Moby
Dick
No worries lads, I voted for Gio in the last game for the same reasons and they obviously still hold strong - Getting Zidane that late was madness and something that would probably end up as a draft winning pick. And let's face it, while all 22 players on the pitch have excellent credentials, big names do matter and I was behind on that front in a public poll, which I knew before the game began.
I don't think there was much to add to my team going forward either, really loved writing about this bunch, some real favourites and I was fortunate to have players land till my pick who suited each others so ridiculously well. Love that backline in particular. I could have instructed them to play like Spain 2010 and in that tactic that would be a nightmare to beat, not one player in their that would be out of place in keeping possession and using that as a defensive tactic which in reality as we all know, works more or less everytime even if it painful to watch. But that wasn't really my vision while I was drafting and the teams I had in mind, as I wrote were the ones who left their mark with some of the most beautiful and entertaining football with fans wanting for more.
As for Monti, really, it is a can of worms best not opened if we aim to do all time drafts. No doubt the likes of him and Gentile are known to get away with defensive tactics that would have no place in the current game along with tens of other circumstances during those times but save for the likes of Scirea, Beckenbauer, etc who were well known for their discipline and elegance, pretty much every defender defended in a way that wouldn't come remotely close to what we see now as that was simply how the game was then. I also did not bring up the Sindelar marking intentionally as I wasn't going to portray that Luis Monti here but the one that - from all accounts - was a fantastic midfielder regardless and not solely a thug let loose on a football pitch.
But in the end, it isn't one or two players but entire eras that would have to be removed from a draft if we want the styles of play that would be allowed in present day, or even come remotely close so it is obviously rather annoying when a couple of names get singled out as if what they did wasn't the norm during their respective days. Same goes for off the pitch conditions and if those were going to be arguments during the games - which I completely agree that affected the results back then - then why allow pre war WCs or the 1978 one for example as anyone who picked those players would be wrongly marked down. It's the same discussion that happens in every all time draft with the same outcome except those who happen to be in the midst of that period end up getting punished so it would be great if this can be settled in a formal way especially as this isn't the last all time draft.
As far as my 2p are concerned - you cannot objectively argue these points while wanting an all time timeline, that's simply a big no. Sure if you really think all these factors are important during debates then abolish the entire eras, otherwise they are best ignored for the mere purpose of simplifying the entire process.
I don't think there was much to add to my team going forward either, really loved writing about this bunch, some real favourites and I was fortunate to have players land till my pick who suited each others so ridiculously well. Love that backline in particular. I could have instructed them to play like Spain 2010 and in that tactic that would be a nightmare to beat, not one player in their that would be out of place in keeping possession and using that as a defensive tactic which in reality as we all know, works more or less everytime even if it painful to watch. But that wasn't really my vision while I was drafting and the teams I had in mind, as I wrote were the ones who left their mark with some of the most beautiful and entertaining football with fans wanting for more.
As for Monti, really, it is a can of worms best not opened if we aim to do all time drafts. No doubt the likes of him and Gentile are known to get away with defensive tactics that would have no place in the current game along with tens of other circumstances during those times but save for the likes of Scirea, Beckenbauer, etc who were well known for their discipline and elegance, pretty much every defender defended in a way that wouldn't come remotely close to what we see now as that was simply how the game was then. I also did not bring up the Sindelar marking intentionally as I wasn't going to portray that Luis Monti here but the one that - from all accounts - was a fantastic midfielder regardless and not solely a thug let loose on a football pitch.
But in the end, it isn't one or two players but entire eras that would have to be removed from a draft if we want the styles of play that would be allowed in present day, or even come remotely close so it is obviously rather annoying when a couple of names get singled out as if what they did wasn't the norm during their respective days. Same goes for off the pitch conditions and if those were going to be arguments during the games - which I completely agree that affected the results back then - then why allow pre war WCs or the 1978 one for example as anyone who picked those players would be wrongly marked down. It's the same discussion that happens in every all time draft with the same outcome except those who happen to be in the midst of that period end up getting punished so it would be great if this can be settled in a formal way especially as this isn't the last all time draft.
As far as my 2p are concerned - you cannot objectively argue these points while wanting an all time timeline, that's simply a big no. Sure if you really think all these factors are important during debates then abolish the entire eras, otherwise they are best ignored for the mere purpose of simplifying the entire process.