[Football] Current World XI Draft

[MattBackHome]

'sake...

This

 

[The_Viper]

My fifth round pick, although I badly wanted it to be a center half, has to take a goal scoring role. Top Scorer in the Bundesliga in 2009–10 season with 22 goals scored. Now the most under utilised big man in world football and a man I think has slipped under the radar...

Edin Dzeko




Category 1 - Has played at least 200 times for one club
Category 2 – Has made over 70 International appearances
Category 3 - Has never played at a World Cup - Jordi Alba
Category 4 - Plays/Manages outside the “top 5” leagues
Category 5 – Has been the top goal scorer in a top-flight season - Edin Dzeko
Category 6 – Played football in at least 4 different countries
Category 7 – Has been relegated during his career - Isco
Category 8 – Has played in a Champions League Semi-Final/Final. - Manuel Neuer
Category 9 – Is under 24 years of age
Category 10 - Has won a league title with 2 different clubs
Category 11 – Is over 30 years old
Category 12 - Has faced Brighton at some point in his career - Pablo Zabaleta


Now back to the long bloody wait for picks 6 and 7




[MENTION=23421]JOLovegrove[/MENTION] over to you!

 

[JOLovegrove]

After much thought I have settled on my next choice. With 4 players from La Liga already, I have decided I need some a bit more fight with a player from the Bundasliga. The fact he is only 21, but is constantly in the starting 11 for Bayern Munich shows just how good he is at such a young age. Arguably the best left back in the World, won the prestigious 'Austrian Player of the Year' for the last years on the bounce and is an expert at getting forward and tracking back. I present Lovegrovers FC's LB:

David Alaba

[MENTION=1958]Gazwag[/MENTION], your next up to the oche.

 

[The_Viper]

After much thought I have settled on my next choice. With 4 players from La Liga already, I have decided I need some a bit more fight with a player from the Bundasliga. The fact he is only 21, but is constantly in the starting 11 for Bayern Munich shows just how good he is at such a young age. Arguably the best left back in the World, won the prestigious 'Austrian Player of the Year' for the last years on the bounce and is an expert at getting forward and tracking back. I present Lovegrovers FC's LB:

David Alaba

[MENTION=1958]Gazwag[/MENTION], your next up to the oche.

I had the HARDEST time deciding between him and Alba. The best two LBs in the world atm IMO with Lahm. Great choice.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

After much thought I have settled on my next choice. With 4 players from La Liga already, I have decided I need some a bit more fight with a player from the Bundasliga. The fact he is only 21, but is constantly in the starting 11 for Bayern Munich shows just how good he is at such a young age. Arguably the best left back in the World, won the prestigious 'Austrian Player of the Year' for the last years on the bounce and is an expert at getting forward and tracking back. I present Lovegrovers FC's LB:

David Alaba


[MENTION=1958]Gazwag[/MENTION], your next up to the oche.

I was hoping to get him, but i doubted he would last long enough as i have someone else in mind for my next choice (desperately hoping they won't get picked before my turn again)

 

[Gazwag]

About to post my next pick but any chance somebody could start posting the picks in alphabetical order by surname rather than the way it is being done

 

[Gazwag]

Next for me is is my right back, Barca and Brazil's Daniel Alves da Silva, who we all know as Dani Alves. He has won almost everything, execpt a World Cup winners medal.

Category 1 - Has played at least 200 times for one club
Category 2 – Has made over 70 International appearances David Silva
Category 3 - Has never played at a World Cup Daniel Sturridge
Category 4 - Plays/Manages outside the “top 5” leagues
Category 5 – Has been the top goal scorer in a top-flight season
Category 6 – Played football in at least 4 different countries Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Category 7 – Has been relegated during his career
Category 8 – Has played in a Champions League Semi-Final/Final.
Category 9 – Is under 24 years of age
Category 10 - Has won a league title with 2 different clubs
Category 11 – Is over 30 years old Dani Alves
Category 12 - Has faced Brighton at some point in his career Petr Čech
[MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION]

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Great, well thats my 2 preferred full backs gone in the last two picks.

At least my next pick is still available (for now) and not long to go until my next pick (fingers, toes and everything else crossed no one selects him before then)

 

[shaolinpunk]

Look, can you lot stop picking players I want?

Thanks

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Great, well thats my 2 preferred full backs gone in the last two picks.

Same here. Agony waiting for my pick and wondering whether somehow these players will be forgotten. As with most things, it's the hope I can't stand.

 

[MattBackHome]

I am, like Natalie Imbruglia, completely TORN between two players at the moment. I almost hope that [MENTION=25389]Jay Cartwright[/MENTION] chooses one of them so it takes the decision out of my hands...

 

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Look, can you lot stop picking players I want?

Thanks

There are a lot of deeply unsportsmanlike players in this game, aren't there? Yourself included. Your third and fourth picks made me cry.

