As far as I can see, no one has created an ideal year by year. In the following days I will be posting ideal teams from 1930 to the present. I know that some positions of players will be questioned but I will accommodate them for their performance in the calendar year. 1930 Reserved: GK: Rudolphe Hiden (Aus) CB: Fernando Paternoster (Arg) SD: Pedro Arico Suárez (Arg) CM: Luis Monti (Arg) ST: Guillermo Stábile (Arg) ST: Pedro Cea (Uru) CF: Richard Hoffman (Ger)
1931 Reserved: GK: František Panička (Rch) CB: José Nasazzi (Uru) SD: José Leandro Andrade (Uru) CM: Josef Blum (Aus) OM: Giovanni Ferrari (Ita) ST: Toni Schall (Aus) CF: Francisco Varallo (Arg)
1932 Reserved: GK: Gianpiero Combi (Ita) CB: José Nasazzi (Uru) SD: Eddie Hapgood (Eng) CM: Luis Monti (Arg) OL: Raimundo Orsi (Arg) ST: Raymond Braine (Bel) CF: Dixie Dean (Eng)
1933 Reserved: GK: František Planička (Rch) CB: Francisco Quincoces (Spa) SD: Humberto Caligaris (Ita) SD/CM: Walter Nausch (Aus) OL: Raimundo Orsi (Arg) OL: Antonín Pûc (Rch) CF: Franz Binder (Aus)
1934 Reserved: GK: František Planička (Rch) CB: José Nasazzi (Uru) SD: Luigi Allemandi (Ita) CM: György Sárosi (Hun) OL: Raimundo Orsi (Arg) OL: Antonín Pûc (Rch) CF: Isidro Lángara (Spa)
1935 Reserved: GK: Gianpiero Combi (Ita) CB: Virginio Rosetta (Ita) SD: Eddie Hapgood (Eng) CM: Josef Smistik (Aus) ST: Matthias Sindelar (Aus) ST: Ernst Kuzorra (Ger) CF: Isidro Lángara (Spa)
1936 Reserved: GK: Rudolphe Hiden (Aus) CB: Sándor Biró (Hun) SD: Luigi Allemandi (Ita) CM: José María Minella (Arg) OL: Arne Brustad (Nor) ST: Anibal Ciocca (Uru) ST: Raymond Braine (Bel)
1937 Reserved: GK: Fernando Bello (Arg) CB: Pietro Rava (Ita) SD: Walter Nausch (Aus) CM: Michele Andreolo (Uru) AM: Tim (Bra) OL: Patesko (Bra) CF: Gyula Zsengellér (Hun)
1938 Reserved: GK: Fernando Bello (Arg) CB: Luis Fazio (Arg) SD: Paul Janes (Ger) CM: Fritz Szepan (Ger) OL: Enrique García (Arg) CF: Gyula Zsengellér (Hun) CF: Silvio Piola (Ita)
1939 Reserved: GK: Rudolph Hiden (Aus) CB: Stan Cullis (Eng) SD: Alfredo Foni (Ita) CM: Andreas Kupfer (Ale) ST: Leônidas da Silva (Bra) CF: Herminio Masantonio (Arg) CF: Tommy Lawton (Eng)
1940 Reserved: GK: Fernando Bello (Arg) CB: Luis Fazio (Arg) SB: Norberto Yácono (Arg) CM: Hugo Locatelli (Ita) ST: Emilio Baldonedo (Arg) ST: Delfin Benitez (Par) ST: György Sárosi (Hun)
1941 Reserved: GK: Anibal Paz (Uru) CB: Ricardo Vaghi (Arg) SB: Norberto Yácono (Arg) CM: Fritz Szepan (Ger) AM: Antonio Sastre (Arg) ST: Silvyo Pirilo (Bra) ST: Josef Bican (Rch)
1942 Reserved: GK: Julio Barrios (Arg) CB: Luis Fazio (Arg) SB: Carlos Sosa (Arg) CM: Eugenio Galvalisi (Uru) AM: Roberto Porta (Uru) ST: Karl Decker (Ger) ST: Atilio Garcia (Uru)
1943 Reserved: GK: Claudio Vacca (Arg) CB: Ricardo Vaghi (Arg) SB: Moacir Cordeiro (Bra) CM: Eugenio Galvalisi (Uru) OL: Mario Boyé (Arg) ST: José Manuel Moreno (Arg) ST: Leônidas da Silva (Bra)
1944 Reserved: GK: Jurandir (Bra) CB: Ricardo Vaghi (Arg) SB: Schubert Gambetta (Uru) CM: Ernesto Lazzatti (Arg) OL: Mario Boyé (Arg) ST: Severino Varela (Uru) ST: Gyula Zsengellér (Hun)
1945 Reserved: GK: José Soriano (Per) CB: Ricardo Vaghi (Arg) SB: Ely do Amparo (Bra) CM: Obdulio Varela (Uru) OL: Félix Loustau (Arg) CF: René Pontoni (Arg) CF: Heleno de Freitas (Bra)
