I will pick Klaus Urbanczyk
40s Retro Football Fantasy Draft | Finished
- Thread starter Moby
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Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7.
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7.
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7.
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7.
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
@Gio @Theon
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7.
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7.
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7.
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7.
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
@Gio @Theon
Still 3 players I can't believe haven't been taken yet. Probably loads left but there are 3 who really stand out.
Matosas..... Noooooooooooooooooo!
That's what you get for picking Stiles.
ATILIO ANCHETA
Athletic centre-half who was exceptional in the air and led a miserly Uruguay defence to the semi-finals in 1970. Earned a spot in the all-star team for his efforts at Mexico '70 and also won the player of the season award in 1973.
Athletic centre-half who was exceptional in the air and led a miserly Uruguay defence to the semi-finals in 1970. Earned a spot in the all-star team for his efforts at Mexico '70 and also won the player of the season award in 1973.
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Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7.
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7.
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7.
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
@Edgar Allan Pillow @NM
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7.
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7.
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7.
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
@Edgar Allan Pillow @NM
Give us an hour or two.
There's one I REALLY want to pick, although I need to search a bit more if he can fit in the role I want him for and not for what he's traditionally known for.
Yeah, he was certainly on the list and reasonably high up it as well. But after the big two at right-back, there is a group of many around about the same level so it wasn't worth prioritising for us. Still he was a classy player no doubt about it and probably the best British full-back in the pool.
Nearly 48 hours since my last pick!!
One of my 3 was Emlyn Hughes who I hadn't noticed Chester had picked.
Wonder if your guy is one of my other two?
Anyone wants to take Tuppet's pick?
You can send it to me, in case he's not back in time.
PM sent @Tuppet
See what you mean, yes. There's a group there with very little between them in terms of quality - just a matter of what you need, more offensive, more defensive, etc.
Also, arguably, a question of - well - I wouldn't say reputation (because that can easily be misleading), but something like...presence: Someone who actually stands out a bit, because he's got a bit of oomph to him in one way or another. Jardine fits that bill for me.
Can't find that "new ideas" thread, so I'm posting this here:
This goes back to what was discussed briefly to begin with in this thread, i.e. which new ideas to try out in this draft.
Several have pointed out that the current draft isn't ideal for any grand experiments - and I agree with that.
However, there is one detail I've been thinking about - and which could be tested, if people are positive. Coming up with ways of making substitutions more "realistic" and more of an actual tactical device has been discussed several times before. With regard to that I have a particular - and very simple - suggestion:
The formation pic in the OP stands - regardless - unless there is something purely technical wrong with it. This means that only voters who bother to read the match thread will be privy to substitutions/tactical changes: New formation pics will be posted in the thread as it progresses (and may be thread marked, for instance), but will not replace the original (nor will any tactical changes be edited into the original write-up).
The way it works now, a "substitution" is effectively a do-over. If you do over quickly enough, you will hardly be punished. This is not "realistic" at all, for one, and not really fair on your opponent either (who may have landed you a tactical blow with a surprise inclusion on his part - one which he benefits too little from, at least potentially).
Voters who don't read the discussions, but only look at the formation pics, are part and parcel of these things - and fair enough, as such - but there's no sense in allowing them more influence than strictly speaking needed. If you feck up, you should pay for it - and not be bailed out by scan voters who aren't aware of the fact (that you initially fecked up).
This goes back to what was discussed briefly to begin with in this thread, i.e. which new ideas to try out in this draft.
Several have pointed out that the current draft isn't ideal for any grand experiments - and I agree with that.
However, there is one detail I've been thinking about - and which could be tested, if people are positive. Coming up with ways of making substitutions more "realistic" and more of an actual tactical device has been discussed several times before. With regard to that I have a particular - and very simple - suggestion:
The formation pic in the OP stands - regardless - unless there is something purely technical wrong with it. This means that only voters who bother to read the match thread will be privy to substitutions/tactical changes: New formation pics will be posted in the thread as it progresses (and may be thread marked, for instance), but will not replace the original (nor will any tactical changes be edited into the original write-up).
