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Should we write a small paragraph or something detailing our reasoning for our picks, tactics, why we think our squad is the best, etc... Feel like that would help for voting.

Where has this idea that Coutinho is making the same per week at Barca than when he was here come from? No way that's true. I'm sure it would be great for the dressing room if he came back here as our highest paid player after he faked an injury and made up conflicts with Klopp so he could escape.

I wanted three pacy forwards and Owen winning the Ballon D'Or I think helps more in the "judging a player at their peak" part.

Still @MegadriveMan. I could finish my team.

Megadriveman  1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal(04,08,12,16) 2. Peter Schmeichel, Denmark (88,92,96,00) 3. Robert Lewandowski Poland (12, 16) 4. David Alaba, Austria (16) 5. Xabi Alonso Spain 6. Toby Alderweireld, Belgium 7. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Germany 8. Claude Makelele, France 9. John Terry, England 10. 11.   ViRdjil   1. Michael Laudrup - Denmark (88) 2. Frank Rijkaard - Netherlands (92) 3. Thierry Henry - France (00) 4. Ricardo Carvalho - Portugal (04) 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden (12) 6. Kevin De Bruyne - Belgium (16) 7. David Silva - Spain (12) 8. Darijo Srna - Croatia (08) 9. Danny Rose - England (16) 10. Jürgen Kohler - Germany (96) 11. Gianluigi Buffon - Italy (08)   Alex_K  1. Zinedine Zidane (00) 2. Andriy Shevchenko (12) 3. Hagi (96) 4. Kimmich (16) 5. Ashley Cole (12) 6. Andrea Pirlo (04) 7. Jan Verthonghen (16) 8. Ronnie Whelan (88) 9. Jaap Stam (96) 10. Vitor Baia (00) 11. David Villa (08) 3 Stacks  1. Luka Modric, Croatia (12) 2. Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria (96) 3. Gareth Bale, Wales (16) 4. Franco Baresi, Italy (88) 5. Michael Owen, England (2000) 6. Petr Cech, Czech Republic (04) 7. Sergio Ramos, Spain (08) 8. Andreas Brehme, Germany (92) 9. Edgar Davids, Holland (2000) 10. Raphael Varane, France (16) 11. Rui Costa, Portugal (04)  Rapey  1. Steven Gerrard; England (Euro 00, 04, 12) 2. Ruud Gullit; Holland (88, 92) 3. Eden Hazard; Belgium (16) 4. Fernando Torres; Spain (04, 08, 12) 5. Marcel Desailly; France (96, 00, 04) 6. Pepe; Portugal (08, 12, 16) 7. Siniša Mihajlović; Serbia (00) 8. Gianluca Zambrotta; Italy (04, 08) 9. Séamus Coleman; Ireland (16) 10. Oliver Kahn; Germany (96, 00, 04) 11.   Elite  1. Marco Van Basten (Holland) 88, 92 2. Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 96, 00, 04 3. Patrick Vieira (France) 00, 04, 08 4. Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 00, 04 5. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) 12, 16 6. Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) 04 7. Michael Ballack (Germany) 04, 08 8. Gerard Pique (Spain) 12, 16 9. Thomas Helveg (Denmark) 96 10. Stuart Pearce (England 92) 11.   Stig  1. Lothar Matthaus - Germany (88, 00)  2. John Barnes - England (88) 3. Arjen Robben - Holland (04, 08, 12) 4. Francesco Totti - Italy (00, 04) 5. Lilian Thuram - France (96, 00, 04, 08) 6. Andres Iniesta - Spain (08, 12, 16) 7. Paul McGrath - Rep of Ireland (88) 8. Henrik Larsson - Sweden (00, 04) 9. Gheorghe Popescu - Romania (96, 00) 10. Thibaut Courtois - Belgium (16) 11. Fabio Coentrao - Portugal (12, 16)  John102  1. Luis Figo  2. Paolo Maldini 3. Philip Lahm 4. Xavi 5. R. Koeman 6. Boban  7. Dasayev 8. Lizarazu 9. Mijatovic  10. Sterling 11.

