Redcafe Drafting League Game Thread

[Physiocrat]

I really don't think I lose that game. Now while I didn't explicitly say Vogts would tuck in when Olsen goes forward I implied he would be the more defensive of the two and perform a similar role he had along side Beckenbauer. As such there is no requirement for Stielike to to regularly drop into CB except on a very quick transition to Rivaldo wide left and Olsen is further up the pitch than Stielike. My defence is much more solid than suggested

Also whilst Cocu can't get forward as much Camacho not been able to get forward is much more of an issue as to retain his shape Rivaldo will have to stay wide and we k ow how much he liked that. Also given that Cocu is not as attacking as normal Forster need to not drift wide as much. There's also the question as to whether Albertini can do a job on Veron.

 

[harms]

Having multiple Koemans probably helped @BeforeKeanetherewasRobson a bit. Nice to see Rivaldo finally getting some action. not

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Having multiple Koemans probably helped @BeforeKeanetherewasRobson a bit. Nice to see Rivaldo finally getting some action. not

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[Indnyc]

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Spelling in the team sheet that P-nut posted

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Spelling in the team sheet that P-nut posted

Ohhh.... ..... it was a joke?

Pnut probably posted what I did, if it had an 's', it'll be me.

 

[harms]

Ohhh.... ..... it was a joke?

Pnut probably posted what I did, if it had an 's', it'll be me.

Not a good one, but yes. I seriously considered the possibility of such player existing until I’ve read the write up, the name seems plausible and there had already been one player in this draft that was unknown to me previously.

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

Not a good one, but yes. I seriously considered the possibility of such player existing until I’ve read the write up, the name seems plausible and there had already been one player in this draft that was unknown to me previously.

I can assure you there will be no one you haven't heard of.... no Wunderteam members or the like.

Apart from Gilmar and Charles, they're all players I've seen and in most cases, like.

 

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@MJJ @Jim Beam

In case you have not submitted your write-up yet, please do so before 2PM BST today, else we will use your same tactics as last week, even if it involves injured players

 

[Jim Beam]

@MJJ @Jim Beam

In case you have not submitted your write-up yet, please do so before 2PM BST today, else we will use your same tactics as last week, even if it involves injured players

Send it to @P-Nut 3 days ago?

 

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Send it to @P-Nut 3 days ago?

Please add me in convo

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

@MJJ @Jim Beam

In case you have not submitted your write-up yet, please do so before 2PM BST today, else we will use your same tactics as last week, even if it involves injured players

What happened to the other games this week?

 

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What happened to the other games this week?

Results should be out by today or tomorrow. Real-life shit happens

 

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Sjor Bepo vs Swarm

Sjor

Spoiler: tactics

Tactics: hop Dejo skoci Dejo Dejo daj gol
First two thirds you have stability, composure, ball retention par excellence but then in the final third there is mayhem and madness with Savicevic in a free role orchestrating the loony bin. Two fast attackers with great ability on the ball and Larsson again as the medicine to the madness in the middle. Should be plenty of chances created by the trio and thats not even mentioning a GOAT attacking mid behind them in Don Andres.

Spoiler: PS: Kahn reaction after seeing the team sheet

Swarm

Spoiler: Write Up

Swarm
Disadvantaged by a string of injuries across the frontline, Swarm fields Sandro Mazzola as his centre-forward with Robben and Skoglund offering support.

Sjor Bepo
Bepo tweaks his tactics to get the most out of Savicevic's mercurial playmaking.

First Half

12' Sjor takes control early with Swarm's side getting used to the tactics. Essien is happy with his teammates and motivated to shut down Pirlo, robbing the Italian of the ball in a dangerous transition phase. Savicevic takes over performing some magic around the Roberto Carlos charging back to cover and feeds a beautiful through ball to Larsson who curves a lovely shot past Planicka

24' Burgnich and Blokhin get into a scuffle. Burgnich gets a Yellow.

34' Robben takes a pass from Pirlo and burns Jusufi leaving the poor Serb on the grass and rockets a shot that Ter Stegen parries. However Sandro pounces like a hungry hyena and scores a poachers goal

Half time: 1-1

46' Robben twists Jusufi again but his shot is again parried by Ter Stegen who again loses the ball but this time Carvalho saves the rebound

50' Iniesta and Savicevic play a series of 1-2s and allowing Blokhin to finally get some space. Savicevic feeds him and Blokhin rockets a shot into goal.

60' Liedholm imperiously dribbles through midfield and passes to Skoglund who crosses into the box but Sandro and Robben are misplaced.