The way it works now, a "substitution" is effectively a do-over. If you do over quickly enough, you will hardly be punished. This is not "realistic" at all, for one, and not really fair on your opponent either (who may have landed you a tactical blow with a surprise inclusion on his part - one which he benefits too little from, at least potentially).
Voters who don't read the discussions, but only look at the formation pics, are part and parcel of these things - and fair enough, as such - but there's no sense in allowing them more influence than strictly speaking needed. If you feck up, you should pay for it - and not be bailed out by scan voters who aren't aware of the fact (that you initially fecked up).
@Chesterlestreet think that's a great idea.
Cracking idea that.
Bernard Bosquier
Quality at CB or RB. 2 time ligue one player of the year
Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7.
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7.
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
@mazhar13
Quality at CB or RB. 2 time ligue one player of the year
Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7.
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7.
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
@mazhar13
Bernard Bosquier
Quality at CB or RB. 2 time ligue one player of the year
Was wondering when he'd go, nice pick.
I will pick the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final as well the scorer of that phantom goal against West Germany at the 1966 World Cup.
Geoff Hurst
@harms
Someone else update the list. I'm on the mobile at the moment.
Geoff Hurst
@harms
Someone else update the list. I'm on the mobile at the moment.
Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7.
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7.
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
Shame, was hoping to partner him with Fischer.
Was between him and boninsenga for me.
Was thinking of Sir Geoff but have two others planned this round and there was no way he'd be left next time it got to me.
I'll pick Revaz Dzodzuashvili, the best defensive RB in Soviet history and an outstanding man-marker. I'll withhold some of the information until the games, he is my secret weapon 
Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7. Dzodzuashvili
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
@Tuppet
Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7. Dzodzuashvili
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7.
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
@Tuppet
@Tuppet you did it with Shesternyov and Lubanski......don't you dare make it a hat trick!
@green_smiley sent me the following as @Tuppet 's pick:
Bo "Bosse" Larsson
Bo Larsson, one of the most complete players in history, he played on all positions except of GK and WF, very often in single match he'd switch from one position to another. He was very confident and with fantastic sense of anticipating, with good technique and passing range, even good scorer he was. Bosse Larsson was one of the symbols of the Swedish football team in the 1970s. It is said that the coach Georg "Åby" Ericson always took out Bosse Larsson first, until he began to think about who else could be selected. Nils Liedholm and Bo Larson, the two players who are regarded as Sweden's most complete of all time.
Bosse Larsson is known for his penalty kick in snowy Qualifying match against Austria in Gelsenkirchen in winter of 1973. Larsson's penalty meant Swedish advancement to the World Cup in West Germany 1974. He played most of his career in Malmö FF and won several national championships. He was recruited early to Malmo for games played in school. He than moved to VfB Stuttgart where he was under Albert Sings evolved from striker to playmaker. Homesickness made his return to Malmo 1969th He has cult status in the Malmö FF and ranks as one of the club's best (if not the best) player of all time. An injury meant that he missed the final of European Cup 1979. He worked until retirement at Skanska.
He made 307 appearances and 119 goals for Malmo FF between 1962-1966 and 1969-1979. He won Swedish Golden Ball in 1965 and 1973 (first to receive the award twice), participated on 3 World Cups in 1970, 1974, 1978. Larsson made 70 appearances for Swedish NT and scored 17 goals from 1964 till 1978. With Malmö FF he won Swedish league in 1965, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1977, swedish Cup in 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1978. Larsson was also league top scorer in 1963 (shared), 1965 and 1970 and was elected to the Swedish football's Hall of Fame. In his career Bo Larsson played for Malmö FF (1957-1966), VfB Stuttgart, Västtyskland (1966-1969), Malmö FF (1969-1979) and Trelleborgs FF (1980).
