The all time man's man cool as sh1t first 11.

gosplan

Right, so seeing Ronaldo and his oversculpted body made me think who the coolest players ever were.

It's not him. Some of you teenagers or 20 somethings may disagree with this but trust us older wiser people - he just tries too hard.

So the all time cool 11.

Can't figure it myself but

???
???-???-???-Maldini
???-Alonso-???-???
???-Brian Mcbride

Kenjataimu

Berbatov

Al Capwned

Buffon

~Rebel~

Pirlo has to be in there.

As does Lizarazu.

wonga77

Pirlo

Al Capwned

Also.

efb

Giroud is pretty damn cool.

retalivity

Ginola flying up the wing while smoking a gauloises

gosplan

OK

Buffon
Lahm - Maldini - ??? - Lizarazu
Pirlo - Alonso
??? - ???
McBride - Berbs

~Rebel~

Also cases for Cruyff, Cantona, Ginola, Henry, Sócrates and Romario.

thecatspjs

Cantona

QikBax

Why Zvoni Boban of course.

~Rebel~

For the remaining defensive position, maybe Passarella?

Demon of a player, and scored goals too.

As player;


As manager;

gosplan

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Also cases for Cruyff, Cantona, Ginola, Henry, Sócrates and Romario.

Socrates without a doubt.

Dunno about some. I'm a massive Henry fan but he's guilty of trying too hard. Same with Cantona. Any ad campaign is a no no here.

Gerard might have made it but for the whole Phil Collins thing.

What about Zambrotta for the wing?

Zico

Holland 1974 end of discussion.

SlickRic

Totti.
Cannavaro.
Stoichkov.
Del Piero.
Guardiola.
Socrates.
Henry.

~Rebel~

gosplan wrote: »

Socrates without a doubt.

Dunno about some. I'm a massive Henry fan but he's guilty of trying too hard. Same with Cantona. Any ad campaign is a no no here.

Gerard might have made it but for the whole Phil Collins thing.

What about Zambrotta for the wing?

Thats true, kind of rules out Ginola too I guess.

Roberto Baggio is an option as well.

gosplan

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Roberto Baggio is an option as well.

Check out this.

Probably the greatest first touch ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA_eSKHK9Fk

Too Tough To Die

Socrates

~Rebel~

gosplan wrote: »

Check out this.

Probably the greatest first touch ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA_eSKHK9Fk

Up there with Suarez V Newcastle :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcF2gk2pnUI

Hotale.com

glued wrote: »

Buffon
Maldini Cannavaro Nesta
Pirlo Xabi Alonso
Beckham Zidane Ginola
Cantona Berbatov

Being Italian or French tends to help too.

How is Beckham "man" cool? :pac:

Skid X

George Best.

gosplan

glued wrote: »

Buffon
Maldini Cannavaro Nesta
Pirlo Xabi Alonso
Beckham Zidane Ginola
Cantona Berbatov

Being Italian or French tends to help too.

I can't believe you put Beckham in this list.

Liam O

Is Alonso a cool man's man? Never seen it myself.

~Rebel~

Oh, also, perhaps Olof Mellberg for his beard along with general manliness.

And Luis Figo.

COYVB

Paul McGrath for Irish representation

Skylinehead

Liam O wrote: »

Is Alonso a cool man's man? Never seen it myself.

~Rebel~

COYVB wrote: »

Paul McGrath for Irish representation

Think Roy Keane would kind of qualify for this too.

Andersonisgod

Raul Meireles is far too cool.

gosplan

Right, my final attempt

Lahm - Maldini - McGrath - Lizarazu
Socrates - Pirlo - Alonso - Zambrotta
McBride - Berbs

Cannavaro out on the basis of appearing in semi nude pictures looking a bit smug. Also he had a hair transplant.

Can't pick a goalie. Tempted to go for Chilavert just cause of the free kicks but that's not really the point.

I'm kind of thinking 'if my wife left me for a goalie, who would I be most OK about it being?

Maybe Casillas?

gosplan

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Oh, also, perhaps Olof Mellberg for his beard along with general manliness.

And Luis Figo.

Melberg - good call!

Skylinehead

Buffon probably.

And Lahm isn't really cool. I'd plump for Javier Zanetti.

~Rebel~

For goalkeeper, I'm putting forward Lev Yashin. Great keeper, and looked like an old school man's man.



Also had the best nicknames ever - The Black Panther, and The Black Spider.

<edit> Also a 1 club man.

Soups123

gosplan wrote: »

Check out this.

Probably the greatest first touch ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA_eSKHK9Fk

As a Gunner you are robbing Mr Bergkamp. His first touch and spin against Newcastle in 2002 was the best ever!

I don't know how to link to YouTube on the phone

DUBACC

Del Bosque as manager - coolest guy ive ever seen on the sideline

Todd Gack

gosplan wrote: »

Can't pick a goalie. Tempted to go for Chilavert just cause of the free kicks but that's not really the point.

I'm kind of thinking 'if my wife left me for a goalie, who would I be most OK about it being?

Maybe Casillas?

René Higuita was nuts but the cool kind of nuts.....like a pistachio

~Rebel~

DUBACC wrote: »

Del Bosque as manager - coolest guy ive ever seen on the sideline

Manager is a tough one, lots to choose from there, with my picks being Simeone and Trappatoni (perhaps a slightly younger version) each looking very cool in their own ways.

DUBACC

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Manager is a tough one, lots to choose from there, with my picks being Simeone and Trappatoni (perhaps a slightly younger version) each looking very cool in their own ways.

Fair point - both look cool. However, both can get very animated too but Del Bosque still stays cool even when all around are going baloobas.

Skid X

Bert Trautmann in goals.

Brought to England as a Prisoner of War, stayed afterwards to play for Man City.

Broke his neck during the FA Cup Final, could have been killed. Still played until the end and won the match, not a bother on him.

thebaz

Ruud Gullit
Zidane
George Best
Stan Bowles ;
Cantona;
Henry
Socrates
McGrath

Hotale.com

DUBACC wrote: »

Fair point - both look cool. However, both can get very animated too but Del Bosque still stays cool even when all around are going baloobas.

Mourninho during his first Chelsea reign would be my choice tbh.

Pinturicchio

gosplan wrote: »

Check out this.

Probably the greatest first touch ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA_eSKHK9Fk

That ball over the top to him is from a young Andrea Pirlo.

thebigredone

DUBACC wrote: »

Del Bosque as manager - coolest guy ive ever seen on the sideline

He might get into the team too!

The Backwards Man

Anyone remember Ian Marshall? Now there was a man's man.

SeantheMan

Zlatan would get in there too I think....kicking teammates in the head etc, joker and ridiculously arrogant
Alonso is only in because he has a beard that never gets shaved.

efb

Zinadine Zidane

8-10

No mention of mr Christian Panucci? Man never has a hair out of place.

Same with Javier Zanetti.

Panthro

Bendtner would walk in, cool as fock.

Skylinehead

8-10 wrote: »

No mention of mr Christian Panucci? Man never has a hair out of place.

Same with Javier Zanetti.

Skylinehead wrote: »

Buffon probably.

And Lahm isn't really cool. I'd plump for Javier Zanetti.

Beekay

Alan Shearer!

MayoSalmon

efb wrote: »

Giroud is pretty damn cool.

:eek::eek: