70s Retro Football Fantasy Championship - DRAFT THREAD

[Crustanoid]

How long does Brian get? 6 hours?

 

[DanNistelrooy]

Yep, he's got just under 2 hours

 

[Snow]

right so here is my team so far:
1. RIVALDO 2. GUARDIOLA 3. R. CARLOS 4. GALLAS 5. OWEN 6. SCHNEIDER 7. DINO BAGGIO

At the moment Im unsure what formation to go for and especailly where exactly to play Rivaldo - what do people reckon his best position was? I remember him playing as an out and out striker for Barca at times but then for Brazil they often played him deeper or even wide with 2 other forwards - decisions, decisions ...

Well, just behind the striker firstly. I based my Kluivert pick on having a smart footballer behind him. Kluivert played well with Rivaldo next to/behind him.

Since you have R. Carlos you can play like Real did. Either a 4-4-2 or a 4-5-1 with no left winger.

 

[Cling Bak]

right so here is my team so far:
1. RIVALDO 2. GUARDIOLA 3. R. CARLOS 4. GALLAS 5. OWEN 6. SCHNEIDER 7. DINO BAGGIO

At the moment Im unsure what formation to go for and especailly where exactly to play Rivaldo - what do people reckon his best position was? I remember him playing as an out and out striker for Barca at times but then for Brazil they often played him deeper or even wide with 2 other forwards - decisions, decisions ...

4-3-3, based on the midfielders you have. Play Rivaldo off the front two (one being Owen) which was probably his best position, or wide left of a front three if you get a right winger.

 

[antohan]

right so here is my team so far:
1. RIVALDO 2. GUARDIOLA 3. R. CARLOS 4. GALLAS 5. OWEN 6. SCHNEIDER 7. DINO BAGGIO

At the moment Im unsure what formation to go for and especailly where exactly to play Rivaldo - what do people reckon his best position was? I remember him playing as an out and out striker for Barca at times but then for Brazil they often played him deeper or even wide with 2 other forwards - decisions, decisions ...

At Barca van Gaal had him on the left although Rivaldo insisted on being played centrally. It was tactical discipline (left for team shape) vs. individual impact (central to do some real damage).

It probably worked for the best in that Rivaldo decided to be "tactically indisciplined" and his movement gave rivals all sorts of trouble

I personally liked the look of Brazil's attacking trident but I don't think you can do that with the midfielders you have.

To be honest, with Guardiola there you have to be very careful how you set up your midfield as he really needs to occupy the space between backline and midfield, so whatever variations you do to match another team will require other players to be quite versatile.

I would treat Rivaldo as one you can move around for different roles and focus on the core... very much what van Gaal did TBH!

 

[antohan]

Why is it taking so long... yawnn

Brian is still struggling with the need to turn Makelele into a viable winger

 

[antohan]

Brian's got another hour and 20mins, after that it is Brwned's turn and he can chip in when he is back

