Chain Draft (Main Thread)

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MJJ (crappy): 1. Romario 2. Guardiola (Barca) 3. Figo (Barca) 4. Vieira (Inter) 5. Henry (Arsenal) 6. Deschamps (Juve) 7. Kohler (Juve) 8. Sammer (Dortmund) 9. Kahn (NT) 10. Kroos (Bayern) 11. Marcelo (Real) 12. Thiago Silva 13. Lahm (Kahn-Bayern) 14. Neuer (Bayern) 15. Lizarazu (? -?)

diarm
: 1. R. Baggio 2. Tacconi (Juve) 3. Tardelli (Juve) 4. G. Baresi (Inter) 5. Klinsmann (Inter) 6. Campbell (Spurs) 7. Scholes (NT) 8. Cantona (United) 9. Amoros (Marseille) 10. Bokšić (Marseille) 11. Veron (Lazio) 12. Gary Neville (United) 13. Völler (Amoros-OM) 14. Schuster (Leverkusen) 15. Rio Ferdinand (Veron - United)

The Stain: 1. Robson 2. Giggs (United) 3. Stam (United) 4. Kaka (Milan) 5. Essien (Real) 6. A. Cole (Chelsea) 7. Beckham (NT) 8. Van Nistelrooy (United) 9. Iwan (PSV) 10. Koeman (Feyenoord) 11. Gerets (PSV) 12. Preud'homme (Standard) 13. Robben (RvN-Real) 14. Schweinsteiger (Bayern) 15. M. Laudrup (Koeman-Barca)

Tuppet (VivaJ): 1. Van Hanegem 2. Gullit (Feyenoord) 3. Costacurta (Milan) 4. Nesta (Milan) 5. Nedved (Lazio) 6. Del Piero (Juve) 7. Peruzzi (Juve) 8. Reuter (Juve) 9. Kopke (Nurnberg) 10. Makelele (Marseille) 11. Benzema (France) 12. Arbeloa (Real Madrid) 13. Augenthaler (Reuter-Bayern) 14. Rummenigge (Bayern)

@Tuppet @VivaJanuzaj
 
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MJJ (crappy): 1. Romario 2. Guardiola (Barca) 3. Figo (Barca) 4. Vieira (Inter) 5. Henry (Arsenal) 6. Deschamps (Juve) 7. Kohler (Juve) 8. Sammer (Dortmund) 9. Kahn (NT) 10. Kroos (Bayern) 11. Marcelo (Real) 12. Thiago Silva 13. Lahm (Kahn-Bayern) 14. Neuer (Bayern) 15. Lizarazu (? -?)

diarm
: 1. R. Baggio 2. Tacconi (Juve) 3. Tardelli (Juve) 4. G. Baresi (Inter) 5. Klinsmann (Inter) 6. Campbell (Spurs) 7. Scholes (NT) 8. Cantona (United) 9. Amoros (Marseille) 10. Bokšić (Marseille) 11. Veron (Lazio) 12. Gary Neville (United) 13. Völler (Amoros-OM) 14. Schuster (Leverkusen) 15. Rio Ferdinand (Veron - United)

The Stain: 1. Robson 2. Giggs (United) 3. Stam (United) 4. Kaka (Milan) 5. Essien (Real) 6. A. Cole (Chelsea) 7. Beckham (NT) 8. Van Nistelrooy (United) 9. Iwan (PSV) 10. Koeman (Feyenoord) 11. Gerets (PSV) 12. Preud'homme (Standard) 13. Robben (RvN-Real) 14. Schweinsteiger (Bayern) 15. M. Laudrup (Koeman-Barca)

Tuppet (VivaJ): 1. Van Hanegem 2. Gullit (Feyenoord) 3. Costacurta (Milan) 4. Nesta (Milan) 5. Nedved (Lazio) 6. Del Piero (Juve) 7. Peruzzi (Juve) 8. Reuter (Juve) 9. Kopke (Nurnberg) 10. Makelele (Marseille) 11. Benzema (France) 12. Arbeloa (Real Madrid) 13. Augenthaler (Reuter-Bayern) 14. Rummenigge (Bayern)

@Tuppet @VivaJanuzaj
Building a very bonnie team there Stain.
 
I think Marcelo would be better than the 69er as a wingback anyway.
I dunno, Lizarazu spent a lot of time shining at left wing-back for Bayern in a 3-5-2. In fairness Marcelo does have a lot of quality on the ball so as a wing-back it's marginal upgrades at best.
 
