Compile a team of YOUR all time favourite players
Here’s The Spoilers… now rip it apart!
As anyone who has grown up watching football knows, there is a huge difference between THE “greatest players ever” and YOUR “greatest players ever”.
With that in mind, The Spoiler thought that it might be fun to wile away a snowy Friday afternoon compiling your own personal Dream Team, from players who impressed you growing up.
Above is The Spoiler’s, which is very much open to criticism.
Stuart Pearce just makes it, in a bid to toughen things up, Gullit crept past Lothar Mattheus as a link between defence and attack, and just imagine Le Tissier, Waddle and Fowler in their prime as England’s attack!
In addition, were The Spoiler forced at gunpoint to select the greatest player of all time, it would probably be Maradona. But take the gun out of the equation and it would be Michael Laudrup or Socrates.
Now do yours…
54 responses so far
Part-time Pundit // December 3, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Why on earth would you play Gullit in defensive mid!? Surely he was better utilised up front, no?… but whatevs it’s your team; just a little bemused is all im saying
JoshBurt // December 3, 2010 at 1:53 pm
That was what made him so good Part-time Pundit – he was absolutely brilliant everywhere on the pitch! Kind of like a trillionaire’s Dion Dublin
V // December 3, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Oh yes, I see what you did there, Josh!
Since such teams are impossible, I might as well throw 8 Michael Laudrups plus a Puyol, a Beckenbauer and some Schmeichel. Oh yes, I love my Schmeichels and Laudrups and Schmeichels and Laudrups and Schmeichels and Laudrups.
(no I’m not danish)
Marzzi // December 3, 2010 at 2:21 pm
GK Peter Schmeichel
RB Cafu
LB Roberto Carlos
CB Paul McGrath
CB Paolo Maldini
DM Roy Keane
AMC Zidane
AMC Le Tissier
AMC Messi
FC Di Canio
Marzzi // December 3, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Just realised thats only ten men, but still better than the current liverpool squad
CK // December 3, 2010 at 2:38 pm
GK Higuita
RB Thuram
LB Carlos
CB Adams
CB Nesta
CM Pirlo
CM Iniesta
AMR Messi
AML Ribery
AMC Bergkamp
CF Batistuta
SumDogMillionaire // December 3, 2010 at 2:40 pm
That ‘V’ is a right miserable bastard, ain’t he?
Anyway, here’s my FAVOURITE team ever…
GK- Roger Freestone (Swansea City)
RB- Alan Tate (Swansea City)
LB- Paulo Maldini (AC Milan)
CB- Franco Baresi (AC Milan)
CB- Tony Adams (Arsenal)
RM- Zinedine Zidane (Rest Of The World Team, Soccer Aid)
LM- Ryan Giggs (Man Utd)
CM- Roy Keane (Celtic)
CM- Paul Scholes (Man Utd)
S- Gianfranco Zola (Cagliari)
S- Thierry Henry (Monaco)
Ever so slightly lacking in pace at the back…
mustard // December 3, 2010 at 2:55 pm
bale
bale
bale
bale
bale
bale
bale
bale
bale
bale
van der vaart
clattenberg
Roberto // December 3, 2010 at 2:58 pm
GK Peter Schmeichel
RB Gary Neville
LB Roberto Carlos
CB Roger Johnson
CB Gerard Pique
CM Paul Scholes
CM Luis Enrique
AMR Ray Houghton
AMC Roberto Baggio
AML Ryan Giggs
CF Eric Cantona
Kamz // December 3, 2010 at 3:16 pm
GK – Santiago Canizares
RB – Daniel Alves
CB – Nemanja Vidic
CB – Lucas Radebe
LB – Sinisa Mihajlovic
RM – Steve McManaman
CM – Fernando Redondo
CM – Paul Scholes
LM – Ryan Giggs
ST – Marcelo Salas
ST – Robbie Fowler
JoshBurt // December 3, 2010 at 3:22 pm
No offence to anyone, but I still think that mine is the best….
Dazinho // December 3, 2010 at 3:24 pm
That’s unbelievably difficult. Picking your eleven favourite players is hard enough, but what do you do if nine of those players happen to be freewheeling inside-rights? Doesn’t lend itself to much of a formation. Anyway, with that that caveat in mind, here’s my team, which for obvious reasons is managed by Ossie Ardiles and plays in some sort of 3-1-2-3-1 make-it-up-as-we-go-along formation:
GK Peter Schmeichel
SW Laurent Blanc
CB Gary Pallister
CB Steve Bruce
MC Bryan Robson
MC Glenn Hoddle
MC Michel Platini
AMR Cristiano Ronaldo
AML Paolo Di Canio
FC Eric Cantona
ST Steve Archibald
PurchaseButter // December 3, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Eboue
Eboue Eboue Eboue Eboue
Eboue Eboue Eboue Eboue
Eboue Eboue
or…
Seaman
Eboue Adams Maldini Carlos
Vieira Fabregas
Bergkamp
Messi Zidane
Batistuta
Roberto // December 3, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Maybe so Josh, but Ray Houghton has better celebration tekkers than your lot…
Avram Magic // December 3, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Bit of a rush job, and tried to stick to late 90s, so go easy on me!
