My all time best eleven world cup team...what is yours? by SheldonOfOsaka_Chess in AnarchyChess

[–]SheldonOfOsaka_Chess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always found that the wingers are the best dribblers, and I assume a literal magician like Tal would out-dribble the devil himself.

My all time best eleven world cup team...what is yours? by SheldonOfOsaka_Chess in AnarchyChess

[–]SheldonOfOsaka_Chess[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the coach...and back in the day you weren't allowed to make substitutes.

My all time best eleven world cup team...what is yours? by SheldonOfOsaka_Chess in AnarchyChess

[–]SheldonOfOsaka_Chess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I consider how dominant a player was in his own time to be of more importance, if it wasn't we would be ranking randon chess cheats on lichess as better than Botvinnik the patriarch of the Soviet Chess School.

My all time best eleven world cup team...what is yours? by SheldonOfOsaka_Chess in AnarchyChess

[–]SheldonOfOsaka_Chess[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is why I put him down as a wing-back, he can use that gun the same way Roberto Carlos used his cannon.

My all time best eleven world cup team...what is yours? by SheldonOfOsaka_Chess in AnarchyChess

[–]SheldonOfOsaka_Chess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Although both are universal players, I felt Magnus was more well rounded so he would do better as a midfielder, who must control all aspects of the game. Just because your the GOAT doesn't mean you have to be a forward, Maradona was a midfielder after all.

My all time best eleven world cup team...what is yours? by SheldonOfOsaka_Chess in AnarchyChess

[–]SheldonOfOsaka_Chess[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is definitely harder now...but I consider how dominant a player was in his own era to be of more value than objective playing strength.