1 Antohan: 1. ZIDANE 2. LUIS ENRIQUE 3. ZANETTI 4. SIMEONE 5. VIERI 6. FORLAN 7. MONTERO
2 DanNistelrooy: 1. RONALDO 2. LUCIO 3. CAFU 4. GILBERTO SILVA 5. PERNAMBUCANO 6. JUAN 7. JULIO CESAR
3 Rood: 1. RIVALDO 2. GUARDIOLA 3. R. CARLOS 4. GALLAS 5. OWEN 6. SCHNEIDER 7. DINO BAGGIO
4 TheReligion: 1. NESTA 2. PUYOL 3. RUI COSTA 4. VAN BOMMEL 5. TREZEGUET 6. PERUZZI 7. AMBROSINI
5 Cal? 1. KEANE 2. BECKHAM 3. PIRES 4. CRESPO 5. SOLSKJAER 6. G. NEVILLE 7. GROSSO
6 Gio 1. DAVIDS 2. MENDIETA 3. VERON 4. AIMAR 5. CLAUDIO LOPEZ 6. MAKAAY 7. GAMARRA
7 Cling Bak 1. HENRY 2. RIQUELME 3. OVERMARS 4. CARVALHO 5. VDS 6. ZE ROBERTO 7. EDMILSON
8 Jayvin 1. VIEIRA 2. AYALA 3. F. DE BOER 4. SCHOLL 5. JEREMIES 6. TOLDO 7. KLOSE
9 kps88 1. SCHOLES 2. GATTUSO 3. CAMPBELL 4. LJUNGBERG 5. ANDY COLE 6. YORKE 7. CORDOBA
10 Ralaks 1. NEDVED, 2. CANNAVARO 3. COCU 4. BARAJA 5. INZAGHI 6. MARCHENA 7. VAN BRONCKHORST
11 Cold Boy 1. STAM, 2. BALLACK 3. SHEVCHENKO 4. LITMANEN 5. HAMANN 6. ABIDAL 7. WILTORD
12 Zen 1. TOTTI, 2. THURAM 3. DECO 4. BUFFON 5. RAFAEL MARQUEZ 6. SENNA 7. SALGADO
13 Crustanoid 1. RAÚL, 2. DEL PIERO, 3. VAN NISTELROOY 4. ALBERTINI 5. CAMORANESI 6. EMERSON 7. SIMIC
14 Brwned 1. PIRLO, 2. R.FERDINAND, 3. ZAMBROTTA 4. SHEARER 5. HYYPIA 6. VALERON 7. SAGNOL
15 Team Brian 1. MAKELELE, 2. SEEDORF, 3. DROGBA 4. STANKOVIC 5. W.SAMUEL 6. HELGUERA 7. HASSELBAINK
16 Snow 1. GIGGS, 2. FIGO, 3. LAMPARD, 4. PETIT, 5. KUFFOUR, 6. KLUIVERT, 7. HEINZE, 8. FRINGS

 

[Rood]

When we played Barca in '99 I'm pretty sure he played in a 3 man midfield home and away, Sonny up front with Figo on one side and someone else on the other...Zenden maybe?

I think you've got the makings of a decent midfield diamond there really, Guardiola and Rivaldo at either end with Baggio and Schneider either side and two up top with Carlos giving the width on Baggio's side.

At Depor and under Van Gaal at Barca he often played wide left, occasionally playing centrally either through Van Gaal's instruction or his own volition. Always played centrally under Rexach and Ferrer. For Brazil, similar story often deployed at inside-left, moving central into the hole from around 1999 onwards.

Well, just behind the striker firstly. I based my Kluivert pick on having a smart footballer behind him. Kluivert played well with Rivaldo next to/behind him.

Since you have R. Carlos you can play like Real did. Either a 4-4-2 or a 4-5-1 with no left winger.

4-3-3, based on the midfielders you have. Play Rivaldo off the front two (one being Owen) which was probably his best position, or wide left of a front three if you get a right winger.

At Barca van Gaal had him on the left although Rivaldo insisted on being played centrally. It was tactical discipline (left for team shape) vs. individual impact (central to do some real damage).

It probably worked for the best in that Rivaldo decided to be "tactically indisciplined" and his movement gave rivals all sorts of trouble

I personally liked the look of Brazil's attacking trident but I don't think you can do that with the midfielders you have.

To be honest, with Guardiola there you have to be very careful how you set up your midfield as he really needs to occupy the space between backline and midfield, so whatever variations you do to match another team will require other players to be quite versatile.

I would treat Rivaldo as one you can move around for different roles and focus on the core... very much what van Gaal did TBH!

Cheers for the input, plenty to think about there - I do need to decide on where Rivaldo plays because that dictates whether I aim for another forward or attacking mid/winger. However it seems that a manager doesnt really decide where Rivaldo plays as he does what the feck he wants anyway!
I do have some flexibility on Schneider as well so there are various options open but Im leaning toward a 4-3-3 at the moment.

 

[Cold_Boy]

Brwnd now??

 

[Brwned]

Good ol' Henrik Larrson for me.

