For feck sake!
The Modern / Current Players Draft
- Thread starter Edgar Allan Pillow
- Start date
@MJJ picks Torres, @Physiocrat Fabregas.
- Pat_Mustard: 1. Xavi
- Raees: 1. Ronaldinho
- Physiocrat: 1. Robben 2. Fabregas
- MJJ: 1. Kaka 2. Torres
- Stobzilla: 1. Lahm 2. Alaba
- The Red Viper: 1. Iniesta 2. Terry
- Isotope: 1. Suárez 2. Eto'o
- Theon: 1. Schweinsteiger 2. Ibrahimovic
- BorisDeLedFora: 1. Vidic 2. Kompany
- Snow: 1. Hazard 2. Modric
- VivaJanuzaj: 1. Thiago Silva 2. Yaya Toure
- NoPace: 1. Kroos 2. Reus
- Barney: 1. Gerrard 2. Alonso
- Skizzo: 1. Muller 2. Evra
- crappycraperson: 1. Ribery 2. Aguero
- NM: 1. Bale 2. Cole
Mats Hummels
- Pat_Mustard: 1. Xavi
- Raees: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Hummels
- Physiocrat: 1. Robben 2. Fabregas
- MJJ: 1. Kaka 2. Torres
- Stobzilla: 1. Lahm 2. Alaba
- The Red Viper: 1. Iniesta 2. Terry
- Isotope: 1. Suárez 2. Eto'o
- Theon: 1. Schweinsteiger 2. Ibrahimovic
- BorisDeLedFora: 1. Vidic 2. Kompany
- Snow: 1. Hazard 2. Modric
- VivaJanuzaj: 1. Thiago Silva 2. Yaya Toure
- NoPace: 1. Kroos 2. Reus
- Barney: 1. Gerrard 2. Alonso
- Skizzo: 1. Muller 2. Evra
- crappycraperson: 1. Ribery 2. Aguero
- NM: 1. Bale 2. Cole
I'll pick David Villa and Dani Alves
- Pat_Mustard: 1. Xavi 2. Villa 3. Dani Alves
- Raees: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Hummels
- Physiocrat: 1. Robben 2. Fabregas
- MJJ: 1. Kaka 2. Torres
- Stobzilla: 1. Lahm 2. Alaba
- The Red Viper: 1. Iniesta 2. Terry
- Isotope: 1. Suárez 2. Eto'o
- Theon: 1. Schweinsteiger 2. Ibrahimovic
- BorisDeLedFora: 1. Vidic 2. Kompany
- Snow: 1. Hazard 2. Modric
- VivaJanuzaj: 1. Thiago Silva 2. Yaya Toure
- NoPace: 1. Kroos 2. Reus
- Barney: 1. Gerrard 2. Alonso
- Skizzo: 1. Muller 2. Evra
- crappycraperson: 1. Ribery 2. Aguero
- NM: 1. Bale 2. Cole
Nice Pat.
Giorgio Chiellini
- Pat_Mustard: 1. Xavi 2. Villa 3. Dani Alves
- Raees: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Hummels 3. Chiellini
- Physiocrat: 1. Robben 2. Fabregas
- MJJ: 1. Kaka 2. Torres
- Stobzilla: 1. Lahm 2. Alaba
- The Red Viper: 1. Iniesta 2. Terry
- Isotope: 1. Suárez 2. Eto'o
- Theon: 1. Schweinsteiger 2. Ibrahimovic
- BorisDeLedFora: 1. Vidic 2. Kompany
- Snow: 1. Hazard 2. Modric
- VivaJanuzaj: 1. Thiago Silva 2. Yaya Toure
- NoPace: 1. Kroos 2. Reus
- Barney: 1. Gerrard 2. Alonso
- Skizzo: 1. Muller 2. Evra
- crappycraperson: 1. Ribery 2. Aguero
- NM: 1. Bale 2. Cole
Cheers Gio! I'm so relieved that Villa slipped through. I'm not sure that a right back should have been a priority at this stage but Alves was just too good to pass up on.
Emile Heskey.
EDIT: Doesn't quality
EDIT 2: When does voting start? I want to vote for some random person and make them win again.
EDIT: Doesn't quality
EDIT 2: When does voting start? I want to vote for some random person and make them win again.