80' Roberto Carlos flies up the flank left in space by Savicevic who is tiring, Goncalves cuts across and gives up a free kick. Roberto steps up, sets the ball down, pauses and lightnings a shot into the net.

Spoiler: Final

95' Larsson misses a shot at the end but follows his own rebound and scores in the 5th minute of extra time!
But the match was only supposed to have 4 minutes. Swarm fans are upset and spam Twitter

3-2 Sjor Bepo wins
Goals-
2 Larsson, Blokhin
Mazzola, Carlos

*Assists intentionally left to interpretation

 

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@Šjor Bepo @Swarm

 

[Šjor Bepo]

Dejo never in doubt.

 

[Swarm]

I see why you cnuts won't admit to who supplies the write-ups VAR should have disallowed that goal for being spoilered Anyways, I didn't see myself winning this either, Czibor, Kocsis, Nordahl and Jair out injured was fecking brutal. Cheers @Šjor Bepo

 

[Chesterlestreet]

Too many similarity between Koeman and Albertini, so not really a complimentary midfield combo as compared to opposition

Koeman played with Pep, though, often pushing up into the space the latter occupied per default - and the biggest strength of both players (not counting Koeman's contributions on set pieces) was pretty much one and the same (long range passes).

On paper Koeman + Pep looks more redundant than Koeman + Albertini (who was less of a DLP specialist than Pep). But that combo did work. Sometimes things just...work, even though it looks like overkill, or a bit pointless, on paper.

 

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Stobzilla vs. Michaelf

Stobzilla


By now the tactical system is familiar, for clarity:

We will aim to play an attacking game, on the front foot with a focus on creating mismatches in numbers all over the pitch and then using simple passing to create our opportunities. We have the runners to do so whom also possess the extreme quality needed in order too use the ball when we inevitably win it back owing to our pressing. A high line will also be used and can be used with relative safety owing to the aggressive mentality and quickness of our sweeper keeper.

Bremner comes into the side to shore up the right hand side of the midfield, this move for him means he can cover over to the right flank should he need to with Kubala cutting in.

Speaking of which, Kubala's return to the side brings with it more goals.

Da Guia slots in the FB/CB hybrid role with ease owing to covering both of these positions in his playing career.

Seedorf moves to the LCM position to resume his link up with Marc Overmars.


Michaelf



My team will play a 4-3-3 formation with wingbacks and inside forwards. My two central defenders will look to keep out the opposition attackers while the wingbacks will look to contribute both offensively and defensively. In Midfield, Rijkaard will play as a ball winner with Bozsik playing as a deep lying playmaker and Ocwirk as an all round central midfielder. Ocwirk, Bozsik and Leandro will look to use their passing and playmaking ability to create chances for the front 3 which features the pace of Mbappe and the finishing ability of both Spencer and Labruna (who is still the 2nd highest career scorer ever in the Argentinean top flight).

Spoiler: Write-Up

Advantage for Stobzilla

1. Very well-balanced midfield trio: Busquets orchestrating the game from deep, Seedorf with his attacking qualities and Bremner adding that needed aggression on the pitch
2. Can see a very fluid attacking play among Sivori, Overmars and Kubala; all very good at creating space and occupying dangerous position
3. While Mbappe's pace and skill is outstanding, advantage should be given to Alaba who "has experienced more in football" and is expected to excel in that left-side defense
4. Baresi - enough said

Advantage for Michaelf

1. Very strong centre-back duos. Bican will have challenge to find the back of the net despite his goal-scoring prowess
2. Defensively-solid midfield with excellent passing ability, although a bit lacking of someone who could carry the ball forward, and have to rely more on attacking fullbacks to do so

Predicted outcome:

Stobzilla (1) vs. Michaelf (0)

Goals scored

• Overmars (assist from Kubala)

MOTM: Baresi

 

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@Stobzilla @Michaelf7777777

 

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2mufc0 vs Isotope

Isotope

Spoiler: Tactics

There will be goals galore by this team. Hugo Sanchez, Kempes and G. Meazza (and to certain extent, Zizinho and M. Sammer also) are more than just goalscorers but most of them are also creators.

Dominating the midfield and with excellent defence (and goalkeeper), this team is confidently aim for 3 points.

2mufc0

Spoiler: Tactics

Isotope is missing some key players which i think i can take advantage of. I will continue to play high tempo football with my pacey forwards, given his slow defenders it should be an effective route to goal. Don't really need to explain the personnel all in natural positions able to shine.

