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The Criteria Draft - The Drafts
- Thread starter RoadTrip
- Start date
rpitroda vs edogen on Monday
EAP vs Boris Wednesday
Stobzilla/KM vs VJ/crappy Wednesday
fromTheBench vs Aldo Monday
paceme vs Chesterlestreet Tuesday
noPace vs Snow/NM Tuesday
The red viper vs bigdunc9 Tuesday
Cutch vs Annah Friday
We need someone to possibly step in for Annah. Is there anyone willing to do so?
Also, can someone set the games up for tomorrow? I will unfortunately not be able to do that tomorrow therefore we will send our Monday tactics to whoever sets them up. Kick off around 9-10am.
Finally, for all other days, pleases end your tactics to me.
I'll aim to kick off all games at around 9am-10am.
EAP vs Boris Wednesday
Stobzilla/KM vs VJ/crappy Wednesday
fromTheBench vs Aldo Monday
paceme vs Chesterlestreet Tuesday
noPace vs Snow/NM Tuesday
The red viper vs bigdunc9 Tuesday
Cutch vs Annah Friday
We need someone to possibly step in for Annah. Is there anyone willing to do so?
Also, can someone set the games up for tomorrow? I will unfortunately not be able to do that tomorrow therefore we will send our Monday tactics to whoever sets them up. Kick off around 9-10am.
Finally, for all other days, pleases end your tactics to me.
I'll aim to kick off all games at around 9am-10am.
Good news! We have a replacement for @Annahnomoss welcome @Skizzo
Great buy.
Yep, will be sending you the stuff by tonight. @FromTheBench also should be free tomorrow as we discussed.
No mate I'm on my phone for the entire week with no computer so I can't really do stuff seriously
Well hello everyone. Ill get the profiles and write up done asap and sent over as soon as I can. See how much fluff I can come up with for Bebe 
Are you Annah's AM?
And welcome up!
And welcome up!
You ok for Friday? @Skizzo
@Aldo @EDogen @FromTheBench
Aldo and FromTheBench I still haven't got anything from you!
Also been busy today to do my write up but will send over by 10am tomorrow.
Aldo can you set up mine and Edogens game? If so we can PM you our shizzle.
I can set up your game around that time.
Aldo and FromTheBench I still haven't got anything from you!
Also been busy today to do my write up but will send over by 10am tomorrow.
Aldo can you set up mine and Edogens game? If so we can PM you our shizzle.
I can set up your game around that time.
What happened to Annah?
I'm bored, so, top three picks per criteria, based on ability:
90-99 caps: Ronaldinho, Nedved, Blanc
<30 caps: Redondo, Toldo, Ginola
No league title: Gerrard, Mendieta, Reus
Ballon: Maldini, Zidane, Cristiano
Born in different country: Viera, Desailly, Seedorf
3 countries: Ronaldo, Romario, Hagi
Lost WC final: Messi, Baggio, Costacurta
8/9. Rui Costa/Batistuta, Beckham/Raul, Kaka/Cafu
Country outside top 30: Stoichkov, Keane, Eto'o
10 years 1 club: Nesta, Iniesta, Pirlo
Never played in European club competition: Le Tissier, Des Walker, Marcos.
Open to change/ridicule.
90-99 caps: Ronaldinho, Nedved, Blanc
<30 caps: Redondo, Toldo, Ginola
No league title: Gerrard, Mendieta, Reus
Ballon: Maldini, Zidane, Cristiano
Born in different country: Viera, Desailly, Seedorf
3 countries: Ronaldo, Romario, Hagi
Lost WC final: Messi, Baggio, Costacurta
8/9. Rui Costa/Batistuta, Beckham/Raul, Kaka/Cafu
Country outside top 30: Stoichkov, Keane, Eto'o
10 years 1 club: Nesta, Iniesta, Pirlo
Never played in European club competition: Le Tissier, Des Walker, Marcos.
Open to change/ridicule.
Sending now.
And yes, send you stuff to me. Will set it up.
Sent mine.
Also I think I forgot the mention that no one picked Stojkovic? I thought he would surely go for the outside top 30 names. I already a number 10 so just couldn't fit him in.
Also I think I forgot the mention that no one picked Stojkovic? I thought he would surely go for the outside top 30 names. I already a number 10 so just couldn't fit him in.
Well hello everyone. Ill get the profiles and write up done asap and sent over as soon as I can. See how much fluff I can come up with for Bebe
You don't have Bebe, you have Sinama-Pongolle. Bebe actually won a league title with us, no medal but was in the squad and played a couple of games so it counts.
Picking each player only once, at the criteria where they'd give you the most bang for your buck:
I'd have:
90-99 caps: Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Lima, Lizarazu
Lizarazu well ahead of the next group of defenders (Blanc aside). Ronaldinho gets first because he was miles better than the average LW drafted whereas the 9 position had a ton of depth overall.
<30 caps: Redondo, Senna, Felipe Luis
Redondo clear #1, Senna a solid #2 and then a bunch of competent fullbacks and keepers. I think Felipe Luis was probably the best FB in the world last year and is better defensively than guys like Pessotto, Birindelli and Carboni were going forwards.
