He's not the most complete attacker now, never mind all time.
Amazing compilations
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.
Bit before my time rex
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.
Cruyff was overrated
George best though. Cracking player
Buffon, Thuram, Campbell, Maldini, Cole, Vieira, Keane, Zidane, Messi, Ronaldo, Henry
Good team.
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.
Hope he gets the Spurs job.
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.
How old are you clrnc
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
- Is that too young?
Yep fraid so.
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?
Yes?
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