I am OK to pitch in, but will forego if Brwned is up. Don't want to screw up in the semi's!
The Redcafe Decades Draft Tournament
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I would have done it if absolutely necessary, but glad to see there's others to step in instead!
Cheers guys.
I guess if Brwned is up for it he can take over.
Go ahead and make the pick mate.
On a sidenote, another 24 hours of hell against him.
I guess if Brwned is up for it he can take over.
Go ahead and make the pick mate.
On a sidenote, another 24 hours of hell against him.
Cutch : 1. Best
KM : 1. C. Ronaldo
AldoRaine18 : 1.
Theon : 1.
I reckon the next four picks are: Zanetti, C. Alberto, Baresi, Edwards
Hmm not quite sure what will Ronaldo provide that Hamrin already doesnt in that setup. Good pick still considering this is redcafe...
Will take a few minutes. Just back from scorching heat outside, haven't really thought all the options through.
Will take a few minutes. Just back from scorching heat outside, haven't really thought all the options through.
Ronaldo's essentially a centre forward playing out wide, Hamrin (from what I remember) had the skillset of an inside-forward who could play anywhere across the frontline like Zico, despite his billing as a winger. He had pace but nothing like the kind of searing pace Ronaldo has and he certainly didn't have any of the physical presence. With Romario up top I think that physical and aerial presence is a necessary addition to the attack.
Plus no-one knows who Hamrin is. More importantly I don't think any of the 80s centre backs are good enough at this level and Ronaldo was the only 80s player worth getting so...
The only other option I had was Baresi but then that meant dropping Stam and leaving Thiago Silva in. Seemed silly. Stam-Bergomi > Baresi-Thiago Silva
Plus no-one knows who Hamrin is. More importantly I don't think any of the 80s centre backs are good enough at this level and Ronaldo was the only 80s player worth getting so...
The only other option I had was Baresi but then that meant dropping Stam and leaving Thiago Silva in. Seemed silly. Stam-Bergomi > Baresi-Thiago Silva
Will be a shame if you break the Laudrup-Romario partnership for a 60s defender.
I would be shocked if they were Aldos picks
Ah, shit. Somehow thought I had a 60s spot free.
Welcome to the team big man.
Cutch : 1. Best
Brwned : 1. C. Ronaldo
AldoRaine18 : 1. Edwards
Theon : 1.
Brwned : 1. C. Ronaldo
AldoRaine18 : 1. Edwards
Theon : 1.
Theon has PM'd me to say he's taking Baresi and Carlos Alberto.
I'll go for one of my favourtire players.
Cutch : 1. Best
Brwned : 1. C. Ronaldo
AldoRaine18 : 1. Edwards 2. Scirea
Theon : 1. Baresi 2. C. Alberto
Brwned : 1. C. Ronaldo
AldoRaine18 : 1. Edwards 2. Scirea
Theon : 1. Baresi 2. C. Alberto
I'm gonna take a huge risk (now that my '60s oversight has came back to bite me on the arse - sorry KM!) and go for pure firepower here.
Cutch : 1. Best
Brwned : 1. C. Ronaldo 2. Garrincha
AldoRaine18 : 1. Edwards 2. Scirea
Theon : 1. Baresi 2. C. Alberto
Thought you'd replace Thiago Silva with someone or perhaps put Kaiser back in defense in take a midfielder..
As far as I know I can only pick 30s or 80s players and there's no decent central defenders or midfielders to pick from those decades...
It was between Garrincha and Charles and I thought this team might as well go out with a bang. Germany '72 all over again is my plan. What a team.
It was between Garrincha and Charles and I thought this team might as well go out with a bang. Germany '72 all over again is my plan. What a team.
I'm looking forward to see you pulling all that attacking talent together.
Pele wont get picked in this
Can Cutch get away with Matthaus?
Beckenbauer in defense for Silva, Zidane in midfield next to Neeskens and Garrincha and Ronaldo as wingers?
Yep. Maradona's toughest opponent after all.
How sad is that? The only option I had was swapping Jennings for Cech to fit Pelé in. In any other team that wouldn't have been too much of a sacrifice but with Zidane and Laudrup in there already I couldn't pull it off.
Pretty much! Whether it's 433 or 4231 is still to be decided but that's the jist of it. Not sure I can pull it off but hey-ho, it's worth a go.
Beckenbauer in defense for Silva, Zidane in midfield next to Neeskens and Garrincha and Ronaldo as wingers?
Hungary '54, Brazil '70, Germany '72, Holland '74 and Spain '08 - that's got to be the top five international sides in whatever order, right? Or do France '84 squeeze in there ahead of Spain? That was definitely Spain at their most entertaining but was it Spain at their best? Maybe even France '00 in there ahead of Spain?
Yeah he can, I think the original plan was to get alberto instead of suurbier. Thats what I would have done anway
Maybe he has saved that for the next pick.
Is a midfield of Matthaus, Rivera and Iniesta possible? With Breitner right back?Yep. Maradona's toughest opponent after all.
Aldo should have gone matthaus garrincha imo, would have been an insane midfield and attack
Wouldn't work. You cannot have the best of Cruyff and Garrincha together. I would have been lying if I said I could. I would have loved Lothar but I'm happy with Big Dunc, again complimenting Rijkaard beautifully, just like Gullit does to the rest of my attack.
Maybe he has saved that for the next pick.
probably has to be fairRivera's out mate. Bestie's replaced him. Matthaus and Breitner in midfield it should be.
Yeah, I prefer it how you picked.
I think they would have worked fine, maybe cruyff and maradona or pele wouldnt work, but garrincha amd cruyff doesnt seem too problematic
Then you have matthaus/rijkaard
Then you have matthaus/rijkaard
Bestie could replace Suurbier though? Surely his weakest link...
The problem arises from the fact that both need the ball for lengths to torment their opponents. There's no use of Garrincha standing there waiting while Cruyff runs rings around the defender or the other way round. They just don't compliment each other as a wing pair.
By wing pair I mean on two sides of the pitch before someone comes up telling me how Cryuff is not a winger.
Don't see how. He'd have to go in with Suurbier now and if he wins he gets Alberto.
Thankfully Ronaldo isn't really the type to dominate the ball in the way Cruyff does...he'll love those tap-ins at the back post from a trademark Garrincha fizzed cross. Good luck Zambrotta!
Breitner right back, Matthaus/Iniesta/Rivera midfield.
Also, I couldn't go in with the current defense, needed some upgrade their as well.
I think my attack is really well balanced at the moment, don't want to disturb that at all. I in fact had a completely different idea in mind that revolved on completely shuffling the attack around and going with something I've not done in this draft yet, but it seemed a very hard sell.
Good luck Thiago Silva.