1 Antohan: 1. ZIDANE 2. LUIS ENRIQUE 3. ZANETTI 4. SIMEONE 5. VIERI 6. FORLAN 7. MONTERO
2 DanNistelrooy: 1. RONALDO 2. LUCIO 3. CAFU 4. GILBERTO SILVA 5. PERNAMBUCANO 6. JUAN 7. JULIO CESAR
3 Rood: 1. RIVALDO 2. GUARDIOLA 3. R. CARLOS 4. GALLAS 5. OWEN 6. SCHNEIDER 7. DINO BAGGIO
4 TheReligion: 1. NESTA 2. PUYOL 3. RUI COSTA 4. VAN BOMMEL 5. TREZEGUET 6. PERUZZI 7. AMBROSINI
5 Cal? 1. KEANE 2. BECKHAM 3. PIRES 4. CRESPO 5. SOLSKJAER 6. G. NEVILLE 7. GROSSO
6 Gio 1. DAVIDS 2. MENDIETA 3. VERON 4. AIMAR 5. CLAUDIO LOPEZ 6. MAKAAY 7. GAMARRA
7 Cling Bak 1. HENRY 2. RIQUELME 3. OVERMARS 4. CARVALHO 5. VDS 6. ZE ROBERTO 7. EDMILSON
8 Jayvin 1. VIEIRA 2. AYALA 3. F. DE BOER 4. SCHOLL 5. JEREMIES 6. TOLDO 7. KLOSE
9 kps88 1. SCHOLES 2. GATTUSO 3. CAMPBELL 4. LJUNGBERG 5. ANDY COLE 6. YORKE 7. CORDOBA
10 Ralaks 1. NEDVED, 2. CANNAVARO 3. COCU 4. BARAJA 5. INZAGHI 6. MARCHENA 7. VAN BRONCKHORST
11 Cold Boy 1. STAM, 2. BALLACK 3. SHEVCHENKO 4. LITMANEN 5. HAMANN 6. ABIDAL 7. WILTORD
12 Zen 1. TOTTI, 2. THURAM 3. DECO 4. BUFFON 5. RAFAEL MARQUEZ 6. SENNA 7. SALGADO
13 Crustanoid 1. RAÚL, 2. DEL PIERO, 3. VAN NISTELROOY 4. ALBERTINI 5. CAMORANESI 6. EMERSON 7. SIMIC
14 Brwned 1. PIRLO, 2. R.FERDINAND, 3. ZAMBROTTA 4. SHEARER 5. HYYPIA 6. VALERON 7. SAGNOL 8. LARRSSON
15 Team Brian 1. MAKELELE, 2. SEEDORF, 3. DROGBA 4. STANKOVIC 5. W.SAMUEL 6. HELGUERA 7. HASSELBAINK
16 Snow 1. GIGGS, 2. FIGO, 3. LAMPARD, 4. PETIT, 5. KUFFOUR, 6. KLUIVERT, 7. HEINZE, 8. FRINGS

 

[Crustanoid]

That was the striker I was on about before. I pick Italy and Juventus powerhouse defender Mark Iuliano. Picture to follow

 

[Crustanoid]

