The best team of all time?

TBM · by **TBM** » 04 Jul 2012 11:58

The Spanish team of the last 4 years?
The 1970's Brazilian team?
The 1950's Hungarian team? (google them)

Discuss

who are ya? · by **who are ya?** » 04 Jul 2012 12:01

Spain

cmonurz · by **cmonurz** » 04 Jul 2012 12:17

Spain.

Would rather watch Brazil '70, of course. But they wouldn't get the ball off Spain '08-'12.

Zaretsky · by **Zaretsky** » 04 Jul 2012 12:27

Just impossible to answer if you haven't seen a team play (more than once and more than just in World Cup replays).

Of international teams I've seen play, France '98 vs Spain '10 would be a pretty decent encounter.

Silver Fox · by **Silver Fox** » 04 Jul 2012 12:34

Zaretsky Just impossible to answer if you haven't seen a team play (more than once and more than just in World Cup replays).

Good point, can I change my answer to Reading '05

TBM · by **TBM** » 04 Jul 2012 12:34

Zaretsky Just impossible to answer if you haven't seen a team play (more than once and more than just in World Cup replays).

Of international teams I've seen play, France '98 vs Spain '10 would be a pretty decent encounter.

How many times have you seen Spain play live?

Wax Jacket · by **Wax Jacket** » 04 Jul 2012 13:00

Hungary

had to go for one and I've not seen enough of any of them to comment really

Hoop Blah · by **Hoop Blah** » 04 Jul 2012 13:02

The Dutch and German sides of the '70s deserve a mention too.

The total football of the Dutch is possibly the closest comparison to this Spanish generation for the impact they're having on the game as a whole.

The Zidane French side aren't a million miles away either, but not quite up there with that top 3.

Alexander Litvinenko · by **Alexander Litvinenko** » 04 Jul 2012 13:09

Hoop Blah The Dutch and German sides of the '70s deserve a mention too.

The total football of the Dutch is possibly the closest comparison to this Spanish generation for the impact they're having on the game as a whole.

Just what I was going to post.

Plus a big factor in the belief that the 70s Brazil was so good is that their peak happened to coincide with a World Cup televised in colour. Previous Brazil teams were, I'm told, far better.

pea · by **pea** » 04 Jul 2012 13:11

Big Foot · by **Big Foot** » 04 Jul 2012 13:43

Spain - unprecedented success and tactical revolutionists with the "No striker" formation

Barry the bird boggler · by **Barry the bird boggler** » 04 Jul 2012 13:54

Liverpool 1978/79

Simon's Church · by **Simon's Church** » 04 Jul 2012 13:59

Barcelona 2008-2011

frimmers3 · by **frimmers3** » 04 Jul 2012 14:02

as far as domestic football is concerned,the spurs "double side"...came and went like a flash but lit the stage.

LoyalRoyalFan · by **LoyalRoyalFan** » 04 Jul 2012 14:14

Gillingham 2002-2003.

Gordons Cumming · by **Gordons Cumming** » 04 Jul 2012 14:21

Brazil

Flamboyant, attacking , entertaining.

Zaretsky · by **Zaretsky** » 04 Jul 2012 14:23

TBM
Zaretsky Just impossible to answer if you haven't seen a team play (more than once and more than just in World Cup replays).

Of international teams I've seen play, France '98 vs Spain '10 would be a pretty decent encounter.

How many times have you seen Spain play live?

Once. But not really the point. How many times have you seen a complete match from that Hungarian side (even on TV)?

Gordons Cumming · by **Gordons Cumming** » 04 Jul 2012 14:24

cmonurz Spain.

Would rather watch Brazil '70, of course. But they wouldn't get the ball off Spain '08-'12.

That's the point. Brazil were more entertaining, and that is, the essence of the game. To entertain.

Keep ball is dull for the neutral.

Zaretsky · by **Zaretsky** » 04 Jul 2012 14:26

Gordons Cumming
cmonurz Spain.

Would rather watch Brazil '70, of course. But they wouldn't get the ball off Spain '08-'12.

That's the point. Brazil were more entertaining, and that is, the essence of the game. To entertain.

Keep ball is dull for the neutral.

No, the essence of the game is to win. Otherwise it's not a game - it's art or summin'. When rugby gets boring, they tweak the rules to encourage different types of play but the essence remains to win.

Maguire · by **Maguire** » 04 Jul 2012 14:31

You can only really judge teams within the era they were active - comparing across generations then obvs i'm going to go with the most recent team as they're the fittest, fastest etc.

So, Spain in terms of national teams.