The Kraken Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 This is doing the rounds at the moment. Pick your greatest World XI under these rules: - No two players from the same country. - No two players can have played for the same club. - All eleven must have played in your lifetime.
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 It’s surprisingly difficult, but I did mine yesterday GK Bonner CB Adams CB kompany CB Ramos MID Maradona MID Souness MID Zico MID Giggs ST Van Basten ST Totti ST Lewandowski
The Kraken Posted 18 April, 2020 Author Posted 18 April, 2020 Mine is: GK: Petr Cech RB: Darijo Srna CB: Aldair CB: Virgil van Dijk LB: Paolo Maldini CM: Lothar Matthaus © CM: Paul Gascoigne RM: Lionel Messi ACM: David Silva LM: Cristiano Ronaldo CF: Kylian M’Bappe
Colinjb Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Really difficult but fun. Probably missed something in the list below. GK: El Hadary DC: Maldini DC: Van Dijk DC: Kompany DMC: Park MC: Okocha MC: Nakata MC: Socrates ST: Messi ST: Drogba ST: Daei
The Kraken Posted 18 April, 2020 Author Posted 18 April, 2020 From those two I really wanted to include Zico or Socrates but couldn’t make it work. Zico was an absolute icon of World Cup 82 (and the hardest Panini sticker to get, I had to send off).
Batman Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 (edited) The Kraken said: This is doing the rounds at the moment. Pick your greatest World XI under these rules: - No two players from the same country. - No two players can have played for the same club. - All eleven must have played in your lifetime. GK - Higuita CB - Aldiar CB - Van Dijk CB - Maldini CM - Gascoigne CM - Maradona CM - Matthaus CM - David Silva FW - Mbappe FW - Drogba FW - C. Ronaldo probably a cock up in there somewhere! Edited 18 April, 2020 by Batman
The Kraken Posted 18 April, 2020 Author Posted 18 April, 2020 Thuram and CRonaldo played for Juve, van Basten and Maldini Milan
Batman Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 The Kraken said: Thuram and CRonaldo played for Juve, van Basten and Maldini Milan ffs, of course....will edit
norwaysaint Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Batman said: GK - Schmeichel CB - Aldiar CB - Van Dijk CB - Maldini CM - Gascoigne CM - Maradona CM - Matthaus CM - David Silva FW - Mbappe FW - Drogba FW - C. Ronaldo probably a cock up in there somewhere! A cock up like Schmeichel and Ronaldo both having played for United?
Batman Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 norwaysaint said: A cock up like Schmeichel and Ronaldo both having played for United?FFS, another daft one missed
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Batman said: ffs, of course....will edit That was a dilemma I had, Van basten and Maldini are two of my favourite players ever but due to both playing for AAC Milan could only have one. My original team had Ramos and Zidane (both played for real) and shilton and Mcgrsth who both played for derby.
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Also I love lewadowski so wanted him in but try finding a good German player who hasn’t played for Bayern (apart from Andreas Moller who is an utter helmet)
Colinjb Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: Also I love lewadowski so wanted him in but try finding a good German player who hasn’t played for Bayern (apart from Andreas Moller who is an utter helmet) Surely Skinner and Baddiel's favourite: Stefan ****z.
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 (edited) Cech Srna Kompany Maldini Chivu Le Tissier Makelele Xavi Giggs Lewandowski Rebrov VAR check please. Been watching since the early 2000s but I’m sure there are a couple of better options I could have picked. Much harder than it looks; I went for the best one club wonders I could think of (Maldini, Tiss, Xavi, Giggs). Rebrov was the best I could think of who didn’t conflict with the other players. Went through loads of players in my head and every time ended up conflicting with someone else. Edit: f**k, Makélélé and Cech doesn’t work. Let me think... Edited 18 April, 2020 by Lighthouse
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Colinjb said: Surely Skinner and Baddiel's favourite: Stefan ****z. I said a good player. He was sh1te
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Lighthouse said: Cech Srna Kompany Maldini Chivu Le Tissier Makelele Xavi Giggs Lewandowski Rebrov VAR check please. Been watching since the early 2000s but I’m sure there are a couple of better options I could have picked. Much harder than it looks; I went for the best one club wonders I could think of (Maldini, Tiss, Xavi, Giggs). Rebrov was the best I could think of who didn’t conflict with the other players. Went through loads of players in my head and every time ended up conflicting with someone else. Fail. Czech and maker birth played for Chelsea
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: Fail. Czech and makelele played for Chelsea Predictive text ffs
Colinjb Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: I said a good player. He was sh1te Always quite liked Stefan Kiessling
Colinjb Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 RedArmy said: People picking Van Dijk as one of the best ever More a case of picking players that are good enough without clashing with others. Please share your team.
