No idea who that is. I bet Pato or Ubaldo Matildo will make him an immensely better player.
All-Time Fantasy Draft
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My favourite part of the write up was Paolo Nutini. Easily the best Scottish singer in the draft.
Jesus christ Jake, you are facing a side with Zidane, Scholes, Savicevic, Kubala and Souness. Law shouldn't be playing ahead of Deschamps, there won't be enough balls for one centreforward, let alone two. Alternatively scrap your wingers and play a diamond with him and Deco, but going into it like this is suicidal.
I might do that actually.
Due to stobzillas creative threat, I've decided to pack the midfield, to try and stop Scholes, and particularly Zidane from having too much time on the ball, my two wingers will step out of the fray, and Deco and Deschamps will come in, Deschamps is a warrior, who will strike fear into any offensive players, amassing 103 caps for France, carrying his team to the 1998 world cup final, where he played a huge role in bringing the trophy home. Deco, on the other hand, will be able to slice open a team that although great technically, doesn't seem to have the gile, determination, or winning experience to deal with his, along with Giles and Peters, all round technique.
Ubaldo, sorry. I'm shit at this.
I will be submitting my team tonight, had a few personal probs and work to deal with this week.
Is it possible to re-arrange our fixture ? I genuinely can't submit a formation and tactics blurb as I'm at work.
I guess the Jake and Stob match has been rearranged then.
Anto & Brwned now through. Who's playing today?
I have no idea what's going on. Jake's not sent me his team, Stobzilla's not sent me his...I've said before I'm sorting none of this out by trawling through the threads. If it's not PM'd to me then the game won't be going ahead.
Dan has sent me his team - the first person to do so - but mightberight has PM'd me to say he'll not be sorted until tonight at the earliest. I've got paceme's team but I think KM's still sorting things out. At the moment I've got 1 team for each Friday matchup and no teams for yesterday's matchups so...
WEDNESDAY
Cutch vs. MJJ
Brwned vs. EDogen
THURSDAY
Gio vs. Antohan
JakeC vs. Stobzilla????????
FRIDAY
mightberight vs. DanNistelrroy
KM vs paceme
SATURDAY
NM vs. Isotope (pending Iso's confirmation)
Thisistheone vs. Fergus'son
Dan has sent me his team - the first person to do so - but mightberight has PM'd me to say he'll not be sorted until tonight at the earliest. I've got paceme's team but I think KM's still sorting things out. At the moment I've got 1 team for each Friday matchup and no teams for yesterday's matchups so...
WEDNESDAY
Cutch vs. MJJ
Brwned vs. EDogen
THURSDAY
Gio vs. Antohan
JakeC vs. Stobzilla????????
FRIDAY
mightberight vs. DanNistelrroy
KM vs paceme
SATURDAY
NM vs. Isotope (pending Iso's confirmation)
Thisistheone vs. Fergus'son
The urgent one is paceme vs. KM as I understand pace was off to his girlfriend's for the weekend.
The rest, please hurry up. Nothing much we can do, other than respect Dan's wishes if it has to move to another day and it's not suitable for him.
Those with Saturday fixtures please send your stuff today. Scheduled games take priority over postponed ones so you are definitely on tomorrow.
If they don't send anything, I can help you with finding if they posted any formation in this thread and maybe we can use that?
I working on it guys, I'm really sorry I have just not had access to a pc only my iPad and I can't produce those formation pictures.
Nah, it's criminal to spend two weeks drafting and writing up player profiles and then find someone randomly posted some teamsheet you were mulling over and you lost based on that.
In future rounds though, teams do go into the game, as scheduled, with whatever they submitted for their last game. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Well mightberight's specifically said he can't get things sorted today so we can't just use his formation, perhaps we'll move that match to another day if Dan's agreeable. You can do that for Jake and Stobzilla's game and we could just go ahead with their game today.
Mate, send me a PM describing it and I'll knock it out for you. Don't remember who had the same problem before and I kept doing his teamsheets
Move mine to wherever, I'm easy. Will be around for the whole weekend apart from Saturday evening as have got work to be getting on with.
^^ Go for it
feck I forgot my match was today. Sending my team right now.
Again apologies. I had sorted my team before but forgot to send it to Brwned.
