Martyn and Rob are joined by Rob Fletcher (aka 90s Football Writer) to pick their England XIs from a storied decade. As well as reaching the semi-finals of Italia 90 and Euro 96, England were involved in a tue World Cup classic at France 98 and reached Euro 92 when it was still an eight-team tournament. Let’s not dwell on what happened when they got there).
Some players were mainstays for large parts of the 1990s: Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer, David Platt, Stuart Pearce, David Seaman, Paul Ince and Tony Adams. Others burned brightly and briefly at either end of the decade: Gary Lineker, Michael Owen, Chris Waddle, Paul Scholes and Mark Wright.
You can listen the pod and then vote for the winning team @nessundormapod.
Top goalscorers
28 Alan Shearer
27 David Platt
19 Gary Lineker
9 Paul Gascoigne, Ian Wright, Teddy Sheringham, Paul Scholes
7 Darren Anderton
Most caps
60 David Platt
59 Stuart Pearce
56 Alan Shearer
53 David Seaman
51 Paul Gascoigne
48 Paul Ince
46 Des Walker
45 Tony Adams
42 David Batty
38 Teddy Sheringham
These are the rules of the Nessun Dorma draft:
Each player can only be picked by one person. When Gazza has gone, he’s gone.
Players are judged solely on their performances for England in the 1990s. John Barnes’ goal in the Maracana is not admissible evidence.
You decide who wins the draft. Go to Twitter/X (@nessundormapod) to choose which team you think is the best. The poll will close at 5pm on Friday (UK time).
The Nessun Dorma Draft: England in the 1990s