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: Fail. Czech and maker birth played for Chelsea Yeah, spotted as I was double checking. Okay... Buffon Srna Kompany Van Dijk Roberto Carlos Pires Gerrard Xavi Giggs Lewandowski Shevchenko I don’t know if it’s legal, it’s certainly better.
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 RedArmy said: People picking Van Dijk as one of the best ever Have a go, it’s really hard, you have to leave out quite a few obvious choices. Look at my team No way is Packie Bonner even in the 50 best keepers of all time but to fit into the country and no clash of club you have to have a few odd ones for it to work.
The Kraken Posted 18 April, 2020 Author Posted 18 April, 2020 I’m fairly sure you’ll find a few players on these lists that aren’t the best ever. That’s kind of the idea. oh, and
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Lighthouse said: Yeah, spotted as I was double checking. Okay... Buffon Srna Kompany Van Dijk Roberto Carlos Pires Gerrard Xavi Giggs Lewandowski Shevchenko I don’t know if it’s legal, it’s certainly better. Van dojo and Gerard both at Liverpool
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 (edited) Turkish said: Van dojo and Gerard both at Liverpool Oh donkey dingles, of course. I should proof read my own posts. Okay, just stick Mostovoi in for Gerrard. Edited 18 April, 2020 by Lighthouse
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 The Kraken said: I’m fairly sure you’ll find a few players on these lists that aren’t the best ever. That’s kind of the idea. oh, and Quite. It’s interesting that Kompany makes a lot of teams I’ve said, food but not great. Yet I’ve not seen the likes of Fat Ronaldo, figo, Weah, Eto, Platini, Inesiesta, Baresi, Buffon make anyone’s.
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: Quite. It’s interesting that Kompany makes a lot of teams I’ve said, food but not great. Yet I’ve not seen Brilliant players the likes of Fat Ronaldo, figo, Weah, Eto, Platini, iniesta, Baresi, Buffon make anyone’s. Apart from Buffon in lighthouses
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: Quite. It’s interesting that Kompany makes a lot of teams I’ve said, food but not great. Yet I’ve not seen the likes of Fat Ronaldo, figo, Weah, Eto, Platini, Inesiesta, Baresi, Buffon make anyone’s. Wipes out both Milan teams and both Spanish giants, almost impossible to get him in. Likewise Eto'o - Both Spanish giants, Chelsea and Inter. CR7 takes out three of the world's best teams as well. Buffon not too hard, left him out of my first attempt because Makelele was also at PSG.
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Lighthouse said: Wipes out both Milan teams and both Spanish giants, almost impossible to get him in. Likewise Eto'o - Both Spanish giants, Chelsea and Inter. CR7 takes out three of the world's best teams as well. Buffon not too hard, left him out of my first attempt because Makelele was also at PSG. Exactly. Just making the point It’s not going to be a worlds best ever XI because some brilliant players can’t get in because you can only choose one from Barcelona, real, the great Milan teams, Man U, juventus etc.
Batman Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: Exactly. Just making the point It’s not going to be a worlds best ever XI because some brilliant players can’t get in because you can only choose one from Barcelona, real, the great Milan teams, Man U, juventus etc.I tried to put Thierry Henry in to start with... But that wipes out all other French, Juventus, Arsenal, Monaco, Barcelona players. Not happening!
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: Exactly. Just making the point It’s not going to be a worlds best ever XI because some brilliant players can’t get in because you can only choose one from Barcelona, real, the great Milan teams, Man U, juventus etc. I think the key is 'loyal' players from mediocre countries, which makes Kompany a fairly easy pick, unless you really want KDB or Hazard.
The Kraken Posted 18 April, 2020 Author Posted 18 April, 2020 Having to leave out so many quality players is what makes it so tough. If, like me, you’re determined to get Cronaldo and Messi in there you’re basically then ruling out a very significant proportion of the world’s greatest players in the last 20 to 30 years.
