True, it'd have been obvious to everyone that we'd both go for Thuram and anything else would make "the committee" very suspicious we colluded.
The Third Redcafe Sheep Draft
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From memory there were a couple of other fairly heavy hitters who nearly fell into the Zidane/Laudrup bracket.
I'd add @The Stain to the clear winners too, we need to make sure to block you-know-who if he ever fits any of the criteria.For me that was the most obvious pick to be fair - Cal? with ZZ. I told @RedTiger as soon as I saw the criteria.
Very good picks this round, @Cal? lMO is a clear winner with @mazhar13 and @Joga Bonito after him.
I was really surprised EAP didn't go for English player. I mean really surprised.
Still ballsy move. Well done. I had him to be blocked for sure and then Thuram was the only option with a so-so choice in another defender...
ah yeah, just saw he snatched Xavi.. I was not interested in ZZ to be fair, nowhere to put him, same for Xavi... Matthaus was my obvious choice...
Trying to justify my pick:
Fritz Walter
380 goals in 411 games. Is he "just" another Frank Lampard? @Balu white text
Fritz Walter
380 goals in 411 games
. Is he "just" another Frank Lampard? @Balu white textYeah that was an inspired move. Well in.Trying to justify my pick:
Fritz Walter
380 goals in 411 games
For me that was the most obvious pick to be fair - Cal? with ZZ. I told @RedTiger as soon as I saw the criteria.
Very good picks this round, @Cal? lMO is a clear winner with @mazhar13 and @Joga Bonito after him.
I was really surprised EAP didn't go for English player. I mean really surprised.
I'm glad I didn't know they were eligible, or it might have screwed everything up for me instead
What's wrong with Frank Lampard? By the way, I was close to picking him until I saw "The Wizard of the Dribble" available.Trying to justify my pick:
Fritz Walter
380 goals in 411 games
Some great pics there. Skizzo/Pat getting a GOAT leftback too
It's just I might end up with 10 AMs. Just like in my other drafts
Surprised more folk didn't go down the Brazil route - 3 of the greatest ever full-backs to choose from.
Definitely, one of them could have done if it wasn't for an incompetent referee.
It's just I might end up with 10 AMs. Just like in my other drafts
You going 4-4-2 mate? Seeing you already have 2 out ant out strikers? I got Walter on my shortlist if we went for Matthaus due to the stats, but to be fair I know nothing about him..
Kicker ran a special on great coaches a while ago, and I remember a quote by Dettmar Cramer, who told Sepp Herberger "I have a player here, who's better than Fritz Walter", to which Herberger replied "Impossible". Cramer was talking about Beckenbauer, of course.Trying to justify my pick:
Fritz Walter
380 goals in 411 games
He's also a WC winning captain, honorary captain of the German national team and one of our biggest legends. Rainy conditions at a match are to this day called Fritz Walter weather.
More so with the Englishmen. 1 potential GOAT(apart from the one picked) with very good keeper as a backup and couple of midfielders and a forward if thinks didn't pan out...
picked on a whim. Glad it paid off otherwise @Pat_Mustard would be after me for ignoring all of our conversation about that round
Matthaus was so famous for playing a zillion WC matches I found it hard to imagine he'd not get blocked, and Baresi looked so old when he missed that penalty even though he was just 34.
Ridiculous haha.
Thought for sure we'd be blocked
Rightly or wrongly I guess people don't think about fullbacks in the first few rounds...
Thank God that round is over
Nah I knew people knew about both Matthaus and Baresi(he put a MOTM performance in that final, not to mention all the noise that he was able to make it after the injury). But then we hoped Baresi didn't get blocked. The German pool was a bit of a nightmare besides Matthaus - two obvious keepers and 2 forwards, apart from that pretty much squat.
Well done to @Gio and the team, thoroughly enjoyed that round along with Chiliegate...
So fecking thrilled with Xavi! Whoever doesn't rate him is a spastic. I'm not having any of this "needs to play in a Barca setup" nonsense either (even if that's sort of the plan lelzy). These drafts are too defensive minded, i'm going full on attack! I shall outscore all y'all
Will you post the next one presently, @Gio?
@Chesterlestreet Henke! You have my vote, sir.
I was very interested in getting myself a Brazilian full back, but what stopped me was my rush in submitting a pick (as if that would help me avoid blocks
).Did you guys realise a certain Scotsman was available?
Did you guys realise a certain Scotsman was available?
Yeah I had him pegged for you
againWhich is why I avoided it, as tempting as it was.
Yup.Did you guys realise a certain Scotsman was available?
Did you guys realise a certain Scotsman was available?
almost went there, in the end i was to scared of getting blocked as i already have a sheep
You should have gone full on scottishalmost went there, in the end i was to scared of getting blocked as i already have a sheep
I thought @Edgar Allan Pillow will go for him or Matthews or the other Englishman.Did you guys realise a certain Scotsman was available?
I thought about Baresi for quite a while, but the only problem was that Italy have quite a few golden oldies that made Baresi seem like the obvious pick and would have ended in a clusterfeck with lots of people going for the remaining Italians, as witnessed with Tupper and EAP/Ctp.Nah I knew people knew about both Matthaus and Baresi(he put a MOTM performance in that final, not to mention all the noise that he was able to make it after the injury). But then we hoped Baresi didn't get blocked. The German pool was a bit of a nightmare besides Matthaus - two obvious keepers and 2 forwards, apart from that pretty much squat.
Well done to @Gio and the team, thoroughly enjoyed that round along with Chiliegate...
Agree completely with your thoughts on Germany too.
Well done to @Gio and the committee... great round!
After researching the potential picks I missed out on, this was my perfect pick as, if he was blocked, I would have an open pool available for Rounds 2 and 3. Still, I'm very happy with Matthews.Did you guys realise a certain Scotsman was available?
Sivori could be LWF or SS. Fritz could be SS and AM. They aren't "out and out" strikers, though. Quoting Balu's best Germany WC XI
Thanks for the heads up. That's what I read, too. Are you from Germany?
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Not sure who the potential GOAT would be. I can think of one truly brilliant player who I'd say is easily on Matthews' level - but I doubt he'd be sell-able as a GOAT in this draft.
There were a good few very decent alternatives in the English pool, though - no question about that.
Excellent pick, buddy.
There's a keeper eligible too from Scotland I think
I read that Walter was a striker, but again know nothing about him. Sivori as well from my readings was central but wasn't all sure if as a leading the line striker or a SS. Looking forward to your descriptions then.
Well I think we're talking about the same one. I rate him a lot, but yeah maybe not that much around here if we go by the names purely.
he is.