50th Best Team Ever according to.....

[foxaholic]

On 10/31/2016 at 16:56, davieG said:

1. Ajax 1965-73

2. Brazil 1970

3. Milan 1987-91

4. Real Madrid 1955-60

5. Barcelona 2008-11

6. Liverpool 1975-84

7. Spain 2007-12

8. Inter Milan 1962-67

9. Santos 1955-68

10. Hungary 1950-56

11. Benfica 1959-68

12. Bayern Munich 1967-76

13. Torino 1945-49

14. Celtic 1965-74

15. Manchester United 1995-2001

16. West Germany 1970-76

17. Independiente 1971-75

18. Juventus 1980-86

19. Netherlands 1974-78

20. Dynamo Kiev 1985-87

21. Barcelona 1988-94

22. Estudiantes 1967-71

23. Boca Juniors 1998-2003

25. Juventus 1994-98

24. Preston North End 1888-89

26. Borussia M’gladbach 1970-79

27. France 1996-2000

28. Budapest Honved 1950-55

29. Nottingham Forest 1977-80

30. Flamengo 1980-83

31. Austria 1930-36

32. Real Madrid 1984-90

33. River Plate 1941-47

34. PSV 1985-89

35. France 1982–86

36. Feyenoord 1968-71

37. Manchester United 1965-68

38. Brazil 1982

39. Ajax 1992-96

40. Arsenal 1930-35

41. Leeds 1968-75

42. Steaua Bucharest 1984-89

43. Tottenham 1960-62

44. Arsenal 2003/04

45. Marseille 1988-93

46. Hamburg 1977-83

47. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1953-60

48. Chelsea 2004-06

49. Saint-Etienne 1973-77

50. Leicester (2015/16)

51. Epworth Forest Juniors 1994-1997 

 

You won’t find many one-season wonders in this list, but such was the magnitude of Leicester’s title win in 2015/16 that it’s hard not to give an acknowledging hat tip to the Foxes.

When we’re talking about the greatest teams, Claudio Ranieri produced a near-perfect one that achieved immortality in arguably the world's strongest league. How else could they have managed to topple England’s illustrious elite just 12 months after barely surviving the drop?

Sure, Leicester had their outstanding stars – Jamie Vardy had a direct hand in 36 league goals; Riyad Mahrez 29, while new boy N’Golo Kanté proved the seasonal revelation in central midfield. But their real strength was the collective bond that helped them eke out big results, week after week, when the pressure was at its most intense.

They separated themselves from good to great with 14 all-important victories by a single goal – five 1-0 wins coming in the six games from February 27 to April 3 – and beat Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham en route. Only two teams managed to return the same treatment all year.  

In the end they won the title by 10 points. Ten points, for a team that needed six wins from its last eight games of 2014/15 to survive relegation. Surely their achievement – so unique it is – won't be repeated again.

Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwos-50-best-football-teams-ever-50-41#Gz3YGJbi4iZyChgP.99

 

What about Englan d1964 to say 1968

[Max Wall]

Kiev 20th? Seems a little misjudged especially given what we now know about doping, you can bet your bottom dollar some/all of them were unlikely to be clean. The article referring to their scientific stat analysis long before it came in anywhere else also suggests other forces/substances may have been involved. Allegedly.

[Sampson]

18 hours ago, Max Wall said:

Kiev 20th? Seems a little misjudged especially given what we now know about doping, you can bet your bottom dollar some/all of them were unlikely to be clean. The article referring to their scientific stat analysis long before it came in anywhere else also suggests other forces/substances may have been involved. Allegedly.

 

If we're judging on that then there's far worse and more obvious teams than Kiev who've done that.

 

The Ajax team of the late 60s/early 70s at #1, the Inter team at #8 of the 60s, the Juve team of the late 90s at #25 and the Marseille team of the late 80s/early 90s at #45 have all had players and staff openly admit they were doping.

 

Lippi's Juventus' club doctor was actually found guilty by a court of it but they were never stripped of their titles and it was swept under the carpet as these things always are in football.

 

Marseille were also found guilty of match fixing and stripped of a league title and there's long been suspicion of Herrera's Inter being involved in alleged match-fixing too.

[Chico1958]

In my eyes they will always be No 1 with Blue Tinted Glasses of course.

 

Last year we could have taken on anybody and got a result ( Except Arsenal of course but that's history now )

 

I never thought the team I supported would make my so happy.

 

 

Did it really happen ?

 

 

[Max Wall]

3 hours ago, Sampson said:

 

If we're judging on that then there's far worse and more obvious teams than Kiev who've done that.

 

The Ajax team of the late 60s/early 70s at #1, the Inter team at #8 of the 60s, the Juve team of the late 90s at #25 and the Marseille team of the late 80s/early 90s at #45 have all had players and staff openly admit they were doping.

 

Lippi's Juventus' club doctor was actually found guilty by a court of it but they were never stripped of their titles and it was swept under the carpet as these things always are in football.

 

Marseille were also found guilty of match fixing and stripped of a league title and there's long been suspicion of Herrera's Inter being involved in alleged match-fixing too.

Then none of those should be in there.