ENGLAND ALL-TIME FOOTBALL SQUAD:
COACH: Alf Ramsey
GOAL-KEEPERS:
- Gordon Banks
- Peter Shilton
- David Seaman
DEFENDERS:
- Bobby Moore* - Captain
- Tony Adams
- Bill Wright
- Terry Butcher
- Kenny Sansom
- Ashley Cole
- Jimmy Armfield
- Gary Neville/George Cohen
MID-FIELDERS:
- Bryan Robson
- Duncan Edwards
- Paul Scholes
- Martin Peters
- Stanley Matthews
- Tom Finney
- Johnny Haynes
- Chris Waddle
STRIKERS:
- Bobby Charlton
- Gary Lineker/Alan Shearer
- Kevin Keegan
- Jimmy Greaves
------------------------------BANKS--------------------------------------
ARMFIELD--------------MOORE--------------WRIGHT-----------------SANSOM
-----------------ROBSON-------SCHOLES--------EDWARDS------------------
----------------------------------HAYNES----------------------------------
----------------------B CHARLTON-----------GREAVES-----------------------
Banks great save against Pele in 1970 should forever hold down his status as England's best keeper & arguably the greatest ever (no disrespect to Lev Yashin).
In defense Moore & Wright should be certainties in the center of the defense, wasn't totally sure about the full-backs but i decided to go for Cohen & Samson based on what i read.
Robson aka ``captain marvel`` seems to have been one of the most accomplished all-round mid-fielders to represent England wins a place easily along with the much glorified Duncan Edwards.
Legends Matthews, Finney & Charlton don't need explaining & well Hurst leading the line doesn't necessarily mean he is the best striker to come out of England but scoring a hat-trick in our only WC triumph should give him first preference over the rest IMO.
Honorable mentions to Sam Hardy, Neil Franklin, Jack Charlton, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Des Walker, Roger Byrne, Phil Neal, Bob Crompton, Stuart Pearce, Ray Wilson, Paul Gascoigne, Glen Hoddle, Steven Gerrard, Paul Ince, Nobby Stiles, Colin Bell, Allan Ball, Cliff Bastin, Ray Wilkins, David Beckham, John Barnes Dixie Dean, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney, Steve Bloomer, Tom Lawton.
BRAZIL ALL-TIME SQUAD:
COACH: Mario Zagallo
GOAL-KEEPERS:
- Claudio Taffarel
- Gilmar
- Emerson Leoa
DEFENDERS:
- Domingos da Guia
- Aldair/Lucio
- Leovegildo Lins Gama J?NIOR
- Carlos Alberto* - Captain
- Nilton Santos
- Djalma Santos
- Roberto Carlos
MID-FIELDERS:
- Socrates
- Didi
- Paulo Roberto Falcao
- Gerson
- Jarzinho
- Revilino
- Zico
- Garrincha
STRIKERS:
- Pele
- Ronaldo
- Romario
- Zizinho
FOMATION: 4-3-3
----------------------------------GILMAR---------------------------------
------------------CARLOS ALBERTO-------DOMINGOS de GUIA--------------
DJALMA SANTOS------------------------------------------NILTON SANTOS
------------------------------DIDI---------------------------------------
------------------SOCRATES--------------------ZICO---------------------
GARRINCHA-------------------------------------------------------REVILINO
------------------------------PELE----------------------------------------
The talent in this squad is unbelievable, especially given the fact the Ronaldinho & Kaka (at their peaks) can't get in. Honourable mentions to Ronaldinho, Kaka, Mauro Ramos, Bellini, Luis Periera, Cafu, Tostao, LE?NIDAS DA SILVA, Arthur FRIEDENREICH, ADEMIR Marques DE MENEZES, Toninho Cerezo
ITALY ALL-TIME FOOTBALL SQUAD:
COACH: Enzo Bearzot
GOAL-KEEPERS:
- Dino Zoff* - Captain
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Walter Zenga
DEFENDERS:
- Gaetano Scirea
- Franco Baresi
- Paulo Maldini
- Gaicinto Fanchetti
- Claudio Gentile
- Gianlunca Zambrotta
- Fabio Cannavaro
MID-FIELDERS:
- Bruno Conti
- Mario Corso
- Gianni Rivera
- Marco Tardelli
- Giancarlo Antogoni
- Andrea Pirlo
- Gennaro Guttuso
- Franco Causio
STRIKERS:
- Luigi Riva
- Sandro Mazolla
- Roberto Baggio
- Giuseppe Mezza
- Paulo Rossi
Alessandro Nesta, Giuseppe Bergomi, Alessandro Del Piero, Francesco Totti, Gianfranco Zola, Antonio Cabrini, Roberto Donadoni, Christian Vieiri, Dino Baggio, Valentino Mazolla, Demetrino Albertini, Tarcisio Burgnich
FORMATION: 5-3-2
-----------------------------------ZOFF----------------------------------
---------------------------------SCIREA----------------------------------
GENTILE----------------BARESI----------MALDINI----------------FANCHETTI
---------------RIVERA------------PIRLO----------TARDELLI------------------
---------------------------BAGGIO---------RIVA---------------------------
.Fantastic defensive, + mid-field generals + Registra's + Triquartista's = Catenaccio at its finest. Even that Brazilian side would have a hard time breaking down.
FRANCE ALL-TIME SQUAD:
COACH: Aime Jacquet
GOAL-KEEPERS:
- Fabien Barthez
- Joel Bats
- Bernard Lama
DEFENDERS:
- Marcel Desailly
- Laurent Blanc
- Marius Tresor
- Robert Jonquet
- Bixente Lizarazu
- Lilian Thuram
- Manuel Amoros
- Maxime Bossis/Patrice Evra
MID-FIELDERS:
- Michel Platini* - Captain
- Zinedine Zidane
- Raymond Kopa
- Jean Tigana
- Luis Fernandez
- Patrick Vieira
- Alain Giresse
- Robert Pires
STRIKERS:
- Just Fontaine
- Thierry Henry
- Jean Pierre Papin
- Eric Cantona
Didier Deschamps, David Gonila, Claude Makele, Frank Ribery
FORMATION: 4-2-3-1
--------------------------------BARTHEZ----------------------------------
THURAM-----------------BLANC-----------DESAILLY--------------LIZARAZU
------------------------VIEIRA---------TIGANA----------------------------
------------KOPA----------------PLATINI-------------ZIDANE--------------
-----------------------------------HENRY----------------------------------
Based on all the great accolades Platini has got, it would be some viewing to see him & Zidane on the same side. Wanted to pick Cantona but couldn't.
GERMANY ALL-TIME SQUAD:
COACH: Helmut Schon
GOAL-KEEPERS:
- Sepp Maier
- Oliver Khan
- Toni Schumacher
DEFENDERS:
- Franz Beckenbauer* - Captain
- Paul Janes
- Karlheniz Forster
- Jurgen Kohler
- Berti Vogts
- Andreas Brehme
- Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
- Manfred Kaltz
MID-FIELDERS:
- Lothar Matthaus
- Wolfgang Overath
- Gunter Netzer
- Bernd Schuster
- Paul Brietner
- Pierre Littbarski
- Michael Ballack
STRIKERS:
- Gerd Muller
- Fritz Walter
- Jurgen Klinsmann
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
- Uwe Seeker
- Mattias Sammer, Erich Juskwiak/Phillip Lahm Helmut Haller, Rudi Voller, Thomas Habler, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Uli Stielike, Fritz Szepan, Andres Moller, Klaus Fischer
FORMATION: 4-3-1-2
---------------------------------MAIER-----------------------------------
KALTZ----------------BECKENBAUER----------KARL HEINZ S---------BREHME
---------------------------------BRIETNER-------------------------------
----------------MATTHAUS------------------------OVERATH-------------
------------------------------------NETZER------------------------------
----------------------MULLER-----------------KARL HEINZ R---------------
Powerful side, thats all i can say
ARGENTINA ALL-TIME SQUAD:
COACH: Carlos Bilardo/Caesar Luis Monetti
GOAL-KEEPERS:
- Ubaldo Fillol
- Amadeo Carrizo
- Sergio Goycochea
DEFENDERS:
- Daniel Passarella* - Captain
- Oscar Ruggeri
- Roberto Ayala
- Javier Zanetti
- Roberto Sensini
- Silvio Marzolini
- Juan Pablo Sorin/Alberto Tarantini
MID-FIELDERS:
- Diego Simeone
- Luis Monti
- Americo Gallego/Javier Mascherano
- Fernando Redondo
- Roberto Bocchini
- Juan Roman Riquelme
- Oswaldo Ardiles
STRIKERS:
- Alfredo Di Stefano
- Diego Maradona
- Lionel Messi
