Diamond Anniversary Draft (1962 - 2022)Celebrating the last 60 years of football history, we are building a team which satisfy the following rules:
1st round:- Choose a manager to build your team around. i.e tactics, formations, player styles, philosophy. The manager must have managed a club or country between 1962-2022. A manager can only be selected once.
2nd round:- Make your first pick. A player who has
NOT been managed by this manager (club or country). All subsequent picks must also not have been managed by your chosen manager.
A maximum of one player per country:- you can only pick one player per country (based on current international countries). The country will be determined by (i) what country they played for (the most caps if multiple) (i.e Davor Šuker would qualify for Croatia, Gerd Müller for Germany, Oleg Blokhin for Ukraine - any questions, please ask!) (ii) country of birth, if the player has no international appearances between 1962-2022.
Player evaluation:- 4 season peak between 1962 and 2022. When you make your pick you must state the player name and 4 season period. i.e Luis Suárez (13-17), would be seasons 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.
Team evaluation:- Well-chosen players and tactics that execute the manager's philosophy the best should be valued more than a team full of big names that don't.
Pick deadline:- 2 hour pick deadline between 9am - midnight. Please leave your pick/shortlist with another manager if you're going to be offline for long periods.
Managers and teamsPhilanthropist (
Diego Simeone) -
1) Michel Platini FRA (83-87),
2) Wayne Rooney ENG (08-12),
3) Giorgio Chiellini ITA (12-16),
4) Didier Drogba IVC (06-10),
5) Michael Essien GHA (06-10),
6) Luis Figo POR (96-00),
7) Dave Mackay SCO (62-66),
8 ) Edgar Davids HOL (98-02),
9) Marcelo BRA (13-17),
10) Joshua Kimmich GER (16-20),
11) Oliver Kahn (00-04)
Betty Blue (
Jock Stein) -
1) George Best NIR (67-71),
2) John Barnes ENG (87-91),
3) Fabio Cannavaro ITA (02-06),
4) Roberto Carlos BRA (98-02),
5) Johan Neeskens HOL (70-74),
6) Paul Breitner GER (78-82),
7) Roberto Ayala ARG (00-04),
8 ) Eric Gerets BEL (85-89),
9) John Aldridge IRE (87-91),
10) Denis Law SCO (63-67),
11) Iker Casillas SPA (08-12)
RobbieRedman (
Bob Paisley) -
1) Franco Baresi ITA (88-92),
2) Ronaldo BRA (94-98),
3) Roy Keane IRE (96-00),
4) Lilian Thuram FRA (98-02),
5) Andres Iniesta SPA (06-10),
6) Rio Ferdinand ENG (06-10),
7) Dennis Bergkamp HOL (98-02),
8 ) Toni Kroos GER (14-18),
9) Marek Jankulovski CZE (04-09),
10) Peter Schmeichel DEN (95-99),
11) Freddie Ljungberg SWE (98-02)
NICHOLLS1986 (
Jurgen Klopp) -
1) Hristo Stoichkov BUL (90-94),
2) Frank Rijkaard HOL (88-92),
3) Javier Zanetti ARG (98-02),
4) Andreas Brehme GER (86-90),
5) Elias Figueroa CHI (72-76),
6) Gaetano Scirea ITA (78-82),
7) Samuel Eto’o CAM (07-11),
8 ) Bryan Robson ENG (84-88),
9) Florian Albert HUN (63-67),
10) Mario Coluna POR (62-66),