I would've picked Stam and Kanté. Had to settle for Davids and Varane. Although now that I think about it I should've picked Varane 11th. Oh well.

@Sugar Ape you're up. Wanted Stam but I knew @Alex_K would take him. Also, I made my 10th pick as everyone has a Frenchman.

Megadriveman  1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal(04,08,12,16) 2. Peter Schmeichel, Denmark (88,92,96,00) 3. Robert Lewandowski Poland (12, 16) 4. David Alaba, Austria (16) 5. Xabi Alonso Spain 6. Toby Alderweireld, Belgium 7. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Germany 8. Claude Makelele, France 9. John Terry, England 10. 11.   ViRdjil  1. Michael Laudrup - Denmark (88, 96) 2. Frank Rijkaard - Netherlands (88, 92) 3. Thierry Henry - France (00, 04, 08) 4. Ricardo Carvalho - Portugal(04, 08) 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden (04, 08, 12, 16) 6. Kevin De Bruyne - Belgium (16) 7. David Silva - Spain (08, 12, 16) 8. Darijo Srna - Croatia (04, 08, 12, 16) 9. Danny Rose - England (16) 10. 11.    Alex_K  1. Zinedine Zidane (96, 00, 04) 2. Andriy Shevchenko (12) 3. Hagi (96, 00) 4. Kimmich (16) 5. Ashley Cole (04, 12) 6. Andrea Pirlo (04, 08, 12) 7. Jan Verthonghen (16) 8. Ronnie Whelan (88) 9. Jaap Stam (96, 00, 04) 10. 11.  3 Stacks  1. Luka Modric, Croatia (08, 12, 16) 2. Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria (96) 3. Gareth Bale, Wales (16) 4. Franco Baresi, Italy (88) 5. Michael Owen, England (00, 04) 6. Petr Cech, Czech Republic (04) 7. Sergio Ramos, Spain (08, 12, 16) 8. Andreas Brehme, Germany (88, 92) 9. Edgar Davids, Holland (96, 00, 04) 10. Raphael Varane, France (16) 11.   Rapey  1. Steven Gerrard; England (Euro 00, 04, 12) 2. Ruud Gullit; Holland (88, 92) 3. Eden Hazard; Belgium (16) 4. Fernando Torres; Spain (04, 08, 12) 5. Marcel Desailly; France (96, 00, 04) 6. Pepe; Portugal (08, 12, 16) 7. Siniša Mihajlović; Serbia (00) 8. Gianluca Zambrotta; Italy (04, 08) 9. 10. 11.   Elite  1. Marco Van Basten (Holland) 88, 92 2. Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 96, 00, 04 3. Patrick Vieira (France) 00, 04, 08 4. Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 00, 04 5. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) 12, 16 6. Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) 04 7. Michael Ballack (Germany) 04, 08 8. Gerard Pique (Spain) 12, 16 9. 10. 11.   Stig  1. Lothar Matthaus - Germany (88, 00) 2. John Barnes - England (88) 3. Arjen Robben - Holland (04, 08, 12) 4. Francesco Totti - Italy (00, 04) 5. Lilian Thuram - France (96, 00, 04, 08) 6. Andres Iniesta - Spain (08, 12, 16) 7. Paul McGrath - Rep of Ireland (88) 8. Henrik Larsson - Sweden (00, 04) 9. 10. 11.  John102  1. Luis Figo  2. Paolo Maldini 3. Philip Lahm 4. Xavi 5. R. Koeman 6. Boban 7. Dasayev 8. Lizarazu 9. 10. 11.

Still @Elite.

