Beat the 3-4-3 above you

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You can only use one player per team and it's assuming their peak was with that team. they have to have played football this century, and the players have to be somewhat comfortable in their positions. Messi and both Ronaldo's are ineligible.

GK Neuer (Bayern)

RCB Ferdinand (Man Utd)
CB Van Dijk (Liverpool)
LCB Chiellini (Juventus)

LWB Zanetti (Inter Milan)
CM Kante (Chelsea)
CM Modric (Real Madrid)
RWB Dani Alves (Barcelona)

LF Kaka (AC Milan)
RF Griezmann (Atletico)
CF Kane (Tottenham)
 
Oblak (Atletico)

Rio (United)
Ramos (Real)
Van Dijk (Liverpool)

Bale (Spurs)
Scheweinsteiger (Bayern)
Rodri (City)
Maicon (Inter)

Hazard (Chelsea)
Fabregas (Arsenal)

Suarez (Barcelona)

Keeper was a bit of a reach to fit everyone else in that I wanted to
 
De Gea (Atletico)
Bonucci (Juve)
Rio (Leeds)
Nesta (Lazio)
Maldini (Milan)
Cafu (Roma)
Modric (Real)
Keane (United)
Neymar (PSG)
Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
Rooney (Everton)

:p

One per team. Check
Peak at that team. Skip
 
GK Neuer (Bayern)

RCB Ferdinand (Man Utd)
CB Nesta (AC Milan)
LCB Hummels (Dortmund)

LWB Zanetti (Inter Milan)
CM Kante (Chelsea)
CM Rodri (Man City)
RWB Dani Alves (Barcelona)

LF Henry (Arsenal)
RF Benzema (Real Madrid)
CF Salah (Liverpool)
 
GK Neuer (Bayern)

RCB Ferdinand (Man Utd)
CB Van Dijk (Liverpool)
LCB Ramos (Madrid)

LWB Bale (Madrid)
CM Kante (Chelsea)
CM Xavi (Barcelona)
RWB Cafu (Milan)

LF Henry (Arsenal)
RF Ronaldinho (Barcelona )
CF Ronaldo (Madrid)
 
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McLvnsMuse said:
GK Neuer (Bayern)

RCB Ferdinand (Man Utd)
CB Van Dijk (Liverpool)
LCB Ramos (Madrid)

LWB Bale (Madrid)
CM Keane (Manchester United)
CM Xavi (Barcelona)
RWB Becks (Manchester United)

LF Henry (Arsenal)
RF Cristiano (Manchester United)
CF Rooney (Manchester United)
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Can't have Ronaldo.

Can't have more than one from the same team.

Really, you just can't have this post altogether.
 
Cech (Chelsea)

Ramos(Real Madrid)
Rio (Manchester United)
Silva (PSG)

Walker (Manchester City)
Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)
Kante (Leicester)
Bale (Spurs)

Salah (Liverpool)
Zidane (Juventus)
Henry (Arsenal)
 
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In keeping with my fetish for physical players, they're all 6ft+ athletes (other than Neymar).
 
GK Buffon (Juventus)

LCB Maldini (Milan)
CB Van Dijk (Liverpool)
RCB Nesta (Lazio)

RWB Cafu (Roma)
LWB Zanetti (Inter)
CM Rodri (Man City)
CM Keane (Man Utd)

LF Henry (Arsenal)
RF Zidane (Real)
CF Suarez (Barcelona)
 
alisson(lpool)

thuram(juventus)
koeman(ajax)
maldini(milan)

cafu(roma)
kante(leicester)
keane(united)
marcelo(real)

fenomeno(inter)
iniesta(barca)

g.muller(bayern)
 
-------------------- Allison (Liverpool)
----------Thuram (Juventus) --- Godin (Atleti) --- Maldini (Milan)
---- Maicon (Inter) ---- Kante (Chelsea) ---- Xavi (Barca) --- Marcelo (Madrid)
---------------------------Robben (Bayern) ---- Henry (Arsenal)
--------------------------------------------------Rooney (Utd)
 
GK - Van der Sar (United)

LCB - Maldini (Milan)
CB - Nesta (Lazio)
RCB - Puyol (Barca)

LWB - Marcelo (Madrid)
CM - Vieira (Arsenal)
CM - Yaya Toure (City)
RWB - Lahm (Bayern)

LF - Del Piero (Juve)
CF - Batistuta (Fiorentina)
RF - Salah (Liverpool)
 
GK: Van Der Sar (Fulham)

RCB: Carragher (Liverpool)
CB: Terry (Chelsea)
LCB: Barry (Aston Villa)

LWB: Bale (Spurs)
CM: Rice (West Ham)
CM: Vieira (Arsenal)
RWB: Beckham (Man Utd)

LF: Rooney (Everton)
RF: D.Silva (Man City)

ST: Shearer (Newcastle)


PL only.
 
