2021 Sheep Draft
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I am excited after seeing this @Chesterlestreet
Heh! We'll see.
I've got some options now - can go down different routes with this squad.
A certain German striker that you probably blocked
no luck with blocks ourselves in the draft. We blocked Tigana only to be picked in the 2nd round and then blocked Lahm in the second only Djalma to slip through in the third.
All in all pretty happy with the outcome of this round. We managed to upgrade on DM and of course on GK.
Probably one of very few GKs who can make some kind of impact in drafts.
Looking forward to seeing him played @Pat_Mustard
Aha! I did block a German striker - so sorry about that (if it's the same guy).
But it would at least mean my blocking attempts weren't entirely useless.
Could have gone for both Tigana and Djalma myself, actually - but to be honest both of them just flew under the radar.
Shabby effort on my part, in terms of focus and research - but there you go.
Happy-ish with the picks, though. Ish.
@Ecstatic Tomorrow (Thursday) is bad. Friday is semi-bad but can be done. Saturday is bad. Sunday is good. Monday is also good.
What say you?
ETA All of next week is good, actually. But I suppose we want things to move along as quickly as possible - so for me: best days this week would be Sunday (prefer that) and Friday (can be done).
What say you?
ETA All of next week is good, actually. But I suppose we want things to move along as quickly as possible - so for me: best days this week would be Sunday (prefer that) and Friday (can be done).
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A certain German striker that you probably blocked
no luck with blocks ourselves in the draft. We blocked Tigana only to be picked in the 2nd round and then blocked Lahm in the second only Djalma to slip through in the third.
All in all pretty happy with the outcome of this round. We managed to upgrade on DM and of course on GK.
I was expecting you to pick Seeler, Chumpitaz and Djalma Santos.
For Pat, I thought he would go for Nilton Santos instead of Djalma
Chester is like Physio, unpredictable
If I exclude the bad days for you, then I would say Friday if that is ok for you.
Christ - both of them were available.
Ridiculous - I haven't been paying attention at all. Not that I needed Nilton, but still. Feckin' embarrassing in terms of draft awareness.
@Enigma_87 Not the same guy, I would think.
The guy you (probably) picked was another I just assumed was already picked (or blocked).
I give myself an overall grade of D+ for this round.
Nilton on the left and Fachetti could have been an option.
The other available players were Schuster, Conti, Greaves, Robben, Ribéry, Hassler, Nordhal, Crespo, trésor, Overath, Bochini, Cueto, etc.
We picked Seeler, not that it's a big secret anyway. He would provide us with option to go 5-3-2, so made sense. The pool wasn't that opened up and from that pool I reckon Neuer and Voronin/Tigana were the best we can muster in terms of improving the team, considering what we've got.
Thought Seeler was generally "safe" as most weren't in for a striker anyway.
I wish I'd known that as I tied myself in knots pondering when to pick/block him, such was my certainty that you'd go for him! I'd completely missed that Lahm was available, so as far as I knew the pool of defensively top-notch RBs was Djalma and the mostly pre-footage and somewhat unheralded VR Andrade. Didn't want to risk going for that type of RB until I'd got my right winger sorted so margin of error was small.
My blocks for what it's worth were Djalma, then Blokhin, and finally Schuster.
Aye. He fits the theme nicely and is an upgrade of Grosics. Not the most popular position to pick, but generally hoping it will have some impact.
RB was never on the radar considering we have Alves and Thuram. We also have plenty of options at CB.I was expecting you to pick Seeler, Chumpitaz and Djalma Santos.
For Pat, I thought he would go for Nilton Santos instead of Djalma
Chester is like Physio, unpredictable
And Netzer who I wanted and was never available until I was out of the draft.
Voronin Matthaus is such an excellent pair. Built a nice 4-4-2 with it once.
When do you want to go swinging, Pat? Can do today if you like or Monday, prefer not to go on weekends.
I know. Was just speculating if you want another defensive RB if Thuram plays as CB.
I was expecting you/chester/pat trying Seeler in round 1
Pat trying Nilton Santos,
You and Chester on Djalma
etc.
My priority was Tigana and knew you or Pat would try to block him in Round 1
Falcao replaced by Tigana
Junior replaced by Breitner
So it's an ok round
He is generally unpicked so in the next draft you should be in a positon to take him.