No league title: Mendieta, Reus, Gerrard
I can't believe my own Thomas Hassler doesn't make this list, but I think I'd have him 4th, though we disagree on order. I really dislike Gerrard and the depth at CM/ACM is high so I had him 3rd. Not a ton of wide players scoring more than Reus.
Ballon: Zidane, Sammer, Henry
Maldini, Baggio and Xavi all fit other categories
Born in different country: Desailly, Viera, Seedorf
Desailly over Vieira for me. Agreed on the 3 names, though.
3 countries: Cristiano Ronaldo, Cafu, Roberto Carlos
Right back proved a weak position overall, so Cafu makes it after Cristiano and before Roberto Carlos (better LB's in general in the draft)
Lost WC final: Messi, Baggio, Robben,
How many better right-sided attackers than Robben will there be? Maybe 2? Feels weird to leave Kahn out, though.
8/9. Thuram/Cannavaro, Davids and Van Der Sar, Kohler/Lehmann
I'm not as big a Rui Costa guy, so they dropped out for me. The first pairing is a clear #1 for me and the other 2 are nice mixes of fine keepers and a genuine star.
Country outside top 30: Stoichkov, Nedved, Keane
Clear cut, just a question of how to rank them. Ultimately, CM's like Xabi Alonso and Vidal went undrafted, but a bunch of good but not great wide options were taken, so Keane drops to 3rd
10 years 1 club: Maldini, Xavi, Zanetti
Ultimately proved to be a very friendly category with top players unpicked (Puyol, Terry). Zanetti gets extra right back points.
Never played in European club competition: Des Walker, Marcos, ????
Des Walker seems a clear #1 to me. Marcos is a decent option at a weak-ish position. Don't love Le Tissier since it's hard to use him as a 10 and he can't really go anywhere else. Hated this category.
Yeah friday is perfect.
I will send it to you @Aldo in about two hours when I get to my laptop.
@EDogen gogogogo! Tactics to Aldo so we can kick off =].
Starting it.
EDogen Player profiles
Franesco Toldo
Great stature with a big presence and great shot-stopping ability.
Patrice Evra
Evra at his best could run the left side all by himself and did that for a couple of seasons at his best.
Ricardo Carvalho
Classy and dirty defender at the same time. Was really good during his Chelsea years.
William Gallas
Quick, relentless and incredibly tough to beat at his peak.
Dan Petrescu
Solid defender with great offensive abilities. One of the best right backs of the Premier League era.
Gareth Bale
Pace, directness and a amazing left foot. A running nightmare for defenders.
Paul Scholes
Legend. Just legend.
Roy Keane (C)
Captain Keane! With Roy in midfield the opposition will never have an easy game. World class. We all know him so well.
David Beckham
His crosses and free kicks alone brings the world class factor in.
George Weah
All round attacker who contributes more than a normal number 9.
Raul Gonzalez Blanco
Goal machine with an amazing footballers brain.
Sub
Guillermo Ochoa
Great stopper, was a monster in WC 2014.
Franesco Toldo
Great stature with a big presence and great shot-stopping ability.
Patrice Evra
Evra at his best could run the left side all by himself and did that for a couple of seasons at his best.
Ricardo Carvalho
Classy and dirty defender at the same time. Was really good during his Chelsea years.
William Gallas
Quick, relentless and incredibly tough to beat at his peak.
Dan Petrescu
Solid defender with great offensive abilities. One of the best right backs of the Premier League era.
Gareth Bale
Pace, directness and a amazing left foot. A running nightmare for defenders.
Paul Scholes
Legend. Just legend.
Roy Keane (C)
Captain Keane! With Roy in midfield the opposition will never have an easy game. World class. We all know him so well.
David Beckham
His crosses and free kicks alone brings the world class factor in.
George Weah
All round attacker who contributes more than a normal number 9.
Raul Gonzalez Blanco
Goal machine with an amazing footballers brain.
Sub
Guillermo Ochoa
Great stopper, was a monster in WC 2014.
What do i do now ? Do i sent my team set up and tactics to @rpitroda for him to post in the match day thread ?
Yep.
@paceme
@Chesterlestreet
@The Red Viper
@BigDunc9
Still awaiting your shizzle for tomorrows matches.
@Chesterlestreet
@The Red Viper
@BigDunc9
Still awaiting your shizzle for tomorrows matches.
Just sent mine then @rpitroda . Let me know if i need to flip my side around because i am the away team.
Hold your horses. Some of us have to work
No! =P.
It's tomorrow, right?
So, you'll get the shizzle tomorrow. Don't have much time at the moment. I assume it won't kick off until sometime in the afternoon. I'll send you...something (there will be no gifs!) by...one or two PM. Or thereabouts.
Really happy with how the matches have gone so far. Both tight, and all 4 teams have weaknesses which can be exposed. Exactly what I was hoping with this type of draft so fingers crossed it continues into the latter games.
