Nostalgia Draft - Winner - Isotope

[Skizzo]

1. Iso 1) Ronaldo 2) L. Figo 3) Kaka 4) C. Ferrara 5) G. Bergomi
2. Joga 1) Xavi 2) M. Laudrup 3) P. Lahm 4) P. Evra 5) S. Busquets
3. P-Nut 1) P. Maldini 2) J. Stam 3) P. Vieira 4) L. Matthaus 5) D. Bergkamp
4. Harms 1) C. Ronaldo 2) A. Iniesta 3) R. Ferdinand 4) N. Vidic 5) Dunga
5. Beam 1) A. Nesta 2) S. Eto'o 3) Maicon 4) W. Rooney 5) A. Vidal
6. Skizzo 1) Z. Zidane 2) T. Henry 3) R. Giggs 4) D. Deschamps 5) F. Hierro
7. antohan 1) R. Carlos 2) J. Zanetti 3) M. Sammer 4) Luis Enrique
8. Michael 1) F. Redondo 2) J.R. Riquelme 3) F. Cannavaro 4) Del Piero
9. TheReligion 1) B. Lizarazu 2) Dani Alves 3) C. Makelele 4) C. Seedorf
10. EAP 1) F. Baresi 2) Cafu 3) J. Kohler 4) R. van Nistelrooy
11. Enigma 1) Ronaldinho 2) E. Davids 3) B. Schweinsteiger 4) D. Villa
12. Gio/Theon 1) Romario 2) H. Stoichkov 3) A. Pirlo 4) F. Rijkaard
13. Boris 1) G. Batistuta 2) P. Nedved 3) X. Alonso 4. M Rui Costa
14. Sjor 1) P. Scholes 2) R. Keane 3) R. Carvalho 4) D. Beckham
15. Himann 1) R. Baggio 2) M. Desailly 3) A.Cole 4) L. Blanc
16. Physio 1) Rivaldo 2) L.Thuram 3) A. Shevchenko 4) T. Silva

@antohan

 

[Joga Bonito]

Yes indeed, this is the one and only trophy you are getting here @antohan

Bad lazy-ass research design: "if I knew the guy in the 80s I'm not gonna bother". Exceptions for Batistuta (88) and Redondo (87) as I tracked Argentinians from very early in their careers.

Cue overlooking a guy playing two World Cup finals in the 90s.

Batshit stuff.

 

[antohan]

Delighted with Sammer but pretty miffed Hierro lasted that much longer, more so because he just sat there on my CB list looking back at me and rolling his eyes that he had been rendered a complete misfit.

"Et tu antohan?"

 

[antohan]

I said all along I wouldn't pick anyone I couldn't fully trust for the job at hand. The actual job, not "he is a CB therefore can stick him at CB".

Thanks to @Isotope I'm getting perilously close to that point here (unless I take the piss out of the concept) so no-brainer really.

And he also has one of these special ones

 

[antohan]

1. Iso 1) Ronaldo 2) L. Figo 3) Kaka 4) C. Ferrara 5) G. Bergomi
2. Joga 1) Xavi 2) M. Laudrup 3) P. Lahm 4) P. Evra 5) S. Busquets
3. P-Nut 1) P. Maldini 2) J. Stam 3) P. Vieira 4) L. Matthaus 5) D. Bergkamp
4. Harms 1) C. Ronaldo 2) A. Iniesta 3) R. Ferdinand 4) N. Vidic 5) Dunga
5. Beam 1) A. Nesta 2) S. Eto'o 3) Maicon 4) W. Rooney 5) A. Vidal
6. Skizzo 1) Z. Zidane 2) T. Henry 3) R. Giggs 4) D. Deschamps 5) F. Hierro
7. antohan 1) R. Carlos 2) J. Zanetti 3) M. Sammer 4) Luis Enrique 5) C. Puyol
8. Michael 1) F. Redondo 2) J.R. Riquelme 3) F. Cannavaro 4) Del Piero
9. TheReligion 1) B. Lizarazu 2) Dani Alves 3) C. Makelele 4) C. Seedorf
10. EAP 1) F. Baresi 2) Cafu 3) J. Kohler 4) R. van Nistelrooy
11. Enigma 1) Ronaldinho 2) E. Davids 3) B. Schweinsteiger 4) D. Villa
12. Gio/Theon 1) Romario 2) H. Stoichkov 3) A. Pirlo 4) F. Rijkaard
13. Boris 1) G. Batistuta 2) P. Nedved 3) X. Alonso 4. M Rui Costa
14. Sjor 1) P. Scholes 2) R. Keane 3) R. Carvalho 4) D. Beckham
15. Himann 1) R. Baggio 2) M. Desailly 3) A.Cole 4) L. Blanc
16. Physio 1) Rivaldo 2) L.Thuram 3) A. Shevchenko 4) T. Silva

@Michaelf7777777 @Synco

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Diego Simeone

@TheReligion

 

[antohan]

Nice, shits all over Arturo and his Juventus stats. Got lucky there with Dunga or Jim would have beaten me to the RC Award.