Spoiler: Results

3' Exciting game from the off. Isotope is playing a high line and pressing the opposition defenders trying to take the ball out. Scirea is doing a good job starting attacks from the back.

8' Chance for 2mufc0. Carlos Alberto and Johnstone combine on the right. The latter beats his marker and crosses is low in the box. Netzer with late surge hits is hopefully to the corner but just misses.

12' Isotope wins possession and Sammer breaks through. Hierro moves the ball to the flank where Kempes nods it down to Simeone. Good turn from the Argentinian who passes it into space to Sammer. Sammer tries a curler just off the box and scores! 1-0 Isotope.

18' 2mufc0 piles on the pressure but Isotope's high line so far keeps them out. Couple of shots from Keizer and Netzer outside the box bring some saves from Maier.

27' First time Isotope's defence is caught napping. 2mufc0 win the ball back and try to launch a quick counter. The ball rebounds off Sammer who is higher up but fall straight to Netzer who splits the defence and finds Keizer storming through. Keizer beats his marker and chips Maier - 1-1.

35' It's a game where both teams exchange period of domination. Isotope's team with couple of chances this time around, Zizinho and Meazza combine with the latter trying a low shot in an acute angle. The ball hits the side nettings.

45' HT. Very fun game to watch. Chances galore and both sides would rather go for the win, rather to play safe.

54' 2mufc0 with an early advantage in the attacking third. Isotope's team see more of the ball in the beginning but it's Sheva and Netzer combining which frees space for Keizer who almost had a brace forcing a save from Maier.

61' Another good pass by Netzer on the corner sees Shevchenko break the offside trap. Hierro is tad slower to cover and he finds himself one on one with Maier. Goes for the left corner and nails it - 2-1 2mufc0.

70' Magical stuff from Zizinho. He turns his marker and plays a beautiful one two with Meazza. Vierchowod tries to stop him with a sliding tackle but clips his knee and it's a penalty! Sanchez puts it on the spot and sends the keeper to the wrong side. 2-2.

81' Another good chance for 2mufc0' Shevchenko is played on side but alone on the flank. He waits for support and passes it back to Junior. Leo looks up and puts it between Simeone's legs to find Shevchenko again. He laces it and Maier can only tip it over.

90' Both teams look for the win in the dying minutes but both keepers are on their toes. At the end the draw seems the fair outcome in this entertaining game!

 

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@2mufc0 @Isotope

 

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Harms vs Chester

Harms

Spoiler: Tactics

This is a classic Fergie-esque reactive set up, that exploits my opponent’s weaknesses both in the build-up and in the defensive phase. And there's no one better to follow if you want to win the league.

• Three Lungs Park gets a special mission tonight, a mission so crucial that he even starts ahead of Rivellino. Poor Gérson gets a Pirlo treatment.

"Even [Sir Alex] Ferguson, the purple-nosed manager who turned Manchester United into a fearsome battleship, couldn’t resist the temptation. He’s essentially a man without blemish, but he ruined that purity just for a moment when it came to me. A fleeting shabbiness came over the legend that night. On one of the many occasions when our paths crossed during my time at Milan, he unleashed Park Ji-sung to shadow me. The midfielder must have been the first nuclear-powered South Korean in history, in the sense that he rushed about the pitch at the speed of an electron." — Andrea Pirlo.

• With Seeler out, my attacking set up changes drastically. Totti moves further forward to a false 9 role, with Kurt Hamrin and Jupp Heynckes joining in as wide forwards. Heynckes is the third most prolific scorer in BL history, with staggering 130 goals scored over his 3-years peak (72/73 to 74/75); Hamrin and Totti have 440 goals between them in Serie A alone. It’s also an opponent-inspired change — old-fashioned center half Billy Wright will have PTSD nightmares playing against Totti & co. His last 2 encounters against a false 9 system ended up in 2 humiliating defeats in which England conceded 13 goals, 3:6 in 1953 and 7:1 in 1954.

"We shall be all right here, Stan, they haven’t even got the proper kit." — Billy Wright.

Chester

Spoiler: Results

5' Both teams start cautiously and not much to happening in either box. Harms is missing his goalscorer and attack look completely revamped. Totti is having more of the ball in the opening minutes and seems he's the go to guy for the team.

11' Chester's team open up their account with couple of good chances in the opposition half. Some fluid movement from the attack sees Cubillas in space but his shot sails over the crossbar only just.

