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World Cup 2018

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Don Barzini said:
Thoroughly agree with everything you've written. That's why I was very happy to see Southgate bring it up in that press conference, as I mentioned.
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It’s why I think the media in this country is awful.

They hound everyone for a cheap story

That rubbish before first game where they got a copy of the line up from a long range photo of a tactics pad.. it shouldn’t even be a question of should we share it? No that should be a situation the story doesn’t come first
 
Should we make it through the semi-final with Sterling once more firing blanks, I will be straight down the bookies to put money on him scoring the winner in the final.
 
Daughters b/friend has reserved a table for 8 of us in front of a TV in a local pub. Will be grabbing their Football Meal Deal Steak, Chips and a pint for £12 (£4 supplement for fillet). Sorted. Come on Engerlund.
 
ColchesterFC said:
I'm assuming that was meant to be "pedants" not "pendant's". Also it shouldn't have an apostrophe as it's plural not possessive. :thup:
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Someone on my Facebook made a post picking their all-time 23-man World Cup squad plus a manager and his assistant so thought it'd be interesting to see who we'd pick on here. Only rule is that they have to have played in the World Cup since it started in 1930. This is my squad and XI:

Manager: Alf Ramsey
Assistant: Bobby Robson

GK: Lev Yashin, Gordon Banks, Gianluigi Buffon

Defence: Roberto Carlos, Carlos Alberto, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore, Fabio Cannavaro, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi

Midfield: Lionel Messi, Garrincha, Maradona, Lothar Matthaus, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho, Michel Platini, Frank Rijkaard

Forwards: Pele, Ronaldo Nazario de Lima, Cristiano Ronaldo, Puskas Ferenc, Just Fontaine

----------------------Yashin------------------------
--------Beckenbauer-------------Moore-------------
---Alberto----------Matthaus---------------Carlos---
---------------------------------Zidane----------------
--------Messi------------------------Maradona-----------
------------------Pele----Ronaldo--------------------

What do you think? Anyone you'd swap out? Any tactical changes?
 
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That's a difficult question. I'm only 31 so mine will be biased towards more recent players, and I'll certainly forget some, but I'll give it a go anyway.

Schmeichel, Buffon, Van der Sar
Cafu, Thuram, A.Cole, Maldini, Cannavaro, Lahm, S.Ramos
Zidane, Seedorf, Pirlo, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, De Rossi, Schweinsteiger, J.Zanetti
C.Ronaldo, Messi, Ronaldo, Henry, Batistuta

It's really difficult to remember good defensive midfielders, lol. And don't ask me to pick a starting line-up!
 
Orikoru said:
That's a difficult question. I'm only 31 so mine will be biased towards more recent players, and I'll certainly forget some, but I'll give it a go anyway.

Schmeichel, Buffon, Van der Sar
Cafu, Thuram, A.Cole, Maldini, Cannavaro, Lahm, S.Ramos
Zidane, Seedorf, Pirlo, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, De Rossi, Schweinsteiger, J.Zanetti
C.Ronaldo, Messi, Ronaldo, Henry, Batistuta

It's really difficult to remember good defensive midfielders, lol. And don't ask me to pick a starting line-up!
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Makélélé? As in “the Makélélé position”. 🙄 Vieira?
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Jim Baxter....[the man who humbled the world champions] as left half.

Seriously...…room for Bobby Moore [a decent player but a bit slow] but not George Best.
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Can you remind us how many World Cups Best played in ?

As for the question my 23 from the World Cups I have seen

GK - Shilton , Buffon , Nueur

DEF - Lahm , Thuram , Cafu , Maldini , Cannavaro , Pique , Baresi

MID - Zidane , Makele , Iniesta , Xavi , Pirlo , Ronaldinho , Mattheus ,

ATT - Henry , Messi , Maradona , Linekar , Ronaldo , C Ronaldo

Manager - B Robson

Team

Buffon

Cafu
Baresi
Maldini
Lahm

Mattheus
Zidane
Ronaldinho

Messi
Ronaldo
Maradona
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Jim Baxter....[the man who humbled the world champions] as left half.

Seriously...…room for Bobby Moore [a decent player but a bit slow] but not George Best.

Donggggggggg that's the penny dropping as BBC executives discover that four teams play at semi final stage.:lol:
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I'm assuming it's players that have played in the World Cup finals and Best never made it that far with N. Ireland.

EDIT - Was also surprised that Cantona never played in a World Cup finals.
 
Not going to give you a squad as the main ones are in already.
Missing are -
Stieleke in 80s for West Germany
Boniek for Poland 80s
Baggio is/was good enough too, Italy 1990s
Gerd Muller W Germany was better than Lineker.
Cruyff - Holland legend.
Where's Kenny Dalglish? if any Brits are in there he should be.
 
Actually Baggio is a fantastic shout and would have him in there instead of C Ronaldo and in the line Up instead of Messi

My team i have gone for players who actually performed to a high standard in the WC - whilst C Ronaldo for example is one of the best ever he hasn’t really set a World Cup alight - the others have either won it with their team and been a big part or at the very least to a final
 
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