Best Ever defensive back line:

-------------------Barthez

Thuram------Desailly-Blanc------Lizarazu


Everytime this lineup has been played France has never lost!!! In 40 odd games!

Has there been a defensive lineup as strong for anyother country? (am thinking Italy).

Country only?

The Untouchables...If you cant rival it with a country's defence try a club

krols gentilie baresi/ruggeri? maldini


edit: swap krols with maldini

1995 van Gaal team:

Michael Reiziger, Danny Blind, Frank Rijkaard, Frank de Boer

rijkaard

he could play 3 postions sweeper centre back and Centre mid

my team is better tho rai

or you could have the great holland side of 78 in

could you count 10 players in the defence?

lol

no 4 defenders will do!! but im also interesting if you can tell us their records, i.e unbeaten games and so on. those 4 for France never lost a game

@ BBR_vavavoom

the 1995 van Gaal team..

Won - Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Dutch League, Intercontinental Cup ..

In BOLD what the 4 guys won in that season..

Goals let in: Champions League 4 goals..

They went undefeated in the European Cup campaign ...

LEAGUE

AT HOME: undefeated
AWAY: undefeated

ONLY LET: 28 goals in .. in 34 games

source: http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/ned95.html

thats awesome, i never knew they were undefeated all season, i think we have a clear winner on club level, we shall keep the national title if you dont mind!!

Surely it would be that AC Milan back 4

I was only about 4 y/o but i think it was

Rossi

Tassotti, Baresi, Costacurta, Maldini

The offside trap they worked is apprently the best ever by far.

Hardrada wrote:Surely it would be that AC Milan back 4

I was only about 4 y/o but i think it was

???

Tassotti, Baresi, ???, Maldini

The offside trap they worked is apprently the best ever by far.

Costacurta?

Sheffield gunner wrote:

Hardrada wrote:Surely it would be that AC Milan back 4

I was only about 4 y/o but i think it was

???

Tassotti, Baresi, ???, Maldini

The offside trap they worked is apprently the best ever by far.

Costacurta?

yep fixed.

found out the gk is rossi too

@ Hardrada

they went 58 games undefeated (that AC Milan team)

The greatest Italian defences... let me list my top 5 for the azzurri:

1. Italy 1990
2. Italy 1982
3. Italy 1970
4. Italy 2006
5. Italy 1994


1. Italy 1990: The best ever?
-------------Zenga
Ferri - Baresi - Bergomi - Maldini

Never seen a better defence in my life, and their performance lived upto their individual reputations... They created a world record of number of minutes not scored against, that too in a world cup!! Unfortunately, the first goal they conceeded in 1990 (semi finals) knocked them out. And it was not just that they did not conceed goals, they didn't let anyone get any goal scoring opportunities...


2. Italy 1982: The classic Italian defence!
--------------Zoff
Cabrini - Scirea - Bergomi - Gentile


3. Italy 1970: The Gods of Catennacio! Attacking fullbacks, dirty CBs...
--------------Albertosi
Burgnich - Cera - Rosato - Facchetti


4. Italy 2006: Legends in the making!
-----------------Buffon
Zambrotta - Nesta - Cannavaro - Grosso


5. Italy 1994: The Milanese threesome, their success is well known.
-----------------Pagluica
Bennarivo - Baresi - Costacurta - Maldini

theflyingfrenchman wrote:-------------------Barthez

Thuram------Desailly-Blanc------Lizarazu


Everytime this lineup has been played France has never lost!!! In 40 odd games!

Has there been a defensive lineup as strong for anyother country? (am thinking Italy).

bluenine wrote:The greatest Italian defences... let me list my top 5 for the azzurri:

1. Italy 1990
2. Italy 1982
3. Italy 1970
4. Italy 2006
5. Italy 1994


1. Italy 1990: The best ever?
-------------Zenga
Ferri - Baresi - Bergomi - Maldini

Never seen a better defence in my life, and their performance lived upto their individual reputations... They created a world record of number of minutes not scored against, that too in a world cup!! Unfortunately, the first goal they conceeded in 1990 (semi finals) knocked them out. And it was not just that they did not conceed goals, they didn't let anyone get any goal scoring opportunities...


2. Italy 1982: The classic Italian defence!
--------------Zoff
Cabrini - Scirea - Bergomi - Gentile


3. Italy 1970: The Gods of Catennacio! Attacking fullbacks, dirty CBs...
--------------Albertosi
Burgnich - Cera - Rosato - Facchetti


4. Italy 2006: Legends in the making!
-----------------Buffon
Zambrotta - Nesta - Cannavaro - Grosso


5. Italy 1994: The Milanese threesome, their success is well known.
-----------------Pagluica
Bennarivo - Baresi - Costacurta - Maldini

theflyingfrenchman wrote:-------------------Barthez

Thuram------Desailly-Blanc------Lizarazu


Everytime this lineup has been played France has never lost!!! In 40 odd games!

