF: Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    On the bench:Kevin de Bruyne, Thomas Muller, Angel Di Maria, Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry, David Villa, Luis Suarez, Harry Kane.