Dominoes draft: R1 - Diarm vs Raees

[diarm]

Ok substitution time. In order to shore things up for the second half, I'm going to bring on a tough, uncompromising stopper at the back.

Roman Schramseis

This is a risk because there is very little legible footage from this era and he isn't exactly a household name but Schramseis was a key figure at the back of the great Austrian Wunderteam of the early 1930's. On his style of play, I found this description on another site specialising in historic players:

Roman Schramseis is former Austrian defender. He was strong and feared defender, most known for his enormous fighting spirit and combative attitude. Always giving maximum, tackling and fighting which actually resulted in many injuries that prematurely ended his career. Roman vas very dedicated player, energetic and with solid pace, entered hard in rival's attacks, had constant speech with teammates but also with adversary players and the referees.

He was impressive for Rapid Vienna, twice helping them to the final of the Mitropa (then European) Cup but it was an indispensable member of the great Wunderteam that he is best known. Over the course of his international career, he was only ever on the end of two defeats, both by a single goal away to Italy and Hungary respectively. During this period, he started in famous victories over Scotland at home (5-0), Germany away (0-6), Italy at home (3-0) and Hungary at home twice (8-2 and 5-1) as well as many other victories against sides such as Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and Sweden.

So in comes Roman and out goes Hummels. @Tuppet please make the substitution official when you can.

 

[Tuppet]

Sorry @diarm but substitutions are not allowed in this draft.

From the OP of the draft -

Matches are the usual 24 hours game, with no substitutions allowed and only tactical changes could be done. Draws as mentioned before would be decided in the favor of player who took less overall time drafting. If thats same we'll do a Penalty shootout.

 

[diarm]

Sorry @diarm but substitutions are not allowed in this draft.

From the OP of the draft -

Oops! Sorry I had completely forgotten about that.

Watch a load of people fly in now to tell me they'd have voted for my side if I'd started with him!!!

 

[harms]

Oops! Sorry I had completely forgotten about that.

Watch a load of people fly in now to tell me they'd have voted for my side if I'd started with him!!!

You've got lucky here. Hummels in an all-time draft is questionable, but he's a better choice than Schramseis

 

[Enigma_87]

Oops! Sorry I had completely forgotten about that.

Watch a load of people fly in now to tell me they'd have voted for my side if I'd started with him!!!

Not a huge fan of Hummels, but surely he's much better option than an Austrian lad that played in the 30's.

 

[diarm]

You've got lucky here. Hummels in an all-time draft is questionable, but he's a better choice than Schramseis

Not a huge fan of Hummels, but surely he's much better option than an Austrian lad that played in the 30's.

I thought so originally but then was criticised heavily for having two sweepers. He also played alongside Sindelar and acquitted himself well against Meazza during those same years, neither of whom would be dismissed here.

Anyway it has no bearing now.

 

[diarm]

No scores here in a while. Which is unlikely to be honest! Any side with Batigol, Ronny, Bergkamp, Luis Suarez M, Seedorf and Augenthaler is going to score a bucket load of goals!

 

[Lord SInister]

Had I picked Pele instead of Schnellinger, I'd be fielding Mimis Plessas - a Greek journeyman without so much as a Wikipedia page - against Stoichkov in this match! Schnellinger was an absolute beast of a defender and will have a massive impact. I regret nothing!.

had you picked Pele, this would have never reached Mimis.

 

[Raees]

For all the talk of how well his defence will marshal my attack, it's worth nothing that Batistuta has previous for giving Cannavaro in particular a torrid time. In 2001 he scored both goals in a crucial 2-1 victory away from home in Serie A. That night he bullied a defence including Cannavaro, Thuram and Buffon.

In the return leg a few months he was instrumental in a 3-1 victory against the exact same Parma defence, registering a goal and an assist in a brilliant display which saw Roma land their first Scudetto in almost 20 years on the final day of the season.

Interestingly, it was in that same season that Batigol began forming such a wonderful partnership and understanding with a Francesco Totti who would occupy a similar area of the field to Bergkamp in my side.

To be fair that was Cannavaro and Thuram before their respective peaks. Cannavaro I am using is from 2006.

 

[Raees]

Congrats @diarm closely fought encounter. Grab maybe a CB or a world class RB and you'll be a threat going forwards pal.

 

[idmanager]

Feck some really close games this time around. So many games with a 1 or 2 vote margin. Good game.

 

[diarm]

Congrats @diarm closely fought encounter. Grab maybe a CB or a world class RB and you'll be a threat going forwards pal.

I genuinely just logged back in to congratulate you on your win!

There must have been 2 very last minute votes because I checked a couple of minutes before the final whistle and you were up! Even one wouldn't have been enough because my tenth pick took longer than all the rest of yours together!

Very hard luck bud. You built an awesome side and I honestly thought you had me beat here.

 

[Raees]

I genuinely just logged back in to congratulate you on your win!

There must have been 2 very last minute votes because I checked a couple of minutes before the final whistle and you were up! Even one wouldn't have been enough because my tenth pick took longer than all the rest of yours together!

Very hard luck bud. You built an awesome side and I honestly thought you had me beat here.

Yeah I think it was some casual observers who voted last minute but to be honest your team was a lot more cohesive than what I envisaged before the match started. Had me stumped.

Only criticism was the RB/CB situation but none enough for me to bang on about. Best of luck in the next round!

 

[diarm]

Yeah I think it was some casual observers who voted last minute but to be honest your team was a lot more cohesive than what I envisaged before the match started. Had me stumped.

Only criticism was the RB/CB situation but none enough for me to bang on about. Best of luck in the next round!

Thanks man. The defence will certainly be the focus for reinforcements. Would be nice if I could raid yours!