I'll have my write ups done by tomorrow morning and I will PM you my starting XI, I have work till 11 tonight and then I am straight out after that.Mate, send me a PM describing it and I'll knock it out for you. Don't remember who had the same problem before and I kept doing his teamsheets
Player profiles
GK- Gordon Banks- This legendary English goalkeeper was awarded the Fifa Goalkeeper of the Year six times(1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971). Rated as the second best keeper in the history by IFFHS(International Federation of Football History and Statistics) he’s perhaps most famous for his save against Pele in the 1970 world cup which is often called the greatest save in the history of the football. Every great team needs a great goalkeeper and Banks is one of the greatest ever.
RB- Djalma Santos- He is a former Brazilian footballer who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 1962. Santos is considered to be one of the greatest right-backs of all time. While primarily known for his defensive skills, he often ventured upfield and displayed some impressive attacking skills. He’s only the second player along with Beckenbaur to be named in three different world cup all star teams. That should be enough evidence of his legacy.
CB- Scirea- Gaetano was an elegant defender, blessed by his god-given ability to intelligently read the offense, anticipate play, and then quickly start a counter-attack by pushing forward whether dribbling like a striker or passing out wide to a midfielder. He was, in many ways, the opposite of his partner Claudio Gentile, he was a “gentleman sweeper” who rarely committed fouls due to his calm temperament and innate technical ability, never receiving a red-card his entire career, despite often playing as the last man in defense.
Here’s what Tardelli said about him-:
«He was one of the best players in the world but was too humble to say so or even to simple think so. His way of being quiet and reserved maybe took away his chance of being better known but it surely won him esteem, respect and the friendship of everyone, Juventus fans and not. This does not mean that he was weak or that he had nothing to say: on the contrary, he was very strong on the inside and knew how to speak through his silence. We had completely opposite characters but got along well. One day, he came to see me by the sea and we played hide and seek, a strange thing for Serie A professionals but it was part of our spending time together and enjoying ourselves in a simple manner. In today’s football I think he would have felt a bit lost but only on a personal level. When it came to football he was very competent and knew how to be authoritarian. Let us say that personalities with his character, nowadays, do not exist any more».
CB- Jan Popluhar- One of the most important players of the great Czechoslovakia team which reached the 1962 WC Final. This Slovakian Central defender will compliment Scirea beautifully and will be one of the strongest central back pairing of the draft.
LB- Bixante Lizarazu- Part of the brilliant Bayern and French Team. Excellent left back who has amazing stamina and who will provide great balance to my attack and defense. World Class at his peak.
DM- József Bozsik- One of the best midfielders in the history of the game, he is regarded as one of the finest deep lying playmaker in the history of the game. Was a very important part of the “Mighty Magyars” which dominated football in the 50’s
DM- Matthias Sammer
Known for his great composure on the ball and box to box midfielder, Matthias Sammer was one of the few players from East Germany to make a real impact on the German national team after reunification. Sammer was voted European Footballer of the Year in 1996, the year he won the European Championship with Germany.
AM Pavel Nedved-- Juventus and Czech Republic Legend. I don’t think many need to be explained about him.
Playmaker- Valderrama- I’ll let Wiki do the honours here
. Between 1985 and 1998 he represented Colombia in 111 full internationals and scored 11 times, making him the most capped player in the country's history. Valderrama was known for the accuracy of his passing, his tactical brain which allowed him to have a strong presence without the necessity of running as much as it would be expected, his exquisite technique on the ball, and his ability to provide assists that were very immaculate.[6][7] Valderrama played a huge role during the golden era of Colombian football during the 1990s. In 2004, Valderrama was included in the FIFA 100, a list of "greatest living footballers" chosen by Pelé to celebrate the 100th anniversary of FIFA.
AM- Juan Alberto Schiaffino- I got him as my eight pick and I’m honestly shocked and delighted to have him so late. Part of the Uruguay’s world cup winning team, he was the second highest goalscorer in the 1950 world cup and also scored the equalizer against Brazil in the final. Was voted as 17th in IFFHS Best player of 20th century.
