Interesting Best XI

[Excape Goat]

The Best Roberto/Robert XI
GK Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB Roberto Sensini
CB Robert Moore
CB Roberto Ayala
LB Roberto Carlos
RM Robert Pires
AM Roberto Baggio
CM Bryan Robson
LM Paulo Roberto FALCÃO
FW Robert Charlton
FW Roberto Rivelino

bench
Robbie Kean
MÁRCIO Roberto dos SANTOS

I will add Ze Roberto on the list. I will cut Robson and put Ze Roberto in the middle.

[condor11]

You could have John Barnes (born Jamaica) on the left wing and Christian Vieri up front.


I thought Vieri was born in Italy and raised in Australia

[condor11]

All-Time South American XI without players from Brazil or Argentina:


-------L.Sanchez (Chi)----Spencer (Uru)------Cubilla (Uru)

-----Cubillas (Per)--------Schiaffino (Uru)-----Francescoli (Uru)

----Mujica (Uru)------Figueroa (Chi)------Chumpitaz (Per)-----Ubinas (Uru)

----------------------------Mazurkiewicz (Uru)


Spencer is from ecuador

[FCPorto_Dragao]

Best XI that have never played in a World Cup (as of today's date)


here's my poor attempt:

GK-

DL-
DC- Bernd Schuster (Germany)
DC-
DR-

MR- Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain)
MC- George Best (Northern Ireland)
MC- Pavel Nedved (Czech Rep.)
ML- Ryan Giggs (Wales)

FC- George Weah (Liberia)
FC- Eric Cantona (France)

need a little help

[Excape Goat]

Best Short XI

Some of data are probably incorrect. They list D'Alessandro as 174 cm. I only went over the Europe-based players and the players from big clubs or NT members.

GK: Canizares -- 181
RB Cicinho -- 171 cm
CN Cannavaro --176 cm
CB Cordoba -- 173 cm
LB Roberto Carlos -- 168 cm
RM Wright-Philips -- 168 cm
CM Aimar -- 170 cm
DM Makelele -- 170 cm
LM Robinho -- ???
FW Saviola -- 168 cm
FW Owen -- 170 cm

Others considered

Rightback
Cafu -- 176
Belletti 175
Salgado -- 173
Puyol -- 178

Keepers
Canizares -- 181
Julio Cear -- 186
Valdes -- 183
Casillas -- 185
Hilderand -- 185
Coupet -- 181


FW/MF
D.Beasley -- 170
Sneijder -- 170
Simao -- 170
Love -- 171
Davids -- 169
Forlan -- 172
De la Pena -- 169
Scholas -- 170
Kevin Philips -- 170
Emre -- 171
Lahm -- 170
D'Alessandro -- 174(right?)

[SirManchester]

The Best Roberto/Robert XI
GK Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB Roberto Sensini
CB Robert Moore
CB Roberto Ayala
LB Roberto Carlos
RM Robert Pires
AM Roberto Baggio
CM Bryan Robson
LM Paulo Roberto FALCÃO
FW Robert Charlton
FW Roberto Rivelino

bench
Robbie Kean
MÁRCIO Roberto dos SANTOS

You can also add Lauren Robert to the bench.

[dor02]

I thought Vieri was born in Italy and raised in AustraliaHe was born in Bologna, Italy and raised in Sydney, Australia.

I still could not get a leftback. I knew a few Croatian player born uin Australia and a few Turks born in Germany. I have no luck so far.Umit Davala was born in Germany.

Anthony Seric and Josip Siminic were born in Australia.

[Excape Goat]

Best Tall Xl

GK Cech -- 198 cm

RB Zebina -- 187
CB Stam -- 191
CB Hyypia -- 191
LB Grosso -- 190

RM Pires -- 188
CM Ballack -- 189
DM Vieria -- 192
LM Zidane -- 185

FW Ibrahimovic -- 192
FW Koller -- 202(Adriano at 189, but cannot ignore two meters)

Dida 195
Thuram 185
Panucci 180
Bonera 183
Terry 186
Huth 190
Campbell 188
Hyypia 191
Boumsong 190
king 188
Rio 188
Ismael 191
Lucio 188
Alex 188
Mertsacker 198
Maldini 187
Chiellini 186
Zambrotta 181
Jankulovski 184
O'Shea 191
Beckham 180
C.Ronaldo 184
zidane 185
Veron 186
Rivaldo 186
Hamann 188
Sissoko 189
Ballack 189
Lampard 183
Adriano 189
Toni 194
vieri 185
Henry 188
Couch 198
Makkaay 188
Kuranyi 190
Koller 202
Carew 195

[silver bullet]

RM: Clarence Seedorf (Born in Surinam, played for the Netherlands)

Seedorf was born in Amsterdam. Last time I checked, Amsterdam was in Holland.

[silver bullet]

Best XI that have never played in a World Cup (as of today's date)


here's my poor attempt:

GK-

DL-
DC- Bernd Schuster (Germany)
DC-
DR-

MR- Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain)
MC- George Best (Northern Ireland)
MC- Pavel Nedved (Czech Rep.)
ML- Ryan Giggs (Wales)

FC- George Weah (Liberia)
FC- Eric Cantona (France)

need a little help
RvN.

