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Lewis has to make a list every time you do one of these, if he doesn't have one make him do it on the spot, the fact I'm not going to get to see him try and get alan shearer and Nick Pope into the team of the 21st century has honestly ruined my afternoon
“Reet lads hear me out like Callum Wilson is a better goalscorer than Suarez like”
@@Birl”got a better goal per 90 like”
@@abwood8945 why ye laffin ye know its true
Agree 😂
Nah I’m not kedding boys, Jamaal Lascelles is better than Maldini, just ave a loook at his distance covered in 2014
Busquets continually gets disrespected. There is nothing wrong with building a team for balance. Lewis and Theo genuinely hurt my head.
Busquets gets exposed all the time because he’s slow as fuck. 8-2 Bayern. 7-0 Bayern busquets was the reason Barca were so shite. Casemiro is a better overall DM
Fair but modric xavi and iniesta would be a lethal midfield
@@boquan1966glass canon
@@boquan1966no it wouldn't, ask the original galacticos how playing with no CDM goes
@@leonmalaga16 galacticos didn't have the team of the century defence and attack so??
The amount oh hate Tom got for actually picking a defensive midfielder, which has been one of the most important positions in the 21st century is mad. Why don't we play Zidane at centre back? He is a better footballer than VVD.
This is such a great point. Tom is levels smarter than the other 3
@@seasiderbfc83his ball knowledge is levels above them, however he’s not always right and when he’s so adamant he’s right it’s like everyone’s else’s opinion is invalid. But in his defence he has to talk about football with Theo baker, would probably drive anyone mad.
Absolute facts. Such a dumb argument from the others. A midfield of modric, iniesta, xavi/ Zidane wouldn’t work
@@tommyvinceze6249 He’s not always right but the problem is he sounds like this because the others never shut up about them saying that he should apologise when he says something wrong. If that was the case we wouldn’t have these clips we’d just spend 20 mins a day watching Lewis Theo and Reev apolgise
@@seasiderbfc83 what you’ve described their sounds like the sort of torture that would cause prisoners of war to end themselves
Tom's Team is Absolutely the best answer, And The Disrespect to Busquets is crazy, He is THE BEST DM OF ALL TIME !!!
Casemiro is better than busquets. Busquets has no recovery speed
@@philip244Casemiro is never, nor ever will be better than busquets
@@philip244 Casemiro is great, but he isn`t even the best DM that has played for Madrid as that would be Xabi Alonso, Madrid needed both Casemiro and Kroos to be able to replace Xabi Alonso. Busquets is the greatest dm of all time, he isn`t even my personal favorite dm of all time, but he is undoubtedly the greatest dm of all time.
@@philip244u never watched busquets 🤦
@@aaronhart5194watched him get destroyed 7-0 Bayern 8-2 Bayern
It annoys me that they never agree on the criteria, Zidane played 6 years in the 2000s shouldn’t even be considered. Also busquets makes sense because you’re building an XI so going for balance is fine.
Zidane was at his best around 1998-2000 so it’s fine to have him in
Yeah the 11 best players stuff is stupid because you could name say six strikers or something, doesn’t make sense
Everyone saying 3 attacking mods just doesn’t make sense because as a team that’s not gonna work
Happens with every pick they do. Makes zero sense. Gives the space for that span Theo to complain and act like he knows his stuff
Zidane was better in them 6 years then others
on board with Zidane and R9's peaks being pre 2000. Only thing with Tom's team is you could argue Nesta’s best years were with Lazio pre 2000. Didn't do half bad at Milan though!
R9 only made 56 appearances between 1998 to the end of the 2002 season for Inter Milan as he was injured for most of that time. So the argument for R9s peak being before that would be his ONE season at Barcelona and TWO at PSV. After 2002 he won the Golden boot at the 2002 world cup whilst scoring both goals in the final, signed for Real Madrid and scored 68 La Liga goals in his first 3 seasons. Tom talks loud to act like he knows what he is talking about but in reality he does not.
