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    Old 26-12-2009, 09:00 PM   #1
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    Goal.com team of the decade
    Anybody following this poll, where people vote on the best possible team from this decade. Some very strange choices, such as Hyypia being overwhelmingly ahead of Rio, Terry, Stam... Am I biased or was he really THAT GOOD?

    Maybe, we could do our own poll on each position?
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    Old 26-12-2009, 09:09 PM   #2
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    is it a premiership team? mm, probably a RAWK plot to overwhelm it or something. would distract from the misery of their season. we could do one
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    Old 26-12-2009, 09:09 PM   #3
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    Hyypia really was that good.
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    Old 26-12-2009, 09:13 PM   #4
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    Anyone But Terry
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    Old 31-12-2009, 04:02 AM   #5
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    I'm going to go with players that have dominated more or less the whole decade rather than some
    tedious hoodrat that only started playing last year.

    Buffon; Zambrotta, Nesta, Samuel, A. Cole; Lampard, Hargreaves; Veron, Ronaldinho, Kakà; Ruud.
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    Old 03-01-2010, 08:54 PM   #6
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    When Hyypia played for Liverpool, he was one of the best defenders in the world, around the first half of the decade.
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    Old 04-01-2010, 02:25 AM   #7
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    i will make 2 teams coz 1 team is not enough

    Buffon

    Cafu Nesta Cannavaro Maldini

    Makélélé
    Ronaldo Giggs
    Ronaldinho

    Ronaldo van Nistelrooy


    Iker

    Zanetti Ferdinand Stam Carlos

    Beckham Scholes Zidane Figo

    Henry Shevchenko
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    Old 04-01-2010, 02:27 AM   #8
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    I'm going to go with players that have dominated more or less the whole decade rather than some
    tedious hoodrat that only started playing last year.

    Buffon; Zambrotta, Nesta, Samuel, A. Cole; Lampard, Hargreaves; Veron, Ronaldinho, Kakà; Ruud.

    Originally Posted by PeeJay View Post
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    Old 04-01-2010, 03:01 AM   #9
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    @ in bold

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    Yes? Any questions?
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    Old 04-01-2010, 12:38 PM   #10
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    Yes? Any questions?

    Originally Posted by PeeJay View Post
    What the **** are they doing in the team of the decade


    Hargreaves and Veron hardly done anything compared to Scholes Gerrard Lampard Makélélé Vieira Keane Deco Xavi and Zidane

    as for Samuel, good defender but there are many better ones this decade like Rio Stam Maldini etc,.....
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    Old 04-01-2010, 03:53 PM   #11
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    Veron

    He wasn't as bad for us as people made hi out to be...but team of the decade. lol
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    Old 04-01-2010, 04:09 PM   #12
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    What the **** are they doing in the team of the decade


    Hargreaves and Veron hardly done anything compared to Scholes Gerrard Lampard Makélélé Vieira Keane Deco Xavi and Zidane

    as for Samuel, good defender but there are many better ones this decade like Rio Stam Maldini etc,.....

    Originally Posted by abojodeh View Post
    Why don't you read my posts you tedious little fool? I underlined that I was selecting players who have
    been top notch for the whole decade.

    Veron in his day was better than all of those players with the exception of Zidane who, however, retired
    in 2006.

    Hargreaves > Vieira.

    Also, Hargreaves has hardly done anything? How about two Champions Leagues, one at the age of 20?

    Hargreaves has won two Champions League finals, more than Scholes (missed '99), Gerrard, Lampard,
    Makelele, Vieira, Keane, Xavi (missed '05) and Zidane. Of the players you mentioned, only Deco has won
    two Champions Leagues, but, let's be honest, he only had 3-4 years of quality, before and after that
    phase he was average.

    Makelele was a good player in his day but remember that he was 30 in 2003, meaning that he spent
    most of his bright years in the 90s. Keane? Decent player, not in the last decade though, considering
    he retired in 2005.

