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The AM World Cup Draft

The selections thread is here https://arsenal-mania.com/forum/threads/the-am-world-cup-draft-selection-only.36010/unread Welcome back everyone to the AM draft (World Cup edition) where we’re going to follow on from the great game that @2Smokeyy started a few weeks back. I’ve noted feedback...

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The picks:

Rd.	db10_therza	RunTheTrap + El Duderino	Sapient Hawk + DJ_Markstar	Oxeki	dashsnow17 + Blood on the Tracks	Rex Bezos + jones	Sanchez11 + Riou	blrgooner + NieThePiet
1	Zinedine Zidane (2006)	Ronaldo (2002)	Stéphane Guivarc'h (1998)	Miroslav Klose (2006)	Andriy Shevchenko (2006)	Lionel Messi (2014)	Dennis Bergkamp (1998)	Luka Modric (2018)
2	Diego Simeone (1998)	Marcel Desailly (1998)	Benedict Saul McCarthy (1998)	Andrea Pirlo (2006)	David Beckham (2002)	Keylor Navas (2014)	Patrick Vieira (2006)	Philip Lahm (2014)
3	Marco Matterazzi (2006)	Toni Kroos (2014)	Theodore Whitmore (1998)	Xabi Alonso (2010)	Franck Ribery (2006)	David Villa (2010)	Cafu (2002)	Ji Sung Park (2002)
4	Kaka (2010)	James Rodriguez (2014)	Thomas Gravesen (2002)	Diego Godin (2010)	Brad Friedel (2002)	Wesley Sneijder (2010)	Paolo Maldini (1998)	Neymar(2014)
5	Wayne Rooney (2006)	Kevin Prince-Boateng (2010)	Mark Van Bommel (2010)	Lucio (2002)	Bastian Schweinsteiger (2014)	Hidetoshi Nakata (2002)	Asamoah Gyan (2010)	Sergio Ramos (2010)
6	Rigobert Song (1998)	Hirving Lozano (2018)	Luigi Di Biagio (1998)	Rui Patricio (2018)	Thiago Silva (2018)	Claude Makelele (2006)	Keisuke Honda (2018)	Francesco Totti (2006)
7	Deco (2006)	Gerrard Pique (2010)	Paolo Montero (2002)	Juan Cuadrado (2014)	Tim Cahill (2006)	Kolo Toure (2010)	Iker Casillas (2010)	Claudio Reyna (2002)
8	Giovanni Van Bronckhorst (2006)	Ricardo (2006)	Noel Valladares (2010)	Ahmed Musa (2018)	Edgar Davids (1998)	Fabio Grosso (2006)	Ariel Ortega (1998)	Thibaut Courtois (2018)
9	Ha Seouk-Ju (1998)	Kieran Trippier (2018)	Jurgen Kohler (1998)	Mark Viduka (2006)	Hans Sarpei (2010)	Edinson Cavani (2018)	Alexis Sanchez (2014)	Maniche (2006)
10	Pavel Pardo (1998)	Heung-Min Son (2018)	Emile Heskey (2002)	Arturo Vidal (2014)	Pablo Zabaleta (2014)	John Terry (2006)	Jerome Boateng (2014)	Raphael Varane (2018)
11	Jens Lehmann (2006)	Jose Chamot (1998)	Akira Narahashi (1998)	Michael Bradley (2014)	Alessandro Costacurta (1998)	Maicon (2010)	Jesus Gallardo (2018)	Geremi (2002)
12	Josep Simunic (2006)	Alessandro Nesta (2006)	Robert Jarni (1998)	Marcos Rojo (2014)	Mario Mandzukic (2018)	Gheorghe Hagi (1998)	Michael Owen (1998)	Didier Drogba (2010)
13	Mateja Kezman (2006)	Denis Cheryshuv (2018)	Tommy Oar (2014)	Marcelo Brozovic (2018)	Tomas Rosicky (2006)	Romelu Lukaku (2018)	Pavel Nedved (2006)	Phillip Cocu (1998)
14	Steven Defour (2014)	Youri Tielemans (2018)	Fernando Gago (2014)	Raheem Sterling (2018)	Jose Giminez (2018)	Dario Simic (1998)	Marouane Fellaini (2018)	Yerry Mina (2018)
15	Wojciech Szczęsny (2018)	Maarten Stekelenburg (2010)	Jung Sung-Ryong (2014)	Alireza Haghighi (2014)	David Ospina (2014)	Vincent Enyeama (2014)	Shay Given (2002)	Diego Benaglio (2014)