 

[TheReligion]

I'm going with heart again here..

G.Hagi.

@Edgar Allan Pillow

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

I'll take Francesco Totti

1. Iso 1) Ronaldo 2) L. Figo 3) Kaka 4) C. Ferrara 5) G. Bergomi
2. Joga 1) Xavi 2) M. Laudrup 3) P. Lahm 4) P. Evra 5) S. Busquets
3. P-Nut 1) P. Maldini 2) J. Stam 3) P. Vieira 4) L. Matthaus 5) D. Bergkamp
4. Harms 1) C. Ronaldo 2) A. Iniesta 3) R. Ferdinand 4) N. Vidic 5) Dunga
5. Beam 1) A. Nesta 2) S. Eto'o 3) Maicon 4) W. Rooney 5) A. Vidal
6. Skizzo 1) Z. Zidane 2) T. Henry 3) R. Giggs 4) D. Deschamps 5) F. Hierro
7. antohan 1) R. Carlos 2) J. Zanetti 3) M. Sammer 4) Luis Enrique 5) C. Puyol
8. Michael 1) F. Redondo 2) J.R. Riquelme 3) F. Cannavaro 4) Del Piero 5) D. Simeone
9. TheReligion 1) B. Lizarazu 2) Dani Alves 3) C. Makelele 4) C. Seedorf 5) G. Hagi
10. EAP 1) F. Baresi 2) Cafu 3) J. Kohler 4) R. van Nistelrooy 5) F. Totti
11. Enigma 1) Ronaldinho 2) E. Davids 3) B. Schweinsteiger 4) D. Villa
12. Gio/Theon 1) Romario 2) H. Stoichkov 3) A. Pirlo 4) F. Rijkaard
13. Boris 1) G. Batistuta 2) P. Nedved 3) X. Alonso 4. M Rui Costa
14. Sjor 1) P. Scholes 2) R. Keane 3) R. Carvalho 4) D. Beckham
15. Himann 1) R. Baggio 2) M. Desailly 3) A.Cole 4) L. Blanc
16. Physio 1) Rivaldo 2) L.Thuram 3) A. Shevchenko 4) T. Silva

@Enigma_87

 

[Šjor Bepo]

Nice, shits all over Arturo and his Juventus stats.

sure....

 

[harms]

I'll take Francesco Totti

 

[Enigma_87]

I'll take PL player of the season in 92/93:

@Gio @Theon

 

[antohan]

I'll take Francesco Totti

Did someone butcher him in some draft? I'm staggered he didn't get picked for so long. Not a fanboy but it sure used to be the case that every man and his dog was. I was even surprised @Isotope didn't go for one but TWO defenders ahead of him. Yes, I know he has Kaká, still would have picked him a few years ago.

 

[antohan]

sure....

The entire concept is quite clearly going to shit if you think that.

 

[TheReligion]

I'll take PL player of the season in 92/93:

@Gio @Theon

Brave pick given the time limits?

 

[antohan]

Brave pick given the time limits?

Will probably get injured, should have got him in R1 or R2.

Joking aside, top player on his day, can think of a few with similar issues. Is it credible to say he could put in a shift at CB? Sure. Was I going to get anywhere near that debate? No chance.

Lots of borderline cases going, will largely depend on how they are being portrayed I guess.

 

[Enigma_87]

Brave pick given the time limits?

Around 250 games from 92/93 season on for club and country.
PFA Players' Player of the Year in 92/93 when Villa finished second.
Excellent at the World cup in 94 producing an all time great performance vs Baggio led Italy.
2 League cups won with Villa in that period and in that three years period 92-95 he played 143 club games, and was averaging 8-9 games for Ireland in those years.

I'd say his peak was 90-94.

Plenty of highlights also from 92/93 Villa season and also in the 94 WC performance for everyone to make a judgement

 

[antohan]

Around 250 games from 92/93 season on for club and country.
PFA Players' Player of the Year in 92/93 when Villa finished second.
Excellent at the World cup in 94 producing an all time great performance vs Baggio led Italy.
2 League cups won with Villa in that period and in that three years period 92-95 he played 143 club games, and was averaging 8-9 games for Ireland in those years.

I'd say his peak was 90-94.

