[Football] Best World XI in your Lifetime

[GREASED WEASEL]

That was my first thought as a good starting point. However, I then thought I might struggle as more than likely the Germans will have both played for Bayern and the Dutch for Ajax. The Italians might be easier as could be across both the Milan teams and Juventus.

My starting point is technically 1965 but will start at about 1970 as obviously don't recall 1966 up to that point

I was born in 1964, so in my XI I've only seen 4 of them actually play live

Lawernson
Zidane
Gascoigne
Cruyff

that would be far more difficult if it were players you've only seen play live

 

[Lurchy]

4-2-3-1

GK - Hugo Lloris (Fra - Nice, Lyon, Spurs)
RB - Philipp Lahm (Ger - Bayern, Stuttgart)
CB - Vincent Kompany (Bel - Anderlecht, Hamburger, Man City)
CB- Kalidou Koulibaly (Sen - Metz, Genk, Napoli)
LB - Paolo Maldini (Ita - Milan)
CM - Thomas Partey (GHA - Atletico, Mallorca, Almeria)
CM - Steven Gerrard (Eng - Liverpool)
AM- Leo Messi (Arg - Barcelona)
AM - Vicente -(ESP- Levante, Valenica, Brighton & Hove Albion)
AM - Cristiano Ronaldo (Por - Sporting, Man Utd, Real Madrid, Juventus)
FWD - Didier Drogba - (IVC - LeMans, Guingamp, Marseille, Chelsea, Shanghai, Galatasary, Montreal, Phoenix)

 

[ManOfSussex]

I've tried, but I can't do one. I have to have Baresi, Maldini and Van Basten in any dream team of my lifetime.

 

[SeagullofMalaysia]

Going for a 4-3-3 here, might be a bit of a stretch here considering my youthfulness...
GK - Jan Oblak
RB - Philipp Lahm
CB - Sol Campbell
CB - Mladen Krstajić
LB - Andrew Robertson
CM - Daniele de Rossi
CAM - Youri Djorkaeff
CAM - Juninho Pernambucano
RW - Lionel Messi
ST - Andriy Shevchenko
LW - Cristiano Ronaldo

 

[DumLum]

 

[jakarta]

Can't possibly have a world XI without Best, Cryuff and Pele, ridiculous...

 

[A1X]

I. Casillas

P. Lahm
A. Nesta
P. Maldini
R. Carlos

Xavi
A. Iniesta
P. Scholes

L. Messi
L. Ronaldo
C. Ronaldo

 

[Pevenseagull]

I've got as far as

Goalkeeper: Chilavert (Paraguay, no really 'big' club sides) 3 times awarded best goalkeeper in the world


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