Eyeing the ‘wouldn’t have played for those countries under modern rules’ demographic
Nice picks though. Mad some players like Desailly and Robben lasted as long. Always feel Robben was a bit underrated because of his high level ‘one-trick pony’ status. Always thought that was unfair. World class winger for a number of years.
I think the thing is Robben was that type of player in his younger days at Chelsea as well as being a complete diving twat of a player, but at Bayern he matured quite a bit and took his game up several notches. He was rare in the winger department as a player who actually got better as he aged. Most tend to nosedive once they lose a yard of pace and/or move to other areas of the field to compensate. But Robben was world class at Bayern (and possibly their best player) right up into his thirties playing out wide.
Wait, did you just praise one of my picks
Desailly was a beast. Rare in that he could play both CB and DM at a world class level. First time I've managed to draft him, so I'm delighted.