The UEFA Euro Fantasy Draft

Raees said:
Yeah .. I was begging Gio to let me pick him and he told me like as astute Uncle that Vogts was poor in the Euro's/wouldn't be a good fit tactically and as for Cuelemans just couldn't the right opportunity to pick him.

What positions did he play in Euros? and what was his style of play for those of us who didn't see him play.
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A Second Striker (AM/FW hybrid) role, I think. Had a good strike rate too.
 
He was arguably the best player in that tournament to be honest, more or less nothing separates him and Rummenigge.
 
Raees said:
Yeah .. I was begging Gio to let me pick him and he told me like as astute Uncle that Vogts was poor in the Euro's/wouldn't be a good fit tactically and as for Cuelemans just couldn't the right opportunity to pick him.

What positions did he play in Euros? and what was his style of play for those of us who didn't see him play.
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Poor is a bit harsh. Vogts wasn't his usual self but he wasn't rubbish or anything.

As for Ceulemans, I would compare him to the 2007-2009 Gerrard when Gerrard played as a second striker/attacking midfielder. A powerful midfielder who relied on his power and strength to skip past the opponents and then make the plays. Though Ceulemans had an instinct of a forward more than Gerrard, which is why his movement was so good and like EAP said, he scored a lot.
 
Thanks guys.. yeah I guess he just wouldn't have fitted in well with the team we're looking to create but I am sure Crappy will do him justice - from what I have read about him, always delivered internationally.
 
Annahnomoss said:
He was arguably the best player in that tournament to be honest, more or less nothing separates him and Rummenigge.
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Naa. Schuster was the best player in the 1980 Euros.

It was that Euros performance which resulted in Barca buying him, if I am not wrong. But still Ceulemans was ace that tournament.

Just Realized, I have completely mixed up the Euros in that Vogts post. It was 1972 Euros and 1976 Euros. :lol:
 
Raees said:
Thanks guys.. yeah I guess he just wouldn't have fitted in well with the team we're looking to create but I am sure Crappy will do him justice - from what I have read about him, always delivered internationally.
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He did. He was ace in the 1986 World Cup as well.
 
1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini 2. Figo 3. Tigana 4. Tardelli 5. Krol 6. Antonin Puc 7. Planicka 8. Ceulemans 9. Vogts
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskás 2. Masopust 3. Gullit 4. Breitner 5. Deschamps 6. Sol Campbell 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Durkovic 9. Pepe
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Blanc 3. Lev Yashin 4. van Nistelrooy 5. Gentile 6. Domenghini 7. Ballack 8. Bergkamp
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane 2. Czibor 3. Amancio 4. Förster 5. Zagorakis 6. Shearer 7. Wimmer 8. Puyol
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. van Basten 2. Netzer 3. Monti 4. Popluhár 5. Bonhof 6. Suker 7. Sergio Ramos 8. Olivella
6. Stobzilla - 1. Beckenbauer 2. B.Charlton 3. Bican 4. Gascoigne 5. Brian Laudrup 6. Kuznetsov 7. Capdevila 8. Stankovic
7. Joga Bonito - 1. Maldini 2. B.Moore 3. Sindelar 4. Bergomi 5. Effenberg 6. Pluskal 7. Hoeneß 8. Villa
8. harms - 1. Dragan Džajić 2. Sárosi 3. Schuster 4. Voronin 5. Brehme 6. Ondruš 7. Bezsonov 8. Van Moer
9. Aldo - 1. Xavi 2. Iniesta 3. Nedved 4. Lahm 5. Albert 6. Carvalho 7. Cocu 8. Bossis
10. Raees & Gio - 1. Rijkaard 2. Facchetti 3. Kohler 4. Henry 5. Zebec 6. Hanappi 7. Beara 8. Hässler
11. Theon & NM - 1. Matthäus 2. Bozsik 3. Davids 4. Desailly 5. Kocsis 6. Burgnich 7. Stielike 8. Luigi Riva
12. The Red Viper - 1. Gerd Müller 2. Sammer 3. Vieira 4. Shesternyov 5. Cannavaro 6. Piola 7. Rui Costa 8. Alonso
13. big red123 - 1. Cruyff 2. Baresi 3. Stoichkov 4. Michael Laudrup 5. Koeman 6. Buzánszky 7. Grosics 8. Novak
14. Šjor Bepo & Physiocrat - 1. Luis Suarez 2. Nesta 3. Hidegkuti 4. Ivanov 5. Giresse 6. Stam 7. Briegel 8. Busquets
15. ctp - 1. Rummenigge 2. Scirea 3. Ocwirk 4. Mazzola 5. Gerets 6. Lizarazu 7. Nausch 8. Iribar
16. PedroMendez - 1. Meazza 2. Thuram 3. Schmeichel 4. Netto 5. Bene 6. Schwarzenbeck 7. Silva 8. Smistik

