Retro Football Fantasy Championship

KM said:
Delighted that no-one picked him yet
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I very nearly picked him, I decided to go for a more offensive full back seeing as so many creative midfielders and wingers have gone.
 
Jocelyn Angloma:)
Quick, strong, defensively astute and an attacking asset as well
After an outstanding tournament at Euro 92, he won the Champions League with Marseille, beating Milan in the final. He is associated most closely with Valencia, playing 5 seasons for them and reaching two consecutive Champions League finals at the turn of the millennium.

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I pick Graeme Le Saux

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Scorer of one the best goals you'll ever see for England

 
Brwned said:
Think I've got a pretty strong idea of how I'm setting up now.

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          ***      Desailly    Blind
 
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                  Rijkaard
        Stojkovic
                               Savicevic
 
               Vialli         Hughes

Just need a bit of pace out wide and I'm looking alright.
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That is a very good side, I am surprised Danny Blind didn't go before now.

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Updated

DanNistelrooy - 1. Eric Cantona, 2. David Seaman, 3. Dunga, 4. Franck Leboeuf, 5. Oscar Ruggeri 6. David Platt 7. Les Ferdinand

IBleedRed - 1. Lothar Matthaus, 2. Ian Rush, 3. Giuseppe Bergomi, 4. José Mari Bakero, 5. Guido Buchwald 6. Eusebio Sacristan 7. Aron Winter

Polaroid - 1. Michael Laudrup, 2. Stefan Effenberg, 3. George Weah, 4. Davor Suker, 5. Thomas Hassler 6. Mauro Silva 7. Des Walker, 8. Jocelyn Angloma

Team Brian GB - 1. Franco Baresi, 2. Jurgen Klinsmann, 3. Andoni Zubizaretta, 4. Matthew Le Tissier, 5. Manuel 'Manolo' Sanchis, 6. Mauro Tassotti 7. Angelo Di Livio, 8. Graeme Le Saux

K Stand Knut - 1. Paolo Maldini, 2. Jean Pierre Papin, 3. Jose Luis Chilavert, 4. Gary McAllister, 5. Miguel Angel Nadal, 6. Darko Pancev, 7. Lee Dixon, 8. Stefan Reuter

Ralaks - 1. Marco Van Basten, 2. Didier Deschamps, 3. Brian Laudrup, 4. Rudi Völler, 5. Steve Bruce, 6. Guillermo Amor, 7. Aldair, 8. Olaf Thon

Cal? - 1. Roberto Baggio, 2. Fernando Redondo, 3. Zvonimir Boban, 4. Andreas Möller, 5. Careca, 6. Bodo Illgner, 7. Pierre Littbarski, 8. Branco

The Horse's Mouth - 1. Mathias Sammer, 2. Gary Lineker, 3. Alessandro Costacurta, 4. Claudio Taffarel, 5. Jorginho, 6. Jorge Burruchaga, 7. Peter Beardsley, 8. Luigi Di Agostini

KM - 1. Romario, 2. Paul Gascoigne, 3. Laurent Blanc, 4. Ronnie Whelan, 5. Abedi Pele, 6. Amoros, 7. Georghe Popescu, 8. Nigel Winterburn

Desert Eagle - 1. Dennis Bergkamp, 2. Tony Adams, 3. Enzo Francescoli, 4. Leonardo, 5. Siniša Mihajlović, 6. Claudio Caniggia, 7. Roberto Mancini, 8. Dan Petrescu

Crustanoid - 1. Peter Schmeichel, 2. Gheorghe Hagi, 3. Ciro Ferrara, 4. Bixente Lizarazu, 5. Emilio Butragueno, 6. Paolo Futre, 7. Enzo Scifo, 8. Josimar

Nani Nana - 1. Oliver Kahn, 2. Ronald Koeman, 3. Denis Irwin, 4. Paul Ince, 5. Ian Wright, 6. Chris Waddle, 7. Antonio Conte 8. Steve Nicol

Snow - 1. Hristo Stoichkov, 2. Fernando Hierro, 3. Gianfranco Zola, 4. John Barnes, 5. Gianluca Pagliuca, 6. Andrei Kanchelskis, 7. Thomas Linke, 8. Chendo

Gio - 1. Ruud Gullit, 2. Jurgen Kohler, 3. Robert Prosinecki, 4. Andreas Brehme 5. Bebeto, 6. Roberto Donadoni, 7. Ivan Zamorano, 8. Thomas Berthold

kps88 - 1. Gabriel Batistuta, 2. Walter Zenga, 3. Carlos Valderrama, 4. Gary Pallister 5. Pearce 6. David Ginola 7. Michel 8. Martin Keown

Brwned - 1. Frank Rijkaard, 2. Marcel Desailly, 3. Dragan Stojkovic, 4. Dejan Savicevic 5. Mark Hughes 6. Gianluca Vialli 7. Andreas Köpke 8. Danny Blind
 
Team Brian GB has updated for all of us lazy feckers

It is IBleedRed's turn now
 
How are you liking your team Polaroid? I must say your midfield is very impressive looking.
 
