ok so i've been reading the debate on that Messi thread and thought this would be fun to do and debate about, who would be in your Ultimate Starting X1 (+ 7 subs) I'll post mine when I can think of it.
---------Glennon---------- Boswinga-Bramble-Bogarde Appleby Walton Marney Cheyrou ------------Sneekes---------------- Rebrov----Wilbraham
GK Schmeichel Snr RB Cafu CB Stam CB Desailly LB A Cole RM Overmars CM Zidane CM Scholes LM Giggs CF Messi CF Bergkamp
Entertainment XI ----------------De Gea-------------- --------Hummels Luiz Vertonghen------ Navas R.Brady Yaya.Toure Bale Ronaldo -----------Messi - Balotelli --------
1.Cech 2.Lahm 4.Kompany 5.Pique 3.A.Cole 8.Iniesta 11.Fellaini 6.Xavi 10.Messi 9.Falcao 7.Ronaldo SUBS 12.Chiellini 13.Buffon 14.Fabregas 15.Silva 16.Hazard 17.Rooney 18.Van Persie
The 1970 Brazil World Cup side, awesome for their time. Even though most Brazilian sides since then have been praised, the '70's side was way above every other.
---------------Schmeichel--------------- -------Desailly Cannavaro Maldini------- Figo Scholes Zidane(c) Seedorf Bergkamp --------------Messi Ronaldo-------------- Subs: Kahn, Mijahlovic, R.Carlos, Xavi, Giggs, Ronaldinho, Henry That's the Brazilian Ronaldo, by the way.
Peter Schmeichel Lee Dixon Tony Adams Steve Bould Nigel Winterburn Lothar Matthaus Roy Keane Cristiano Ronaldo Zinedine Zidane Romario George Best subs: Banks, Cafu, Franco Baresi, Ryan Giggs, Kenny Dalglish, Messi, Gerd Muller
Buffon Cafu Cannavaro Maldini Lahm Xavi Alonso Inniesta Zidane Messi Ronaldo (Brazil) Bench:Bergkamp, Gerrard, Pirlo, Ronaldo, Nesta, Robben, Cassilas
-------------------Kahn--------------- ------Cafu-Desailly Maldini Carlos------- === Scholes Zidane(c) Ronaldihno ------C ronaldo-messi--Ronaldo-------------- Subs: Schmeichel, Cantona, Henry, Iniesta, De boer, Seedorf, Bergkmp
In my footballing life (since 98) Khan Cafu Stam Cannavaro Carlos Figo Zidane Vieira Cristiano Ronaldo Messi Casillas Hieiro Keane Giggs Rivaldo Owen Henry