I dunno, Lizarazu spent a lot of time shining at left wing-back for Bayern in a 3-5-2. In fairness Marcelo does have a lot of quality on the ball so as a wing-back it's marginal upgrades at best.

I think Marcelo is really underrated. He's impressed me a lot lately and I can't remember a full back who had his dribbling ability, literally pulls off more successful dribbles than most of the top teams wingers these days. He has the most successful dribbles per game for Real Madrid together with Bale, even more than Ronaldo and every United player as well.

As a wing back in particular he'd shine even brighter. I think the problem with a ball carrying and dribbling wing back is that when they lose the ball he's as far forward as their wingers and unless there is somehow tactical cover for that it certainly opens up a route for the opponents to attack.
 
Wait, that doesn't make any sense since they're still on the same chain with kahn-lahm to Lizarazu.

Your draft, but seems a bit of a strange relaxing of the rules there.
I didn't think that would work..

Edit: Hang on, it makes sense for it to work that way. Carry on.
 
Wait, that doesn't make any sense since they're still on the same chain with kahn-lahm to Lizarazu.

Your draft, but seems a bit of a strange relaxing of the rules there.
Any of last 5 can be used to create a new link. Won't make sense to have Lahm continue the old link and say Silva yo be in a new chain. It'll be a new chain for all 5 with sequential pick before.
 
Any of last 5 can be used to create a new link. Won't make sense to have Lahm continue the old link and say Silva yo be in a new chain. It'll be a new chain for all 5 with sequential pick before.
I am fine with it, the only reason I said because of this post -
One question though @Edgar Allan Pillow, what happens with the next reinforcement round? Do we follow the picking order or the branches? Point being that if, say, Tuppet picks someone linked to Augenthaler, does he need not to have played with Arbeloa (draft order) or with Reuter (branch)?
1st round 2nd pick continue with the branch, not the original draft order.
 
MJJ (crappy): 1. Romario 2. Guardiola (Barca) 3. Figo (Barca) 4. Vieira (Inter) 5. Henry (Arsenal) 6. Deschamps (Juve) 7. Kohler (Juve) 8. Sammer (Dortmund) 9. Kahn (NT) 10. Kroos (Bayern) 11. Marcelo (Real) 12. Thiago Silva 13. Lahm (Kahn-Bayern) 14. Neuer (Bayern) 15. Lizarazu (? -?)

diarm
: 1. R. Baggio 2. Tacconi (Juve) 3. Tardelli (Juve) 4. G. Baresi (Inter) 5. Klinsmann (Inter) 6. Campbell (Spurs) 7. Scholes (NT) 8. Cantona (United) 9. Amoros (Marseille) 10. Bokšić (Marseille) 11. Veron (Lazio) 12. Gary Neville (United) 13. Völler (Amoros-OM) 14. Schuster (Leverkusen) 15. Rio Ferdinand (Veron - United)

The Stain: 1. Robson 2. Giggs (United) 3. Stam (United) 4. Kaka (Milan) 5. Essien (Real) 6. A. Cole (Chelsea) 7. Beckham (NT) 8. Van Nistelrooy (United) 9. Iwan (PSV) 10. Koeman (Feyenoord) 11. Gerets (PSV) 12. Preud'homme (Standard) 13. Robben (RvN-Real) 14. Schweinsteiger (Bayern) 15. M. Laudrup (Koeman-Barca)

Tuppet (VivaJ): 1. Van Hanegem 2. Gullit (Feyenoord) 3. Costacurta (Milan) 4. Nesta (Milan) 5. Nedved (Lazio) 6. Del Piero (Juve) 7. Peruzzi (Juve) 8. Reuter (Juve) 9. Kopke (Nurnberg) 10. Makelele (Marseille) 11. Benzema (France) 12. Arbeloa (Real Madrid) 13. Augenthaler (Reuter-Bayern) 14. Rummenigge (Bayern) - Roberto Carlos (Makelele - Real) - Eto'o (Anzhi)
 
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MJJ (crappy)
: 1. Romario 2. Guardiola (Barca) 3. Figo (Barca) 4. Vieira (Inter) 5. Henry (Arsenal) 6. Deschamps (Juve) 7. Kohler (Juve) 8. Sammer (Dortmund) 9. Kahn (NT) 10. Kroos (Bayern) 11. Marcelo (Real) 12. Thiago Silva 13. Lahm (Kahn-Bayern) 14. Neuer (Bayern) 15. Lizarazu (? -?)

