Shamelessly stolen from a football journal I was reading the other day. It's just a creation of your own footballing utopia. Here's mine:
Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar- A colossus for every team he played for. A giant whose size never detracted from his overall reflexes. Always calm, he bred confidence to the rest of his team.
Right back: Javier Zanetti- One of the most under-rated players in world football. In his late thirties now, but still one of the fittest players around. Off the pitch, he's a fantastic ambassador for Inter, and generally a great role model.
Centre back: Gabriel Heinze- A born winner. Look into his eyes on a match day, and you will never see anything less than full concentration, alongside an overwhelming desire to win. There's a reason why he's played for the best.
Centre back: Carles Puyol- Another player who won't give his team-mates a moment's rest. A fantastic defender in his own right, he's an even better team player.
Left back: Paolo Maldini- Classy to the end. Imperious on the ball, Maldini led through example. You only need to look at the list of honours that he captained Milan to throughout his career to see how brilliant he was.
Centre midfield: Zinedine Zidane- So graceful on the ball, he reached a level of awareness only available to a handful of footballers. He could do anything.
Centre midfield: Patrick Viera- Someone you'd be glad to have on your team if the going got tough, he was also a maestro on the ball, rampaging forward, with his physique and skill allowing him to intimidate the opposition to pieces.
Right wing: David Beckham- The poster boy of 'practice makes perfect'. After taking a ridiculous amount of stick in is younger years, he's developed into a gentleman on and off the pitch.
Attacking midfield: Francesco Totti- Technically one of the best players in the world, he's shown undying loyalty to the Roma cause through good times and bad. Ok, he's impulsive and quick to anger, but this just shows he's human. My favourite footballer of all time.
Left wing: Lionel Messi- what, you really need an explanation? A joy to watch.
Striker: Dennis Bergkamp- Summed up Dutch wizardry on the ball. Turning defenders inside out in his sleep, he combined the mentality of martial arts with football. A genius.
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu- ticks all the boxes. It's a modern, massive stadium, yet it's just drenched in history.
Chairman: Winston Churchill- Ok, this is all fantasy, so I'm allowed to go back in time. Takes no shit from anybody, and would be able to gee anybody up for anything.
Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld- Der General commands authority and promotes good, attacking football most of the time. You would not dare mess with him.
Kit: There's just something so iconic and timeless about the Ajax top. It's impossible to play bad football wearing this top.
City: Barcelona- One of the trendiest cities in the world. Great climate all year round, and great architecture throughout the city. Add in that the inhabitants are football daft, and you've got a brilliant footballing city.
