After naming the first XI in my Team of the Decade, I felt like a few names got left off the list. So, I decided to list seven substitutes that I feel deserve to be recognized as well.
Goalkeeper – Oliver Kahn
Defender – Cafu
Defender – Paolo Maldini
Holding Midfielder – Claude Makalele
Attacking [...]
The final players to be named to Nearpostblog.com’s team of the decade are the heavy hitters of the group. I named one center forward, and two wingers to the team, and I’m sure you’ll recognize the names when you see them. The best attacking players over the past decade are:
Left Winger: Ronaldinho. [...]
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this, and I think want to get away from the 4-4-2 formation. I know that I said a couple of days ago that I wanted to stick to that formation, but after analyzing the players available, I want the best team possible, not necessarily the classic [...]
The back four is probably the most difficult to chose, simply because you normally can’t judge a player based on stats. Strikers and midfielders put up numbers, goalkeepers keep clean sheets, and though defenders play a huge roll in a goalkeeper’s success, it’s much more difficult to quantify the position. But, with that [...]
I’ve been doing a lot of internet scouring and it seems like everybody is creating a team of the decade. So, I figured I would make one of my own. But, I’ll do it by area on the pitch each day, and I’m going to award it based on a 4-4-2 system. [...]