@Paolo Di Canio
 
Trying to find a more defensive minded midfielder to form a pivot with Ballack, is my guess. Ballack played as a 10 in 2008. Did he play boxbox in 2004?
 
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1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini 2. Figo 3. Tigana 4. Tardelli 5. Krol 6. Antonin Puc 7. Planicka 8. Ceulemans 9. Vogts
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskás 2. Masopust 3. Gullit 4. Breitner 5. Deschamps 6. Sol Campbell 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Durkovic 9. Pepe
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Blanc 3. Lev Yashin 4. van Nistelrooy 5. Gentile 6. Domenghini 7. Ballack 8. Bergkamp
9. Camacho
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane 2. Czibor 3. Amancio 4. Förster 5. Zagorakis 6. Shearer 7. Wimmer 8. Puyol 9. Combi
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. van Basten 2. Netzer 3. Monti 4. Popluhár 5. Bonhof 6. Suker 7. Sergio Ramos 8. Olivella
6. Stobzilla - 1. Beckenbauer 2. B.Charlton 3. Bican 4. Gascoigne 5. Brian Laudrup 6. Kuznetsov 7. Capdevila 8. Stankovic
7. Joga Bonito - 1. Maldini 2. B.Moore 3. Sindelar 4. Bergomi 5. Effenberg 6. Pluskal 7. Hoeneß 8. Villa
8. harms - 1. Dragan Džajić 2. Sárosi 3. Schuster 4. Voronin 5. Brehme 6. Ondruš 7. Bezsonov 8. Van Moer
9. Aldo - 1. Xavi 2. Iniesta 3. Nedved 4. Lahm 5. Albert 6. Carvalho 7. Cocu 8. Bossis
10. Raees & Gio - 1. Rijkaard 2. Facchetti 3. Kohler 4. Henry 5. Zebec 6. Hanappi 7. Beara 8. Hässler
11. Theon & NM - 1. Matthäus 2. Bozsik 3. Davids 4. Desailly 5. Kocsis 6. Burgnich 7. Stielike 8. Luigi Riva
12. The Red Viper - 1. Gerd Müller 2. Sammer 3. Vieira 4. Shesternyov 5. Cannavaro 6. Piola 7. Rui Costa 8. Alonso
13. big red123 - 1. Cruyff 2. Baresi 3. Stoichkov 4. Michael Laudrup 5. Koeman 6. Buzánszky 7. Grosics 8. Novak
14. Šjor Bepo & Physiocrat - 1. Luis Suarez 2. Nesta 3. Hidegkuti 4. Ivanov 5. Giresse 6. Stam 7. Briegel 8. Busquets
15. ctp - 1. Rummenigge 2. Scirea 3. Ocwirk 4. Mazzola 5. Gerets 6. Lizarazu 7. Nausch 8. Iribar
16. PedroMendez - 1. Meazza 2. Thuram 3. Schmeichel 4. Netto 5. Bene 6. Schwarzenbeck 7. Silva 8. Smistik
 
Aldo said:
It wasn't really a '10' though, right? Germany 08 played 4-4-2 with Ballack and ** in central midfield.
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In the first 2 games of the group stage it seems. Then they switched to a 4-2-3-1 with Ballack behind the striker.
 