1946 Reserved: GK: Claudio Vacca (Arg) CB: Oscar Basso (Arg) SB: Ángel Zubieta (Spa) CM: Danilo Alvim (Bra) AM: Raich Carter (Eng) AM: Adolfo Pedernera (Arg) CF: Gyula Zsengellér (Hun)
1947 Reserved: GK: Julio Cozzi (Arg) CB: Billy Wright (Eng) SB: Norberto Yácono (Arg) CM: Danilo Alvim (Bra) ST: Wilf Mannion (Eng) CF: Tommy Lawton (Eng) CF: Ferenc Deák (Hun)
1948 Reserved: GK: Frank Swift (Eng) CB: Augusto da Costa (Bra) SB: Johnny Carey (Irl) CM: Romeo Menti (Ita) OL: Gianpiero Boniperti (Ita) ST: Walter Gomez (Uru) CT: Gunnar Nordhal (Swe)
1949 Reserved: GK: Roque Máspoli (Uru) CB: Billy Wright (Eng) SB: Ferenc Rudas (Hun) CM: Ernst Ocwirk (Aus) AM: Jair da Rosa (Bra) OL: Karl Aage Præst (Den) CT: Oscar Miguez (Uru)
----------------------------------------------------------------- 1950 Reserved: GK: Antoni Ramallets (Spa) CB: Eusebio Tejera (Uru) SB: Victor Rodríguez Andrade (Uru) CM: José Carlos Bauer (Bra) AM: Nils Liedholm (Swe) ST: Rinaldo Martino (Arg) CF: Gunnar Nordhal (Swe) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 Reserved: GK: Antoni Ramallets (Spa) CB: Billy Wright (Eng) SB: Joan Segarra (Spa) CM: Néstor Rossi (Arg) OL: István Nyers (Hun) ST: Fritz Walter (Ger) CF: Sándor Kocsis (Hun) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1952 Reserved: GK: Antoni Ramallets (Spa) CB: José Santamaría (Uru) SB: Joan Segarra (Spa) CM: Gerhard Hanappi (Aus) AM: Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Uru) OL: John Angelo Hansen (Den) ST: Bernard Vukas (Yug) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1953 Reserved: GK: Amadel Carrizo (Arg) CB: Billy Wright (Eng) SB: Branko Stanković (Yug) CM: Néstor Rossi (Arg) OL: Estanislao Basora (Spa) OL: Zoltán Czibor (Hun) CF: Gunmar Nordhal (Swe) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 Reserved: GK: Amadel Carrizo (Arg) CB: Gyula Lórant (Hun) SB: Branko Zebec (Yug) CM: Zlatko Čajkovski (Yug) OL: Julinho (Bra) OL: Zoltán Czibor (Hun) ST: Ladislao Kubala (Hun) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 Reserved: GK: Gyula Grosics (Hun) CB: Federico Vairo (Arg) SB: Sergio Cervato (Ita) CM: József Bozsik (Hun) OL: Enrique Hormazabal (Chi) OL: Julinho (Bra) CF: Sándor Kocsis (Hun) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1956 Reserved: GK: Lev Yashin (Urss) CB: Federico Vairo (Arg) SB: Roger Byrne (Eng) CM: Duncan Edwards (Eng) ST: Omar Sivori (Arg) ST: Eduard Streltsov (Urss) CF: Nat Lofthouse (Eng) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1957 Reserved: GK: Lev Yashin (Urss) CB: Billy Wright (Eng) SB: Branko Zebec (Yug) CM: Néstor Rossi (Arg) AM: Raymond Kopa (Fra) AM: Humberto Maschio (Arg) CF: Antonio Angelillo (Arg) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 Reserved: GK: Lev Yashin (Urss) CB: Bellini (Bra) SB: Branko Zebec (Yug) CM: Danny Blanchflower (Nir) OL: Garrincha (Bra) ST: Omar Sivori (Arg) CF: John Charles (Wal) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1959 Reserved: GK: Rogelio Dominguez (Arg) CB: Billy Wright (Eng) SB: Joan Segarra (Spa) CM: Yuri Vóynov (Urss) OL: Julinho (Bra) CF: Antonio Angelillo (Arg) CF: John Charles (Wal) -----------------------------------------------------------------
Some great work here, man. Where are you getting the teams? Are you using a source, or is this all your own opinion?
