I know this topic is a hot bed for debate, some will agree with the choices made, others won't, but I am going to pick my dream team, these choices are not made on trophies, medal's or success, just my ultimate team.
I will mention each players success and clubs played for as it wouldn't be much of an article with just names of players.
If I was a football club owner and I could pick 11 players and a manager, this would be my team:
Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
People are going to start jumping on the wagon calling me biased to Manchester United, but this isn't the case, he is the best manager of all time in my eyes. His story with United is one hell of a roller coaster. He was almost on the verge of being sacked early in his career at Old Trafford, and now look, he is one of the most successful and likeable gaffers the world over.
He is responsible for some of the best purchases the premier league has seen, he brought Eric Cantona to OT for the measly sum of £1.2 million, and it paid off massively, as well as signings like Ruud van Nistelrooy.
He has 10 Premier league titles, five FA Cups, two League Cups, one European Super Cup, six Charity Shields, and those two memorable UEFA Champions League triumphs.
Sir Alex fully deserves to be the manager of this squad.
Goalkeeper: Taffarel, Brazil
There were lots of keepers in mind for this. I was going to put Peter Schmeichel, but then I may as well write down my favourite Manchester United squad, so I give the keepers job to Claudio Andre Mergen Taffarel.
He is one of the big stars of USA 1994 where he only let one goal in throughout the first round and only five goals went past him for the duration of the tournament, two of which were penalties against Italy in the final. A feat still not beaten in World Cup football to this day.
He was capped 106 times as Brazil's goalkeeper. In club football Taffarel played for SC Internacional, Parma, Reggiana, Atletico Miniero, and Galatasaray before going back to Parma to see out his career.
Honours:
FIFA World Cup winner 1994.
UEFA Cup winner 2000.
UEFA Super Sup winner 2000.
Turkish Super League winner 1999 and 2000.
Turkish Cup winner 1999 and 2000.
Minas Gerais State Championship winner 1995
CONMEBOL Cup winner 1997.
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mark andrew 11 months ago
Right , a new revised Version .
If the comments arent going to be constructive , then please , dont bother .
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XXX XXX 11 months ago
No Argentinians... you'd loose...
Enjoyed the read Mark, didn't catch the first article but Cantana should never have been mentioned, he was useless in Europe but great in the league he isn't in the same league as others you speak off.
Best + Giggs, why have both when you could take the master in Best and open it up to another great player?
Alby
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mark andrew 11 months ago
Hey Alby .
Well thanks .
I had Cantona because he is a personal Favourite of mine .
But a few people on here have trouble understanding the meaning of Personal choices , so i removed Eric Cantona to Keep the peace as it was his name causing the problems , which is ludacrously unfair ,
yes he had his bad moments but he was a genius on the ball , and i met him and he is a very nice man when he is calm and with Man U Fans . .
I know he was rubbish in Europe , but he was the catalyst behind my Teams turnaround in the 90's and for that he will always be one of my heroes , its a shame no one else can see that point of view .
As for the Argentinians , Maradona is the most Gifted Argentinian i know , but he did cheat my Country out of a World cup Triumph .
He was so skillful , and for that reason i cant understand why he needed to cheat , he knew he was the best in the world at that time anyway .
And As for Giggs and Best , I Am one of Giggsy's Army of many fans , how can i not Recognise what he has done For United , he has brought me countless amounts of joy .
And George Best didnt have the Silverware of Giggs , but he was a true Genius on a Football pitch .
Reality is , no matter who we pick as our favourites , there will always be someone better out there , Unless your Pele or Eusebio . So everyone cant be made happy with these kind of Articles .
You have Valid and fair Points though , i like that .
Thank you For your Comments Alby .
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S B 11 months ago
Wow ...some serious censorship going on here.
Welcome to the protected zone.
Did not get your reply mate.....apparently it was removed with all the rest.
Hey do not forget to include Cristiano Ronaldo the best ever.
