8 greatest attacking trios of all time

#4 Jairzinho, Tostao and Pele - Brazil

Perhaps the greatest attacking trio at a World Cup – Jairzinho, Tostao and Pele. These three were, in their own right, number 10s playing together and forming a mouth-watering trio.

Pele did the bulk of the scoring and assisting – 14 out of the 19 goals Brazil scored in the 1970 World Cup were, directly or indirectly, from Pele’s boots – but it was the sheer intensity and fluidity of the trio that allowed the legendary forward dance in the opponent’s box.

A look at the video footages of that tournament would reveal how good Brazilians were at football. This is not to imply that they aren’t good now, but that team was far better than what Brazil have ever produced since and the closest thing to that legendary trio was the aforementioned Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho trio – and they were still quite far away from that vintage set of three.

In short, watching them play was like watching football through the music of Mozart.