NoPace
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I was surprised Navas didn't get picked. He was so good at Sevilla.The Sevilla versions of Jesus Navas and Luis Fabiano would have been a good combination to have.
I was surprised Navas didn't get picked. He was so good at Sevilla.The Sevilla versions of Jesus Navas and Luis Fabiano would have been a good combination to have.
El Shawaraay and Balotelli ar missing, but I agree, doesn't look too bright at the moment.@Edgar Allan Pillow
you should edit the final teams in the threadmarked post and add Raul Abiol as Theon's 12th pick.
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4. Barzagli 5. Verratti
3. Chiellini 12. M. De Sciglio
11. Cassano
9. Bonucci
10. Sirigu
7. Marchisio 11. Balzaretti
3. De Rossi
10. Motta
I hope I didn't miss anyone. Is this the worst generation of Italian footballers ever? It's shockingly poor. And with the exception of Verratti the post '90 born players don't look impressive either so far.
/edit: I don't mean that all those players are poor, just that Italy really lacks top top players since the World Cup winning generation.
My bad, throw in Mandzukic, Demba Ba or another striker you like.Sturbridge was picked
I'd only consider Kuyt or Jagielka as a worst case scenario on my team.A attempt at Missed XI
Why? Kuyt was Liverpool Park Ji Sung.I'd only consider Kuyt or Jagielka as a worst case scenario on my team.
No. He scored a lot more goals. With him you have a hard worker who was always giving it is all both in attack and defense for 90 minutes. Very good in the air. They guy is Netherlands 6th most capped player. He's no slouch. His peak is a lot better than Young's and I'd rather have him as a striker than Balotelli, a player without a peak.Why? Kuyt was Liverpool Park Ji Sung.
If you have a high opinion, why put him as worst case scenario? Personal dislike?No. He scored a lot more goals. With him you have a hard worker who was always giving it is all both in attack and defense for 90 minutes. Very good in the air. They guy is Netherlands 6th most capped player. He's no slouch. His peak is a lot better than Young's and I'd rather have him as a striker than Balotelli, a player without a peak.
I had him, Vicente, and Joaquin earmarked as wingers from early on, then had a rush of blood to the head and picked Arbeloa.I was surprised Navas didn't get picked. He was so good at Sevilla.
Agreed, but it's silly. A pacey winger peaking at 24 or 25 is totally normal.I had him, Vicente, and Joaquin earmarked as wingers from early on, then had a rush of blood to the head and picked Arbeloa.
His form at City would definitely have gone against him though.
I thought I would end up with Vicente or Joaquin on one wing and a goalscorer on the other, but Casillas was too good to pass up with the other first tier keepers gone, though people ignore keepers in this draft.I had him, Vicente, and Joaquin earmarked as wingers from early on, then had a rush of blood to the head and picked Arbeloa.
His form at City would definitely have gone against him though.
Yeah, that's a decent team. Gabi into the midfield.
Subs: Van der Vaart (NED), Ramires (BRA), Nasri (FRA), Kagawa (JAP), Meireles (POR), Metzelder (GER)
Honorable mentions to Eboue (just because) and O'Shea (legend)
Tons of decent strikers, yet no outstanding one.
Really surprised that Bosingwa wasn't picked - especially with his unique nationality and overall fullback quality.
Arshavin is a lazy feck, but an underappreciated one, he was fantastic in Russia and was voted 6 in 2008 Ballon D'Or, only behind Torred and 4 players that can be considered as a GOAT material.
Zhirkov was fantastic for CSKA and NT and was unlucky to have Cole as his competition - probably the best LB in the world at this point + english.
And what's with Milito? Even Koscielny went before him
Edit: Gabi is a good call for a defensive midfield.
Like it. I had van der Vaart, Nasri and Agger higher on my list than some of the players that got picked.Mandzukic
Nasri---V.d. Vaart
Emre------- Tiago---
Gabi
Schmelzer------------------Maggio
----Agger---Papadopaulos-
Reina
I'd have had him for sure if I hadn't blown my wad on my Spanish quota by my third pick.Reina was overrated and Spanish, but I still don't know how he didn't get picked with 16 teams. He was the 8th or 9th best keeper in this draft, surely.
I lost my bottle a bit with Zhirkov. Outside of that Zenit UEFA Cup run and Euro Championships in 2008 where he was incredible I just felt I wasn't familiar enough with him as a player, especially as alot of the discussion I found when researching him strongly suggested he was more left winger or even left attacker than left back.Zhirkov is a big miss - he was better than at least 6 of the left-backs.
@NoPace @The Red Viper @BorisDeLeFora @Isotope Can you all agree on a match time, lads?
Joe Cole was better than young and Kuyt. Reina in goal.A attempt at Missed XI
I considered Agger, but didn't know how he would be rated on here. Definitely would have taken him over Demichelis if I had known he was rated. Was class in his prime (though his passing has always been overrated!).Joe Cole had a great peak, but it was so Mourinho driven he'd have been dinged for it, I think.
I thought Agger would get picked. Short peak, but such a lovely passer for a CB.
I think we're good for Saturday mate.No games Friday and Saturday.
You can use that slot, if free.
Aye, imagine, in a nations-draft, filling up your keeper spot(s) with Germans or Spaniards...Handanovic is a good pick for his nationality. Was surprised at the picks of Neuer, De Gea and Casillas in the earlier rounds given the pool of outfield talent Spain and Germany have.
Sometimes, there's a delay of a couple of mins before the image appears. If using sharemy tactics, just use the IMG tags and delete the rest of code (which just hyperlinks the image to the site)Is anyone having any trouble with trying to put line-ups in PMs from This11 or Sharemytactics? I've tried Firefox and Opera but none will appear in the PM box after trying to insert image which is getting rather frustrating. I'm I being an idiot and missing something really obvious?
For me, it ended up being Iker Casillas + Rosicky OR Handanovic + Cazorla. It's narrow, but I think I made the right choice, though I'm not sure it will help me as Rosicky + Casillas peaked a long-time ago and may have their current form held against them, whereas Cazorla is having a very good season.Aye, imagine, in a nations-draft, filling up your keeper spot(s) with Germans or Spaniards...
Yeah, what sort of moron would do thatAye, imagine, in a nations-draft, filling up your keeper spot(s) with Germans or Spaniards...