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  On 05/02/2024 at 19:20, sammynb said:

 

Bastard!

Where's Del Piero on that list?

Wasn't Maldini a LCB and not a LB for most of his career?

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No, it was the other way round. He finished up playing as a CB but played the vast majority of his games as a (right-footed) LB. He was predictably brilliant in the middle too though. There is some ridiculous stat where him and Baresi played there together about 150 times in serie a and Milan conceded 25 goals (or something like that). However it makes a good point, that while he was more celebrated as a full back he’d easily get ahead of Twaterazzi (TM Isegrim) in the middle too. You could say similar about Bergomi too. Who should probably make the team as a RB (if we’re talking about in my lifetime) but would be another better CB than the aforementioned Twat 

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Del Piero was mine too

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Del Piero was never the same post injury but still a great player. Totti I suppose is fair enough for his longevity and the amount he scored. Again we’re talking ‘modern era’ though. But if we’re on about just my lifetime again (and playing that formation) I’d have Baggio in the ‘Trequartista’ role with peak Vieri and Rossi upfront. Donadoni was a class player too on the wing. The likes of Riva and Rivera were a bit before my time ;) 

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Del Piero was never the same post injury but still a great player. Totti I suppose is fair enough for his longevity and the amount he scored. Again we’re talking ‘modern era’ though. But if we’re on about just my lifetime again (and playing that formation) I’d have Baggio in the ‘Trequartista’ role with peak Vieri and Rossi upfront. Donadoni was a class player two on the wing. The likes of Riva and Rivera were a bit before my time ;) 

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You can't have Vieri, he's Australian! 😉 

Considering how bad Del Piero's injuries were, a bit like Shearer, the fact he still went on to play so many games and score so many goals is incredible.

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I hate these things when it's NUFC never mind anyone else. Not saying he should be on there at all but I loved Schillaci, Ravanelli was more than decent, vieri is a good shout. Di Livio was quality as was Conte. Nesta should be a shout, Materazzi can fuck off if only for his antics v us. Gentile could see this and deal with the errant youngster appropriately. 

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I hate these things when it's NUFC never mind anyone else. Not saying he should be on there at all but I loved Schillaci, Ravanelli was more than decent, vieri is a good shout. Di Livio was quality as was Conte. Nesta should be a shout, Materazzi can fuck off if only for his antics v us. Gentile could see this and deal with the errant youngster appropriately. 

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Vialli and Ravenelli were a great partnership 

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The 1970 runners-up and 1982 WC Champions enter the chat.

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I was being sarcastic. :lol: It's not as if they weren't successful in the past is it? Winning WCs , being runners up and innovative, (not always in a good way) throughout history. As Alex says, hard to speak about the likes of Riva as I've never saw them. Bill McCracken virtually changed the defensive game in this country, we had our most successful period when he was here yet how many NUFC fans would put him in a greatest eleven? I never get vexed by shite like this tbh, I can be indecisive as it is without putting myself through a pointless waste of time. :lol:

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You can't have Vieri, he's Australian! 😉 

Considering how bad Del Piero's injuries were, a bit like Shearer, the fact he still went on to play so many games and score so many goals is incredible.

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I’m sure I didn’t imagine this but didn’t Vieri speak English with an Aussie accent (for obvious reasons) only to later transition to speaking English with an Italian accent? :lol: 

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No, it was the other way round. He finished up playing as a CB but played the vast majority of his games as a (right-footed) LB. He was predictably brilliant in the middle too though. There is some ridiculous stat where him and Baresi played there together about 150 times in serie a and Milan conceded 25 goals (or something like that). However it makes a good point, that while he was more celebrated as a full back he’d easily get ahead of Twaterazzi (TM Isegrim) in the middle too. You could say similar about Bergomi too. Who should probably make the team as a RB (if we’re talking about in my lifetime) but would be another better CB than the aforementioned Twat 

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I think it was the European cup final of about 94 or so against Barcelona I think when Baresi was a late withdrawal so they moved Maldini to centre half and he was obscenely good in that game as they hammered Ronaldo etc al 4-0.

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I’m sure I didn’t imagine this but didn’t Vieri speak English with an Aussie accent (for obvious reasons) only to later transition to speaking English with an Italian accent? :lol: 

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Edit, realise you knew all this and was totally whooshed but here's what i wrote for others like Gemmill who didn't know:

I wasn't joking, CV was born in Italy but raised in 'stralia mate. His old man was manager of Marconi, an Australian national league team with Italian association, so from aged 4 to 15 he lived and was schooled in the west of Sydney. The family migrated back Italy when CV was signed by AC Santa Luca.
His shite younger brother, Max (Massimiliano) who was born here, played for 'stralia, as he was never going to make the Italian team. And CV owns heaps of property around Sydney.

 

BTW Viduka has gone the same way but now speaks English with a Croatian accent.

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I think it was the European cup final of about 94 or so against Barcelona I think when Baresi was a late withdrawal so they moved Maldini to centre half and he was obscenely good in that game as they hammered Ronaldo etc al 4-0.

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You’re spot on. Costacurta and Baresi were both unavailable (suspended I think) so Maldini played there with both the first choice CBs out. I remember watching it at university and this lad I knew called Rob (Ipswich fan) called it perfectly saying he thought Milan would win easy. As everyone thought Barcelona would win (Van Basten was still injured and I seem to remember one or two others of their first choices not being available). 

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Edit, realise you knew all this and was totally whooshed but here's what i wrote for others like Gemmill who didn't know:

I wasn't joking, CV was born in Italy but raised in 'stralia mate. His old man was manager of Marconi, an Australian national league team with Italian association, so from aged 4 to 15 he lived and was schooled in the west of Sydney. The family migrated back Italy when CV was signed by AC Santa Luca.
His shite younger brother, Max (Massimiliano) who was born here, played for 'stralia, as he was never going to make the Italian team. And CV owns heaps of property around Sydney.

 

BTW Viduka has gone the same way but now speaks English with a Croatian accent.

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I also seem to remember reading CV was a promising cricketer 

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