and yet people have gone after the more obvious.
yes there are a lot of obvious ones missing.
I think it would have been much better with each manager being limited to only on draft-player
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yes there are a lot of obvious ones missing.
I think it would have been much better with each manager being limited to only on draft-player
Not sure about that. We'll see how it pans out. The playerpool available for those 3 Italians is completely insane in my opinion, so I understand that they were picked twice.
I think we should have had a time limit, like all players born after a certain date. There wont be that much competition in the snake part of the draft.
Very much so unless someone goes for an unlikely manager. Anyone up for a laugh being Cloughie or Harry?
The downnside, as with most great British managers, is he doesn't have much room for upgrading bar a couple of Scotland '86 players.
Indeed, that's why I suggested it, else it was going to be over before it started.
Up to each manager to decide what they think is fun. I am sure someone like Balu was well aware that Guttman would quite likely be uncontested and Cutch knew it about SAF.
It was tricky to strike the balance between a manager whose pool is initially strong enough to get through the first round but who offers enough room for upgrades to still be in contention come the final. There are a few managers who can boast an exceptional array of talent but won't get chosen because they don't fit both of those criteria.
The ability of draft managers to randomly misinterpret rules never ceases to amaze me.
I am here folks. Need some time though, rushing to office so you lot will need to wait an hour.
Hm. In some cases it would seem as though the only way to genuinely reinforce in later rounds is to purposely leave out players in the initial draft round - and nobody wants to do that, it's just silly.
Tricky business - hard to maintain the nerve/momentum for some managers, I'd imagine.
Then again, it's hard to see how this can be avoided - unless there are restrictions on what managers can be chosen to begin with.
It's a brilliant concept for drafting a starting XI - but the reinforcement aspect does seem to pose a genuine problem.
Tricky business - hard to maintain the nerve/momentum for some managers, I'd imagine.
Then again, it's hard to see how this can be avoided - unless there are restrictions on what managers can be chosen to begin with.
It's a brilliant concept for drafting a starting XI - but the reinforcement aspect does seem to pose a genuine problem.
It could have been interesting to pick 'assistant managers' after the quarter finals to increase the available playerpool and to avoid too big of a playerpool, come up with some weird restriction. For example the assistant manager has to be someone born in the same decade who worked in the same country but never won a league title.
"until the reinforcement rounds(after the first match is won) - by then all players from the National teams who the manager managed, will as well be available." Just read this part. So with me picking Ancelotti I'm guessing that won't be possible for me?
Yep - something like that could certainly work.
It will lead to super teams, though - that's inevitable, really. The only players who will realistically be upgrades on the XIs you gents are capable of assembling from the outset - will be GOATs or close to that level. So, the assistant manager would have to be someone who has managed, well, a GOAT-ish player or two who would be genuine upgrades on what's already there.
EDIT Not GOATs - if by that we understand a small handful of the Maradona variety. But top, top players - world beaters, nothing less.
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Unless assistant manager counts, I guess not. He was part of the coaching staff for Italy in '94 though, @Annahnomoss 's call.
They could also make the lineups more adapatable per game, I don't think anyone will overhaul their XI with an AM, but I'd imagine that it would give people more depth and flexibility to change their approach
Yeah, that's true. I have about 5 ideas for an impact sub who gives me options and would welcome to have the possibility of a different tactical set-up in the second game, even though I probably won't be able to bring in an individual upgrade for any of the positions.
I don't think we should be changing any rules.
We won't. Was just throwing around ideas.
Trapattoni is an Italian/German mix
What the hell .. this is too tough.. but I am gonna gamble and go with
Rinus Michels
Rinus Michels
Won't see me past round 1.. but meh.. i wanted to read up on new players
Was torn between him, Hererra and Sir Busby
Finally. Would be a shame if the greatest manager of all time went unpicked.
