You still has the chance of losing Pirlo or Senna in the Tevebola who might do you goodMaybe, let's see. Depends on the forward randomizer.
I know, he's not as easy to fit as Neeskens or Falcao, for example. But well, I like the challenge. While on one hand he gives you a tactical headache he also provides a standout quality in the team which he specializes and can't be bettered by many. It's a shame I came so close to Keane, Scholes, Falcao and Breitner though.
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It would be a big blow if that happens.
Because now he has based his entire team around Pirlo. If Pirlo goes, that will leave him in a dilemma.
No Zlatan in the pool. Nominator has replced him with Batigol. Less worry for anto.
I did some playing around with the randomizer website and in three tries, I got DelPiero, Shearer and Stoichkov for you anto! Fingers crossed.
Ceulemans and Kempes in attack with Keane in midfield sounds awesome. Really looking forward to Crappy's team.
Also Schweinsteiger . I'm still completely in love with him for his World Cup final performance, Aldo gets my vote.
Also Schweinsteiger
. I'm still completely in love with him for his World Cup final performance, Aldo gets my vote.Yea, one reason I thought it would be good picking another CM was if I do happen to lose one of them I can work with the other two. In that trio that is possible. And the three are also compatible if I do have all three left. Losing Hagi would be a lot bigger blow considering how his versatility and quality is crucial going forward, plus we are still partying and celebrating our last win so it would be a shame if he has to leave all that and go to Argentina!
Ceulemans and Kempes in attack with Keane in midfield sounds awesome. Really looking forward to Crappy's team.
Also Schweinsteiger
Yups, that's the problem with players which nail you down to a certain tactic. I thought from the outset the biggest problem was that and not quality differentials. In fact, I considered Pirlo for the DoF and thought it was way too nasty a pick for that very reason.
Somehow, Senna as a legacy pick was bound to be more welcome than Pirlo as a "GOAT" one, which was the point I was trying to make earlier on what actually consitutes a "player than strengthens a side" or a "bomb".
I wouldn't be surprised if your party turns sour, he was quite the temperamental chap Gheorghe.
Same here, although how he knits it together will make a massive difference.
Also Schweinsteiger
He was my next pick, even before finding about Stevie, let alone after...
Yep, but it will happen to everyone and is a part of the game which I welcome.
Precisely why I picked Bastian and Hagi, both flexible as feck.
I actually really wanted to pick Kempes when I picked Hagi, but I didn't want to tinker with forwards till the randomizer has had his say.
Depending on how (un)kind the forwards DoF is to me. .. might try a formation I haven't before in the drafts.
Just to keep this updated and alive. @Stobzilla 's turn.
1. Annahnomoss - 1. Cocu 2. Gentile 3. Tardelli
2. EAP - 1. Mascherano 2. Nedved 3. Neeskens
3. Joga Bonito - 1. Keown 2. Baggio 3. Figo
4. Raees - 1. Morena 2. Makelele 3. Socrates
5. antohan - 1. Ljungberg 2. Boniek 3. Gerrard
6. BorisDeLeFora - 1. Zambrotta 2. Tigana 3. Robson
7. ctp - 1. Brolin 2. Lato 3. Xavi
8. Skizzo - 1. Solskjaer 2. Cabrini 3. Schuster
9. Chester/Theon - 1. Di Livio 2. Souness 3. Bochini
10. Jayvin - 1. Gallas 2. Vieira 3. Iniesta
11. Stobzilla - 1. Camoranesi 2. Hansen 3. Davids
12. Aldo - 1. Senna 2. Hagi 3. Pirlo 4. Schweinsteiger
13. The Red Viper - 1. Prosinečki 2. Robben 3. Scholes 4. Vidic
14. VivaJanuzaj - 1. Francescoli 2. Seedorf 3. Breitner 4. Vierchowod
15. harms - 1. Puyol 2. Blokhin 3. Falcao 4. Roberto Carlos
16. crappycraperson - 1. Nadal 2. M. Kempes 3. Roy Keane 4. Jan Ceulemans
1. Annahnomoss - 1. Cocu 2. Gentile 3. Tardelli
2. EAP - 1. Mascherano 2. Nedved 3. Neeskens
3. Joga Bonito - 1. Keown 2. Baggio 3. Figo
4. Raees - 1. Morena 2. Makelele 3. Socrates
5. antohan - 1. Ljungberg 2. Boniek 3. Gerrard
6. BorisDeLeFora - 1. Zambrotta 2. Tigana 3. Robson
7. ctp - 1. Brolin 2. Lato 3. Xavi
8. Skizzo - 1. Solskjaer 2. Cabrini 3. Schuster
9. Chester/Theon - 1. Di Livio 2. Souness 3. Bochini
10. Jayvin - 1. Gallas 2. Vieira 3. Iniesta
11. Stobzilla - 1. Camoranesi 2. Hansen 3. Davids
12. Aldo - 1. Senna 2. Hagi 3. Pirlo 4. Schweinsteiger
13. The Red Viper - 1. Prosinečki 2. Robben 3. Scholes 4. Vidic
14. VivaJanuzaj - 1. Francescoli 2. Seedorf 3. Breitner 4. Vierchowod
15. harms - 1. Puyol 2. Blokhin 3. Falcao 4. Roberto Carlos
16. crappycraperson - 1. Nadal 2. M. Kempes 3. Roy Keane 4. Jan Ceulemans
@antohan do the latest LvG thingy and play Ljungberg as wing back. Much better than Youngencia, I should say
Should play Boniek CM like LVG played di Maria last match
I did think about doing that with Ljungberg and Boniek wasn't a CM but really would do a fine job there... but then I got Steven fecking Gerrard and it really started looking like a stretch.
Or not, feck knows, all down to who I get as the striker. For once I would be buzzing at getting Batistuta, would fit me like a glove.
What happens if you exceed the time limit? Do you get assigned a random player or do you just pick the player the next round which isn't really fair to the others?
Is there anyone here I can leave my pick with? Might not be back within 4 hours.
You make the pick whenever you come online.
Schweinsteiger's reaction after hearing he's not joining my team.
Also, I expect Xavi will be arse to sell outside a tiki-taka system.
Anto has Jayvin's picks, it seems.
Picks when next online, but after whoever's turn it is currently.
You can leave with me, if you plan to be offline long.
Send it over.
I'll be around for the next 5 hours or so if anyone wants to leave their picks as well.
Easier to leave with one person, e.g. if someone sends me what Jayvin has picked I can tell them to send another pick.
If you're around for a while that works for me. I'll be checking in and out periodically to see if this has moved along.
I'm usually online and for time-zone reasons I'm a good repository. I'm usually not online when all of you are active early in your morning.
I'm in the US, so usually I end up missing the bulk of activity when its going on too.
Schweinsteiger's reaction after hearing he's not joining my team.
Also, I expect Xavi will be arse to sell outside a tiki-taka system.
Spain never played tiki-taka, they played "tiki-naccio" which basically removes the "ultra high possession" part but keeps the pressing defense.
Xavi has the passing range and individual quality to play in any offensive tactic, but his defensive abilities are limited to a high press defense.
He has a great stamina and is positionally brilliant for that type of defense.
West coast is worst coast
So it means a 3 hrs time difference between us and you have a 7 hr difference to GMT.
Maybe I'll push things about 90 mins tomorrow to start at about 10:30 NYT. That should balance things out.
West coast is worst coast
So it means a 3 hrs time difference between us and you have a 7 hr difference to GMT.
Maybe I'll push things about 90 mins tomorrow to start at about 10:30 NYT. That should balance things out.
Don't worry about scheduling the DoF stuff around me...im usually up at 3am for work, and try to be in bed between 7-8pm my time
Agreed, we've never had to make special arrangements, just need to bear it in mind if it's evident someone's 8 hour clock has been running while they are sleeping. Self-policing has always worked fine in that sense.
Sorry lads, I'm on my phone but my pick is Balakov.
Allan Simonsen seem to be quite a character. Whilse still on good form, he left Barca for struggling Charlton in 2nd tier and after performing good there, left for Vejle BK of his hometown.