Zidane definitely peaked before the 21st Century but R9 won the Ballon d'Or in 2002 despite being injured for most of the year
And won the 2002 World Cup on his own
@@WrigleysExtra if you know r9's career his peak was for sure his barcelona and inter milan years, that peak is what makes him the GOAT in some people's eyes he just didn't have the longevity of messi and ronaldo
@@embonaldo he won the ballon dor in 2002
The disrespect on busquets is crazy. Arguably the greatest DM in history of football
It's not disrespectful, they were arguing about picking the best 3 midfielders and Modric is better so should be in the team
@@jackbunn7249but like Tom said he couldn’t do what busquets does
@@alfiebrummer5422very true, just depends on the question doesn’t it, cause if you’re trying to make the best rounded team then yea busquets without question but if you just want the best players, Modric and Zidane were better players
@@jackbunn7249 Busquets will be better in that team as a 6. If this list is gonna be just the best players of 2000's then there will be like 7-8 attackers
@@johanliebert6734 but if it just 3 midfielders they are picking from, modric is picked over Busquets. If they are building a team to go on the pitch and play, Busquets is there 100%
why are lewis and theo acting like busquets is a horrible pick tho, I get that he's not technically better than modric but he's definitely not the worst shout
Look at what he contributed for club and country, allowing iniesta and xavi to have the freedom to create their iconic style! I agree mate, I think it's a pretty decent shout.
He is technically better than Modric as well haha.
@@IsaaR522😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@jdcpt6486he gets exposed all the time because he’s slow as fuck. 8-2 Bayern. 7-0 Bayern busquets was shocking. Casemiro is a better overall DM
@@philip244 modric scored a trivela goal in the world cup and his pr team propelled him to being the best player in the world and that he carried his country on his back acting like croatia didnt have a very good team lmao
The Busquets slander is horrific. Yet another Tom W and another Theo L!
Busquets gets exposed all the time because he’s slow as fuck. 8-2 Bayern. 7-0 Bayern busquets was the reason Barca were so shite. Casemiro is a better overall DM
The thing is people are so hung up on attacking players, CDM's deserve more respect Busquets is not a bad shout
He’s up there but he’s not the best. He’s been exposed time and time again when Xavi and iniesta aren’t holding his hand. 8-2 vs bayern and 7-0 vs Bayern
Theo Baker started watching football in 2016 and Lewis started in 2021 so bit unfair this
Tom's take on Zidane's 2006 World cup was shocking... Zidane absolutely destroyed Spain and Portugal and was the best player on the pitch by miles
You're right, but compared to the other candidates he only had 6 years of playing in the 2000's and it was the tail-end of his career. We have the entire Prime's of Iniesta/Xavi/Busquets/Kroos etc. It's not fair but valid.
@@WILDEBEAST17but saying that Zidane's world cup was a myth because of the Brazil game is one of the worst takes I've ever seen
@@mebarkiimad8999 I wouldn’t say it was a myth. But he didn’t set the group alight. Scored a 90th minute consolation against spain. And two penalties vs Portugal/Italy. That Brazil game he was ridiculous though you’ve gotta say.
@@WILDEBEAST17 You just went and looked at his stats you little merchant 😂 I watched these games live and rewatched them last year, he was the superstar on the pitch every game, looked on a completely different level to every other player in there
@@mebarkiimad8999 Didn’t have to look it up, was my first World Cup aged 8. But yeah can’t say I rewatched the full 90 mins since 2006, haven’t got that much time on my hands.
That Barca midfield trio, can fully back that
Busquets gets exposed all the time because he’s slow as fuck. 8-2 Bayern. 7-0 Bayern busquets was the reason Barca were so shite. Casemiro is a better overall DM
For longevity, ability and achievements alone the midfield has to to Xavi, Iniesta, and Modric. Can't leave any of them out. And no other midfielders get close. They were all top 5 Midfielders ever for over a 10 year period which is so rare.
I think in any hypothetical 11 you have to have a CDM otherwise you can end up with three CAM’s through the midfield when really we all know most teams operate with at least one holding
agree with zidane, r9, maldini, nesta, being pre 2000. id say you’d have to play the majority of your career in the 21st century to be part of this, moreso, have played the overwhelming majority of your best football in the 21st century.
No mention of Thiago Silva breaks my heart. He is literally the whole 21st century. I think him and Ramos are the two best we have had.