17' Totti drops deep in his trademark move dragging Wright of his zone. He receives and is blocked, but the damage has been done. Robson takes the ball forward and finds Hamrin into space. The latter turns the defender and slides it past the goalkeeper. 1-0 Harms - very efficient move.

25' It's Cubillas again this time just outside the box. Albert drags a defender and Cubillas sees the target. He strikes it cleanly but Carrizo turns it behind the post.

32' Good chance for Harms yet again. Heynckes dribbles through Bezsonov and puts in a cross. Fillol spills it on the far post. He just manages to push it away but right into the path of Park. The narrow angle saves him as Park's shot goes over.

38' Another Heynckes move creates issues for Chester's team. Robson seems in forgotten and finds Totti in the box. Totti turns but this time Fillol produces a world class save.

45' HT. Harms's team look confident for another win. A good game between the sides with some fluid movement in both halves.

51' Zagallo cuts in and forces a rare error from Totti. He squares it to Gerson who releases it to Tardelli. A shot through couple of bodies and Carrizo sees it late, just when it hits the net. 1-1!

55' Big big opportunity for Chester. As Harms's team look to get ahead again they are caught on the break. Albert finds himself deep in the opposition half and takes the ball through Campbell. Hits it low trying to pull a cheeky through the legs shot to beat Carrizo but fails.

56' Great cross from the corner sees Hansen meet the ball on the near post. Carrizo just does enough to tip it over.

69' Period of domination from Harms. Totti forces a good save from Fillol, whilst Robson and Hamrin are unlucky from distance.

79' Chester's team looks a bit tired whilst Harms's team are on the front foot. The former are looking more into soaking pressure and hitting on counter.

86' Some good opportunities for Harms. Totti is again in the middle of things - chips a cheeky lob over the top and Hamrin goes for the brace. His shot ends up more like a cross but no one in the box to tap it in.

90' Very entertaining minutes till the end with Harms ending up having an advantage on the ball but Chester's team doing just enough to keep the score tied. 1-1.

 

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@harms @Chesterlestreet

 

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Indy vs cubemine

Indy

Spoiler: tactics

Formation: 4-4-2 Diamond

Back 4

Lizarazu and Kaltz make a come back after being injured and rested respectively. Cannavaro and Bossis continue in central defense and for a good stopper/sweeper combination

Diamond 4

Deschamps is back from injury to anchor the diamond. Beckham and Van Hanegem play the side midfielders with Sir Bobby at the tip of the diamond.

Front 2

Hazard, and Nistelrooy make up the front 2

Tactics: Beckham - Van Nistelrooy

cubemine

Spoiler: tactics

IN this game I will ahve Ze roberto playing in a role similar to that of Bertrand during the 2012 Champions league final where he will try and neutralise the opposition right hand side, he will also drop back to slot in at left back when Jordi Alba goes up the pitch for a cross. Kante will play a very defensive role to try and win the ball before it gets to the defence and then pass it to any of the other midfielders to get the attack started, if Kante is dragged too far back then Gerrard will drop back to help. Suarez is very good at dropping his mark to collect crosses and that will be how most of the goals are scored. Gerrard is on Free kicks with Mathews on left corners swinging the ball in and Alba is on right corners swinign the ball in. In Goal I Have Petr Čech who is probably the third best premier league keeper of all time and was a top 3 gk in the world before his injury.

Spoiler: write-up

5' Both teams begin in different variations on a diamond formations. Indy plays a tighter more conventional diamond while cube experiments with a mixture of an old school right side and a modern defensive left side. The game is cautious neither side gaining an edge

11' Roberto and Alba are effectively combining and preventing the Spice Boy from influencing the match. Much of the battles are fought in midfield with Gerrard and Charlton controlling for each of their sides.

13' Hazard breaks with a fancy dribble only to be stifled by Djalma Santos leaving Hazard with his hands raised in frustration at the ref.

23' Matthews takes control going on one of his mazy dribbles and leaving even Lizarazu behind, he crosses into the box and de Castro controls for a shot but Cannavaro blocks

30' Van Hanegem sprays a pass that RvN controls in the box but Vidic also blocks a shot.

44' Gerrard misplaces a pass, collected by Deschamps to Van Hanegem to Charlton who struggles with Kante but passes to RvN whose shot is saved by Cech

0-0

50' Van Hanegem slides a pass to Charlton who is fouled by Pique outside the box. Free Kick. Beckham, frustrated by cube's tactics steps up angry and curls a shot into goal 1-0 Indy.

55' Hazard tries to dribble past Djalma and again is blanked. He is 0 for 5 in successful dribbles today.

