Official WC Drafted League Competition Thread - Multiple [R]

The first two squads have been completed.

In off the post

Goalkeeper:
Barthez, France.
Defenders:
A. Cole, England; Cafu, Brazil; Del Horno, Spain; Kromkamp, Holland.
Midfielders:
Emerson, Brazil; Reyes, Spain; Robben, Netherlands; Schweinsteiger, Germany.
Forwards:
Henry, France; McBride, USA; Prso, Croatia.


1800-Brazil.com

Goalkeeper:
O. Sanchez, Mexico.
Defenders:
Abidal, France; Campbell, England; Roberto Carlos, Brazil; Ramos, Spain.
Midfielders:
Riquelme, Argentina; Rosicky, Czech Republic; Rotan, Ukraine; Simao, Portugal.
Forwards:
Klasnic, Croatia; Neuville, Germany; Toni, Italy.

 

Third Official Team

Handov Frings

Goalkeeper:
Isaksson, Sweden.
Defenders:
Gallas, France; Lucic, Sweden; Marquez, Mexico; Zambrotta, Italy.
Midfielders:
Beckham, England; Frings, Germany; Park Ji-Sung, South Korea; Ronaldo, Portugal.
Forwards:
Crouch, England; Shevchenko, Ukraine; Tevez, Argentina.

 

Number 4

FC Ily

Goalkeeper:
Van Der Sar, Holland.
Defenders:
Cannavaro, Italy; Ferdinand, England; Jiranek, Czech Republic; Vidic, Serbia-Montenegro.
Midfielders:
Gerrard, England; Kaka, Brazil; Tymoschuk, Ukraine; Van Der Vaart, Holland.
Forwards:
Borgetti, Mexico; Frei, Switzerland; Kezman, Serbia-Montenegro.

 

On The Training Pitch

The drafted World Cup teams make their final appearance on the training pitch before managers tinker with the squads when the transfer window opens or make ambitious bids for star players on rival teams.

FC Canada
Goalkeeper:
Robinson, England.
Defenders:
Ayala, Argentina
Magnin, Switzerland
Mertesacker, Germany
Puyol, Spain.
Midfielders:
Gonzalez, Argentina
Kranjcar, Croatia
Krzynowek, Poland
Ronaldinho, Brazil.
Forwards:
Baros, Czech Republic
Ibrahimovic, Sweden
Trezeguet, France.

Aviators
Goalkeeper:
Cech, Czech Republic.
Defenders:
Paulo Ferreira, Portugal
R. Kovac, Croatia
Krstajic, Serbia-Montenegro
Van Bronckhorst, Holland.
Midfielders:
Joe Cole, England
Nedved, Czech Republic
Alonso, Spain
Luis Garcia, Spain.
Forwards:
Adriano, Brazil
Drogba, Ivory Coast
Larsson, Sweden.

Kraftwerk FC
Goalkeeper:
Buffon, Italy.
Defenders:
Heinze, Argentina
Jankulovski, Czech Republic
Lahm, Germany
Lopez, Spain.
Midfielders:
Aimar, Argentina
Juninho, Brazil
Malouda, France
Pirlo, Italy.
Forwards:
Owen, England
Pauleta, Portugal
Torres Spain.

Pork Soda
Goalkeeper:
Casillas, Spain.
Defenders:
Carvalho, Portugal
Cherundolo, USA
Nesta, Italy
Sagnol, France.
Midfielders:
Ballack, Germany
Camoranesi, Italy
Karimi, Iran
Ljungberg, Sweden.
Forwards:
Crespo, Argentina
Podolski, Germany
Villa, Spain.

RainbowPie Polity
Goalkeeper:
Dida, Brazil.
Defenders:
Salgado, Spain
Sorin, Argentina
Terry, England
Thuram, France.
Midfielders:
Cambiasso, Argentina
Deco, Portugal
Lampard, England
Xavi, Spain.
Forwards:
Gilardino, Italy
Koller, Czech Republic
Totti, Italy.

Tomvandamns Stars
Goalkeeper:
Ricardo, Portugal.
Defenders:
Lucio, Brazil
Mellberg, Sweden
G. Neville, England
Oddo, Italy.
Midfielders:
Joaquin, Spain
Srna, Croatia
Ze Roberto, Brazil
Zidane, France.
Forwards:
Van Nistelrooy, Holland
Klose, Germany.
Zurawski, Poland.

Yellowcake Phantoms
Goalkeeper:
Lehmann, Germany.
Defenders:
Fernando Meira, Portugal
Juan, Brazil
Rozehnal, Czech Republic
Rusol, Ukraine.
Midfielders:
Fabregas, Spain
Luis Figo, Portugal
Poborsky, Czech Republic
Sneijder, Holland.
Forwards:
Ronaldo, Brazil
Raul, Spain
Messi, Argentina.

