Former Spain goalkeeper and World Cup winner Iker Casillas racked his brains to pick his all-time best Spain XI - but found no room to play himself!
Casillas made 167 caps for Spain before the emergence of David De Gea brought an end to his international outings.
There is no place either for ex-Barcelona midfielder Pep Guardiola - although Casillas has more than enough Catalan influence in his star-studded line-up.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, Casillas explains the method behind how he reached his decisions and how for some - like goalkeeping selection Luis Arconada - he had to rely on the benefit of old tapes.
'(Luis) Arconada represents so much for a lot of Spaniards,' he said.
'An international for eight years, a finalist in France in 1984, and I’ve been able to watch him on tape and he’s fantastic.'
In front of the former Real Sociedad stopper, Casillas opted for a back four with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos at right back, Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique as the centre back pairing and Jose Antonio Camacho at left back.
Fans may be surprised to see former Madrid man Casillas opt for a Barcelona-dominated centre back pairing but it is unquestionable that both have had magnificent international careers.
'I know Sergio Ramos doesn’t like to play in this position, but I’m putting him at right-back,' Casillas added.
Moving further forward the Barcelona influence continues as Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets take three of the four midfield roles in Casillas' 4-4-2 system.
Iniesta has recently departed Barcelona as a hero and is fondly remembered for his extra-time goal against Holland in the 2010 final.
Fernando Hierro takes the final place and was chosen to sit in front of the defence. Largely spending his career as a defender, Hierro is surprisingly Spain's fifth all-time leading scorer.
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