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World Cup Draft Discussion Thread
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Archimedes wrote: »BH, I really think you would have been much better off putting Riquleme where you've put Bergkamp, and picking someone like Keane, McGrath, Makelele for the midfield role alongside Gattuso. Riquelme is wasted there.
you probably have a point in retrospect and i am kinda annoyed at myself as defensivley it woulda been better to have one of those mentioned but I still think he can do a very good job in the Alonso/Pirlo role as Gattuso does the dogs body work in midfield while he focusses on setting the attacks into motion. I guess thats one of the reasons why i picked Camronesi as he is less of an all out attacker like the others in the AM roles and will be needed to help out in midfield defensivley aswell as on the wing. Hopefully i can get a surprise top pick for defense that has slipped under the radar next rd and combinesed with Casillas in goal actually be formidable in that department too but although i have a few in mind i doubt they will last the 30+ picks to get back to me
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Bounty Hunter wrote: »you probably have a point in retrospect and i am kinda annoyed at myself as defensivley it woulda been better to have one of those mentioned but I still think he can do a very good job in the Alonso/Pirlo role as Gattuso does the dogs body work in midfield while he focusses on setting the attacks into motion. I guess thats one of the reasons why i picked Camronesi as he is less of an all out attacker like the others in the AM roles and will be needed to help out in midfield defensivley aswell as on the wing. Hopefully i can get a surprise top pick for defense that has slipped under the radar next rd and combinesed with Casillas in goal actually be formidable in that department too but although i have a few in mind i doubt they will last the 30+ picks to get back to me... a well tis all good fun anyway
Tell me about it. I have one player in mind who I'd love to get, but there's such a slim chance of him still being available 0 -
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Franco "The Steel Man" Baresi
Before I begin, and given that Baresi would have played his last matches at the top level while a lot of us were kids or young teenagers, I would invite you to watch this short video so as to get a flavour of what type of player Baresi was.
Impressive huh?
Let's begin with the simple facts:
- capped 81 times for an Italian side that won a world cup and reached a world cup final (with Baresi as captain);
- captained AC Milan to successive European Cup triumphs;
- marshaled an AC Milan backline widely considered to be the best in club football at that time to six Seria A titles;
Late in the Legends round, I was faced with the choice of taking a relatively lessor attacking talent, or cementing the best defense through selecting arguably the greatest central defender ever to play the game.
What am I getting with Baresi? First and foremost, despite his lean and somewhat underwhelming figure, I am getting a brave and tough tackling player capable of carrying out the most basic of defensive duties with ease. On top of that, I am getting an extraordinary football mind - a peerless reader of the game with an unrivaled sense of anticipation and timing. Then, enhancing his abilities without the ball - I have a player with great technique and a fabulous range of passing. A player unafraid to gamble up the pitch when the opportunity is there, and one willing to take responsibility for starting attacks rather than merely clearing the ball away. Finally, I know have an inspirational leader and model professional, one who will push and cajole my other players through both word and deed.
Football is not solely about attack and scoring goals. Are gifted attackers fun to watch? Yes. Are they the only way to win football matches? No. There is an art to defending at the highest levels, and few players have espoused that art in the manner with which Franco Baresi went about his business as a professional footballer.
In choosing a player who built his career through shutting down the type of talents drafted thus far, I feel that I am giving myself the best possibility of having the best team drafting from this position.
As such, it seems fitting that I have a man well able to lift a trophy or two:
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