The Stain said:
In the first 2 games of the group stage it seems. Then they switched to a 4-2-3-1 with Ballack behind the striker.
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Yeah they dropped that striker who couldn't finish a chance to save his life, but I don't think Ballack made himself present around the box that much, like he did in 2002. It was mainly Schweinsteiger making those late runs from midfield. Both the goals he scored against Turkey and Portugal came from him making that late run from midfield and getting at the end of a drilled cross.

In short I think Ballack in his 08 role shouldn't be a problem defensively.
 
Annahnomoss said:
He was arguably the best player in that tournament to be honest, more or less nothing separates him and Rummenigge.
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He was the second best player even in his own team after Van Moer. Just that he was under the spotlight. Not much separates them and the German duo in this tournament though, they were the clear standouts in 1980
 
Aldo said:
Yeah they dropped that striker who couldn't finish a chance to save his life, but I don't think Ballack made himself present around the box that much, like he did in 2002. It was mainly Schweinsteiger making those late runs from midfield. Both the goals he scored against Turkey and Portugal came from him making that late run from midfield and getting at the end of a drilled cross.

In short I think Ballack in his 08 role shouldn't be a problem defensively.
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Euro 2004 is as close to the peak Ballack as possible. He was not doing well for Bayern at that time, iirc, but was not bad in the Euros. And yeah, he will be much better in midfield 3 rather than as #10.
 
harms said:
He was the second best player even in his own team after Van Moer. Just that he was under the spotlight. Not much separates them and the German duo in this tournament though, they were the clear standouts in 1980
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Agree.
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
Euro 2004 is as close to the peak Ballack as possible. He was not doing well for Bayern at that time, iirc, but was not bad in the Euros. And yeah, he will be much better in midfield 3 rather than as #10.
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Just questioning in which position he performed better in at the EURO's. No doubt he was better in the middle of the park rather than 10. So, was he better in 2004? I know he played boxbox then. Wasn't exactly Germany's best tournament..
 
@Pat_Mustard @Skizzo

Your pick

1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini 2. Figo 3. Tigana 4. Tardelli 5. Krol 6. Antonin Puc 7. Planicka 8. Ceulemans 9. Vogts
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskás 2. Masopust 3. Gullit 4. Breitner 5. Deschamps 6. Sol Campbell 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Durkovic 9. Pepe
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Blanc 3. Lev Yashin 4. van Nistelrooy 5. Gentile 6. Domenghini 7. Ballack 8. Bergkamp
9. Camacho
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane 2. Czibor 3. Amancio 4. Förster 5. Zagorakis 6. Shearer 7. Wimmer 8. Puyol 9. Combi
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. van Basten 2. Netzer 3. Monti 4. Popluhár 5. Bonhof 6. Suker 7. Sergio Ramos 8. Olivella
6. Stobzilla - 1. Beckenbauer 2. B.Charlton 3. Bican 4. Gascoigne 5. Brian Laudrup 6. Kuznetsov 7. Capdevila 8. Stankovic
7. Joga Bonito - 1. Maldini 2. B.Moore 3. Sindelar 4. Bergomi 5. Effenberg 6. Pluskal 7. Hoeneß 8. Villa
8. harms - 1. Dragan Džajić 2. Sárosi 3. Schuster 4. Voronin 5. Brehme 6. Ondruš 7. Bezsonov 8. Van Moer
9. Aldo - 1. Xavi 2. Iniesta 3. Nedved 4. Lahm 5. Albert 6. Carvalho 7. Cocu 8. Bossis
10. Raees & Gio - 1. Rijkaard 2. Facchetti 3. Kohler 4. Henry 5. Zebec 6. Hanappi 7. Beara 8. Hässler
11. Theon & NM - 1. Matthäus 2. Bozsik 3. Davids 4. Desailly 5. Kocsis 6. Burgnich 7. Stielike 8. Luigi Riva
12. The Red Viper - 1. Gerd Müller 2. Sammer 3. Vieira 4. Shesternyov 5. Cannavaro 6. Piola 7. Rui Costa 8. Alonso
13. big red123 - 1. Cruyff 2. Baresi 3. Stoichkov 4. Michael Laudrup 5. Koeman 6. Buzánszky 7. Grosics 8. Novak
14. Šjor Bepo & Physiocrat - 1. Luis Suarez 2. Nesta 3. Hidegkuti 4. Ivanov 5. Giresse 6. Stam 7. Briegel 8. Busquets
15. ctp - 1. Rummenigge 2. Scirea 3. Ocwirk 4. Mazzola 5. Gerets 6. Lizarazu 7. Nausch 8. Iribar
16. PedroMendez - 1. Meazza 2. Thuram 3. Schmeichel 4. Netto 5. Bene 6. Schwarzenbeck 7. Silva 8. Smistik
 
Right chaps, I'm back from holiday and missed the start (clearly). So I'm in on the next draft.

Some good teams in the making here. See @Edgar Allan Pillow has gone for the Deschamps/Schweinsteiger midfield pairing (worked well for me in the newbies!)
 
@Physiocrat Busquets as an 8th pick is not only a steal it is fecking upsetting. He's starting to turn in to one of the most underrated players about due to his inability to recapture the level he had playing in the perfect system.

He's still just 26 so I am hoping Pep buys him so we can see him in the right system again.
 
The Red Viper said:
He wasn't that good in Euros. He didn't start for them in the 1974 Euros. Someone else was first choice. Though he did start for them in the 1978 Euros, he wasn't that good. Remember that Dzajic game? Also, leaving a couple of German players aside, most of the German players underperformed in that Euros!
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Like you said, he wasn't at his peak 74 WC or Gladbach form but he was still in fine form. He didn't start the 72 Euros because of injury or he would have been definitely in the team. He did start in the 76 game against Yugoslavia and was struggling against Dzajic early on but like most top class defenders, he regained his composure and slowly got back in the game.

From the official match report said:
...had to make a string of saves and interceptions but seemed distracted by Berti Vogts when a cross came in from the right, allowing Džajić to chest it in. Then came half-time: the holders were reprieved.

Vogts, the little terrier who had kept Johan Cruyff quiet in the 1974 FIFA World Cup final, had been tormented by Džajić yet he carried on chasing and slowly but surely reeled him in. Meanwhile, Beckenbauer was now streaming out from the back, pinpointing his passes, driving the team forward...
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From another match report said:
Germany’s right back, Berti Vogts, who had single handedly kept the great Johan Cruyff out of the match two years earlier in the World Cup final was being torn to shreds by Džajić in the first half.

Despite being outplayed and put under the knife Germany never gave up and slowly started getting back into the match. Vogts regained his composure and eventually got a grip on Džajić
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Joga Bonito said:
Like you said, he wasn't at his peak 74 WC or Gladbach form but he was still in fine form. He didn't start the 72 Euros because of injury or he would have been definitely in the team. He did start in the 76 game against Yugoslavia and was struggling against Dzajic early on but like most top class defenders, he regained his composure and slowly got back in the game.
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Problem for a defender is.. any period in which he is torn to shreds can result in his team conceding goals and losing the game - especially in a tight game. It will definitely get picked on by voters and rightfully so in my opinion especially if that player comes up against Dzajic.
 
Joga Bonito said:
Like you said, he wasn't at his peak 74 WC or Gladbach form but he was still in fine form. He didn't start the 72 Euros because of injury or he would have been definitely in the team. He did start in the 76 game against Yugoslavia and was struggling against Dzajic early on but like most top class defenders, he regained his composure and slowly got back in the game.
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I am not saying he was poor. Just that he wasn't at his best and nowhere near the player he was in 1974 World Cup. His form around then doesn't matter since we are only considering the tournament performances. And, Germany as a whole underperformed that World Cup leaving a couple of players.
 