69' Stevie Me plays aggressive stealing the a sloppy diagonal cross from Kaltz and going on a run, fires a shot and misses

74' Stanley Matthews gets his third successful dribble of the night and fires a cross low to Suarez who collects and shimmies around for a shot. 1-1

89' Stevie Me again tries to single handedly win the game and first a long shot that is easily saved.

90' Banks sparks a counter attack with a long kick but Vidic stops Van Nistelrooy again. The match ends in a draw 1-1

Spoiler: stats

Goals: Beckham, Suarez
Assists: Charlton, Matthews

 

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@Indnyc @cubemine

 

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MJJ vs. Jim Beam

MJJ

Spoiler: Tactics

Jim Beam

Spoiler: Tactics

Hardly hit by Skizzo's and Diego's blitzkrieg in the last round, in starting 11 his majesty enters.

Spoiler: The King

Tactics
The team is playing in an unorthodox 352 formation with the intention of controlling the game through world-class midfield base and by cutting supply lines to the opponent attack who also has to go through rock-solid defence behind.

We will try to get the most of our advantage in the midfield of the pitch where Cerezo-Schweinsteiger-Modric trio operates linking up with Raymond Kopa who was a manace to deal in his prime. Cantona will be used as the focal point of attack in this game, the team will supply him or just use his brilliant hold-up play to bring others into play, both wingbacks and those behind him. His immense heading ability will also be a massive threat from wingbacks crosses.

In the defensive phase, everyone will drop back making a classical 532 and extremely hard to break.

As soon as the opponent lose the ball, we will try to hit him directly on the counter. All three of my midfielders are capable of switching the ball to any side of the pitch in a space of a second.

Spoiler: Results

One team becomes complacent, the other is motivated to get their first win. There can only be one outcome

2-0 win to Jim Beam, with Cantona scoring both goals (assist from Kopa & Modric) and celebrating in style

 

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@MJJ @Jim Beam

 

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Round 4

Skizzo v Mjj
Cubemine v Isotope
Jim Beam v Stobzilla
Swarm v Indnyc
MichaelF v Physiocrat
Harms v Sjor Bepo
BKTWR v ChesterLeStreet

Bye: @2mufc0

 

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Injury list in red

1: cubemine - 1) K. Navas 2) J. Lehmann 3) P. Cech 4) D. Santos 5) L. Blanc 6) N. Vidic 7) Z. Zidane 8) S. Gerrard 9) N. Kante 10) D. Villa 11) S. Matthews 12) L. Suarez 13) S. Eto'o 14) J. Alba 15) Neymar 16) Z. Roberto 17) V. van Dijk 18) W. Suurbier 19) G. Silva 20) E. Petit 21) G. Pique 22) M. Castro 23) K. Deyna

2: Swarm - 1) J. Oblak 2) A. Kopke 3) F. Planicka 4) R. Carlos 5) C. Puyol 6) T. Burgnich 7) A. Vidal 8) S. Mazzola 9) A. Pirlo 10) A. Robben 11) S. Kocsis 12) Z. Czibor 13) A. Picchi 14) M. Silva 15) H-G Schwarzenbeck 16) X. Alonso 17) J. da Costa 18) G. Nordahl 19) Branco 20) R. Ferri 21) L. Skoglund 22) N. Liedholm 23) A. Ondrus

3: harms - 1) R. Zamora 2) A. Carrizo 3) Y. Rudakov 4) Cafu 5) B. Moore 6) K-H Schnellinger 7) B. Robson 8) Rivellino 9) J. Tigana 10) U. Seeler 11) F. Totti 12) K. Hamrin 13) S. Campbell 14) A. Demyanenko 15) R. Perfumo 16) P. Littbarski 17) G. Mendieta 18) C. Panucci 19) J. Heynckes 20) S. Lerby 21) J. Klinsmann 22) Park Ji Sung 23) N. Stiles

4: Stobzilla - 1) J. Campos 2) F. Barthez 3) V. Valdes 4) D. da Guia 5) F. Baresi 6) F. de Boer 7) S. Busquets 8) J. Giles 9) C. Seedorf 10) O. Sivori 11) M. Overmars 12) L. Kubala 13) S. Ramos 14) G. Popescu 15) D. Alaba 16) S. Pluskal 17) J. Bican 18) B. Bremner 19) Djalminha 20) C. Lopez 21) J. Ceulemans 22) J. Terry 23) B. Lennox