Team Brian GB said:
How are you liking your team Polaroid? I must say your midfield is very impressive looking.
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I am happy with it so far:)although I wish I have Baresi alongside Walker:D
I was very fortunate to get the midfielders i wanted, I was not optimistic about getting them in my turn, in particular Effenberg. Mauro Silva was a gamble, I was praying nobody picked him while I picked Haessler first:nervous:

Your back 5 is looking very solid, it would not be easy to breach
 
Polaroid said:
I am happy with it so far:)although I wish I have Baresi alongside Walker:D
I was very fortunate to get the midfielders i wanted, I was not optimistic about getting them in my turn, in particular Effenberg. Mauro Silva was a gamble, I was praying nobody picked him while I picked Haessler first:nervous:
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You did get lucky, seeing as I had typed out Effenberg's name and was ready to post it directly before your pick! I decided on Klinsmann instead which I think was a wise choice.

Those who have focused on one position have got very strong teams - the likes of you focusing on your midfield and I on my defence - to get three central defenders who between them have fifty years experience, amassing 2000 appearances for AC Milan and Real Madrid was a coup. On top of that getting Le Saux and Di Livio I managed to obtain two of the best wing backs of the mid to late nineties.
 
Team Brian GB said:
You did get lucky, seeing as I had typed out Effenberg's name and was ready to post it directly before your pick! I decided on Klinsmann instead which I think was a wise choice.

Those who have focused on one position have got very strong teams - the likes of you focusing on your midfield and I on my defence - to get three central defenders who between them have fifty years experience, amassing 2000 appearances for AC Milan and Real Madrid was a coup. On top of that getting Le Saux and Di Livio I managed to obtain two of the best wing backs of the mid to late nineties.
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I initially thought that you will be playing a back four as Tassotti is primarily a rightback, although he could fill in at the centre. Di Livio's versatility does give you the option of 5-3-2 or 4-4-2. It might be easier to find another centre midfielder than a wide one so your choice of 5-3-2 could well be the wisest.
 
OK in the last 10 picks, 9 of my players have gone.

I will pick when I am back home in a couple of hours
 
Polaroid said:
I initially thought that you will be playing a back four as Tassotti is primarily a rightback, although he could fill in at the centre. Di Livio's versatility does give you the option of 5-3-2 or 4-4-2. It might be easier to find another centre midfielder than a wide one so your choice of 5-3-2 could well be the wisest.
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Couldn't he go 532 with Tassotti as a wingback (as he was for Italy in '94) and play Di Livio as a shuttler-type midfielder in the middle, in a similar role to Gattuso maybe? 442 looks the best bet though really, with almost every one of those players most comfortable in that formation.
 
Brwned said:
Couldn't he go 532 with Tassotti as a wingback (as he was for Italy in '94) and play Di Livio as a shuttler-type midfielder in the middle, in a similar role to Gattuso maybe? 442 looks the best bet though really, with almost every one of those players most comfortable in that formation.
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From what I recall, Italy was playing a flat back four at USA 94, nevertheless Tassotti would not be suitable as a wingback imo. If Brian wants to go 4-4-2, he would need another wide midfielder/winger which is not going to be easy to find good ones at this stage of the draw.
 
Polaroid said:
From what I recall, Italy was playing a flat back four at USA 94, nevertheless Tassotti would not be suitable as a wingback imo. If Brian wants to go 4-4-2, he would need another wide midfielder/winger which is not going to be easy to find good ones at this stage of the draw.
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I'm 100% sure Italy played a flat back 4 in 1994. Baresi was injured for most of the tournament and Maldini filled in at CB.

Anyway, I've no idea what formation to play... :confused:
 
Brwned said:
Couldn't he go 532 with Tassotti as a wingback (as he was for Italy in '94) and play Di Livio as a shuttler-type midfielder in the middle, in a similar role to Gattuso maybe? 442 looks the best bet though really, with almost every one of those players most comfortable in that formation.
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I initially went for 442 at the time of picking Tassotti though I then determined I wouldn't have enough creativity in my side and the best option was to get in two offensively minded full backs, hence Di Livio and Le Saux.

