World Soccer Magazine, Greatest XI of all time

Yashin Cafu BobbyMoore Beckenbauer Maldini DiStefano Zidane Maradona Cruyff
Messi Pele

4-4-2

http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted

What do you think?

I think there is a lack of defensive midfielders there.

And Zidane seems to be the Arbeloa of "all time great" lists. Always gets a mention yet no one knows why.

Harmonica wrote:

Yashin
Cafu Maldini BobbyMoore Beckenbauer
DiStefano Zidane Maradona Cruyff
Messi Pele

http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted

What do you think?

Beckenbauer never played as a CB. He played as a sweeper which was used completely differently to any position today. He was basically a reverse Regista. S Him at CB or lb in that formation is farcical tbh. Zidane and Maradona as CM? HAHAHA. Good luck with yur defending goals of 2013. Messi and Pele together? Pele wasn't a #9 and was more of a SS. Bobby Moore is not thee best CB of all time. That English Bias. Neither is Maldini

futbol wrote:I think there is a lack of defensive midfielders there.

And Zidane seems to be the Arbeloa of "all time great" lists. Always gets a mention yet no one knows why.

Agreed. I would put Xavi in CM ahead of Zidane anyday tbh.

inb4Sports

Read the actual article.

Over 70 journalists from all over the world were asked to name their best ever 11. The overall 11 was made from the names appearing the most.

It's not meant to be functional. Nor there is any bias.

Something more balanced:


Old school Serie A + Cruyff and Messi.

RealGunner wrote:Read the actual article.

Hipster. U got too much time or what?

Nah was just interested why they named a SS and a CAM as their CMs

Yeah there is actually no exact formation stated, only that it's 4-4-2

People continue to revere Lev Yashin :lol:Despite:

-Spending his whole career in the Soviet League
-Garnering praise for 78 Soviet apperances
-Half of his matches being played with a slow, leathery ball soaked with water to have it even slower with the addition of more mud to slow it down
-Modern Goalkeepers having to face far more circumstances

And then there is Bobby Moore.

Votes/Lists like these are usually made by Americans or English, but mostly Americans.  

Oh yea, and the thread was made to highlight that Messi is in the list.

And 4-4-2...LOL.

Arquitescu wrote:People continue to revere Lev Yashin :lol:Despite:

-Spending his whole career in the Soviet League
-Garnering praise for 78 Soviet apperances
-Half of his matches being played with a slow, leathery ball soaked with water to have it even slower with the addition of more mud to slow it down
-Modern Goalkeepers having to face far more circumstances

And then there is Bobby Moore.

Votes/Lists like these are usually made by Americans or English, but mostly Americans.  

Oh yea, and the thread was made to highlight that Messi is in the list.

And 4-4-2...LOL.

  
Voted by Journalists from all over the world. 60+ different countries

& These are part of some of the journalists voting:

Sean Creedon, World Soccer, Rep Ireland

Team: Jennings, McGrain, Moore, McGrath, Maldini, Maradona, Keane, Cruyff, Messi, Pele, Best

Manager: Zagallo, Ferguson, Beckenbauer, Michels, J Charlton

Meh these things are always poorly constructed and they never get them right.

I can't really force myself to care at all if i'm honest, i'll leave the rest of you to debate it all.

Buffon is the best GK I have ever seen in my life.

These lists are always farcical.

jibers wrote:Buffon is the best GK I have ever seen in my life.

These lists are always farcical.

How much did you see Yashin?  

I am not someone that denies zidanes greatness but i dont think he should be there.

Moore is fine, no bias. Complete defender, reading of the game, one on one play, leader, classy, ultra cultured on the ball, world cup winner,  

Messi has not earned a place, done nothing in his career so far to get in this. 3 champions league titles, firstly were he didnt feature in the final, the latter 2 were run by his teammates. Has to win a champions league or world cup without being led there by the hands. Since barca declined to being only the second best team in the world the last 2 years hes been nothing but flop in the champions league. 2014 is make or break

im just joking #shitstormaverted

Spoiler:

who cares really. this type of XI comes up once every 3 months and no one can ever agree on anything when it comes to the best of all time.

vanDEEZ wrote:who cares really. this type of XI comes up once every 3 months and no one can ever agree on anything when it comes to the best of all time.

Well the magazine that made the vote is pretty respectable and has operated from -60. Votes like these don't come every 3 months, and the reason for it isn't to agree unanimously what's the greatest lineup, but to collectively determine what it is.

Harmonica wrote:Yashin Cafu BobbyMoore Beckenbauer Maldini DiStefano Zidane Maradona Cruyff
Messi Pele

4-4-2

http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/the-greatest-xi-how-the-panel-voted

What do you think?

Would be a boring counter attacking team because they also voted Mourinho has the first choice manager

To make the thread interesting. ( we probably have done this a lot of times )

What would be your ( all of you) greatest 11 of all time ( The players you have WATCHED)

Personally I think it's pointless comparing people from such different time periods.

Different rules, different ball, different tactics, different opposition etc etc.

I think a more efficient way to hold this poll would be to do a poll per position. That way a DM would have to make the list and players that did not play certain positions would not get picked for them rather than just a random assortment of great AMs as wingers, 9s, etc.

Diego Armando Maradona wrote:Messi has not earned a place, done nothing in his career so far to get in this. 3 champions league titles, firstly were he didnt feature in the final, the latter 2 were run by his teammates. Has to win a champions league or world cup without being led there by the hands. Since barca declined to being only the second best team in the world the last 2 years hes been nothing but flop in the champions league. 2014 is make or break

Agreed, the one year that he had to carry Barca rather than the other way around he got battered by Bayern 7-0.

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I have Argentina's top goal scorer in my team