Who has the greatest "played with" starting 11 ever?

FujiVice

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Carlos Tevez just did his. Its not bad is it?

Gigi Buffon
Hugo Ibarra
Rio Ferdinand
Gabriel Heinze
Patrice Evra
Paul Scholes
Andrea Pirlo
Paul Pogba
Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Wayne Rooney.
 
Dani Alves

-----------------------Buffon
Maicon ---- Lucio ---- Thiago Silva --- Marcelo
----------------------Busquets
-------------Xavi ----------- Iniesta
--- Messi --------- Suarez --------- Neymar

You can replace Suarez with Mbappe too.
 
Toni Kroos

---------------------------Manuel Neuer
--Lahm---- Ramos -------------- Varane ---- Marcelo
-------------Schweinsteiger --- Modric
-------------------------------Muller
-----Robben -------- Benzema --- Ronaldo
 
Di Maria would have a pretty good one across Real, United, PSG and Argentina
 
Maxwell's pretty decent from the less obvious ones.

Neymar - Messi - Figo
Iniesta - Xavi
Busquets
Zanetti - T. Silva - Puyol - Alves
Cesar​

Subs: Beckham, Fabregas, Di Maria, Ibrahimovic, Toure, Vieira, Pique, Villa
 
Thierry Henry

---------------------------- Seaman
----- Alves ---- Desailly --- Blanc ---- Lizarazu
-------------------------------Busquets
-----------------------Xavi -------Zidane
------Messi ------------Eto'o -------------Iniesta
 
David Beckham, obviously unbalanced 4-5-1

GK: Casillas/Schmeichel
RB: Zambrotta
CB: Maldini
CB: Nesta
LB: Roberto Carlos
CM: Roy Keane
CM: Andrea Pirlo
LW: Ronaldinho
CAM: Zidane
RW: Figo
ST: Ronaldo

legend in each position and many giant names didn't make the list. maybe I'm biased towards 90s/00s but even without Messi and Ronaldo I'd say this XI should win against any other in this thread.
 
Skills said:
Toni Kroos

---------------------------Manuel Neuer
--Lahm---- Ramos -------------- Varane ---- Marcelo
-------------Schweinsteiger --- Modric
-------------------------------Muller
-----Robben -------- Benzema --- Ronaldo
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Xabi Alonso might be able to top this one with an even better midfield

---------------------- Neuer
---Lahm -- Ramos --- Varane --- Marcelo
-------------------Busquets
------------Xavi ------ Iniesta
---Robben ---- Lewandowski --- Ronaldo

Depends on where you sit on the Lewa vs Benzema debate.
 
Messi

Valdes
Alves - Ramos - Puyol - Zanetti
Busquets
Xavi - Iniesta
Neymar - Suarez - Mbappe​
 
With someone like Bergomi you can create ridiculously stacked teams:

Ronaldo - Rummenigge
Bergkamp
Matthäus - Pirlo
Brehme - Maldini - Baresi - Nesta - Zanetti
Zoff

Klinsmann/P. Rossi
Del Piero ---- R. Baggio ------- Conti
Sammer - Tardelli
R. Carlos/Cabrini - Passarella - Cannavaro - Gentile
Zenga​
 
Cloud7 said:
Di Maria would have a pretty good one across Real, United, PSG and Argentina
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He manages to nab both Messi and Ronaldo

--------------------------------- Buffon
----- Carvajal ----- Ramos ----Varane --- Marcelo
---------------------------------Alonso
------------------------Modric ---- Veratti
-------------Messi -------- Mbappe ------- Ronaldo
 
FujiVice said:
Carlos Tevez just did his. Its not bad is it?