Bo "Bosse" Larsson
Bo Larsson, one of the most complete players in history, he played on all positions except of GK and WF, very often in single match he'd switch from one position to another. He was very confident and with fantastic sense of anticipating, with good technique and passing range, even good scorer he was. Bosse Larsson was one of the symbols of the Swedish football team in the 1970s. It is said that the coach Georg "Åby" Ericson always took out Bosse Larsson first, until he began to think about who else could be selected. Nils Liedholm and Bo Larson, the two players who are regarded as Sweden's most complete of all time.
Bosse Larsson is known for his penalty kick in snowy Qualifying match against Austria in Gelsenkirchen in winter of 1973. Larsson's penalty meant Swedish advancement to the World Cup in West Germany 1974. He played most of his career in Malmö FF and won several national championships. He was recruited early to Malmo for games played in school. He than moved to VfB Stuttgart where he was under Albert Sings evolved from striker to playmaker. Homesickness made his return to Malmo 1969th He has cult status in the Malmö FF and ranks as one of the club's best (if not the best) player of all time. An injury meant that he missed the final of European Cup 1979. He worked until retirement at Skanska.
He made 307 appearances and 119 goals for Malmo FF between 1962-1966 and 1969-1979. He won Swedish Golden Ball in 1965 and 1973 (first to receive the award twice), participated on 3 World Cups in 1970, 1974, 1978. Larsson made 70 appearances for Swedish NT and scored 17 goals from 1964 till 1978. With Malmö FF he won Swedish league in 1965, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1977, swedish Cup in 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1978. Larsson was also league top scorer in 1963 (shared), 1965 and 1970 and was elected to the Swedish football's Hall of Fame. In his career Bo Larsson played for Malmö FF (1957-1966), VfB Stuttgart, Västtyskland (1966-1969), Malmö FF (1969-1979) and Trelleborgs FF (1980).
Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7. Dzodzuashvili
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7. Bo Larsson
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
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Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7. Dzodzuashvili
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7. Bo Larsson
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
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Anatoliy Byshovets
An electric forward whom a British paper once labelled as the Russian George Best, Byshovets was a direct goalscoring forward who was well-schooled in Maslov's modern train of philosophy. Unfortunately, severe injuries meant his career was cut short at 27 (just like poor Hoeneß) but he had achieved plenty by then. He was one of the stars of Maslov's Dynamo Kiev, and won 4 league titles and 2 Soviet Cups, finishing as top scorer for them in three separate campaigns - including two title winning ones.
He also attained 39 caps for an excellent Soviet Union vintage, featuring in the Euro 1968 for them and in the 1970 World cup, where he had a great tournament - scoring 4 goals and assisting another, as Soviet Union made the quarter finals where they succumbed to a 117th minute goal in extra time against Uruguay.
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Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7. Dzodzuashvili
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7. Bo Larsson
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7. Byshovets
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
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Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7. Dzodzuashvili
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7. Bo Larsson
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7. Byshovets
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7.
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Nice pick @Joga Bonito!!
First Pick then....
A gold star decorates the striking sea-blue, black and white flag of Gremio. Many assume it honours the club’s solitary Intercontinental Cup conquest, a Renato Gaucho-inspired 2-1 victory over Hamburg in Tokyo in 1983. And though it does owe to a world title, they are wrong.
Step forward Everaldo Marques da Silva. The Gremio left-back helped Brazil win Group 3 at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, nullifying the dangerous Alan Ball in a 1-0 win over defending champions England that many thought would’ve been a fitting final. He then played in the 3-1 win over Uruguay in the semi-finals and 4-1 win against Italy in the Final, becoming the first Gremio player to get his hands on sport’s most coveted trophy.
O Tricolor Gaúchoswiftly added a gold star to its flag in honour of a man who was fundamental in their capture of three consecutive state titles in the mid-late 1960s. And upon his return from Mexico, Everaldo was paraded through the streets of Porto Alegre, suited stylishly on top of a flashy truck, applauded by masses ofGremistasand even fans arch-rivals Internacional.