1800-Brazil.com
Goalkeeper:
O. Sanchez, Mexico.
Defenders:
Abidal, France
Campbell, England
Roberto Carlos, Brazil
Ramos, Spain.
Midfielders:
Riquelme, Argentina
Rosicky, Czech Republic
Rotan, Ukraine
Simao, Portugal.
Forwards:
Klasnic, Croatia
Neuville, Germany
Toni, Italy.

FC Ily
Goalkeeper:
Van Der Sar, Holland.
Defenders:
Cannavaro, Italy
Ferdinand, England
Jiranek, Czech Republic
Vidic, Serbia-Montenegro.
Midfielders:
Gerrard, England
Kaka, Brazil
Tymoschuk, Ukraine
Van Der Vaart, Holland.
Forwards:
Borgetti, Mexico
Frei, Switzerland
Kezman, Serbia-Montenegro.

Handov Frings
Goalkeeper:
Isaksson, Sweden.
Defenders:
Gallas, France
Lucic, Sweden
Marquez, Mexico
Zambrotta, Italy.
Midfielders:
Beckham, England
Frings, Germany
Park Ji-Sung, South Korea
Ronaldo, Portugal.
Forwards:
Crouch, England
Shevchenko, Ukraine
Tevez, Argentina.

In off the post
Goalkeeper:
Barthez, France.
Defenders:
A. Cole, England
Cafu, Brazil
Del Horno, Spain
Kromkamp, Holland.
Midfielders:
Emerson, Brazil
Reyes, Spain
Robben, Netherlands
Schweinsteiger, Germany.
Forwards:
Henry, France
McBride, USA
Prso, Croatia.

 

Early Transfers

As expected, there were a few teams in at the bell.

1800-Brazil.com
OUT:
Campbell, England, Defender, 6.5
IN:
Pernia, Spain, Defender, 6.5

OUT:
Neuville, Germany, Forward, 7.0
IN:
Santos, Tunisia, Forward, 7.0

Aviators
OUT:
Krstajic, Serbia-Montenegro, Defender, 6.0
IN:
Friedrich, Germany, Defender, 6.5

Kraftwerk FC
OUT:
Aimar, Argentina, Midfield, 8.5
IN:
Rodriguez, Argentina, Midfield, 8.0

 

Let The Show Begin......

While Drafted Soldiers and 1800-Brazil.com are quietly confident with the 'road less travelled' strategy, they do want to be On The Road to Berlin and will need to tinker with the squad to do so; also part of the strategy.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor;
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo;
Hoc est corpus meum....

The big match, in this hocus pocus strategy, is Tunisia vs Saudi Arabia.

The management staff have pondered over which of these two will get the win they need to give them a slither of hope and an ounce of respectibility in a group with European middleweights, Spain and Ukraine.

If the 'big two' draw, a win for one of the 'minnows' would start to make things look interesting.

Drafted Soldiers did fancy Santos to help Tunisia to victory but player power has proved stronger, as the whole 1800-Brazil.com team want the infamous Al Kahtani on board.

The 1800 Football Federation stated at the beginning that they had a trick up their sleeve, if the managers before them didn't pull their rabbit out of the hat.

Posted before a single pick had been made, on 22 May 2006, at 12:46 PM Central European Time.


The Arabian magician is proud to be a starting member on the 1800-Brazil.com team and is confident he'll score more points than Michael Ballack.

IN:
Yes indeedy, Al-Kahtani, Saudi Arabia, Forward, 5.5

OUT:
Santos, Tunisia, Forward, 7.0

Another little turn of events makes Drafted Soldiers feel that Croatia, while strong enough to cruise past teams like Austria, might not have it in them to trouble Brazil.

Holland, or the Netherlands (as some stuffy people insist we call them), won't have it easy to crack open the Serbia-Montenegro defence. However, fearing an Argentine victory against Côte d'Ivoire the Dutch will have to use their surprise package to get in front.

Actually, Drafted Soldiers is surprised this young Dutch maestro is still available and is prepared to take another gamble that will make or break the 1800-Brazil.com route to glory, or absolute side-cracking obscurity.

OUT:
Klasnic, Croatia, Forward, 8.0

IN:
Van Persie, Land of Clogs and Tulips, Forward, 8.5

Could this be the striking trump cards we've all been looking for?

With 8 Million left in the bank, Let The Show Begin!

