Name your GOAT in each position thread

[ohtottenham!]

Mattheus was a total destroyer, they didn't call him Der Panzer for nothing. Thing was he was equally as good with the ball as he was without it. He even excelled in his latter days as a sweeper, and his sheer longevity at the very top level is why he gets in my side. He was an 8/10 every game I ever saw him play and he made both Bayern and Germany tick. An armour plated Rolls Royce of a player

Going back earlier with German midfielders like Breitner and Netzer, think they set the blueprint for versatility in midfield. The Dutch did too in the 70s with Johan Neeskens and others.

England had a great team and players in the late 60s early 70s. Great midfielders too like Colin Bell but think we were just held back by the structures we had in place that stifled development at that time.

 

[fuzzylogic]

Mattheus was a total destroyer, they didn't call him Der Panzer for nothing. Thing was he was equally as good with the ball as he was without it. He even excelled in his latter days as a sweeper, and his sheer longevity at the very top level is why he gets in my side. He was an 8/10 every game I ever saw him play and he made both Bayern and Germany tick. An armour plated Rolls Royce of a player

the first World Cup I can fully remember was 1990, that German team was brilliant and Mattheus was unbelievable in that tournament. His drive from midfield was brilliant, I’ll post one of my favourite goals from that tournament since someone mentioned him

 

[hellava_tough]

Favourite players I enjoyed watching growing up to present day...

------------Lloris---------------

Cafu---King---Woodgate---R.Carlos

-------Davids----Keane------

Rivaldo---Ronaldinho---Ginola

-----------Batistuta------------

 

[hellava_tough]

Greatest of the last 25 years...

------------Buffon--------------
Cafu---Nesta---Cannavaro---Maldini
------Redondo---Modric------
Ronaldinho---Messi---Ronaldo(7)
------------Ronaldo(9)-------


I feel guilty though...so many amazing players not included.

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

Just based on the eye test of those players since I've been seriously watching football and what I would like to see in a team.

Southall

Brehme
Baresi
Beckenbauer
Cafu

Cruyff
Mattheus
Zidane

Ronaldo(CR7)
Van Basten
Messi

Poor bloke got so much grief/abuse when I watched him playing for Everton at Home Park, against Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup. I'm gonna guess it was round about 87/88.

Played an absolute blinder, but had nothing but "fat greasy bastard" and Pasty crusts hurled at him for 90 minutes.

Was a brilliant 'keeper, though.

 

[ohtottenham!]

Interesting reading everyone's lineups. It's always subjective and a bit of fun. It's a generational thing too obviously. I'm actually surprised that there aren't more Xavi inclusions from some of the younger folks. Seen Modric's name included. It'd be a tough call between those two in that position/role if we're thinking about more recent players.

 

[parj]

Picked my line up based on the team playing like Cruyffs Barcelona

GK Manuel Neuer

RB Cafu
CB Puyol / VVD / King
CB Maldini
LB Roberto Carlos

CM Xavi
DM Lahm
AM Iniesta

RW Messi
CF Cristiano Ronaldo
LW Ronaldino

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

Nobody mentioned Dozzell yet.

Disgusting!

 

[parj]

Nobody mentioned Dozzell yet.

Disgusting!

Imagine a midfield of Dozzell, Palmer and Berti

 

[NinjaTuna]

Garrincha is one player who rarely gets a mention, any chance you could give a youngster like me a bit more info on him as a player?

Lost his virginity to a goat, apparently

 

[ohtottenham!]

Lost his virginity to a goat, apparently

Pele?

 

[NinjaTuna]

Pele?

Definitely Garrincha

 

[ohtottenham!]

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Definitely Garrincha

It was tongue in cheek, mate. A word play on the goat theme. I've read plenty of stuff before about Garrincha's colourful history including the infamous goat, the four-legged animal, story. Guess it's never funny when you have to explain a joke .

 

[NinjaTuna]

It was tongue in cheek, mate. A word play on the goat theme. I've read plenty of stuff before about Garrincha's colourful history including the infamous goat, the four-legged animal, story. Guess it's never funny when you have to explain a joke .

Fuck sake, my bad ?

 

[Flobadob]

Lost his virginity to a goat, apparently

I guess he took this GOAT 11 shit a bit too seriously

 

[Gassin's finest]

Jorge Campos

Paolo Maldini
Bobby Moore
Franco Baresi
Javier Zanetti

Gheorghe Hagi
Zinedine Zidane
Franz Beckenbauer
George Best

Pele
Maradona

 

[TorontoYid]

Jorge Campos

Paolo Maldini
Bobby Moore
Franco Baresi
Javier Zanetti

Gheorghe Hagi
Zinedine Zidane
Franz Beckenbauer
George Best

Pele
Maradona

This with a couple of changes.

Yashin or Buffon in goal. Campos left the goal open to run around outside the area a little too often for my tastes. Entertaining but a risky player.
I think Lahm slightly edges Zanetti but very close
I would drop Maradona back into midfield to replace Zidane then add Cruyff or Messi

 

[leelee]

Schmeichel
Cafu
Carlos
Baresi
Moore
B. Charlton
C. Ronaldo
Maradona
Best
Ronaldo
Messi

 

[UncleBuck]

Got to be an advanced 3-5-2 just to accommodate who I need to, I’ve only based it from ‘84 WC onwards due to being a young pup…?

Schmeichel

Baresi Ferdinand Desailly

Cafu Carlos
Matheus Zidane Keane

maradona shearer

nothing is getting through that and goals all over the park!

 

[ralphs bald spot]

Shilton
Thuram
Breitner
Beckenbauer
Scirea
Socrates
Platini
Scifo
Cruyff
Maradona
Messi


subs
Zoff
Tresor
Valderamma
Muller
Zanetti
Okocha
Karl Heinz Rummenigge

players Ive been lucky enough to see live no Spurs players included - play a 4 at the back the others can do what they want what a bench as well Zico just misses out along with Boniek