Top 10 One Man Teams in Football History

Top 10 One Man teams in Football History

Which one of the teams or clubs have players they mostly depend on? Has it ever hit you that many teams around the world have only one star player in their squad. Though most players, managers and fans will deny that their teams are not one man teams the fact is that such teams exist and we have just compiled that list for you. All you need to do is browse through the list and learn about these teams and their player. So here we look at the Top 10 One Man Teams in Football History.

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The teams on this list are leaches , they rely on one man and without that man they do not seem to perform to their full extent. So what teams and players do you have in mind? Is it FC Barcelona with Lionel Messi , FC Bayern Munich with Arjen Robben or Cristiano Ronaldo with the Portuguese national team? Well we have prepared this list on the Top 10 One Man Teams in Football History and you reading this is the only way you are going to which players and teams are on the list.

Top Ten One Man Teams in Football History

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10. Matt Le Tissier (Southampton)

Matt Le Tissier who is the former Southampton professional footballer starts off the list at number ten. Matt Le Tissier was an attacking midfielder for the Saints and scored a total of 100 goals from midfield for Southampton. Matt Le Tissier was a one man team for Southampton as he managed to help them establish their name in English football. Scoring 100 goals in the English leagues is not easy and for a midfielder its very astonishing, if you think it’s easy look at Falcao’s goal tally in the Premier League.

9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)

The Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic is destined to be on this list and this is due to the fact that his Swedish team mates aren’t that good but work together as a team and make it happen. The Swedish national team mainly depends on the form of the Paris Saint Germain striker and if the striker is not in form , the attacking force is somehow slow. The Paris Saint Germain man is very lethal both in the air and with his feet. He has great strength and power which he uses perfectly to his advantage.

8. Gareth Bale (Wales)

Gareth Bale and his Wales national team qualify on the list of one man teams. Gareth Bale who is currently the only British player playing in the Spanish La Liga. The Welsh man is a spectacular player and a joy to watch. Just like some other teams on the list, Wales is not that bad of a team as it also has quality players like Ashley Williams back in defense and Aaron Ramsey in the midfield while Gareth Bale makes it up front. However it qualifies to be a one man team as the team are barely a threat without the Real Madrid man.

7. Harry Kane (Tottenham)

 

Okay so maybe it’s unfair on Tottenham Hotspurs that they are included in the list of Top 10 one man teams in football history but Spurs are not as much of a threat without their star striker Harry Kane. The man is immense and scores 25-30 goals a season. Without him, yes they do have Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli but Kane is the main man.

6. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

Cristiano Ronaldo with his Portugal team makes it at number six. The current Portuguese team is not that bad though as it has world class players like the Madrid duo of Fabio Coentrao and Pepe all being great players not forgetting the midfielder Joao Moutinho . Though the Portuguese team is full of talented players, it can not going without mentioning that they mostly rely on the performance of Cristiano Ronaldo . Whenever a team is to play against Portugal most of their attention is on the Real Madrid man as they consider him as the One Man Team, prevent balls from Ronaldo and you stand a chance to win. So that’s why Ronaldo is one of the Top 10 One Man Teams in Football History.

5. Michel Platini (France 1984)

Michel Platini scoops the fifth place on the list as he managed to propel the French team of his days to glory. Michel Platini really came through for France during the European Championship in the year 1984 when French managed to win the competition. The Striker was in the form of his life as he managed to score nine goals in France’s five games during the competition. He was among a French squad that promised no major threat but his presence managed to do it all.

4. Juninho (Middlesbrough)

Juninho Paulista who played for Middlesbrough in the early 2000’s makes it at number four on the list. The Brazilian graced the the home stadium with a lot of skill and tricks. Juninho was very talented and the kind of game play he portrayed was eligible for him to fit in any top flight Premier League team. The fans nicknamed him ‘The Little Fella’ probably because of his physical appearance having a small body. During the recent fan voting Juninho was named by Middlesbrough fans as the greatest  player ever at the club.

3. Eusebio (Portugal)

In third place is the Portuguese and footballing Legend Eusebio. Eusebio who was born in Mozambique and played for the Portuguese national team. During his days he was the one man Portugal relied on . Portugal makes it twice on the list but the olden day Portugal relied more on Eusebio than the Current Portuguese national team relies on Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese Eusebio was full of strength, stamina speed and power. If a striker has these qualities it makes opponents vulnerable as it makes it had for them to keep up with him.

2. Diego Maradona (Argentina 1986)

Diego Maradona makes it at runners up on the Top 10 One Man Teams in Football History. The Argentine was a pure genius and even though his opponents knew he was a threat , there was little they could do about him. Maradona was very skillful and had a lot of tricks up his sleeves . He knew how to put the ball at the right place, in danger areas and mostly putting it at the back of the net.

The most memorable event Maradona has had in his footballing career was in the 1986 world cup when he helped Argentina secure the World Cup trophy in Mexico.

1. Sir Tom Finney (Preston North End)

In first place is Sir Tom Finney of Preston North End who is the true definition of a one man team. He spent his entire Career at the club and during his time there , the club was quite competitive. Out of all the players during his time at the club he was the only one who was called for at international duty during the 1950, 1954 and 1958 world cup. Sir Tom Finney was a great wigner who managed to score a total of 210 goal in 473 games for Preston North End. After he retired from football Preston North End were relegated and never returned to top flight football for 39 years.

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