Gods of football (1): The choice for the two best attacking midfielders

We bring the first 10, out of a total of 20 footballers who are in competition with "France Football" for two offensive midfielders in the ideal team of all time, which will be chosen by the votes of 170 journalists.

In the 3-4-3 formation, we have already presented who is in the competition for the best goalkeeper, right back, left back, central defender and the two last midfielders (the top ten, the other ten) now we move on to attacking midfielders...

ROBERTO BAJO: Fans around the world chose him as the fourth best football player of the 1999th century in a large internet vote in 20. Football experts certainly wouldn't rank him that high (after all, he didn't win the Champions League, nor the World or European Championships), but the "little Buddha" was always a fan favorite and pet - the technically gifted, mischievous playmaker spread magic at the World Cup in America in 1994. when he led "azure" to the final. A year earlier, he received the "France Football" Ballon d'Or for the best player on the planet.

ALFREDO DI STEFANO: Perhaps the first football icon - the popular "blue arrow" roamed the fields in the 40s, 50s, and 60s of the last century. Born in Argentina, grew up in River Plata, but played for two other national teams - Colombia, and eventually Spain. With Real Madrid, he won five European championship titles, he was the scorer in all five finals. Platini described him in 2008 as "the greatest of the greatest". One of the most complete footballers in the history of the most popular game - scorer, packer, leader...

RUD GULIT: They called it "black tulip". The Dutchman, originally from Suriname, has always been an ardent fighter against racism, and his influence in that field was similar to his influence on the field, where he literally spread the fire. "All-round" player, captain of the Dutch national team that won the European Championship in 1988 (scored a goal in the final), received the "France Football" Ballon d'Or the year before. He won two Champions Cups with Milan.

ANDRES INIESTA: He didn't get the Ballon d'Or - I guess only because he played in the era of Messi and Ronaldo. Scored a goal in the second overtime of the final against the Netherlands, which gave Spain its first ever world title in 2010. He also won two Euros with "fury". Chosen in the ideal team of European championships - of all time. Member of Barcelona's most famous generation, with whom he won four Champions Leagues, nine Primera Division titles... One of the best playmakers in the history of football.

LADISLAV KUBALA: Legend has it that the leaders of Barca expanded the "Camp Nou" because of him - so that there would be room for everyone who wanted to watch him. Hungarian, of Czech origin, like Di Stefano played for three national teams - Czech Republic, Hungary and Spain. He described himself as a "cosmopolitan", and on the field he looked like that - a good dribbler, a powerful finisher, and he is also remembered for his great free kicks.

SANDRO MACOLA: One of the greatest footballers of Inter, where he spent 17 years, but also of Italian football in general. With the Milan club, he won two Champions Cups (1964 and 1965) and four Serie A titles. Son of Valentino Macola, a member of the legendary generation of Grande Torino, who died in a plane crash with his teammates.

MICHELLE PLATINI: Winner of the Legion of Honor - the highest French national award, established by Napoleon. He won the Golden Ball for the best European player three times in a row. He almost single-handedly led "Tricolor" to the title of European champion in 1984. He won the Champions Cup with Juventus. The great master of the football game.

ĐANI RIVERA: He was called the "golden boy" of Italian football. Made famous by Milan, for whom he played over 1960 games from 1979 to 500, won two Champions Cups and three Serie A titles. He was a modern offensive midfielder, a classic ten, an above-average intelligent footballer.

SOCRATES: A degree in medicine and political awareness and attitudes, combined with quality and style of play, earned him the nickname Doctor Socrates. The elegant football player, with his head held high, was as proud as a monument on the field, as described by the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano. Some have described him as the first "cool football player", a symbol of a whole generation of fans around the globe. Played for Botafogo, Corinthians, Flamengo and Santos, in Europe for Fiorentina.

ZIKO: Artur Antunjes Coimbra, known as Zico, was also known as "white Pele". Edson Arates do Nascimento himself described him as the footballer who came closest to him. A creative playmaker, a great master of the game, he was remembered for his fantastic, filigree pass, but also for his precise shot and his refined feeling for the goal. In a major poll conducted in 1999 by Fifa fans around the world, he was voted the eighth greatest player of all time. He only played for Udinese in Europe.

Tomorrow: Pele, Maradona, Zidane...