While I've grown up watching the beautiful game, I have often wondered, who are the greatest set of players that I have been priviliged to grow up watching. If there was ever a dream team of the greatest players of our generation, who would it be. Here's my list. Opinions and refutations are mot welcome.
Goal Keeper - Iker Casillas - He's my favourite. He's won so many titles in so few years, when he's so young. And in my opinion the number 1 shot blocker in the game. Buffon's better in some aspects, but Casillas is the overall package for me.
Right Back - Cafu - What a joy he was to watch spring up and down that right wing. A great champion, a great man, and also a great football player. Probably one of the greatest ever to play the position, barring Garrincha. He's an automatic choice in this team.
Centre Backs - Alesandro Nesta and Paolo Maldini - Nesta is one of the modern day greats and Italians have always led the way in showing how one defends. Maldini, is one of the game's elites, possibly the greatest defender. These two would make a killer twosome at the centre of the defence.
Left Back - Roberto Carlos - Complementing Cafu on the right, Carlos would be an awesome add to the left side. One of the best long range shooters ever to have played the game, he was a terror on the wing in his days, and is almost an automatic choice for this position
Right Wing - Luis Figo - What a winger, multiple winner of the World and European player of the year awards and a menace down the wing in his days, has scored plenty of wonderful goals and almost carried the Portugal team when he led it.
Centre Midfielders - Claude Makelele and Pavel Nedved - Makelele is the best ever DM that I have seen. Pre Galactico era, Madrid were that stable because of him, and Galactico and post that, they weren't because of the same guy. Rock in front of the defense, is actually a pleasure to watch even if he is the DM. Nedved, although plays for my most hated team Juve, takes this place mainly because of one performance against Real where he scored a hat-trick to send us out of the CL. What a class performer, truly deserves the spot on this team.
Left Wing - Zinedine Zidane - My footballing god, the greatest player to have ever touched a football, the scorer of the most beautiful goal, I cannot stop talking about this guy. If there's one person I miss in the Real team and the world of football its my beloved Zizou. So versatile, so classy, nothing more needs to be told I suppose.
Forwards - Thierry Henry and Ronaldo - Henry, I personally do not like him that much, but his records stand out. He will always be one step below the greats because of his money minded move to Barca, but he is a classy striker he is on the pitch. Fatty Ronaldo, who is the greatest striker of our generation, is well, a shame to a young fan, but his talent was undeniable. Those stepovers, those quick dashes, and not to mention, the great finishing skills make him truly deserve this spot.
PS - Near Misses : Del Piero, Giggs, Pirlo, Ferdinand
PPS - Far Misses : Kaka, Messi, Iniesta, CR9? They have to achieve lots more before being considered for this.
Comment away people.
4 comments:
loafer hw is henry's move to barca money minded man?? wtf he went for 16m or less i think! if he was actually money minded he would have gone a yr earlier... 50 fking million it was that time!!! and clearly he left coz he wanted to win more trophies.. which is exactly wat he's dun... m so proud of him!
And too many madrid ppl in this list...
but ya i cant think enuf to name sum1 better..
What you are talking about is transfer fee! How does Henry even care about that. If he actually cared about Arsenal he would've left the previous year to give arsenal more money. His salary took a major hike than what Arsenal would've promised him. But anyway he's a great player.
I think apart from Casillas which is a debatable selection, all other picks, nobody else is really better in that position.
hah! I was looking for Henry in the far far miss list first and then the far miss list. Thought you'd excluded as expected. Imagine my surprise!
Henry's move to Barca was the saddest ever. He should've rather lifted Arsenal closer than moved for titles. Isn't it more glorious to lift your team ever so close to a title rather than achieve one more so from the bench? His former team's 'arsenal' is still blunt from his departure.
As for the transfer fee, I think Wenger is a really bad businessman atleast when it comes to selling.
@Pom
Had to use the word arsenal didn't you! Compulsive disorder. :P
@All
People are too judgemental of people's choices.
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