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Gunnerboy V Elcule - World Football Draft
Topic Started: May 12 2009, 04:05 PM (863 Views)
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Hello and welcome to our fourth match-up in the Liquid Football World Football Draft. You know the drill by now, so let's crack on.

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- Players must be judged solely on their performance from 1992 onwards!
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- Please bear in mind that football matches are not won on paper, so when voting, many other factors should be considered.



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Reiziger------Leboeuf------Couto-------Heinze
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--------------------------Xavi----------------------------
Ljungberg-----------Zidane----------Denilson--
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---------------Bergkamp--Totti----------------------


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Los Cules:

...................Schmeichel
Thuram.....Desailly....Ayala.....Evra
................Emerson....Ince
Scholl..............................Overmars
................Weah....Crespo

Right, before we start, i'll just let you all know now that I have the best defence in the game. Why is that significant? Well, because the team with the best defence invariably wins; look at United in the CL last season, look at Italy in the last World Cup, even look at Spain in the Euro's. A great defence will beat a great attack nearly every time - and my defence is great. With arguably the best goalkeeper of the period - certainly the most commanding, the few shots that do threaten to squeeze through my iron wall will without doubt be blocked by good ol' Pete.

Pete, however, isn't likely to be threatened. Two of the most accomplished centre halves of the last two decades stand between the strikers and the goal, both are great all rounders, possessing great pace, concentration, leadership qualities and being brilliant in the air. Any striker can be effectively marshalled by that pair. Beside them we have two French beasts. Lilian Thuram - to my mind the best defensive right back ever - will crush any left winger thrown at him, utilising a mixture of his great pace and strength whereas Patrice Evra provides a more attacking dimension to my left flank.

With my two midfield destroyers in front of them, oppostion attacks will simply bounce of my team, forcing even the best sides to become frustrated, and that is the point at which i can counter attack. The pace of Evra and Overmars on the left is as good as any side's and will scare any right back shitless. Scholl's job will be to come off his flank, Iniesta/Pires-esque and create openings using his wonderful range of passing and his intelligence, giving the side a tad more creativity than is ostensibly present in the middle of the park. Ince has a rocket of a shot on him from distance, Crespo is awesome in the air and as a poacher of goals and Weah is possibly the fastest player you will ever see, combining that with a deadly eye for finishing, as well as no-small ability in the air himself.

In short, my tactics will be to defend, Chelsea-in-the-Camp-Nou-esque, and attempt to hit the oppostion on the break. Where my side differs from Chelsea however is that, firstly, the defence is ten times better, and if one of the best attacking sides ever can't score against Chelsea, they're sure as hell not going to score against 'Los Cules'; and secondly my team is ridiculously potent on the counter, far more so than Chelsea, with a combination of pace, finishing and power that few sides possess.

With Scholl possessing a wicked freekick both to shoot and cross for the likes of Desailly, Ayala, Thuram, Crespo and Weah to head in, and Ince able to power them in himself from the dead ball, my threat from set pieces is considerable.

All in all this team is a monster, it will soak up all the pressure you throw at it and throw it right back at you - just a lot harder.


Which team is best?

Discussion may begin.
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No voting yet, discussion/questions only.
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Seriously, Frank Lampard is an absolute legend of the game. He needs to be recognised in some way eg. Frank Lampard OBE, Sir Frank Lampard or some kind of lifetime achievement award.

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Question to Gunnerboy: where is your defence?
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elcule
May 12 2009, 04:07 PM
Question to Gunnerboy: where is your defence?
:hysterics: i vote ELCULE
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GB's defence isn't that bad, and you're seriously overrating your defence El. You don't have the best defence in this game, Kem's defence is a mile better.

Question to Elcule - Aren't you scared that any team with a bit of drive and creativity would just steamroll through your midfield? You have two widemen, and a glaring gap in the middle, as Emerson and Ince will provide nothing going forward and weren't the best DM's to ever grace the game...
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AntMcfc
May 12 2009, 04:12 PM
GB's defence isn't that bad, and you're seriously overrating your defence El. You don't have the best defence in this game, Kem's defence is a mile better.

Question to Elcule - Aren't you scared that any team with a bit of drive and creativity would just steamroll through your midfield? You have two widemen, and a glaring gap in the middle, as Emerson and Ince will provide nothing going forward and weren't the best DM's to ever grace the game...
Yeah, but Kem is going out in the group stage by the looks of things :whistle:

Am I scared that my midfield will be overwhelmed? No. Everyone seriously underrates both Emerson and Ince imo, because until recently no-one really thought anything of the DM role unless it was Makelele or Deschamps playing in it. Both are superb ball winners; sure Emerson did add much going forward, but he rarely gave it away; I urge you to watch some of Ince's displays in Euro 96 and tell me he offered nothing going forward, his passing range was superb and he had one hell of a shot on him. Sure, they weren't the best two DM's, but they are very good.

And when I said GB's defence isn't that bad, he might get away with it, but surely not when he has a defensive midfield consisting of Xavi Hernandez protecting it...
Edited by elcule, May 12 2009, 04:26 PM.
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Giggs?
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Seriously, Frank Lampard is an absolute legend of the game. He needs to be recognised in some way eg. Frank Lampard OBE, Sir Frank Lampard or some kind of lifetime achievement award.

AntMcfc
 
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Ince ... Giggs ... same thing :lol:

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They say the best form of defence is attack, and with Xavi and Zidane in the middle, and majestic players like Totti and Bergkamp upfront, this theory would hold up. Even Denilson and Ljungberg were majestic going forward.

Scholl was not a right wing btw, or even a right mid...
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Scholl was an attacking mid in the main, but was employed on the right quite a bit for both Bayern and Germany; I'm not looking for him to give too much width, more to cut in in a more Pires-esque manner.
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elcule you team doesnt have a player who can put their foot on the ball and orchestrate attacks, dont you think your team lacks creativity and if so how would you counteract this? (ince isnt a creative midfeilder/playmaker in the mould of xavi etc)

GB your midfield lacks a defensive minded CM, you have no ball winners to protect your defence. how would you organise zidane and xavi to allow them to be creative whilst not leaving your back line vulnerable?
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elcule you team doesnt have a player who can put their foot on the ball and orchestrate attacks, dont you think your team lacks creativity and if so how would you counteract this? (ince isnt a creative midfeilder/playmaker in the mould of xavi etc)


I'm basically playing on the counter; my creativity is coming from the wings, relying on the pace of Overmars and Weah, and the aerial and finishing prowess of Crespo. My main creator is Scholl.
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oi ya gay i was bout to swap zidane for henry!
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May 12 2009, 04:48 PM
oi ya gay i was bout to swap zidane for henry!
REVISE REVISE REVISE
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I vote Elcule.
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