1 Antohan: 1. ZIDANE 2. LUIS ENRIQUE 3. ZANETTI 4. SIMEONE 5. VIERI 6. FORLAN 7. MONTERO
2 DanNistelrooy: 1. RONALDO 2. LUCIO 3. CAFU 4. GILBERTO SILVA 5. PERNAMBUCANO 6. JUAN 7. JULIO CESAR
3 Rood: 1. RIVALDO 2. GUARDIOLA 3. R. CARLOS 4. GALLAS 5. OWEN 6. SCHNEIDER 7. DINO BAGGIO
4 TheReligion: 1. NESTA 2. PUYOL 3. RUI COSTA 4. VAN BOMMEL 5. TREZEGUET 6. PERUZZI 7. AMBROSINI
5 Cal? 1. KEANE 2. BECKHAM 3. PIRES 4. CRESPO 5. SOLSKJAER 6. G. NEVILLE 7. GROSSO
6 Gio 1. DAVIDS 2. MENDIETA 3. VERON 4. AIMAR 5. CLAUDIO LOPEZ 6. MAKAAY 7. GAMARRA
7 Cling Bak 1. HENRY 2. RIQUELME 3. OVERMARS 4. CARVALHO 5. VDS 6. ZE ROBERTO 7. EDMILSON
8 Jayvin 1. VIEIRA 2. AYALA 3. F. DE BOER 4. SCHOLL 5. JEREMIES 6. TOLDO 7. KLOSE
9 kps88 1. SCHOLES 2. GATTUSO 3. CAMPBELL 4. LJUNGBERG 5. ANDY COLE 6. YORKE 7. CORDOBA
10 Ralaks 1. NEDVED, 2. CANNAVARO 3. COCU 4. BARAJA 5. INZAGHI 6. MARCHENA 7. VAN BRONCKHORST
11 Cold Boy 1. STAM, 2. BALLACK 3. SHEVCHENKO 4. LITMANEN 5. HAMANN 6. ABIDAL 7. WILTORD
12 Zen 1. TOTTI, 2. THURAM 3. DECO 4. BUFFON 5. RAFAEL MARQUEZ 6. SENNA 7. SALGADO
13 Crustanoid 1. RAÚL, 2. DEL PIERO, 3. VAN NISTELROOY 4. ALBERTINI 5. CAMORANESI 6. EMERSON 7. SIMIC 8. IULIANO
14 Brwned 1. PIRLO, 2. R.FERDINAND, 3. ZAMBROTTA 4. SHEARER 5. HYYPIA 6. VALERON 7. SAGNOL 8. LARRSSON
15 Team Brian 1. MAKELELE, 2. SEEDORF, 3. DROGBA 4. STANKOVIC 5. W.SAMUEL 6. HELGUERA 7. HASSELBAINK
16 Snow 1. GIGGS, 2. FIGO, 3. LAMPARD, 4. PETIT, 5. KUFFOUR, 6. KLUIVERT, 7. HEINZE, 8. FRINGS

 

[Snow]

He was one of the defenders I couldn't decide on. Didn't know if I should get Heinze or someone else or 2 defenders. But I really didn't want to miss out on Frings and in his prime Heinze was really really good before he flipped the cnut switch.

 

[Crustanoid]

My formation requires hardworking pacy solid defenders-it wasn't necessary to worry too much about flashy full backs a la Carlos. I trust you're using Heinze as full back where he's best?

 

[Snow]

Yup. That's where he topped his performances with us.

 

[antohan]

That was the striker I was on about before. I pick Italy and Juventus powerhouse defender Mark Iuliano. Picture to follow

I imagined, the moment Brwned put his 4-3-3 out it was obvious. As is his other FWD as well.

 

[KM]

So which team looks the best right now?

 

[Brwned]

That was the striker I was on about before.

Yeah, delighted to have Larrsson really. I think there's one other quality striker that should be well remembered (if not fondly remembered) by England fans and one other top class poacher type, but other than that there's a notable drop in quality I thought. Couple of wild cards that could be very handy though.

My formation requires hardworking pacy solid defenders-it wasn't necessary to worry too much about flashy full backs a la Carlos.

Surely you'll need someone to provide the width given it'd be a waste of Del Piero to keep him hugging the touchline?

 

[KM]

There is also one striker left who was a monumental cnut but was A brilliant one in his prime.

 

[Crustanoid]

Yeah, delighted to have Larrsson really. I think there's one other quality striker that should be well remembered (if not fondly remembered) by England fans and one other top class poacher type, but other than that there's a notable drop in quality I thought. Couple of wild cards that could be very handy though.



Surely you'll need someone to provide the width given it'd be a waste of Del Piero to keep him hugging the touchline?

I've got Camoranesi who can cross a ball as well as anyone and DelPiero operating as a less orthodox left winger with more freedom to come inside behind the strikers (remember Raul can cover him on that side as well). With the attacking talent there I just need functional full backs who can cover my arse if needed although a pacy left back (I have a couple in mind) can augment Del Pierro dring attacks

 

[Cutch]

There is also one striker left who was a monumental cnut but was A brilliant one in his prime.

