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Transfer Muppet Fantasy
- Thread starter Polaroid
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Tactics:
Nominally a 4-3-3 that can fluidly evolve to shape the game dynamics, affording greater freedom for Cafu and Marcelo to combine with Rivaldo and Muller, with the insurance of cover from Mascherano.
With Cafu overlapping on the outside to stretch the defense, Muller in between the lines working the inside channels and providing the link, Rivaldo can tuck in to support Shevchenko as a second striker, creating chances and scoring goals. Shevchenko can also peel wide/drop deeper to pull away defenders, opening up space for Muller, the Raumdeuter, to exploit like a hot knife through butter, slipping through Rivaldo on a diagonal run or going for goal himself.
They are ably supported by a solid platform in midfield boasting the explosive box-to-box dynamism of Vidal and the sublime playmaking skills of Modric. With Vidal's trademark forward forays, Modric's intelligent threading and the ease of the attackers interchanging fluidly across the frontline to create varying angles and multiple dimensions of attack, opponents will struggle to pin down the rapidly evolving array of threats. Goals can come from anywhere, everywhere.
Goals galore abound in a spectacular fiesta of attacking fireworks. Fireworks which we have witnessed having seen these players in their glorious prime, players who have proven themselves in the cauldron of fire over a sustained period of time, unlike pups starting out in their careers with only flashes of promised potential.
Player Profiles
Andriy Shevchenko
What a shame the Premier League never truly saw the bona fide heir to Marco Van Basten's throne at AC Milan. Those who have seen Shevchenko in his prime remember a player who burst onto the scene for Kiev with a stunning Champions League hat-trick away against Barcelona in the Nou Camp that made the world stand up and take notice. He followed that up another 3 goals against Redondo's and Hierro's Real Madrid the following season. Europe's elite were on the alert and AC Milan stole ahead of the others, signing him for a then record transfer. At that time, Serie A was the best league in the world, boasting luminaries such as Ronaldo, Batistuta, Baggio, Totti, Del Piero, Vieri, Crespo, Zidane, Nedved, Davids, Veron, Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro, Blanc, Cafu, Zanetti. Shevchenko top scored in his debut season, the first foreign player to do so since Platini, a feat that even Van Basten did not achieve. That was a blistering start to a stellar career at Milan as Shevchenko became Milan's all-time top-scorer for Milan in the Champions league and the Derby della Madonnia (Milan Derby) ahead of legends such as Van Basten and Nordahl. On the international stage for Ukraine, Shevchenko carried the hopes of a nation on his shoulders, setting records as Ukraine's youngest and oldest goalscorer, all-time top goalscorer and eventually leading them to the World Cup, setting the all-time UEFA record in the process.
Shevchenko's Ballon d'Or records in a golden era of great players, demonstrating the height and longevity of his prime
1998 – nominated (top 50)
1999 – 3rd
2000 – 3rd
2001 - 8th
2003 – 4th
2004 – 1st
2005 – 6th
2006 – nominated (top 50)
Rivaldo
Truly a top class match-winner of the highest order, Rivaldo was a breathtakingly special wizard who could pull anything out of the hat and conjure up outrageous goals from now-where to win matches, a dazzling one-in-a-billion gem bountifully blessed with unbelievable skill, dexterity, pace and strength. Rivaldo first starred for Corinthians and Palmeiras in his native Brazil, before making the move to Europe with Deportivo and adapting immediately like a duck to water, coming into prominence with 21 goals in his debut European season. Barcelona quickly swooped in and Rivaldo validated the astuteness of their judgement as a leading contributor to Barcelona winning the Double in his first season. The following season, Rivaldo scaled even greater heights as his stupendous displays for club and country (winning Golden Boot and Golden Ball in Copa America) saw him voted World, European and Spanish Footballer of the Year. Rivaldo became the biggest star of a star-studded Barcelona team, top-scoring in the Champions League and culminating in that superhuman hat-trick against Valencia carrying the team over the line on the final day of the season. Rivaldo was not done etching his name in footballing history yet as he climbed to the zenith of his career with a starring role and the Silver Boot (5 goals) in Brazil's historic 5th World Cup triumph. Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari named him the best player of the tournament ahead of Ronaldo. A magical player of timeless quality for generations to marvel at in the game's greatest pantheon of all-time legends.
Thomas Muller
The Raumdueter's awareness, intelligence, movement and composure have shone like an illuminating beacon on the biggest stages (World Cup, European Championship, Champions League) among the game's biggest names.
