Minty already has his Milan player… I’ll pick my all-time favourite centreback: Sandro Nesta Garrincha - Paolo Maldini (Milan), Guiseppe Meazza (Inter), Alfredo Di Stefano (Real), Jan Oblak (Atletico), Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal), Marco Tardelli (Juventus), Gerd Muller (Bayern) Arsenal Tone - Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Graeme Souness (Liverpool), Roberto Baggio (Juventus), Jaap Stam (Man Utd), Ashley Cole (Chelsea) Joga bonito - Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern), Giacinto Facchetti (Inter), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Fernando Redondo (Real), George Best (Manure), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Alessandro Nesta (Milan) Minty - Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Franco Baresi (Milan), Lothar Matthaus (Bayern), Javier Zanetti (Inter), Diego Godin (Atletico), Claude Makelele (Chelsea)
He has is Atletico player too: Garrincha - Paolo Maldini (Milan), Guiseppe Meazza (Inter), Alfredo Di Stefano (Real), Jan Oblak (Atletico), Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal), Marco Tardelli (Juventus), Gerd Muller (Bayern) Arsenal Tone - Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Graeme Souness (Liverpool), Roberto Baggio (Juventus), Jaap Stam (Man Utd), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), José Molina (Atletico) Joga bonito - Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern), Giacinto Facchetti (Inter), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Fernando Redondo (Real), George Best (Manure), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Alessandro Nesta (Milan) Minty - Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Franco Baresi (Milan), Lothar Matthaus (Bayern), Javier Zanetti (Inter), Diego Godin (Atletico), Claude Makelele (Chelsea)
Everyone has their AC Milan player too. Ronaldo, Baggio and Messi need someone to put away all the chances they create: Marco van Basten (Milan)
Garrincha - Paolo Maldini (Milan), Guiseppe Meazza (Inter), Alfredo Di Stefano (Real), Jan Oblak (Atletico), Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal), Marco Tardelli (Juventus), Gerd Muller (Bayern), John Terry (Chelsea) Arsenal Tone - Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Graeme Souness (Liverpool), Roberto Baggio (Juventus), Jaap Stam (Man Utd), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), José Molina (Atletico), Philipp Lahm (Bayern), Guiseppe Bergomi (Inter), Marco van Basten (Milan) Joga bonito - Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern), Giacinto Facchetti (Inter), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Fernando Redondo (Real), George Best (Manure), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Alessandro Nesta (Milan) Minty - Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Franco Baresi (Milan), Lothar Matthaus (Bayern), Javier Zanetti (Inter), Diego Godin (Atletico), Claude Makelele (Chelsea)
You didn’t need Van Basten, when you already have Roberto Baggio. I’d argue Platini/Gullit would have been better fit for your front 4 instead of Baggio/Van Basten too. I.E Platini-Messi-MvB-Ronaldo Solid back four.
Had the same wikipedia problem with Platini. I know he's rated on here but I'm not a fan of him anyway. Baggio is a proper icon though. In the 90s the only footy outside of England I watched was the world cup so that might have over-hyped my view of Baggio. Also, Baggio is not a #9 so wanted a striker ahead of him. I nearly went for Stam and Nesta with Bergomi at RB and Lewandowski up front at the last minute but had decided early on I wanted van Basten and guessed you'd go for Nesta so knew I could wait.
Think I’m free to pick my Chelsea player, Kante (best box to box tackling midfielder) and Juventus’ Buffon (best goalkeeper).
Beckenbauer’s prime was libero in back four… and Scirea/Beckenbauer would have wanted to do the same job (in same areas). Greatest libero + greatest goalkeeper + most complete centreback was a better mix. Plus Gerrard will excel more playing infront of an elite playmaking DM (Redondo) and box to box tackling CM (Kante).
