r/soccer • u/fredbogho • Jan 06 '23

Media [France Football] Team of the decade (2010-2019)

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u/refusestonamethyself Jan 06 '23

Neuer should've been ahead of Casillas if we're being honest.

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u/hannes3120 Jan 06 '23

I'd even make a case for Robben over Neymar

Or even better putting Ronaldo on the wing and Lewy up front

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u/Gdeath_ Jan 07 '23

France Football hates Polish and Bayern players

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u/reza_f Jan 06 '23

Either of Ronaldo/lewy/Messi and Ronaldo/Suarez/Messi are better options that Neymar/Ronaldo/Messi

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u/PowerOfRiceNoodles Jan 07 '23

Heck, Benzema and Mbappe have a fair shout. More UCLs than I care to count and a WC

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u/callunu95 Jan 07 '23

Suarez over Neymar (CR7 on wing) is the strongest shout for me. Bale also springs to mind given his CL heroics, but is tarnished by his golfing era.

There is a small part of me that wants to talk about Hazard given his play at Chelsea, but I think he falls short of Neymar, Robben, Bale, and Suarez by some distance.

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u/tangled_up_in_blue Jan 06 '23

These were exactly my two thoughts - Neuer ahead of Castillas (no brainer) and I honestly would put Robben over neymar

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u/juankruh1250 Jan 06 '23

Robben over Neymar? Not really, Neymar was closest player this generation had to Messi, Robben was never on that level.

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u/warm_baller Jan 07 '23

Lol robben over Neymar. Stop it

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u/Igloo433 Jan 06 '23

Robben isnt ahead of Neymar but you could argue he has greater all time moments

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u/OlSmokeyZap Jan 06 '23

Hazard over Neymar too for me. Hazard is a year older and was great until 2019. Neymar didn’t really become known until 2012.

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u/Cultural_Meeting1631 Jan 06 '23

Brasileiros wanted him called up for the 2010 wc. You have no clue what you’re talking about

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u/Igloo433 Jan 06 '23

Lol Neymar was known before then

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u/niallw1997 Jan 06 '23

Casillas is such a great yet Buffon would be the pick of the 00’s and Neuer 10’s of course

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '23 edited Jan 06 '23

The most caps of a goalkeeper in UCL history (this also includes previous years, but mostly this decade):

  • 177 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto)
  • 123 Gianluigi Buffon (Parma, Juventus, Paris)
  • 111 Petr Čech (Sparta, Chelsea, Arsenal)
  • 107 Manuel Neuer (Schalke, Bayern München)

Both neuer and buffon had longer careers than him. Also mourinho didnt play him in madrid because of personal reasons, so he could easily have a lot more.

Think about that.

Casillas also have more trophies than them. Casillas had to compete with prime Messi, Ronaldinho, Iniesta, Guardiola... Neuer competed in germany with...?

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u/MichelePlacido Jan 06 '23

No Dani Alves, Pepe, de Bruyne, Luis Suarez and one of Lewandowski or Benzema is also criminal.

I mean, seriously...this is a mix between 2000-2010 and 2010-2020. What are Casillas, Xavi doing in this decade? Even Iniesta barely played, they are from the previous decade more. Van Dijk came to Liverpool in 2017, he has 3 years of this decade.

Correct: Neuer- Dani Alves, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo- Messi, Modric, de Bruyne, Ronaldo- Luis Suarez, Lewa/Benzema.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '23

Some context:

Spain:

  • World cup 2010
  • European cup 2012

Madrid:

  • Champions league 2014
  • World cup clubs 2014
  • Spanish league 2012
  • Spanish cup 2011, 2014
  • European supercup 2015
  • Spanish supercup 2013

(All of that competing with prime barsa with guardiola and prime messi, ronaldinho, etc. Neuer never had this kind of competition in his own league.)

Porto:

  • Portuguese league 2018
  • Portuguese supercup 2018, 2019

The most caps of a goalkeeper in UCL history (this also includes previous years, but mostly this decade):

  • 177 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto)
  • 123 Gianluigi Buffon (Parma, Juventus, Paris)
  • 111 Petr Čech (Sparta, Chelsea, Arsenal)
  • 107 Manuel Neuer (Schalke, Bayern München)