Arturo Vidal
Il Guerriero "The Warrior", Vidal’s all-round influence and decisive impact on games makes him the best midfielder and most complete footballer in the world today.
Jonathan Cox said:
Luka Modric
A player appreciated by all true football connoisseurs, Modric's game is incredibly multi-faceted, acting as the fulcrum of the team threading the play, setting the tempo, launching the attacks, playing the decisive passes
Sid Lowe said:
Javier Mascherano
A terrier of an enforcer whose work-rate, positioning and biting tackles provided the solid platform that allowed Alonso and Gerrard to blossom at Liverpool
Cafu
ll Pendolino (The Express Train), Cafu is the most capped Brazilian player of all-time and the only player in history to participate in 3 World Cup finals, captaining Brazil to glory in 2002 as he added a second World Cup medal to his trophy cabinet. He also holds the record of winning the most number of World Cup matches. Cafu played for Milan to the ripe old age of 38, a testament to the longevity of his quality. Arguably the greatest right back of all time.
Lucio
Built like a tank and a beast of a defender combining the attributes of composure, tenacity, technique, power and pace. World class in his prime.
William Gallas
Quick, relentless and incredibly tough to beat at his snapping snarling best
Marcelo
Anointed by Roberto Carlos as his heir, Marcelo has been running the entire left flank for the Galacticos for 7 years now, an incredible achievement at arguably the biggest club in the world
Paulo Maldini said:
Roberto Carlos said:
Hugo Lloris
Captain of France, Lloris excels with his firm command of the defence and acrobatic shot-stopping heroics
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Sorry for the lateness
@Pat_Mustard
@crappycraperson
Can we kick this off tomorrow? I have yet to view the tactics by Pat but think it is only fair that I post mine here for a day before we kick off tomorrow
Thanks Pat for taking over from Fergus and Crappy for helping to set this up
@Pat_Mustard
@crappycraperson
Can we kick this off tomorrow? I have yet to view the tactics by Pat but think it is only fair that I post mine here for a day before we kick off tomorrow
Thanks Pat for taking over from Fergus and Crappy for helping to set this up
I did warn you that he would get no credit. You even had a chance to drop him.
I think we should start this match now.. what say - @Polaroid @Pat_Mustard
Must have been the case. He got 0 credit and even if the rest of the match was in the hands of Pippa it seems like people thought he played with 10 players and discounted Adriano.
It's a simple process how a lot of people connect the dots for a team. They see Figo on there to set up goals, more than good enough.. then you see Adriano as the FW who is supposed to convert these chances. Most people consider Adriano to be a flash in a pan with one great season. Regardless of the stats you may post, that is his reputation now. On the other side you have Zidane controlling the match with Zlatan and Cavani to feed...
Fixtures quarterfinals:
VivaJ vs MJJ
NoPace vs PaceMe
Aldo vs rpitroda
Cutch vs Crappy
Edgar vs Annah
kps88 vs Balu
Pippa vs Gandalf
Pol/Theon vs Fergus
Teams out with the players now available for the next auction round:
rpitroda - 12 players D. Beckham 40M, J. Terry 34m, G. Neville 32m, R. Keane (Abidal (25m)+ 35m) R. V. Nistelrooy 25m, S. Hyppia 14m, Pedro>>> Ljungberg, Reina 10m, G. V. Bronckhorst 10m, Y. Toure 29m, C. Tevez 10m, (S. Aguero 10m -> 10m, Deco 15mill = 11m.