Sadly he died at just 30 years of age in a car crash in 1974 while driving the Dodge Dart he received as a gift after winning the World Cup.
Gremio are known asO Imortal(The Immortal). That gold star ensures the legend of Everaldo will live on infinitely.
Regarded as one of the finest left-backs of all time and pairs up perfectly with Carlos Alberto and Gerson to complete my trio from the team of the century.
A gold star decorates the striking sea-blue, black and white flag of Gremio. Many assume it honours the club’s solitary Intercontinental Cup conquest, a Renato Gaucho-inspired 2-1 victory over Hamburg in Tokyo in 1983. And though it does owe to a world title, they are wrong.
Step forward Everaldo Marques da Silva. The Gremio left-back helped Brazil win Group 3 at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, nullifying the dangerous Alan Ball in a 1-0 win over defending champions England that many thought would’ve been a fitting final. He then played in the 3-1 win over Uruguay in the semi-finals and 4-1 win against Italy in the Final, becoming the first Gremio player to get his hands on sport’s most coveted trophy.
O Tricolor Gaúchoswiftly added a gold star to its flag in honour of a man who was fundamental in their capture of three consecutive state titles in the mid-late 1960s. And upon his return from Mexico, Everaldo was paraded through the streets of Porto Alegre, suited stylishly on top of a flashy truck, applauded by masses ofGremistasand even fans arch-rivals Internacional.
Sadly he died at just 30 years of age in a car crash in 1974 while driving the Dodge Dart he received as a gift after winning the World Cup.
Gremio are known asO Imortal(The Immortal). That gold star ensures the legend of Everaldo will live on infinitely.
Regarded as one of the finest left-backs of all time and pairs up perfectly with Carlos Alberto and Gerson to complete my trio from the team of the century.
Cheers.
Before my second pick....
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Now THIS is how its done!!!
8th round pick goes to the man who tried the most outrageous penalty at the most important time and executed it to perfection!! And what's better is it was against the one team who has created history of their own in penalty shootouts.
Antonin Panenka spent the majority of this career playing for Bohemians Praha, for which he scored 76 goals in 230 appearances. When he was allowed a transfer abroad in 1981, several European giants had lined up for his signature but due to his advancing age, he chose to play for Rapid Vienna in Austria where he scored 63 goals in 127 matches. Many people who saw Panenka play week in week out for Bohemians when he was in his prime claim that he was indeed a footballing genius, who was renowned in his country for the quality of his passing and the brilliance of his free-kicks.
He came to international prominence playing forCzechoslovakiain the1976 European Championship; Czechoslovakia reached the final, where they facedWest Germany. Afterextra time, the result was 2–2, and so the firstpenalty shootoutin a European Championships final ensued. The first seven kicks were converted, until West Germany's fourth penalty taker,Uli Hoeneß, ballooned his shot over the bar. With the score 4–3, Panenka stepped up to take the fifth Czechoslovakian penalty, to win the match under immense pressure. He feigned shooting to the side of the goal, causing GermangoalkeeperSepp Maierdive to his left, and then gently chipped the ball into the middle of the net.
The sheer cheek of the goal led a watching French journalist to dub Panenka "a poet", and to this day his winning kick is one of the most famous ever, making just inEuropePanenka's name synonymous with that particular style of penalty kick.
As well as winning the 1976 European Championship, Panenka helped Czechoslovakia come third in the1980 tournament, after scoring once again in a 9–8 penalty shootout win. In the finals of the1982 World Cup; Panenka scored twice with penalties, but these were the only Czechoslovakian goals, and the team did not progress beyond the first group stage.
Panenka won two league titles as well as an Austrian Cup with Rapid Vienna (Due to the strict transfer system in communist Czechoslovakia this didn't permit him to play for Prague's top clubs like Sparta Prague or Dukla Prague) and he also made an appearance in the 1985 European Cup Winners Cup final against Everton. It was a fitting end to the career of an extremely talented footballer who - if he had been born twenty years later - would probably have made millions and won a hatful of medals at a top European club.