GK: Chilavert
DL: Mihajlovic
DC: Nesta
DC: Ferdinand
DR: Zanetti
MC: Keane
MC: Seedorf
AML: Nedved
AMC: Del Piero
AMR: Duff
SC: van Nistelrooy
Shane // December 3, 2010 at 4:44 pm
GK José Luis Chilavert (World Cup 98′)/Packie Bonner (Rep Of Ireland)
RB Paulo Maldini (AC Milan)
CB Paul McGrath (Rep Of Ireland)
LB Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
AMR Jay Jay Okocha (Bolton Wanderers)
CM Juninho (Lyon)
AMC Messi (Barcelona)
CM Zinedine Zidane (Anytime)
AML Damien Duff (Rep Of Ireland)
CF Bergkamp (Arsenal & Netherlands)
CF Henry (Arsenal & France)
jamjamus // December 3, 2010 at 5:10 pm
GK: Shmicheal
CB: Maldini
CB : Terry
RB: Ramos
LB: Roberto Carlos
CDM: Essienb
CM: Gerrard
CM: Pirlo
AM: Kaka
CF: Owen
ST: phenomeno
Sherif // December 3, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Cech
Ivan JT Alex Cole
Essien Lampard Malouda
Zola Drogba Anelka
Falcon // December 3, 2010 at 8:30 pm
GK: Schmeichel
RB: Thuram
CB: Bruce
CB: Matthaus
LB: Irwin
CM: Makelele
CM: Roy Keane
AMC: Zidane
AMC: Rivaldo
AMC: Scholes
SC: van Nistelrooy
Falcon // December 3, 2010 at 8:37 pm
I don’t know why I typed ‘Matthaus’ when I actually meant Christian Worns. IDIOT.
GK: Schmeichel
RB: Thuram
CB: Bruce
CB: Worns
LB: Irwin
CM: Makelele
CM: Roy Keane
AMC: Zidane
AMC: Rivaldo
AMC: Scholes
SC: van Nistelrooy
V // December 3, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Ahah RandomDog’sBillionaire, I wonder what’s your major problem. But ok, I’ll play serious:
out of the top of my head I’d probably go with (no, not 8 laudrups again)
Schmeichel
Zanetti Puyol Maldini
Vieira
Zidane Rui Costa Laudrup
Ronaldinho (Bergkamp) Okocha (Nedved)
Ronaldo (Cantona)
kinelref // December 3, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Zoff
Breigel Krol Hansen Maldini
Tardelli Neeskens Redondo Eder
Zico Batistuta
Mitch // December 3, 2010 at 10:03 pm
G: Buffon
D: Maldini
D: Beckenbauer
D: Adams
D: Nadal
M: Platini
M: Zidane
M: Xavi
M: Gerrard
AM: Maradona
F: Batistuta
Fritz // December 3, 2010 at 11:27 pm
GK: Oliver Kahn
RB: Cafu
CB: Mathias Sammer
LB: Paolo Maldini
RM: Lionel Messi
DM: Lothar Matthaeus
LCM: Zinedine Zidane
RCM: Xavi
LM: Thierry Henry
F: Juergen Klinsmann
F: Ronaldo (Brazilian)
GUSTAVOOOO // December 3, 2010 at 11:29 pm
GK: Buffon
LB: P. Maldini
CB: Lucio
RB: J. Zanetti
RW: L. Messi
CDM: Edgar Davids (C)
ACM: Zidane
ACM: Xavi
LW: Ronaldinho
F: Ronaldo
F: D. Bergkamp
Paddy // December 4, 2010 at 1:12 am
GK:Kahn
LB:van Bronkhorst
CB:Beckenbauer
CB:Carragher
RB:Maldini
RM:Beckham
CM:Gerrard
CM:Cruyff
LM:Messi
ST:Torres
ST:Van Basten
NADZ // December 4, 2010 at 2:23 am
GK Peter Schmeichel
RB Paolo Maldini
LB Roberto Carlos
CB Stam
CB Thiago Silva
DM Gattusso
AMC Zidane
AMC Pirlo
AMC Rivaldo
F Berbatov
F Ronaldo
jittah // December 4, 2010 at 3:16 am
Jorge Campos
Sami Hyypia
Jeff Agoos
Carles Puyol
Marco Etcheverrey
Carlos Valderrama
Dirk Kuyt
Cobi Jones
Fernando Torres
Diego Forlan
Tony Yeboah
Ricky // December 4, 2010 at 4:38 am
Gk . Schemichael (man utd)
RB . G.neville (man utd)
Cb. Nesta ( lazio)
Cb. Coughlan (Plymouth)
Lb. Maldini (AC Milan)
Dm . Wotton (Plymouth)
Dm . Guardiola (Barca)
Amc. Rivaldo (Barca)
Amc . Zidane (madrid)
Amc . Friio (Plymouth)
St . Cantona (Man Utd)
danny // December 4, 2010 at 5:22 am
in a loose 4-3-1-1
Schmeichel
Ramos Carrager Terry Hughes
Robben Gerrard Zidane
Scholes
Van Nistelrooy (with Henry on the bench for him, its 50/50 or thereabouts)
markomania // December 4, 2010 at 11:04 am
gk toldo
lb maldini
rb thuram
cb ivanovic
cb vidic
dmc schweinsteiger
mc hamsik
am zidane
am djorkaeff
sc messi
fw ronaldo da lima
fleet // December 4, 2010 at 4:02 pm
GK Steve Ogrizovic
LB Maldini
CB Tony Adams
CB Billy Wright
RB Thuram
MF zidanne
MF Messi (pushed back to midfield)
MF Roy Keane
FW Bergkamp
FW Henry
FW Berbatov (im a fool for lazy genuises)
Conbo // December 5, 2010 at 5:22 pm
GK: Peter Shmeichel
DR: Cafu
DL: Stuart Pearce
DC: Paolo Maldini
DC: Steve Bruce
MR: David Beckham
ML: David Eyres
MC: Paul Scholes
MC: Tonton Zola Moukoko
SC: Ian Wright
SC: To Madeira
Some championship manager references in there (And 1 fake player) but at the time CM was better than life
Falcon // December 5, 2010 at 9:51 pm
CM / FM Dream Team
GK: Akinfeev
RB: Srna
CB: Corluka
CB: Nesta
LB: Lahm
MR: Bakircioglu
MC: Vieira
MC: Kallstrom
ML: Mads Jorgensen
SC: Salas
SC: Heskey
petemoon // December 6, 2010 at 1:37 am
Schmeichel
Cafu
Baresi
Maldini
R.Carlos
Redondo
Zidane
Le Tissier
Maradona
Ronaldo
Bergkamp
MBA // December 6, 2010 at 1:57 am
schmeichel
cafu hierro vidic evra
keane
best zidane scholes giggs
cantona
Jay // December 6, 2010 at 4:35 am
GK – Lev Yashin
RB – Phil Neal
CB – Paolo Maldini
CB – Bobby Moore
LB – Ashley Cole
DM – Claude Makelele
RW – Lionel Messi
CAM – Juninho Paulista
LW – Paul Gascoigne
FW – Dennis Bergkamp
FW – Luis Ronaldo
Matt // December 6, 2010 at 6:36 am
GK – Lev Yashin
LB – Maldini
CB – Thuram
CB – Beckenbauer
RB – Cafu
DM – Deschamps
LM – Giggs
AM – Zidane
RM – Cruyff
ST – Ronaldo
ST – Pele
Dazinho // December 6, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Wow. I really thought that Steve Archibald would get more than my solitary, paltry vote.
How can you not love a Scottish centre-forward with a scraggy ginger beard who not only played for Barcelona and Clyde – and how many other people can say that? – but also managed two appearances on Top of the Pops?
jamjam // December 6, 2010 at 2:24 pm
GK: Casilias
RB:Britner
CB:Maldini
CB:Hierro
LB:Carlos
DMF: Makele
CM: Matheus
CAM:ZICO
CAM:Revilinio
CF:Cantona
ST:Ronaldo (the original)
TomG // December 6, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Greatest. survey. ever.
GK: Kaaaaaaahn! (B Munich)
RB: Zanetti (Inter)
CB: Big Sol Campbell (Arsenal) – Captain
LB: Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
MC: Scholes (Man Utd)
DMC: Vieira (Arsenal)
MC: Zidane (Juventus)
AMC: Le Tissier (Saints) – free role
RWF: Henry (Arsenal)
CF: THE Ronaldo (Inter)
LWF: Giggs (Man Utd)
Matt // December 6, 2010 at 5:02 pm
3-5-2 – Managed
GK:Schmeichel
CB:Hierro
CB:Maldini
CB:Ferdinand
DM:Roy Keane
CM:Xavi
CM:Beckham
AM:Zidane
AM:Rivaldo
ST:Solskjaer
ST:Luis Enrique
Chris M // December 8, 2010 at 5:29 am
3-5-2
GK: Oli Kahn
LB: Paolo Maldini
CB: Alessandro Nesta
CB: Laurent Blanc
RB: Lillian Thuram
DM: Edgar Davids
CM: Xabi Alonso
CM: Roberto Baggio
CM: Pavel Nedved
RF: Alessandro Del Piero
CF: Ronaldo (Brazilian)
LF: Marco Van Basten
Tactically inept, but at least I got everyone in..