Think i know who you mean

 

[Zen]

The Leeds version of Harry Kewell....Liverpool ruining another great talent smh

1 Antohan: 1. ZIDANE 2. LUIS ENRIQUE 3. ZANETTI 4. SIMEONE 5. VIERI 6. FORLAN 7. MONTERO
2 DanNistelrooy: 1. RONALDO 2. LUCIO 3. CAFU 4. GILBERTO SILVA 5. PERNAMBUCANO 6. JUAN 7. JULIO CESAR
3 Rood: 1. RIVALDO 2. GUARDIOLA 3. R. CARLOS 4. GALLAS 5. OWEN 6. SCHNEIDER 7. DINO BAGGIO
4 TheReligion: 1. NESTA 2. PUYOL 3. RUI COSTA 4. VAN BOMMEL 5. TREZEGUET 6. PERUZZI 7. AMBROSINI
5 Cal? 1. KEANE 2. BECKHAM 3. PIRES 4. CRESPO 5. SOLSKJAER 6. G. NEVILLE 7. GROSSO
6 Gio 1. DAVIDS 2. MENDIETA 3. VERON 4. AIMAR 5. CLAUDIO LOPEZ 6. MAKAAY 7. GAMARRA
7 Cling Bak 1. HENRY 2. RIQUELME 3. OVERMARS 4. CARVALHO 5. VDS 6. ZE ROBERTO 7. EDMILSON
8 Jayvin 1. VIEIRA 2. AYALA 3. F. DE BOER 4. SCHOLL 5. JEREMIES 6. TOLDO 7. KLOSE
9 kps88 1. SCHOLES 2. GATTUSO 3. CAMPBELL 4. LJUNGBERG 5. ANDY COLE 6. YORKE 7. CORDOBA
10 Ralaks 1. NEDVED, 2. CANNAVARO 3. COCU 4. BARAJA 5. INZAGHI 6. MARCHENA 7. VAN BRONCKHORST
11 Cold Boy 1. STAM, 2. BALLACK 3. SHEVCHENKO 4. LITMANEN 5. HAMANN 6. ABIDAL 7. WILTORD
12 Zen 1. TOTTI, 2. THURAM 3. DECO 4. BUFFON 5. RAFAEL MARQUEZ 6. SENNA 7. SALGADO 8. HARRY KEWELL
13 Crustanoid 1. RAÚL, 2. DEL PIERO, 3. VAN NISTELROOY 4. ALBERTINI 5. CAMORANESI 6. EMERSON 7. SIMIC 8. IULIANO
14 Brwned 1. PIRLO, 2. R.FERDINAND, 3. ZAMBROTTA 4. SHEARER 5. HYYPIA 6. VALERON 7. SAGNOL 8. LARRSSON
15 Team Brian 1. MAKELELE, 2. SEEDORF, 3. DROGBA 4. STANKOVIC 5. W.SAMUEL 6. HELGUERA 7. HASSELBAINK
16 Snow 1. GIGGS, 2. FIGO, 3. LAMPARD, 4. PETIT, 5. KUFFOUR, 6. KLUIVERT, 7. HEINZE, 8. FRINGS

 

[Cutch]

So which team looks the best right now?

As a neutral, i think Dan Nistelrooys all brazilian team looks good so far, and should do well if he can secure a couple of good wingers. Antohan likewise who has a very strong midfield and strike pair and a couple of extremely adaptable players.

Snows team has a very nice balanced front 6. A good blend of graft, creativity and flair with a striker who was outstanding on his day.

Like the look of Gio's aswell which looks like a good balanced 4-2-3-1 with Mendieta, Aimar and Lopez wreaking havoc.

They're my favoured 4 in no particular order.

 

[Crustanoid]

Kewell was a good player at his peak - in fact teams such as Leeds / Newcastle circa 2003 are good places for 9th / 10th 11th picks

 

[antohan]

There is also one striker left who was a monumental cnut but was A brilliant one in his prime.

I think that is the poacher type he refers to

 

[TheReligion]

Jesus this has dragged today

Don't be expecting me to rush tomorrow if I still haven't had my turn

 

[DanNistelrooy]

I have arrived, I was in London all day.