Gigi Buffon
Hugo Ibarra
Rio Ferdinand
Gabriel Heinze
Patrice Evra
Paul Scholes
Andrea Pirlo
Paul Pogba
Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Wayne Rooney.
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Trying to find the Man City players in that :smirk:
 
Skills said:
Xabi Alonso might be able to top this one with an even better midfield

---------------------- Neuer
---Lahm -- Ramos --- Varane --- Marcelo
-------------------Busquets
------------Xavi ------ Iniesta
---Robben ---- Lewandowski --- Ronaldo

Depends on where you sit on the Lewa vs Benzema debate.
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Nah it's more that Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets is easily ahead in midfield especially as they actually played together and had unbelievable chemistry.

Player for player, Busquets > Schweinsteiger, Xavi > Modric, Iniesta > Muller.
 
Ryan Giggs:

Schmeichel

Neville
Vidic
Ferdinand
Irwin

Keane
Scholes
Robson

Ronaldo
van Nistelrooy
Bale

Stam, Cantona, Ince, Hughes etc etc
 
Beckham?

Schmeichel
Casillas
Rio
Terry
Stam
Cole
Carlos
Neville
Nesta
Cannavaro
Maldini
Zidane
Seedorf
Scholes
Keane
Kaka
Figo
Pirlo
Zlatan
Raul
Ronaldhino
Ronaldo
Rooney
 
Beek

de Gea
Varane - van Dijk - de Ligt
de Jong
Pogba - Wijnaldum
Fernandes
Robben - Cavani - van Persie​
 
Murder on Zidane's Floor said:
Beckham?

Schmeichel
Casillas
Rio
Terry
Stam
Cole
Carlos
Neville
Nesta
Cannavaro
Maldini
Zidane
Seedorf
Scholes
Keane
Kaka
Figo
Pirlo
Zlatan
Raul
Ronaldhino
Ronaldo
Rooney
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Beckham wins the thread.

He also played with Van Nistelrooy, Shearer, Owen (Ballon d'Or winner), Irwin, Sol Campbell.

Not sure how you missed out Cantona (blasphemy).
 
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Murder on Zidane's Floor said:
Beckham?

Schmeichel
Casillas
Rio
Terry
Stam
Cole
Carlos
Neville
Nesta
Cannavaro
Maldini
Zidane
Seedorf
Scholes
Keane
Kaka
Figo
Pirlo
Zlatan
Raul
Ronaldhino
Ronaldo
Rooney
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Sol Campbell too. The guy is a prick but was a great player, though he'd not make the 11
 
R. Carlos:

Ronaldo - Romario
Ronaldino - Zidane
Redondo - Makelele
Marcelo - Ramos - Cannavaro - Cafu
Casillas

Subs: Raul, Hierro, Figo, Seedorf, Beckham, Rivaldo, Zanetti, Lucio, Bergomi, Eto'o, Junior, Kaka​



Seedorf:
Ronaldinho - Ronaldo - Robben
Davids - Redondo - Rijkaard
Maldini - Nesta - Stam - Cafu
van der Sar​

Subs: Kaka, Shevchenko, Raul, R. Carlos, Hierro, T. Silva, Zanetti, Blanc, Ibrahimovic, Bergkamp, Rivaldo, van Nistelrooy, van Persie, Sneijder, Beckham, R. Baggio, Casillas
 
The holy trinity 68 said:
Nah it's more that Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets is easily ahead in midfield especially as they actually played together and had unbelievable chemistry.

Player for player, Busquets > Schweinsteiger, Xavi > Modric, Iniesta > Muller.
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Oh yeah its a better midfield.

I was making a seperate point about the two strikers - Lewandowski or Benzema, that's a close call.
 
harms said:
R. Carlos:

Ronaldo - Romario
Zidane
Redondo - Makelele
Marcelo - Ramos - Cannavaro - Cafu
Casillas

Subs: Raul, Hierro, Figo, Seedorf, Beckham, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Zanetti, Lucio, Bergomi, Eto'o, Junior, Kaka​



Seedorf:
Ronaldinho - Ronaldo - Robben
Davids - Redondo - Rijkaard
Maldini - Nesta - Stam - Cafu
van der Sar​

Subs: Kaka, Shevchenko, Raul, R. Carlos, Hierro, T. Silva, Zanetti, Blanc, Ibrahimovic, Bergkamp, Rivaldo, van Nistelrooy, van Persie, Sneijder, Beckham, R. Baggio, Casillas
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Only going with 10 players? Brave.
 