Has there been a defensive lineup as strong for anyother country? (am thinking Italy).

should the Matrix be their instead

Definately not when they are fully fit, come on!!

Nesta >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Matrix

IMO Nesta is teh best defender on the planet, better than Cannavaro.

Messiah wrote:

bluenine wrote:The greatest Italian defences... let me list my top 5 for the azzurri:

1. Italy 1990
2. Italy 1982
3. Italy 1970
4. Italy 2006
5. Italy 1994


1. Italy 1990: The best ever?
-------------Zenga
Ferri - Baresi - Bergomi - Maldini

Never seen a better defence in my life, and their performance lived upto their individual reputations... They created a world record of number of minutes not scored against, that too in a world cup!! Unfortunately, the first goal they conceeded in 1990 (semi finals) knocked them out. And it was not just that they did not conceed goals, they didn't let anyone get any goal scoring opportunities...


2. Italy 1982: The classic Italian defence!
--------------Zoff
Cabrini - Scirea - Bergomi - Gentile


3. Italy 1970: The Gods of Catennacio! Attacking fullbacks, dirty CBs...
--------------Albertosi
Burgnich - Cera - Rosato - Facchetti


4. Italy 2006: Legends in the making!
-----------------Buffon
Zambrotta - Nesta - Cannavaro - Grosso


5. Italy 1994: The Milanese threesome, their success is well known.
-----------------Pagluica
Bennarivo - Baresi - Costacurta - Maldini

theflyingfrenchman wrote:-------------------Barthez

Thuram------Desailly-Blanc------Lizarazu


Everytime this lineup has been played France has never lost!!! In 40 odd games!

Has there been a defensive lineup as strong for anyother country? (am thinking Italy).

should the Matrix be their instead

Yeah i Agree that Nesta is the Best, just thought you were basing it of the WC, where the Matrix was very Good and Nesta was injured

bluenine wrote:Definately not when they are fully fit, come on!!

Nesta >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Matrix

IMO Nesta is teh best defender on the planet, better than Cannavaro.

Messiah wrote:

bluenine wrote:The greatest Italian defences... let me list my top 5 for the azzurri:

1. Italy 1990
2. Italy 1982
3. Italy 1970
4. Italy 2006
5. Italy 1994


1. Italy 1990: The best ever?
-------------Zenga
Ferri - Baresi - Bergomi - Maldini

Never seen a better defence in my life, and their performance lived upto their individual reputations... They created a world record of number of minutes not scored against, that too in a world cup!! Unfortunately, the first goal they conceeded in 1990 (semi finals) knocked them out. And it was not just that they did not conceed goals, they didn't let anyone get any goal scoring opportunities...


2. Italy 1982: The classic Italian defence!
--------------Zoff
Cabrini - Scirea - Bergomi - Gentile


3. Italy 1970: The Gods of Catennacio! Attacking fullbacks, dirty CBs...
--------------Albertosi
Burgnich - Cera - Rosato - Facchetti


4. Italy 2006: Legends in the making!
-----------------Buffon
Zambrotta - Nesta - Cannavaro - Grosso


5. Italy 1994: The Milanese threesome, their success is well known.
-----------------Pagluica
Bennarivo - Baresi - Costacurta - Maldini

theflyingfrenchman wrote:-------------------Barthez

Thuram------Desailly-Blanc------Lizarazu


Everytime this lineup has been played France has never lost!!! In 40 odd games!

Has there been a defensive lineup as strong for anyother country? (am thinking Italy).

should the Matrix be their instead

------------------------Hesp

Reiziger----F.De Boer----Dehu-----Bogarde

if you want amazing but dirty gentilie

I'm with the Milan 1990

Tassotti Baresi Costacurta Maldini

Shielding them:

Rijkaard

Just scares the shit out of me typing them out.

buffon
zama nesta canovrroa gorroso

pelezuli
pannuci mex dellas chivu
derrosi
macini pizzaro aquilini
totti metellan

They aren't really 'best ever' are they!

The Feyenoord 1970 defence, *harder* than nails :

Eddy Pieters Graafland

Piet Romeijn, "Iron" Rinus "The Pocket Battleship" Israël, Theo "The Tank" Laseroms, Theo Van Duivenbode

Protected by Wim Jansen en Willem "de Kromme" van Hanegem


or the 1974 Dutch defence :

Jan Jongbloed

Wim Suurbier, Arie Haan, Wim Rijsbergen, Ruud Krol

protected by Wim Jansen, Willem van Hanegem and Johan Neeskens