The UEFA Euro Fantasy Draft

1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskas
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. Van Basten
6. Stobzilla 1. Beckenbauer
7. Joga Bonito
8. harms
9. Aldo
10. Raees & Gio
11. Theon & NM
12. The Red Viper
13. big red123
14. Šjor Bepo & VivaJanuzaj
15. ctp
16. PedroMendez

@Joga Bonito
 
Stobzilla said:
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Would be rude not to.

Euro '72 winning captain also featured in the team of the tournament in the same year and the year he captained Germany to a runners-up spot (losing on penalties !! i know right ??)

"Der Kaiser" Franz Beckenbauer.
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Cracking pick and really expected him to go much earlier.


I pick the second greatest defender ever. Named in the team of the tournament in every European Championship that he participated in (1988, 1996 & 2000)

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Skizzo said:
I have an idea who Mr. Bonito might be going for :p
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Was that who you had in mind?


1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskas
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. Van Basten
6. Stobzilla 1. Beckenbauer
7. Joga Bonito 1. Maldini
8. harms 1.
9. Aldo 1.
10. Raees & Gio 1.
11. Theon & NM 1.
12. The Red Viper 1.
13. big red123 1.
14. Šjor Bepo & VivaJanuzaj 1.
15. ctp 1.
16. PedroMendez 1.

@harms
 
Joga Bonito said:
Cracking pick and really expected him to go much earlier.


I pick the second greatest defender ever. Named in the team of the tournament in every European Championship that he participated in (1988, 1996 & 2000)

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Actually, no. You surprised me with that one. Nothing wrong with the pick though. Cracking choice.
 
Skizzo said:
Actually, no. You surprised me with that one. Nothing wrong with the pick though. Cracking choice.
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Oh I think I know who you are referring to but yeah, no way was I going to pass up on the chance to get Maldini.
 
Joga Bonito said:
Cracking pick and really expected him to go much earlier.


I pick the second greatest defender ever. Named in the team of the tournament in every European Championship that he participated in (1988, 1996 & 2000)

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Yeah I wasn't sure about Maldini. He was poor by his standards in 1996 despite being at his peak (and despite the team of the tournament nomination). Cannot argue with his performances in 1988 or 2000 though.
 
Skizzo said:
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At Euro 88, Van Basten played a pivotal role in the victorious Dutch team. He scored a total of five goals, including a hat trick against England, the winning goal in the semi-final against West Germany, and a spectacular volley in the final against the Soviet Union.
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Van Basten is the quintessential Euros player. His performances in 1988 are second only really to Platini and, in that sense, I thought he could have gone even earlier.
 
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green_smiley said:
If there are significant amount of scan voters, then the restriction of Euro-based performance probably won't matter much
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It worked well in the World Cup draft. I think people misjudge scan voters a bit. Most of them, even if they don't post in the thread, actually read the question in the op and vote accordingly.
 
coolredwine said:
So he has 2 more days to pick his player? :eek:
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Yeah. The draft wasn't supposed to start before Wednesday in case someone is away over the Easter holidays. I made the draw earlier so that you guys can plan a bit according to your position. As expected most of you draft junkies can't wait to post your picks, but if someone isn't around, you guys have to wait.
 
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1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskas
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. Van Basten
6. Stobzilla 1. Beckenbauer
7. Joga Bonito 1. Maldini
8. harms 1. Dragan Džajić
9. Aldo 1.
10. Raees & Gio 1.
11. Theon & NM 1.
12. The Red Viper 1.
13. big red123 1.
14. Šjor Bepo & VivaJanuzaj 1.
15. ctp 1.
16. PedroMendez 1.

@Aldo
 
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Balu said:
It worked well in the World Cup draft. I think people misjudge scan voters a bit. Most of them, even if they don't post in the thread, actually read the question in the op and vote accordingly.
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World Cup is a shinier event. Well, we'll see how it works out - scanvoting is pretty accurate anyway, bar a few examples.
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
Great pick. Serbian nationality helps too! Though not sure I'd have picked him first round.
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Considering that somebody already picked C.Ronaldo :lol:
I'm really not sure that there are players that deserve to be picked more at this stage - with Platini and Van Basten/Beckenbauer gone, he is quite comfortably in this group just below them, in terms of European performances. He doesn't have the celebrity status, sadly, and it may cost me some votes, but I have a theme in mind and he fits in perfectly.
 
Was reading the "Di Maria has earned his start" thread and couldn't help feeling sorry for you all.

This place is brimming with idiots.
 
1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskas
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. Van Basten
6. Stobzilla 1. Beckenbauer
7. Joga Bonito 1. Maldini
8. harms 1. Dragan Džajić
9. Aldo 1. Xavi
10. Raees & Gio 1.
11. Theon & NM 1.
12. The Red Viper 1.
13. big red123 1.
14. Šjor Bepo & VivaJanuzaj 1.
15. ctp 1.
16. PedroMendez 1.

@Raees @Gio
 
Gio said:
Van Basten is the quintessential Euros player. His performances in 1988 are second only really to Platini and, in that sense, I thought he could have gone even earlier.
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It was between Zidane and van Basten for me. Had van Basten in the newbies so took my fav instead.
 
1. crappycraperson - 1. Platini
2. Edgar Allan Pillow & MJJ & coolredwine - 1. Puskas
3. Paolo Di Canio - 1. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. The Stain - 1. Zidane
5. Skizzo & Pat_Mustard - 1. Van Basten
6. Stobzilla 1. Beckenbauer
7. Joga Bonito 1. Maldini
8. harms 1. Dragan Džajić
9. Aldo 1. Xavi
10. Raees & Gio 1. Frank Rijkaard
11. Theon & NM 1.
12. The Red Viper 1.
13. big red123 1.
14. Šjor Bepo & VivaJanuzaj 1.
15. ctp 1.
16. PedroMendez 1.

@Theon

@NM
 
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Puskas is a waste of a first pick IMO, especially with second pick overall. Hardly anyone on here will remember him so players like Zidane will be weighted much more highly.
 
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