5: MJJ - 1) P. Schmeichel 2) D. de Gea 3) R. Carroll 4) V. Vasovic 5) E. Gerets 6) A. Brehme 7) Didi 8) B. Schuster 9) O. Varela 10) Eusebio 11) G. Weah 12) T. Henry 13) J. Nasazzi 14) L. Monti 15) I. Netto 16) W. Sagnol 17) R. Ayala 18) P. Evra 19) G. Chiellini 20) Jorginho 21) W. Zmuda 22) V. Mazzola 23) B. Hulshoff

6: Chesterlestreet - 1) U. Fillol 2) A. Zubizarreta 3) T. N'Kono 4) A. Cabrini 5) V. Bezsonov 6) B. Wright 7) D. Edwards 8) M. Tardelli 9) Zito 10) G. Lato 11) J. Greaves 12) Z. Boniek 13) R. Israël 14) F. Albert 15) A. Hansen 16) D. McGrain 17) Gérson 18) T. Cubillas 19) M. Zagallo 20) A. Ball 21) T. Gemmell 22) R. Rosato 23) J. A. Schiaffino

7: BeforeKeanetherewasRobson - 1) Gilmar 2) S. Rossi 3) Alisson Becker 4) D. Godin 5) R. Koeman 6) M. Tassotti 7) Socrates 8) C. Makelele 9) J. Neeskens 10) J. Rep 11) Rivaldo 12) D. Bergkamp 13) D. Drogba 14). Lúcio 15) J. Charles 16) J.A. Camacho 17) D. Albertini 18) Rui Costa 19) P. Neal 20) L. Bonucci 21) A. Tarantini 22) T. Kroos 23) A. Kanchelskis

8: Indnyc - 1) G. Banks 2) S. Canizares 3) N. Southall 4) B. Lizarazu 5) F. Cannavaro 6) M. Bossis 7) D. Beckham 8) B. Charlton 9) W. van Hanegem 10) R. van Nistelrooy 11) E. Hazard 12) H. Rahn 13) M. Kaltz 14) A. Giresse 15) W. Jansen 16) D. Deschamps 17) S. Aguero 18) P. Montero 19) R. Bratseth 20) G. Gattuso 21) D. Forlan 22) D. Walker 23) P. Aimar

9: Physiocrat - 1) F. Toldo 2) P. Reina 3) N. Martyn 4) B. Vogts 5) H-P Briegel 6) K-H Forster 7) L. Figo 8) Luis Suarez Miramontes 9) U. Stielike 10) T. Finney 11) R. Baggio 12) L. Riva 13) M. Olsen 14) J. S. Veron 15) E. Francescoli 16) C. Vieri 17. J. Barnes 18) E. Cambiasso 19) O. Bergmark 20) P. Cocu 21) B. Laudrup 22) I. Cordoba 23) Y. Toure

10: Isotope - 1) S. Maier 2) A. Peruzzi 3) J. Croy 4) O. Ruggeri 5) G. Bergomi 6) F. Hierro 7) E. Davids 8) J.L. Andrade 9) M. Sammer 10) G. Muller 11) G. Meazza 12) M. Kempes 13) Marcelo 14) D. Irwin 15) G. Hagi 16) H. Sanchez 17) M. Ballack 18) Zizinho 19) Aldair 20) A. Simonsen 21) D. Simeone 22) R. Byrne 23) O. Ardiles

11: Jim Beam - 1) V. Beara 2) G. Grosics 3) H. van Breukelen 4) R. Krol 5) H. Chumpitaz 6) M. Tresor 7) L. Modric 8) B. Schweinsteiger 9) T. Cerezo 10) P. Elkjaer 11) K. Keegan 12) R. Kopa 13) B. Conti 14) G. Zambrotta 15) F. Ribery 16) R. Pires 17) C. Azpilicueta 18) E. Cantona 19) J. Segarra 20) J. Mascherano 21) H. Crespo 22) S. Barjuan 23) T. Häßler

12: Sjor Bepo - 1) O. Kahn 2) M-A ter Stegen 3) Ederson 4) D. Alves 5) R. Carvalho 6) A. Benarrivo 7) A. Iniesta 8) N. Goncalves 9) P. Scholes 10) O. Blokhin 11) Tostao 12) K-H Rummenigge 13) W. Overath 14) M. Essien 15) W. Schulz 16) D. Savicevic 17) R. Varane 18) T. Silva 19) A. Ferrer 20) Gabi 21) S. Katanec 22) H. Larsson 23) F. Jusufi