Let’s first see if there is a next draft
@Ecstatic Sent my stuff to M.
Start whenever tomorrow, really - but I probably won't be around to comment until tomorrow afternoon/evening.
Good luck!
Start whenever tomorrow, really - but I probably won't be around to comment until tomorrow afternoon/evening.
Good luck!
Let's do Monday mate if that still suits you.
Sorry, I didn't answer this very well before - I had a bit too much going on.
Yeah, he'd be available in other drafts, but I really wanted him for this team because I wanted an AM who would play a bit deeper and I felt that his workrate and strength are really impressive for a player who plays in that position.
I wanted this team to be a real unit with Francescoli/Eto'o, Boniek, and Rummenigge playing further forward and Netzer, Rijkaard, Souness/Vieira in behind them. Lots of workrate and energy so that they'd just work you over for the full 90 minutes - not just in terms of pressing, but also that gritty type of performance challenging for every ball and as such being really hard to play against and beat.
Sure mate, we're on for tomorrow then!
I submitted to Michael this morning and I'll forward it to those lads now.
@Michaelf7777777 can you hit us up with the final injuries and reinforcement criteria when you get a chance?
All selected players go into the block list and the real sheep draft starts now!
Final Injuries
Final Injuries
Ecstatic - Cafu
Pat_Mustard - Pietro Vierchowod
Ecstatic - Cafu
Pat_Mustard - Pietro Vierchowod
Final Reinfocrcement Round Criteria
Final Reinforcement Round
Select a player that has played against someone in your opponent's squad in a final. Block two players that have played against someone in your squad in a final. This will be done three times with one selection and two blocks being sent each time. You cannot use the same player to link to a selection more than once. You cannot use the same player to link to a block more than once.
Selections and Blocks will not be considered if the player and final involved in the link is not specified.
Squads
8. Ecstatic 1) J. Leighton 2)Cafu 3) E. Figueroa 4) Jairzinho 5) M. Platini 6) G. Oriali 7) P. Breitner 8) G. Sarti 9) A. Giresse 10) Kaka 11) A. Shevchenko 12) K. Forster 13) S. Lerby 14) P. R. Falcao 15) Junior 16) T. Cerezo 17) R. Giggs 18) J. Tigana 19) D. Beckham
13. Pat_Mustard 1) Pele 2) A. Carbajal 3) D. Pereyra 4) Leandro 5) J. Neeskens 6) J. Skoblar 7) G. Furino 8) K. Hamrin 9) J. Camacho 10) G. Best 11)P. Vierchowod 12) B. Robson 13) K. Dalglish 14) D. Passarella 15) F. Toldo 16) S. Kocsis 17) S. Matthews 18) L. Suarez Miramontes 19) D. Santos
Please send your first selection in the next 24 hours
Select a player that has played against someone in your opponent's squad in a final. Block two players that have played against someone in your squad in a final. This will be done three times with one selection and two blocks being sent each time. You cannot use the same player to link to a selection more than once. You cannot use the same player to link to a block more than once.
Selections and Blocks will not be considered if the player and final involved in the link is not specified.
Squads
8. Ecstatic 1) J. Leighton 2)
13. Pat_Mustard 1) Pele 2) A. Carbajal 3) D. Pereyra 4) Leandro 5) J. Neeskens 6) J. Skoblar 7) G. Furino 8) K. Hamrin 9) J. Camacho 10) G. Best 11)
Please send your first selection in the next 24 hours
@Michaelf7777777 are the injured players Cafu and Vierchowod still considered part of our squads as far as making our reinforcement selections and blocks?
Jaysus...got so absorbed in the research wormhole that I nearly missed the fecking deadline . The criteria have been brilliant in this draft.
. The criteria have been brilliant in this draft.
Final Reinforcement Round Selection 1 Results
Final Reinforcement Round Selection 1 Results
Ecstatic - PASS (Diego Maradona)
Pat_Mustard - PASS (Giuseppe Bergomi)
Please send your second selection in the next 24 hours
Ecstatic - PASS (Diego Maradona)
Pat_Mustard - PASS (Giuseppe Bergomi)
Please send your second selection in the next 24 hours