Manager draft

Why oh why did I pick Carlo.. this is so boring and my team is gonna suck.
 
Balu said:
Still in Hungary, we pick up another player, the next door neighbour of Bozsik. From the age of five onwards, they were life-long friends and both together went on to form one of the most fruitful footballing partnerships in history. They'll continue that in our team:

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Ferenc Puskás


Ferenc Puskas before Hungary demolished England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953.

Of course, if his best friend scored in that game, Puskás had to as well. I'm sure everyone has seen it, but it's still beautiful:



I also found this little gem of a story about Puskás playing in a Merseyside charity match:

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/nov/17/the-forgotten-story-ferenc-puskas-merseyside
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2.40 quid to watch Ferenc Puskas :(
 
Loving Annah's career profiles whereby every man and his dog hit peak form under Luxemburgo.
 
I'll pick The Prince

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01. Harms:-Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:-Fabio Cappello - 1. Baresi 2. Gullit
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka
04. Paolo Di Canio:-Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo
05. Skizzo:-Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. Gerd Müller
06. MJJ:-Marcello Lippi - 1. Roberto Baggio 2. Thuram
07. Joga Bonito:-Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster
08. Balu/PedroMendez:-Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás
09. Raees:-Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo
10. Cutch:-Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam
11. Gio:-Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3.
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:-Fabio Capello - 1. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo
13. The Red Viper:-Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. TBC
14. DanNistelrooy:-Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo
15. Annahnomoss:-Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R.Carlos 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:-Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens

@Gio
 
Chesterlestreet said:
Well, you can't actually pick him - he's gone now. But IF you had picked him, the question for me personally would've been whether he was an obviously poor fit/had a crap spell/underperformed under Lippi's management.

And the answer would be no - the main problem was that he was out injured for months on end.

Unlike - to use two obvious examples - Veron under Fergie (clearly not a good fit, was undoubtedly sub par compared to his prime level) and Larry White under the same manager (was clearly over the hill).

That's my take on it, though. It's clearly possible to interpret "prime under manager X" differently. An injured player ain't in prime condition, literally speaking, that's hard to deny.
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Ahh good, thats what I thought it should be like but wasnt sure as he did spend the whole time injured but was at his best immediately before and after.

Wanted to know before the reinforcement rounds provided I make it through.
 
Just woke up guys. I will make my picks in half an hour.

And, FINALLY Redondo goes. Shocked to see him last so long.
 
This draft is going to be unbelievable. I think most teams will look like normal draft's semi finals or final teams in round one already!
 
01. Harms:-Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:-Fabio Cappello - 1. Baresi 2. Gullit
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka
04. Paolo Di Canio:-Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo
05. Skizzo:-Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. Gerd Müller
06. MJJ:-Marcello Lippi - 1. Roberto Baggio 2. Thuram
07. Joga Bonito:-Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster
08. Balu/PedroMendez:-Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás
09. Raees:-Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo
10. Cutch:-Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy
11. Gio:-Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:-Fabio Capello - 1. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo
13. The Red Viper:-Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. TBC
14. DanNistelrooy:-Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo
15. Annahnomoss:-Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R.Carlos 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:-Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens
 
01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello - 1. Baresi 2. Gullit
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G Müller
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R Baggio 2. Thuram
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R Carlos 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens
 
Must have missed the reason but why has Annah had 4 picks so far?

Really liking the look of @Annahnomoss ' team tbf, I remember building an all Brazilian team in one of these drafts and it went down a treat
 
harms said:
I don't know why you mentioned World Cup though. Nobody is questioning his quality, yet he didn't play in knock-out stage (due to injury, of course) and this is hardly his greatest achievement as a player.

Still, Ronaldo-Nesta :drool:
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Ha was just my quick/poor attempt at an into, will stick to just names from now on ;)
 
DanNistelrooy said:
Must have missed the reason but why has Annah had 4 picks so far?

Really liking the look of @Annahnomoss ' team tbf, I remember building an all Brazilian team in one of these drafts and it went down a treat
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He said (as draftmaster), that uncontested picks can already be added to the squads as last picks. Basically, as far as he knows, no one other than him can pick Romario, so he added him as number 13. If he made a mistake and someone else actually can, he misses out on him, if the other manager picks the player before it's time for his 13th pick.

Or in short, he got bored yesterday and wanted to write something :lol:.
 
The Red Viper said:
01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello - 1. Baresi 2. Gullit
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G Müller
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R Baggio 2. Thuram
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. Laudrup
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R Carlos 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens
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@Balu
 
Guttmann left Hungary after his time at Kispesti AC and after a few short spells in Italy, Argentina and Cyprus took over as the manager at AC Milan, where he brought in a brilliant young defender, who played rightback and right centerback. He instantly established him as a key player in defense in an as usual for Guttmann's teams incredible top heavy side built around the brilliant Swedish pair Nordahl and Liedholm with Schiaffino pulling the strings in midfield. Guttmann was fired during the season despite the team being top of the table and left with his famous "I have been sacked even though I am neither a criminal nor a homosexual. Goodbye." quote. From this day on, every contract Guttmann signed included a clause that he can't be fired, when his team is top of the table. The player stayed and later became a great sweeper and the captain of the European Cup winning Milan side in '63. He also has a son who wasn't half bad in defense either.

We welcome:

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Cesare Maldini

Finally past that one, from the 4th pick onwards Guttmann's journey becomes so much more interesting.
 
@Joga Bonito picks Berti Vogts

01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello - 1. Baresi 2. Gullit
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G Müller
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R Baggio 2. Thuram
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster 3. Vogts
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás 3. Cesare Maldini
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. M. Laudrup
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R Carlos 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens

@MJJ
 
Balu said:
@Joga Bonito picks Berti Vogts

01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello - 1. Baresi 2. Gullit
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G Müller
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R Baggio 2. Thuram 3.Del Piero
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster 3. Vogts
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás 3. Cesare Maldini
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. M. Laudrup
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R Carlos 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens
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@Skizzo
 
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