- Gabriel Batistuta
- Jose Moreno
- Mario Kempes
Omar Sivori, Walter Samuel, Claudio Canniga, Adolfo Pedernera/Antonio Sastre, Antonio Rattin, Sergio Batista, Jorge Burruchaga, Jorge Voldano, Nestor Rossi
FORMATION: 4-2-1-3
---------------------------------FILLOL----------------------------------
ZANETTI----------------PASSARELLA---------AYALA------------MARZOLINI
------------------------REDONDO--------------MONTI---------------------
------------------------------------DI STEFANO----------------------------
------------MESSI---------------------------------------MARADONA-------
------------------------------------BATISTUTA----------------------------
Magnificent front quartet would give any defense hell.
NETHERLANDS ALL-TIME SQUAD:
COACH: Rinus Michels
GOAL-KEEPERS:
- Edwin Van der Sar
- Hans van Bruekelen
- Piet Schrijvers
DEFENDERS:
- Ronald Koeman
- Frank de Boer
- Frank Rijkaard
- Jaap Stam/Cor van der Hart
- Ruud Krol
- Wim Suurbier
- Adri van Tiggelen
MID-FIELDERS:
- Johan Cruijff* - Captain
- Phillip Cocu
- Willem van Hanegem
- Johan Neeskens
- Rob Rosenbrink
- Coen Moulijn
- Johnny Rep
- Arjen Robben/Piet Kiezer
STRIKERS:
- Marco Van Basten
- Ruud Gillit
- Dennis Bergkamp
- Fas Wilkes
- Ruud Van Nistlerooy
Robin Van Persie/Patrick Kluivert, /Wim Jansen/Michel Reiziger, Rene van der Kerkhof, Willy van der Kerkhof, Wesley Sneijder, Edgar Davids, Mark Overmars, Ronald De Boer
FORMATION: 4-2-3-1
--------------------------------VAN DER SAR------------------------------
SUURBIER-------------KOEMAN------------RIJKAARD-------------------KROL
---------------WILLEM VAN HANEGEM------------NEESKEENS---------------
--------CRUIJFF--------------------GULLIT-------------------------WILKES
-----------------------------------VAN BASTEN---------------------------
Total Football's best, very strong all-round side.
SPANISH ALL-TIME SQUAD:
COACH: Miguel Munoz/Jose Villalonga/Luis Aragones/Vicente Del Bosque
GOAL-KEEPERS:
- Adoni Zubizarretta
- Iker Casillas
- Luis Arconda
DEFENDERS:
- Fernando Hierro
- Rafael Gordillo
- Miguel Nadal
- Carlos Puyol
- Jose Antonio Camacho
- Sergio Ramos
MID-FIELDERS:
- Luis Enrique
- ?Pirri?
- Xavi Hernandez
- Xabi Alonso
- Francisco Gento
- Luis Suarez
- Michel
- Andres Iniesta
STRIKERS:
- Raul Gonzalez
- Amancio Amaro
- David Villa
- Emilio Burtanegro
- Fernando Torres/Telmo Zarra
Cesc Fabregas, Manolo Sanchis, Rafael Vasquez, David Silva
FORMATION: 4-2-1-3
-------------------------------CASILLAS---------------------------------
PUYOL--------------------HIERRO----------NADAL----------------GORDILLO
----------------------------PIRRI------------LUIS SUAREZ----------------
--------------------------------------XAVI--------------------------------
AMANCIO-----------------------------RAUL------------------VILLA--------
Looking pretty hot now given they are world & Euro champs.