 

[Rohana]

About to post my next pick but any chance somebody could start posting the picks in alphabetical order by surname rather than the way it is being done

If you're on a laptop/computer then the easiest way to search is pressing Ctrl and F which opens up a search box for that page.

Tablet? No idea but I'm guessing somebody will know what to do.

 

[Sussax]

My Fifth pick, my second defender...

Was a backup for Brazil's world cup squad in 2010...

Real Madrid's LB Marcelo

Category 1 - Has played at least 200 times for one club
Category 2 – Has made over 70 International appearances - De Rossi
Category 3 - Has never played at a World Cup - Marcelo
Category 4 - Plays/Manages outside the “top 5” leagues
Category 5 – Has been the top goal scorer in a top-flight season -
Category 6 – Played football in at least 4 different countries
Category 7 – Has been relegated during his career -
Category 8 – Has played in a Champions League Semi-Final/Final. - Hummels
Category 9 – Is under 24 years of age - Neymar
Category 10 - Has won a league title with 2 different clubs
Category 11 – Is over 30 years old - Totti
Category 12 - Has faced Brighton at some point in his career -

 

[Sussax]

[MENTION=278]MattBackHome[/MENTION]

 

[JOLovegrove]

Looks like people are snapping up the fullbacks at the moment!

 

[Rohana]

My Fifth pick, my second defender...

Was a backup for Brazil's world cup squad in 2010...

Real Madrid's LB Marcelo

Category 1 - Has played at least 200 times for one club
Category 2 – Has made over 70 International appearances - De Rossi
Category 3 - Has never played at a World Cup - Marcelo
Category 4 - Plays/Manages outside the “top 5” leagues
Category 5 – Has been the top goal scorer in a top-flight season -
Category 6 – Played football in at least 4 different countries
Category 7 – Has been relegated during his career -
Category 8 – Has played in a Champions League Semi-Final/Final. - Hummels
Category 9 – Is under 24 years of age - Neymar
Category 10 - Has won a league title with 2 different clubs
Category 11 – Is over 30 years old - Totti
Category 12 - Has faced Brighton at some point in his career -

My next pick... F*ck sake.

 

[MattBackHome]

Without wishing to sound boring, and I know that this is a recurring phrase in this thread, but I can't believe this player hasn't been picked yet*.

3 La Liga titles
122 goals in 264 games for Real Madrid
26 in 31 for Argentina

Team MBH drafts GONZALO HIGUAIN



*But I would have picked Marcelo too.

@Guy Fawkes

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Thankfully for once my next pick didn't go so i choose Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite

Winner of the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007.
Real Madrid paid a transfer fee of €65 million for him which was, at the time, the second highest transfer fee (in euros) ever, behind only the €75 million fee for Zinedine Zidane.

In addition to his contributions on the pitch, he is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme.

He was also the first sportsperson to amass 10 million followers on Twitter. (useless fact of the day folks)

His playing honours are:

Club
São Paulo
Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2001

Milan
Serie A: 2003–04
Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
UEFA Champions League: 2006–07
UEFA Super Cup: 2007
FIFA Club World Cup: 2007

Real Madrid
La Liga: 2011–12
Copa del Rey: 2010–11
Supercopa de España: 2012

Country
FIFA World Cup: 2002
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009

Individual
Revista Placar Bola de Ouro: 2002
Campeonato Brasileiro Bola de Prata (best player by position): 2002
CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007
Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2007
UEFA Champions League Bronze Top scorer: 2005–06
UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder: 2005
UEFA Team of the Year: 2006, 2007,2009
FIFPro World XI: 2006, 2007, 2008
Pallone d'Argento: 2006–07
UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 2006–07
UEFA Champions League Best Forward: 2006–07
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2006–07
FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007
Ballon d'Or: 2007
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2007
Toyota Award: 2007
FIFA World Player of the Year: 2007
Onze d'Or: 2007
World Soccer Player of the Year: 2007
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2007
IAAF Latin Sportsman of the Year: 2007
Time 100: 2008, 2009
Maracanã Hall of Fame: 2008
Samba d'Or: 2008
FIFA Team of the Year: 2008
FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2009
FIFA Confederations Cup Best XI: 2009
Marca Leyenda: 2009

To continue the recurring phrase in this thread, "but I can't believe this player hasn't been picked yet"

I present - Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite
otherwise known as
Kaka

Your up [MENTION=4147]shaolinpunk[/MENTION]

 

[bhafc22]

Without wishing to sound boring, and I know that this is a recurring phrase in this thread, but I can't believe this player hasn't been picked yet*.

3 La Liga titles
122 goals in 264 games for Real Madrid
26 in 31 for Argentina

Team MBH drafts GONZALO HIGUAIN

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*But I would have picked Marcelo too.

@Guy Fawkes

Just before lunch, I wrote a list of 4 players for my next pick... 2 of those have since gone!

Balls.

PDCPFC