Association Football Draft

[GIMH]

Chose 86 because the AFL/Rugby ones were 1987 and 86 made more sense so we could include stars of that World Cup. For example, a good Maradona not the one that was done for drugs in 94 or was average in Italia 90.

The late 80s is about right given the average age of the forum for most people to have seen or know of a large amount of players.

I'd be tempted by Premiership players only, but that would rule out Chris Greenacre.

Just noticed this. I don't think maradona was average in italia 90. He wasn't as good as he was in 86, but it wasn't a very good Argie side and he basically took them to the final.

Pretty dreary WC tbf although it's in many ways one of my favourites as I had a highlights video of it when I was a kid that I used to watch every three days, I'd always hope Waddle's shot never bounced back off the post against FRG although I believe it wouldn't have counted anyway, time up, bla

 

[BoyBrumby]

Just noticed this. I don't think maradona was average in italia 90. He wasn't as good as he was in 86, but it wasn't a very good Argie side and he basically took them to the final.

Pretty dreary WC tbf although it's in many ways one of my favourites as I had a highlights video of it when I was a kid that I used to watch every three days, I'd always hope Waddle's shot never bounced back off the post against FRG although I believe it wouldn't have counted anyway, time up, bla

Not really, tbh. Argies made the final by playing dog-turd defensive football (Italy were more adventurous in their semi, which says it all) and Caniggia nicking the odd goal. If memory serves they needed pens in the quarters and semis to advance.

 

[GIMH]

Fair enough, you'll remember it better than me (because you're so old tbh)

 

[BoyBrumby]

Fair enough, you'll remember it better than me (because you're so old tbh)

Ha, indeed so. Probably the worst WC quality of football-wise (of the ones I can properly remember), but it's the one I recall most fondly. Cameroon beating yer Argies in the opener was absolutely magical.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Ha, indeed so. Probably the worst WC quality of football-wise (of the ones I can properly remember), but it's the one I recall most fondly. Cameroon beating yer Argies in the opener was absolutely magical.

Even worse than 94? Would take some beating...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Even worse than 94? Would take some beating...

It's up (or down) there, tbh. Strikes me as the most defensive tournament I can remember, fittingly for an Italian hosted finals I suppose. I think it was played under the old back-pass law too (he said without checking ), which was changed for a reason, frankly.

 

[Johnners]

Go with Ronaldo (the tubby, buck-toothed Brazilian one rather than the prossie-humping, diving Portuguese one).

Clapo dislikes this

Roberto Baggio

&

Franco Baresi

 

[BoyBrumby]

May've been slightly past his best by 86 (and a ****), but that was still better than most:

Platini

 

[Jarquis]

Romario

 

[The Sean]

Argies made the final by playing dog-turd defensive football (Italy were more adventurous in their semi, which says it all) and Caniggia nicking the odd goal. If memory serves they needed pens in the quarters and semis to advance.

Indeed - they pretty much played for penalties in that tournament, and it just so happened that Goycochea was in the penalty-saving form of his life.

Even worse than 94? Would take some beating...

Yep, '94 comfortably better than '90 for mine though neither were vintage tournaments.

 

[GIMH]

It's up (or down) there, tbh. Strikes me as the most defensive tournament I can remember, fittingly for an Italian hosted finals I suppose. I think it was played under the old back-pass law too (he said without checking ), which was changed for a reason, frankly.

Yeah, backpass law came into effect after Euro 92 IIRC.

I thought WC94 was okay, but it was the first one I watched properly and it's the only time a white has played in one whilst a white (we've had players like Gary Stevens and Ian Goodison who played in them before joining us, oh and ****ing McAteer) so I backed the Irish all the way.

Dire, dire final though.

98 probably the best WC that I've watched

 

[Simon]

Get my goalkeeping situation sorted early.

Kasper Schmeichel's more talented father; Peter Schmeichel

 

[Matteh]

Round 1 -

Uppercut - Diego Maradona
Matteh - Gianfranco Zola
Haakon - Zinedine Zidane
The Sean - Marco Van Basten
Michaelf7777777 - Paolo Maldini
Marc - Ruud Gullit
Corrin - John Aldridge
Sledger - Dennis Bergkamp
Simon - Lothar Matthaus
Marcuss - Luis Figo
Brumby - Ronaldo
Clapo - Roberto Baggio

Clapo - Franco Baresi
Brumby - Michel Platini
Marcuss - Romario
Simon - Peter Schmeichel
Sledger - Alessandro Nesta
Corrin - Gary Lineker
Marc - George Weah
Michael - Marcel Desailly
The Sean - Lilliam Thuram
Haakon - Iker Casillias
Matteh - Matt le Tissier
Uppercut - Roy Keane

Uppercut - Gabriel Batistuta
Matteh - Didier Deschamps
Haakon - John Terry
The Sean - Dennis Irwin
Michaelf7777777 - Cristiano Ronaldo
Marc - Tony Adams
Corrin -
Sledger -
Simon -
Marcuss -
Brumby -
Clapo -

 

[sledger]

Alessandro Nesta

 

[GIMH]

Gary Lineker

 

[marc71178]

George Weah

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Marcel Desailly for my next pick please

 

[The Sean]

Keeping with the trend of great French defenders, I'll take Lillian Thuram.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Iker Casillas

 

[Jarquis]

Casillas was going to be my next pick, one of the main reasons I'm a keeper tbh.