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 The Kraken said: Having to leave out so many quality players is what makes it so tough. If, like me, you’re determined to get Cronaldo and Messi in there you’re basically then ruling out a very significant proportion of the world’s greatest players in the last 20 to 30 years. If you really want to drive yourself nuts, do the same challenge again but you MUST have Zlatan in the team.
The Kraken Posted 18 April, 2020 Author Posted 18 April, 2020 Lighthouse said: If you really want to drive yourself nuts, do the same challenge again but you MUST have Zlatan in the team. no way! Paolo Maldini was my ultimate undroppable so it’s definitely a non starter for me Zlatan nearly leaves me playing 5 a side.
RedArmy Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Yeah it is pretty hard actually GK Shilton RB Lahm CB Cannavaro CB Terry LB Maldini MF Gerrard MF Scholes MF Gazza FW Messi FW Totti FW Aguero Too many players have played for at least one of the big 3 Italian clubs. What a fall from grace that league has seen, apart from Ronaldo seeing out his last years it’s been sh1te for quite a while. .
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 RedArmy said: Yeah it is pretty hard actually GK Shilton RB Lahm CB Cannavaro CB Terry LB Maldini MF Gerrard MF Scholes MF Gazza FW Messi FW Totti FW Aguero Too many players have played for at least one of the big 3 Italian clubs. What a fall from grace that league has seen, apart from Ronaldo seeing out his last years it’s been sh1te for quite a while. . Not even close, you can’t have more than one from the same country. Back to the drawing board
RedArmy Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Lighthouse said: Not even close, you can’t have more than one from the same country. Back to the drawing board I never read that I only saw the club bit. I give up then. but I still wouldn’t pick Van dijk
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 RedArmy said: What a waste of 20 minutes of my life. Well, it’s kind of the idea if we’re being honest.
RedArmy Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Lighthouse said: Well, it’s kind of the idea if we’re being honest. I could have had 20 wànks.
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 The Kraken said: no way! Paolo Maldini was my ultimate undroppable so it’s definitely a non starter for me Zlatan nearly leaves me playing 5 a side. As I said above Van basten and Maldini were probably my two favourites ever but could only pick one so went to my next favourite Italian or Dutch and Totti was preferred to Rijkard so that was the decision made.
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 RedArmy said: I could have had 20 wànks. I take it you’re only 14 then...
The Kraken Posted 18 April, 2020 Author Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: As I said above Van basten and Maldini were probably my two favourites ever but could only pick one so went to my next favourite Italian or Dutch and Totti was preferred to Rijkard so that was the decision made. Van Basten, Rijkard, Gullit, Baresi, Costacurta, all players I considered, especially MVB. Really enjoyed doing this one, it was hard work but very interesting seeing what sides others have shoehorned in.
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Probably a stronger XI: Niemi Srna Maldini Van Dijk Roberto Carlos Pires Scholes Xavi Nedved Lewa Aguero
RedArmy Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Turkish said: I take it you’re only 14 then... Do you often think about 14 year olds masturbating?
RedArmy Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 Lighthouse said: Probably a stronger XI: Niemi Srna Maldini Van Dijk Roberto Carlos Pires Scholes Xavi Nedved Lewa Aguero Niemi and VVD.
Lighthouse Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 RedArmy said: Niemi and VVD. I’m off to bed. I suppose you could have Akine’ev in goal.
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2020 Posted 18 April, 2020 RedArmy said: Do you often think about 14 year olds masturbating? It was more trying to remember the last time I could masterbate that many times an hour
whelk Posted 19 April, 2020 Posted 19 April, 2020 The Kraken said: Mine is: GK: Petr Cech RB: Darijo Srna CB: Aldair CB: Virgil van Dijk LB: Paolo Maldini CM: Lothar Matthaus © CM: Paul Gascoigne RM: Lionel Messi ACM: David Silva LM: Cristiano Ronaldo CF: Kylian M’Bappe Hard to better that but feel like M’Bappe doesn’t deserve a place I would swap him for Pelé But then who for Aldair?
benjii Posted 19 April, 2020 Posted 19 April, 2020 Oblak is a decent shout for a goalie. Only played for two clubs, from a fairly obscure country, and is proper class.
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