Zambrotta
21-04-2000, 08:07:PM
I know this is a HUGE request, but I'd really like to know. If it is too much to write, could you post TOP 5?
I don't know how many positions they rank, so don't be mad at me.... :-)
PolishPower
21-04-2000, 09:43:PM
Zambrotta: I might be able to scan it, then I can give you the whole thing really easy by e-mail, if not I will post it piece by piece bacause it would be too boring for me to write it all down at one time. In the meantime here is the post I wrote when this first came out. They publish this ranking every year in January. It is pretty good for most part, except when they put in the token Polish guy because of reader complaints I bet!(ever heard of Miroslaw Trzeciak? I thought not...). Also sometimes they switch the player from his real position so they can make the best players at number one, for ex. this year they moved Beckham to offensive mid so they could have both Beckham and Figo in 1st place.
Also note these are two seperate rankings, one for Europeans, and one for rest of world players.
Here is rest of the world(players in European clubs only) in 3-4-3 formation, only top 2 from each pick:
GK:1.Keller,(USA)2.Bosnich
RB:1.Cafu(Brasil)2.Kuffour(Ghana)
CB:1.Aldair(Brasil)2.R. Marquez,Monaco(Mexico)
LB:1.R. Carlos,2.Babayaro,Chelsea(Nigeria)
RM:1.Geremi,R.Madrid(Cameroon),2.Finidi George,R.Betis(Nigeria)
DM:Emerson,B.Leverkusen2.Almeyda,Lazio
OM:1.Veron 2.Nakata(Japan)
LM:1.Rivaldo,Barca(Bras.) 2.Savio,R.madrid(Brasil)
RCF:1.C.Lopez,Valencia(Arg.)2.Kanu,Arsenal(Nigeria )
CF:1.Batistuta(Arg)2.Jardel(Brasil)
LCF:1.Yorke,(Trinidad & Tabago)2.Crespo(ARG)
Argentina and Brasil have 18 players each in the list, or about 2/3 of all players mentioned.
Leagues break down like this: 18 playing in Spain,15 in Italy,8 in England, 7 in Germany, and 5 in France
Europe:4-4-2
GK:Kahn(Germany) 2.Schmeichel(Den)
RB:Michel Selgado(Spain)Real M.2.Thuram(Fr)
CB: Lebouf(fr)2.Mattheus(Germany)
CB:Nesta(IT) 2. Stam(Holland)
LB:Lizarazu(FR)2.Maldini(IT)
RM:Figo(Portugal)2.Petrescu(Romania)
DM:Keane(Ireland)2.Guardiola(SP)
OM:Beckham(ENG.)2.Totti(Italy)
LM:Giggs(Wales)2.Nedved(Czech)
WF:Raul(Spain)2.Szewczenko(Ukraine)
CF:Vieri(It)2.Bierhoff(Germany)
In the whole list there were 15 Frenchmen,14 Germans and Italians, 11 Dutch, 10 Spanish, 9 English, 5 Swedes, 4Czechs and Portuguese and others
By leagues the breakdown was: 31 playing in Italy, 29 in England, 23 in Spain, 13 in Germany, 4 in France, 3 in Scotland and others.
Zambrotta
25-04-2000, 05:36:PM
Hi!
Sorry, I was off for some days.
Thank you for the listing, it was just enough I needed. I wanted to check what they write, and giving their rankings I thinh these guys really know soccer. It is totally unbiased and seems to me pretty logic.
Thanx again!