As a source I consider mainly web pages like IFFHS, Wikipedia, the golden ball and even the opinions of some users of this forum. I try to be as logical as possible.
----------------------------------------------------------------- 1960 Reserved: GK: Andoni Ramallets (Spa) CB: Germano (Por) SB: Joan Segarra (Spa) CM: Néstor Gonçalves (Uru) OL: Garrincha (Bra) ST: Pelé (Bra) CF: Uwe Seeler (Ger) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 Reserved: GK: Rogelio Dominguez (Arg) CB: Bobby Moore (Eng) SB: Tarcisio Burgnich (Ita) CM: Dave Mackay (Sco) AM: Johnny Haynes (Eng) OL: Juan Joya (Per) CF: Alberto Spencer (Ecu) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1962 Reserved: GK: Costa Pereira (Por) CB: José Santamaría (Uru) SB: Jimmy Armfield (Eng) CM: Zito (Bra) AM: Bobby Charlton (Eng) ST: Eusébio (Por) CF: Ferenc Puskás (Hun) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 Reserved: GK: Gilmar (Bra) CB: Bobby Moore (Eng) SB: Silvio Marzolini (Arg) CM: Giovanni Trapattoni (Ita) OL: Jair da Costa (Bra) OL: Pepe (Bra) CF: Denis Law (Sco) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1964 Reserved: GK: Amadeo Carrizzo (Arg) CB: Armando Picchi (Ita) SB: Karl-Heinz Schellinger (Ger) CM: Valeri Voronin (Urss) AM: Ermindo Onega (Arg) OL: Mario Corso (Ita) CF: Uwe Seeler (Ger) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1965 Reserved: GK: Antonio Roma (Arg) CB: Roberto Matosas (Uru) SB: Karl-Heinz Schellinger (Ger) CM: Antonio Rattín (Arg) AM: Bobby Charlton (Eng) ST: Pedro Rocha (Uru) CF: Flórián Albert (Hun) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 Reserved: GK: Lev Yashin (Urss) CB: Velibor Vasović (Yug) SB: Giacinto Facchetti (Ita) CM: Valeri Voronin (Urss) ST: Tostão (Bra) ST: Ferenc Bene (Hun) CF: Flórián Albert (Hun) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1967 Reserved: GK: Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (Uru) CB: Albert Shesternyov (Urss) SB: Tommy Gemmell (Sco) CM: Mário Coluna (Por) AM: Ademir da Guia (Bra) OL: George Best (Nir) ST: Eusébio (Por) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1968 Reserved: GK: Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (Uru) CB: Willi Schulz (Ger) SB: Karl-Heinz Schellinger (Ger) CM: Pirrí (Spa) OL: Dragan Džajić (Yug) ST: Pelé (Bra) ST: Ramón Verón (Arg) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 Reserved: GK: Sepp Maier (Ger) CB: Velibor Vasović (Yug) SB: Silvio Marzolini (Arg) CM: Billy Bremner (Sco) AM: Ademir da Guia (Bra) ST: Johan Cruyff (Hol) CF: Gerd Müller (Ger) -----------------------------------------------------------------
I actually think you have some interesting selections, but you have to get the formations right for the early years.