Plenty of highlights also from 92/93 Villa season and also in the 94 WC performance for everyone to make a judgement

I'd actually agree with that. Some players peak late, more so when they leverage their experience. When I started running out of worthy right-side CBs I revisited my "nobody I knew in the 80s" condition and added him and Bergomi.

Not even remotely interested in having a nostalgia draft match soiled by a stupid argument though so was only going to go there if I ran out of options.

 

[Isotope]

Did someone butcher him in some draft? I'm staggered he didn't get picked for so long. Not a fanboy but it sure used to be the case that every man and his dog was. I was even surprised @Isotope didn't go for one but TWO defenders ahead of him. Yes, I know he has Kaká, still would have picked him a few years ago.

True. Years ago, i'd have Kaka -Totti - Figo behind a striker. Screw any tactic and such. Now I'm older, I become more conservative like Ole. Safety first.

Also it's totally weird, I didn't get any notification up top right, when you tag me.

 

[BorisDeLeFora]

Anyone free to take my next pick? Going for a nap.

Edit - I'll send it to Sjor he's next

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

Did someone butcher him in some draft? I'm staggered he didn't get picked for so long. Not a fanboy but it sure used to be the case that every man and his dog was. I was even surprised @Isotope didn't go for one but TWO defenders ahead of him. Yes, I know he has Kaká, still would have picked him a few years ago.

If he doesn't get picked in this draft, he certainly has a bleak draft future!

Plus I like his versatility.

 

[harms]

Did someone butcher him in some draft? I'm staggered he didn't get picked for so long. Not a fanboy but it sure used to be the case that every man and his dog was. I was even surprised @Isotope didn't go for one but TWO defenders ahead of him. Yes, I know he has Kaká, still would have picked him a few years ago.

Maybe the uncertainty about his best role? Tbf I probably should’ve picked him ahead of Dunga, but in the end decided to test my luck considering the depth of the attacking pool.

There are certainly quite a few attackers picked before him that I rate lower though.

 

[Theon]

@BorisDeLeFora

 

[antohan]

Called it, this is nailed on to be the injured Turn.

 

[antohan]

Maybe the uncertainty about his best role? Tbf I probably should’ve picked him ahead of Dunga, but in the end decided to test my luck considering the depth of the attacking pool.

There are certainly quite a few attackers picked before him that I rate lower though.

Fair point that, it's actually another reason I never picked him. I like whatever the players on the teamsheet will be doing to jump at you. I don't really get that with him and I'm nowhere near as articulate as Gio when it comes to that. I actually skipped him on the basis if him and Hagi were still around the guy I actually want would likely last the turn. Now getting the jitters, of course.

 

[Isotope]

@BorisDeLeFora @Šjor Bepo

 

[antohan]

1. Iso 1) Ronaldo 2) L. Figo 3) Kaka 4) C. Ferrara 5) G. Bergomi
2. Joga 1) Xavi 2) M. Laudrup 3) P. Lahm 4) P. Evra 5) S. Busquets
3. P-Nut 1) P. Maldini 2) J. Stam 3) P. Vieira 4) L. Matthaus 5) D. Bergkamp
4. Harms 1) C. Ronaldo 2) A. Iniesta 3) R. Ferdinand 4) N. Vidic 5) Dunga
5. Beam 1) A. Nesta 2) S. Eto'o 3) Maicon 4) W. Rooney 5) A. Vidal
6. Skizzo 1) Z. Zidane 2) T. Henry 3) R. Giggs 4) D. Deschamps 5) F. Hierro
7. antohan 1) R. Carlos 2) J. Zanetti 3) M. Sammer 4) Luis Enrique 5) C. Puyol
8. Michael 1) F. Redondo 2) J.R. Riquelme 3) F. Cannavaro 4) Del Piero 5) D. Simeone
9. TheReligion 1) B. Lizarazu 2) Dani Alves 3) C. Makelele 4) C. Seedorf 5) G. Hagi
10. EAP 1) F. Baresi 2) Cafu 3) J. Kohler 4) R. van Nistelrooy 5) F. Totti
11. Enigma 1) Ronaldinho 2) E. Davids 3) B. Schweinsteiger 4) D. Villa 5) P. McGrath
12. Gio/Theon 1) Romario 2) H. Stoichkov 3) A. Pirlo 4) F. Rijkaard 5) A. Robben
13. Boris 1) G. Batistuta 2) P. Nedved 3) X. Alonso 4. M Rui Costa
14. Sjor 1) P. Scholes 2) R. Keane 3) R. Carvalho 4) D. Beckham
15. Himann 1) R. Baggio 2) M. Desailly 3) A.Cole 4) L. Blanc
16. Physio 1) Rivaldo 2) L.Thuram 3) A. Shevchenko 4) T. Silva

@Šjor Bepo you have @BorisDeLeFora s pick as well

 

[Šjor Bepo]

The entire concept is quite clearly going to shit if you think that.