Scorer of 139 league goals during his career and 17 for Czechoslovakia, the ‘Panenka’ penalty is as well-known as the Cruyff turn or ‘Gerrard Slip’
8th round pick goes to the man who tried the most outrageous penalty at the most important time and executed it to perfection!! And what's better is it was against the one team who has created history of their own in penalty shootouts.
Antonin Panenka spent the majority of this career playing for Bohemians Praha, for which he scored 76 goals in 230 appearances. When he was allowed a transfer abroad in 1981, several European giants had lined up for his signature but due to his advancing age, he chose to play for Rapid Vienna in Austria where he scored 63 goals in 127 matches. Many people who saw Panenka play week in week out for Bohemians when he was in his prime claim that he was indeed a footballing genius, who was renowned in his country for the quality of his passing and the brilliance of his free-kicks.
He came to international prominence playing forCzechoslovakiain the1976 European Championship; Czechoslovakia reached the final, where they facedWest Germany. Afterextra time, the result was 2–2, and so the firstpenalty shootoutin a European Championships final ensued. The first seven kicks were converted, until West Germany's fourth penalty taker,Uli Hoeneß, ballooned his shot over the bar. With the score 4–3, Panenka stepped up to take the fifth Czechoslovakian penalty, to win the match under immense pressure. He feigned shooting to the side of the goal, causing GermangoalkeeperSepp Maierdive to his left, and then gently chipped the ball into the middle of the net.
The sheer cheek of the goal led a watching French journalist to dub Panenka "a poet", and to this day his winning kick is one of the most famous ever, making just inEuropePanenka's name synonymous with that particular style of penalty kick.
As well as winning the 1976 European Championship, Panenka helped Czechoslovakia come third in the1980 tournament, after scoring once again in a 9–8 penalty shootout win. In the finals of the1982 World Cup; Panenka scored twice with penalties, but these were the only Czechoslovakian goals, and the team did not progress beyond the first group stage.
Panenka won two league titles as well as an Austrian Cup with Rapid Vienna (Due to the strict transfer system in communist Czechoslovakia this didn't permit him to play for Prague's top clubs like Sparta Prague or Dukla Prague) and he also made an appearance in the 1985 European Cup Winners Cup final against Everton. It was a fitting end to the career of an extremely talented footballer who - if he had been born twenty years later - would probably have made millions and won a hatful of medals at a top European club.
Scorer of 139 league goals during his career and 17 for Czechoslovakia, the ‘Panenka’ penalty is as well-known as the Cruyff turn or ‘Gerrard Slip’
Aldo 1. Best 2. Chumpitaz 3. Pirri 4. Israel 5. Ademir da Guia 6. Boninsegna 7. Furino
Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7. Dzodzuashvili
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7. Bo Larsson
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7. Byshovets 8.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7. Everaldo 8. Panenka
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Chesterlestreet 1. Pelé 2. Greaves 3. Bremner 4. Corso 5. E. Hughes 6. Lorimer 7. Muntyan
RedTiger 1. Beckenbauer 2. Oblak 3. Maier 4. Fischer 5. McNeill 6. Dobiaš 7. Tony Dunne
Skizzo/Pat_Mustard 1. Cruyff 2. Keizer 3. Olsen 4. Gemmell 5. Murdoch 6. Jardine 7. Rexach
Gol123 1. Van Hanegem 2. Overath 3. Johnstone 4. Hulshoff 5. Kindvall 6. Rubén Marcos 7. Matosas
Invictus 1. Eusébio 2. Mazzola 3. Haan 4. Suurbier 5. Perfumo 6. Weber 7. Bonev
Balu 1. G. Müller 2. Vogts 3. Rensenbrink 4. Dobrin 5. Benetti 6. Cuccureddu 7. Holcer
ctp 1. Rivelino 2. Marzolini 3. Jansen 4. Heynckes 5. Höttges 6. Mészöly 7. Fichtel
crappycraperson 1. Moore 2. Tostão 3. Bene 4. Van Moer 5. Khurtsilava 6. Bell 7. Urbanczyk
Gio/Theon 1. Figueroa 2. Cubillas 3. Deyna 4. Clodoaldo 5. Bulgarelli 6. Rocha 7. Ancheta
NM/EAP 1. Facchetti 2. Riva 3. Jair 4. Stiles 5. Luis Pereira 6. Martin Peters 7. Bosquier
mazhar13 1. Jairzinho 2. Zoff 3. B Dietz 4. Giles 5. Buchan 6. Simões 7. Hurst
harms 1. Krol 2. Florian Albert 3. Van Himst 4. Roth 5. Blankenburg 6. Lennox 7. Dzodzuashvili
Tuppet 1. Rivera 2. Džajić 3. Shesternyov 4. Causio 5. Lubański 6. Piazza 7. Bo Larsson
Joga Bonito 1. Law 2. Netzer 3. A.Ball 4. Wimmer 5. Gadocha 6. Greig 7. Byshovets 8.
