Cutch
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Problem with Baggio is you want him as the more creative and technically gifted one in a front two. No one plays front twos in these things except in diamonds, which get blasted for lacking width, and in the favoured 4-2-3-1s he competes with better players for the role behind the striker and, even when better, gets blasted for not contributing to the midfield battle.Christ...this game really did divide the neutrals! I'm actually a little bit deflated that Iso lost as I liked his team that much! Well played Vp though, and there wasn't much between them in any case. Baggio seems to be a dismayingly hard sell in his rare appearances in these drafts, unfortunately for me as he was my favourite player as a kid.
Yup. You have to put Baggio up top or right behind the striker. Moving him slightly off AMC make him a hindrance to others, and a bit useless in the team play, apparently .Christ...this game really did divide the neutrals! I'm actually a little bit deflated that Iso lost as I liked his team that much! Well played Vp though, and there wasn't much between them in any case. Baggio seems to be a dismayingly hard sell in his rare appearances in these drafts, unfortunately for me as he was my favourite player as a kid.
Problem with Baggio is you want him as the more creative and technically gifted one in a front two. No one plays front twos in these things except in diamonds, which get blasted for lacking width, and in the favoured 4-2-3-1s he competes with better players for the role behind the striker and, even when better, gets blasted for not contributing to the midfield battle.
Lots of great players get stuffed for this. Among my countrymen: Francescoli, Schiaffino and even Forlán, who had a pretty remarkable peak. They were all better players than some "draft legends" who only conceivably get in ahead of them because they were wide players and quite handy when scraping the barrel for that missing second winger.
Damn shame. There's not many in the modern era that combined that all-time great level of creativity with a consistently very good and occasionally outstanding goal scoring record.Yup. You have to put Baggio up top or right behind the striker. Moving him slightly off AMC make him a hindrance to others, and a bit useless in the team play, apparently .
I don't remember that, for what reason?He got lambasted in Cutch's side in the All-Time draft.
Was a popular pick early on but this tracking back obsession everyone had meant I had to ditch him as others were packing their midfieldHe got lambasted in Cutch's side in the All-Time draft.
I see, he's a great number ten but is a lot more of an attacker than many of his counterparts so you probably do need to surround him with the right players. I think the comments about him were not far wrong but don't think that means people don't rate him once you're getting the best out of him.Was a popular pick early on but this tracking back obsession everyone had meant I had to ditch him as others were packing their midfield