Of course you gonna cry about a modern border, where is your shitting on guys on the opposite one? There is none of course.

 

[Šjor Bepo]

VVD next for me plz

I have no idea who this is, mind goes to van dijk straight away

 

[Šjor Bepo]

Im taking Costacurta but we should wait until we figure out who the hell is VVD

 

[antohan]

Of course you gonna cry about a modern border, where is your shitting on guys on the opposite one? There is none of course.

Eh? As far as this is concerned if any of Vidal, Matthäus or Rijkaard feature as B2B CMs I'll have Simeone down as the better player. No two ways about it.

Gio explained what his plans are for Rijkaard and as far as Matthäus is concerned I quoted the passage in the OP which quite clearly is based on him as sweeper!

 

[antohan]

I have no idea who this is, mind goes to van dijk straight away

Has to be VdV surely?

 

[BorisDeLeFora]

Yeah van Dijk

 

[Šjor Bepo]

Eh? As far as this is concerned if any of Vidal, Matthäus or Rijkaard feature as CMs I'll have Simeone down as the better player. No two ways about it.

Gio explained what his plans are for Rijkaard and as far as Matthäus is concerned I quoted the passage in the OP which quite clearly is based on him as sweeper!

fair play then, i will judge it on the 3 year peak as per rules....3 years in the beginning, middle or end i dont really care.

 

[Šjor Bepo]

Yeah van Dijk

think your pick is final once you post it but check the rules once again so you can pick a sub

 

[Joga Bonito]

Yeah van Dijk

The draft will be snake for any players with a declared 3 year peak between 1992/3 and 2011/2012 inclusive

 

[BorisDeLeFora]

Oh ffs. Sheep draft with a 12 year old centre back

 

[Šjor Bepo]

1. Iso 1) Ronaldo 2) L. Figo 3) Kaka 4) C. Ferrara 5) G. Bergomi
2. Joga 1) Xavi 2) M. Laudrup 3) P. Lahm 4) P. Evra 5) S. Busquets
3. P-Nut 1) P. Maldini 2) J. Stam 3) P. Vieira 4) L. Matthaus 5) D. Bergkamp
4. Harms 1) C. Ronaldo 2) A. Iniesta 3) R. Ferdinand 4) N. Vidic 5) Dunga
5. Beam 1) A. Nesta 2) S. Eto'o 3) Maicon 4) W. Rooney 5) A. Vidal
6. Skizzo 1) Z. Zidane 2) T. Henry 3) R. Giggs 4) D. Deschamps 5) F. Hierro
7. antohan 1) R. Carlos 2) J. Zanetti 3) M. Sammer 4) Luis Enrique 5) C. Puyol
8. Michael 1) F. Redondo 2) J.R. Riquelme 3) F. Cannavaro 4) A. Del Piero 5) D. Simeone
9. TheReligion 1) B. Lizarazu 2) Dani Alves 3) C. Makelele 4) C. Seedorf 5) G. Hagi
10. EAP 1) F. Baresi 2) Cafu 3) J. Kohler 4) R. van Nistelrooy 5) F. Totti
11. Enigma 1) Ronaldinho 2) E. Davids 3) B. Schweinsteiger 4) D. Villa 5) P. McGrath
12. Gio/Theon 1) Romario 2) H. Stoichkov 3) A. Pirlo 4) F. Rijkaard 5) A. Robben
13. Boris 1) G. Batistuta 2) P. Nedved 3) X. Alonso 4) M. Rui Costa 5) V. Van Dijk
14. Sjor 1) P. Scholes 2) R. Keane 3) R. Carvalho 4) D. Beckham 5) A. Costacurta
15. Himann 1) R. Baggio 2) M. Desailly 3) A.Cole 4) L. Blanc
16. Physio 1) Rivaldo 2) L.Thuram 3) A. Shevchenko 4) T. Silva

@Himannv

 

[Joga Bonito]

I wouldn't mind it if he gets some leeway and gets to repick. A silly mistake but would suck to lose a 5th pick because of that. It's nostalgia draft after all so I guess we can play nice?

 

[Theon]

Called it, this is nailed on to be the injured Turn.

Only really a problem in his second season (but still scored 13 in 18 games and continued his sensational 09/10 form). In his first season he genuinely could have won the Ballon d’Or, think he surprised everyone with how much he turned it around after leaving Madrid.

Yeah van Dijk

Should pick again mate as that’s outside the period. Sure no one will mind as it’s a clear mistake.