Rd.	14Henry + Clrnc	Gooner416 + Juan Matas Beard	A__G + 2Smokeyy	albakos + celestis	farzad4daarse + MakingTrax	SA Gunner + Uncle Good-Advice	Vinci + Tir Na Nog	Moah + Sebastes
1	Cristiano Ronaldo (2018)	Robin Van Persie (2014)	Andres Iniesta (2010)	Kylian Mbappe (2018)	Thomas Müller (2014)	Thierry Henry (1998)	Fabio Cannavaro (2006)	Giorgio Chiellini (2014)
2	Arjen Robben (2014)	Roberto Carlos (2002)	N'Golo Kanté (2018)	Mesut Özil (2014)	Ronaldinho (2002)	Xavi Hernandez (2010)	Rivaldo (2002)	Dario Srna (2006)
3	Rafael Marquez (2010)	Liliam Thuram (1998)	Gabriel Batistuta (1998)	Tim Howard (2014)	Carles Puyol (2010)	Luis Suarez (2010)	Diego Forlan (2010)	Michael Ballack (2002)
4	Mark Schwarzer (2006)	Luis Figo (2006)	Eden Hazard (2018)	Sergio Busquets (2010)	Gianluigi Buffon (2006)	Kevin DeBruyne (2018)	Michael Essien (2006)	Guillermo Ochoa (2014)
5	Yaya Toure (2014)	Samuel Eto’o (2010)	Sol Campbell (2002)	Yuto Nagatomo (2010)	Chicharito Hernandez (2010)	Landon Donovan (2002)	Javier Zanetti (1998)	Hong Myung-Bo (2002)
6	Michael Laudrup (1998)	Oliver Kahn (2002)	Manuel Neuer (2014)	Clarence Seedorf (1998)	Antoine Griezmann (2018)	Mats Hummels (2014)	Giovani Dos Santos (2010)	El Hadji Diouf (2002)
7	Ashley Cole (2006)	Gennaro Gattuso (2006)	Davor Šuker (1998)	Lauren (2002)	Javier Mascherano (2014)	Gianluca Zambrotta (2006)	Emmanuel Petit (1998)	Harry Kane (2018)
8	Roberto Ayala (2006)	Yoo Sang-Chul (2002)	Jaap Stam (1998)	Ricardo Carvalho (2006)	Shinji Kagawa (2018)	Tony Adams (1998)	Lee Young Pyo (2002)	Angel Di Maria (2014)
9	Gilberto Silva (2002)	Fernando Hierro (2002)	Emmanuel Eboue (2010)	Rio Ferdinand (2002)	Joel Matip (2014)	Lee Woon-Jae (2002)	Pedro (2010)	Didier Deschamps (1998)
10	Christian Vieri (1998)	Claudio Suarez (1998)	Makoto Hasebe (2010)	Hernan Crespo (2006)	Kyle Walker (2018)	Ivan Rakitić (2018)	Peter Schmeichel (1998)	Leonardo Araújo (1998)
11	Raúl González Blanco (1998)	Esteban Cambiasso (2006)	Hector Moreno (2018)	Xherdan Shaqiri (2014)	Ivan Perisic (2018)	Celestine Babayaro (1998)	Toby Alderweireld (2018)	Frank De Boer (1998)
12	Willy Sagnol (2006)	Shinsuke Nakamura (2006)	Adriano (2006)	Ze Roberto (2006)	Patrick Kluivert (1998)	Gonzalo Higuain (2014)	Henrik Larsson (2002)	Joan Capdevilla (2010)
13	Sami Khedira (2014)	Nemanja Vidic (2010)	Jay-Jay Okocha (1998)	Mauro Camoranesi (2006)	Vincent Kompany (2018)	Marcelo (2018)	Nigel De Jong (2010)	Thomas Meunier (2018)
14	Freddie Ljungberg (2006)	Alan Shearer (1998)	Pepe (2018)	Diego Lugano (2010)	Granit Xhaka (2018)	Gokhan Inler (2010)	Benedikt Howedes (2014)	Hasan Sas (2002)
15	Samir Handanovic (2010)	José Luis Chilavert (1998)	Gianluca Pagliuca (1998)	Rüştü Reçber (2002)	Petr Cech (2006)	Edwin Van Der Sar (1998)	Igor Akinfeev (2018)	Pascal Zuberbüler (2006)