VVD, John Terry, Ferdinand and Vidic are better
Thank god Tom said Nesta. Clowns forgetting him.
As a Chelsea fan. Watching Chelsea beat Spurs and thinking about what excuses Lewis is gonna make now is so satisfying.
Suarez>Henry
Henry played as a long striker for arsenal all the time with a 10 in behind him. Especially th season they got to the champions league final
theo is right about msn. i was always a football fan and united fan but when messi suarez and neymar played together i fell in love with football what a trio honestly
With you on the zidane and r9 shout, they weren’t the best in the 2000s by a long chalk. Suarez in his peak was absolutely incredible, never seen a player like him. How we ran and slipped defenders and the hunger and tenacity he had was frightening.
i think when you make these teams you have to think of balance. on paper a midfield of zidane iniesta and modric is great but in the real world it wouldnt work you need to have a holding midfielder
8:45 - a missed golden opportunity from Mr.WeakArm to say " I want to play devils advocarrot "
Toms argument about Henry at Barca contradicts his arguement about Jesus playing wide
It actually supports it
Taking Henry over Suarez is ludicrous
😂😂😂 L
It’s not though is it
@@onlytigersroarit is. Henry was ridiculously good nobody's denying that but peak Suarez is the greatest striker of all time.
@@onlytigersroar Suarez at his best was keeping up with prime Messi and Cr7 you know the goat, and at worst a top 5 player of all time in Cr7(for me he is second) Henry at Barcelona was a third choice attacker behind Messi and Samuel Eto`o. Henry was great but outside of PL, there are loads of legends better then him.
@@onlytigersroarThere are only five players who I've seen surpass Henry's peak since I started watching football in 2009. Suarez is one of them.
Kaka NEEDED a mention
Kaka nowhere near it, had 3-4 years at the very top, vs many midfielders who had 8-10 years at that level this century.
Kroos needs a mention 5 ucls with real and bayern and a WC
And kroos-casemiro-modric is better too
Overrated
@@GNAL1610this is a perfect example of 0 ball knowledge
@@Mixzoid he’s not on the level of Xavi, Iniesta or Modric. The gap is big.
How did they miss out Canavaro?
The Busquets disrespect is mental. I thought we moved past him being ''underrated'' but I guess that narrative needs to be brought up again
Busquets gets exposed all the time because he’s slow as fuck. 8-2 Bayern. 7-0 Bayern busquets was the reason Barca were so shite. Casemiro is a better overall DM
How close are kdb and Rodri to this team
why wasnt kaka mentioned? crazy
Better players in that position
@@DC42087definitely havent been
@@DC42087 who
Henry scored only 35 goals in 3 seasons for Barça, after 2006 his performances dropped down, he was being benched by Pep so many times, I get the nostalgia feeling with him and being so good in the prem, but after the Prem he was not that good. And Busquets gets in the all-time 11 anyday depending on your preference, I mean he has every right to be compared to the greatests! But always a tough list to make!
Nah, he was crucial in the sextuple, and to be fair it was basically 2 seasons at barca, after they bought zlatan he basically didn't play
busquets shout is vaild!
its best 11 not best players its like they forget that to make points. best 11 is a formation that you then fill in with players best suited to the roles in the formation
bisques or Pirlo have to be in the midfield if you want an actually balanced team
Busquets gets exposed all the time because he’s slow as fuck. 8-2 Bayern. 7-0 Bayern busquets was the reason Barca were so shite. Casemiro is a better overall DM
Modern day football a proper 6 is needed
The point of pick the individual not chemistry is bonkers. Why not just have a team of forwards then cause you don’t have to think about how it would play?