Goncalo Ramos has the benefit of making his own team.
 
harms said:
Seedorf:
Ronaldinho - Ronaldo - Robben
Davids - Redondo - Rijkaard
Maldini - Nesta - Stam - Cafu
van der Sar​

Subs: Kaka, Shevchenko, Raul, R. Carlos, Hierro, T. Silva, Zanetti, Blanc, Ibrahimovic, Bergkamp, Rivaldo, van Nistelrooy, van Persie, Sneijder, Beckham, R. Baggio, Casillas
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Blimey. Seedorf actually wins this hands down, it's ridiculous .

He also played with; Frank and Ronaldo De Boer, Litmanen, Kluivert, Overmars, Mijatovic, Suker, Morientes, Campo, Guti, Eto'o, Pirlo, Gattuso, Dida, Costacurta, Rui Costa, Inzaghi, Vieri, Recoba.
 
One club men - Paolo Maldini:

--------------------------- Buffon
---- Cafu ---- Baresi --- Nesta --- Zambrotta?!?!
-----------------------------Rijkaard
----------------Pirlo ------------------Gullit
------------------------------Kaka
-----------------Ronaldo ------- Van Basten
 
I go with Maldini. His team mates have won 14 Balon D'Ors between them. Just pick elven:

Paolo Rossi
Baresi
Costacurta
Gullit
van Basten (3)
Papin
Rijkaard
Desailly
Futre
Weah
Davids
Kluivert
Gattuso
Shevchenko
Redondo
Rui Costa
Inzaghi
Nesta
Pirlo
Rivaldo
Cafu
Seedorf
Kaka
Crespo
Stam
Ronaldo (2)
Zambrotta
Ronaldinho
Thiago Silva
Beckham
Baggio
Zola
Cannavaro
Del Piero
Totti
Buffon



Probably something like:


Buffon
Cafu Baresi Nesta Zambrotta
Davids Gullit
Rivaldo Ronaldinho Ronaldo
van Basten​
 
Some of the older players:

Bobby Charlton

Banks
Armfield - Moore - Wright - Byrne
Best - Edwards - Ball - Finney
Greaves - Law

Didi

Gilmar
Djalma Santos - Santamaria - Bellini - Nilton Santos
Garrincha - Zito - Di Stefano - Gento
Puskas - Pele

Gaetano Scirea

Zoff
Gentile - Baresi - Bergomi - Cabrini
Tardelli
Brady - Platini - Laudrup - Boniek
Rossi
 
Seedorf
Van Der Sar
Cafu Maldini Stam Roberto Carlos
Rijkaard Kaka Pirlo
Ronaldhino Shevchenko Ronaldo

Sergio Ramos
Cassilas
Puyol Cannavaro Roberto Carlos
Iniesta Xabi Alonso Xavi
Messi Mbappe Ronaldo

Thuram
Buffon
Zambrotta Cannavaro Desailly Abidal
Deschamps
Xavi Zidane
Messi Henry Ronaldhino

Deco
Cech
Carvalho Terry Puyol Cole
Figo Xavi Rui Costa
Messi Ronaldo Ronaldhino

Pique
Van Der Sar
Dani Alves Vidic Puyol Ramos
Xavi Scholes Iniesta
Messi Suarez Ronaldo

Rivaldo
Dida
Cafu Nesta Lucio Maldini
Pirlo Rui Costa Seedorf
Ronaldhino Shevchenko Ronaldo

Riquelme could have Messi and Maradona plus many great Argentinian planes

Beckham already mentioned would have many great options

Toure and Morata might make a good team too
 
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Some of the most average players with ridiculous teams:

Roque Junior

Dida
Cafu - Nesta - Maldini - Carlos
Pirlo - Seedorf - Kaka
Rivaldo - Ronaldo - Ronaldinho

Leaving out Shevchenko/Rui Costa/Lucio and others!