1) @db10_therza
2) @RunTheTrap + @El Duderino
3) @Sapient Hawk + @DJ_Markstar
4) @Oxeki
5) @dashsnow17 + @Blood on the Tracks
6) @Rex Bezos + @jones
7) @Sanchez11 + @Riou
8) @blrgooner + @NieThePiet
9) @14Henry + @Clrnc
10) @Gooner416 + @Juan Matas Beard
11) @A__G+ @2Smokeyy
12) @albakos + @celestis
13) @farzad4daarse + @Makingtrax
14) @SA Gunner + @Uncle Good-Advice
15) @Vinci + @Tir Na Nog
16) @Moah + @Sebastes

No discussion in this thread, only picks.


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Round 1:
1) @db10_therza
2) @RunTheTrap + @El Duderino
3) @Sapient Hawk + @DJ_Markstar
4) @Oxeki
5) @dashsnow17 + @Blood on the Tracks
6) @Rex Bezos + @jones
7) @Sanchez11 + @Riou
8) @blrgooner + @NieThePiet
9) @14Henry + @Clrnc
10) @Gooner416 + @Juan Matas Beard
11) @A__G+ @2Smokeyy
12) @albakos + @celestis
13) @farzad4daarse + @Makingtrax
14) @SA Gunner + @Uncle Good-Advice
15) @Vinci + @Tir Na Nog
16) @Moah + @Sebastes

Round 2:
1) @Moah + @Sebastes
2) @Vinci + @Tir Na Nog
3) @SA Gunner + @Uncle Good-Advice
4) @farzad4daarse + @Makingtrax
5) @albakos + @celestis
6) @A__G + @2Smokeyy
7) @Gooner416 + @Juan Matas Beard
8) @14Henry + @Clrnc
9) @blrgooner + @NieThePiet
10) @Sanchez11 + @Riou
11) @Rex Bezos + @jones
12) @Blood on the Tracks + @dashsnow17
13) @Oxeki
14) @Sapient Hawk + @DJ_Markstar
15) @RunTheTrap + @El Duderino
16) @db10_therza

Round 3:
1) @Moah + @Sebastes
2) @Vinci + @Tir Na Nog
3) @SA Gunner + @Uncle Good-Advice
4) @farzad4daarse + @Makingtrax
5) @albakos + @celestis
6) @A__G + @2Smokeyy
7) @Gooner416 + @Juan Matas Beard
8) @14Henry + @Clrnc
9) @blrgooner + @NieThePiet
10) @Sanchez11 + @Riou
11) @Rex Bezos + @jones
12) @Blood on the Tracks + @dashsnow17
13) @Oxeki
14) @Sapient Hawk + @DJ_Markstar
15) @RunTheTrap + @El Duderino
16) @db10_therza

and so on....

We flip order at the start of round three and will continue in snake draft of that exact order until the end of the draft.

 

[Clrnc]

Rafael Marquez (2010) scored, assisted and dragged El Tri to the last 16 - Arguably the best Mexican player ever, best concacaf player of this draft, most WC apps by any defender, first ever player to captain 5 WCs, first defender to score 3 consecutive WCs etc... need I say more?



@blrgooner @NieThePiet

 

[blrgooner]

Ok since I need to make a pick in super quick time, Let me go for probably the first Asian player to win the Champions League.

Park Ji -Sung - 2002 World cup semi finalist




@Sanchez11 + @Riou up next

 

[Riou]

The only 2 time winner (sort of) that you can pick with this timeframe, 2002 Cafu...

...a little shocked he lasted this long, but delighted to get him as captain!

Can defend, can attack, leader, winner...got it all!

Also one of the nicest men I have ever met (ran into him twice in my local Tescos 3 weeks ago, worked up the courage the second time to talk to him) an absolute gent, only charged me £100 to get a photo and autograph with him...you think of football and you think of him, a true legend of the game!