Tommy Docherty, the hard-tackling wing-half who marked Schiaffino when Uruguay thrashed Scotland 7-0 in the 1954 World Cup in Basle, called him the greatest player he had ever faced. Docherty talked of the moment when he felt he had Schiaffino penned in on the goal line, only to find the Uruguayan, almost magically, slipping past him.
FW- Messi- No words needed.
Subs- Robben- One of the best inside forwards in the last 20 years or so. Will come on and test the tiring legs with his pace
Busquets- Will be used to protect a lead.
RB- Djalma Santos- He is a former Brazilian footballer who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 1962. Santos is considered to be one of the greatest right-backs of all time. While primarily known for his defensive skills, he often ventured upfield and displayed some impressive attacking skills. He’s only the second player along with Beckenbaur to be named in three different world cup all star teams. That should be enough evidence of his legacy.
CB- Scirea- Gaetano was an elegant defender, blessed by his god-given ability to intelligently read the offense, anticipate play, and then quickly start a counter-attack by pushing forward whether dribbling like a striker or passing out wide to a midfielder. He was, in many ways, the opposite of his partner Claudio Gentile, he was a “gentleman sweeper” who rarely committed fouls due to his calm temperament and innate technical ability, never receiving a red-card his entire career, despite often playing as the last man in defense.
Here’s what Tardelli said about him-:
«He was one of the best players in the world but was too humble to say so or even to simple think so. His way of being quiet and reserved maybe took away his chance of being better known but it surely won him esteem, respect and the friendship of everyone, Juventus fans and not. This does not mean that he was weak or that he had nothing to say: on the contrary, he was very strong on the inside and knew how to speak through his silence. We had completely opposite characters but got along well. One day, he came to see me by the sea and we played hide and seek, a strange thing for Serie A professionals but it was part of our spending time together and enjoying ourselves in a simple manner. In today’s football I think he would have felt a bit lost but only on a personal level. When it came to football he was very competent and knew how to be authoritarian. Let us say that personalities with his character, nowadays, do not exist any more».
CB- Jan Popluhar- One of the most important players of the great Czechoslovakia team which reached the 1962 WC Final. This Slovakian Central defender will compliment Scirea beautifully and will be one of the strongest central back pairing of the draft.
LB- Bixante Lizarazu- Part of the brilliant Bayern and French Team. Excellent left back who has amazing stamina and who will provide great balance to my attack and defense. World Class at his peak.
DM- József Bozsik- One of the best midfielders in the history of the game, he is regarded as one of the finest deep lying playmaker in the history of the game. Was a very important part of the “Mighty Magyars” which dominated football in the 50’s
DM- Matthias Sammer
Known for his great composure on the ball and box to box midfielder, Matthias Sammer was one of the few players from East Germany to make a real impact on the German national team after reunification. Sammer was voted European Footballer of the Year in 1996, the year he won the European Championship with Germany.
AM Pavel Nedved-- Juventus and Czech Republic Legend. I don’t think many need to be explained about him.
Playmaker- Valderrama- I’ll let Wiki do the honours here
. Between 1985 and 1998 he represented Colombia in 111 full internationals and scored 11 times, making him the most capped player in the country's history. Valderrama was known for the accuracy of his passing, his tactical brain which allowed him to have a strong presence without the necessity of running as much as it would be expected, his exquisite technique on the ball, and his ability to provide assists that were very immaculate.[6][7] Valderrama played a huge role during the golden era of Colombian football during the 1990s. In 2004, Valderrama was included in the FIFA 100, a list of "greatest living footballers" chosen by Pelé to celebrate the 100th anniversary of FIFA.
AM- Juan Alberto Schiaffino- I got him as my eight pick and I’m honestly shocked and delighted to have him so late. Part of the Uruguay’s world cup winning team, he was the second highest goalscorer in the 1950 world cup and also scored the equalizer against Brazil in the final. Was voted as 17th in IFFHS Best player of 20th century.
Tommy Docherty, the hard-tackling wing-half who marked Schiaffino when Uruguay thrashed Scotland 7-0 in the 1954 World Cup in Basle, called him the greatest player he had ever faced. Docherty talked of the moment when he felt he had Schiaffino penned in on the goal line, only to find the Uruguayan, almost magically, slipping past him.
FW- Messi- No words needed.
