Well, with such psychotic (and incompetent) mods, standard of service has become quite poor. lol
The Second RedCafe Sheep Draft
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Well, with such psychotic (and incompetent) mods, standard of service has become quite poor. lol
Miramontes was on my shortlist for one one of the rounds, though I now can't recall which one.
And I can't submit mine until later tonight. Sorry guys
And I can't submit mine until later tonight. Sorry guys
Stop eyeing my players
Delighted to have got him. Actually wanted to block Keane/Redondo but didnt want to risk losing him.
Love your team, so don't worry if we are not up against each other - you'll have me fanboying in your corner haha.
I still haven't sent, limited criteria and I'm abroad so left @MUFC > Everyone in charge but he's not as active, hopefully he can get some research done before the deadline
Fourth round, 1960/61 season. And yes, I had a look at your shortlists while you were out.
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I can submit on your behalf if you want
Need him to do the research, I'm cluless atm
Not as simple as it sounds. He is at the point where he has to decide between 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-4-1-1, 4-3-3 with an anchor, or 5-4-1 if he is mental. Not the best round to decide on that, tbh.
You forgot 3-4-3.
I meant I could submit on your behalf if you did not have time.
Cheers mate. You've got a cracking team as well. Vasovic is a terrific pick from last round and was absolutely key to how that Ajax team set up.
There was alot of big attacking names which were available but I haven't committed to a formation yet.. so he seemed a great safe pick for now.
OK, What is the general consensus on Ancelotti in middle of a diamond (right or left)? Or is he confined to a midfield 2?
How about a deep playmaker in a 4-3-3?
I wouldn't play him there, no. Not pacey or dynamic enough. To me he is the quintessence of a keep-it-tidy-and-ticking central midfielder (more defensive than offensive, clearly). I wouldn't say he's confined to a 2, however: He'd do a tidy job in any set-up, but not in that wide-ish diamond role. The latter simply ain't for him, I'd say.
Urgh...
A midfielder query of my own: Could Veron play the deep lying playmaker role? And could he play in a midfield 2? (lol)
Not preferable in midfield 2. Much better suited in tip of diamond, or top of a midfield 3.
He made his name playing as part of midfield duo though in a 4-4-2 didn't he? I think there is a lot of reasons to not play him in a midfield duo if your opponent is exceptional centrally or you don't have the wide midfielders to pull off a 4-4-2 and need to play with wingers instead.
But if you want to play a 4-4-2 and you have the right players around him then he'd do that role great.
Not for me, he should be an 8 with a player in front and a player covering. He was a genuine box to box midfielder with an unreal range of passing to boot. He plays in central midfield the way Steven Gerrard wishes he could.
He did that. Partnered with a heavy lifter, it should be said.
It depends entirely on who you surround him with. But given the inevitable "midfield battle" nonsense which will be brought up here, he could easily be regarded as too airy if you stick him in the middle with a partner. Look at how he fared when you tried to sell his defensive qualities (was it in the Tevezbola draft?) even in a very moderate way.
He needs protection, in other words. He can play in various set-ups, but he needs others around him to take care of any heavy lifting - even more so than Pirlo and [can't be arsed to check whether he's been drafted so blanking him to be safe], players he resembles in his more DLP-ish incarnation.
Firstly, Veron-Keane will definitely be brought up, especially with Vieira being the other central midfielder in his team.
Secondly, he also has Shankly and Zico in his team. I can see diamonds everywhere
Imo, it should be Zico being the main creative outlet and Veron is best at DLP is that setup.
Secondly, he also has Shankly and Zico in his team. I can see diamonds everywhere
Imo, it should be Zico being the main creative outlet and Veron is best at DLP is that setup.Not really a compliment for any competent central midfielder here
Appreciate the input guys! Thanks
Too much friendly conversation being thrown around.
More manager events where you screw each other will be incoming shortly.
More manager events where you screw each other will be incoming shortly.
They are incredible, can't wait.
Screwing eachother? WTF have i signed up for here?!
I'm this close to a meltdown. Beware.
Got my setup finalized now and if you screw it up... Horrible things will start happening to you!
Tough round this
Would have been a good one to waste getting a keeper
Would have been a good one to waste getting a keeper
Yeah definitely
How many yet to submit?
submitting mine now
Just sent mine too