I pick Ivan Cordoba, someone I did not expect to see still floating about.

He's been picked already - and I swear that's Lucio in that pic!

 

[Cutch]

 

[Team Brian GB]

He's been picked already - and I swear that's Lucio in that pic!

Damn, my mistake - I ran through the list and missed his name.

I'll go for my right back option - Michael Reiziger.

 

[Team Brian GB]

1 Antohan: 1. ZIDANE 2. LUIS ENRIQUE 3. ZANETTI 4. SIMEONE 5. VIERI 6. FORLAN 7. MONTERO
2 DanNistelrooy: 1. RONALDO 2. LUCIO 3. CAFU 4. GILBERTO SILVA 5. PERNAMBUCANO 6. JUAN 7. JULIO CESAR
3 Rood: 1. RIVALDO 2. GUARDIOLA 3. R. CARLOS 4. GALLAS 5. OWEN 6. SCHNEIDER 7. DINO BAGGIO
4 TheReligion: 1. NESTA 2. PUYOL 3. RUI COSTA 4. VAN BOMMEL 5. TREZEGUET 6. PERUZZI 7. AMBROSINI
5 Cal? 1. KEANE 2. BECKHAM 3. PIRES 4. CRESPO 5. SOLSKJAER 6. G. NEVILLE 7. GROSSO
6 Gio 1. DAVIDS 2. MENDIETA 3. VERON 4. AIMAR 5. CLAUDIO LOPEZ 6. MAKAAY 7. GAMARRA
7 Cling Bak 1. HENRY 2. RIQUELME 3. OVERMARS 4. CARVALHO 5. VDS 6. ZE ROBERTO 7. EDMILSON
8 Jayvin 1. VIEIRA 2. AYALA 3. F. DE BOER 4. SCHOLL 5. JEREMIES 6. TOLDO 7. KLOSE
9 kps88 1. SCHOLES 2. GATTUSO 3. CAMPBELL 4. LJUNGBERG 5. ANDY COLE 6. YORKE 7. CORDOBA
10 Ralaks 1. NEDVED, 2. CANNAVARO 3. COCU 4. BARAJA 5. INZAGHI 6. MARCHENA 7. VAN BRONCKHORST
11 Cold Boy 1. STAM, 2. BALLACK 3. SHEVCHENKO 4. LITMANEN 5. HAMANN 6. ABIDAL 7. WILTORD
12 Zen 1. TOTTI, 2. THURAM 3. DECO 4. BUFFON 5. RAFAEL MARQUEZ 6. SENNA 7. SALGADO 8. HARRY KEWELL
13 Crustanoid 1. RAÚL, 2. DEL PIERO, 3. VAN NISTELROOY 4. ALBERTINI 5. CAMORANESI 6. EMERSON 7. SIMIC 8. IULIANO
14 Brwned 1. PIRLO, 2. R.FERDINAND, 3. ZAMBROTTA 4. SHEARER 5. HYYPIA 6. VALERON 7. SAGNOL 8. LARRSSON
15 Team Brian 1. MAKELELE, 2. SEEDORF, 3. DROGBA 4. STANKOVIC 5. W.SAMUEL 6. HELGUERA 7. HASSELBAINK 8. REIZIGER
16 Snow 1. GIGGS, 2. FIGO, 3. LAMPARD, 4. PETIT, 5. KUFFOUR, 6. KLUIVERT, 7. HEINZE, 8. FRINGS

 

[Gio]

Brian's trying to steal Lucio and Cordoba.

Yeah, delighted to have Larrsson really. I think there's one other quality striker that should be well remembered (if not fondly remembered) by England fans and one other top class poacher type, but other than that there's a notable drop in quality I thought. Couple of wild cards that could be very handy though.



Surely you'll need someone to provide the width given it'd be a waste of Del Piero to keep him hugging the touchline?

I'd say there's another five strikers who'd do a very good job. As for Del Piero, think he played wide left quite often for Juve, especially in their 4-3-3. You'd obviously want to keep his threat reasonably close to goal though.

 

[antohan]

He's been picked already - and I swear that's Lucio in that pic!

