Who would your World XI football team be?

[Preacher Man]

i would have dean and pele up front with diego playing just behind them!

 

dean's brute strength and aerial ability with pele's majestic skill and maradona pulling the strings..

[LFCMadPaul]

My idea would be for Scholes to be dominating and pulling the strings in much the same way as he did for United this season with that attacking 2 roaming free ahead of him, Gerrard can't play that role and Pele is a better attacker. Diego wouldn't get a game with Scholes around and Gerrard is just so overated

 

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[BLAZER]

[GK] Petr Cech

 

[LB] Patrice Evra

[CB] Cannavaro

[CB] Rio Ferdinand

[RB] Maldini

 

[LM] Ronaldinho

[CM] Steven Gerrard

[CM] Kaka

[RM] C. Ronaldo

 

[FW] Drogba

[FW] Van nistelrooy

 

Subsitutes

 

[GK] Dida

[LB] Risse

[CB] Vidic

[M] Scholes

[FWD] Drogba

[Ivor&Mel]

I'm puzzled... just who would this World XI play against...?

[Tricky]

What is going on at full-back with all these teams? Riise, Heinze, Evra, Neville, Cole, Maldini....

 

None of them are great players (anymore in the case of Maldini). It's been clear that England have suffered with a lack of quality in depth for years but I can't believe no-one here has noticed any other overseas contenders in European or International competition who shine in comparison.

[Guderian]

What is going on at full-back with all these teams? Riise, Heinze, Evra, Neville, Cole, Maldini....

 

None of them are great players (anymore in the case of Maldini). It's been clear that England have suffered with a lack of quality in depth for years but I can't believe no-one here has noticed any other overseas contenders in European or International competition who shine in comparison.

 

I picked Zambrotta! And I dont believe there is a better right back than Nevill around.

Someone else picked Miguel though.

 

As for Maldini at right back, words fail me.

His legs have gone for a start.

[Tricky]

I picked Zambrotta! And I dont believe there is a better right back than Nevill around.

Someone else picked Miguel though.

 

As for Maldini at right back, words fail me.

His legs have gone for a start.

 

Zambrotta's a fair shout although I don't think he's the best defensively. I went for Grosso who's ousted Zambrotta from the left back role for Italy.

 

Gary Neville is a decent solid player, no more. How often does he get a man of the match award for England? (I don't think he gets many for Man U either).

 

It is a testimony to the lack of competition that the nearest contenders are Micah Richards who has played only 40 odd league games and wants to be a centre back and Luke Young who didn't make it at CB.

[plekhanov]

What is going on at full-back with all these teams? Riise, Heinze, Evra, Neville, Cole, Maldini....

 

None of them are great players (anymore in the case of Maldini). It's been clear that England have suffered with a lack of quality in depth for years but I can't believe no-one here has noticed any other overseas contenders in European or International competition who shine in comparison.

People obviously see more English football than any other so it's hardly surprising there's a preponderance of England based players in peoples teams.

 

As for the full backs people have picked, Evra has been superb this season and Neville has been superb for a very long time, their quality was underlined by just how badly United United missed them when they were injured towards the end of the season. Cole had a poor season with injuries and poor form but for any of the 3 seasons before this one he would have been in my 11.

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[Tricky]

People obviously see more English football than any other so it's hardly surprising there's a preponderance of England based players in peoples teams.

 

As for the full backs people have picked, Evra has been superb this season and Neville has been superb for a very long time, their quality was underlined by just how badly United United missed them when they were injured towards the end of the season. Cole had a poor season with injuries and poor form but for any of the 3 seasons before this one he would have been in my 11.

 

I don't have much of a problem with ManU supporters picking Neville tbh, I think he's very effective playing for a team he's been a part of for so long. I do think that when you see him on the international stage and in Europe to an extent he looks solid but no way superb.

 

The argument against Ashley is that he got found out defensively against the better teams in Europe. Since he's tightened up defensively he no longer seems to pose such a threat going forward. It will be interesting to see what he's like this season if injury free.

 

As for Evra, he's only had 29 PL starts and 5 caps; is it not a touch early to be lauding him as the best left back in the world?