I know, so being the immensely talented manager that I am...I have made sure that immensely talented pool of Agbonlahor, Shaun Wright Phillips, Ledley King, Matthew Upson etc to choose from. Life's all roses!
01. Harms - Trapattoni
02. Stobzilla - Cappello
03. Jayvin - Ancelotti
04. Paolo - LVG
05. Skizzo - Udo Lattek
06. MJJ - Lippi
07. Joga Bonito - Udo Lattek
08. Balu - Béla Guttmann
09. Raees - Del Bosque
10. Cutch - Alex Ferguson
11. Gio - Trapattoni
12. EAP - Capello
13. TRV - Guardiola
14. DanNistelrooy - Ancelotti
15. Annah - Luxemburgo
16. Crappy - Rinus Michels
02. Stobzilla - Cappello
03. Jayvin - Ancelotti
04. Paolo - LVG
05. Skizzo - Udo Lattek
06. MJJ - Lippi
07. Joga Bonito - Udo Lattek
08. Balu - Béla Guttmann
09. Raees - Del Bosque
10. Cutch - Alex Ferguson
11. Gio - Trapattoni
12. EAP - Capello
13. TRV - Guardiola
14. DanNistelrooy - Ancelotti
15. Annah - Luxemburgo
16. Crappy - Rinus Michels
Rinus is a good choice, but Cryuff would have been better from player pool perspective. I was so into picking Cryuff and still don't know why I made the last minute switch to Capello.
Great choices all of them.
you can make your first pick as well crappy.
Stobz replaced with Angelo.
01. Harms - Trapattoni
02. Angelo - Cappello
03. Jayvin - Ancelotti
04. Paolo - LVG
05. Skizzo - Udo Lattek
06. MJJ - Lippi
07. Joga Bonito - Udo Lattek
08. Balu - Béla Guttmann
09. Raees - Del Bosque
10. Cutch - Alex Ferguson
11. Gio - Trapattoni
12. EAP - Capello
13. TRV - Guardiola
14. DanNistelrooy - Ancelotti
15. Annah - Luxemburgo
16. Crappy - Rinus Michels
01. Harms - Trapattoni
02. Angelo - Cappello
03. Jayvin - Ancelotti
04. Paolo - LVG
05. Skizzo - Udo Lattek
06. MJJ - Lippi
07. Joga Bonito - Udo Lattek
08. Balu - Béla Guttmann
09. Raees - Del Bosque
10. Cutch - Alex Ferguson
11. Gio - Trapattoni
12. EAP - Capello
13. TRV - Guardiola
14. DanNistelrooy - Ancelotti
15. Annah - Luxemburgo
16. Crappy - Rinus Michels
Busby, Hitzfeld, Herrera, Sacchi (who is a plain cheat here), Muñoz, Heynkes, Cruyff are unpicked. I don't get it, really
My hipster pick would have been Manuel Fleitas. You would have got Di Stefano, Puskas, Zico, Didi, Gerson etc but, It would have been a hard time selling those greta Brazilians who only played a couple of games under him overall.
Picking Sacchi would be mental, when Capello had nearly the same yet far wider pool. Sacchi was my first choice before I decided Capello was better. Then moved over to Cryuff and Heynkes. Thought I was going for Cryuff, then seeing the one before me go for a share, wimped out and went for Capello.
Oh, maybe, I just dislike Capello so didn't research him properly - yes, they are overlapping.
Can't believe than nobody went for Munoz though.
Had a couple of those shortlisted. If I had a later pick, probably works have gone that way. .. didn't think we would be doubling up on so many managers.
I was fecking scared that crappy would go for Munoz and steal Puskas from me 
. That would have ruined my team.
. That would have ruined my team.An obvious factor favors Rinus a lot here. So went for him over others
The one seems quite angy, not sure why?
was thinking about cruyff but didn't want him as didnt want to risk being doubled up.
Will do in some time.. researching a bit
I wouldn't rule that out. He's got a solid pool to choose from and they all sing from the same hymn sheet.