My intention is to go 532/352, with Di Livio at right wing-back and with Tassotti just inside who can go outside and give Di Livio licence to bomb on. I deliberately went for players with versatility so I can tinker around with it, having a right back who plays centre back and two centre backs who are sweepers gives me that - 4132 might be an option for instance with either Di Livio sitting in from of the defence or one of Sanchis or Baresi floating around mopping up.
 
Sacchi chopped and changed like a crazy person but the only game Tassotti started in was v Spain and I had it in my head he was playing as a wingback.
 
To avoid duplication find a page in the thread which has the most recent list of who has picked who and do a search (ctrl + f) for the player's name
 
So, do we give Dan time to correct himself or just press ahead?
 
It is almost 15 hours since my 8th round pick, counting on the basis of 6 hours for IBleedRed to make his 8th round pick, 6 hours for Dan to make his 8th and 9th round picks, the time allowance for IBleedRed to make his 9th round pick started almost 3 hours ago.
 
Brwned said:
Sacchi chopped and changed like a crazy person but the only game Tassotti started in was v Spain and I had it in my head he was playing as a wingback.
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Luis Enrique remembers it well:



Although Tassotti played on the right side of a back four that day.
 
DanNistelrooy - 1. Eric Cantona, 2. David Seaman, 3. Dunga, 4. Franck Leboeuf, 5. Oscar Ruggeri 6. David Platt 7. Les Ferdinand, 8. Robert Jarni, 9. Predrag Mijatovic

IBleedRed - 1. Lothar Matthaus, 2. Ian Rush, 3. Giuseppe Bergomi, 4. José Mari Bakero, 5. Guido Buchwald 6. Eusebio Sacristan 7. Aron Winter, 8. Jesper Olsen, 9. Sebastino Rossi

Polaroid - 1. Michael Laudrup, 2. Stefan Effenberg, 3. George Weah, 4. Davor Suker, 5. Thomas Hassler 6. Mauro Silva 7. Des Walker, 8. Jocelyn Angloma, 9. Ronny Johnsen

Team Brian GB - 1. Franco Baresi, 2. Jurgen Klinsmann, 3. Andoni Zubizaretta, 4. Matthew Le Tissier, 5. Manuel 'Manolo' Sanchis, 6. Mauro Tassotti 7. Angelo Di Livio, 8. Graeme Le Saux

K Stand Knut - 1. Paolo Maldini, 2. Jean Pierre Papin, 3. Jose Luis Chilavert, 4. Gary McAllister, 5. Miguel Angel Nadal, 6. Darko Pancev, 7. Lee Dixon, 8. Stefan Reuter

Ralaks - 1. Marco Van Basten, 2. Didier Deschamps, 3. Brian Laudrup, 4. Rudi Völler, 5. Steve Bruce, 6. Guillermo Amor, 7. Aldair, 8. Olaf Thon

Cal? - 1. Roberto Baggio, 2. Fernando Redondo, 3. Zvonimir Boban, 4. Andreas Möller, 5. Careca, 6. Bodo Illgner, 7. Pierre Littbarski, 8. Branco

The Horse's Mouth - 1. Mathias Sammer, 2. Gary Lineker, 3. Alessandro Costacurta, 4. Claudio Taffarel, 5. Jorginho, 6. Jorge Burruchaga, 7. Peter Beardsley, 8. Luigi Di Agostini

KM - 1. Romario, 2. Paul Gascoigne, 3. Laurent Blanc, 4. Ronnie Whelan, 5. Abedi Pele, 6. Amoros, 7. Georghe Popescu, 8. Nigel Winterburn

Desert Eagle - 1. Dennis Bergkamp, 2. Tony Adams, 3. Enzo Francescoli, 4. Leonardo, 5. Siniša Mihajlović, 6. Claudio Caniggia, 7. Roberto Mancini, 8. Dan Petrescu

Crustanoid - 1. Peter Schmeichel, 2. Gheorghe Hagi, 3. Ciro Ferrara, 4. Bixente Lizarazu, 5. Emilio Butragueno, 6. Paolo Futre, 7. Enzo Scifo, 8. Josimar

Nani Nana - 1. Oliver Kahn, 2. Ronald Koeman, 3. Denis Irwin, 4. Paul Ince, 5. Ian Wright, 6. Chris Waddle, 7. Antonio Conte 8. Steve Nicol

Snow - 1. Hristo Stoichkov, 2. Fernando Hierro, 3. Gianfranco Zola, 4. John Barnes, 5. Gianluca Pagliuca, 6. Andrei Kanchelskis, 7. Thomas Linke, 8. Chendo

Gio - 1. Ruud Gullit, 2. Jurgen Kohler, 3. Robert Prosinecki, 4. Andreas Brehme 5. Bebeto, 6. Roberto Donadoni, 7. Ivan Zamorano, 8. Thomas Berthold

kps88 - 1. Gabriel Batistuta, 2. Walter Zenga, 3. Carlos Valderrama, 4. Gary Pallister 5. Pearce 6. David Ginola 7. Michel 8. Martin Keown

Brwned - 1. Frank Rijkaard, 2. Marcel Desailly, 3. Dragan Stojkovic, 4. Dejan Savicevic 5. Mark Hughes 6. Gianluca Vialli 7. Andreas Köpke 8. Danny Blind
 
Winner of the European Championships and Serie A and 70 caps for Germany.

