He's not the most complete attacker now, never mind all time.

From those I've seen in my lifetime, this would be my eleven

--------Baggio---Ronaldo
C Ronaldo---------------Messi
----------Zidane--Mattheus
-Maldini--Adams--Campbell-cafu
--------------schmeichael

You were around in Maradona's twilight years though, Dules. No love for him? Best player I have ever seen, and sooo much fun to watch.

Think I'd go with this

--------------Buffon
Zanetti---Baresi---Campbell---Maldini
----------Zidane---Platini
Messi-------Maradona--------C.Ronaldo
-------------Ronaldo

Pele should of course be in there, but I was too young to remember properly. That central midfield doesn't really look very good defensively either. 🙂

Maradona played, and scored in the '94 WC, dude...

I can never decide on a best ever team as the issue is always the players left out.
Even trying to choose, say, the best ever number nine.
I would choose Romario as his coldness in front of goal was just ....

Pele and Cruijff should be in every all time XI. End of.

I loved Rivaldo personally.

They don't make them like that anymore.

Volante wrote:

Pele and Cruijff should be in every all time XI. End of.

Well, Dula said players one had actually seen. Would narrow it down quite a bit for you, Volly...

Takes 40 seconds in that compilation before the first bicycle kick is on show. I must have seen him nail a dozen of those. He was such a walking contradiction as a player, bit like Ibrahimovic currently. There's no way a striker of that size should be able to pull off some of the stuff he did.

Buffon, Thuram, Campbell, Maldini, Cole, Vieira, Keane, Zidane, Messi, Ronaldo, Henry

Klaus wrote:

I loved Rivaldo personally.

...
They don't make them like that anymore.

Too right.
He was still playing fairly recently however old he is now!
I remember watching a game when Barcelona had a free kick more than 30 yards out and someone, maybe Guardiola was contemplating clipping it into the box a la Ozil/Walcott. All over a sudden the crowd start chanting Rivaldo!, Riivaaldo!!, Riivaaaldo!!!,....
This was around the time Van Gaal had banished him to the wing. The players are not sure what to do but Rivaldo responds to the crowd and walks over, replaces the ball then proceeds to curl a fantastic freekick in the top corner.
Sorry for the long post but ...

Fuck van Gaal. Of all the crimes that clown has committed against football over the years, his treatment of Rivaldo (and eventually putting an end to his career as a top player) has to rank right up there among the worst.

In terms of the best ever team I have seen in my time

Schmeichel
Cafu Nesta Maldini Roberto Carlos
-------Vieira---Pirlo
----------Ronaldinho
Messi Ronaldo Henry

Rivaldo and Kaka in their prime is unplayable too.

Mine:

----------------Kahn
Cafu---Campbell---Maldini---Cole
----------Vieira----Keane
Messi-------Bergkamp-----Ronaldo
----------------Henry

Interesting to see so many on here including Sol Campbell in their All Time XI. He's very underrated outside Arsenal fans but seemingly overrated among us. He was a world class CB and arguably top 3 for 4-5 maybe 6 years but he didn't have the longevity of others such as Nesta, Stam or even Tony Adams.

A cheeky one would also put Terry and Ferdinand in front of Sulzeer 😛

Staam was terrifying defender.
Interesting that auto correct when writing 'terr' in 'terrifying' offers 'terro-cuntery'.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

How old are you clrnc

  1. Is that too young?

Schmichael

Thuram
Baresi
Nesta
Maldini

Rijkaard
Xavi

Savicevic
Zidane
Messi

Ronaldo (fatty)

Rjkaard was such a boss, best 'DM' ever.

My all time favorite defender: Franz Beckenbauer

It is difficult to compare players from different eras. When watching clips like the one above, and I haven't yet watched that particular clip, the time defenders had on the ball made everything so much easier compared to the modern game.

Segway wrote:

Interesting to see so many on here including Sol Campbell in their All Time XI. He's very underrated outside Arsenal fans but seemingly overrated among us. He was a world class CB and arguably top 3 for 4-5 maybe 6 years but he didn't have the longevity of others such as Nesta, Stam or even Tony Adams.

A cheeky one would also put Terry and Ferdinand in front of Sulzeer 😛

Only a crackhead would rate Terry as better than Campbell.

So all Chelsea fans are crackheads, then?

The ones who think Terry is better than Campbell are.

Captain logic I guess. You always state your opinion like it's fact.

Volante wrote:

Rjkaard was such a boss, best 'DM' ever.

Filthy cunt though, you remember his double spit at Rudi Voeller in the 1990 world cup don't you Volly?

Campbell was a world class defender but he was a poor footballer

I can see why he's not as highly rated in Europe.

Campbell was a great footballer.

He couldn't trap a bag of cement.

He was as good as he needed to be. Best centreback in the country for 5 straight years and world class in at least two major championships.

Volante wrote:

He couldn't trap a bag of cement.

Exactly how I remember him.

He was truly a beastly defender though, one of the best headers of the ball I have ever seen. I think his major advantage over say someone like Terry defensively was his recovery pace. Terry is/was world class sitting deep, defending in his box, but never looks comfortable playing a high-line, Campbell was class in both systems (sitting deep or playing higher up the pitch). However on the ball, Terry is a far better footballer than Campbell ever was. I wouldn't be shocked if majority of football fans outside England see Terry as the better CB.

Pascal Cygan was quite good on the ball. Just sayin