- Pat_Mustard: 1. Xavi 2. Villa 3. Dani Alves
- Raees: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Hummels 3. Chiellini
- Physiocrat: 1. Robben 2. Fabregas 3. J. Boateng
- MJJ: 1. Kaka 2. Torres
- Stobzilla: 1. Lahm 2. Alaba
- The Red Viper: 1. Iniesta 2. Terry
- Isotope: 1. Suárez 2. Eto'o
- Theon: 1. Schweinsteiger 2. Ibrahimovic
- BorisDeLedFora: 1. Vidic 2. Kompany
- Snow: 1. Hazard 2. Modric
- VivaJanuzaj: 1. Thiago Silva 2. Yaya Toure
- NoPace: 1. Kroos 2. Reus
- Barney: 1. Gerrard 2. Alonso
- Skizzo: 1. Muller 2. Evra
- crappycraperson: 1. Ribery 2. Aguero
- NM: 1. Bale 2. Cole
cnut.
Good quick progress!!!
Aye, the important thing with Xavi is to connect him with the right breed of player, even moreso where there are proven partnerships to exploit. I'd have gone for Alves as well in that position as the full-back depth isn't the greatest.
FabregasSo J.Boateng counts as Ghana right?
Was born in germany, not ghana.
I can't think of a definition in regards to nationality that would count him as Ghanaian. German mother, born and raised in Berlin, played for all the German youth nationalteams.
@ctp picked for @Stobzilla . I am assuming he has the second pick of Stob?
Quite so. And if he had a brother, say - not saying he does, just a 100% hypothetical scenario - said brother would also count as German, regardless of where he might have earned his caps. Hypothetically, I mean.
I pretty much know whom he's going to pick, but it hasn't been 100% confirmed, so I don't want to jump the gun here.
He has a sister, not sure if she plays football though or in case she does, if she's worth to be the second German pick in his team. But yes, you're completely right, in a strictly hypothetical sense.
Sorry I'm not sure why I assumed he was born in Ghana
Will be interesting to see how people go about arguing about the infamous "peak" business in this draft.
And whether the voters will give a damn (which they won't, of course, if they mainly stick to looking at the line-ups).
And whether the voters will give a damn (which they won't, of course, if they mainly stick to looking at the line-ups).
So what do you guys think of Hummels-Chiellini.. is it solid as a CB pairing (taking into account peak form)?
I think they don't compliment each other too well, but I guess most strikers will find it hard against them though as they are both quick and agile
Very good pairing for this pool
Isn't Chiellini more of a aggressive CB, looking to win tackles and headers in a Vidicesque manner, whereas Hummels is the Rio.. the calm and composed CB. Albeit both of them are quite well-rounded I'd say.
Is @Barney trying to recreate one of the poorest teams ever to win the Champions League here???You know, I never seen Hummels as a Rio typed defender, but a more all-round one. Chiellini is a great stopper and the way I see it Hummels has every necessary skill to be a stopper too. I'm not saying they'll be bad together, but I'd prefer both of them with a different type of player. Of course, at this draft having two CBs at this calibre can't be a bad move.
Torres.
Was probably hugely optimistic to think he'd make it back to me, but I'm still annoyed.
Was probably hugely optimistic to think he'd make it back to me, but I'm still annoyed.
This.
I would be slightly worried about a lack of pace between them, but other than that they compliment each other fairly well I would say.
feck there goes my chances of landing Djimi TraoreBarney Benitez.Torres.
Was probably hugely optimistic to think he'd make it back to me, but I'm still annoyed.
Yeah, more or less. Hummels is certainly much more of a ball player, so you've got that part covered in spades. I'm not his greatest fan, be it said, but I'd say that's a very good CB pair given the pool.
We're looking at sixteen teams here. Vidic, Silva, Kompany, Terry - gone. Chiellini-Hummels is clearly a more than decent pair. Many will end up with something less impressive here.
Suarez, Torres, Terry, Starfish...will be highly interesting to see how these boys fare. All clearly brilliant regarded objectively, with the peak premise in mind - but all equally clearly tainted and possible liabilities in terms of voter reception.
All of them picked before any current United players, too.
Yeah, with how current United players look like I can see why some people avoid them