Oliver Bierhoff

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DanNistelrooy - 1. Eric Cantona, 2. David Seaman, 3. Dunga, 4. Franck Leboeuf, 5. Oscar Ruggeri 6. David Platt 7. Les Ferdinand, 8. Robert Jarni, 9. Predrag Mijatovic

IBleedRed - 1. Lothar Matthaus, 2. Ian Rush, 3. Giuseppe Bergomi, 4. José Mari Bakero, 5. Guido Buchwald 6. Eusebio Sacristan 7. Aron Winter, 8. Jesper Olsen, 9. Sebastino Rossi

Polaroid - 1. Michael Laudrup, 2. Stefan Effenberg, 3. George Weah, 4. Davor Suker, 5. Thomas Hassler 6. Mauro Silva 7. Des Walker, 8. Jocelyn Angloma, 9. Ronny Johnsen

Team Brian GB - 1. Franco Baresi, 2. Jurgen Klinsmann, 3. Andoni Zubizaretta, 4. Matthew Le Tissier, 5. Manuel 'Manolo' Sanchis, 6. Mauro Tassotti 7. Angelo Di Livio, 8. Graeme Le Saux, 9. Oliver Bierhoff

K Stand Knut - 1. Paolo Maldini, 2. Jean Pierre Papin, 3. Jose Luis Chilavert, 4. Gary McAllister, 5. Miguel Angel Nadal, 6. Darko Pancev, 7. Lee Dixon, 8. Stefan Reuter

Ralaks - 1. Marco Van Basten, 2. Didier Deschamps, 3. Brian Laudrup, 4. Rudi Völler, 5. Steve Bruce, 6. Guillermo Amor, 7. Aldair, 8. Olaf Thon

Cal? - 1. Roberto Baggio, 2. Fernando Redondo, 3. Zvonimir Boban, 4. Andreas Möller, 5. Careca, 6. Bodo Illgner, 7. Pierre Littbarski, 8. Branco

The Horse's Mouth - 1. Mathias Sammer, 2. Gary Lineker, 3. Alessandro Costacurta, 4. Claudio Taffarel, 5. Jorginho, 6. Jorge Burruchaga, 7. Peter Beardsley, 8. Luigi Di Agostini

KM - 1. Romario, 2. Paul Gascoigne, 3. Laurent Blanc, 4. Ronnie Whelan, 5. Abedi Pele, 6. Amoros, 7. Georghe Popescu, 8. Nigel Winterburn

Desert Eagle - 1. Dennis Bergkamp, 2. Tony Adams, 3. Enzo Francescoli, 4. Leonardo, 5. Siniša Mihajlović, 6. Claudio Caniggia, 7. Roberto Mancini, 8. Dan Petrescu

Crustanoid - 1. Peter Schmeichel, 2. Gheorghe Hagi, 3. Ciro Ferrara, 4. Bixente Lizarazu, 5. Emilio Butragueno, 6. Paolo Futre, 7. Enzo Scifo, 8. Josimar

Nani Nana - 1. Oliver Kahn, 2. Ronald Koeman, 3. Denis Irwin, 4. Paul Ince, 5. Ian Wright, 6. Chris Waddle, 7. Antonio Conte 8. Steve Nicol

Snow - 1. Hristo Stoichkov, 2. Fernando Hierro, 3. Gianfranco Zola, 4. John Barnes, 5. Gianluca Pagliuca, 6. Andrei Kanchelskis, 7. Thomas Linke, 8. Chendo

Gio - 1. Ruud Gullit, 2. Jurgen Kohler, 3. Robert Prosinecki, 4. Andreas Brehme 5. Bebeto, 6. Roberto Donadoni, 7. Ivan Zamorano, 8. Thomas Berthold

kps88 - 1. Gabriel Batistuta, 2. Walter Zenga, 3. Carlos Valderrama, 4. Gary Pallister 5. Pearce 6. David Ginola 7. Michel 8. Martin Keown

Brwned - 1. Frank Rijkaard, 2. Marcel Desailly, 3. Dragan Stojkovic, 4. Dejan Savicevic 5. Mark Hughes 6. Gianluca Vialli 7. Andreas Köpke 8. Danny Blind
 
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