Topic: Legendary Manager Draft Round of 16 (1)

[Lastrador]

Are you voting for me Samie boy?

[Samie]

I'd rather vote for the imaginary person Trend made up to compete in this draft twice than you.

[Lastrador]

I'd rather vote for the imaginary person Trend made up to compete in this draft twice than you.

I thought we were mates. 

[Sarge]

Yeah, a beautiful man and a brilliant manager. I hope you're proud of yourselves? Don't let it happen again. He'll be turning in his grave would wor Bobby, like.

Serves him right for his time with us and the gaffer.

[Samie]

 

I thought we were mates. 

Rawk Draft's are a cut throat business my friend.

[vivabobbygraham]

Voting with a conscience means you might not get the vote mate. 

Exactly

[vivabobbygraham]

What would of could have 

Try getting the ball off my midfield first 

Boss team, De. Fucking good team, mate. But mines better all over the pitch, mate. My midfield! That's a dream team. Balanced. Gazza, man. What a player. Hoddle. With that wand of a left...and right foot. With Bryan fucking Robson at his best destroying everything that moved and then would launch his own attacks. He was only bettered by Souness and that's as good as it gets.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Boss team, De. Fucking good team, mate. But mines better all over the pitch, mate. My midfield! That's a dream team. Balanced. Gazza, man. What a player. Hoddle. With that wand of a left...and right foot. With Bryan fucking Robson at his best destroying everything that moved and then would launch his own attacks. He was only bettered by Souness and that's as good as it gets.

Your midfield is good mate, no question about it. But let's not pretend that Xavi and Iniesta aren't two of the best midfielders in  the history of the game at club level and country.  If you want to rate Robson over cambiasso, fair enough, but the other two in your midfield can't compete with Xavi and Iniesta in terms of keeping the ball and dictating the game.

Then you have David Silva who is able to provide the #4th body and help dictate as well, who is capable of playing anywhere in midfield.

[Crosby Nick]

My all English midfield would, without doubt, be one of the best midfields ever, global, if they could have played together at the top of their game. Sir Bobby would have had them purring. De's team is good but mine shits all over his. Solid as a rock at the back with the two most underrated world class, best ever, full backs and fucking Clem in goal! Romario and Johnny Barnes upfront! Kluivert in the middle that goal hanging fucker! I mean, what the fuck, you plantpots...

Never had you down as a Drury Lane Dancer Bobby.

[PoetryInMotion]

Your midfield is good mate, no question about it. But let's not pretend that Xavi and Iniesta aren't two of the best midfielders in  the history of the game at club level and country.  If you want to rate Robson over cambiasso, fair enough, but the other two in your midfield can't compete with Xavi and Iniesta in terms of keeping the ball and dictating the game.

Then you have David Silva who is able to provide the #4th body and help dictate as well, who is capable of playing anywhere in midfield.

I also think your midfield is more balanced. The opponent has two AMs in front of a B2B mid at the base, which is a bit too top heavy and less stable defensively.

Cambiasso as a pure DM is going to really help you - at his peak, I think he was as good as Busquets (it was just a shorter peak).

[El Lobo]

Went for Claus in the first game. Pretty close but he's put together a quietly good team there, particularly strong central midfield. Its pretty much a 'last 30 years Bayern Munich XI' which definitely isn't to be sniffed at. Lastradors put together a good team too, but hamstrung by having probably the weakest manager in the field!

Second game I think is defactos pretty easily. That midfield of Bobbys would get destroyed by defactos five, good as Robson, Hoddle and Gazza were. But again.....speaks more for the manager he got than anything else. Good manager that Robson was he's got nowhere near the record with continental teams that defactos two had.

Third game again pretty easy for DS. Couldn't have done much more with Kenny besides Barnes, and unlucky to just miss out on Souness, Xabi and Masch. SPS missed too many picks I think to make a really good team.

Trends again made a good team with the options he had. Doesn't come close though because I lucked out with Trap, and had pretty much the great Juve/Italy side of the early 80s already cemented that no-one else could pick. I do think my picks were good though, I didn't miss out on anyone I wanted (Claus could have had Matthaus so buzzing he went for Redondo instead and I'm sure a few could have got Laudrup and Bergomi before me). That is a good team though right?! Essentially the greatest ever Italy side with Matthaus, Batistuta, Platini, Laudrup and Passarella added into it.