    Samuel > Rio. Stam is 38 years of age and did a good job until 2005 or so, that's half a decade, compared
    to Samuel who has had a decade of absolute quality.

    Veron

    He wasn't as bad for us as people made hi out to be...but team of the decade. lol

    Originally Posted by Keano! View Post
    He's recently won the South American player of the year award for the second time running, he regularly
    plays for Argentina instead of Aguero and Riquelme, among others and he broke the British transfer record.

    Nobody who saw him at Lazio can doubt his immense quality and absolutely superb passing.
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    Old 04-01-2010, 04:28 PM   #13
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    Casillas
    Zanetti Cannavaro Lucio A.Cole

    Gerrard Makelele Scholes

    Ronaldo Ruud Henry

    A special mention to John Terry, Lampard, Pirlo, Gattuso, Nesta, Buffon, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Messi, Zidane, Rooney, Iniesta and Vieira.

    I wanted my team to be able to actually function properly if they were a real team, so Voila
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    Old 04-01-2010, 04:53 PM   #14
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    Why don't you read my posts you tedious little fool? I underlined that I was selecting players who have
    been top notch for the whole decade.

    No need for insults the players i mentioned were great the whole decade

    Veron in his day was better than all of those players with the exception of Zidane who, however, retired
    in 2006.

    Hargreaves > Vieira.

    Also, Hargreaves has hardly done anything? How about two Champions Leagues, one at the age of 20?

    Fair play to that

    Hargreaves has won two Champions League finals, more than Scholes (missed '99), Gerrard, Lampard,
    Makelele, Vieira, Keane, Xavi (missed '05) and Zidane. Of the players you mentioned, only Deco has won
    two Champions Leagues, but, let's be honest, he only had 3-4 years of quality, before and after that
    phase he was average.

    its not about the trophies its about the quality of football the player produced
    so what if Lampard did not win a UCL ? he was named the Premier league player of the decade he broke records with Chelsea and won 2 league tittles and scored in a champions league final
    and so what if Xavi missed a champions league final ? he won many other stuff and was named the best player at the euro 2008 and Deco was quality from 2003 tell he joined Chelsea but he is not that bad wit Chelsea

    Gerrard played in 2 champions league finals and scored a goal in one of them and had a decade of great football

    Scholes was one of our best players in 2007 and he was 33, he had a quality decade
    Keegan named him the best english midfield and said that "Scholes is absoloute world class player"
    Edgar Davies said the he is the best midfielder in the world
    he broke records like becoming the best english scorer in the UCL and won 6 league tittles 1 champions league tittle


    Hargreaves had 7 years of good football in his 3 years at United he was injured for most of the time and even when he was fit in his first season Fergie used Carrick and Anderson/Scholes more than Hargreaves



    Makelele was a good player in his day but remember that he was 30 in 2003, meaning that he spent
    most of his bright years in the 90s. Keane? Decent player, not in the last decade though, considering
    he retired in 2005.

    Best days in the 90's ooh c'mon Peejay his finest time was with Real Madrid nad ti was in the early 2000's nad he was Chelsea's best played in the mid 00's
    Zidane praised him and called him the battery of real madird and almost every manager gave him praise
    his best days where in the 00's and it was the time he established himself as a regular for France national team


    Samuel > Rio. Stam is 38 years of age and did a good job until 2005 or so, that's half a decade, compared
    to Samuel who has had a decade of absolute quality.



    He's recently won the South American player of the year award for the second time running, he regularly
    plays for Argentina instead of Aguero and Riquelme, among others and he broke the British transfer record.

    Nobody who saw him at Lazio can doubt his immense quality and absolutely superb passing.