If we pick the best individuals just have 11 of the best box to box midfielders
do the xi most underated one
no way i picked the same exact team as garrett. game respects game
my team was Neuer - Alves, Ramos, Cannavaro, Carlos, - Modric, Xavi, Iniesta, - Messi, C.Ronaldo, Ronaldinho
gotta question if Tom watched the 06 world cup zidane was absolutely humiliating the best players in the world all tournament long, not mad at him not making it because he his best years were in the 90s but to say he wasn't good in the 06 world cup is lunacy
Zidane = 10 xavis
Also think Thomas Muller deserves a shout - probably not as talented as other Midfielders but is the only midfielder to have over 250 goals for his club and over 290 assists (only behind Messi in all time stats) - Also best player at the 2014 World Cup with the golden boot. Arguably along with CR7 is the player who has achieved the most with their available talent. Still wouldn't have him in my team (unless he won a 3rd treble) but would take him as the CAM/second striker if were putting a proper midfield together rather than putting three 8's in.
what are you bringing CR7 in for? Ronaldo is the goat, the last time i checked, muller wasn't even in nowhere near the goat conversation.
i still respect muller tho
any team without busquets your opinion doesnt count
Busquets gets exposed all the time because he’s slow as fuck. 8-2 Bayern. 7-0 Bayern busquets was the reason Barca were so shite. Casemiro is a better overall DM
Gk: Neuer Rb: Lahm Cb: Ramos Cb: Terry/thiago silva Lb: Ashley Cole Cm: Modric Cm: Iniesta Cm: Gerrard Rw: Messi St: Suarez Lw: CR7
How on earth has Reev said "I don't know how Casillas got in there" and then puts Neur instead! Casillas was Spain's goalkeeper for back to back Euro wins and the world cup, let alone being The biggest club in world footballs Goalkeeper for over a decade with multiple Champions league wins as well as cups and La Liga titles. Neur over casillas is like Joselu over Lewandowski
Lmao neuer shites on casillas and I’m a fan. Of Real Madrid
@@philip244 How does he? Casillas has the most clean sheet records in champs league history, he's won champs league more times than neuer, he also holds two European titles back to back, as well as the world cup, he has the most consecutive seasonal appearances in the champions league, plus being notorized as the 2nd best goalkeeper of the 21st century just behind Buffon. Neuer isn't as good as Casillas was
I’d of had Buffon alves Ramos Pujol Marcelo Xavi Iniesta Ronaldinho Messi Suarez Ronaldo and I’m shocked no one even mentioned pujol or Ronaldinho, pujol and ramos were both 2 of the best defenders in the world for 4,5 years or even pique Between 2008-2014 for pique and pujol with ramos Spain won everything Thiago silva for 4 or 5 years aswell was immense and still class to this day he could’ve gotten a mention but wouldn’t make it unfortunately
Tom garret was 6 in 2002 and r9 was his childhood hero
So most people start playing football when they’re like 2
Everyone just casually forgetting that Zidane won the 2000 euro's (and was player of the tournament) and the 2001-02 CL.
Hilarious when they all scoff at tom, then will say ooo fanboys will defend you!! Have they ever thought they are completely clueless
Just for me: -GK Buffon (most clean sheets of all time with Casillas 3 and Neuer not even in the top 5) -RB Dani Alves -LB Marcelo -CB Sergio Ramos -CB Terry (most of Maldini’s success was pre 2000, so I apologize if this is unfathomable) -MF Iniesta -MF Modric -MF Ronaldinho (more goals and assists than Zidane, yes Ronaldinho played a lot out left too) -RW Messi -CF Suarez (Highest goals in a single season number, Lewandowski played mostly in Germany, more dominant than Zlatan at peak, near twice as many goals as R9) -LW Cristiano
GK: Neuer 🇩🇪 RB: Alves 🇧🇷 CB: Chiellini 🇮🇹 CB: Ramos 🇪🇸 LB: Marcelo 🇧🇷 CM: Modric 🇭🇷 CM: Xavi 🇪🇸 CM: Iniesta 🇪🇸 RW: Messi 🇦🇷 ST: Suarez 🇺🇾 LW: Ronaldo 🇵🇹
No mention of Rio?
Neuer Alves, puyol, Van Dijk, Cole Gerrard, xavi, Modric Messi, Suarez, C Ronaldo
Thiery henry? as striker
Ive made it a bit different by adding in some arsenal players 😂
you can tell from this videos theo and lewis never watched a la liga game of 90 mins in their life
Modric and Kroos disrespect is peak man… 3 peat of champions league??