[Hrvat]

Anthony Seric and Josip Siminic were born in Australia.

Yes, and they both can play a left back.

You can make a best XI for USSR and Yugoslavia (in 90's and now) if those countries hadn't fallen apart. I maybe post it later.

[Bertje]

Best Short XI

Some of data are probably incorrect. They list D'Alessandro as 174 cm. I only went over the Europe-based players and the players from big clubs or NT members.

GK: Canizares -- 181
RB Cicinho -- 171 cm
CN Cannavaro --176 cm
CB Cordoba -- 173 cm
LB Roberto Carlos -- 168 cm
RM Wright-Philips -- 168 cm
CM Aimar -- 170 cm
DM Makelele -- 170 cm
LM Robinho -- ???
FW Saviola -- 168 cm
FW Owen -- 170 cm

Others considered

Rightback
Cafu -- 176
Belletti 175
Salgado -- 173
Puyol -- 178

Keepers
Canizares -- 181
Julio Cear -- 186
Valdes -- 183
Casillas -- 185
Hilderand -- 185
Coupet -- 181


FW/MF
D.Beasley -- 170
Sneijder -- 170
Simao -- 170
Love -- 171
Davids -- 169
Forlan -- 172
De la Pena -- 169
Scholas -- 170
Kevin Philips -- 170
Emre -- 171
Lahm -- 170
D'Alessandro -- 174(right?)


Rafael van der Vaart 175

[johno]

how tall is Obafemi Martins?

[argentine soccer fan]

Here are Bobby Charlton's choices for his best team ever: (as of 2002, I believe):

.....................Banks
....................Bobby Moore
Djalma Santos...Beckenbauer...Marzolini
Platini..........Di Stefano.....Roy Keane
Pele...........Maradona.......Best

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_2008000/2008945.stm

He made some very obvious choices (Pele, Maradona, Di Stefano)

He also seemed to be partial to players he played with (Banks, Moore), or players he played against (Beckenbauer, Marzolini).

Banks and Moore are legitimate choices, although perhaps I detect a slight English bias. (Think of Yashin, or Baresi as possible alternatives).

Beckenbauer is also an obvious choice. It is nice to see that for left back he picked Silvio Marzolini, one of my boyhood heroes, who played against him at both the 62 and 66 World Cups. (A bit surprising though, considering Paolo Maldini is available.)

It is probably not surprising that Charlton would pick Best, probably the best British player ever, even though players like Garrincha are available. Platini is also a good choice, but perhaps surprising ahead of Cryuff. And D.Santos is an excellent choice for right fulback.

But to me his most interesting pick to me is Roy Keane. Which tells me England's WC winning captain was probably thinking strategically rather than just collecting the top talent.

(Either that or they are good friends. I don't know. :D )

Anyway, nice team by Sir Bobby.

[johno]

But to me his most interesting pick to me is Roy Keane. Which tells me England's WC winning captain was probably thinking strategically rather than just collecting the top talent.

(Either that or they are good friends. I don't know. :D )

Anyway, nice team by Sir Bobby.

that raises an important question. are mental attributes like leadership, toughness, intimidation and courage talent? Many would say no, right off the bat but we consider players who have excellent vision to be talented no? I think that perhaps a player who has an amazing work-rate who fears no one and has a great footballing brain is a superb player, whether that's talent I don't know.

Even something as simple as finishing. Ruud is obviously a natural as many of his goals are instinctive, but does that make him more or less talented than someone who's finishing skills are technical? Ala Del Pieiro or Solskjaer?

[tpmazembe]

Best October XI (October being my birth-month).

---------------Yashin------------------
----Perfumo-----Figueroa-----Cabrini---
------Keane---------Falcao------------
---------------Didi------------Charlton--
Garrincha-----Pele-----Maradona-------

Don't be fooled by the lack of a CF. That was a choice. I've got people like VanBasten and Sivori on the bench. Plus subs of the caliber of Duncan Edwards, Kopa, Gento and Fritz Walter.......

Yep, October is the month for craques.

Beat that.......

[Cassano]

how tall is Obafemi Martins?

170 cm

[girco]

Best Short XI

Some of data are probably incorrect. They list D'Alessandro as 174 cm. I only went over the Europe-based players and the players from big clubs or NT members.

GK: Canizares -- 181
RB Cicinho -- 171 cm
CN Cannavaro --176 cm
CB Cordoba -- 173 cm
LB Roberto Carlos -- 168 cm
RM Wright-Philips -- 168 cm
CM Aimar -- 170 cm
DM Makelele -- 170 cm
LM Robinho -- ???
FW Saviola -- 168 cm
FW Owen -- 170 cm

The GK gotta be Jorge Campos! I don't know how tall he is but surely not even 1,80
Robinho is 1,70
And how could you forget Romario at 1,69? :eek:

[tomas_brolin]

isnt campos like 5 ft 5in ?

[Elninho]

When Campos played in MLS, he was listed as 5'7".