SirBalon 2,692 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 minute ago, ATL said: Well my next up is Cannavaro, so I guess this is Italy's best. Baresi would kick Cannavaro's arse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 This next one will be a little different. For this next Category, ALL TIME Centre Backs, nominate a pair of who you think are the best two CB's of all time. I will nominate Franco Baresi and Gaetano Scirea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Just now, SirBalon said: Come one mate... Anyone not voting Paolo Maldini in that position has to have something wrong with them. Italy will lose out anywhere else other than defence though. This . Best defenders the world has seen, but on the attacking side not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Just now, SirBalon said: Baresi would kick Cannavaro's arse! That's my Combo. Baresi and Cannavaro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Baresi (2) Cannavaro (1) Scirea (1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 5 minutes ago, ATL said: That's my Combo. Baresi and Cannavaro Personally can think of 10 CB's off the top of my head better than Cannavaro. nonetheless it's your choice mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon 2,692 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 7 minutes ago, Cicero said: This next one will be a little different. For this next Category, ALL TIME Centre Backs, nominate a pair of who you think are the best two CB's of all time. I will nominate Franco Baresi and Gaetano Scirea Scirea is a great call and I would agree with you but I have to go with Puyol partnering Franco Baresi. In a Gazzetta dello Sport poll last year the greatest two centrbacks were voted on and both Baresi and Puyol came out winners by a massive margin. My back three will be... Franco Baresi Carles Puyol Paolo Maldini To think that because of the blasted back three chosen for the formation I have to leave out Beckenbauer and Lahm... Sacrilege! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Cicero said: Personally can think of 10 CB's off the top of my head better than Cannavaro. nonetheless it's your choice mate. Idk - I surely can't. Scirea is a solid call, as would Beckenbauer, but there aren't many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,365 Posted March 16, 2017 Administrator Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 minute ago, SirBalon said: Scirea is a great call and I would agree with you but I have to go with Puyol partnering Franco Baresi. In a Gazzetta dello Sport poll last year the greatest two centrbacks were voted on and both Baresi and Puyol came out winners by a massive margin. My back three will be... Franco Baresi Carles Puyol Paolo Maldini To think that because of the blasted back three chosen for the formation I have to leave out Beckenbauer and Lahm... Sacrilege! what? It's a back 4. Lahm can still be your RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,365 Posted March 16, 2017 Administrator Share Posted March 16, 2017 Cannavaro alongside Carles Puyol for me. If I was a bit older I think I would have remembered seeing Lothar Matthaus a lot more but I only really remember him towards the end of his career. I wish I could pick Desailly and Jaap Stam but perhaps they can go on the subs bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon 2,692 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, StanLCFC said: what? It's a back 4. Lahm can still be your RB. I thought we'd chosen a back three with four in the middle and three up front... Philipp Lahm Franco Baresi Carles Puyol Paolo Maldini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnisExcubitor 678 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Just a short quip on LB. I would have picked Maldini, too, but no mention of Ashley Cole. He was a grade A cunt, but there was a time when he was truly world-class. And unlike Carlos, Cole could defend. I believe that Cole doesn't get the credit he deserves because of his off the field activities. Anyways, moving on to CBs, and not to derail this thread. From the ones I have seen, I have always held Nesta in high esteem. Alan Hansen, only seen the archived matches, but lots of them, and he was sheer class. So for me Nesta and Hansen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Just now, IgnisExcubitor said: Just a short quip on LB. I would have picked Maldini, too, but no mention of Ashley Cole. He was a grade A cunt, but there was a time when he was truly world-class. And unlike Carlos, Cole could defend. I believe that Cole doesn't get the credit he deserves because of his off the field activities. Anyways, moving on to CBs, and not to derail this thread. From the ones I have seen, I have always held Nesta in high esteem. Alan Hansen, only seen the archived matches, but lots of them, and he was sheer class. So for me Nesta and Hansen I almost picked Nesta, but went with Cannavaro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 minute ago, ATL said: Idk - I surely can't. Scirea is a solid call, as would Beckenbauer, but there aren't many. Scirea, Santamaria, Passarella, Figueroa, Moore, Beckenbauer, Nesta, Puyol, Gentile, Desailley 3 minutes ago, SirBalon said: Scirea is a great call and I would agree with you but I have to go with Puyol partnering Franco Baresi. In a Gazzetta dello Sport poll last year the greatest two centrbacks were voted on and both Baresi and Puyol came out winners by a massive margin. My back three will be... Franco Baresi Carles Puyol Paolo Maldini To think that because of the blasted back three chosen for the formation I have to leave out Beckenbauer and Lahm... Sacrilege! I've heard INCREDIBLE stories of Scirea from my father, how he was even better at marking his attackers and reading the game than Baresi. From videos as well he was phenomenal. Baresi (3) Cannavaro (2) Puyol (2) Scirea (1 Nesta (1) Hansen (1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion 252 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Can we vote for Maldini as CB too? If not, Nesta. Too young, haven't seen much of Baresi compared to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, Fusion said: Can we vote for Maldini as CB too? If not, Nesta. Too young, haven't seen much of Baresi compared to others. Paolo Maldini has been voted for the best ever LB slot. Unless you are speaking of Cesare Maldini. Choose one more mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion 252 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 1 minute ago, Cicero said: Paolo Maldini has been voted for the best ever LB slot. Unless you are speaking of Cesare Maldini. Choose one more mate. Was talking about Paulo Maldini again. Jaap Stam the 2nd CB for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,365 Posted March 16, 2017 Administrator Share Posted March 16, 2017 how can you vote for Maldini as CB if he's already been chosen as LB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Baresi (3) Cannavaro (2) Puyol (2) Nesta (2) Scirea (1) Hansen (1) Stam (1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon 2,692 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 32 minutes ago, Cicero said: Scirea, Santamaria, Passarella, Figueroa, Moore, Beckenbauer, Nesta, Puyol, Gentile, Desailley I've heard INCREDIBLE stories of Scirea from my father, how he was even better at marking his attackers and reading the game than Baresi. From videos as well he was phenomenal. Baresi (3) Cannavaro (2) Puyol (2) Scirea (1 Nesta (1) Hansen (1) I lived the Scirea period... He was tremendous and his death was a disaster. I remember the fathers of my Italian friends in my childhood really going through mourning. That's how big it was! The vote for Gaetano Scirea is as good as any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asura 319 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Puyol and Cannavaro for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Baresi (3) Cannavaro (3) Puyol (3) Nesta (2) Scirea (1) Hansen (1) Stam (1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ 2,547 Posted March 16, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted March 16, 2017 Cannavaro and Nesta for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Strange obsession with Cannavaro Cannavaro (4) Baresi (3) Puyol (3) Nesta (3) Scirea (1) Hansen (1) Stam (1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted 1,776 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Im 20 and didn't watch football much until my early teens and haven't watched that many historical matches, so I'm not going to pretend I watched Baresi, and as I understand it the idea is to vote based on what we have seen. I accept that, based on what I've read, Baresi is probably the best CB ever - but I've never watched him so thats why he isn't here. Same reason why I wasn't going to say Ruud Krol at LB and why I picked Neuer over Buffon, Schmeichel or Kahn. (for all those acting as if he's historically insignificant, he has pretty much been the best in Europe ever since he hit his peak and single-handedly kept Germany in the world cup against Algeria in 2014 - you know, the one they went on to win. De Gea has't acheived half of what he has). And I'm not going to say Cruyff or Maradona later on, either. Anyway: I'd pick Puyol and Nesta as my pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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