All Time TLW XI (Non Liverpool) Team - Centre Midfielders - Group 2

[Bjornebye]

Pick your favourite two (24 hour window)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[YorkshireRed]

Iniesta and Zico. Zidane misses out but I feel ok about it. 

[Scott_M]

Iniesta & Rijkaard.

[Tony Moanero]

Matthaus should have been the central midfielder, Rijkaard should have been the defensive midfielder, in my opinion.

 

Anyway, I voted for Zidane and Zico, even though the latter was primarily an attacking midfielder.

 

Iniesta and Xavi were great players, but I couldn’t be arsed with Barcelona or Spain, when they were playing.

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Seedorf and Iniesta, from a very tough group.

[KevieG]

Zidane gets in. 

 

So it's between Iniesta and Zico. 

 

Very tough, but Zico, just. 

His coolness gets him over the line. 

[aRdja]

Did Zidane ever play one game as a CM in his professional career?

[Bjornebye]

Bump 

[KMD7]

Zico and Iniesta.

[Tony Moanero]

I hope Pele is the Striker/Centre Forward. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we’re in danger of ending up with a team that is mostly the best of the 90s/00s, as opposed to the greatest team of all time.

[Bjornebye]

15 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

I hope Pele is the Striker/Centre Forward. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we’re in danger of ending up with a team that is mostly the best of the 90s/00s, as opposed to the greatest team of all time.

Ronaldo for me (Brazilian) 

[Tony Moanero]

2 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Ronaldo for me (Brazilian) 

Nah, it has to be Pele. Pele wouldn’t be my choice if I was picking my favourite all-time XI, but he is widely regarded to be the best centre-forward of all time.

[Bjornebye]

6 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

Nah, it has to be Pele. Pele wouldn’t be my choice if I was picking my favourite all-time XI, but he is widely regarded to be the best centre-forward of all time.

If you don't count Stringvest, the average age of the forum is probably about 42. I can see why some more recent players are being picked. 

[Tony Moanero]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

If you don't count Stringvest, the average age of the forum is probably about 42. I can see why some more recent players are being picked. 

Yeah, I appreciate that.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Iniesta did a voiceover for the Spanish release of Aardman's The Pirates. That has to count for something.

[Bjornebye]

6 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Iniesta did a voiceover for the Spanish release of Aardman's The Pirates. That has to count for something.

Sooooo tempted to wheel out the Meireles dance 

[YorkshireRed]

It’s a bit like the music one for me. I’m obviously familiar with many of the nominations but, where I’m less so, I’ve been encouraged to educate myself (listen to the playlist anyway).

 

I appreciate it takes a bit more time with the footballers, but it’s a very pleasurable way to spend a few minutes here and there. It is for me anyway.

 

Some of the greats of the game have missed out entirely, or gone out early. Understandable, given the average age of those voting, but a little disappointing. 

 

Oh and the answer is Pele.

[aRdja]

8 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

I hope Pele is the Striker/Centre Forward. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we’re in danger of ending up with a team that is mostly the best of the 90s/00s, as opposed to the greatest team of all time.

Unlike Maradona for example, Pele never tested himself in Europe, the World Cup though huge only takes 8 games or so to win. Ronaldo at his best was absolutely sensational and was by some distance the best player in the world. He won everything Pele did and then some. Pele could be the better player, but I wouldn’t think it’d be clear cut. 

[VladimirIlyich]

8 hours ago, YorkshireRed said:

It’s a bit like the music one for me. I’m obviously familiar with many of the nominations but, where I’m less so, I’ve been encouraged to educate myself (listen to the playlist anyway).

 

I appreciate it takes a bit more time with the footballers, but it’s a very pleasurable way to spend a few minutes here and there. It is for me anyway.

 

Some of the greats of the game have missed out entirely, or gone out early. Understandable, given the average age of those voting, but a little disappointing. 

 

Oh and the answer is Pele.

I used to think Pele but the amount of goals in Brazil against teams made almost entirely of Amazon tribesmen has made me cynical about him in my later years. I think Maradona was at least just as good,if not better.