diarm
: 1. R. Baggio 2. Tacconi (Juve) 3. Tardelli (Juve) 4. G. Baresi (Inter) 5. Klinsmann (Inter) 6. Campbell (Spurs) 7. Scholes (NT) 8. Cantona (United) 9. Amoros (Marseille) 10. Bokšić (Marseille) 11. Veron (Lazio) 12. Gary Neville (United) 13. Völler (Amoros-OM) 14. Schuster (Leverkusen) 15. Rio Ferdinand (Veron - United)

The Stain: 1. Robson 2. Giggs (United) 3. Stam (United) 4. Kaka (Milan) 5. Essien (Real) 6. A. Cole (Chelsea) 7. Beckham (NT) 8. Van Nistelrooy (United) 9. Iwan (PSV) 10. Koeman (Feyenoord) 11. Gerets (PSV) 12. Preud'homme (Standard) 13. Robben (RvN-Real) 14. Schweinsteiger (Bayern) 15. M. Laudrup (Koeman - Barca) 16. Scirea (Juve)

Tuppet (VivaJ): 1. Van Hanegem 2. Gullit (Feyenoord) 3. Costacurta (Milan) 4. Nesta (Milan) 5. Nedved (Lazio) 6. Del Piero (Juve) 7. Peruzzi (Juve) 8. Reuter (Juve) 9. Kopke (Nurnberg) 10. Makelele (Marseille) 11. Benzema (France) 12. Arbeloa (Real Madrid) 13. Augenthaler (Reuter-Bayern) 14. Rummenigge (Bayern) 15. Roberto Carlos (Makelele - Real) 16. Eto'o (Anzhi)

@diarm
 
Nice! Cheers. Also diarms next pick is going to be awesome.

The man who made Rio what he was and the key to my defence, I pick Gary Kell...




































.... just kidding, I pick:

Nemanja Vidic
(Man Utd - 2006-14)

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MJJ (crappy): 1. Romario 2. Guardiola (Barca) 3. Figo (Barca) 4. Vieira (Inter) 5. Henry (Arsenal) 6. Deschamps (Juve) 7. Kohler (Juve) 8. Sammer (Dortmund) 9. Kahn (NT) 10. Kroos (Bayern) 11. Marcelo (Real) 12. Thiago Silva 13. Lahm (Kahn-Bayern) 14. Neuer (Bayern) 15. Lizarazu (? -?)

diarm
: 1. R. Baggio 2. Tacconi (Juve) 3. Tardelli (Juve) 4. G. Baresi (Inter) 5. Klinsmann (Inter) 6. Campbell (Spurs) 7. Scholes (NT) 8. Cantona (United) 9. Amoros (Marseille) 10. Bokšić (Marseille) 11. Veron (Lazio) 12. Gary Neville (United) 13. Völler (Amoros-OM) 14. Schuster (Leverkusen) 15. Rio Ferdinand (Veron - United) 16. Nemanja Vidić (United)

The Stain: 1. Robson 2. Giggs (United) 3. Stam (United) 4. Kaka (Milan) 5. Essien (Real) 6. A. Cole (Chelsea) 7. Beckham (NT) 8. Van Nistelrooy (United) 9. Iwan (PSV) 10. Koeman (Feyenoord) 11. Gerets (PSV) 12. Preud'homme (Standard) 13. Robben (RvN-Real) 14. Schweinsteiger (Bayern) 15. M. Laudrup (Koeman - Barca) 16. Scirea (Juve)

Tuppet (VivaJ): 1. Van Hanegem 2. Gullit (Feyenoord) 3. Costacurta (Milan) 4. Nesta (Milan) 5. Nedved (Lazio) 6. Del Piero (Juve) 7. Peruzzi (Juve) 8. Reuter (Juve) 9. Kopke (Nurnberg) 10. Makelele (Marseille) 11. Benzema (France) 12. Arbeloa (Real Madrid) 13. Augenthaler (Reuter-Bayern) 14. Rummenigge (Bayern) 15. Roberto Carlos (Makelele - Real) 16. Eto'o (Anzhi)

@MJJ
 
MJJ (crappy): 1. Romario 2. Guardiola (Barca) 3. Figo (Barca) 4. Vieira (Inter) 5. Henry (Arsenal) 6. Deschamps (Juve) 7. Kohler (Juve) 8. Sammer (Dortmund) 9. Kahn (NT) 10. Kroos (Bayern) 11. Marcelo (Real) 12. Thiago Silva 13. Lahm (Kahn-Bayern) 14. Neuer (Bayern) 15. Lizarazu (Lahm -Bayern) 16. Tigana (Bordeaux)

diarm
: 1. R. Baggio 2. Tacconi (Juve) 3. Tardelli (Juve) 4. G. Baresi (Inter) 5. Klinsmann (Inter) 6. Campbell (Spurs) 7. Scholes (NT) 8. Cantona (United) 9. Amoros (Marseille) 10. Bokšić (Marseille) 11. Veron (Lazio) 12. Gary Neville (United) 13. Völler (Amoros-OM) 14. Schuster (Leverkusen) 15. Rio Ferdinand (Veron - United) 16. Vidic (ManUtd)

