In your opinion, world's best 11 at the moment? IMO: GK: Gianluigi Buffon LB: Gael Clichy CB: Rio Ferdinand CB: Nemanja Vidic RB: Sergio Ramos LM: Cristiano Ronaldo CM: Xavi Hernandez CM: Kaka RM: Lionel Messi ST: Zlatan Ibrahimovic ST: Fernando Torres
This is hard. My formation would probably be 4-1-3-2 GK:Buffon LB:Evra CB:Puyol CB:Vidic RB:Ramos CDM:Xavi LWM:Messi CAM:Gerrard RWM:Ronaldo ST:Ibrahimovic ST:Torres
Yeah, guys like Evra, Lahm, Puyol, Alves, Iniesta, etc. were pretty close to making mine as well. But I think I got the balance right.
I don't reckon you can do this with soccer as formations are not set in stone as in other football codes.
Make your own formation. That's the best part of it... what's the best XI you can fit into any orthodox formation.
Yeah, it's a matter of picking your best 11 players and shoving them into formation, or picking your best formation and following on from there. Atm the trend is 4-5-1, so I guess that'd be the place to start.
11 players don't play Union, tennis, etc... I was going to specify but thought I didn't need to for this one.
Cricket much? Hell, we even have a few "World XI" threads on here already that are about cricket IIRC.
alright if using 4-5-1 I think this would be the side GK:Buffon LB:Evra CB:Puyol CB:Vidic RB:Ramos CDM:Xavi CM:Gerrard CM:Iniesta LWM:Messi RWM:Ronaldo ST:Ibrahimovic
GK: Buffon LB: Lahm CB: Puyol CB: Ferdinand/Vidic (probably the best combination, but Puyol's better than both IMO) RB: Ramos CDM: Pirlo CDM: Xavi LAM: Ronaldo CAM: Gerrard RAM: Messi ST: Torres
Essien was extremely unlucky not to make my side. Went for Pirlo, but as I said, I'd probably change it again right now. One thing that worries a little me is the lack of South Americans in all these sides, probably suggesting that the game is more physical and less technical than ever.
Yeah. Mine is favourite as much as best because tbh if you don't have Foxtel you see SFA soccer besides the highlights.