VivaJanuzaj - 11 players Van der Sar 15M, Piszczek 10M, Seedorf 35M, Enrique 38M, Giggs 65M, Jaap Stam 40M, Rui Costa(30M from Aldo), E.Petit 10M, F. de Boer 14M, Alaba 20m, Vieri 10m = 13M
Cutch - 11 players Buffon 15m, Thuram 50m, Nesta 60m, Chiellini 30m, Joaquin 10m Ivan De La Pena 10m, Guardiola 39m, Mendieta 34m, Kily Gonzalez 10m, Juan Roman Riquelme 27m, Raul 15m = 300m (0m left)
kps 88 - 11 players Cech 10M Carlos 42m R. Carvalho 34M Gerrard 42 Davids 45 Villa 12m Torres 10m Sousa 14m, Zabaleta 20 mill(from Annah), Valeron 10m, Pepe 10 = 51m
Edgar - 12 players Drogba 35m, Lahm 45m, Zambrotta 30m, Dida 10m(Valdes>Annah), Gattuso 35m, Pirlo 55m, Sergio Ramos 16m(Sold to Annah for 10mill), Andersson 12m, Malouda 10m, Heinze 10m, Kaka 22m (+4m) , Marchisio 10M, Inzaghi 10m = 6m
NoPace - 12 players Bale (25m), Evra (28m), X Alonso (28m), Suarez 20m, Essien 24m, Sol Campbell 25m, Lampard 20, S Aguero 10m, Totti 15M, Pique 10M, Maicon 34, Handanovic 10 = 51m
Pippa - 11 players Pires 32M + Figo 71M + Adriano 10M + Cole 34M + Baraja 10M + Silva 49M + Salgado 10M + Ayala 29M + César 10M + Albelda 10M + Eto'o 24M (sold for 16M) + Helguera 12m(sold for 11m) + Albertini 15M = 11m left
Teams through to the next round:
Annahmoss - 11 players Xavi 66M, Busquets 54M, Iniesta 89M (from paceme), Neymar 12m(from GG) D.Silva 18m, Valdes(Dida>Edgar) 10m, Dante 10M , Boateng 10m, Lewandowski 10M, Zabaleta 10M(Sold for 20mill to Kps88), Ramos(10 mill from EAP, 4 mill goes Aldo forEAP's dept to Aldo) Capdevila 10M= 11M
paceme - 12 players Iniesta (70=>89M), Robben 30M, Messi (115m), Gammara (20m), Jeremies (14m), Ljungberg 20m >>>Pedro, Scholl 22m, Samuel 22m, Lopez 10m, ivanovic 14m, Schweinsteiger 40m, Pessotto 10m, =2m
MJJ - 11 players Nedved (60m), Sagna (10m) Ronaldo(102m) DDG(10m) Shearer(25m), Varane 10m, Felipe Luis 10m, Emerson 12m, Rooney 34m,Marquez 14m, Fabregas 12m = 1m
Crappy - 11 players Ronaldinho (70m), Scholes(55m), P.Montero(27m), D.Alves(32m), Peruzzi (10m), Ribery(40m), Sorin(12m), Van Persie(10m), De Rossi(22m), Helguera(11m) Naybet 10M = 1m
Aldo - 11 players Rio Ferdinand 48m, Hazard 10m, Puyol 24m, Courtois 10m, Henry 55m, Makelele 32m, Rui Costa (34M-->30M to VivaJ), Vieira 53m, [Eto'o + (6m + 4m) = (Kaka 33m sales to Edgar), Kroos 10m, Sergi 12M, Ferrer 12M = 11m
Balu - 11 players Verón (31m), Neuer (15m), Abidal (Keane (65m) - 35m), Sagnol (28m), Crespo (17m), Simeone (22m), Cannavaro (45m), Cocu (18m), Overmars (15m) C. López 10M Materazzi 14M = 55m
Gandalf - 13 players Casillas 19m, Vidic 43m, Adriano 19m, Cambiasso 29M, Ballack 39M, Zidane 71m, Cavani 10m, Zlatan 15m, (Neymar-10->12m), Baines 10m, Valencia 10m, Hummels 12m, Rafinha 10m, Carrick 10m = 5M left.
Not played yet:
Pol/Theon - 11 players Lucio (26m), Marcelo (21m) Cafú (52m) Rivaldo (69m), Lloris (10m) Modric (18m) Gallas (12m) Vidal (25m), Shevchenko (31) Muller (20m) Maschherano (10m) = 6m
Fergus - 11 players Ronaldo 95m, Zanetti 50m, Angel di Maria 15m, Kompany 20m, (Raul sold 30M--> 15m) Del Piero 25M, Toldo 12M, Alba 13M, Martinez 23m Gundogan 10M, Goetze 10M, Cordoba 10M = 2M
VivaJ vs MJJ
NoPace vs PaceMe
Aldo vs rpitroda
Cutch vs Crappy
Edgar vs Annah
kps88 vs Balu
Pippa vs Gandalf
Pol/Theon vs Fergus
Teams out with the players now available for the next auction round:
rpitroda - 12 players D. Beckham 40M, J. Terry 34m, G. Neville 32m, R. Keane (Abidal (25m)+ 35m) R. V. Nistelrooy 25m, S. Hyppia 14m, Pedro>>> Ljungberg, Reina 10m, G. V. Bronckhorst 10m, Y. Toure 29m, C. Tevez 10m, (S. Aguero 10m -> 10m, Deco 15mill = 11m.
VivaJanuzaj - 11 players Van der Sar 15M, Piszczek 10M, Seedorf 35M, Enrique 38M, Giggs 65M, Jaap Stam 40M, Rui Costa(30M from Aldo), E.Petit 10M, F. de Boer 14M, Alaba 20m, Vieri 10m = 13M
Cutch - 11 players Buffon 15m, Thuram 50m, Nesta 60m, Chiellini 30m, Joaquin 10m Ivan De La Pena 10m, Guardiola 39m, Mendieta 34m, Kily Gonzalez 10m, Juan Roman Riquelme 27m, Raul 15m = 300m (0m left)
kps 88 - 11 players Cech 10M Carlos 42m R. Carvalho 34M Gerrard 42 Davids 45 Villa 12m Torres 10m Sousa 14m, Zabaleta 20 mill(from Annah), Valeron 10m, Pepe 10 = 51m
Edgar - 12 players Drogba 35m, Lahm 45m, Zambrotta 30m, Dida 10m(Valdes>Annah), Gattuso 35m, Pirlo 55m, Sergio Ramos 16m(Sold to Annah for 10mill), Andersson 12m, Malouda 10m, Heinze 10m, Kaka 22m (+4m) , Marchisio 10M, Inzaghi 10m = 6m
NoPace - 12 players Bale (25m), Evra (28m), X Alonso (28m), Suarez 20m, Essien 24m, Sol Campbell 25m, Lampard 20, S Aguero 10m, Totti 15M, Pique 10M, Maicon 34, Handanovic 10 = 51m
Pippa - 11 players Pires 32M + Figo 71M + Adriano 10M + Cole 34M + Baraja 10M + Silva 49M + Salgado 10M + Ayala 29M + César 10M + Albelda 10M + Eto'o 24M (sold for 16M) + Helguera 12m(sold for 11m) + Albertini 15M = 11m left
Teams through to the next round:
Annahmoss - 11 players Xavi 66M, Busquets 54M, Iniesta 89M (from paceme), Neymar 12m(from GG) D.Silva 18m, Valdes(Dida>Edgar) 10m, Dante 10M , Boateng 10m, Lewandowski 10M, Zabaleta 10M(Sold for 20mill to Kps88), Ramos(10 mill from EAP, 4 mill goes Aldo forEAP's dept to Aldo) Capdevila 10M= 11M
paceme - 12 players Iniesta (70=>89M), Robben 30M, Messi (115m), Gammara (20m), Jeremies (14m), Ljungberg 20m >>>Pedro, Scholl 22m, Samuel 22m, Lopez 10m, ivanovic 14m, Schweinsteiger 40m, Pessotto 10m, =2m
MJJ - 11 players Nedved (60m), Sagna (10m) Ronaldo(102m) DDG(10m) Shearer(25m), Varane 10m, Felipe Luis 10m, Emerson 12m, Rooney 34m,Marquez 14m, Fabregas 12m = 1m
Crappy - 11 players Ronaldinho (70m), Scholes(55m), P.Montero(27m), D.Alves(32m), Peruzzi (10m), Ribery(40m), Sorin(12m), Van Persie(10m), De Rossi(22m), Helguera(11m) Naybet 10M = 1m
Aldo - 11 players Rio Ferdinand 48m, Hazard 10m, Puyol 24m, Courtois 10m, Henry 55m, Makelele 32m, Rui Costa (34M-->30M to VivaJ), Vieira 53m, [Eto'o + (6m + 4m) = (Kaka 33m sales to Edgar), Kroos 10m, Sergi 12M, Ferrer 12M = 11m
Balu - 11 players Verón (31m), Neuer (15m), Abidal (Keane (65m) - 35m), Sagnol (28m), Crespo (17m), Simeone (22m), Cannavaro (45m), Cocu (18m), Overmars (15m) C. López 10M Materazzi 14M = 55m
Gandalf - 13 players Casillas 19m, Vidic 43m, Adriano 19m, Cambiasso 29M, Ballack 39M, Zidane 71m, Cavani 10m, Zlatan 15m, (Neymar-10->12m), Baines 10m, Valencia 10m, Hummels 12m, Rafinha 10m, Carrick 10m = 5M left.
Not played yet:
Pol/Theon - 11 players Lucio (26m), Marcelo (21m) Cafú (52m) Rivaldo (69m), Lloris (10m) Modric (18m) Gallas (12m) Vidal (25m), Shevchenko (31) Muller (20m) Maschherano (10m) = 6m
Fergus - 11 players Ronaldo 95m, Zanetti 50m, Angel di Maria 15m, Kompany 20m, (Raul sold 30M--> 15m) Del Piero 25M, Toldo 12M, Alba 13M, Martinez 23m Gundogan 10M, Goetze 10M, Cordoba 10M = 2M
Yeah unfortunately.