13: Skizzo - 1) R. Hellstrom 2) R. Clemence 3) B. Trautmann 4) P. McGrath 5) A. Cole 6) G. Buchwald 7) G. Souness 8) M. Coluna 9) L. Enrique 10) D. Maradona 11) Careca 12) A. Del Piero 13) C. Ferrara 14) D. De Rossi 15) S. Effenberg 16) Maicon 17) E. Abidal 18) D. Silva 19) JM Moreno 20) F. Lampard 21) V. Anderson 22) K. Dalglish 23) I. Rush

14: 2mufc0 - 1) J. Cesar 2) J.A. Iribar 3) D. Seaman 4) G. Scirea 5) C. Alberto 6) P. Vierchowod 7) R. Bonhof 8) Pirri 9) G. Netzer 10) Kaka 11) A. Shevchenko 12) P. Keizer 13) S. Marzolini 14) L. Junior 15) J. Santamaria 16) R. Donadoni 17) Raul 18) J. Johnstone 19) D. Mackay 20) G. Bale 21) E. Hughes 22) A. Shearer 23) D. Ginola

15: Michaelf777 - 1) I. Casillas 2) L. Mazurkiewicz 3) H. Schumacher 4) C. Gentile 5) Leandro 6) B. Zebec 7) F. Rijkaard 8) V. R. Andrade 9) J. Bozsik 10) J. Joya 11) A. Spencer 12) R. Gullit 13) A. Shesternyov 14) G. Hanappi 15) A. Sastre 16) R. Bochini 17) K. De Bruyne 18) E. Ocwirk 19) A. Labruna 20) K. Mbappe 21) R. Gordillo 22) J. Popluhar 23) S. Piola

 

[green_smiley]

Injury list in red

1: cubemine - 1) K. Navas 3) P. Cech 5) L. Blanc 10) D. Villa 21) G. Pique

2: Swarm - 12) Z. Czibor 16) X. Alonso 17) J. da Costa 21) L. Skoglund 23) A. Ondrus

3: harms - 3) Y. Rudakov 4) Cafu 7) B. Robson 11) F. Totti 16) P. Littbarski

4: Stobzilla - 6) F. de Boer 7) S. Busquets 10) O. Sivori 17) J. Bican 23) B. Lennox

5: MJJ - 1) P. Schmeichel 2) D. de Gea 5) E. Gerets 8) B. Schuster 21) W. Zmuda

6: Chesterlestreet - 3) T. N'Kono 15) A. Hansen 17) Gérson 18) T. Cubillas 19) M. Zagallo

7: BeforeKeanetherewasRobson - 3) Alisson Becker 8) C. Makelele 10) J. Rep 13) D. Drogba 16) J.A. Camacho

8: Indnyc - 5) F. Cannavaro 7) D. Beckham 10) R. van Nistelrooy 12) H. Rahn 17) S. Aguero

9: Physiocrat - 5) H-P Briegel 7) L. Figo 9) U. Stielike 11) R. Baggio 14) J. S. Veron

10: Isotope - 7) E. Davids 12) M. Kempes 14) D. Irwin 17) M. Ballack 18) Zizinho

11: Jim Beam - 1) V. Beara 12) R. Kopa 14) G. Zambrotta 18) E. Cantona 22) S. Barjuan

12: Sjor Bepo - 6) A. Benarrivo 8) N. Goncalves 18) T. Silva 20) Gabi 21) S. Katanec

13: Skizzo - 1) R. Hellstrom 7) G. Souness 8) M. Coluna 10) D. Maradona 20) F. Lampard

15: Michaelf777 - 7) F. Rijkaard 8) V. R. Andrade 11) A. Spencer 14) G. Hanappi 22) J. Popluhar

 

[cubemine]

2gk's, 3rd and 4th choice cb and 3rd choice st. think i got lucky this time around.

 

[Jim Beam]

2gk's, 3rd and 4th choice cb and 3rd choice st. think i got lucky this time around.

Blanc is your 3rd choice cb? Good to know before our match today.

 

[Physiocrat]

Baggio injured for the 4th game running His knees weren't that bad

 

[Enigma_87]

Baggio injured for the 4th game running His knees weren't that bad

Definitely the worst hit for the round. Not only him but Figo, Stielike, Briegel, Veron. A lot of reshuffling in the midfield required.

Harms has been hit a lot as well.

 

[harms]

 

[Swarm]

I have two men for every position yet I have had two injured in one position for every single match so far Mazzola has to play everywhere I guess

 

[GodShaveTheQueen]

I have two men for every position yet I have had two injured in one position for every single match so far Mazzola has to play everywhere I guess

Good thing is he did play everywhere in the attack and midfield.