Megadriveman  1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal(04,08,12,16) 2. Peter Schmeichel, Denmark (88,92,96,00) 3. Robert Lewandowski Poland (12, 16) 4. David Alaba, Austria (16) 5. Xabi Alonso Spain 6. Toby Alderweireld, Belgium 7. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Germany 8. 9. 10. 11.   ViRdjil  1. Michael Laudrup - Denmark (88, 96) 2. Frank Rijkaard - Netherlands (88, 92) 3. Thierry Henry - France (00, 04, 08) 4. Ricardo Carvalho - Portugal(04, 08) 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden (04, 08, 12, 16) 6. Kevin De Bruyne - Belgium (16) 7. David Silva - Spain (08, 12, 16) 8. 9. 10. 11.    Alex_K  1. Zinedine Zidane  2. Andriy Shevchenko 3. Hagi 4. Kimmich 5. Ashley Cole 6. Andrea Pirlo 7. Jan Verthonghen 8. 9. 10. 11.  3 Stacks  1. Luka Modric, Croatia (08, 16) 2. Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria (96) 3. Gareth Bale, Wales (16) 4. Franco Baresi, Italy (88) 5. Michael Owen, England (00, 04) 6. Petr Cech, Czech Republic (04) 7. Sergio Ramos, Spain (08, 12) 8. Andreas Brehme, Germany (88, 92) 9. 10. 11.   Rapey  1. Steven Gerrard; England (Euro 00, 04, 12) 2. Ruud Gullit; Holland (88, 92) 3. Eden Hazard; Belgium (16) 4. Fernando Torres; Spain (04, 08, 12) 5. Marcel Desailly; France (96, 00, 04) 6. Pepe; Portugal (08, 12, 16) 7. Siniša Mihajlović; Serbia (00) 8. Gianluca Zambrotta; Italy (04, 08) 9. 10. 11.   Elite  1. Marco Van Basten (Holland) 88, 92 2. Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 96, 00, 04 3. Patrick Vieira (France) 00, 04, 08 4. Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 00, 04 5. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) 12, 16 6. Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) 04 7. Michael Ballack (Germany) 04, 08 8. 9. 10. 11.   Stig  1. Lothar Matthaus - Germany (88, 00) 2. John Barnes - England (88) 3. Arjen Robben - Holland (04, 08, 12) 4. Francesco Totti - Italy (00, 04) 5. Lilian Thuram - France (96, 00, 04, 08) 6. Andres Iniesta - Spain (08, 12, 16) 7. Paul McGrath - Rep of Ireland (88) 8. Henrik Larsson - Sweden (00, 04) 9. 10. 11. John102  1. Luis Figo  2. Paolo Maldini 3. Philip Lahm 4. Xavi 5. R. Koeman 6. Boban 7. Dasayev 8. Lizarazu 9. 10. 11.

It's still hard to believe that Sissoko situation actually happened. When you think about it, when has a player ever pointed to someone else like that in his own box with his arm so fully out? I feel like I've never seen that before. Just a total brain freeze moment.

@Sugar Ape

Megadriveman  1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal(04,08,12,16) 2. Peter Schmeichel, Denmark (88,92,96,00) 3. Robert Lewandowski Poland (12, 16) 4. David Alaba, Austria (16) 5. Xabi Alonso Spain 6. Toby Alderweireld, Belgium 7. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Germany 8. 9. 10. 11.   ViRdjil  1. Michael Laudrup - Denmark (88, 96) 2. Frank Rijkaard - Netherlands (88, 92) 3. Thierry Henry - France (00, 04, 08) 4. Ricardo Carvalho - Portugal(04, 08) 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden (04, 08, 12, 16) 6. Kevin De Bruyne - Belgium (16) 7. David Silva - Spain (08, 12, 16) 8. 9. 10. 11.   Alex_K  1. Zinedine Zidane  2. Andriy Shevchenko 3. Hagi 4. Kimmich 5. Ashley Cole 6. Andrea Pirlo 7. Jan Verthonghen 8. 9. 10. 11.  3 Stacks  1. Luka Modric, Croatia (08, 16) 2. Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria (96) 3. Gareth Bale, Wales (16) 4. Franco Baresi, Italy (88) 5. Michael Owen, England (00, 04) 6. Petr Cech, Czech Republic (04) 7. Sergio Ramos, Spain (08, 12) 8. 9. 10. 11.   Rapey  1. Steven Gerrard; England (Euro 00, 04, 12) 2. Ruud Gullit; Holland (88, 92) 3. