European All Time Starting XI

Dante wrote:First time i hear about Johnstone . I suppose i could just check the internet right now , but i would really appreciate it if you explained the reason you put him there.
I always found myself interested in past players and i have a bunch of dvds about past W.Cups , Euros and of a few of the old European Cup. Don't know/recall about Johnstone though.

Jimmy Johnstone, known as `Jinky` was unquestionably the best winger Scotland ever produced (& IMO Scotland`s best ever player, period)... he was one of the best ever dribblers as you might expect from being a winger, he was voted Celtic`s best ever player by the fans ahead of other legends of the club such as Larsson & Dalglish. I have posted a tribute video of Jinky on the multi-media section.

He was Celtic`s best player in their best ever team & was probably the player most responsible for Celtic becoming champions of Europe in 1967.

There might have been other players that achieved more in European football for their clubs but there are NONE that I would play wide right ahead of him, cheers.

----------------Buffon
Zambrotta-Stam-Cannavaro-Maldini
-------Costacurta-gatusso-Pirlo
-----------------Zidane
-----------Totti-Inzaghi

Here are a couple of formations......



or this......

Don Carlo wrote:

Dante wrote:First time i hear about Johnstone . I suppose i could just check the internet right now , but i would really appreciate it if you explained the reason you put him there.
I always found myself interested in past players and i have a bunch of dvds about past W.Cups , Euros and of a few of the old European Cup. Don't know/recall about Johnstone though.

Jimmy Johnstone, known as `Jinky` was unquestionably the best winger Scotland ever produced (& IMO Scotland`s best ever player, period)... he was one of the best ever dribblers as you might expect from being a winger, he was voted Celtic`s best ever player by the fans ahead of other legends of the club such as Larsson & Dalglish. I have posted a tribute video of Jinky on the multi-media section.

He was Celtic`s best player in their best ever team & was probably the player most responsible for Celtic becoming champions of Europe in 1967.

There might have been other players that achieved more in European football for their clubs but there are NONE that I would play wide right ahead of him, cheers.

Thank you for your enlightening post . Being the best player at Celtic in their best ever team , is definitely something i didn't know , however i am not that initiated into Scottish football . Thanks again .

I will slap whoever doesnt mention Cruyff

Don Carlo wrote:Here are a couple of formations......

Very nice team but wouldnt it be a little hurt by a lack of attacking fullbacks?

Maldini and Thuram are fine forward player no doubt, but as they are the only width wouldnt 2 or at least 1 really strong attacking fullback be better suited?