Marty1968 1. Gerson 2. Carlos Alberto 3. Rosato 4. Schwarzenbeck 5. Cubilla 6. Grabowski 7. Everaldo 8. Panenka
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Klaus-Dieter Sieloff
The old cliche, attack wins games but defense wins championships, couldn't hold truer for the glorious Gladbach side of the late 60s and 70s. With Netzer at the helm, there was absolutely no shortage of goals and free-flowing football, however, the Foals were a notoriously 'leaky' side, without the fortitude and defensive solidity requisite to mount a successful title challenge. For instance they scored 70 goals in the 1966/67 season (highest alongside Dortmund), 77 goals in 67/68 (highest) and 61 goals in 68/69 (highest alongside Bayern) yet finished 8th, 3rd and 3rd respectively in the league, due to the sheer volume of goals that they tended to concede - 49 goals in 66/67, 45 goals in 67/68 and 46 goals in 68/69. Meanwhile, the championship winning sides conceded 27, 37 and 31 goals respectively, during the very same period.
The Borussia Mönchengladbach manager Weisweiler must have been tearing his hair out in pursuit of a viable solution, and a championship for that matter, for this Netzer-led Gladbach side had all the fire power and quality needed to conquer the bloody Bundesliga. And he eventually found the perfect remedy for their defensive maladies. Step up - Klaus-Dieter Sieloff.
With a rock-solid centre-back finally reinforcing the backline, Gladbach's evolution into a title-winning team was now complete. From a porous side which was leaking goals left, right and centre, Gladbach now sported the most miserly defense in the Bundesliga, conceding the least goals in the Bundesliga for the next two title-winning campaigns. A Sieloff marshalled Gladbach defense, conceded a paltry 29 goals in the 69/70 campaign and 35 in the 70/71 campaign on its way to consecutive Bundesligas - in the process, becoming the first ever German side to successfully defend the Bundesliga.
Sieloff received rave reviews for his pivotal role in the transformation of the porous Gladbach defense into a concrete fortress. He was now rated amongst the elite tier of defenders present in the Bundesliga - kicker rated him as the 3rd best defender in 69/70 (behind Beckenbauer and Vogts), 4th in 70/71 (behind Beckenbauer, Vogts and Fichtel) and 3rd in 70/71 (behind Beckenbauer and Fichtel). This in addition to being rated as the best defender by kicker in 1964/65 during his stint at Stuttgart.
Although he didn't get the ample opportunity to exhibit his sizeable talents on the international stage - due to being in direct competition with the likes of Schulz, Schnellinger and Beckenbauer - his iron-willed displays in the Bundesliga and his foremost role in the Foals title charges, means Sieloff's legacy couldn't be more secure.
Sieloff was a tremendous libero capable of barnstorming runs forward in a supporting manner to Netzer and his runs were pivotal to contributing to the overall fluidity and movement of the Gladbach side.
Belgian Football Writer Rene Marien in kicker said:
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