[Elzar]

Next games will be up when I get a chance in work today. Possibly around lunchtime

[Elzar]

Well in Lastrador, Defacto, Lobo and Sangria.

I think Heynckes probably needed a partner, as it's too bayern central.

Robson - Great team but come up against a really strong one from DeFacto. The midfield would be dominated by the 3 and Silva/Prosinecki, that's where it's won, but I could see some great counters being launched by Barnes, Kluivert and Romario

Capello ended up with a weak middle, and then 2 at the back that probably aren't RAWK's favourites! Add that on to the fact it's up against a team of Liverpool players... it was going to be a task.

Rafa probably needed Gerrard in there to be at the strongest. Gerrard in for Aimar and that's a hell of a midfield for me. Still, coming up against he favourites was a tough draw.

[Elzar]

I've thought about it, but I wouldn't want him playing out wide even though he did a reasonable job for Barca. Silva spent a decade playing well in a number of positions in midfield, and in the set up I think he suits the side perfectly. Whether it be out wide or centrally, he's too good of a player not to include.

Was thinking Villa upfront in a 2 with 1 in the hole (you say), as it is I think it's made your midfield stronger though.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Good match ups, well done Bobby, close, with the late push from wives and sisters

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Was thinking Villa upfront in a 2 with 1 in the hole (you say), as it is I think it's made your midfield stronger though.

Yeah, I wanted to get as close as possible to what Spain did with their lineups when they won the Euro's and World Cup.

[vivabobbygraham]

Question for Viva Bobby: Why is Ray Clemence doing the Javelin?

It's his light sabre, Nicky my boy.

[vivabobbygraham]

Never had you down as a Drury Lane Dancer Bobby.

I'm in touch with my feminine side if that's what your inferring you naughty boy. I'd be shocked and appalled

[vivabobbygraham]

I also think your midfield is more balanced. The opponent has two AMs in front of a B2B mid at the base, which is a bit too top heavy and less stable defensively.

Cambiasso as a pure DM is going to really help you - at his peak, I think he was as good as Busquets (it was just a shorter peak).

Petty, mate. I thought you were bigger than that

[vivabobbygraham]

Well in Lastrador, Defacto, Lobo and Sangria.

I think Heynckes probably needed a partner, as it's too bayern central.

Robson - Great team but come up against a really strong one from DeFacto. The midfield would be dominated by the 3 and Silva/Prosinecki, that's where it's won, but I could see some great counters being launched by Barnes, Kluivert and Romario

Capello ended up with a weak middle, and then 2 at the back that probably aren't RAWK's favourites! Add that on to the fact it's up against a team of Liverpool players... it was going to be a task.

Rafa probably needed Gerrard in there to be at the strongest. Gerrard in for Aimar and that's a hell of a midfield for me. Still, coming up against he favourites was a tough draw.

Very astute, Elz. Thing is, I passed on Prosinecki. Could have had him. I went for Gazza. I think he was better

[Crosby Nick]

I'm in touch with my feminine side if that's what your inferring you naughty boy. I'd be shocked and appalled

Not at all.

Isn’t that what Shanks called Spurs? And you picked two of their fancy Dan midfielders. Nothing more!

[vivabobbygraham]

Not at all.

Isn’t that what Shanks called Spurs? And you picked two of their fancy Dan midfielders. Nothing more!

 

Love it, mate

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Very astute, Elz. Thing is, I passed on Prosinecki. Could have had him. I went for Gazza. I think he was better

Robson never managed Prosinecki. 

[vivabobbygraham]

Robson never managed Prosinecki. 

Really? Who the fuck am I thinking of then...

[Crosby Nick]

Really? Who the fuck am I thinking of then...

Titus Bramble?

[vivabobbygraham]

Titus Bramble?

Of course.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Really? Who the fuck am I thinking of then...

To be fair Bobby, Prosinecki was at the club whilst Robson was manager, but he never played a minute of football under him, only in pre-season.

[vivabobbygraham]

To be fair Bobby, Prosinecki was at the club whilst Robson was manager, but he never played a minute of football under him, only in pre-season.

So, what was he playing in pre season, De? Shove ha'penny?