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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #600 on: July 7, 2020, 05:19:29 pm »
Done.

                                 Courtois (Chelsea)

Milner (City)     Van Dijk (LFC)     Blanc (Utd)    Cole (Arsenal)

                              Gary McAllister (Leeds)
   
                Fàbregas (Chelsea)      Bernardo Silva (City)

        Kuyt (08/09 R-U)     Anelka (Arsenal)     Firmino (LFC)

             
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #601 on: July 7, 2020, 05:28:59 pm »
No hating here it's a great team, just again a diamond maybe more appealing

      Cole         Salah
            Lampard
Highway            Essien
            Gundogan

Essien/Gundogan can be swapped, works either way

When has Mo played in a two up front though? Gundogan isn't really a 6 either. Guardiola has a fixation with him being played there, he's an 8 really

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #602 on: July 7, 2020, 05:30:22 pm »
Don't listen to the haters, they're just trying to sow seeds of doubt into the voters.

Cole's best individual season in the Premier League was playing alongside Beardsley at Newcastle. Salah + Lampard between them offer the perfect level of creativity and movement around him to make him highly effective in your set-up. Plus Heighway sweeping balls into the box. Cole's quite an underrated striker IMO. Hate who he played for, but he was a highly highly effective goalscorer.

Yeah that's how I envisioned it. There's more than enough of everything really for a good balance, but I don't expect to get far haha  ;D

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #603 on: July 7, 2020, 05:30:39 pm »
Done.

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Milner (City)     Van Dijk (LFC)     Blanc (Utd)    Cole (Arsenal)

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        Kuyt (08/09 R-U)     Anelka (Arsenal)     Firmino (LFC)

             

Maybe change it slightly with Gary Mac and Fab both holding, Firmino as a 10 behind Anelka and Bernardo Silva and Kuyt as the wide forwards?  Then Bobby is central instead of stuck out wide.  Though the workrate on the flanks is insane at the moment.
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #605 on: July 7, 2020, 05:54:43 pm »


It's a great team except for the fullbacks. And with Ronaldo and Sanchez ahead of them and two CB's that didn't excel at 1v1 defending there will be goals.  On the other hand though, you got some attack.

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #606 on: July 7, 2020, 05:58:32 pm »
Maybe change it slightly with Gary Mac and Fab both holding, Firmino as a 10 behind Anelka and Bernardo Silva and Kuyt as the wide forwards?  Then Bobby is central instead of stuck out wide.  Though the workrate on the flanks is insane at the moment.

Agree with this. Gary Mac was never a DM. Tough tackler though he was, he was at his best with more licence to roam. Putting him and Cesc level would help that. Also agree on moving Bobby central. He's always at his worst for us when shunted out wide.
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #607 on: July 7, 2020, 06:07:55 pm »
Will give it some thought ;D

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #608 on: July 7, 2020, 06:18:31 pm »

                         Lukic

Lauren   Thompson  O'Leary  Irwin

             Essien Gundogan     

                   Lampard

Salah            Cole           Heighway

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #609 on: July 7, 2020, 06:32:40 pm »
Micah Richards? Is there nobody you could've used from the 1920s instead?

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #610 on: July 7, 2020, 06:38:59 pm »
When has Mo played in a two up front though? Gundogan isn't really a 6 either. Guardiola has a fixation with him being played there, he's an 8 really
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #611 on: July 7, 2020, 06:48:21 pm »
Mendy is an interesting choice
We already have shit in the country, and the game of Liverpool fills life with joy. Thanks

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #612 on: July 7, 2020, 06:48:54 pm »
Ah Richards aswell, clearly going for a shit defence.
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #613 on: July 7, 2020, 07:04:49 pm »
mate you know better than me and Pep ;)

I know you're taking the mickey, but look at his career at Dortmund and the role he excelled in there.

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #614 on: July 7, 2020, 07:14:11 pm »
I know you're taking the mickey, but look at his career at Dortmund and the role he excelled in there.
You're right, countless times away in Europe Pephas bottled it, turned away from his usual formation and play 2 dm's one of which is Gundogan and has always backfired


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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #615 on: July 7, 2020, 07:20:53 pm »

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             Essien Gundogan     

                   Lampard

Salah            Cole           Heighway

I'm liking this team. No weaknesses anywhere.
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #616 on: July 7, 2020, 07:28:57 pm »
You're right, countless times away in Europe Pephas bottled it, turned away from his usual formation and play 2 dm's one of which is Gundogan and has always backfired

I think one of the best games I've ever seen him play was against Real, when Klopp's Dortmund dismantled them, and how he performed in midfield for them, was fantastic. Now granted he hasn't reached those heights here, but when he isn't asked to play as a DM, and have that burden on him, he's a more than solid player. Wasn't my ideal choice but there's a lack of options for me in the position.