 

[Team Brian GB]

Yeah, delighted to have Larrsson really. I think there's one other quality striker that should be well remembered (if not fondly remembered) by England fans and one other top class poacher type, but other than that there's a notable drop in quality I thought. Couple of wild cards that could be very handy though.

You might as well have chosen a striker from the Rymans, tougher defences down there.

 

[Team Brian GB]

Alright, alright - I was rushing because I was late to do it.

Trust me to find the picture of Lucio buried amongst Cordoba images.

 

[Pat_Mustard]

right so here is my team so far:
1. RIVALDO 2. GUARDIOLA 3. R. CARLOS 4. GALLAS 5. OWEN 6. SCHNEIDER 7. DINO BAGGIO

At the moment Im unsure what formation to go for and especailly where exactly to play Rivaldo - what do people reckon his best position was? I remember him playing as an out and out striker for Barca at times but then for Brazil they often played him deeper or even wide with 2 other forwards - decisions, decisions ...

I think your selection so far looks well-suited to a 4-2-3-1 formation. Guardiola as a deep-lying playmaker with Dino Baggio grafting alongside him, Owen stretching defences as your main forward, Schneider on the right wing, Rivaldo in the hole, leaving you to find someone for the left side. Of course with Roberto Carlos at left-back it doesn't have to be an orthodox winger either.

 

[antohan]

I think your selection so far looks well-suited to a 4-2-3-1 formation. Guardiola as a deep-lying playmaker with Dino Baggio grafting alongside him, Owen stretching defences as your main forward, Schneider on the right wing, Rivaldo in the hole, leaving you to find someone for the left side. Of course with Roberto Carlos at left-back it doesn't have to be an orthodox winger either.

Looks great when Guardiola pings the ball around those front 4 but, TBH, I think he would have a hard time getting hold of the ball to begin with.

 

[Crustanoid]

I think your selection so far looks well-suited to a 4-2-3-1 formation. Guardiola as a deep-lying playmaker with Dino Baggio grafting alongside him, Owen stretching defences as your main forward, Schneider on the right wing, Rivaldo in the hole, leaving you to find someone for the left side. Of course with Roberto Carlos at left-back it doesn't have to be an orthodox winger either.

Owen has never been a solo striker tbf

 

[Brwned]

You might as well have chosen a striker from the Rymans, tougher defences down there.

Finished ahead of the likes of Mendieta, Nesta, Veron, Crespo, Carlos and Rui Costa in the 2001 Ballon d'O'r, the likes of Del Piero, Makaay, Nesta, Deco, Totti, Ballack, Aimar and Kluivert in 2003 and nominated in 2004 - you'd be mad to dismiss his quality. Never looked out of place at Barcelona or United.

I'd say there's another five strikers who'd do a very good job. As for Del Piero, think he played wide left quite often for Juve, especially in their 4-3-3. You'd obviously want to keep his threat reasonably close to goal though.

Right enough, but you had Davids overlapping with Zambrotta or Birindelli proving further width surely? I'm still dying to see him at his peak to be honest with the way people talk about him pre-injury because the only game I've saw of him before that injury was the '98 final v Madrid and he definitely didn't bring his best form to that game.

 

[Cling Bak]

You might as well have chosen a striker from the Rymans, tougher defences down there.

Apart from the fact that the SPL was a lot, lot stronger 10-12 years ago than now, are you honestly questioning Henrik Larsson's pedigree?!

He didn't just play in Scotland anyway, we're talking about a guy that did well in Netherlands, won the Champions League with Barcelona, scored a truck load of international goals and, if I'm not mistaken, holds the distinction of scoring at every international tournament he went to.

 

[Team Brian GB]

Apart from the fact that the SPL was a lot, lot stronger 10-12 years ago than now, are you honestly questioning Henrik Larsson's pedigree?!

He didn't just play in Scotland anyway, we're talking about a guy that did well in Netherlands, won the Champions League with Barcelona, scored a truck load of international goals and, if I'm not mistaken, holds the distinction of scoring at every international tournament he went to.

I am just paying Brwned backed the favour for his criticism of my choosing of Hasselbaink.