PeteG_1984 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 4 hours ago, SiJ said: Saw this on Twitter. Pick your world best XI. Rules are: - you have to have been alive to see them actually play - none of the players can have played for the same club(s) - none of the players can be of the same nationality... Enjoy... So seeing clips of them on TV (when originally before you were born) doesn’t count? And nor does stuff you can’t remember live (ie. when you were about 2/3)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, sheriwozgod said: F*** me this is harder than it looks Gordon Banks Roland Nilsson Alessandro Nesta Virgil Van Dijk Phillip Lahm Kevin De Bruyne Michel Platini Eusabio George Best Lionel Messi Pele Dont think i,ve ballsed up ?? I think you're good. The ones that kept catching me out were the Italian players or those who play in Serie A. Unlike other countries, it is reasonably common for the top players to have played for or being on the books at some point of all the big clubs. You look at Zlatan and he had spells with Inter, Juve and AC. Same with Pirlo. Edited April 16, 2020 by SiJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 minute ago, PeteG_1984 said: So seeing clips of them on TV (when originally before you were born) doesn’t count? And nor does stuff you can’t remember live (ie. when you were about 2/3)? Basically, you had to have been alive when they played and, ideally, seen them play at some point, whether on tv, in the flesh etc. So no, if you're 25, you cant chuck in Pele. If you're in your mid-30s you could put old Diego in though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, CalmJimmers said: Great thread! Friedel Maldini Giminez Adams Okocha Kante Juninho P. Sneijder Messi Lewandowski C. Ronaldo I think sneijder played for madrid at some point as with c Ronaldo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmJimmers Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, markg said: I think sneijder played for madrid at some point as with c Ronaldo Bugger! Take out Sneijder for David Silva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 5 hours ago, markg said: Schmeichel Lahm Desailly Godin Maldini Nedved Mascherano Okacha Bale Shearer Bebeto Surprisingly difficult. Bet I've messed up somewhere too. Desailly played for Milan didn't he? Same as Maldini? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Stoop said: Schmeichel Lahm Nesta. Stam Cole Ronaldinho Iniesta. Zidane. Ronaldo Messi. Ibrahimovic So many Milan players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birstall Owl Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Jeez this is hard, was happy until I had to take Van Basten out as both he and Maldini played for Milan. Hopefully this qualifies? Probably not solid enough with only 3 at the back but I plan on keeping the ball in midfield Peter Schmeichel (Den) Roland Nilsson (Swe) Paolo Maldini (Ita) Philipp Lahm (Ger) Socrates (Bra) David Silva (Esp) Zinedine Zidane (Fra) Dragan Stojković (Yug/Ser) Paul Gascoigne (Eng) Lionel Messi (Arg) Dennis Bergkamp (Ned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 That is really hard! Attacking 4-3-3 with a set piece specialist goalkeeper GK Rogério Ceni (Brazil) São Paulo. RB Roland Nilsson (Sweden) Helsingborg, IFK, Wednesday, Coventry, GAIS. CB Lothar Matthäus (Germany) Mönchengladbach, Bayern, Inter, Metrostars, Herzogenaurach. CB Alex McLeish (Scotland) Aberdeen, Motherwell. LB Takis Fyssas (Greece) Panionis, Panathinaikos, Benfica, Hearts. MF Andrés Iniesta (Spain) Barcelona, Kobe. MF Francesco Totti (Italy) Roma. MF Steven Gerrard (England) Liverpool, LA Galaxy. FW Sergio Agüero (Argentina) Independiente, Atletico Madrid, Man City. FW Marco van Basten (Netherlands) Ajax, Milan. FW Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Sporting, Man United, Real Madrid, Juventus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfast owl lad Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Alex McCleish in a world X1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Born 88. Good thibking one this. I'll go Neuer (Bayern, schalke) Nilsson (helsingborg, gothenberg, swfc, Coventry) Terry (Chelsea) Maldini (Milan) Robertson (Dundee Utd, Hull, Liverpool) Bale (Southampton, spurs, Real Madrid) Gilberto Silva (Arsenal, Panathaniakos, Gremio) Iniesta/Xavi(Barca) csnt decide which I'd have Giggs (Man Utd) Aguero (independiente, athletico, man City) Haaland (Red Bull Salazburg, Dortmund) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, markg said: Nesta, Ronaldinho and ibrahimovic all played for Milan Ronaldinho and Iniesta at Barca too Edited April 16, 2020 by edinburghowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghowl Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 minute ago, belfast owl lad said: Alex McCleish in a world X1 He was a very good player. 3 league titles, 5 Scottish Cups, 2 League Cups, 1 Cup Winners Cup, 1 European Super Cup, 77 Scotland caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, fudge27 said: Born 88. Good thibking one this. I'll go Neuer (Bayern, schalke) Nilsson (helsingborg, gothenberg, swfc, Coventry) Terry (Chelsea) Maldini (Milan) Robertson (Dundee Utd, Hull, Liverpool) Bale (Southampton, spurs, Real Madrid) Gilberto Silva (Arsenal, Panathaniakos, Gremio) Iniesta/Xavi(Barca) csnt decide which I'd have Giggs (Man Utd) Aguero (independiente, athletico, man City) Haaland (Red Bull Salazburg, Dortmund) Born 88. Good thinking one this. I'll go Neuer (Bayern, schalke) Nilsson (helsingborg, gothenberg, swfc, Coventry) Terry (Chelsea) Maldini (Milan) Robertson (Dundee Utd, Hull, Liverpool) Modric (Zagreb, Spurs, Real) Iniesta/Xavi(Barca) csnt decide which I'd have Giggs (Man Utd) Bergkamp (ajax, Inter, Arsenal) Aguero (independiente, athletico, man City) Haaland (Red Bull Salazburg, Dortmund) Balls, got Bale and Giggs. Swapped Bergkamp for Bale and Modric for Gilberto Silva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Brilliantly, when I saw the original tweet (for this) I didn't read the rules properly. So there I am trying to put together a team with players who haven't played for the same club(s), which is tough enough in itself. So many top European players have featured for the top clubs in Spain, Italy etc. Think i've cracked it, read the rules again, and realised they can't be from the same country too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) First team was solid, but can be better Schmeichel Nilsson Van Dijk Carvalho Maldini Lahm Gasgoine Nedved Mbappe Messi Haaland 2nd attempt Edited April 16, 2020 by fudge27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, fudge27 said: First team was solid, but can be better Schmeichel Nilsson Van Dijk Carvalho Maldini Lahm Gasgoine Nedved Mbappe Messi Haaland 2nd attempt Just realised Mbappe and Carvalho at Monaco. FFS. Pepe in for Carvalho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sova Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, fudge27 said: Just realised Mbappe and Carvalho at Monaco. FFS. Pepe in for Carvalho? Both Gazza and Nedved were at Lazio too. It's not easy, this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 It's really, really hard. The inclusion of certain players can completely screw it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 7 hours ago, markg said: Chilavert Lahm Paul McGrath Godin Maldini Nedved Mascherano Okacha Bale Shearer Bebeto Bale and Shearer both played for Southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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