This is the Selection Thread of the All-Time Chain Draft. Here is a reminder/summary of the parameters and rules: 1. Selection of 18 players in a snake draft format. 2. Our selections in the first round are totally free. 3. From the second round we need to chain our players through a club in common with our previous one, so since then we should indicate what club we are using to relate them. 4. We can only use the same club as a chain a maximum of 2 times. 5. In our squad we cannot have more than 4 players of the same nationality. 6. In our squad will be mandatory to have 2 goalkeepers. 7. The players will be judged by the consistency of the careers plus peak performances in the ranking votes, but by a prime of about 5 years in the tournament subject to the possibility of changing his version by match. More details in the Main Thread. This is the selection order: 01. @La-Máquina 02. @Tom Stevens 03. @PDG1978 04. @msioux75 05. @heroearaucano 06. @Perú FC 07. @OT_CAPITANO 08. @thebigman 09. @JJMM1 10. @Diez 11. @tLB Odiseo 12. @poetgooner The selection period will be 6 hours subject to our availability schedule. So, @La-Máquina, you kick off.
#1 pick of the first round, I select: Lionel Messi - his consistency at the highest level and world class goalscoring / playmaking ability make him the best footballer of all time.
Ronaldo This one (R9): I'll use 1994-1998 as the judging period when applicable - pre-injury version. @msioux75 your pick now
Renowned for his amazing dribbling abilities, awesome vision, close ball control, passing and creativity, he's considered one of the most skillful players in the sport and a genuine candidate to be the best footballer of all-time... Diego Maradona @OT_CAPITANO, it's your turn.
Marco van Basten A fast and opportunistic striker with quick reactions and excellent movement, he often took advantage of loose balls in the penalty area due to his ability to anticipate defenders, and was capable of both controlling fast and difficult balls well with one touch, or even shooting first time. 01. La-Máquina - Lionel Messi 02. Tom Stevens - Johan Cruyff 03. PDG1978 - Ronaldo 04. msioux75 - Paolo Maldini 05. heroearaucano - Elías Figueroa 06. Perú FC - Diego Maradona 07. OT_CAPITANO - Pelé 08. thebigman - Cristiano Ronaldo 09. JJMM1 - Alfredo Di Stéfano 10. Diez - Frank Rijkaard 11. tLB Odiseo - Marco van Basten 12. poetgooner
@poetgooner, it's your double turn. Remember to mention the club with which you chain your players from the second round onwards.
Sorry for the late pick. I knew I was gonna be busy with work today. Didn't think it would've made it to me so quickly though. Will pick shortly.
01. La-Máquina - Lionel Messi 02. Tom Stevens - Johan Cruyff 03. PDG1978 - Ronaldo 04. msioux75 - Paolo Maldini 05. heroearaucano - Elías Figueroa 06. Perú FC - Diego Maradona 07. OT_CAPITANO - Pelé 08. thebigman - Cristiano Ronaldo 09. JJMM1 - Alfredo Di Stéfano 10. Diez - Frank Rijkaard 11. @tLB Odiseo - Marco van Basten 12. poetgooner - Lothar Matthaeus, Franz Beckenbauer Using the Bayern Munich connection to give myself the strongest spine in the draft.
I pick the best italian player of all time, il Codino Roberto Baggio. Rijkaard using Milan connection. @JJMM1
01. La-Máquina - Lionel Messi 02. Tom Stevens - Johan Cruyff 03. PDG1978 - Ronaldo 04. msioux75 - Paolo Maldini 05. heroearaucano - Elías Figueroa 06. Perú FC - Diego Maradona 07. OT_CAPITANO - Pelé 08. @thebigman - Cristiano Ronaldo 09. JJMM1 - Alfredo Di Stéfano, (Real Madrid) José Santamaría 10. Diez - Frank Rijkaard, (AC Milan) Roberto Baggio 11. tLB Odiseo - Marco van Basten, (AC Milan) Ruud Gullit 12. poetgooner - Lothar Matthaeus, (Bayern Múnich) Franz Beckenbauer
As discussed with Glavisted to make things go faster im gonna select my next player since @thebigman cant get this player anyways and to avoid that if im not available later that things get stuck Johan Neeskens Ny Cosmos link @Perú FC
Yeah, you can use them one more time mate. I'm going to go ahead and pre-announce my pick too in case it helps speed things up for Tom and La-Maquina if they are around later than me. Then I'll make my next pick tomorrow morning. My pick didn't play in the same club as Maradona, Figueroa or Maldini so like OT_Captiano did I can pick early for this round.