Shocking. 2nd best leftback in the draft my arse.@antohan still no love for your Bennarivo.
A better choice than Brehme for sure, as far as the draft theme is concerned.
Fwiw, he was to be my 3rd pick. I was wavering a lot between him and Tassotti, but had to pick Tassotti for the Milan/Donadoni/MvB link. Had you not picked him, I'd have taken him instead of Pessotto.
And played him at CB?
Don't rate Benarrivo any higher than De Agostini to be honest. Probably reflected by their international status: Benarrivo managed 23 caps for Italy despite being able on both flanks, while De Agostini got 36 competing with Cabrini and Maldini.@antohan still no love for your Bennarivo.
A better choice than Brehme for sure, as far as the draft theme is concerned.
90s Serie A vs. cap counting
I was debating between a back 3 and back 4 all through the draft and the dilema showed in the teamAnd played him at CB?
Those were really random picks, really odd. I can see the logic in Tassotti, but pretty sure you massively jumped the gun there.
Sure did, but largely due to the other two and nobody had much of an incentive to pick him in R3-4. It's a long 30-pick wait but you probably missed on some tasty options unnecessarily.I was debating between a back 3 and back 4 all through the draft and the dilema showed in the team
Maybe jumped the gun, Tassotti/Donadoni/MvB dynamic worked very well in R1 and was crucial in my win
Debatable. There was a run on defenders then, Zanetti, Benarrivo, Cafu, Montero gone plus a slew of CBs too and I wanted to fix that flank. Excepting Cafu and Zanetti, he's probably the 3rd best RB in this draft.
In fairness Benarrivo actually started more matches for Italy than De Agostini (19 vs 16), with De Agostini racking up a majority of his appearances from the bench. De Agostini was just as versatile as well, often coming on as a midfielder, and as Maldini was generally playing as well they weren't really in direct competition for a place.
Indeed. In my own left back list, I’d placed them all - Candela, De Agostini, Branco, Benarrivo (might have missed one or two out) in the same bracket. All final ready but broadly in a distinct tier, particularly relative to Maldini.
Di Livio?
More of a midfielder but certainly in the mixer as a wing back.
By the way, how do you rate Carboni in that company out of interest? I always had him in my mind as a back up choice in other drafts, and thought that it would be a great draft for him to shine in, but I'm not sure about the reception he's getting so far
IMO not enough output in the attacking third, which is essential in narrow formations and without a winger in front of him.
And that's why Benarrivo is right up there and Tassotti isn't even close to being the 3rd best RB.
He said leftback, not RWB.
You need to rate depending on context of the teams.
As good a leftback as Tassotti. Would be fine in a 4-4-2/4-4-1-1 but can't see him in that LM/LWB role.
Hate to break it to you mate, but he's a total misfit to your formation. Makes entire team unbalanced.
That was my point, you were the only one who had clear upside in getting Tassotti. May have been at risk from someone wanting him in a back three with wingbacks (just out of desperation for a reputable name) but nobody was going to prioritise him as a fullback when you could easily get an adequate defensive RB in R10+
Yeah, agree with @Enigma_87 on this. Excellent defender, saw him more at Valencia to be honest where he was really solid, but perhaps not tailored to full flank domination compared to a few others from this era (who were maybe not as defensively astute, but had a more expansive game). For what it's worth, here's the top end of my list of LBs where Carboni was firmly ensconced in that second group:
Meh I'll let Gio respond properly it he wants, but from my perspective I stand by everything I said in that draft game. It's clearly not a peak Brehme which is what was said in the match.
Wut? Why is he being mentioned in this company?
What the Dutch trio have going for them is they were phased out. Rijkaard probably played the most and still had the quality in him for that great CL-winning season with Ajax. Gullit probably suffers the most in an 80s vs 90s Milan comparison, but had a tremendous season for Sampdoria (so much so Milan wanted him back). Marco was waited on for half a decade, even if he only really had that one absolutely barnstorming season (and at no point did I dare question his credentials in our game).
It still irks me a bit reading through Matthaus level in the early 90's and especially in that 90/91 season as him not being on the top of his game, which IMO is far from what in reality was.
He was Golden Boot winner in 1989-90 too. It was only 1990-91 where he suffered a dip in form. 1991-92 was spectacular and 1992-93 continued to be great till he got injured. 13 goals in 15 games in the league, 20 goals in 22 games overall it was top form. Milan went 58 games unbeaten in this run. Injury at his peak was unfortunate.
As I said, it was a fantastic run he had there and that's why I didn't even hint at bringing up any peak/longevity discussion. It was the rest of your team that was a complete mess, quite clearly. If people can't see that then hats off and well done but the last thing I was going to do was make some fecked up argument about a player I looked out for every week and never disappointed.
Fair enough. The argument wasn't against you. I was just replying to Theon's list.
He could play both sides.
Well, I'm buggered if I remember him playing on the left so can hardly rate him in that bizarre tier where tiers 2 to 4 -or 5- of both defensive and attacking fullbacks are all wrapped into one.
Yeah very much his secondary position.
Still can't believe you picked him ahead of Ronaldo.
I love Di Livio, cracking player. Different to Benarrivo though, you wouldn't really want him as a RB in a flat four, for starters. I know where you are coming from, but that's really down to a style difference IMO. Di Livio was a pesky son of a gun, he would be all over you, while Benarrivo's defensive game revolved more around reading situations, anticipation and positioning, all aided by a fantastic engine and not the glacial movement of those who usually exhibit those traits.
Such a shame they were both crocks. Their peaks are probably about level to be fair to Edgar (different styles, mind).