ManU rules. I just love that club. I think you should just put the current ManU team as the list of best players ever.
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mark andrew 11 months ago
no S B , i deleted the last article and re-wrote it .
I put Eusebio in there instead , it wasnt because of the comments , although im glad they are gone because they were a bit silly and it got out of hand .
People need to accept that other people dont have the same opinion .
You would put Maradona in your side , i wouldnt , there is only one reason why i wont choose him .
Are you English ? if you are then you should understand why i wont pick him , If your Not English then i understand why you see differently to me .
its part and parcel of life .
You cant ridicule me , i taken a Man u Player OFF my list and replaced him with a man that had nothing to do with Man united .
As i already said , Cristiano Ronaldo has got No chance of making my Dream team for a good 4 years , maybe longer , he hasnt done Enough yet .
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S B 11 months ago
Isn`t freedom of expression part of UK life? Is this the equivalent to journalistic hooliganism.
If you can`t win kick their asses or as the case may be delete them.
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S B 11 months ago
Sarcasm aside...... I agree with your last set of comments and can totally relate.
Cheers mate.
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mark andrew 11 months ago
No worries mate. i didnt delete the comments tho , i wouldnt know how to do it without deleting the article .
Ive got nothing against diego's football , he was awesome .
And i wish he didnt do what he did because i would be sitting here saying that he is the best in the world by a huge margin .
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Saraswathi Siriginia 11 months ago
Aah! Mark nice list! But mate, why hate Maradona for that hand of god goal, it is God's goal right :-) .Okay, i miss the following though: Ferenc Puskar, Michael Platini, Johan Cruyff, Alfredo Di Stefano and Zinedine Zidane. Of course Marco Van Basten too, in my list.
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mark andrew 11 months ago
I dont hate Maradona Sara , i dont think many english people will forgive him for that hand of god goal , Argentina have always had one of the best teams and styles of play ,
So for that reason i cant understand why such a gifted player felt the need to cheat like that , we would of probably won the world cup if it wasnt for that goal . i mean lets face it us english dont get that kind of opportunity every world cup campaign .
All the other players you mentioned were true greats , its times like this when i wished a football team had 20 players because Van Basten would be in , Cruyff would be in , Platini........probably , and Zinedine Zidane , i still watch that Champions League final goal over and over .
I think Zico would have a shout too ?
Thanks Sara .
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S B 11 months ago
Ok Marky....I was with you all the way till this..... `we would of probably won the world cup if it wasnt for that goal`
Come on get serious....England....probably won.....world cup. I guess Australia would have won 2006 if it were not for the cheat penalty vs Italy.
Let`s get back down to earth please.
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Chukwuemeka Afigbo 10 months ago
I agree with almost everything except the goalkeeper position and the left striker position. Taffarel may have all those impressive statistics going for him and i agree that he was a reliable keeper (a hard thing to find these days). But he was never the distinguishing factor in any team that he played for which is something that can be said for the likes of Dino Zoff, Peter Schmeichel, Oliver Kahn, Buffon, Cech etc. These are players who have on more than one occasion single handedly carried their teams forward.
Secondly not including Maradona shows that you are not being totally objective and calls into question all your other selections. The guy was a phenomenon...pure and simple! He had everything, the good the bad and the ugly.
One is also tempted to ask why Ryan Giggs is in the team and a player like Johan Cryuff is not....
I also wonder a bit at the choice of Fergy for the coach of the team. Did you take into consideration some of the great Italian coaches(Lippi, Trapatoni and England's current coach)?
All in all ...good job!
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Frederik Dovas 9 months ago
My dream team, Fillol- argentina Roberto carlos- Brazil Franco Baresi - Italy Franz Beckenbauer, Germany Cafu- Brazil Johan Cruyf- Holland Zico- Brazil Maradona- Argentina Zidane- France Romario- Brazil Ronaldo- Brazil
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