A time trap, I like it
garrincha got more attention.Indeed, he was very unlucky to get some of them picked from under his nose and part of me was hoping he would get an easy draw so he could have a shot at them again. The other part felt that was too dangerous!
Garrincha needed no bumming. Don't think I did any.
Speaking of which, one thing that van Hanegem reminds us all of is how much more important international football was for these guys. His entire family died in the war ("murdered", as he would say). Today rivalries are more mythical, back then they were fecking personal.
So much wrong with that its unreal.
That's because I never said Tigana alone was porous, I said him/Xavi/Pirlo as a trio was (relatively speaking) and it is, your first round CL draft midfield looked less leaky than this one to me!
Would of made for another boring team.
The whole point of building this team was to try and replicate the total football system, you can't do that if you sit thinking each area of the pitch as desperate from each other which is what putting another midfielder in would of done.
It's just a daft comment.
Why?
He excelled in a 4-4-1-1 formation where all the movement was around him, him being the focal point of attack. While he's got good ability on the ball, I don't think he's got the movement or adaptability to switch roles out wide or deep with ease. I'm not saying he'd be completely useless, just that he's not ideal.
Was just about to say that despite agreeing with Aldo's points, it was far too conventional for you
Stop getting upset at the slightest but of criticism, it's not 'daft', it's true. With that midfield I don't think Passarella is ideal. He may well be a top 5 defender of all time yet he's notoriously difficult to fit into a team (hence 'lesser defenders' being picked before him). Surrounding him with Roberto Carlos and that midfield isn't complimentary (for him or the midfielders) and it could've caused huge problems for you, luckily your opposition isn't best placed to take advantage however.
Yeah, he's shite at drafts despite three different teams winning the CL four times with him deployed with different tactical dispositions. We must be missing something.
Missing out on Krol to pick Cerezo and then benching him was fecking criminal. Paceme explained he didn't like Stam and that's why he picked de Boer so wouldn't put that down as a mistake, but losing Krol was a killer blow.
Not particularly. He has played as the right midfielder who acts as a playmaker plenty of times. He was an extremely graceful player on the ball. Not saying he would fit in well with your tactic, but he would surely provide better balance and can still keep the passing going.
No one is getting upset, you just have a tendency to come out these mental comments like the Scirea one the other day.
Good thing you weren't around yesterday!Theon has this major crush with Passarella but always invariably gets something wrong with him. I think he is right in that he was still a top defender, but he would never get the best out of him (i.e. "top 5 best ever") the way he deploys him. It's a bit like his fascination with playing both Xavi and Pirlo together.He gets around it saying we ignore how good Xavi was... when not at his peak. What's the point then?
Tbf I am best placed to take advantage of any defensive frailties.
Is this supposed to make sense?
I love your phone's autocorrect. Brain dart
I thought the same at the time, kudos for owning up rather than try blagging your way out of it.
Yes, you keep emphasising how possession based your midfield is (not here once clarified), how Xavi has been one of the best ever based on his achievements in that setting... Then say we shouldn't think of tiki taka Xavi with his constant short passes, keeping possession, not risking losing it with a glory ball, etc. but the earlier version who would try more adventurous passes. Which one is it? And if it's the earlier version then he really wasn't as dominant a midfielder or something paceme should be as worried about.
Theon has this major crush with Passarella but always invariably gets something wrong with him. I think he is right in that he was still a top defender, but he would never get the best out of him (i.e. "top 5 best ever") the way he deploys him. It's a bit like his fascination with playing both Xavi and Pirlo together.He gets around it saying we ignore how good Xavi was... when not at his peak. What's the point then?
There's a reason why people talk about "building teams around" someone.
Indeed.I love your phone's autocorrect. Brain dart
I thought the same at the time, kudos for owning up rather than try blagging your way out of it.
What are you talking about.. I said the team isn't tika takka-ing its way up the pitch, but dominating the middle with short passes around Seedorf before raking passes out wide to Jairzinho/Ronaldinho.
