REALISTIC
Buffon
Swissguy - Bonucci - Chiellini - Ziegler
Krasic - Inler - Pirlo - Bastos
Matri - SS
SS = Aguero,Sanchez,Pastore
So is Bastos a "champion"?
Mark is right on this one, it depends who you ask, cause people got diffrent definitions of "champion"
to most, a champion is a player who can change the course of a game, who has that bit of extra.
krasic and bastos undoubtly fall in this category. just think how krasic was winning us games when we were second in the league and he was on form.
however, to some, like moggi, or what bjerkness means, there is another definition, one i also follow.
a champion is a personality. a player that radiates winning mentality, that also changes games, and drags the team trough when they arent playing well, a champion is a player that doesnt need to play in a good team, he is the one that makes the team play good.
since nedved retired and del piero got to old, juventus doesnt has that kind of champions anymore
is krasic such champion ? no, he went down with the rest.
do you need 11 champions like that ? no
what you need is 2-3 champions that carry the team. in this situation, the first mention kind of champions will play brilliantly
conte, is a champion, and he'll bring the mentality