THE OK OH STARTING ELEVEN FROM THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 21st CENTURY (click the names for video link)
Goalie: Buffon. When a guy walks out onto the field with a scarf on, then keeps the scarf on through the game, and looks that good and indomitable doing it, well, there's no question.
Right Back: Cafu. The guy looks like Wifey's Pa. I can't get over how much the guy looks like Wifey's Pa. And I want Wifey's Pa on my team.
Center Half Uno: Cannavaro. One time, playing down on the Chinatown field, just before my ankles got real bad, and right after a couple of seasons of league games, when I was at the top of my soccer confidence and my head was shaved, I played pick up with a bunch of the CSC guys and played this incredible game at center back, taking the ball off everyone, scoring a goal and laying off a couple more. One of the guys on the opposing team said to one of the guys on my team: "Jesus, who invited Cannavaro?" So, Cannavaro.
Center Half Dos: Paolo Maldini. This guy played for the same team for 25 years and was still better than anyone else. He was 40-something when he retired.
Left Back: Bixente Lizarazu. He looks like a Basque pirate, surfs and has a stadium named after him. And he's a jiu jitsu champion. And he's rad.
Mid Uno: Zidane. The head butt only made me love him more.
Mid Dos: Pavel Nedved. A never ending whirling dervish of creativity and guile.
Mid Tres: Claude Makelele. If I could base my game on one guy it wouldn't be Makelele, yet every time I step on the field I want channel him.
Mid Quatro: Lorik Cana. I don't know much about this guy except I saw a video of him last week and I felt like I witnessed a long lost brother. I'll take two super exciting defensive midfielders in a team that already has Zidane and Nedved any day. Really, it's just a rad video.
Striker Uno: Francesco Totti. No one wears their socks like Totti wears his socks. I don't care how lame this guy is, he is a favorite. I don't choose my favorites, they just happen.
Striker Dos: Henrik Larsson. What a stinking nice guy.
Substitutes: Thierry Henry, Dan Lane, Wayne Rooney, Carles Puyol, Laurent Blanc, Mark Firth, Marcel Desailly, All Three Bloombergs, Neal Parchment, Rino Gattusso and Edgar Davids. Terry can sit on the side and cheer.
4 comments:
I know I'm not a big buff on futball, but shouldn't jayholee have at least made the bench?
Yes, I forgot about him. What was his deal? Was he fast? Canny? I just remember the unfortunate hand. I always figured that made him a better soccer player.
he was quick like a rabbit. agile like a fox. and smart like a raven.
ravens are very smart.
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