11) Ederson BRA (18-22)
El Lobo (
Johan Cruyff) -
1) Diego Maradona ARG (84-88),
2) Kenny Dalglish SCO (77-81),
3) Bobby Moore ENG (64-68),
4) Marcel Desailly FRA (94-98),
5) Giuseppe Bergomi ITA (87-91),
6) Michael Ballack GER (01-04),
7) Falcao BRA (80-84),
8 ) Frank De Boer HOL (92-96),
9) David Villa SPA (09-13),
10) Diogo Jota POR (18-22),
11) Rinat Dasayev USSR (84-88)
Crosby Nick (
Ottmar Hitzfeld) -
1) Franz Beckenbauer GER (72-76),
2) Steven Gerrard ENG (05-09),
3) Claudio Gentile ITA (78-82),
4) Xabi Alonso SPA (08-12),
5) Javier Mascherano ARG (07-11),
6) Ivan Zamarano CHI (94-98),
7) George Weah LIB (94-98),
8 ) Diego Godin URU (11-15),
9) Dani Alves BRA (08-12),
10) Vincent Candela FRA (97-01),
11) Petr Cech CZE (04-08)
Hazell (
Valeriy Lobanovskyi) -
1) Lothar Matthaus GER (88-92),
2) Daniel Passarella ARG (78-82),
3) Sadio Mane SEN (16-20),
4) Graeme Souness SCO (80-84),
5) Ian Rush WAL (83-87),
6) Ruud Krol HOL (70-74),
7) Willy Sagnol FRA (00-04),
8 ) Pietro Vierchowod ITA (87-91),
9) Alisson Becker BRA (18-22),
10) Edinson Cavani URU (11-15),
11) Gaizka Mendieta SPA (98-02)
Samie (
Tele Santana) -
1) Ronaldinho BRA (02-06),
2) Andrea Pirlo ITA (11-15),
3) Michael Laudrup DEN (90-94),
4) Sergio Busquets SPA (09-13),
5) Philipp Lahm GER (10-14),
6) Trent Alexander-Arnold ENG (17-21),
7) Hugo Sánchez MEX (86-90),
8 ) Davor Suker CRO (95-99),
9) Ricardo Carvalho POR (04-08),
10) Raphael Varane FRA (14-18),
11) Jan Oblak SLO (17-21)
Lastrador (
Rinus Michels) -
1) Alfredo Di Stefano SPA (53-57),
2) Paolo Maldini ITA (94-98),
3) Pavel Nedved CZE (99-03),
4) Arjen Robben HOL (10-14),
5) Cafu BRA (98-02),
6) Kylian Mbappé FRA (18-22),
7) Jürgen Kohler GER (93-97)
8 ) Juan Sebastian Veron ARG (97-01),
9) Billy Bremner SCO (70-74),
10) José Luis Chilavert PAR (94-98),
11) Gheorghe Popescu ROM (93-97)
JordanTremenderson (
Tony Pulis) -
1) Ruud Gullit HOL (87-91),
2) Patrick Vieira FRA (98-02),
3) Gareth Bale WAL (11-15),
4) Sami Hyypiä FIN (99-03),
5) David Beckham ENG (98-02),
6) Thibaut Courtois BEL (14-18),
7) Branislav Ivanović SER (12-15),
8 ) Erling Haaland NOR (18-22),
9) Zlatan Ibrahimović SWE (05-09),
10) Giacinto Facchetti ITA (64-68),
11) Sergio Ramos SPA (16-20)
Sheer Magnetism (
Cesar Luis Menotti) -
1) Lionel Messi ARG (11-15),
2) Virgil Van Dijk HOL (17-21),
3) Pele BRA (66-70),
4) Luka Modric CRO (15-19),
5) N'Golo Kante FRA (15-19),
6) Jari Litmanen FIN (93-97),
7) Fernando Hierro SPA (98-02),
8 ) Berti Vogts GER (72-76),
9) David Alaba AUT (15-19),
10) Ryan Giggs WAL (98-02),
11) Joseph-Antoine Bell CAM (85-89)
vivabobbygraham (
Bill Shankly) -
1) Johan Cruyff HOL (70-74),
2) Luis Suarez URU (13-17),
3) Mohamed Salah EGY (17-21),
4) Claude Makelele FRA (01-05),
5) Alessandro Nesta ITA (03-07),
6) Andrew Robertson SCO (17-21),
7) Robert Lewandowski POL (17-21),
8 ) Thiago Alcântara SPA (15-19),
9) Jack Charlton ENG (66-70),
10) Pat Jennings NIR (70-74),
11) Carlos Alberto BRA (66-70)
