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The Best XI You've Seen Live

RedPanda
RedPanda Posts: 5,018
edited May 2014 in Other Football and Sports
... As in players from any team in the flesh. This could throw up some interesting lineups given our respective ages. Mine would be:

Buffon
Zanetti-Nesta-Cannavaro-Maldini
Seedorf-Pirlo-Kaka-Nedved
C. Ronaldo-Henry

I have seen Maradona kick a ball but I don't quite think that counts, unfortunately.
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  • Sonicstud85
    Sonicstud85 Posts: 2,176
    Performance witnessed or just the player?
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 5,018
    Sonicstud85 said:

    Performance witnessed or just the player?

    I'd say player but whatever really, we all rate individuals in different ways.

  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,353
    Not been to many big games so my team wont be great:

    GK:Kasper Schmeicel
    RB:Chris Solly
    CB:Richard Dunne
    CB:Danny Shittu
    LB:Jose Enrique
    CDM:Kevin Nolan
    CM:Danny Drinkwater
    CM:Tim Cahill
    CAM:Clint Dempsey
    ATT:Charlie Austin
    ATT:Bradley Wright-Phillips
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Good thread...interesting how Milan dominates your selection RP. Ive only really got PL and some international and bundesliga games to go on :(

    Van Der Sar

    Dani Alves Rio Ferdinand Mats Hummels Phillip Lahm

    Ronaldo Gazza Vieira Bale

    Bergkamp Henry



  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    i remember seeing van der saar pass the ball to JJ to allow him to score. Looked quite ordinary that day.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,629
    paulie8290 said:

    Not been to many big games so my team wont be great:

    GK:Kasper Schmeicel
    RB:Chris Solly
    CB:Richard Dunne
    CB:Danny Shittu
    LB:Jose Enrique
    CDM:Kevin Nolan
    CM:Danny Drinkwater
    CM:Tim Cahill
    CAM:Clint Dempsey
    ATT:Charlie Austin
    ATT:Bradley Wright-Phillips



    If carlsberg did dream teams..........


    ;-)

  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,288
    -----------Cech
    Alves Maldini Puyol Maldini
    ------Pirlo Xavi Iniesta
    Cron-------Messi-----Hazard
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,389
    G P Schmeichel
    RB G Neville
    CB T Adams
    CB Vidic
    LB Ashley Cole
    RM C Ronaldo
    M Vieira
    M Keane
    LM Giggs
    F Henry
    F Cantona

    Subs
    Seaman
    Bould
    Gazza
    Gerrard
    Waddle
    Bergkamp
    Van Nistelrooy


    A PL team mainly, though I nearly included Buffon and Pirlo as I have seen them in a friendly. Was scratching my head for late 70s and 80s players that I had seen, but none seemed better than the ones I chose.
  • Busterblitz
    Busterblitz Posts: 214
    Not exactly an old side this..

    Cech
    Neville Terry Medel Baines
    Mascherano X.Alonso
    Gerrard
    A. Sanchez Ronaldo
    Shevchenko
  • berks addick
    berks addick Posts: 23
    The Arsenal side that battered us 1-4 at Highbury. Could have been 6-0 or more before the first goal went in.

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,262
    -----------P.Schmeichel
    ---G.Neville J.Terry N.Vidic A.Cole
    D.Beckham C.Makelele P.Vieira R.Giggs
    --------T.Henry C.Ronaldo
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 21,068
    edited May 2014
    Banks (just over Schmeichel)
    G Neville
    Moore
    Adams
    A Cole
    Best
    Scholes
    Keane
    Beckham
    Lineker
    C Ronaldo
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 8,013
    Seaman
    Pearce
    Adams
    Ramos
    G Neville
    Iniesta
    Gazza
    Giggs
    C Ronaldo
    Henry
    Messi

    Subs
    Francis
    McCormack
    Church
    Kandol
    Doherty
  • Folev the red
    Folev the red Posts: 2,087
    edited May 2014
    Cech
    Neville Vidic Zambrotta A.Cole
    Seedorf Yaya-Toure Gerrard
    Ronaldo Van-Persie Giggs
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,381
    Jennings

    Neal
    Adams
    Moore
    Pearce

    Mackay
    Gascoigne

    Ronaldo
    Greaves
    Keegan
    Simonsen
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,712
    Schmeichel P, Cole, Desailly, Ferdinand, Neville, Overmars, Keane, Vieira, Ronaldo, Weah, Henry
  • chester_conrad
    chester_conrad Posts: 738
    edited May 2014
    Shilton
    Zanetti
    Maldini
    Nesta
    Cannavaro
    Gascoinge
    Zidane
    Beckham
    C Ronaldo
    Batistuta
    Henry
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited May 2014
    paulie8290 said:

    Not been to many big games so my team wont be great:

    GK:Kasper Schmeicel
    RB:Chris Solly
    CB:Richard Dunne
    CB:Danny Shittu
    LB:Jose Enrique
    CDM:Kevin Nolan
    CM:Danny Drinkwater
    CM:Tim Cahill
    CAM:Clint Dempsey
    ATT:Charlie Austin
    ATT:Bradley Wright-Phillips

    Truly rubbish set of all stars....with the exception of the Charlton players ;)
    chester_conrad said:

    Shilton
    Zanetti
    Maldini
    Nesta
    Cannavaro
    Gascoinge
    Zidane
    Beckham
    C Ronaldo
    Batistuta
    Henry

    What a team. .. hard to beat that
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,344
    edited May 2014
    Schmeichal

    Neville Desailly Campbell Cole

    Beckham Scholes Keane Ronaldo

    Henry Van Nistelrooy.

    Subs:

    Seaman
    Modric
    Carzola
    Giggs
    Keane
    Pires
  • Tutt-Tutt
    Tutt-Tutt Posts: 3,295
    Shilton
    Krol
    Moore
    Passerella
    Brietner
    Cruyff
    Platini
    Best
    Maradona
    Zico
    Rossi

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  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,900
    edited May 2014
    Banks
    Cohen
    Wilson
    Moore
    Charlton J
    Stiles
    Ball
    Peters
    Hunt
    Hurst
    Charlton R

    Good enough to be world champions.................oh hang on a minute :-)

    Or for their clubs / country at the time

    Banks (Leicester & England)
    Cohen (Fulham & England )
    Cole (Chelsea & England)
    Moore (West Ham & England)
    Adams (Arsenal & England)
    Viera (Arsenal & France)
    Mathews (Stoke & England)
    Best (Man Utd & N Ireland)
    Simmonsen (Charlton & Denmark)
    Keegan (Necasstle & England
    Henry (Arsenal & France)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited May 2014
    Tutt-Tutt said:

    Shilton
    Krol
    Moore
    Passerella
    Brietner
    Cruyff
    Platini
    Best
    Maradona
    Zico
    Rossi

    Ok ok....that is surely unbeatable.

    Begs the question ..would these players be as good today if we had a hypothetical time machine? Has the standard risen as players are faster, fitter, stronger and can now do technical moves that would have set your head on fire if pulled out randomly in a game 30 years ago?

    Personally I think if you could transport Ronaldo, Messi and Zidane into the 1970 World Cup they would hammer that Brazil side! Now that's some claim. Of course after 20 minutes the old school would kick them off the park as the rules have changed.

    @Tutt-Tutt‌ - You certainly know your football. Having seen different generations live, what do you think?
  • Themightyath2
    Themightyath2 Posts: 935
    P Schmeichel

    Neville Blanc. Puyol. Cole

    Keane. Xavi.

    Messi. Ronaldo

    Bergkamp. Shearer

    Subs:
    Cech
    Alves
    Henry
    Iniesta
    Zola
    Gascoigne
    Vidic
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,511
    Schmeichel (senior)
    Neville
    Pearce
    Vidic
    Ferdinand
    Iniesta
    Xavi
    Giggs
    Henry
    Ronaldo (thin one)
    Shearer
  • Mundell Fleming
    Mundell Fleming Posts: 854
    edited May 2014
    Almost impossible. Here's my immediate reaction. 4-2-4 and no balance.

    G Banks (England)

    D Alves (Brazil)
    R Moore (England)
    F Beckenbauer (W Germany)
    R Carlos (Brazil)

    A Iniesta (Spain)
    D Maradona (Argentina)

    Ronaldo (Brazil)
    Pele (Brazil)
    Eusebio (Portugal)
    L Messi (Argentina)

    Think I might have seen Cafu, but can't be sure so I've gone for Alves. Didn't see Cruyff unfortunately.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Sepp Maier
    Claudio Gentile
    Franz Beckenbauer
    Ruud Krol
    Paul Breitner
    Johan Cruyff
    Johan Neeskens
    Gunther Netzer
    Christiano Ronaldo
    Gerd Muller
    Mario Kempes
  • souladdick
    souladdick Posts: 214
    I was at this game....

    Football League v Rest of the World, 08 August 1987

    Best two players on the pitch were Chris Waddle and Michel Platini

    http://www.11v11.com/matches/football-league-v-rest-of-the-world-08-august-1987-240579/
  • cafcrocky87
    cafcrocky87 Posts: 422
    Peter Schmeichel
    Gary Neville
    Jorge Costa
    Jaap Stam
    Ashley Cole
    David Beckham
    John Barnes
    Roy Keane
    Ryan Giggs
    Cristiano Ronaldo
    Thierry Henry
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,943
    Peter Schmeichel
    Shay Brennan
    Emlyn Hughes
    John Terry
    Denis Irwin
    George Best
    Bobby Charlton
    Dennis Bergkamp
    Dennis Law
    Thierry Henry
    Ian Rush
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,213
    Based on performances.

    Peter Schmeichel

    Ashley Cole
    Sol Campbell
    Rio Ferdinand
    Roberto Carlos

    Ryan Giggs
    Patrick Viera
    John Barnes
    Robinho

    Teddy Sheringham
    Alan Shearer

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