    Veron is immense but he wasted hlaf of the decade with United and Chelsea he have been good with Inter and great with Estudiantes

    Veron NEVER got picked ahead of Riquelme
    by the time Riquelme was playing for Argentina Veron was used a a Central midfielder while Riquelme was used as an attcking midfielder in a 4-5-1 formation with Crespo afont
    i watch lots of Brasil and argentina and almost watched every Argentina and Brasil match in the last 3 COPA's (Copa America) and never seen Veron picked ahead of Riquelme
    Riquelme retired from interntaional football after a bust up with Diego Maradona thus why Veron plays
    and so what if if Veron won the best South American player of the year ? Tevez won it THREE TIMES INA ROW
    and speaking of Riquelme did you watch 2007 Copa Libertadores ? i watched allot of it and watched the final because i like Gremio and Riquelme was one of the finest players i ever seen he scored in both legs and was the 2nd best goalscorer and the best player in the tourney
    and just like Veron, Riquelme flopped at a big club like Veron did with us and chelsea
    can't see one reason why Veron is ahead of Scholes or Zidane ?
    Zidane only played 6 years of this decade but Veron only had good 6 years out of 10

    Originally Posted by PeeJay View Post
    replay in bold red
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    Old 04-01-2010, 04:55 PM   #15
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    Casillas
    Zanetti Cannavaro Lucio A.Cole

    Gerrard Makelele Scholes

    Ronaldo Ruud Henry

    A special mention to John Terry, Lampard, Pirlo, Gattuso, Nesta, Buffon, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Messi, Zidane, Rooney, Iniesta and Vieira.

    I wanted my team to be able to actually function properly if they were a real team, so Voila

    Originally Posted by Owenzy View Post
    Lucio over Nesta ?

    thats a weird one

    Zanetti is a good call i will put him in the 2nd team

    btw do you rate Iker higher than Buffon and Kahn ?
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    Old 04-01-2010, 05:03 PM   #16
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    Lucio over Nesta ?

    thats a weird one

    Zanetti is a good call i will put him in the 2nd team

    btw do you rate Iker higher than Buffon and Kahn ?

    Originally Posted by abojodeh View Post
    Nesta has been injured for years, was the best defender in the world at one stage. Lucio has been very consistent over the decade, a good leader, composed and his pace compliments Cannavaro's more aggressive style.
    I rate Iker over tem as Buffon has gone off the radar since 2006. Kahn was better in the 90's, started to make a lot of mistakes when he got near the end of his career.
    Casillas hasn't even reached his prime yet and he's still up there with the best with another 10+ years left in the game.
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    Old 04-01-2010, 05:10 PM   #17
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    hmm fair points

    but Nesta might go down as one of the best defenders ever graced the game
    he didn't really miss allot of the decade he only missed about 2 years
    he missed the last season and the first half of the season after the world cup becuase he was still recovering from the injury he got against Czech and when he returned into action Milan bounced back and the team was miles better

    he is
    a four-time member of the annual UEFA Team of the Year
    Seria A Defender of the year for five times
    2 Champions league winner
    and a world cup winner

    he was so unlucky with Italy missing all of their important finals but without a shadow of doubt he is the best defender of this decade and one of the best defenders off all the time and only him and Stam can achieve GOAT status while Rio Lucio etc.. all will be forgotten
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    Old 04-01-2010, 05:12 PM   #18
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    I don't believe Fat Ronaldo deserves to get in this decade, so mine would be:

    Buffon

    Cafu----Ferdinand------Cannavaro-----Maldini

    --------------------Makelele-------------------------

    Ronaldo----Zidane------Ronaldinho---- Giggs

    --------------------Henry---------------------------+
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    Old 04-01-2010, 05:15 PM   #19
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    nice formation Dazza its pretty much similar to mine but you had Rio inplace of Nesta and i had Ronaldo instead of Henry and my formation was 4-4-2 with Ruud and Ronaldo
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    Old 04-01-2010, 05:33 PM   #20
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    Ya, pretty much the same, but I just couldn't leave out Rio or Zizou!
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