World class

[growler]

The term world class is thrown about way too often. If you had to pick 5 players who are world class today who would you pick and why?

 

Whilst we on the topic how about three managers?

 

For me its

 

Messi

Ronaldo

Xavi

Rooney

Alves

 

Funguson

Mourhino

Guadiola

Edited November 3, 2010 by growler

[Rimbeux]

I'm trying to spread it among positions and conditions

 

 

Messi

Ronaldo

Xavi

Lucio

A Cole

 

 

Ferguson

Mourinho

Wenger

[Hassony]

Rooney and Alves ahead of Ineista and Villa?

 

I'll pick a team for you instead

 

Cassilas

Maicon (as long as he isn't facing Bale)

Pique

Puyol

A Cole

Xavi

Xabi

Messi

Ronaldo

Eto

Bale ©

[Ed the Wool]

Reina

Mascherano

Torres

Ashley Cole

David Villa

 

I know he's flavour of the week but Bale on current form if he can keep it up.

 

 

Managers:

 

Hiddink

Ancelotti

Rafa

s***coat (He a world class prick as well).

 

I toyed with Ferguson for the manager, but his record in Europe is poor. Same for Wenger.

[Hassony]

 

 

I toyed with Ferguson for the manager, but his record in Europe is poor. Same for Wenger.

 

so you went for Hiddink instead?

[Conrad]

Rooney and Alves ahead of Ineista and Villa?

 

I'll pick a team for you instead

 

Cassilas

Maicon (as long as he isn't facing Bale)

Pique

Puyol

A Cole

Xavi

Xabi

Messi

Ronaldo

Eto

Bale ©

 

Decent side that

[growler]

I couldn't bring myself to put wenger as he hasn't done anything for years now. Sure they play nice football but what have they won?

 

Any manager that has consistently built sides like fungus is worthy. Glad when he retires.

 

Mourinho is the no brainer. Consistently achieves at different clubs, doesn't travel with his hangers on and is still young.

 

I actually think there is a real dearth of quality managers. There are some showing potential but of the current crop, not many are stand out managers. In fact, thinking about it guardiola only made my list because there are no others who have done anything on note

[crisps]

Casillas

 

Maicon

Lucio

Puyol

A Cole

 

Essien

Xavi

Iniesta

 

Ronaldo

Messi

Villa

 

---------

 

and to make it up to 20: -

 

Reina

Alves

Carvalho

Alonso

mascherano

Sneijder

Robben

Torres

Drogba

[Rimbeux]

I couldn't bring myself to put wenger as he hasn't done anything for years now. Sure they play nice football but what have they won?

 

Any manager that has consistently built sides like fungus is worthy. Glad when he retires.

 

Mourinho is the no brainer. Consistently achieves at different clubs, doesn't travel with his hangers on and is still young.

 

I actually think there is a real dearth of quality managers. There are some showing potential but of the current crop, not many are stand out managers. In fact, thinking about it guardiola only made my list because there are no others who have done anything on note

 

 

Despite Wenger going up his a*** with this I grow mine, not buy them Goode Life thing, I just look at the way he consistently takes raw talent and turns them into top players, it's stunning and outstanding ability. Is it enough, with no recent trophies, just the one CL final? Maybe not, but it's not as if he hasn't got his share of PL titles to put on the table.

[Andy @ Allerton]

------------- Schwartzer

 

Paintsil Hangeland Hughes Konchesky

 

---------- Murphy Dembele

 

------- Davies Poulsen Duff

 

------------ Zamora

 

 

That's the dream team Roy with his vision is trying to build at Liverpool. World class.

[Bailo]

Despite Wenger going up his a*** with this I grow mine, not buy them Goode Life thing, I just look at the way he consistently takes raw talent and turns them into top players, it's stunning and outstanding ability. Is it enough, with no recent trophies, just the one CL final? Maybe not, but it's not as if he hasn't got his share of PL titles to put on the table.

Devil's advocate - who has he really done that with?

 

Anelka, Fabregas, Henry.....

[D.Boon]

Iniesta

Villa

Essien

Pique

Messi

 

Hard to look past them in their positions

[Rimbeux]

------------- Schwartzer

 

Paintsil Hangeland Hughes Konchesky

 

---------- Murphy Dembele

 

------- Davies Poulsen Duff

 

------------ Zamora

 

 

That's the dream team Roy with his vision is trying to build at Liverpool. World class.

 

Is no man's pie free from your ambitious finger?

[MarkD]

Xavi

Iniesta

Eto'o

Messi

Casillas

Pique

Alonso

Ronaldo

Ashley Cole

[Rimbeux]

Devil's advocate - who has he really done that with?

 

Anelka, Fabregas, Henry.....

 

Ashley Cole, Adebayor, Viera, Clichy, Van Persie in the first breath, a fair few more like Flamini, Llundberg and Toure who were excellent for them. The overriding thing being genuine improvement.

[Ed the Wool]

so you went for Hiddink instead?

 

I forgot to mention I'm rabidly biased against other English clubs. That probably explains it.

[ManxRed]

------------- Schwartzer

 

Paintsil Hangeland Hughes Konchesky

 

---------- Murphy Dembele

 

------- Davies Poulsen Duff

 

------------ Zamora

 

 

That's the dream team Roy with his vision is trying to build at Liverpool. World class.

 

You've forgotten Jimmy Bullard.

[Andy @ Allerton]

You've forgotten Jimmy Bullard.

 

 

Aaaaaagghh!!

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

seriously. "Funguson." not good.

[StevieC]

Fungus?

 

FFS

[Raj]

Messi

Ronaldo

Xavi

Iniesta

Eto'o

 

Ferguson

Mourinho

Lippi

 

Although could quite easily add Ancelloti to that list

[yellow jumper]

del bosque, by the criteria which appears to being used here. personally i think it's not as simple as that.

 

i can see the argument for having wenger as a world class manager, in terms of how deeply he's left his imprint on one club, reshaped it's future etc. in terms of an overriding legacy who's to say he hasn't achieved far more than world cup and champions' league winner del bosque, even if there seems to be a stubborn streak and some tactcial naivety that may see him fall short of winning european cups or even the premiership again.

Edited November 3, 2010 by yellow jumper

[Woodsyla]

Casillas

 

Maicon

Lucio

Puyol

A Cole

 

Essien

Xavi

Iniesta

 

Ronaldo

Messi

Villa

 

---------

 

and to make it up to 20: -

 

Reina

Alves

Carvalho

Alonso

mascherano

Sneijder

Robben

Torres

Drogba

 

Pique for Puyol and Gerrard for Essien I'd be pretty happy with that.

[domlfc]

Not one person has Bale in their top 5, that is just wrong, he is the 2nd best player in the world behind Xavi........Patrick Barclay said so

[floyd the barber]

Has anyone watched spanish footy the past 2 seasons??? cassillas has been really poor, saved on numerous occassions by the madrid defence, he also wasnt that great in the world cup.....ohhh and messed up against milan 2 nights ago too..