Wednesday 15 March 2017 09:03, UK
Former Liverpool and Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani has named an incredible #One2Eleven for The Fantasy Football Club.
The 32-year-old, currently on loan at Serie A outfit Sassuolo from Pescara, represented his country 38 times between 2006 and 2014.
Aquilani has also played for Roma, Juventus and AC Milan during his time in Italy, and his #One2Eleven of players he has appeared alongside during his career would certainly take some beating...
Choosing the goalkeeper is quite easy since I played with the best 'keeper in football history.
Of recent football history at least, it's Buffon. That's the reason I must put him in goal. He is a wonderful person, an undisputed leader on and off the pitch.
I have been lucky to play with him at Juventus and with the national team. A true captain, a great man.
In defence I am going to put a friend, a player who played for Liverpool, so I want to choose Johnson. When I played with him, he was at the top of his game.
He was a player who knew very well how to attack and could defend well too. But above all he is a wonderful guy so I choose him.
I played with Nesta at AC Milan and he was in his last years there, maybe even his last year. But he is an unbelievable defender so I think that one of the two places has to go to him.
I've always admired him, he was a complete player.
In the same year as Nesta, I played alongside Thiago Silva. But I am a bit indecisive because I also played with Fabio Cannavaro. And Fabio is a player who can't be left out of this team.
But it's also true that I only played a few times with him in the national team, so for that reason I pick Thiago Silva. He's an unbelievable player with great strength, technique and good timing.
He is a really strong defender. When I played with him he was young and was the best - really strong.
I will put Chiellini in this team, but I should pick him as a centre-back really as he is not a left-back. So I guess I should say Gianluca Zambrotta, but it would sadden me not to choose a friend like Chiellini.
I played with him in all the national youth teams so that's another reason I would like to pick him.
The player I put in front of the defence as a playmaker is Pirlo. I think he is a player who improves other players because he is so good that he makes anyone else play better.
Andrea is also a very funny guy, he makes you laugh. He likes being part of the group and even if sometimes he looks a bit moody, he really isn't.
Without any doubt I have to pick Gerrard. I chose to go and play for Liverpool because I was going to play with one of my idols.
I have been lucky enough to play with him and I saw the player I was expecting to find - physically strong, with good technique, a leader, able to shoot, able to defend, a complete player.
When I was there I tried to learn from him. I'm sorry that I didn't stay longer but there's no doubt that he is a player that I put in my strongest XI.
Another player who was very strong in the middle of the pitch and with whom I had the pleasure of playing with is Seedorf.
He had unbelievable charisma and personality. Yes he was technically skilled and physically strong, but he had superior mental strength.
If I was in doubt with regard to defence and midfield, I am in even more doubt for the attack because I played with some really extraordinary players.
I must include Totti. When I was a kid and I was thinking about a football player I would think about Totti, and I have been lucky enough to play with him.
He was an idol, an inspiration for me. Something that went beyond the simple argument of being a good footballer or not.
Ibrahimovic because he is maybe the strongest player of all. He is a player who could win you a match at any time.
A champion with a capital C.
I played with Fernando Torres at Liverpool when I think he was at the peak of his form. He was scoring, defending, attacking the space with unbelievable speed.
On top of that he is a fantastic guy, who helped me during my time in England.