@rpitroda I'm finishing the write-up and whatnot as we speak - will send it to ya soon. I'll be occupied with all sorts of things all day long tomorrow, so it doesn't really matter when the match kicks off. Later is slightly better than earlier, though - but, again, it doesn't really matter. Whatever suits paceme best.
I'll send mine early tomorrow morning. I'm up around half 5 so you should have everything by half 7.
Team DAn-ahnomoss (My first name is Daniel...annahnomoss.....DAnnahnomoss...I'll get my coat)
Marcos Reis
Brazil's WC winning Goalkeeper from 2002, he had four clean sheets, conceded only four goals in seven matches, and was elected the third-best goalkeeper in the tournament.
Bixente Lizarazu
A talented, marauding left back who became the first player to be a current European and World champion in club and international football.
Lilian Thuram
France's most capped player, WC 98 winner, Euro 2000 winner...not much needs to be said.
Fabio Cannavaro
A 2006 WC winner, one of the finest defenders of all time, named a Ballon D'or winner in 2006.
Sinisa Mihajlovic
A classy defender with fantastic dead ball skills. Scored 27 free kicks during his time in the Serie A.
Andrea Pirlo
The best deep lying playmaker of our generation. A key part of the 2006 WC winning team, leading the assist charts, and being named man of the match 3 times, including the final.
Emmanuel Petit
The tough tackling, hard working midfielder was a key part of Arsenal, and France's, success.
Michael Essien
The Bison...hard working, tough tackling midfielder. Before his injuries, was one of the best box to box midfielders in the PL.
Franck Ribery
Fast, tricky, direct...offers a threat when attacking down the wing, and is always capable of popping up with a goal. Recognized throughout his career with individual awards for his play.
Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Signed by Liverpool at 16...never really got going. Scored an important goal for Blackburn once, in a 2-3 defeat to Spurs. Will flourish in the space afforded to him by the opponents ignoring him.
Ronaldo
A two time WC winner, a three time World Player of the Year award winner, One of the best strikers of all time. Not much needs to be said about R9.
Brazil's WC winning Goalkeeper from 2002, he had four clean sheets, conceded only four goals in seven matches, and was elected the third-best goalkeeper in the tournament.
Bixente Lizarazu
A talented, marauding left back who became the first player to be a current European and World champion in club and international football.
Lilian Thuram
France's most capped player, WC 98 winner, Euro 2000 winner...not much needs to be said.
Fabio Cannavaro
A 2006 WC winner, one of the finest defenders of all time, named a Ballon D'or winner in 2006.
Sinisa Mihajlovic
A classy defender with fantastic dead ball skills. Scored 27 free kicks during his time in the Serie A.
Andrea Pirlo
The best deep lying playmaker of our generation. A key part of the 2006 WC winning team, leading the assist charts, and being named man of the match 3 times, including the final.
Emmanuel Petit
The tough tackling, hard working midfielder was a key part of Arsenal, and France's, success.
Michael Essien
The Bison...hard working, tough tackling midfielder. Before his injuries, was one of the best box to box midfielders in the PL.
Franck Ribery
Fast, tricky, direct...offers a threat when attacking down the wing, and is always capable of popping up with a goal. Recognized throughout his career with individual awards for his play.
Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Signed by Liverpool at 16...never really got going. Scored an important goal for Blackburn once, in a 2-3 defeat to Spurs. Will flourish in the space afforded to him by the opponents ignoring him.
Ronaldo
A two time WC winner, a three time World Player of the Year award winner, One of the best strikers of all time. Not much needs to be said about R9.
So what did we say about reinforcements for the next round? how is this going to be done and under what rules?
The Red Viper vs BigDunc9 is postponed (until later this week).
NoPace vs Snow/NM postponed to Wednesday.
Chesterlestreet vs Paceme to kick off when Aldo's game finishes.
NoPace vs Snow/NM postponed to Wednesday.
Chesterlestreet vs Paceme to kick off when Aldo's game finishes.
rpitroda vs edogen on Monday - EDogen Wins!
fromTheBench vs Aldo Monday - Aldo Wins!
paceme vs Chesterlestreet Tuesday
EAP vs Boris Wednesday @Edgar Allan Pillow Awaiting write up from EAP (Boris has sent)
Stobzilla/KM vs VJ/crappy Wednesday @Stobzilla @KM Awaiting write up from Stobzilla/KM (VJ/Crappy have sent)
noPace vs Snow/NM Wednesday @Snow @NM @NoPace Awaiting write ups from both teams.
The red viper vs bigdunc9 - Towards end of week.
Cutch vs Annah/Skizzo - Friday
fromTheBench vs Aldo Monday - Aldo Wins!
paceme vs Chesterlestreet Tuesday
EAP vs Boris Wednesday @Edgar Allan Pillow Awaiting write up from EAP (Boris has sent)
Stobzilla/KM vs VJ/crappy Wednesday @Stobzilla @KM Awaiting write up from Stobzilla/KM (VJ/Crappy have sent)
noPace vs Snow/NM Wednesday @Snow @NM @NoPace Awaiting write ups from both teams.
The red viper vs bigdunc9 - Towards end of week.
Cutch vs Annah/Skizzo - Friday
at Pongolle writeup!