Yeah, I tend to agree...best team always tend to be you first all-regen team because you have the satisfaction of building it from scratch, and hand-picking the best players.
But amongst real players, my best 11 would be ter Stegen, Romario, Vrsaljko, Pappadopolous, Phil Jones, M'Vila, Hamsik, Willian, Hazard, Niang, Damiao.
I've only got two players who I'd recommend to anyone, depending on what team you start with.
Lower division teams in England: Ismael Fofana. The guy is a beast. Stick in the AML/Inside Forward position and he will consistently bang in goal after goal after goal.
Championship: Maximillian Dittgen. 16 years old, free from Shalke, if you can get him, and is incredible. Striker who by age 18 is so good he can't stop scoring.