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Soccer draft picks thread
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This guy scored goals like there was no tomorrow in the strongest league in Europe at the time.
300 club goals. 56 in 72 for Argentina. He's so good Fiorentina even have a statue for him.
PS: Sorry Trippie. Too good to pass up!0 -
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Gaetano Scirea
Heres a very good article about him if anyone is unsure of who he is
http://juventus.theoffside.com/bianconeri/juventus-legends-gaetano-scirea.html0 -
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His Madrid move hasnt gone to plan imo but its from his time at AC Milan and won the 2006–07 FIFPro World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or in the same season, when he like his new team mate Messi truely was the best player on the face of the earth. Team BH's 4th signing who completes the spine of my team...Kaka
so far: B Moore - P Viera - Kaka - Messi0 -
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Claude Makelele.
Infamously insulted by the Real Madrid president(despite every Madrid player insisting he be kept at all costs, including Zidane).
“Why put another layer of gold paint on the Bentley when you are losing the entire engine?”
Sure enough, Madrid struggled and Chelsea soared, him at the heart of it all.
It's called 'the Makelele role' for a reason. He's that good. Delighted to have him anchor my midfield and he will allow my 4 attacking players to fully shine.
Won every prize there is to win at club level.
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Most places i've looked up this guys name one term seems to get repeated a lot the greatest left-midfielder / Winger of all time
He is the man who captained the most successful and argueably best Real Madrid team of all time. Noted not only for having great speed (he could run 100 meters in 11 seconds flat and was almost as quick with a ball at his feet)[citation needed], but also for his skills with the ball and his scoring prowess from the midfield position. He won the European Cup a record 6 times with Real Madrid (an unmatched record), scoring 30 goals in 89 European Cup career matches in which he held another record appearing in eight European Cup finals.
his name Francisco Gento
team: B.Moore - P.Viera - Kaka - F.Gento - L.Messi0 -
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Sorry another long day at work.
Predicted well enough after my last pick and only had two players go off my list both of whom were down the pecking order.
Next pick is a versatile legendary defensive player. Can play left back, centre back or defensive midfielder if I need him. Has won the european championship, world cup, 7 league titles in germany and spain, european cups. Was part of the greatest european international side of all time of the 1970's germany and one of only 4 players to have scored in two different world cup finals. One of the hardest men around and pretty cool hair if i say so myself.
Is capable of this too
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Bixente Lizarazu.
A favourite of mine growing up (I was a big fan of that France team), Lizarazu was a brilliant left-back, who was part of the best International side and one of the most dominant European club sides of his era. I plan to have fast and attacking full-backs to provide width, and Cafu and Lizarazu will definitely do that.
Lizarazu didn't score much, but here's a corker of a strike from him anyway:
He was the first player to be World and European champion at the same time at both club and International level, which gives an indication just how successful he was as a player.0 -
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Genuinely shocked and delighted that this guy hasn't been picked already.
In 1993 Borussia Dortmund signed a young sweeper. They went on to win the next two german leagues before he captained them to a famous European champions league victory in 1997.
He was the German captain as they won Euro 96, where he was named player of the tournament ahead of greats like Klinsman, Hagi or Zidane.
He became the first defender since Beckenbaur in 1972 to win the Ballon d'or, something early picks like Maldini or Baresi never did. Only a world cup winning Cannavaro has won it since, defenders just don't win the Ballon D'or. He did.
As I said, considering some of the lesser players picked already I am genuinely shocked he hasn't been snapped up by somebody, but I am delighted to choose the brilliant Matthias Sammer as my next choice.
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Javier Zannetti. The most capped player in Argentine history and as of the 2011–12 season the only non-Italian player to captain a Serie A team. He holds the record for the highest all-time appearances by a non-Italian born player for an Italian club and his 834 official matches for the club put him first in Inter's all-time appearances list.
5 serie A titles. 4 Coppa Italia. 4 Supercoppa Italia. Winner of both the Uefa cup and the Uefa Champions league.
With all the attacking power in these teams fullback is a vital position, so I decided to go for Zanetti now. He is amazingly versatile, and is recognised as being excellent whatever side he plays on, unlike some full backs who can just do a job on the other wing. Right back, left back or even in midfield he is world class in either position.
He also gives me a lot of flexibility with regards to future picks, happy to take him now, especially the way the good full backs are disappearing.
Team so far
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Xabi Alonso
One of the best passers of his generation. He can play it short, switch the play, or put the team on an immediate counter-attack picking out a long pass. His composure, technique and intelligence on and off the ball make him a great asset for any team.
For me the single biggest reason for Liverpool's demise in 09/10 was Alonso. He was exceptional that season and continued his form at Madrid.
A central part of one of the greatest International sides of all time, Alonso has won basically everything there is to win as a player.0 -
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He was one of the key players in Brazil's greatest ever side alongside pele, Garrincha and co and Pelé named him in his "top 125 greatest living footballers" in March 2004. He is Nilton Santos and played for only 2 teams in his professional career; Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas and the Brazilian national team collecting 75 caps and scoring 3 goals and yet he is regarded as the best left wingback in the history of the game.
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Carles Puyol. Played close to 700 games. Won and been a major part of every prize you can win in football. He has played all across the back four which makes him invaluable and great value at this stage.
He also has amazing hair.
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