Yugoslavia

[Peoria Blue]

The other byproduct to the breakup of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia is UEFA membership growing from 35 members to 51 between 1992 and 2007.

 

[SlimShadyRus]

Crna Gora, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia

Goalkeepers
Pletikosa, Handanovic, Begovic

LB/RB
Kolarov, Ivanovic, Srna

CD
Nastasic, Subotić, Savić, Lovren

CM
Matic, Pjanić, Modric, Misimović, Ibričić, Rakitić, Kovačić

Wingers
Tosic, Ljajić, Agim Ibraimi, Lulić, Ivan Perišić

Strikers
Dzeko, Mandžukić, Ibisevic, Jovetic, Pandev, Mirko Vučinić

----------------------Pletikosa--------------------
Srna---------Subotic--Nastasic--Kolarov--
-----------------------Matic--------------------------
------------Pjanic-------------Modric--------------
-Rakitic/Jovetic---------------------------Tosic---
-----------------------Mandzukic--------------------

 

[better dead than red]

SBNation.com did an article about this in 2013. I'm on my mobile and don't know how to link it. Do a search for "A Yugoslavia Dream Team." It should be easy to find that way.

Ta, better dead than red

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/3/21/4130588/yugoslavia-dream-team" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/3/2 ... dream-team</a>

Good read. Forgotten about subotic.

You're welcome, mate.

 

[SlimShadyRus]

And USSR then

Goalkeepers
Dykan' (UKR), Malafeev, Gabulov

LB/RB
Vitaliy Denisov (UZB), Yuri Zhirkov [LM], Alexey Berezutsky [CB], Parshivluk, Guram Kashia (GEO)

CB
Martynovich (BLR), Grigalava (GEO), Amisulashvili (GEO), Gorkšs (LAT)

CDM
Akhmedov (UZB), Igor Denisov, Glushakov, [Volodko (BLR)]

AM
Dzagoev, Mkhitaryan (ARM), Özbiliz(ARM), Shirokov [Krivets BLR]

Wingers
Samedov, Dmitriy Kombarov, Konoplyanka (UKR), Yarmolenko (UKR)

ST
Dzyba, Movsisyan (ARM), Pogrebnyak, Rodionov (BLR), Rudņevs (LAT)

P.S. Not sure about the other candidates from Ukrane and Russia. except those like arshavin, Pav and the others. they had been good players till 2011

 

[Dicko69]

Ibrahimavich's family fled the country to sweden when he was a boy because of the war plus probably others that repatronised, watched something, think on the bbc that said out of the bosnia squad, only dzecko stayed that's one of the reasons he's so idolised in bosnia

They booed him off the park in one of the home friendlies before the World Cup because they reckoned he wasn't trying.

At least it wasn't anything new for him.

And in answer to the original question, they'd be shit because they'd all hate each other.

USSR had nearly half the world to pick from and they never did anything at World Cups.

Is that why england are shit? Everyone hates scousers, cockneys aint much more popular

 

[sam-caddick]

If they all got along they would be challengers in my opinion.

Their midfield would be immense.

 

[SlimShadyRus]

Ibrahimavich's family fled the country to sweden when he was a boy because of the war plus probably others that repatronised, watched something, think on the bbc that said out of the bosnia squad, only dzecko stayed that's one of the reasons he's so idolised in bosnia

They booed him off the park in one of the home friendlies before the World Cup because they reckoned he wasn't trying.

At least it wasn't anything new for him.

And in answer to the original question, they'd be shit because they'd all hate each other.

USSR had nearly half the world to pick from and they never did anything at World Cups.

Is that why england are shit? Everyone hates scousers, cockneys aint much more popular

4th place in 1966 and some unfair knock-outs due to awful referees and politic situation. And this "half of the world" has never been a football half. But USSR still shwed good results bot at World Cups and Euro's

 

[GHoddle]

------------------Begovic
Ivanovic--Lovren--Subotic--Kolarov
---------------------Matic---------------
----------Modric-------Rakitic-----
---------------------Pjanic------------
----------Dzeko------------Mandzukic

 

[CITYBOY1000]

Crna Gora, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia

Goalkeepers
Pletikosa, Handanovic, Begovic

LB/RB
Kolarov, Ivanovic, Srna

CD
Nastasic, Subotić, Savić, Lovren

CM
Matic, Pjanić, Modric, Misimović, Ibričić, Rakitić, Kovačić

Wingers
Tosic, Ljajić, Agim Ibraimi, Lulić, Ivan Perišić

Strikers
Dzeko, Mandžukić, Ibisevic, Jovetic, Pandev, Mirko Vučinić

----------------------Pletikosa--------------------
Srna---------Subotic--Nastasic--Kolarov--
-----------------------Matic--------------------------
------------Pjanic-------------Modric--------------
-Rakitic/Jovetic---------------------------Tosic---
-----------------------Mandzukic--------------------

What does Crna Gora mean ? What about Montenegro as well ?

 

[Deleted member 58678]

Silly question regarding a made up scenario. But I'm curious if they had not broken up into many smaller nations, what would their current team makeup be like today and how far do you think they will progress in this World Cup? Provided all the players get along with each other that is. What do you all think?

It's purely hypothetical because you don't know how cliques and egos would develop in the dressing room, after all they had a great team in the 80s and didn't really achieve anything.

On paper a team of:

Begovic

Srna
Loveren
Vidic
Kolarov

Pjanic
Rakitic
Modric

Pandev
Dzeko
Mandzukic

And the other dozen or so permutations that'll be posted as the strength in depth is phenomenal; looks great on paper.

Stevan Jovetić over Mandžukić!
Matija Nastasić over Vidić!