Right I'm going to have a punt and go with Ever Banega
Talented passer of the ball in centre midfield.
Talented passer of the ball in centre midfield.
Fantasy Football Draft
- Thread starter Desert Eagle
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Gah. 10 picks before my next. Can't risk a run on keepers.
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon
Why has this man not been picked.
Diego Milito
Thomas Mueller
Golden Boot at the WC 2010
Golden Boot at the WC 2010
Cassano for me
Had a hit and miss season last year but has recently looked like the top class player we once knew ... Michael Carrick.
My first pick I can't believe has fallen this far. Definitely overrated by the english media however he has bags of pace, a great left foot and at 21 can still improve. Gareth Bale
My second pick is a versatile beast of a defender. great header of the ball, decent pace and a tough as nails attitude. Branislav ivanovic.
My second pick is a versatile beast of a defender. great header of the ball, decent pace and a tough as nails attitude. Branislav ivanovic.
An oldie but a goodie - VDS
Driving me nuts picking between tonnes of left-backs,I think I'll take a player who impresses me more and more these days even if he may have one or two defensive frailties and that man is.
Marcelo
Marcelo
The real question is what happens when the teams are done. Plug em into FM with 200CA managers and let them run fOr a few seasons?
Caftards can vote on which is the best team
Though as a sidelight, the FM thing is interesting. Call that the FM Cup in addition to our Fantasy Football League.
To Complete my defence, I'm gonna choose Pepe, think he is gonna be a perfect partner for Chillieni
I'd be against that - I thought the premise was to pick a team based on the performances of the players over the last three odd seasons (which is why I plumped for Scholes), as opposed to one for the future.
Eric Abidal
Getting on a bit, but still a rock in midfield:
Gennaro Gattuso
Gennaro Gattuso
Used to Love gattuso, but IMO hes way past his best, Surely you could have done better
Gattuso peaked about 4 years ago (mostly due to injury to be fair) - was all downhill from there.
Anyway I am going to have limited internet access for the next week - so you will have to forgive me if there is a delay in picking, although I suspect it might be a slow period for us all.
Anyway I am going to have limited internet access for the next week - so you will have to forgive me if there is a delay in picking, although I suspect it might be a slow period for us all.
Agreed.
And since this is the festive period I say for the next couple weeks the 24 hour rule is not in effect since people might be travelling etc.
I'll pick a right back and I'm going with Rafael
Certainly has the potential to be a world class full back and should keep Tevez from straying out of line.
Certainly has the potential to be a world class full back and should keep Tevez from straying out of line.
I'll pick a right back and I'm going with Rafael
Certainly has the potential to be a world class full back and should keep Tevez from straying out of line.
finally, i was surprised he wasnt picked yesterday!
again, buggered comp so no piccys. Zanetti and Gael Clichy for me to fill the full back spots.
So now that 24hrs are passed, is it now Excal's turn?
Hi guys, sorry for the delay, been away at a family gathering for Christmas/Boxing Day. Not sure if it it's still my turn or if it should have passed me by but I'm going for Florent Malouda
Let's finish out my defensive corps with Benfica defender and reported Real (amongst others, including United) target David Luiz:
Davide Santon
A year younger that Rafael (who has already been picked) but has played more games over the last three seasons.
An extremely bright prospect
German no. 1, one of the world's best young goal keepers.
Manuel Neuer
Here goes nothing:
Luka Modric
Luka Modric
apologies for holding it all up, not got much time to think as in an internet cafe so I pick Leighton Baines as my left back = having a great season and always been a solid defender.
Second only to Cashley in the pecking order for England and apparently Bayern are lining up a January bid for him
Second only to Cashley in the pecking order for England and apparently Bayern are lining up a January bid for him
My first pick is Thomas Vermaelen.Captain of the Belgian national team as a defender. Prior to his joining Arsenal he played for Dutch clubs Ajax and RKC Waalwijk. He is one of the many of Arsenal's vice captains. He is especially known for his potent threat as a goalscorer, in spite of being a central defender. Still young and apart from this season has been injury free.
My next pick is a relative unknown but I think he has the potential to be great. also he can play cb or on the left which provides versatility for my defense. Could have probably gotten him in a later round but didn't want to risk it. I am referring to Mamadou Sakho.In October 2007, on his league debut, he became the youngest player ever to captain a Ligue 1 club after wearing the armband in the club's 0–0 draw with Valenciennes. Sakho is also a French youth international having earned caps and captained all youth levels. He is currently playing on the under-21 team serving as the captain. Sakho's playing style and ability have led to the media and former players drawing comparisons to former French international Lilian Thuram.
My next pick is a relative unknown but I think he has the potential to be great. also he can play cb or on the left which provides versatility for my defense. Could have probably gotten him in a later round but didn't want to risk it. I am referring to Mamadou Sakho.In October 2007, on his league debut, he became the youngest player ever to captain a Ligue 1 club after wearing the armband in the club's 0–0 draw with Valenciennes. Sakho is also a French youth international having earned caps and captained all youth levels. He is currently playing on the under-21 team serving as the captain. Sakho's playing style and ability have led to the media and former players drawing comparisons to former French international Lilian Thuram.
I was eyeing up Sakho...
i know he is equally hated as loved even by our own fans, but surely his performances this season warrant him being picked in this draft at some point?!
Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Berbatov
BTW could do with an update of the opening post with all the players that have been picked as I wasnt sure if Berba had been picked already or not.
Great value for this late in the draft. For me similar to Ibrahimovic ( who is more prolific). Ibrahimovic round 3, Berbatov round 11. very interesting.
Seeming as most of the generally regarded top keepers are gone I looked toward youth. This became difficult as there are several decent choices to be had. So I plumped for Joe Hart a player I thought was overhyped, but after this season Im converted:
Currently having a cracking season for Juventus, can play effectively as a deep lying playmaker which I certainly need very urgently.
Aquilani
Is the holiday period over yet? If not, someone give Sharky a kick.
looks like he has been online several times since it was his go - maybe KM forgot to PM him ?
Nope I PMed him on Friday.