Are we really "the best team in the world" right now?

[Man_City_Loyal]

High praise indeed from Ancelotti but are we really the Best Team in the World right now.
Yes I know we`ve been singing about it for decades but are we really.
Based on the number of wins in all competitions is remarkable and I`ve always maintained we have the best in the world .. Pep.
So do we deserve that merit ?

no.
Ask the question at the end of the season and may change answer

 

[geoff hammond]

To sum up we almost certainly are but nobody will care looking back at us if we don’t turn that superiority into a CL win at some point.

Here‘s an example...how many people think Brazil 1970 was the best National side ever? Lots. However the 1982 Brazil team were better I think but never get mentioned because they went out to a lucky Italy 3-2.

Not sure about Italy being “lucky” that day. I loved that Brazil side but on the day the best team won (Italy had a fourth wrongly disallowed too). And they battered the Germans in the final

 

[Fordyboy46]

We would be the best team in the world whichever league we were in, goes without saying.

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

Still think Bayern are and are the team to beat in the CL

not to say we can’t beat them though

 

[blue_sonic176]

[if we get past Dortmund] Beating Bayern or PSG over 2 legs would make us the best in the world at the moment

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

If there was a league of all teams with genuine claims on being the best, we’d win it I reckon. The team that wins the league is the best team. Teams that win cups can be lucky teams, but not the best team.

In short, we’re the best.

 

[shevtheblue]

Saying best team in the world feels distinctly Scouse to me. I feel as if we have always been one of the best teams in the world over the last 3 seasons, at least.

 

[ancoats]

manchester city are the best team at the moment ? but like pep keeps saying never look to much into it until the trophies and medals are handed out then party

keeping a level head and players feet on the ground must be hard. but all pep as to do is say united at home and your back on the first floor again. we have this turn off switch in the big games in europe and like united at home you wonder what the fuck is happening

all city can do is win the next game and go from there take one game at a time and see and in the summer what we can all talk about

 

[JULES]

Not sure about Italy being “lucky” that day. I loved that Brazil side but on the day the best team won (Italy had a fourth wrongly disallowed too). And they battered the Germans in the final

at the time of the brazil-italy game no one I knew backed italy, I did, I saw it coming, a true classic game, and italy deserved to win it.

 

[M18CTID]

Not sure about Italy being “lucky” that day. I loved that Brazil side but on the day the best team won (Italy had a fourth wrongly disallowed too). And they battered the Germans in the final

Italy came good at the right time but they were very lucky to qualify from the group stage, having drawn all 3 games and only going through ahead of a Cameroon side who drew their 3 games too and went out by virtue of having scored 1 fewer goal than Italy.

The '82 Brazil side was arguably the best team never to win the World Cup, and were a far more entertaining team than Italy into the bargain. I'd even argue that Poland were more entertaining to watch than Italy that year too. That's not to take anything away from Italy's achievement by the way and Tardelli's goal celebration in the final will always be an enduring memory.