David May - The 1999 United team, plus Cantona and Shearer up front.

Ryan Bertrand

Cech
Azpilicueta - Terry - Van Dijk - Cole
Makelele - Essien - Lampard
Robben - Drogba - Mane

Juliano Belletti

Cech
Cafu - Terry - Carvalho - Carlos
Makelele - Xavi - Iniesta
Messi - Ronaldo - Ronaldinho
 
Surely Zlatan Ibrahimovic has basically played with everyone in world football at some point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatan_Ibrahimović

So you can have Del Piero, Pavel Nedved, Tacchinardi, Paulo Montero and David Trezeguet from Juventus 2004/05
Luis Figo, Francesco Toldo, Patrick Vieira, and Adriano from Inter 2006/07
Iniesta, Busquets, Messi, Pique, Puyol, and Dani Alves from Barcelona 2009/20
Beckham and Thiago Silva from PSG 2012/13, Cavani and Verrati from 2015/16
And Jesse Lingard from Man Utd 2016/2017
 
Try guessing without opening the spoilers.

How did this player end up spending 25 % of his career with Fred and McTominay in midfield?

De Gea 1 v 2

Casillas
Carvajal - Ferdinand - Ramos - Evra
Busquets
Xavi - Iniesta
Ronaldo - Aguero - Rooney


Giggs - van Persie - Forlan
Fabregas - Scholes
Carrick
Alba - Puyol - Vidic - Arbeloa
Valdes​


De Gea 3 v 4

Romero
Azpilicueta - Varane - Pique - Shaw
Fletcher - Rodri
Pedro - Silva - Villa
Torres

Sanchez - Ibrahimovic - Di Maria
Pogba - Fernandes
Alonso
Navas - Godin - Laporte - Valencia
Reina​


Honorable mentions: Albiol, Juanfran, Casemiro, Matic, Isco, Cazorla, Thiago, Mata, Koke, Reyes, Asensio, Nani, Pedri, Cavani, Falcao, Costa, Rashford, Rodriguez, Berbatov, Lukaku, Morata.
 
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---------------------Cech
Pavard--Hummels---Skririnar Shaw
------------Schweinsteiger
-------Pogba---------Gündogan
Reus------Lewandowski-------Rooney
 
Henry - Rooney - Ronaldo
Scholes - Zidane - Pirlo
Abidal - Vidic - Rio - Thuram
Buffon

Player: Patrice Evra

It's a United-forum so might not be the objectively best XI.

Some of the players possible: Benzema, RVP, RVN, Pires, Vieira, Vidal, Makelele, Heinze, Pique, Varane, Alves, VDS, Maicon, DDG, Higuain, Tevez, Coman, Bonucci, Chiellini and more.
 
It's so tempting to use the very much legitimate all-star games from the 60's for this! For example, Schnellinger would have this as a team (highlighted the stars from the All-Star game). To be fair even without them this team would be tough to beat.

Gento ---- Müller ---- Hamrin
Rivera - Di Stéfano
Masopust - Beckenbauer
Rosato - Schulz - Vogts
Yashin

Bench: Puskas, Law, Kopa, Eusebio, Baxter, Netzer, Maier, Walter, Seeler, Zoff, Overath...​
 
Ruud Gullit:

van Basten - Bergkamp
Cruyff
van Hanegem - Rijkaard
Koeman
Maldini - Baresi - Desailly - Gerets*
Zenga

*maybe Krol out of position?​

Frank Rijkaard:

Cruyff - van Basten - Gullit
Bergkamp
Davids - Seedorf
Koeman
Maldini - Baresi - Krol
van der Sar​
 
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