GK: Neuer (Bayern)

LCB: Maldini (AC Milan)
CB: Van Dijk (Liverpool)
RCB: Thiago Silva (PSG)

LWB: Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
RWB: Maicon (Inter Milan)

CM: Xavi (Barcelona)
CM: Rodri (Man City)

AM: Rooney (Man Utd)
AM: Zidane (Juventus)
CF: Ronaldo 9 (Real Madrid)

- Thought about having a defence that is incredible at defending but can also play out very well from the back. Pique was an obvious shout but left too much to be desired defending wise and also would eat up a Barca spot.
- Van Dijk gives you both. Thiago Silva also gives you both. Nesta at CB was an original shout but since you've already got the two ball playing CB's, we can have the slightly better defender in Maldini, plus as a LCB he would fit in better especially given he has played LB plenty.
- Xavi and Rodri will dominate the midfield.
- R9 leading the line at his peak (assuming no injury) is the best striker in the world not named CR7 + Messi.
- Peak Zidane and Peak Rooney roaming in the left/right attacking midfielder positions is going to be incredible.
- Neuer is pretty obvious I think.
- Hate to say it but Cashley is probably the best left back I've seen in the 21st century.
- Maicon at his Inter peak was the most threatening Right Back I've seen, who also scored buckets of goals. Better than Daniel Alves.
 
Kahn

Materazzi
Vidic
Pepe

Gattuso
Vinnie Jones (Did quit 99)
Roy Keane
Scott Brown

Jimmy Bullard
Duncan Ferguson
Zlatan

That time will BEAT the hell out of every other team above them.
 
Nogho said:
Kahn

Materazzi
Vidic
Pepe

Gattuso
Vinnie Jones (Did quit 99)
Roy Keane
Scott Brown

Jimmy Bullard
Duncan Ferguson
Zlatan

That time will BEAT the hell out of every other team above them.
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It will also lose every game 3-0 because they will have to forfeit as half the team would get sent off by the 70th minute.
 
Nogho said:
Kahn

Materazzi
Vidic
Pepe

Gattuso
Vinnie Jones (Did quit 99)
Roy Keane
Scott Brown

Jimmy Bullard
Duncan Ferguson
Zlatan

That time will BEAT the hell out of every other team above them.
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Taking it as played during 21st century but club peaks can be from any time and using no players from previous team.

GK: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
RCB: Jurgen Kohler (Borussia Dortmund)
CB: Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
LCB: Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)
RWB: Cafu (Roma)
CM: Patrick Vieira (Arsenal)
CM: Lothar Matthaus (Inter Milan)
LWB: Marcelo (Real Madrid)
RCAM: Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona)
LCAM: Roberto Baggio (Juventus)
ST: Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv)
 
Neuer (Bayern)

Kompany (Man City)
Van Dijk (Liverpool)
Maldini (Milan)

Zanetti (Inter)
Keane (Man Utd)
Pirlo (Juventus)
Cole (Arsenal)

Messi (Barcelona)
C.Ronaldo (Madrid)
Falcao (Atleti)

Modded to be 21st century peaks. Acknowledge that Keane's peak is probably 99 but I think he was just as good in 2000...
 
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Surely you can't just cheat by using a previous club that a legend has played for and then claim its that player at the peak? Kiev Shevchenko wasn't that good.

Otherwise we can just do shit like Zidane (Bordeaux), Ronaldo (Corinthians).

Also using Robert Baggio's Juventus period which was in the 90's, Matthau's tenure at Inter etc is against the spirit in my opinion.
 
Van der Sar (Fulham)

Desailly (Chelsea)
Tony Adams (Arsenal)
Pally (United)

Kevin De Bruyne (City)
Xabi Alonso (Real)
Ivan Campo (Bolton)
Lauren Robert (Newcastle)

Jan Koller (Dortmund)
Nicolai Zigic (Birmingham)
Peter Crouch (Spurs)

Win possession, long ball up to the target men. Goal. Good luck defending those three from that midfield pinging wonder balls into them from all angles.
 
tomaldinho1 said:
Van der Sar (Fulham)

Desailly (Chelsea)
Tony Adams (Arsenal)
Pally (United)

Kevin De Bruyne (City)
Xabi Alonso (Real)
Ivan Campo (Bolton)
Lauren Robert (Newcastle)

Jan Koller (Dortmund)
Nicolai Zigic (Birmingham)
Peter Crouch (Spurs)

Win possession, long ball up to the target men. Goal. Good luck defending those three from that midfield pinging wonder balls into them from all angles.
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It's funny cause Crouch is shite in the air and at heading and Zigic can't control a ball to save his life.

Wouldn't it be better with Christian Vieri or Luca Toni?
 
Trequarista10 said:
GK: Van Der Sar (Fulham)

RCB: Carragher (Liverpool)
CB: Terry (Chelsea)
LCB: Barry (Aston Villa)

LWB: Bale (Spurs)
CM: Rice (West Ham)
CM: Vieira (Arsenal)
RWB: Beckham (Man Utd)

LF: Rooney (Everton)
RF: D.Silva (Man City)

ST: Shearer (Newcastle)


PL only.
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vs PL only.

GK - Van der Sar (Fulham)

RCB - V. van Dijk (Southampton)
CB - J. Terry (Chelsea)
LCB - R. Ferdinand (Leeds)

RWB - D. Beckham (Man United)
CM - Kanté (Leicester)
CM - Yaya (Man City)
LWB - Bale (Spurs)

AM - W. Rooney (Everton)
AM - L. Suárez (Liverpool)
CF - T. Henry (Arsenal)
 
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Suárez (Barcelona)
Zidane (Real Madrid) - De Bruyne (Man City)
Giggs (Man Utd) - Schweinsteiger (Bayern Münich) - Kanté (Chelsea) - Cafu (AS Roma)
Maldini (AC Milan) - van Dijk (Liverpool) - Thuram (Parma)
Buffon (Juventus)​

Figured that using XX-century peak players was against the spirit of the challenge, so no Inter Milan Matthäus, however tempting. Borderline cases that included the first years of the 00's are allowed. Rivaldo was one of the players that I liked the most for that left #10 spot but ended up spending Barça chip on Suárez. Wanted to go more attacking so took a play from Amorim's book and used one winger at left back. Left-wing Bale before he moved elsewhere was incredibly tempting as well — even more power added to that freakish pace. Van Dijk over Nesta due to his superior passing ability. Rodri may be the better option than either one of Schweiny or Kanté in the middle there to be fair but De Bruyne fits so well in that right half space... otherwise it would probably be Lazio's Nedvêd (or the Juve one with another keeper in for Buffon... Ajax's van der Sar misses out by a few years so not exactly sure who would be my preference. A boring but reliable Oblak?).

AfonsoAlves said:
Surely you can't just cheat by using a previous club that a legend has played for and then claim its that player at the peak? Kiev Shevchenko wasn't that good.
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He was already one of the best players in the world from 1997 to 1999 (finished 3rd at Ballon d'Or in 1999 mostly for his achievements with Kyiv). I'd say that starting from his hat-trick against Barcelona he went from strength to strength and he's also one of the best fits for the formation considering his profile.
 
harms said:
Suárez (Barcelona)
Zidane (Real Madrid) - De Bruyne (Man City)
Giggs (Man Utd) - Schweinsteiger (Bayern Münich) - Kanté (Chelsea) - Cafu (AS Roma)
Maldini (AC Milan) - van Dijk (Liverpool) - Thuram (Parma)
Buffon (Juventus)​

Figured that using XX-century peak players was against the spirit of the challenge, so no Inter Milan Matthäus, however tempting. Borderline cases that included the first years of the 00's are allowed. Rivaldo was one of the players that I liked the most for that left #10 spot but ended up spending Barça chip on Suárez. Wanted to go more attacking so took a play from Amorim's book and used one winger at left back. Left-wing Bale before he moved elsewhere was incredibly tempting as well — even more power added to that freakish pace. Van Dijk over Nesta due to his superior passing ability. Rodri may be the better option than either one of Schweiny or Kanté in the middle there to be fair but De Bruyne fits so well in that right half space... otherwise it would probably be Lazio's Nedvêd (or the Juve one with another keeper in for Buffon... Ajax's van der Sar misses out by a few years so not exactly sure who would be my preference. A boring but reliable Oblak?).