They will get more credit once they're retired
No disrespect, but xavi and iniesta were simply better
@@generalpork Phenomenal with Spain too, won 3 major tournaments in a row
@@1manning9playing tedious football especially in 2010 and 2012
@@generalporkmaybe but they aren’t fit to lace Zidanes boots
what about kaka
by theos and lewis logic we might as well pick 10 forwards and 1 gk since its the best 11 players instead of best team lmao
Bad lad Sergio B... 2 euros. World cup. 3 champions league and then league titles and cups on top of that... I'm not saying he should definitely being in there but I totally respect his decision
I agree, a DM is completely different to an 8
kaka xavi and iniesta is 100% the midfield of the 21st century
Too unbalanced imo
To play Kaka you need two world class sixes and Iniesta/Xavi are eights
@@emilevangheem6165agree, obviously that team would be incredible either way because of how good the players are, but the goal should be to build the best possible team, and even though it doesn’t sound as fancy, xavi Busquets Iniesta makes that team play better than xavi kaka Iniesta
thats 3 great footballers but not a great midfield
No KDB?
Busquets hate from goggles is unreal.
He’s been average for years
Happens to every great footballer? But prime busquets in that midfield 3 is unreal and top 3 DM of all time@@philip244
How is John Terry not in anyones list? If you are going to put Van Dijk or Nesta, you have to put the best prem centerback of all time
Kaka not being mentioned whatsoever is criminal
Disappointed to not hear a pirlo shout. Consistently underrated
The fact that Ronaldinho wasn’t mentioned frustrates me
Tom saying theo can't have R9 because he is pre 2000 but then picks nesta lol
Lets be honest, suarez will be looked at as a better player
Gk- neur Lb- maldini CB - Ramos Cb- Virgil Rb- Marcelo Cm- iniesta Cm(8)- Gerrard Cm- Zidane Rw- Messi St- schvenchenko Lw- CR7
Forgot Paul Scholes was a snooker player….
Casillas D.Alves Ramos VVD A.Cole Busquets Modric Iniesta Messi Suarez Ronaldo
Same but xavi over modric
should do a team of the 21st century excluding the players on the list
Henry had left by time Villa and Ibrahimovic were in the team
Villa yes. But he played a season with Zlatan 09-10.
@@WILDEBEAST17 you're right, my bad.
Rare Tom W🎉
Best XI since 2000 Neuer Alves Pique Ramos Marcelo Casemiro Xavi Iniesta Zidane Messi C.Ronaldo
Anyone who has busquets in an all time XI doesn’t understand ball. An absolute liability if his team doesn’t have the ball
Did you remember Zidane goal i 2002 Champions League Final
one goal doesn’t mean he’s in the team of the 21st century🤣
Neur Alves van dijk Cannavaro Cole Modric xavi Kaká Messi C. Ronaldo Ronaldinho
They defo pick players like busquets and nesta for the bants and for debate😂
Virgil being at CB when he's not even top 3 prem centre backs OAT
Neuer Alves Ramos Van Dijk Cole Iniesta Xavi Modric Messi Suarez CR7
Im sorry but all this zidane r9 pre 2000s but still have maldini in list and not Nesta Puyol Cannavaro
VVD?!?!? You lot are tapped
Sergio busquets is the best dm of all time and they are somehow shocked with that pick.
No he isn’t
Maldini won 2 out of 3 champions league finals in 21st century and runner up of euros all as captain, he should be in the team
He even converted to a CB and became the best CB
Henry not being able to play the 9 is the worst take Tom has ever had
. Buffon Thuram Nesta Maldini Cole Iniesta Pirlo Messi Ronaldinho Neymar Henry
Cr7 got 3 balondor during the MSN era😎
Why do people explain their reasoning to Theo and he just completey ignores it, takes it personally and then the others have to explain themselves 5 more times and he still doesn't get it
*HEATED* The boys decide what they want for lunch!
GK- neur. RB- lahm. CB- ramos. CB- Terry. LB- cole. CM- modric. CM- xavi. CM- inesta. RW- R9. ST- Henry. LW- CR7. That's my team for the 21st century.
Yeah mate cause messi doesn't exist
Tom only one who knows ball Busquets as always getting disrespected
Tom and Lewis are seriously genuinely outrageously clueless
John Terry should be in this XI over VVD
Neuer ‼️
"that team's shit" yeah of course it is Tom you bad mong 11/11 truly incredible players