benjii Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Hi Saints fans! After watching the Champions League over the last couple of weeks I started thinking about my best ever XI, plus subs. No Saints allowed. I wondered what other people would pick. Tremendous fun, right? The rule is that you can only pick players you have actually watched play a fair bit (TV or live). You can't pick Garrincha, Pele or Puskas if you were born in 1980. My pick is: ------------------------------de Gea--------------------------- Cafu-----Koeman------Matthias Sammer---Zanetti --------------Lothar Matthaus-----Xavi----------------- ---------Messi-------------Iniesta-------------Henry------ ------------------------------Ronaldo(Brazil)---------------- Subs: Buffon, Dani Alves, Ashley Cole, Busquets, Keane, Zidane, Ronaldinho That team would batter everyone. Fact! Honourable mentions: Ronaldo (Portugal), Rio Ferdinand, Vieira, Seedorf, Aguero, Shearer. Jon Parkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Hi Saints fans! After watching the Champions League over the last couple of weeks I started thinking about my best ever XI, plus subs. No Saints allowed. I wondered what other people would pick. Tremendous fun, right? The rule is that you can only pick players you have actually watched play a fair bit (TV or live). You can't pick Garrincha, Pele or Puskas if you were born in 1980. My pick is: ------------------------------de Gea--------------------------- Cafu-----Koeman------Matthias Sammer---Zanetti --------------Lothar Matthaus-----Xavi----------------- ---------Messi-------------Iniesta-------------Henry------ ------------------------------Ronaldo(Brazil)---------------- Subs: Buffon, Dani Alves, Ashley Cole, Busquets, Keane, Zidane, Ronaldinho That team would batter everyone. Fact! Honourable mentions: Ronaldo (Portugal), Rio Ferdinand, Vieira, Seedorf, Aguero, Shearer. Jon Parkin. Maldini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 February, 2018 Author Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Maldini Good shout. That Milan team was class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 No Saints allowed? I doubt any from previous years would of made it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 (edited) No Saints allowed? I doubt any from previous years would of made it anyway. no Saints player would ever make an all-time XI in all of football history that has played for us Edited 21 February, 2018 by nta786 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MongoNeil Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 no Saints player would ever make an all-time XI in all of football history that has played for us Whilst I do agree with you, what about Bale? - wasn't he the worlds most expensive player for a short time? The OP mentions Shearer too, and they're his rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 February, 2018 Author Share Posted 21 February, 2018 no Saints player would ever make an all-time XI in all of football history that has played for us That wouldn't stop people putting MLT and Lambert in. I suspect a few might go for Shilton, Ball, Keegan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 February, 2018 Author Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Whilst I do agree with you, what about Bale? - wasn't he the worlds most expensive player for a short time? The OP mentions Shearer too, and they're his rules Good spot. Just checking people were paying attention. Obviously Callum Davenport would have made it too. But for the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkeith Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 This one is of players that I have actually seen play live, rather than on TV. Buffon Kaltz Costacurta B Moore Maldini De Bruyne Vierra Rui Costa Del Piero Battistuta Marradona Bobby Moore is only in there on reputation, as I saw him playing for Fulham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 As I was saying no Saints player would get anywhere near the best 24 players that ever graced the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 February, 2018 Author Share Posted 21 February, 2018 This one is of players that I have actually seen play live, rather than on TV. Buffon Kaltz Costacurta B Moore Maldini De Bruyne Vierra Rui Costa Del Piero Battistuta Marradona Bobby Moore is only in there on reputation, as I saw him playing for Fulham. Battigol was certainly class. I only really saw Maradonna from 1990 onwards so missed him in his prime I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashnats Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 As I was saying no Saints player would get anywhere near the best 24 players that ever graced the game. depends on your definition of 'anywhere near'. you'd do well to find a top ten GK list that doesn't include Shilton's 30 year career, >1000 games, and world cup clean sheet record. xavi thought Matty was pretty good: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-legend-xavi-reveals-obsession-with-matt-le-tissier-and-his-sickening-goals-a6972401.html and I'm sure I remember Pele saying Matty was the best in the world in the mid 90's, and would walk into the Brazil team. also 200+ goals from midfield, in a struggling side, in a top league, is pretty special. and don't forget Delgado... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Hi Saints fans! After watching the Champions League over the last couple of weeks I started thinking about my best ever XI, plus subs. No Saints allowed. I wondered what other people would pick. Tremendous fun, right? The rule is that you can only pick players you have actually watched play a fair bit (TV or live). You can't pick Garrincha, Pele or Puskas if you were born in 1980. My pick is: ------------------------------de Gea--------------------------- Cafu-----Koeman------Matthias Sammer---Zanetti --------------Lothar Matthaus-----Xavi----------------- ---------Messi-------------Iniesta-------------Henry------ ------------------------------Ronaldo(Brazil)---------------- Subs: Buffon, Dani Alves, Ashley Cole, Busquets, Keane, Zidane, Ronaldinho That team would batter everyone. Fact! Honourable mentions: Ronaldo (Portugal), Rio Ferdinand, Vieira, Seedorf, Aguero, Shearer. Jon Parkin. How many of those players you see live? It's more fun, more challenging and more interesting if you can only pick a best XI from players you've been to games to see. I might have named Yashin, Pelé, Cruyff, Maradona and Messi but I have only seen them on TV. So, of the players I've seen live, mine would be: Goedon Banks Tarcisio Burgnich John Charles Bobby Moore Paolo Maldini Luis Figo Zinedine Zidane Bobby Charlton George Best Cristiano Ronaldo Mario Kempes Subs: P. Schmeichel, Dani Alves, Sammer, Džajić, De Bruyne, Cantona, Aguero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 depends on your definition of 'anywhere near'. you'd do well to find a top ten GK list that doesn't include Shilton's 30 year career, >1000 games, and world cup clean sheet record. xavi thought Matty was pretty good: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-legend-xavi-reveals-obsession-with-matt-le-tissier-and-his-sickening-goals-a6972401.html and I'm sure I remember Pele saying Matty was the best in the world in the mid 90's, and would walk into the Brazil team. also 200+ goals from midfield, in a struggling side, in a top league, is pretty special. and don't forget Delgado... I was going to say the same thing about Shilton. Just how good was he at Forest? I watched him for Saints, but cant remember just how good he was. can't get the 1990 world cup penalty shoot-out out of my head, where he looked old. Also how good was Keegan whilst winning European player of the year twice at Hamburg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Neuer Cafu Baresi Desaily Maldini Matteus Zidane Messi Platini Maradona Ronaldo (br) Subs: Southall, Figo, Baggio, Ronaldo, van Basten How do I squeeze Gullit, Gazza and del Piero in? Costacurta and Lahm too maybe. Blimey this is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron fan Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Jennings Nicol Beckenbauer Baresi Breitner Xavi Iniesta Messi Jairzinho Van Basten Robertson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 (edited) .........................................P Schmeical........................................ ........Nesta...........................Baresi...................Maldini......... Cafu ...........................................................................Carlos ............Zidane................Mattaus................Messi............... ......................Ronaldo(bra).............................................. .................................Van Baston..................................... Edited 21 February, 2018 by danjosaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Neuer Cafu Baresi Desaily Maldini Matteus Zidane Messi Platini Maradona Ronaldo (br) Subs: Southall, Figo, Baggio, Ronaldo, van Basten How do I squeeze Gullit, Gazza and del Piero in? Costacurta and Lahm too maybe. Blimey this is hard. Another one I'd like to have squeezed in was Rob Renesenbrink. When he played for Anderlecht against us in 1977, he showed the most sublime ball skills and technical mastery that I'd ever seen at the Dell. Up until then, I'd thought Channon was the master of dribbling but Rensenbrink was at another level. He was, however, just a forerunner of things to come because, since the 70s, football skills have advanced a lot. If you could send players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Aguero back in time, they'd have been viewed as superior to even Best and Pele. But, it's not fair to compare different eras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 February, 2018 Author Share Posted 21 February, 2018 This guy is the best ever in terms of natural and physical gifts. Shame that whatever happened in 98 derailed him somewhat. [video=youtube_share;y-P8owvfsOs]http://youtu.be/y-P8owvfsOs Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Make no mistake, the 90's was an absolute golden time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 This guy is the best ever in terms of natural and physical gifts. Shame that whatever happened in 98 derailed him somewhat. [video=youtube_share;y-P8owvfsOs]http://youtu.be/y-P8owvfsOs Incredible. He really was. I used to tune in and watch him and every week he'd do amazing things which seemed abnormal considering his size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 21 February, 2018 Share Posted 21 February, 2018 Brazilian Ronaldo is still the best ever, IMO. Gets overlooked in that department but at his best he was utterly insane and not even Messi can get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted 22 February, 2018 Share Posted 22 February, 2018 (edited) This is impossible, I've got two teams and probably have room for a third Buffon Lahm baresi cannavaro maldini Xavi sammer iniesta Messi ronaldo c ronaldo De gea Cafu bennarivo costacurta brehme Seedorf vieira mattheus Henry van basten zidane No place for Koeman (ex Saint?), batistuta, gullit, moller, klinsman, davids, bergkamp, Roberto Carlos, desailley, maybe Danny blind. Some tough choices for sure. Edited 22 February, 2018 by Chewy Swapped brehme for carlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salisbury saints1 Posted 22 February, 2018 Share Posted 22 February, 2018 No Saints allowed? I doubt any from previous years would of made it anyway. Shilton and Bale probably the closest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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