He was already one of the best players in the world from 1997 to 1999 (finished 3rd at Ballon d'Or in 1999 mostly for his achievements with Kyiv). I'd say that starting from his hat-trick against Barcelona he went from strength to strength and he's also one of the best fits for the formation considering his profile.
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Shevchenko's 1999 season was a bit overrated - it was in the same vein as 2007 Kaka in that his amazing CL performances shot him up the rankings. He was inconsistent in the league and domestically, Rebrov was the better player overall that season. As a kid, I thought out of those two, Rebrov would end up with the better career :lol:
 
Buffon (Juventus)

Maldini (Milan)
Van Dijk (Liverpool)
Thiago Silva (PSG)

Cafu (Roma)
Rodri (Man City)
Keane (Man Utd)
Marcelo (Real)

Robben (Bayern)
Neymar (Barcelona)
Henry (Arsenal)
 
Trequarista10 said:
GK: Van Der Sar (Fulham)

RCB: Carragher (Liverpool)
CB: Terry (Chelsea)
LCB: Barry (Aston Villa)

LWB: Bale (Spurs)
CM: Rice (West Ham)
CM: Vieira (Arsenal)
RWB: Beckham (Man Utd)

LF: Rooney (Everton)
RF: D.Silva (Man City)

ST: Shearer (Newcastle)


PL only.
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Interesting. Not ecstatic with my team but also gave it a go (Kanté from Leicester is a must).

Shearer (Newcastle)
Grealish (Aston Villa) - De Bruyne (Man City)
Bale (Spurs) - Rice (West Ham) - Kanté (Leicester) - Beckham (Man Utd)
Terry (Chelsea) - van Dijk (Liverpool) - Campbell (Arsenal)
van der Sar (Fulham)​
 
AfonsoAlves said:
Shevchenko's 1999 season was a bit overrated - it was in the same vein as 2007 Kaka in that his amazing CL performances shot him up the rankings. He was inconsistent in the league and domestically, Rebrov was the better player overall that season. As a kid, I thought out of those two, Rebrov would end up with the better career :lol:
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I don't think it was too outlandish of a thought to be honest without the benefit of hindsight! They were so good together and Rebrov wasn't that much older.
 
AfonsoAlves said:
It's funny cause Crouch is shite in the air and at heading and Zigic can't control a ball to save his life.

Wouldn't it be better with Christian Vieri or Luca Toni?
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Crouch has the most headed goals in PL history, he stays. We're all about height, Zigic is literally over 2m tall, he won't need to control the ball with his feet, all attacks must be aerial.
 
MyOnlySolskjaer said:
vs PL only.

GK - Van der Sar (Fulham)

RCB - V. van Dijk (Southampton)
CB - J. Terry (Chelsea)
LCB - R. Ferdinand (Leeds)

RWB - D. Beckham (Man United)
CM - Kanté (Leicester)
CM - Yaya (Man City)
LWB - Bale (Spurs)

AM - W. Rooney (Everton)
AM - L. Suárez (Liverpool)
CF - T. Henry (Arsenal)
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I prefer yours. I overlooked Kante, and Rio and Van Dijk from Leeds and Southampton allows for a stronger forward line.

If being pedantic I'd argue Rio was inconsistent at Leeds and early United, and the lack of left footers irks my OCD. And bin Suarez off cos he's a cnut.
 
GK: Alisson - Liverpool
RCB: T. Silva - PSG
CB: Lucio - Inter
LCB: Maldini - Milan
RWB: Cafu - Roma
LWB: A. Cole - Chelsea
CM: Keane - Utd
CM: Modric - Madrid
RF: Rui Costa - Fiorentina
LF: Ronaldinho - Barca
CF: Lewandowski- Bayern


Alisson

T.Silva - Lucio - Maldini
Cafu - Keane - Modric - A.Cole
Rui Costa - Ronaldinho
Lewandowski​
 
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