 

Official Lineups, Teams in Alphabetical Order

Drafted order has been thrown out of the window, some managers have made some minor adjustments and with just under 30 hours to official lock-in, here's the way the teams are shaping up.

Time for an official analysis?

1800-Brazil.com
O. Sanchez, Mexico

Abidal, France
Pernia, Spain
Roberto Carlos, Brazil
Ramos, Spain

Riquelme, Argentina
Rosicky, Czech Rep
Rotan, Ukraine
Simao, Portugal

Al-Kahtani, Saudi Arabia
Toni, Italy
Van Persie, Holland

Aviators
Cech, Czech Rep

Paulo Ferreira, Portugal
Friedrich, Germany
R. Kovac, Croatia
Van Bronckhorst, Holland

Alonso, Spain
Joe Cole, England
Luis Garcia, Spain
Nedved, Czech Rep

Adriano, Brazil
Drogba, Ivory Coast
Larsson, Sweden

FC Canada
Robinson, England

Ayala, Argentina
Grosso, Italy
Mertesacker, Germany
Puyol, Spain

Gonzalez, Argentina
Kranjcar, Croatia
Krzynowek, Poland
Ronaldinho, Brazil

Fonseca, Mexico
Ibrahimovic, Sweden
Trezeguet, France

FC Ily
Van Der Sar, Holland

Cannavaro, Italy
Ferdinand, England
Jiranek, Czech Rep
Vidic, Serbia-Mont

Gerrard, England
Kaka, Brazil
Tymoschuk, Ukraine
Van Der Vaart, Holland

Borgetti, Mexico
Frei, Switzerland
Kezman, Serbia-Mont

Handov Frings
Isaksson, Sweden

Gallas, France
Lucic, Sweden
Marquez, Mexico
Zambrotta, Italy

Beckham, England
Frings, Germany
Park Ji-Sung, South Korea
Ronaldo, Portugal

Crouch, England
Shevchenko, Ukraine
Tevez, Argentina

In off the post
Barthez, France

Cafu, Brazil
A. Cole, England
Edman, Sweden
Kromkamp, Holland

Emerson, Brazil
Reyes, Spain
Robben, Holland
Schweinsteiger, Germany

Henry, France
McBride, USA
Prso, Croatia

Kraftwerk FC
Buffon, Italy

Heinze, Argentina
Jankulovski, Czech Rep
Lahm, Germany
Lopez, Spain

Juninho, Brazil
Malouda, France
Pirlo, Italy
Rodriguez, Argentina

Owen, England
Pauleta, Portugal
Torres Spain

Pork Soda
Casillas, Spain

Carvalho, Portugal
Nuno Valente, Portugal
Nesta, Italy
Sagnol, France

Ballack, Germany
Camoranesi, Italy
Karimi, Iran
Ljungberg, Sweden

Crespo, Argentina
Podolski, Germany
Villa, Spain

RainbowPie Polity
Dida, Brazil

Salgado, Spain
Sorin, Argentina
Terry, England
Thuram, France

Cambiasso, Argentina
Deco, Portugal
Lampard, England
Xavi, Spain

Gilardino, Italy
Koller, Czech Republic
Totti, Italy

Tomvandamns Stars
Ricardo, Portugal

Lucio, Brazil
Mellberg, Sweden
G. Neville, England
Oddo, Italy

Joaquin, Spain
Srna, Croatia
Ze Roberto, Brazil
Zidane, France

Klose, Germany
Van Nistelrooy, Holland
Zurawski, Poland

Yellowcake Phantoms
Lehmann, Germany

Juan, Brazil
Meira, Portugal
Rozehnal, Czech Rep
Rusol, Ukraine

Donovan, USA
Fabregas, Spain
Luis Figo, Portugal
Poborsky, Czech Rep

Messi, Argentina
Raul, Spain
Ronaldo, Brazil

 

What's The Deal on Sanchez

The Mexican Federation say he'll be be flying back in time for Mexico's opening game.

Ok, fair enough. But we're not talking about a flight from Baden-Baden to Manchester in a private jet but two transatlantic flights and jet lag.

What's his character like? Can he get in the right frame of mind to keep the balls out for his father, or will his mind wander and cost the team a silly goal?

Geez, will Ricardo La Volpe even risk starting him?

Drafted Soldiers is travelling to Bad Nauheim to take a look at Mohammad Al Deayea.

 

Goalkeeper Changer

With real concerns about the Mexico keeper's mental state and possible jet lag, or if he'll even start against Iran, Drafted Soldiers has opted for the other available Latino.

OUT:
Sanchez, Mexico, Goalkeeper 5.5
IN:
Abbondanzieri, Argentina, Goalkeeper 7.0