 

[Rex Stone]

Buzzing this guy fell to us. Scored five and assisted one out of Spain's eight goals, ie responsible for 75% of all goals of the world champions

Absolute demon in that World Cup. It’s David Villa (2010)



@dashsnow17 and @Blood on the Tracks you’re up

 

[Rex Stone]

So for @dashsnow17 - @Blood on the Tracks they’ve gone with the guy who ripped Spain to shreds in the 2006 World Cup.

Was really the World Cup which put him on the map. A guy I wish we’d been able to sign Franck Ribery (2006).



@Oxeki you're up mate.

 

[A_G]

On behalf of @Oxeki, he selects Xabi Alonso 2010:


Over to you @Sapient Hawk and @DJ_Markstar

 

[Sapient Hawk]

To complete the triumverate of my deadly attack. I present to you a man with a foot as hot as a scotch bonnet pepper.



My CONCACAF pick...Theordore Whitmore 1998!!!

@El Duderino + @RunTheTrap
@A__G

 

[A_G]

On behalf of Elduderun The Trap, they select Toni Kroos (2014):

Time to double pick @db10_therza

 

[db10_therza]

Need to get a defender babyy. Shan’t be making the same mistake as last time babyy.

It’s time for a high impact game changing c*nt. Immeasurable contribution in the final. I give you the villainous, the loathsome, the magnificent…

Materazzi 06


For my next pick I need to diversify from the outright c*ntishness of the last two picks with none other than the smiling baby faced c*nt himself…

Kaka 2010


Right back at ya @El Duderino @RunTheTrap

 

[RunTheTrap]

2014 James Rodriguez btw. He was the best youngster at that tournament.

@Sapient Hawk @DJ_Markstar

 

[Sapient Hawk]

When you want to get things done in midfield, you don't get a milquetoast character. You get one who's so badass Mike Tyson asked for his shirt.



THOMAS GRAVESEN 2002!!

@Oxeki you know what to do!

 

[A_G]

On behalf of @Goateki, he selects Diego Godin:

You’re up next @dashsnow17

 

[dashsnow17]

With the most complete striker of his generation up top and two of the most creative wingers of all time, one being the sexiest and the other the ugliest, scoring goals will not be a problem for our team. But it’s time to focus on defence.

Introducing Brad “The Human Wall” Friedel, star keeper of the US team in their excellent 2002 tournament!



@jones youre up sucka

 

[jones]

Probably the player with the best year 2010 of them all, five goals from midfield, Silver Ball and Bronze Boot winner, Brazil and Bourbon Batterer Wesley ****ing Sneijder

@Sanchez11 @Riou

move it fs

 

[Riou]

@Sanchez11 sent me the pic of the actual sticker he had, when he was collecting them in 1998 at the young age of 35 at the time...

...Maldini 98.

The Don of Italy, one of the greats of all time...centreback, fullback, find yourself a defender that can do both!

Marshalled the Italian backline of 98 (that many think were better than the lucky 2006 side) and took the home nation France (with the refs help!) to beat them (didn't even get beat, pens don't count!)

What a backline our team is gonna have!

@NieThePiet + @blrgooner your turn

 

[blrgooner]

Time to add some Brazilian Flair.

2014 world cup

@14Henry and @Clrnc your turn

 

[Clrnc]

Mark "so good that Wenger wanted him after the tournament" Schwarzer. (2006)




Single handedly (literally) brought Australia to their first ever world cup, made many crucial saves to get them to last 16 only to be cheated by Grosso's dive.

@Juan Matas Beard @Gooner416 go

 

[Gooner416]

Luis "El Mercenario" Figo (2006)

If it wasn't for Zidane magic, Portugal had an opportunity to play in the finals. We're taking their captain and talisman -- Luis Figo. Famously known for playing for both -- Barcelona & Real Madrid.

@A__G @2Smokeyy do your ting.

 

[A_G]

2018 Silver Ball winner, Eden Hazard

@albakos @celestis up next

 

[albakos]

My next pick is the ultimate team player.

A baller who has brilliant ball retention abilities and will sacrifice his individual results for the bigger benefit, the good of his team.

Considering the strategy that we have for our team and coupled with Magical Mesut Özil, this time it is:

Sergio Busquets (2010)

@farzad4daarse + @Makingtrax your turn !!!