I know who Annahnomoss is going for now. 
I know who Annahnomoss is going for now.
Not Adriano?
I'll never understand why he sold Eto'o. Should have won it anyway, mind.
RIP Pippa FC
Gandalf/Wdgar is in great place now. Pirlo is there and no one else will go for him. That's a bargain upgrade on Carrick. And then just have to replace the two full backs...
RIP Pippa FC
MJJ won't be happy.
Gandalf told me he had no idea how people voted for him
@Pippa you do know who I will possibly go for indeed! If I just went with my own opinion he'd by number 1 on my list but this draft has acted all crazy so I really have to talk a step back and try to understand what the hell is going on with the voting.
Never before been certain a team would win to then see them lose. This draft it has already happened twice at least with VJ and you.
Never before been certain a team would win to then see them lose. This draft it has already happened twice at least with VJ and you.
Loads of people need full backs.. even Annah could do with a couple .. paceme may want to replace Pesotto
I dunno why people thought MJJ had a weak team.. crap defense yes.. but Ronaldo and Nedved on the wings will always get you votes .. especially with Shearer and Rooney added in
Gandalf told me he had no idea how people voted for him
That was a major reason for why you lost I think. And Zidane.
Dont think my fullbacks are that weak...sagna at his peak was the PL's best while luis is the current best left back in la liga.
That was a major reason for why you lost I think. And Zidane.
I can't believe Gandalf got Zidane for 70m.
I really want Thuram as centerback, but somehow I think I have to fight all the teams that want him at fullback . fecking nightmare.
. fecking nightmare.There's truth to that, crappy - no doubt. I think it's partly that people simply don't rate him that highly (which is fair in my book) - but also that he looks like the odd man out here.
For me the decisive factor is the midfield. The diamond with Zidane up top more than edges it for me. And beyond that diamond you have Zlatan and Cavani, both better than Adriano - and there's the comparison factor again, like it or not. Figo versus Baines is a no brainer when you look at it in isolation - but you can't look at it in isolation. Figo doesn't skin Baines every time to find himself in a position to create a clear cut chance.
That midfield trio isn't very threatening in terms of coming forward to cause a numerical problem for the back four + Carrick. Vidic can glue himself onto Adriano if there's not sufficient movement and involvement from the deeper-lying players.
I thought you would go for Nesta to combine him with Cannavaro. Better pairing than Cannavaro-Thuram.I really want Thuram as centerback, but somehow I think I have to fight all the teams that want him at fullback
I agree with you on Adriano. I said he is not good enough to be selected here and I stick by that. That diamond was very good but it should be pointed out that on any other forum Carrick would be an odd man out as well. I also rated Baraja a lot, he was proper box to box in his prime. I don't agree with others though that Pippa should have defo won that match, Gandalf had a chance indeed.
Not yet sure I want to leave tikinaccio though. I think going for Spains more conservative version of tiki-taka may be better for me. Xavi-Iniesta-Busquets won't dominate Keane-Scholes-Zidane or whatever in a final to afford such an all out offensive team.
So tikinaccio may be perfectly balanced then.
Thuram gives me more tactical options and he was at Parma with Veron, Cannavaro and Crespo. I also expect Nesta to be ridiculously expensive again. Thuram probably won't be cheaper though.
You seemed pretty sure i would win too
Ahh, I knew it had happened once more but didn't remember with who!
Adriano is just being made a scapegoat when the real reason of the defeat is obviously that massively overrated Brazilian CB of his. lol
I thought Carrick would have had an influence on that particular game, as he was effectively a spare man with no one to mark.
Yeah but you want a better player in Pirlo or Scholes in there for such a role. I rate Carrick but he never performed against the best of the best. Just a tier below.
You are the last one who should be worried about money
I would rather you improved your defense than attack anyway Aye - that's what he looks like to me as well. Sort of a "free" defensive midfielder role - pick up whatever comes his way and go for the liberating long pass when he gets the chance.
So Alonso then? You were a bit lucky that you came across a diamond. First no one would buy that even a diamond can dominate possession against that trio. Second, Edgar had no wingers to have a go at Ramos and Capdevila.
Also I think you would need Messi at some point to win the draft. Would defo win it then but without it will be tough.