We head down to the Bay Area to get schooled by Oakland Roots CMO and Co-founder, Edreece Arghandiwal - we reached out to ask him what his ideal lineup would be and remind him of our only two rules…
1. You have to pick a formation and fill it with players who have been active in your lifetime and
2. You have to plug yourself in to the lineup and tell us where and why you play in that spot.

Formation preference: 4-4-2. Why? I am a big fan of simplicity, and 4-4-2 is exactly that. It provides a solid basic structure with defensive depth and attacking numbers, with clearly marked roles. Everyone has a responsibility, and the weight of defenders vs. midfielders vs. forwards isn’t heavily skewed. Teamwork makes the dream work in this scenario, and it is a formation that has a history of working.

(GK) Gianluigi “Gigi” Buffon
With 176 international caps, Buffon is the most capped player in the history of the Italy national team, the fourth-most capped footballer of all time, and the most capped European international player ever; Buffon also holds the record most appearances for Italy as captain after he inherited the armband in 2010.

(RB) Cafu
Regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, one of the best footballers of his generation, and as one of Brazil's best ever players, Cafu was a dynamic, hard-working, offensive-minded, and energetic right-sided wing-back.

(CB) Diego Godín
Commonly cited as one of the best defenders in the world, he started his professional career with Cerro and three years later was transferred to Primera División side Nacional.

(CB) Paolo Maldini
Maldini was renowned for his technical ability, athleticism, sliding tackles, stamina, composure and fast energetic forward runs as a left-back or wing-back. He was also an excellent crosser of the ball, and was an effective attacking threat, scoring and assisting several goals throughout his career.

(LB) Roberto Carlos
He is especially famous for a free kick against France The ball curled so much that the ball boy ten yards to the right ducked instinctively, thinking that the ball would hit him. Instead, it eventually curled back on target; its considered by some to be the greatest free kick of all time.

(RM) Kaká
During his prime at Milan in the mid to late 2000s, and prior to the injuries he suffered at Real Madrid which affected his mobility, Kaká was a quick, agile, hard-working, highly skillful and creative team player with great pace, ball control, movement, and balance, capable of dribbling past defenders in one on one situations as well as during counterattacks.

(CM) Kevin De Bruyne
He is often described by pundits as one of the best and most complete modern day advanced playmakers, due to his technique, skill, athleticism, work-rate off the ball, vision, crossing accuracy, wide range of passing, and powerful long-range shooting ability with either foot.

(CM) Zinadine Zidane
Zidane has been named FIFA World Player of the Year three times, a feat achieved only by Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2002, ESPN described Zidane as "the greatest player in the world in the world's biggest game". In 2004, he was voted UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years, and was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.

(LM) Arjen Robben
Robben has been regarded as one of the best wingers in the world, with ESPN stating he is "able to take on and beat defenders at the drop of a hat, Robben's ability to get to the byline and deliver in accurate crosses instills fear into any defense"

(RF) Zlatan Ibrahimović
A versatile and well-rounded footballer, from a tactical standpoint, Ibrahimović is capable of playing anywhere along the front line, due to his ability to both create and score goals for his team, although he is most often deployed as a striker, due to his composure and eye for goal

(ST) Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima
Ronaldo is regarded as one of the greatest and most complete forwards of all time. Dubbed Il (or O) Fenomeno (the phenomenon), he was a prolific goalscorer, and despite being more of an individualistic attacker, he was also capable of providing assists for his teammates, due to his vision, passing and crossing ability

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson