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I PIck Frank De Boer (Netherlands)
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There's a few facts people need to come to terms with though:
1) Peñarol was recognised by FIFA as the best South American team of the XXth Century. That was largely down to that decade or so in the 60s where we won the Libertadores three times and got to the final another three times. In South America we had to contend with Santos, River, Independiente and Estudiantes, all great teams at different times but none of them as consistently dominating as Peñarol. They were South America's answer to Real Madrid (in fact, the main promoters of the Libertadores and Intercontinental Cups, with the same rationale and philosophy as Madrid's). Santos had Pelé, Botafogo had Garrincha, but Peñarol was the preferred destination for the best players from all over the continent (Alberto Spencer - Ecuador's best ever, Juan Joya - Perú's best ever along with Cubillas, Elías Ricardo Figueroa - Chile's best ever).
2) In the Intercontinental Cup we faced Madrid twice and Guttman's Benfica once. We won two out of three, only losing once, to Madrid, in Madrid, with the loss being largely down to their brilliance but mightily helped by Goncalves being injured. The man was a beast, not just protecting the defence but being the launchpad for the forwards as a DLP of sorts. He was Obdulio's heir as #5 and didn't just live up to that, he is spoken of at the same level. Real Madrid tried to buy him, Helenio Herrera tried to lure him to Inter, to no avail, he was Peñarol's captain and why leave when Peñarol was arguably the best team in the world? It's no hyperbole, their record speaks for itself, there was even a tourno among winners of the Intercontinental Cup to mark its tenth anniversary... and Peñarol won it.
Interesting fact: Roberto Matosas and Nestor "Tito" Goncalves won the Libertadores twice in 1960 and 1961. In 1987 their sons, Gustavo Matosas and Jorge "Tito" Goncalves won it again for Peñarol, under the management of Oscar Tabárez and with "Big Tito" as the Youth Coach that brought them through.
Anyone around to take my next pick?
@Pat_Mustard playing fast and loose, eh?
Had half a mind to go for him from England but I realized I was doing it just to piss you off more
Anyone around to take my next pick?
That's the most noble reason I can possibly think of to make a pick