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #617 on: July 7, 2020, 07:43:22 pm »
I'm liking this team. No weaknesses anywhere.

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #618 on: July 7, 2020, 07:52:44 pm »
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #619 on: July 7, 2020, 10:02:48 pm »
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #622 on: July 7, 2020, 10:23:07 pm »
Skip me if it gets round to me tonight chaps, Dynasty and Hazell have their keepers already
If he's being asked to head the ball too frequently - which isn't exactly his specialty - it could affect his ear and cause an infection. Especially if the ball hits him on the ear directly.

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #623 on: July 7, 2020, 10:32:35 pm »
Just waiting for Dynasty to post his pick but he already has a right back and the requisite number of Mancs so here's my team:

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #625 on: July 7, 2020, 10:38:55 pm »
Maybe the group, led by your leadership, will see these drafts as PR functions and brilliant use of humor

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #626 on: July 7, 2020, 10:40:32 pm »
Just waiting for Dynasty to post his pick but he already has a right back and the requisite number of Mancs so here's my team:



Well done, apart from valencia  ;D

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #627 on: July 7, 2020, 10:40:39 pm »
Reasonable team, Claus. Excellent LF you got yourself there. Must've been a really shrewd drafter that suggested him.

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #628 on: July 7, 2020, 10:42:20 pm »
Well done, apart from valencia  ;D

He was alright for the Mancs. I couldn't really think of another player aside from Glen Johnson but I think RAWK has a lower opinion of him than I do.
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #629 on: July 7, 2020, 10:43:33 pm »
He was alright for the Mancs. I couldn't really think of another player aside from Glen Johnson but I think RAWK has a lower opinion of him than I do.

I was most surprised when you picked Gomez at CB with Tommy Smith still unpicked!
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #630 on: July 7, 2020, 10:44:27 pm »
I was most surprised when you picked Gomez at CB with Tommy Smith still unpicked!

I thought he got picked? Ah well,  Joe's pretty good :)
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #631 on: July 7, 2020, 10:47:19 pm »
Reasonable team, Claus. Excellent LF you got yourself there. Must've been a really shrewd drafter that suggested him.

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Almost reads like a compliment

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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #632 on: July 7, 2020, 10:48:39 pm »
No gimmicks?

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« Reply #633 on: July 7, 2020, 10:49:39 pm »
No gimmicks?

When the final picks are in we will have at least one gimmick round, although I haven't any suggestions for any more so it might just be that one.
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« Reply #634 on: July 7, 2020, 11:04:02 pm »
Soooo close, might get some gimmickry going tonight lads!
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #636 on: July 7, 2020, 11:33:02 pm »

A team full of pace and power with enough guile to unlock the meanest defence. If you want to beat this side you need to match up in all those areas. Defence has two European champions at its heart, both quick and dogged. Either side, my full backs, both England internationals, resolute in defence and add width going forward. Again, pace and power, relentless power. The 'Invincibles'  goalkeeper completes the back 5.

In midfield comes the guile to compliment the power. A United legend, cruelly taken from us far too young, anchors that midfield, with perfect left foot right foot balance on the sides of the diamond, Liverpool European champions, with an astute and gifted world class player at the tip.

Finally upfront, the power and pace of two world class sstrikers who would feed off the many chances provided by those behind.

Good to go.
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #638 on: July 7, 2020, 11:52:13 pm »
Since the last two picks are keepers, and they won't be affected by this.

Every player has to pick one number between 1-15.

The number corresponds to a new English top division player who hasn't been drafted. They will then be told the position (as per Transfermarkt) and can choose whether to keep their original pick, or take a shot with the new player. They will then decide who to drop (so that you can change formation).

The player will then be revealed no matter whether they picked them or not and that number is out of the draft. None of them are goalkeepers, and they haven't all won the league or finished second. It's a potpourri.

So:

I pick 13

13 is a CM

I decide to drop Petit

It is revealed that I have, in fact picked Carlton Palmer.

First come first served. If you're online, take your pick.
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Re: Champions of England All Time XI Draft Sign Up Thread
« Reply #639 on: July 7, 2020, 11:56:06 pm »
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