European Team of the decade

[Rory Fitzgerald]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philminshull/20...the_nought.html

 

Kahn

 

Thuram Cannavaro Carvalho Lahm

 

Beckham Zidane Figo

 

Ronaldo Van Nistelrooy Henry

 

Coach: Lippi

 

 

Substitutes: Iker Casillas (Spain), Paolo Maldini (Italy) Sergio Ramos (Spain), Xavi Hernandez (Spain), Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic), Wayne Rooney (England), Fernando Torres (Spain).

 

 

 

Comments

 

Lahm > Maldini - gimme a break !

 

Sergio farking Ramos gets to sit beside the great man on the bench ? Well then there must also be a spot for Paul McShane also if thats the criteria.

 

Notable absentees: Raul, Shevchenko, Vieira, Makelele, obviously Stevie "MVP" Gerrard, Roy Keane.

 

Surely there must be some mistake - Ryan Giggs has not got an award/nomination.

 

Klaus Toppmoller must have only just missed out on the manager's spot.

 

3 Portugeuse players make the list despite not winning anything and choking on home soil in 2004 against Latvia or Lituania or some team like that.

 

Ronaldo and Van Nistelrooy in the same team ? No wonder Lippi picked Beckham because Ronaldo wont be crossing the ball for RvN !

[Raj]

Where is Eto'o?

[Hassony]

Where is Eto'o?

 

I don't think Cameroon count as part of europe

[Raj]

I don't think Cameroon count as part of europe

 

I didnt read the article, assumed it was based on where players had played, i.e - with Europe

Edited December 23, 2009 by roegahnn

[Maldini]

I love it when these annual lists come out and people realise that the people whose words they've put so much faith in all year are actually a bit mental. That's a f***ing doozy of a list!

[Sion]

Buffon

 

Thuram Hyypia Nesta Maldini

 

Figo Zidane Makelele Nedved

 

Henry Schevchenko

 

That team would own

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Beckham?

[Hassony]

Buffon

 

Thuram Hyypia Nesta Maldini

 

Figo Zidane Makelele Nedved

 

Henry Schevchenko

 

That team would own

 

Who's the manager?

[Sion]

Who's the manager?

 

Going off things won it'd probably have to be Mourinho or Ancelotti

[stressederic]

Going off things won it'd probably have to be Mourinho or Ancelotti

 

It'd need to be the best manager working in Europe over the last decade. So Big Sam, clearly.

[Maldini]

Buffon

 

Thuram

Cannavaro

Nesta

Maldini

 

Figo

Xavi

Gerrard

Zidane

 

Henry

van Nistelrooy

[Nerik]

Dunno if Maldini would be in my team of the 00s, I think he was at his best in the 90s. Then again having Lahm in the team ahead of him is a joke.

[Superjay]

Casillias

 

Cannavaro

Nesta

Maldini

 

Placcy

Xavi

Nedved

Gerrard

Zidane

 

Henry

Del Piero

 

Subs: Buffon, Thuram, Sol Campbell, Figo, Viera, Fowler, Van Nistelrooy.

[Minder78]

Bergkamp?

[floyd the barber]

giggs

 

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Subs: giggs

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giggs

[stressederic]

You're allowed 7 subs now.

 

I think it would be a disgrace if Giggs missed out and you might as well include Giggs as the 7th.

[Nebraska Red]

giggs

 

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Subs: giggs

giggs

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can you imagine Tyldesley commentating on that team.

 

"here's giggsy moving up the left passes it inside to giggsy who beats one man and finds giggsy in the box who lays it back to giggsy who shoots and puts it wide. oooooooohhh giggsy lad what are you doing? you should have passed it back to giggsy!"

[growler]

you have to make space for keane, gerrard, henry, zidane, thuram, buffon, ronaldo and maldini, then you can debate vthe rest if the players and formation

[floyd]

Where is the best player since Maradona, the proper Ronaldo??

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Buffon

 

Thuram

Cannavaro

Nesta

Maldini

 

Figo

Xavi

Gerrard

Zidane

 

Henry

van Nistelrooy

 

edit

Edited December 24, 2009 by Rory Fitzgerald

[Rory Fitzgerald]

you have to make space for keane, gerrard, henry, zidane, thuram, buffon, ronaldo and maldini, then you can debate vthe rest if the players and formation

 

and Pacheco !

[Flanders]

Where is the best player since Maradona, the proper Ronaldo??

In the South American team of the decade, presumably.

[floyd]

In the South American team of the decade, presumably.

[Flanders]

[surf]

i'd have raul in there. madrid legend and top goalscorer in the CL