Name the best ever all time Boro side from riverside era ( with a twist )

[festa5]

Interestingly everyone has put Valdes in goal.

Now yes, he was at Barca when they won just about everything, but did they really need a top keeper with the team they had - I know everyone talks about Messi, Iniesta, Xavi etc, but the defence was world class as well - Pique, Puyol with Mascherano in front of them

I don't think so, and I don't think he was.

I'd personally have Schwarzer

I had the same thought but it's hard to know. Valdes did win la liga keeper of the year a few times and most clean sheets etc. But then would he have done at another club? I suspect he got his game because he was a good keeper who could play with his feet, probably ahead of his time a bit in that respect. Was he a great keeper though? Not sure about that.

Horses for courses. I think even at his peak Valdes wouldnt have been as good for us as Schwarzer was. Schwarzer wouldn't have been as good for Barcelona though.

Certainly massively underrated by some the big Aussie. Could easily have been number 1 at a much bigger club. We were lucky to have him.

 

[Redwurzel]

Valdes
Woodgate
Ziege
Pallister
Danny Mills
Robson
Boateng
Traore
Viduka
Juninho
Zenden

 

[Pak_Doo_Ik]

In terms of what I saw at Boro Woodgate, IMHO, was better. The best player ever to play in the Prem; Henry, never got a kick on Woody's debut. I sat amongst some Arsenal fans at that game and they were aghast at just how good he was.

I love Pally but Woodgate, on his day, was imperious.

I don't think Woody is up against Pallister, IMO Pallister is the best centre half we had and his career is better than any other one that played for us. Woody is up against Southgate I think and again in my humble opinion Woody was the better centre half of the two.

 

[Jedi boro]

The team of Galacticos we can pick from that era is pretty amazing really. Outside of the big fellas is there any other club that can compare with those names?

This is why I started this thread as it’s truly astonishing when you look at our past names. You often forget just who has played for us.

 

[Jedi boro]

Valdes
Woodgate
Ziege
Pallister
Danny Mills
Robson
Boateng
Traore
Viduka
Juninho
Zenden

Are you Danny Mills ?
Mate as this is the only way I can justify that selection.

 

[SmallTown]

Interestingly everyone has put Valdes in goal.

Now yes, he was at Barca when they won just about everything, but did they really need a top keeper with the team they had - I know everyone talks about Messi, Iniesta, Xavi etc, but the defence was world class as well - Pique, Puyol with Mascherano in front of them

I don't think so, and I don't think he was.

I'd personally have Schwarzer

I’m a massive Schwarzer fan but Valdés at his prime was a far better keeper. The whole unnecessary goalkeeper argument I just don’t understand. Apart from a height issue (which the entire defence had until Pique arrived) he was a great shot stopper, decent at commanding his area and absolutely peerless in his distribution. The latter is important in a modern keeper, doubly so at Barca back then. Which shocked me because as I recall, it was pretty terrible when he played for us.

 

[indeedido]

Valdes credited with great saves that won Champions League finals. (And I love Schwarzer)
Boksic at Marseilles was fantastic, (but I'd still prefer Viduka)

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Valdes

Reizeger
Southgate
Woodgate
Ziege

Mendieta
Gazza
Boateng
Merson

Juninho

Viduka

Honourable shouts for Emerson, Ravanelli, Boxsic, Jimmy Floyd. I always pick Viduka in any Boro team and this one is no different.

Most were on good form at Boro, some played their best football with us.

 

[McBrid]

Most were on good form at Boro, some played their best football with us.

Very true.

 

[Kosovo]

Who would be the manager. The easy one to pick would be El Tel but technically he wasn’t manager.

 

[Trug]

I can't get involved with this one. Every time I think of a team someone else comes along and puts another name in the pot. How we never won anything with all those fantastic players is beyond me.

 

[McBrid]

Who would be the manager. The easy one to pick would be El Tel but technically he wasn’t manager.

Warnock would do wonders with that lot.

 

[Michael_Vronsky]

I don't think Woody is up against Pallister, IMO Pallister is the best centre half we had and his career is better than any other one that played for us. Woody is up against Southgate I think and again in my humble opinion Woody was the better centre half of the two.

For me only Maddren was better than Woodgate.

 

[Heam44]

For me only Maddren was better than Woodgate.

Valdez
Reizieger Woodgate Pallister Ziege
Robson Ince Gazza
Juninho
Boksik Ravenelli

 

[Jedi boro]

Is there a player we all 100% agree in our best 11.

Ziege seems like the one we all would pick but any other definites.

 

[Juninho10]

Is there a player we all 100% agree in our best 11.

Ziege seems like the one we all would pick but any other definites.

JUNINHO

 

[Rofesleg]

I can't get involved with this one. Every time I think of a team someone else comes along and puts another name in the pot. How we never won anything with all those fantastic players is beyond me.

Apart from our one and only proper trophy?

 

[Pak_Doo_Ik]

Is there a player we all 100% agree in our best 11.

Ziege seems like the one we all would pick but any other definites.

Valdes seems to figure in most too

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Juninho played his best football for us, he was brilliant.

I'd throw Merson in instead, he was good for us but had been better at Arsenal.

 

[atypical_boro]

I can't get involved with this one. Every time I think of a team someone else comes along and puts another name in the pot. How we never won anything with all those fantastic players is beyond me.

Well, we did win one thing.