1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini 2. Figo 3. Tigana 4. Tardelli 5. Krol 6. Antonin Puc 7. Planicka 8. Ceulemans 9. Vogts
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskás 2. Masopust 3. Gullit 4. Breitner 5. Deschamps 6. Sol Campbell 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Durkovic 9. Pepe
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Blanc 3. Lev Yashin 4. van Nistelrooy 5. Gentile 6. Domenghini 7. Ballack 8. Bergkamp 9. Camacho
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane 2. Czibor 3. Amancio 4. Förster 5. Zagorakis 6. Shearer 7. Wimmer 8. Puyol 9. Combi
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. van Basten 2. Netzer 3. Monti 4. Popluhár 5. Bonhof 6. Suker 7. Sergio Ramos 8. Olivella 9. Jarni
6. Stobzilla - 1. Beckenbauer 2. B.Charlton 3. Bican 4. Gascoigne 5. Brian Laudrup 6. Kuznetsov 7. Capdevila 8. Branko Stanković 9. Pešek
7. Joga Bonito - 1. Maldini 2. B.Moore 3. Sindelar 4. Bergomi 5. Effenberg 6. Pluskal 7. Hoeneß 8. Villa 9.
8. harms - 1. Dragan Džajić 2. Sárosi 3. Schuster 4. Voronin 5. Brehme 6. Ondruš 7. Bezsonov 8. Van Moer 9.
9. Aldo - 1. Xavi 2. Iniesta 3. Nedved 4. Lahm 5. Albert 6. Carvalho 7. Cocu 8. Bossis 9.
10. Raees & Gio - 1. Rijkaard 2. Facchetti 3. Kohler 4. Henry 5. Zebec 6. Hanappi 7. Beara 8. Hässler 9.
11. Theon & NM - 1. Matthäus 2. Bozsik 3. Davids 4. Desailly 5. Kocsis 6. Burgnich 7. Stielike 8. Luigi Riva 9.
12. The Red Viper - 1. Gerd Müller 2. Sammer 3. Vieira 4. Shesternyov 5. Cannavaro 6. Piola 7. Rui Costa 8. Alonso 9.
13. big red123 - 1. Cruyff 2. Baresi 3. Stoichkov 4. Michael Laudrup 5. Koeman 6. Buzánszky 7. Grosics 8. Ladislav Novák 9.
14. Šjor Bepo & Physiocrat - 1. Luis Suarez 2. Nesta 3. Hidegkuti 4. Ivanov 5. Giresse 6. Stam 7. Briegel 8. Busquets 9.
15. ctp - 1. Rummenigge 2. Scirea 3. Ocwirk 4. Mazzola 5. Gerets 6. Lizarazu 7. Nausch 8. Iribar 9.
16. PedroMendez - 1. Meazza 2. Thuram 3. Schmeichel 4. Netto 5. Bene 6. Schwarzenbeck 7. Silva 8. Smistik 9.
 
Annahnomoss said:
@Physiocrat Busquets as an 8th pick is not only a steal it is fecking upsetting. He's starting to turn in to one of the most underrated players about due to his inability to recapture the level he had playing in the perfect system.

He's still just 26 so I am hoping Pep buys him so we can see him in the right system again.
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listen @Physiocrat :D
physio is not a fan :( I would say he was always one of the most underrated players around, really small pool of people rate him as he deserves.
 
I was considering Busi as well. It was between him and Xabi. I don't think he isn't rated. He is rated. The reason I stayed away from him was because people only viewed him as someone who would only do well in a particular system, which is why I went with Xabi as he could fit in most of the systems while you would have to sell Busquets being able to play in a particular system.
 
One of the stars of Euro 1984 - Preben Elkjær Larsen

Elkjær played a prominent role in the rise of the Danish Dynamites in Euro 1984 and no one epitomised that barnstorming team better than The Crazy Man from Lokeren. The tournament started with an encounter against Platini's France, where Denmark delivered a defensive masterclass stifling France (and Platini who was frankly shut down apart from a jammy goal and a threatening header or two) with Elkjaer being their sole goal threat (esp from a couple of lovely balls by ****). Elkjær proved to be too hot to handle against Yugoslavia in the second match where he notched a goal and was a constant menace for their defense with his powerful and irrepressible play. In the vital third group game against Ceulemans Belgium, where Denmark needed a draw at the very least to progress, Elkjær was at his boisterous match-winning best. Denmark were down by 2 goals by 39 minutes and were staring at an early exit when Elkjaer stepped up to the plate. After a good piece of play, Elkjær was fouled in the box which resulted in a penalty that Denmark duly converted. Denmark soon equalised with 30 mins to go and Elkjaer completed the fantastic come back with a glorious goal.

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before Elkjær completed the turnaround on 84 minutes. The Danish No11's performance warranted a goal and he duly provided one of appropriate class, beating **** and **** before knocking the ball over ****. It was a suitable conclusion to an extraordinary game and an astounding group.
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Elkjær once again had a terrific game against Spain in the semi finals where the Spanish goalie did well to keep out his header on the 7th minute but the rebound kindly fell to **** who slotted the ball into an empty net, giving Denmark the lead. Despite being on top for most periods of the game, Denmark were pegged back by Spain and the match eventually went to penalties. Unfortunately, Elkjær was to have a Baggio-esque farewell to the tournament missing the penalty in the shoot out but taking nothing away from his effervescent displays throughout the tournament, which heralded his (and the Danish Dynamites) rise to the international scene.

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Preben Elkjær, one of the stars of the tournament and probably the last player France would have wanted to face in the final...
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His performances led to a move to Hellas Verona and we all know how that went. Elkjaer was rewarded with a bronze balon d'Or behind Platini and Tigana for his displays in the Euro 1984 and an exhilarating half season with Hellas Verona.


A decent article & video on Elkjaer

Preben Elkjaer proved three things in his career: You don’t have to be short to be a sensational dribbler. You don’t have to be serious to be successful. And you don’t need shoes to score goals.




With his crazy dribbles, tank-like physique and clownish actions Preben Elkjaer was perhaps Europe’s most eye-catching player in the mid 80’s. He led both club and country to unprecedented success and finished twice on the podium of the Ballon d’Or. But how many football fans today are still familiar with Elkjaer?

Far too few. One place where they’ll never forget him though is the Italian city of Verona. It was there that Elkjaer achieved the greatest upset of not just his career, but the entire history of Italian football. In the 1984-85 season not the great Juventus, or AC Milan, or Inter, or Maradona´s Napoli, or even AS Roma managed to win the Scudetto. Instead, it was Elkjaer’s Hellas Verona. The Danish dribbler stole the show by scoring the iconic goal of that campaign against Platini´s Juventus. As he launched another solo, he lost his right boot, kept going, glided past another defender, and scored with his sock. The footage of this famous goal is included in the special video 4Dfoot created for this edition of Forgotten Footballer:

Elkjaer’s exploits changed Italian football. In the past, a single man had been responsible for appointing referees. An easy target for Italian-style influencing by rich presidents of big clubs. For the 1984/85 season, the Italian FA had replaced this practise with a system of random referee appointments. Coincidence or not – it was that year that Verona won the Serie A. Shocked by the result, the Italian FA quickly reinstated their referee-appointer, to the satisfaction of a few wealthy presidents. Since then, no minor side has ever won the Serie A again. It makes Elkjaer’s achievement with Verona all the more extraordinary. Hellas Verona were relegated the season after Elkjaer left, putting his importance to his team and the title win in perspective.

