2014/15 Football Draft

[Pothas]

GK: Buffon
RB: Danilo
CB: Pique
CB: Mascherano
LB: Azpilicueta
CM: Matic
CM: Modric
AM: Isco
RW: Sanchez
LW: Griezmann
ST: Suarez

Turan
Bacca
Verratti,
Marquinhos
Vela
Begovic
Illarramendi

 

[Uppercut]

Reckon Nate has the best team because getting Messi is so huge. Pothas probably done the best job of picking imo, like TBY's team too.

 

[GIMH]

Courtois

Piszczek
Terry
Benatia
Cresswell

Ramsey
Gerrard (c)
Coutinho

Gotze

Neymar
Rooney


Hart
Cole
Cahill
Taylor
Hill
Koumas
Balotelli

 

[marc71178]

Lloris

Debuchy
Thiago Silva
Godin
Baines

Alonso
Moutinho

Sterling
Di Maria
David Silva

van Persie

 

[Agent TBY]

Okay, I'm done messing with ****.

Formation: 4-3-3 (two CMs, one CAM)

Lineup - (default instructions unless mentioned)

GK: Cech
RCB: Varane
LCB: Chiellini (join the attack)
RB: Alves (always overlap)
LB: Alba (always overlap)
RCM: Pirlo
LCM: Toure (get forward, stay on edge)
CAM: Mata (stay forward, get into box for crosses, free roam)
RW: Robben (stay forward, cut inside, get in behind, get into the box for crosses)
ST: Lewandowski (press back line, stay central)
LW: Hazard (stay forward, cut inside, get in behind, get into the box for crosses)

Cillessen
Howedes
Rojo
Gustavo
Oscar
Shaqiri
Martinez

Roles

Captain: Chiellini
FK/Corners: Pirlo
Penalties: Hazard

Tactics

Build up play
Speed: 49
Passing: 37
Positioning: Organised

Chance creation
Passing: 47
Crossing: 53
Shooting: 40
Positioning: Free Form

Defence
Pressure: 76
Aggression: 71
Team width: 63
Defender Line: Offside Trap

 

[Nate]

The groups have been randomly drawn, and are as follows -

Group A
Adelaide United (Nate)
Brentford (Pothas)
Coventry (marc)
Rotterham (Sledger)
Tranmere (GIMH)

Group B
Arsenal (Cabinet)
Barcelona (Dan)
Borussia Dortmund (TBY)
FK Bodø/Glimt (Vimes)
Man City (dcye)

After the group stage, the top two will progress to semis, and then a final.

 

[Nate]

Final squads -

Nate - Messi, Ribery, Schweinsteiger, Kompany, Muller, Benzema, De Gea, Matuidi, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Coleman, Cazorla, Khedira, Candreva, Mandzukic, Criscito, Naldo, Lucas Moura
Cabinet - Ronaldo, Busquets, J Boateng, Alaba, Kroos, Carvajal, Koscielny, Cavani, Thiago, Schurrle, Leno, Waclott, Sokratis, Kagawa, Monreal, Xhaka, Aubameyang, Burki
pothas - Suarez, Modric, Alexis Sanchez, Mascherano, Pique, Isco, Griezmann, Matic, Azpilicueta, Danilo, Buffon, Turan, Bacca, Verratti, Illarramendi, Marquinhos, Vela, Begovic
GIMH - Neymar, Courtois, Benatia, Gotze, Terry, Rooney, Ramsey, Coutinho, Piszczek, Cole, Gerrard, Gary Cahill, Ryan Taylor, Cresswell, Hill, Koumas, Hart, Balotelli
Dan - Neuer, Hummels, Fabregas, Pogba, Costa, Ivanovic, Navas, Luis, Pjanic, Vertonghen, Depay, Sven Bender, Llorente, Gaitan, De Sciglio, Bradley, Muslera, Villa
sledger - Aguero, Ozil, Ramos, Arturo Vidal, Pedro, Luiz, Falcao, De Rossi, Sagna, Rodriguez, Handanovic, Marchisio, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Laporte, Lacazette, Wilshere, Gibbs, Szczesny
marc - Thiago Silva, van Persie, David Silva, Lloris, Di Maria, Sterling, Alonso, Godin, Baines, Moutinho, Debuchy, Huntelaar, Hernanes, Schneiderlin, Skrtel, Gervinho, Arbeloa, Danny
Vimes - Iniesta, Lahm, Tevez, ter Stegen, Rakitic, Koke, Pepe, Eriksen, Badstuber, Sahin, Blind, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Cuadrado, Alderweireld, Jones, Morata, Howard
TBY - Hazard, Robben, Lewandowski, Toure, Alves, Alba, Chiellini, Varane, Cech, Mata, Pirlo, Howedes, Oscar, Shaqiri, Gustavo, Martinez, Rojo, Cillessen
dcye - Bale, Ibrahimovic, Rodriguez, Reus, Xavi, Gundogan, Marcelo, Martinez, Miranda, Sirigu, Juanfran, Higuain, Sneijder, Hulk, Motta, Subotic, Błaszczykowski, Weidenfeller

 

[Nate]

Top 5 shock absentees - Barzagli, Casillas, Garay, Nasri, Sturridge

Top 5 shock selections - Ashley Cole, Cresswell, Hill, Koumas, Ryan Taylor (all GIMH)

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I nearly took Casillas and Garay.

 

[Agent TBY]

I would've picked Sturridge, but I was trying to avoid players who spent most of last season injured/are injury-prone in general, which is also why I ignored Strootman, Draxler, Musacchio (ouch), etc.

Yes I know I picked Robben in R2 go away.

 

[Nate]

Haha!

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I would've picked Sturridge, but I was trying to avoid players who spent most of last season injured/are injury-prone in general, which is also why I ignored Strootman, Draxler, Musacchio (ouch), etc.

Yes I know I picked Robben in R2 go away.

Every man has their principles and also the point where their principles don't matter.

 

[sledger]

Aw yeah, feeling pretty amped for this.

 

[GIMH]

Not sure what was shocking about me building a Tranmere legends subs bench. Also Cresswell and Cashley are both gun left-backs. Don't care what FIFA ratings say. Cresswell will be in the England team by the Euros

Not that it helps me in the draft

 

[Dan]

I almost went Casillas as my back-up 'keeper, but didn't like his FIFA stat balance.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I thought prevailing opinion these days was that Casillas is the worst keeper since Massimo Taibi

 

[Cabinet96]

Rats, should've picked Sturridge.

 

[GIMH]

Rats, should've picked Sturridge.

At least you didn't pick another Liverpool striker in a quick 'I want a reserve striker' moment

 

[Cabinet96]

Benteke?

 

[Nate]

If you haven't posted your line-up/formation/tactics, please do so, as these will be kicking-off from this weekend!