Totally weird! He should get some 'lessons' from Rooney, I'd say
About 10 months before:
Totally weird! He should get some 'lessons' from Rooney, I'd say
About 10 months before:
1. Annahnomoss - 1. Cocu 2. Gentile 3. Tardelli
2. EAP - 1. Mascherano 2. Nedved 3. Neeskens
3. Joga Bonito - 1. Keown 2. Baggio 3. Figo
4. Raees - 1. Morena 2. Makelele 3. Socrates
5. antohan - 1. Ljungberg 2. Boniek 3. Gerrard
6. BorisDeLeFora - 1. Zambrotta 2. Tigana 3. Robson
7. ctp - 1. Brolin 2. Lato 3. Xavi
8. Skizzo - 1. Solskjaer 2. Cabrini 3. Schuster
9. Chester/Theon - 1. Di Livio 2. Souness 3. Bochini
10. Jayvin - 1. Gallas 2. Vieira 3. Iniesta
11. Stobzilla - 1. Camoranesi 2. Hansen 3. Davids 4. Balakov
12. Aldo - 1. Senna 2. Hagi 3. Pirlo 4. Schweinsteiger
13. The Red Viper - 1. Prosinečki 2. Robben 3. Scholes 4. Vidic
14. VivaJanuzaj - 1. Francescoli 2. Seedorf 3. Breitner 4. Vierchowod
15. harms - 1. Puyol 2. Blokhin 3. Falcao 4. Roberto Carlos
16. crappycraperson - 1. Nadal 2. M. Kempes 3. Roy Keane 4. Jan Ceulemans
@Jayvin
2. EAP - 1. Mascherano 2. Nedved 3. Neeskens
3. Joga Bonito - 1. Keown 2. Baggio 3. Figo
4. Raees - 1. Morena 2. Makelele 3. Socrates
5. antohan - 1. Ljungberg 2. Boniek 3. Gerrard
6. BorisDeLeFora - 1. Zambrotta 2. Tigana 3. Robson
7. ctp - 1. Brolin 2. Lato 3. Xavi
8. Skizzo - 1. Solskjaer 2. Cabrini 3. Schuster
9. Chester/Theon - 1. Di Livio 2. Souness 3. Bochini
10. Jayvin - 1. Gallas 2. Vieira 3. Iniesta
11. Stobzilla - 1. Camoranesi 2. Hansen 3. Davids 4. Balakov
12. Aldo - 1. Senna 2. Hagi 3. Pirlo 4. Schweinsteiger
13. The Red Viper - 1. Prosinečki 2. Robben 3. Scholes 4. Vidic
14. VivaJanuzaj - 1. Francescoli 2. Seedorf 3. Breitner 4. Vierchowod
15. harms - 1. Puyol 2. Blokhin 3. Falcao 4. Roberto Carlos
16. crappycraperson - 1. Nadal 2. M. Kempes 3. Roy Keane 4. Jan Ceulemans
@Jayvin
1. Annahnomoss - 1. Cocu 2. Gentile 3. Tardelli
2. EAP - 1. Mascherano 2. Nedved 3. Neeskens
3. Joga Bonito - 1. Keown 2. Baggio 3. Figo
4. Raees - 1. Morena 2. Makelele 3. Socrates
5. antohan - 1. Ljungberg 2. Boniek 3. Gerrard
6. BorisDeLeFora - 1. Zambrotta 2. Tigana 3. Robson
7. ctp - 1. Brolin 2. Lato 3. Xavi
8. Skizzo - 1. Solskjaer 2. Cabrini 3. Schuster
9. Chester/Theon - 1. Di Livio 2. Souness 3. Bochini
10. Jayvin - 1. Gallas 2. Vieira 3. Iniesta
11. Stobzilla - 1. Camoranesi 2. Hansen 3. Davids 4. Balakov
12. Aldo - 1. Senna 2. Hagi 3. Pirlo 4. Schweinsteiger
13. The Red Viper - 1. Prosinečki 2. Robben 3. Scholes 4. Vidic
14. VivaJanuzaj - 1. Francescoli 2. Seedorf 3. Breitner 4. Vierchowod
15. harms - 1. Puyol 2. Blokhin 3. Falcao 4. Roberto Carlos
16. crappycraperson - 1. Nadal 2. M. Kempes 3. Roy Keane 4. Jan Ceulemans
@antohan @Jayvin
2. EAP - 1. Mascherano 2. Nedved 3. Neeskens
3. Joga Bonito - 1. Keown 2. Baggio 3. Figo
4. Raees - 1. Morena 2. Makelele 3. Socrates
5. antohan - 1. Ljungberg 2. Boniek 3. Gerrard
6. BorisDeLeFora - 1. Zambrotta 2. Tigana 3. Robson
7. ctp - 1. Brolin 2. Lato 3. Xavi
8. Skizzo - 1. Solskjaer 2. Cabrini 3. Schuster
9. Chester/Theon - 1. Di Livio 2. Souness 3. Bochini
10. Jayvin - 1. Gallas 2. Vieira 3. Iniesta
11. Stobzilla - 1. Camoranesi 2. Hansen 3. Davids 4. Balakov
12. Aldo - 1. Senna 2. Hagi 3. Pirlo 4. Schweinsteiger
13. The Red Viper - 1. Prosinečki 2. Robben 3. Scholes 4. Vidic
14. VivaJanuzaj - 1. Francescoli 2. Seedorf 3. Breitner 4. Vierchowod
15. harms - 1. Puyol 2. Blokhin 3. Falcao 4. Roberto Carlos
16. crappycraperson - 1. Nadal 2. M. Kempes 3. Roy Keane 4. Jan Ceulemans
@antohan @Jayvin
Damn ctp. Beaten by a minute.
Ah, bugger, was hoping to nab him as well. Can't catch a break, can I?