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Appreciate the feedback. Also surely, there really isn't much between Schumacher and van der Sar? I'd give van der sar the edge myself, although of course, it's perfectly understandable if people think Schumacher is the slightly better goalie out of the two. Much better seems quite harsh to me though.Overall, I think Joga/RedTiger defence and midfield is the strongest from all SF teams so far. Complementing CB duo and fullbacks, and some of the best players in their position in midfield. The players in midfield and attack would allow Rivera to flourish. And the attack in Kempes and Greaves isn't too shabby either.
DOwncast's has much better Gk though.
By the way, Ronaldo is 3rd already and will probably replace Greaves in the next two seasons (or one really great one, which is doubtful)
Yeah in addition to Lerby's cover, Kempes also had great work rate and could be counted on to put in a shift. Also whilst Kempes wasn't a winger in the Donadoni mould, he was most certainly capable of taking on his full-back and beating him with his unique brand of quirky footwork and explosiveness, before blasting one in - as the video below would attest. Well, he won't just be rigidly cutting from the left flank but would rather function in between the lines/flanks/central areas etc as he sees fit. With Rivera being the creative conductor of the side, Greaves being the spearhead occupying the centre-backs up top and Donadoni stretching play on the right, Kempes has the tactical freedom and the potential to reprise his match-winning impact here - more so than the Alves imo.So far I think that Downcast's right flank can make the difference here with Kempes being basically a forward, but even then you have a great cover in Lerby
Indeed, couldn't find an updated pic but yeah Greaves is top as it stands.By the way, Ronaldo is 3rd already and will probably replace Greaves in the next two seasons (or one really great one, which is doubtful)
I will explain later but Kempes is not a winger.Dani Alves the weak link for me particularly up against Bossis and with Kempes on his side. Dani Alves at his peak is going to spend an awful lot of time in the opposition half and even though Kempes arrow has him going infield, a player of Kempes intelligence is going to exploit Alves for fun.
Really well balanced teams here, often find myself lurking on these drafts thinking " What the hell were they thinking!!!!" but not the case here.
He's not, but There is likely to be a lot of space between Willi Schulz and Dani Alves which Kempes would exploit, particularly with the 2 CB's trying to keep Greaves quiet. You're going to want Alves to be way more defensive minded in my opinion.I will explain later but Kempes is not a winger.
My priority was to build a team and make sure all my players play in their natural position and are complementary.Rensenbrink says:"If the trajectory of my shot had been five centimetres different, we would have been world champions. On top of that, I would have been crowned top scorer and perhaps chosen as the best player of the tournament – all in the same match. That's why I keep things in perspective."
Mario Kempes says: "If (Rob) Rensenbrink hadn’t hit the post in the Final, he would have been the top scorer."
Jan Mulder says: "Robbie Rensenbrink was as good as Cruijff, only in his mind was he not."
Well, that's one way of pointing out that your keeper is a cnutSCHUMACHER KNOWS HOW TO STOP THE ENEMY WITHOUT GETTING A YELLOW OR RED CARD
Well, that's one way of pointing out that your keeper is a cnut
One in the goal, one upfront - great theme!
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/reserves-draft-green_smiley-10-9-mazhar13-marty1968.416739/Checked back - he voted in all knock-out games for the first team in the poll. Don't even know which smile to use here. Why bother?
Okay, you got me here
Dietz started his career as an attacking leftback and played there for many seasons, no worries about his position here. I'd actually prefer him slighty as leftback over his older centerback/sweeper version.Anyway - @Balu, this is your neck of the woods.
Fair enough. Also I've seen quite a few mentions of Rivera vs Zizinho as individuals, with a focus on their work rates. Of course, Zizinho had better work rate and was an excellent all-round player, but people forget to mention the playmaking edge that Rivera has on him, and imo I'd rate Rivera as the better all-round package overall (not much between them and it's subjective) and as the best #10 of this entire draft. I'd also say squaring up against Stielike might just be a tad bit harder than squaring up with Cajkovski, who was a fine defensive midfielder himself. Also with regards to Zizinho overloading the right flank, I think Lerby is perfectly suited in dealing with that, like you've already stated. Either way, it's a close match and I can perfectly understand voters voting for downcast/mazhar.@Joga Bonito you have to excuse me - everything in my post is exaggerated because there are no real mismatches on the field, both team are beautifully balanced throughout. But I think that the difference between Zizinho (whom I researched very closely in this draft) and Rivera - in workrate and in terms of position too - (I would expect him to drift to the right, overloading the flank that is the main Downcast's threat even without him) will prove to be decisive.
My bias also plays some role, of course, I have an incomplete gestalt towards some of the players (Zizinho and an unpicked Streltsov mostly) in this draft as I was eliminated too early and haven't got enough time to do them justice.
Voting for Downcast, even though you too have a great and evenly matched side.
2 votes + the usual MF vote for the first team Doesn't look too promising.
Yeah, precisely what I've stated in my other post. Kempes was a forward first and foremost, but he was capable of exploiting the areas between the flanks and channels to deadly effect and also well versed in the art of taking on his full-back on and beating him (not 'exclusively' his game but definitely a part of it), before cutting in. Like you said, a more positionally astute and balanced RB or a defensive RCB could have been preferable in dealing with Kempes. Schulz was a cracking defender and one of my favourites. I'd actually back him to do a good job on Greaves with his reading of the game for instance but he doesn't have the dynamism and is not the 'covering' sort ala Kohler/Forster who can do a good job covering the channels for their full-backs, which is what Alves would be expecting plenty from Schulz when he ventures forward.He's not, but There is likely to be a lot of space between Willi Schulz and Dani Alves which Kempes would exploit, particularly with the 2 CB's trying to keep Greaves quiet. You're going to want Alves to be way more defensive minded in my opinion.