Another place where Elkjaer is still remembered fondly is Denmark. Before he arrived on the scene, the Danes had never even qualified for a major tournament. With Elkjaer leading the line of a great generation, Denmark surprised the world with spectacular performances in both the 1984 Euro and 1986 World Cup. The Danes appeared to actually enjoy playing football, and Elkjaer symbolized their care-free attitude more than anyone. Where others were seen labouring hard to maintain a disciplined work-rate, Elkjaer appeared to laugh his way to success. The crowds loved him for it. His coaches didn’t. On one occassion, years earlier, the German disciplinarian Hennes Weisweiller informed Elkjær that he knew the player had visited a nightclub in the company of a bottle of whiskey and a lady. Elkjaer responded that it was all a lie. It had been a bottle of vodka. And two ladies.

This same boldness that he showed off the field enabled him to take on defender after defender on the field. In Mexico 1986, he scored a hat trick in Denmark’s 6-1 demolition of Uruguay and was voted third best player of the tournament. Denmark went home after the first KO game, but Elkjaer had left his impression on the world.

An impression that, sadly, hasn’t lasted as long as it should have.

 
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1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini 2. Figo 3. Tigana 4. Tardelli 5. Krol 6. Antonin Puc 7. Planicka 8. Ceulemans 9. Vogts
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskás 2. Masopust 3. Gullit 4. Breitner 5. Deschamps 6. Sol Campbell 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Durkovic 9. Pepe
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Blanc 3. Lev Yashin 4. van Nistelrooy 5. Gentile 6. Domenghini 7. Ballack 8. Bergkamp 9. Camacho
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane 2. Czibor 3. Amancio 4. Förster 5. Zagorakis 6. Shearer 7. Wimmer 8. Puyol 9. Combi
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. van Basten 2. Netzer 3. Monti 4. Popluhár 5. Bonhof 6. Suker 7. Sergio Ramos 8. Olivella 9. Jarni
6. Stobzilla - 1. Beckenbauer 2. B.Charlton 3. Bican 4. Gascoigne 5. Brian Laudrup 6. Kuznetsov 7. Capdevila 8. Branko Stanković 9. Pešek
7. Joga Bonito - 1. Maldini 2. B.Moore 3. Sindelar 4. Bergomi 5. Effenberg 6. Pluskal 7. Hoeneß 8. Villa 9. Elkjær
8. harms - 1. Dragan Džajić 2. Sárosi 3. Schuster 4. Voronin 5. Brehme 6. Ondruš 7. Bezsonov 8. Van Moer 9.
9. Aldo - 1. Xavi 2. Iniesta 3. Nedved 4. Lahm 5. Albert 6. Carvalho 7. Cocu 8. Bossis 9.
10. Raees & Gio - 1. Rijkaard 2. Facchetti 3. Kohler 4. Henry 5. Zebec 6. Hanappi 7. Beara 8. Hässler 9.
11. Theon & NM - 1. Matthäus 2. Bozsik 3. Davids 4. Desailly 5. Kocsis 6. Burgnich 7. Stielike 8. Luigi Riva 9.
12. The Red Viper - 1. Gerd Müller 2. Sammer 3. Vieira 4. Shesternyov 5. Cannavaro 6. Piola 7. Rui Costa 8. Alonso 9.
13. big red123 - 1. Cruyff 2. Baresi 3. Stoichkov 4. Michael Laudrup 5. Koeman 6. Buzánszky 7. Grosics 8. Ladislav Novák 9.
14. Šjor Bepo & Physiocrat - 1. Luis Suarez 2. Nesta 3. Hidegkuti 4. Ivanov 5. Giresse 6. Stam 7. Briegel 8. Busquets 9.
15. ctp - 1. Rummenigge 2. Scirea 3. Ocwirk 4. Mazzola 5. Gerets 6. Lizarazu 7. Nausch 8. Iribar 9.
16. PedroMendez - 1. Meazza 2. Thuram 3. Schmeichel 4. Netto 5. Bene 6. Schwarzenbeck 7. Silva 8. Smistik 9.


@harms
 
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