After Spanish-language Catalan football daily ‘El Mundo Deportivo’ (The Sporting World) offered diehard Barcelona fans the chance to choose their all-time favourite Blaugrana line-up, Goal.com extended the challenge to English-speaking readers and the response has been great...
The original article, for those who missed it, can be accessed by clicking on the ‘The Best Ever Barça First Eleven?’ blue link on the left. To add to the growing debate about who should be included – and the difficult decision of who to include – here are the opinions expressed by a serious of well-known pundits in Spain:
The Best Ever Barça First Eleven – Sketches From Spain
Julio Salinas (retired striker FC Barcelona)
(3-4-3) Zubizaretta; Migueli, Koeman, Puyol; Suarez, Schuster, Kubala and Maradona; Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Romário
Víctor Muñoz (ex-FC Barcelona midfielder, Panathinaikos Coach)
(4-3-3) Zubizarreta; Rifé, Migueli, Ronald Koeman and Julio Alberto; Kubala, Suárez and Pep Guardiola; Cruyff, Maradona and Ronaldinho
Jordi Basté (Catalan Radio journalist)
(4-3-3) Zubizaretta, Puyol, Migueli, Ronald Koeman and Segarra; Pep Guardiola, Kubala and Maradona; Cruyff, Ronaldinho and Eto'o
Jordi Medina (FC Barcelona Presidential candidate)
(3-4-3)Ramallets; Puyol, Migueli and Koeman; Neeskens, Schuster, Samitier and Kubala; Stoichkov, Cruyff and Ronaldinho
Toño de la Cruz (retired FC Barcelona player, Coach)
(4-3-3) Sadurní; Puyol, Migueli, Biosca and Sergi; Guardiola, Suárez and Schuster; Messi, Cruyff and Ronaldinho
Òscar Garcia (ex-FC Barcelona striker)
(3-4-3) Valdes; Puyol, Koeman and Sergi; Schuster, Guardiola, Deco and Figo; Ronaldinho, Romário and Ronaldo
Raul Llimos (RAC 1 – Catalan radio – Journalist)
(4-3-3): Ferrer, Migueli, Koeman and Puyol; Suarez, Kubala and Maradona and Ronaldinho; Cruyff and Ronaldo
Sant Cugat Barcelona Supporters’ Group
(4-3-3) Ramallets; Benitez, Biosca, Blanc and Gracia; Maradona, Laudrup and Suarez; Kubala, Stoichkov and Cruyff
Tomas Guasch (Sub-editor, ’As’ newspaper, Madrid)
(3-4-3) Ramallets; Benitez, Biosca and Eladio; Schuster, Segarra, Figo and Suarez; Kubala, Maradona and Ronaldinho
Claudia Vives-Fierro (Member of FC Barcelona board of directors)
(3-4-3) Victor Valdes; Puyol, Koeman and Rafael Marquez; Shuster, Guardiola, Deco and Xavi; Messi, Ronaldinho and Eto’o
Albert ‘Chapi’ Ferrer (retired right-back, FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC)
(4-4-2) Zubizaretta; Puyol, Nadal, Costas, Sergi; Guardiola, Kubala, Figo and Laudrup; Ronaldo and Romario
Andres Montes (Commentator)
(4-3-3) Ramallets; Benitez, Gallego, Migueli and Puyol; Schuster, Suarez and Maradona; Kubala, Cruyff and Ronaldinho
Josep Maria Minguella (ex-Agent, FC Barcelona Presidential candidate)
(3-4-3) Ramallets; Puyol, Migueli and Segarra; Samitier, Kubala, Suarez and Maradona; Stoichkov, Cruyff and Ronaldinho
Ramon Cugat (FC Barcelona doctor and surgeon)
(4-3-3) Ramallets; Benitez, Puyol, Koeman and Sergi; Xavi, Guardiola and Schuster; Kubala, Cruyff and Maradona
David Barrufet (World Handball Champion)
(3-4-3) Ramallets; Puyol, Migueli and Sergi; Xavi, Schuster, Maradona and Laudrup; Kubala, Cruyff and Stoichkov
‘Lobo’ Carrasco (ex-FC Barcelona player, Catalunya Coach, Commentator)
(3-4-3) Zamora; Benitez, Koeman and Julio Alberto; Neeskens, Ronaldinho, Maradona and Kubala; Rivaldo, Cruyff and Romário
what alyuh think.. who alyuh go pick???
