Terrible result that was.
Sheep draft QF - Edgar Allan Pillow vs kps88
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Terrible result that was.
Damn. Bottomed out. Copying again.
Did you really? The amount of influence you have on these things...you're the Rupert Murdoch of drafts.
So much to like about both teams here. I think Garrincha fits in pretty well in KPS's team. Laudrup is a particularly unselfish and relatively non-egotistical playmaker, so I don't see much conflict there. Eto'o is a nice fit to get on the end of Garrincha's cut backs as well. As Edgar's defence inevitably gets pulled to their left a little to cover Garrincha's relentles dribbling threat, there's few more capable than Laudrup at springing their defence by playing in Del Piero instead.
I agree with @Raees about Desailly's passing range too. He was very classy on the ball. Maybe that gets lost a bit due to his fearsome physical qualities and him being cast as the stopper to Blanc's ball player in that great France defence. Nevertheless, there's something a bit off with Edgar's midfield, namely that Muller-lite does most of hisbest work closer to the opposition penalty area. Honestly, I preferred his initial formation, with Baggio assuming a more central and creative role. Maybe you lose a bit of his goal threat by playing him deeper, but there's enough goals in EAP's attack anyway, and he desperately needs someone to thread together his midfield and attack.
Edging towards Kps here.
Aye, that was one result that I was genuinely quite agitated about.
Isn't it similar to Del Piero-Zidane at Juventus? I'm valuing his goal scoring and movement more than his creativity in this setup. Was worried removing him would mean losing a significant goal threat.
That's how I see it. I don't see del Piero, the more creative, central trequartista. I see del Piero, the goalscoring, direct inside forward. It actually works out quite well, too. Laudrup, pretty much, completes his midfield. Whilst Garrincha is quite undisciplined in his game, he does have a ton of ability in him, so he will cause problems for Cabrini and Montero. Plus, Eto'o is not your traditional striker; he drifts around quite a lot, so Garrincha's indiscipline won't have that much of an impact, IMO.
Defensively, kps has quite a solid setup. Sagnol and Cannavaro may be the weak points, but Redondo and Tigana in midfield do really help, particularly because EAP doesn't really have someone to link the defence with the attack. If he went with a counter-attacking, backs-to-the-wall approach, I'd edge towards him, but kps has a really good setup here, so I have to vote for him, especially since he beat us convincingly when I thought we were quite equal.
If anything Carboni against Jairzinho is the weak point, not Cannavaro or Sagnol with Bergomi inbetween them.
I told EAP he should replace Ancelotti with a complete midfielder and play a sheep at fullback for one more round because it's the more obvious flaw. I doubt it would have been enough to beat kps88 here, who quietly built an incredible team, but EAP's team really is too flawed to go further now.
I told EAP he should replace Ancelotti with a complete midfielder and play a sheep at fullback for one more round because it's the more obvious flaw. I doubt it would have been enough to beat kps88 here, who quietly built an incredible team, but EAP's team really is too flawed to go further now.
EAP got a bad draw.. I could have seen him going through again against a couple of other teams
This. Also, he is/was one replacement round away from a monster team.
I didn't mention that as it was fairly obvious that Jairzinho was going to win the battle, and I think I may have underrated Cannavaro and Sagnol with my previous statement. Having said that, though, I do see Muller causing some problems for Cannavaro as his movement is excellent and tough to read.
I saw that @mazhar13!
I saw that @mazhar13!
Man, I'm having a bad time with regards to my posts in these drafts. It's fair to say that a lack of sleep is causing me issues at the moment. At least it wasn't as bad as helping EAP out with his Muller-lite pick.
Agreed. The link between the GOAT defense and attack was always the prime weakness for EAP with almost everyone bleating about it.
He should have gotten that CM which would have improved him much more than the RB pick. Esp when that RB sheep has Desailly covering and Montero-Baresi-Cabrini to help out. I'd rather let the opposition's LW have the edge if the pick meant my team is much more cohesive tactically and much better as a whole.
Unfortunate that his weaker midfield is against the imposing kps midfield as well.
Fair enough, I agree with that.
With about an hour left, will @Edgar Allan Pillow do a @Stobzilla and sub in Paul Scholes?
Nah, this is gone.
Good game @kps88 . A proper left winger and maybe a LB or Striker are my upgrade recommendations for your team.
All the best for rest of the rounds .
Good game @kps88 . A proper left winger and maybe a LB or Striker are my upgrade recommendations for your team.
All the best for rest of the rounds .
That damn @VivaJanuzaj stole Scholes and left me Ancelotti.
Scholes would have been nice to have here!Thanks. You did well to get that sort of team considering the three sheep.
Would be sad to drop Del Piero
That damn @VivaJanuzaj stole Scholes and left me Ancelotti.