The Stain: 1. Robson 2. Giggs (United) 3. Stam (United) 4. Kaka (Milan) 5. Essien (Real) 6. A. Cole (Chelsea) 7. Beckham (NT) 8. Van Nistelrooy (United) 9. Iwan (PSV) 10. Koeman (Feyenoord) 11. Gerets (PSV) 12. Preud'homme (Standard) 13. Robben (RvN-Real) 14. Schweinsteiger (Bayern) 15. M. Laudrup (Koeman-Barca) 15. Scirea (Juve)

Tuppet (VivaJ): 1. Van Hanegem 2. Gullit (Feyenoord) 3. Costacurta (Milan) 4. Nesta (Milan) 5. Nedved (Lazio) 6. Del Piero (Juve) 7. Peruzzi (Juve) 8. Reuter (Juve) 9. Kopke (Nurnberg) 10. Makelele (Marseille) 11. Benzema (France) 12. Arbeloa (Real Madrid) 13. Augenthaler (Reuter-Bayern) 14. Rummenigge (Bayern) - Roberto Carlos (Makelele - Real) - Eto'o (Anzhi)
 
Interesting. I thought you would go for Evra and move Amoros to the right. Would have suited your team more IMO. Rio-Sol would have been a good pairing as well.
Yeah I rate Sol slightly higher than Vidic, but they do have the advantage of a long-term partnership with one another. In saying that, Rio and Sol were excellent for England together. The second upgrade didn't really open up for Diarm there, it was all marginal or sideways maneouvres.
 
Interesting. I thought you would go for Evra and move Amoros to the right. Would have suited your team more IMO. Rio-Sol would have been a good pairing as well.

Rio-Vidic is an all time partnership while Anto butchered Sol in the last round!
Neville is a great defender and there isn't much to pick between him and Evra in terms of quality. Having a top class pair of CB's was much more valuable to me here.
 
Rio-Vidic is an all time partnership while Anto butchered Sol in the last round!
Neville is a great defender and there isn't much to pick between him and Evra in terms of quality. Having a top class pair of CB's was much more valuable to me here.
See what Gio said above.. Sol and Vida are about same for me. But yeah on this forum, Rio-Vida will give you a big jump.
 
Vidic was better than Sol IMO by a fair bit. I think Vidic is extremely underrated in these drafts given because of his occasional exposure against pacy strikers. There wasn't much at all between Vidic and Ferdinand at their peaks defensively, with Rio's ability on the ball the main differential between the two.

TheStain looks to have upgraded the most there by an absolute distance. Two fantastic picks.
 
Vidic was better than Sol IMO by a fair bit. I think Vidic is extremely underrated in these drafts given because of his occasional exposure against pacy strikers. There wasn't much at all between Vidic and Ferdinand at their peaks defensively, with Rio's ability on the ball the main differential between the two.

Yeah I'm quite shocked at that reaction. Like you said there wasn't much between Vida and Rio and I'd even say Rio's ability on the ball is balanced out by Vida's ability in the air.

The Torres stuff is way, way overused. It was one off day blown up into something much more than it was. Nemanja played against quicker, and better strikers than Torres throughout his career and consistently impressed.
 
Vidic was better than Sol IMO by a fair bit. I think Vidic is extremely underrated in these drafts given because of his occasional exposure against pacy strikers. There wasn't much at all between Vidic and Ferdinand at their peaks defensively, with Rio's ability on the ball the main differential between the two.

TheStain looks to have upgraded the most there by an absolute distance. Two fantastic picks.
I have Sol as second only to Rio in the Premiership era. During that time he excelled at international level probably better than any other defender from the league and made team of the tournament in 2002 and 2004. Very much key to Arsenal's success as well and easily the top defender behind that great team. On the whole though, Rio stands out and the likes of Stam, Sol and Vidic are a notch below.
 
I have Sol as second only to Rio in the Premiership era. During that time he excelled at international level probably better than any other defender from the league and made team of the tournament in 2002 and 2004. Very much key to Arsenal's success as well and easily the top defender behind that great team. On the whole though, Rio stands out and the likes of Stam, Sol and Vidic are a notch below.

Terry?