Edgar Allan Pillow
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Yeah a 442 would be the best fit for him.I was toying with the idea of an Atletico-style narrow 4-4-2 with Lerby as a left midfielder, a role that I'm pretty sure I've seen him play for Denmark.
Yeah a 442 would be the best fit for him.I was toying with the idea of an Atletico-style narrow 4-4-2 with Lerby as a left midfielder, a role that I'm pretty sure I've seen him play for Denmark.
yeah, that was brutal. Koeman was almost a midfielder there.Lerby & Koeman
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Meant in drafts and specially compared to modern players. Best example i have is Suker and Lukaku, both fairly similar and around the same level but the person that will laugh at Lukaku for being a donkey, turd or what ever you like to call him in most cases will see Suker as a "great" striker.90% overrated from any previous era? C'mon that just sounds like a lazy way to downplay most players and handily really overglorify a few favourites, even allowing for over the top florid descriptions of older players in historical books etc..
I find lots to like in all the decades we've got plenty of footage for when just looking at individual players, though often the poor overall quality of a lot of 50s and some 60s footage can make things hard to properly analyse.
Any ones that stand out?Nah, there are tons of players that positively surprised me with their performances. I don’t think that I would be as interested in football history if that was the case.
Finney, Voronin, Seeler, Elkjær, Lerby, Litmanen, Figueroa, van Hanegem, Rensenbrink, McGrath — and the list goes on and on. Unsurprisingly most of those had been quite rightly elevated in their draft status over the last years as most of the above-mentioned players got a significant amount of videos made about them.Any ones that stand out?
I think its just expectesions where i see the problem, because i agree with your post and there are shitloads of players that impressed me(not just a hand picked bunch like demya suggested) but im here mostly talking about draft regulars who are often seen like absolute supermans in drafts when reality is that the differences between them and others are very small.Nah, there are tons of players that positively surprised me with their performances. I don’t think that I would be as interested in football history if that was the case.
yeah that's fair enough, sorry for being a bit of a dick. Been having some real life stresses right now that are wearing at me.Meant in drafts and specially compared to modern players. Best example i have is Suker and Lukaku, both fairly similar and around the same level but the person that will laugh at Lukaku for being a donkey, turd or what ever you like to call him in most cases will see Suker as a "great" striker.
Also and this is the most important bit, just because you are overrated it doesnt mean you were not great.
nah mane, your response was okay it was my original lazy comment that was problematic. As for Big Rom, id say most football fans will have the same reactions as he really is a donkey some people were posting opinions from Inter forums and it was pretty much the same things United fans were saying while he was here.yeah that's fair enough, sorry for being a bit of a dick. Been having some real life stresses right now that are wearing at me.
I couldn't say much about Suker and Lukaku comparison, isn't the more exaggerated disdain for Lukaku mostly a United supporter disappointed he didn't work out here thing?. I've not paid much attention to how he's rated overall.
Prima facie, Suker's achievements considerably overshadow Lukaku's.Best example i have is Suker and Lukaku, both fairly similar and around the same level but the person that will laugh at Lukaku for being a donkey, turd or what ever you like to call him in most cases will see Suker as a "great" striker.
Check this out. It's not finished yet but is a good place to start.What are the players that are considered a must have at each position if you want to make sure to win the tournament ? I wonder who is rated highly over here.
Not a proper, self-contained write-up but I picked Moreno and Pedernera (and their contemporary Antonio Sastre) in an old draft, and posted various bits and pieces that I found on them in these two threads:@Edgar Allan Pillow
Not sure if you still want to post something on Kubala, but if so, now would be a great time. I guess I'll rank him quite high on reputation, but (as with others) it's mostly guesswork. Will perhaps watch the game against Germany if I have time, but some more info would be nice, especially on his peak years.
Has anyone done writeups on Zizinho, Moreno, Pedernera in the past?
Thanks, that's cool! Will take a look at it.Not a proper, self-contained write-up but I picked Moreno and Pedernera (and their contemporary Antonio Sastre) in an old draft, and posted various bits and pieces that I found on them in these two threads:
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/the-4-way-draft-r1-moby-vs-pat.431753/
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/the-4-way-draft-qf-pat-vs-tuppet.431861/
Aye to be fair the jury was probably out on Bergkamp at the time given he failed in Italy which was always the acid test for any aspiring player in the 1990s. As much as he is primarily a technical player though, he always had a physical side, could lead the line by himself, and showed he could dismantle the best English defenders by scoring in both games as Holland knocked out England from qualifying for the World Cup.In his defence, I could see why you might think Bergkamp wouldn't fit in the Premier League of the 1990s given the physicality and pace. Obviously completely different players but Veron failed to hit the heights of his Lazio form here and that's when he'd been brilliant in Italy whereas Bergkamp had been below par.
All that said, Stan Collymore was always an average player
What would be the ultimate "alternative" XI? If we include those hypothetical comparisons as well as cases that really happened.
Stuart Pearce at his insightful best after Bergkamp's 4th league match for Arsenal . You might like this @oneniltothearsenal .
What would be the ultimate "alternative" XI? If we include those hypothetical comparisons as well as cases that really happened.
Stan Collymore for Dennis Bergkamp
Tim Sherwood for Zinedine Zidane
Gareth Barry for Xabi Alonso
I'll give this more thought but first one that came to mind was David Hirst for Eric Cantona .What would be the ultimate "alternative" XI? If we include those hypothetical comparisons as well as cases that really happened.
Stan Collymore for Dennis Bergkamp
Tim Sherwood for Zinedine Zidane
Gareth Barry for Xabi Alonso