Brazil 1970. Brazil won 3 out of 4 World Cups from 58 to 70 - that's insane. The only reason they probably didn't win in 66 is because Pele was injured early, and that clearly dented their confidence.
I also love the Dutch team of 88 and France's Platini.
Brazil 1970 and 1982 were possibly the two most beautiful attacking teams of all time. I have a hard time picking one between them.
Holland 1974 was just as good, insane football. Cruyff fucking genius. Their match against Argentina was like watching a professional team play amateurs.
Good mentions there, 88' Netherlands and 84' France were indeed brilliant. Obviously 86' Argentina with Maradona at his peak...
Another one that comes to mind is 98' Netherlands, stacked with nothing but quality. 2010 Spain bored the hell out of me, it's got nothing on those teams.
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My agenda only includes trophies since that's what the spaniards I deal with on social media bring up.
But let's get real for a sec.. hombre a hombre
Brazil of the 70s and 82 blow this team out of the water with their playing style.
France's golden generation played quite attractive as well.
Italy flopped, sorry but 2006 was the bare minimum.
Spain 2008-2012 is the big red flag for me, I can go hours and hours about how overrated they are. What did they do that was so special outside of 2008? In 2010 they scraped by and in 2012 they were criticized until they played a mediocre italian team in the final..
This argentina team is not the flashiest, but we are deadly on the counter, have a very very tough defense, and have two geniuses in messi and di maria up front. This era is coming to a close though.
I hope you're able to tell when I'm trolling about the martinez remarks lol
Agree with the Spain part. Not only their matches weren't enjoyable overall, watching their system was like stabbing your own eyes with machetes.
I think what this Argentina lack in flair they make up in fight. It seems to be a very united group that decided they would do anything to get Messi his trophy. And the mofos did it.
I wouldn't place it anywhere near those teams I posted above in terms of sheer quality but they're a legendary generation.