Locode // December 9, 2010 at 5:40 am
My all time Pompey 11 that I’ve actually seen play (or in the case of Jimmy Dickinson, read volumes about).
GK – Alan Knight
LB – Matt Taylor
CB – Sol Campbell
CB – Dejan Stefanovic
RB – Linvoy Primus
LM – Jimmy Dickinson
CM – Robert Prosinecki
CM – Sulley Muntari
RM – Steve Stone
ST – Yakubu
ST – Lua Lua
Subs
GK – David James
CB – Herman Hreidarsson
ST – Teddy Sheringham
ST – Kanu
M – Paul Merson
Martin // December 22, 2010 at 5:03 pm
GK – Yashin
CB – Baresi
CB – Beckenbauer
CB – Nesta
DM – Guardiola
LM – Cruyff
CM – Laudrup
CM – Zidane
RM – Messi
AM – Maradona
ST – Pele
Chris // December 23, 2010 at 6:31 pm
GK – Oliver Kahn (Bayern München)
RB – Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
CB – Carlos Puyol (Barcelona)
CB – Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)
LB – Jeff Strasser (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
RM – David Beckham (Manchester United)
CM – Pavel Nedved (Juventus)
CM – Zinédine Zidane (Juventus)
LM – Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur)
CF – Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
ST – RONALDO Luís Nazário de Lima (The Real One, El Fenomeno)
Samberto // December 26, 2010 at 12:12 pm
GK- Seaman (Divine Moustache)
RB- Neville (c)
CB- Maldini
CB- Mellberg
LB- Bale
RM- Anderton
CM- Redknapp
CM- Gerrard
LM- Giggs
CF- Batistuta
CF- Sheringham
Ciaran // December 27, 2010 at 12:36 am
Scheimeceil
Nesta Adams/Vidic
Cafu Irwin
Viera Keane
Messi C Ronaldo
Best
Bench:
Buffon
Ramos
Maldini
Evra
Beckham
Xavi and Iniesta (even tho they should’ve started but i’d love to see keane and viera in same team boss midfeild)
Maradona
Pele
Van Nistleroy (just in case you need someone to put ball in back of net!!)
xavier // December 27, 2010 at 4:36 pm
gk rinat dassaev (dynamo kiev)
rb manuel amoros (monaco)
cb : gerard piqué (barça), alain roche (paris sg)
lb bixente lizarazu (bayern)
r/c/lm andres iniesta (barça), xavi (barça), zinedine zidane (real)
r/c/lf leo messi (barça), éric cantona (manchester), gary lineker (barça).
coach : pep guardiola.
bench : samuel eto’o (barça), jean tigana (bordeaux), hristo stoichkov (barça), lilian thuram (juventus), ronaldo (the true one, real), steven gerrard (liverpool), diego maradona (napoli) and rabah madjer (posrto).
whitehartpain // December 27, 2010 at 7:37 pm
gk: casillas
cb: beckenbauer
cb: stam
lb: cafu
rb: ramos
cm: gazza
cm: zidane
lm: bale:
rm: messi
st: ronaldo (the old fat one)
st: pele
tomzinho // December 28, 2010 at 1:44 am
GK rene higuita
LB roberto carlos
CB puyol
CDM beckenbauer
RB zanneti
LM ronaldhino
CAM laudrup
CAM maradona
RM messi
ST ronaldo
CF pele
tomzinho // December 28, 2010 at 1:46 am
wish cruyff could be in there
Martin // December 28, 2010 at 5:58 pm
4-4-2
GK – Yashin
LB – Maldini
CB – Beckenbauer
CB – Baresi
RB – Ramos
LM – Cruyff
CM – Laudrup
CM – Baggio
RM – Messi
CF – Maradona
ST – Romario
Bench
Schmeichel, Puyol, Iniesta, Guardiola, Pele, Best, and .. Zidane
Tofel // July 21, 2011 at 2:39 pm
GK – Oliver Kahn (Bayern Munich)
RB – Sergio Ramos
CB – Fernando Hierro
CB – Jaap Stam
LB – Paolo Maldini
DM – Xabi Alonso
DM – Claude Makelele
RM – Luis Figo
LM – Ricardo Kaka
AMC – Zinedine Zidane
CF – Smauel Eto’o
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