 

[GodShaveTheQueen]

Harms vs Chester

Harms

Spoiler: Tactics

This is a classic Fergie-esque reactive set up, that exploits my opponent’s weaknesses both in the build-up and in the defensive phase. And there's no one better to follow if you want to win the league.

• Three Lungs Park gets a special mission tonight, a mission so crucial that he even starts ahead of Rivellino. Poor Gérson gets a Pirlo treatment.

"Even [Sir Alex] Ferguson, the purple-nosed manager who turned Manchester United into a fearsome battleship, couldn’t resist the temptation. He’s essentially a man without blemish, but he ruined that purity just for a moment when it came to me. A fleeting shabbiness came over the legend that night. On one of the many occasions when our paths crossed during my time at Milan, he unleashed Park Ji-sung to shadow me. The midfielder must have been the first nuclear-powered South Korean in history, in the sense that he rushed about the pitch at the speed of an electron." — Andrea Pirlo.

• With Seeler out, my attacking set up changes drastically. Totti moves further forward to a false 9 role, with Kurt Hamrin and Jupp Heynckes joining in as wide forwards. Heynckes is the third most prolific scorer in BL history, with staggering 130 goals scored over his 3-years peak (72/73 to 74/75); Hamrin and Totti have 440 goals between them in Serie A alone. It’s also an opponent-inspired change — old-fashioned center half Billy Wright will have PTSD nightmares playing against Totti & co. His last 2 encounters against a false 9 system ended up in 2 humiliating defeats in which England conceded 13 goals, 3:6 in 1953 and 7:1 in 1954.

"We shall be all right here, Stan, they haven’t even got the proper kit." — Billy Wright.

Chester

Spoiler: Results

5' Both teams start cautiously and not much to happening in either box. Harms is missing his goalscorer and attack look completely revamped. Totti is having more of the ball in the opening minutes and seems he's the go to guy for the team.

11' Chester's team open up their account with couple of good chances in the opposition half. Some fluid movement from the attack sees Cubillas in space but his shot sails over the crossbar only just.

17' Totti drops deep in his trademark move dragging Wright of his zone. He receives and is blocked, but the damage has been done. Robson takes the ball forward and finds Hamrin into space. The latter turns the defender and slides it past the goalkeeper. 1-0 Harms - very efficient move.

25' It's Cubillas again this time just outside the box. Albert drags a defender and Cubillas sees the target. He strikes it cleanly but Carrizo turns it behind the post.

32' Good chance for Harms yet again. Heynckes dribbles through Bezsonov and puts in a cross. Fillol spills it on the far post. He just manages to push it away but right into the path of Park. The narrow angle saves him as Park's shot goes over.

38' Another Heynckes move creates issues for Chester's team. Robson seems in forgotten and finds Totti in the box. Totti turns but this time Fillol produces a world class save.

45' HT. Harms's team look confident for another win. A good game between the sides with some fluid movement in both halves.

51' Zagallo cuts in and forces a rare error from Totti. He squares it to Gerson who releases it to Tardelli. A shot through couple of bodies and Carrizo sees it late, just when it hits the net. 1-1!

55' Big big opportunity for Chester. As Harms's team look to get ahead again they are caught on the break. Albert finds himself deep in the opposition half and takes the ball through Campbell. Hits it low trying to pull a cheeky through the legs shot to beat Carrizo but fails.

56' Great cross from the corner sees Hansen meet the ball on the near post. Carrizo just does enough to tip it over.

69' Period of domination from Harms. Totti forces a good save from Fillol, whilst Robson and Hamrin are unlucky from distance.

79' Chester's team looks a bit tired whilst Harms's team are on the front foot. The former are looking more into soaking pressure and hitting on counter.

86' Some good opportunities for Harms. Totti is again in the middle of things - chips a cheeky lob over the top and Hamrin goes for the brace. His shot ends up more like a cross but no one in the box to tap it in.

90' Very entertaining minutes till the end with Harms ending up having an advantage on the ball but Chester's team doing just enough to keep the score tied. 1-1.

Disappointed with no mention of Ball skinning Schnellinger like he did time and again when they faced each other.

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

@P-Nut

I'm out. Sorry might muck you about a bit but guess just drop my results and at least you'll have even numbers each week.

 

[harms]

Disappointed with no mention of Ball skinning Schnellinger like he did time and again when they faced each other.

Also no mention of Park/Gerson duel which, I felt, was the tactical highlight of the game.