Greatest Soccer XI

Gk - Peter Schmeichel

DR - Franco Baresi
CB - Fabio Cannavaro
CB - Franz Beckenbaurer
DL - Paulo Maldini

MR - George Best
CM - Bobby Charlton
CM - Zinedine Zidane
ML - Johan Cruijff

ST - Pele
ST - Marradona

Subs:
Eric Cantona
Jaap Stam
Gerd Muller
Ronaldo
C.Ronaldo

GK - Jack Holt

RB - Sammy Wilson
CB - Ryan Gargett
CB - James Lindsay
LB - Ben Marriot

RM - Chris Macdonald
CM - Shaun Croft
CM - Tom Green
LM - Shane Durrant

ST - Josh Longster
ST - Cal Dixon

Subs:
Will Atherton
James Marshall
Jordan Morris

clash-of-da-ash wrote:Gk - Peter Schmeichel

DR - Franco Baresi
CB - Fabio Cannavaro
CB - Franz Beckenbaurer
DL - Paulo Maldini

MR - George Best
CM - Bobby Charlton
CM - Zinedine Zidane
ML - Johan Cruijff

ST - Pele
ST - Marradona

Subs:
Eric Cantona
Jaap Stam
Gerd Muller
Ronaldo
C.Ronaldo

Some team alright Clash. I think I might find a spot for Bobby Moore though - and Messi on the bench, possibly Eusebio. I'd imagine the older guys would mention Puskas, Matthews, Di Stefano - legends but before our time.

I never seen Pele play live. But how much of his greatness owed to the fact that Carlos Alberto, Revelino, Tostoa and Jairzinho and other such greats played alongside him when he lined out for Brazil? I've only seen clips and he looked exceptional but was he the best?

One clip I must mention is when the opposition goalie came out to meet the ball rolling towards him. Pele ran in and looked as if he would no something with it but he let the ball keep rolling. It rolled past the goalie and Pele went the opposite side of the goalie and met the ball. He took his shot from an unbelievably acute angle but unfortunetely I think it hit the side netting.

That was a special move alright Loyal, would have been a fantastic goal. Such an innovative and intelligent idea, no-one had seen anything like it before I'd imagine.

Yep - never tire of seeing it and every time I do I hope it goes in!! Against Uruguay in the '70 World Cup it was and despite the angle being so tight Pele pulled it across the face of the goal ....... just!

Cheers JC, couldn't remember who twas against. So close to a legendary goal!

Ah great stuff MMM. Just watched it 5 times!! I didn't realise Aidan O'Mahony was playing for Uruguay! Watch the defender trying to get back!

Sniper Alert!

PS It's great to be able to embed videos on this!

mid-mon man wrote:Sniper Alert!

PS It's great to be able to embed videos on this!

Absolutely - was just thinking that!

There is so much more to this site and yet people are reluctant to come aboard!?!?!

Yeah it was class alright but was he the best player in the world?

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:Yeah it was class alright but was he the best player in the world?

Very hard to judge that kind of thing I suppose Loyal - but show me a better one!

I would say that Maradona was better than Pele, he almost single handedly won the world cup. If he had had the professionalism of Pele I'm sure there would be no doubt of him being the best, unfortunately he lost the run of himself at times. Thanks min mon didn't know you could embed videos.