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  1. Maradona37

    Greatest player(s) of all time and other legends

    Very fair points that i would make myself. If I was selecting a team tactically I would make the same points. Usually GOAT teams are more about fantasy football on paper stuff. Good to see you online - usually look out for your posts and you do seem to have a big liking for the all-time great...
  2. Maradona37

    Greatest player(s) of all time and other legends

    I am not talking about his great ability being normal, I mean his personality and unassuming nature. You could but I don't wanna drop Pele. I'd rather play Ronaldo on LW than Pele. But of course in practice they'd interchange.
  3. Maradona37

    Greatest player(s) of all time and other legends

    It's weird people would hate him more then. Maybe cos he was more cocky on the pitch. But he had yet to become so famous and powerful, which I believe has consumed him. Back then he just seemed like a normal kid.
  4. Maradona37

    Greatest player(s) of all time and other legends

    It was a very very good player to watch for the most part. Other than that 5 year spell, and early days at United. not really been a big fan. I think I told you this before, but when I was a kid and into my early 20s I was a big fan of flashy footballers. So I was 21 when Ronaldo joined Man...
  5. Maradona37

    Greatest player(s) of all time and other legends

    Yes, the early Real Madrid version (2009-2014) is my favourite version of all times of the lad.
  6. Maradona37

    Greatest player(s) of all time and other legends

    Costacurta was brilliant but not sure I would have him over Nesta, Cannavaro and Chiellini, never mind Beckenbauer and Baresi.
  7. Maradona37

    Greatest player(s) of all time and other legends

    @MDub94 Did you not select Maradona as Cruyff fits in better from a tactical perspective?
  8. Maradona37

    Greatest player(s) of all time and other legends

    Great team mate. Did not make it clear but yeah, I was mostly picking a hypothetical best players in their position team with no care for tactics, on this occasion. My defence was very similar to youes (cafu and Alves are similar players and much of a muchness), but my midfield includes Cruyff...
  9. Maradona37

    World Cup '26 qualifiers discussion

    Pretty gentle group as compared to what you might have got. Also, speaking to you, @RedxMAK , @Total-Football and so on, there's a record number of Arab nations in this World Cup, with still possibly Iraq to come - if they can defeat either Bolivia or Suriname. Does that make you all proud? Or...
  10. Maradona37

    World Cup '26 qualifiers discussion

    There are indeed. It multiplies exponentially compared to a tournament half the size where there's only 15 combinations (like the Euros). It's also supremely unbalanced, since if 3rd team qualifies from K or L they will play the 1st team in the other of those two groups. Because of the...
  11. Maradona37

    Greatest player(s) of all time and other legends

    Thanks for moving @Andresito Forgot this thread was on here.
  12. Maradona37

    Champions League 25/26

    History tells us that doing really well in the group (whether the old format or the new) is not really a signal of winning the trophy. Plenty teams have struggled in group and won it. PSG last season as main example.
  13. Maradona37

    World Cup '26 qualifiers discussion

    So I have rarely posted since the draw was made. Some of the groups look average, but that is to be expected with more developing teams due to the expansion. For us (Scotland). I am not that bothered. But starting off against Haiti, in theory, gives us the best chance to start well (though...
  14. Maradona37

    Arsenal

    I am unblocking you now. I still think you are a good guy. But I will be avoiding the Ronaldo thread is it brings out the worst in us both and leads you to insult me. I like you 95 percent of the time, so I will unblock you. Please do not tag me in that thread or attempt to goad me to post there.
  15. Maradona37

    CL game 7: Slavia Prague - Barca 2-4

    yeah strong chance of winning a play-off anyway. Just rather avoid it for guarantee of last 16 and less fixture congestion.
  16. Maradona37

    CL game 7: Slavia Prague - Barca 2-4

    Atleti in Turkey might be a banana skin. All Barca can do is worry about their own games and not focus on other things. A win tonight should not be taken for granted. But if they can win by two, or even three, goals, it sets them up nicely for the final game at home knowing a big win could be...
  17. Maradona37

    Arsenal

    Yes, they've been doing that a while I notice.
  18. Maradona37

    Have you given up on this season just yet?

    You cannot really 'expect' to win the CL - it's too much about luck and it's difficult to win. Also often one season is not a predictor of the next. Football can be volatile like that. But I get your point. It seems like Barcelona have bounced back since this post was created. But it's still...
  19. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    How many wingers do they want? Semenyo, Doku, Vinicius etc. Maybe that is a weak source.
  20. Maradona37

    Brazil

    What youse are discussing, the magic square or whatever they tried to play in 2006 was pure fantasy football stuff that had no place in a real football pitch. Ronaldino, Kaka, Adriano and R9 in a team sounds amazing on paper, never ever works in practice. Emerson and Ze Roberto (or whoever else...

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