Hey, from what I read he was overshadowed by Chilavert but was good when he played and then they went on to call him a monkey so he must have done something.
And you picked Tavarelli on that basis? Tavarelli?
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And you picked Tavarelli on that basis? Tavarelli?
Not sure, BigDunc seems to have fecked up his keeper pick so if you go he is stuck with a sheep. That's if he assumed Ospina was non-Europe.
And you picked Tavarelli on that basis? Tavarelli?
Yeah didn't really look much. Non top 30 and never played in europe to free up one of those categories, nothing else.
Ah, you were looking at two categories... Still a far better option that meets that! It's so easy it's not even funny.
Oh ffs.
Whose turn is it?..
Just look up in another country. :winkwinknudgenudge:
This non Europe one is causing havoc
If you are using it for a keeper, choose a random asian keeper like in Iran or Japan or something...
Slowest. Round. Ever
So what do you all think of this?
A flexible 4-1-3-2 with Gattuso shielding the defence and Arteta bridging to attack. Cazorla and Di Maria working the wide areas. Litmanen in a free role to create or to score and Suarex in his predatory biting mood.
A flexible 4-1-3-2 with Gattuso shielding the defence and Arteta bridging to attack. Cazorla and Di Maria working the wide areas. Litmanen in a free role to create or to score and Suarex in his predatory biting mood.
This is a draft where I'm unhappy with every one of my picks (missed chances throughout), but still OK with the end result...kind of!
As a formation it works IMO, Carlos and Maicon will provide good width from full back, Cazorla and Di Maria can rotate positions and play inside and outside, making it easier to flood midfield but also have the option of an out and out winger n Di Maria. Litmanen and Suarez on form as a partnership would be lethal.
I think the biggest problem you're going to have is possibly a lack of 'bigger' named players.
I think the biggest problem you're going to have is possibly a lack of 'bigger' named players.
@Edgar Allan Pillow I like it in theory, it is one of those formations which will always look weird.
I think it would work though with Cazorla being narrow but Carlos being able to provide the width on that side. I agree with the above though, it may lack those vote-winners.
I think it would work though with Cazorla being narrow but Carlos being able to provide the width on that side. I agree with the above though, it may lack those vote-winners.
Yeah, I know. Made a misake on filling up on harder criteria at first.
Need a miracle to pass through the 1st round...
Need a miracle to pass through the 1st round...
Looks too linear. Put Gattuso alongside Arteta and push Di Maria and Cazorla on
Aye. It may lack goals as Theon said but it's a bang on cup team for me. Plenty of astute all-rounders who can do the important things well (e.g. Kluivert - play with is back to goal, Nedved and Overmars graft back in to make it a tight 4-1-4-1.
Agree with this. No brainer for me.
Was thining that..but thought this would indicate Arteta in a more box-to-box position....mmmmm
I just think this looks really weird. And as cutch says it does look linear.
I don't think it represents the position of the players either, because Arteta would be much closed to Gattuso than to Cazorla in terms of his average position.
Gattuso himself wasn't really one to dig his feet in and hold his position, he was all over the place trying to win the ball. Like a terrier. Sticking him back there and implying that he would be sitting deep behind everyone else doesn't represent his role. A more actuate view would IMO have him next to Arteta, both of them deeper than Di Maria and Cazorla.
So what do you all think of this?
A flexible 4-1-3-2 with Gattuso shielding the defence and Arteta bridging to attack. Cazorla and Di Maria working the wide areas. Litmanen in a free role to create or to score and Suarex in his predatory biting mood.
With those fullbacks I would have someone who can drop into defence as a 3rd CB there, not Gattuso. You may as well play him alongside Arteta AFAIC.
It should count imo. It wasn't the Europa League. It was the Europa League qualifiers. Different competition. I've already talked him over with Cherles and he agrees. Pretty much up to OP. I would ask him before committing.
You have done some fighting on my behalf in this draft
Thanks.You're welcome. It is a matter of fact. Otherwise qualifying appearances and goals would count towards the records.You have done some fighting on my behalf in this draft
What about CL qualifiers? There was a player I checked out who also fell foul of that.
Same thing applies. The qualifiers are a different beast all together.
Think about it this way. You are trying to qualify for the Champions League. You're not in it.
If you check out Raúl's CL appearance record and then look at his appearances you'll see that the qualifying games aren't counted.
Or, more to the point, worldfootball.net tallies up CL games and qualifying games separately.
Great news for everyone then, you can get this chap to act as your cameraman, cheerleader extraordinaire and occasional "don't give a feck" penalty taker.
Agreed. Gattuso isn't suited to being shackled as a holding player as he does so much of his best defensive work with licence to press further up the pitch. @Edgar Allan Pillow , you've got a solid team, with your best chance probably laying in selling Litmanen like crazy. I'd love to see that. He was a personal favourite from that Ajax team, but I've kind of forgotten about him over the years in terms of placing him in his proper context. Looking at your players, I was thinking that a 3-4-1-2 Van Gaal stylee would be en vogue at the minute. It would bolster your defence nicely, suit a Arteta-Gattuso midfield combo and your wing backs, but alas it would feck over Di Maria and Litmanen so its pointless.
Hmm, won't there be some major issues with the balance with just one reinforcement? Basically the same issue with not reversing the order after 1-16 to 16-1 in the first round.
The 8th best choice is much less likely to be a good fit and of course as good of a player as the first.
It won't be made up with the next round for those who goes through that far either considering being the fourth pick then is nothing like being the 8th in the coming reinforcement.
The 8th best choice is much less likely to be a good fit and of course as good of a player as the first.
It won't be made up with the next round for those who goes through that far either considering being the fourth pick then is nothing like being the 8th in the coming reinforcement.
Tough shit.
They could make up for the advantage people near the ends had in securing teammate tandems by letting people in the middle pick first, from 8-9 out.
Not sure I follow, could you explain further.
I saw an interview a couple of weeks ago with Rooney who said Litmanen was the player he grew up admiring. He spoke about him like he was Cruyff. Lovely player looking forward to see you sell him EAP
Well it is surely my time now, will not be online today so must pick now.
Have not researched this criteria that well but for a little bit of flexability I pick Guillermo Ochoa.
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Have not researched this criteria that well but for a little bit of flexability I pick Guillermo Ochoa.
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I have no idea whose turn is it. This has turned into nothing lately
EDogen picked so @FromTheBench and @Theon are up.
come on peeps! lets finish this up!
That's a decent shout. It could more of a 3-4-2-1 with Litmanen supporting and Di Maria roaming / bolstering the light midfield as necessary.
This is brutal slow. Have been waiting 3 days to make my last pick