Subs- Robben- One of the best inside forwards in the last 20 years or so. Will come on and test the tiring legs with his pace
Busquets- Will be used to protect a lead.
You chaps go on Sunday then.
Are you and Jake fine with Sunday as well?
Looks like KM-paceme is a goer for today. The two on Saturday should stay put unless they don't send their stuff, although they've had loads of time so should be fine.
Sunday works for me.
Yeah I've sent the stuff to Brwned.
What time will mine and KM's start then?
WEDNESDAY
Cutch vs. MJJ
Brwned vs. EDogen
THURSDAY
Gio vs. Antohan
FRIDAY
KM vs paceme
SATURDAY (send stuff to Brwned by tonight)
NM vs. Isotope
Thisistheone vs. Fergus'son
SUNDAY
JakeC vs. Stobzilla (Jake, please send it on one PM to Brwned)
mightberight vs. DanNistelrroy (MBR, same)
Cutch vs. MJJ
Brwned vs. EDogen
THURSDAY
Gio vs. Antohan
FRIDAY
KM vs paceme
SATURDAY (send stuff to Brwned by tonight)
NM vs. Isotope
Thisistheone vs. Fergus'son
SUNDAY
JakeC vs. Stobzilla (Jake, please send it on one PM to Brwned)
mightberight vs. DanNistelrroy (MBR, same)
As soon as Brwned posts the poll. He's got both PMs it seems.
I'm about all day if anyone needs a hand gettin anythin set up.
Just seen the teams that have gone out, theres gonna be some serious players up for grabs.
Just seen the teams that have gone out, theres gonna be some serious players up for grabs.
I'll get my stuff all done by today and send it to Brwned.
Yups, and not quite sure how handy it will be to go fairly early since there will definitely be 10-12 standouts but from then on it will be more about squad tweaking.
I've sent mine to Brwned. Would be a good match against NM. Super Saturday, brought to you by RedCafe HQ.
Teams gone out so far:
MJJ: 1. Duncan Edwards 2. Garrincha 3. Muller 4. Luis Suárez 5. Meazza 6. Schmeichel 7. Rui Costa 8. Nasazzi 9. Chumpitaz 10. Zebec 11. Monti 12. Suurbier 13. Quincoces
EDogen: 1. Cruyff 2. Moore 3. Redondo 4. Figo 5. Romario 6. Desailly 7. Dzajic 8. Schnellinger 9. Essien 10. Guardiola 11. Southall 12. Burgnich
Gio: 1. Platini 2. Xavi 3. Rivaldo 4. Kohler 5. Davids 6. Gentile 7. Moreno 8. Nordahl 9. Franklin 10. Jennings 11. Demyanenko 12. Morton
The difficult thing for me will be deciding whether I can really justify going for another general in there like Cruyff or whether that would just be getting in the way of Di Stéfano running things...I know which would happen in real life but whether that would be apparent on the screen is another thing.
MJJ: 1. Duncan Edwards 2. Garrincha 3. Muller 4. Luis Suárez 5. Meazza 6. Schmeichel 7. Rui Costa 8. Nasazzi 9. Chumpitaz 10. Zebec 11. Monti 12. Suurbier 13. Quincoces
EDogen: 1. Cruyff 2. Moore 3. Redondo 4. Figo 5. Romario 6. Desailly 7. Dzajic 8. Schnellinger 9. Essien 10. Guardiola 11. Southall 12. Burgnich
Gio: 1. Platini 2. Xavi 3. Rivaldo 4. Kohler 5. Davids 6. Gentile 7. Moreno 8. Nordahl 9. Franklin 10. Jennings 11. Demyanenko 12. Morton
The difficult thing for me will be deciding whether I can really justify going for another general in there like Cruyff or whether that would just be getting in the way of Di Stéfano running things...I know which would happen in real life but whether that would be apparent on the screen is another thing.
Hoping to be in around the middle which is quite probably as 3 have exited from below me. Mightn't make any difference mind you.
Been waiting for this. Edogen and my game has been discussed so much already!!
I meant IsoTope you cnuts and I haven't even done my sheet yet!
You're just too cool to do your sheet earlier, eh NM? I can see you're a winner already... a moral winner, that's all you'll get.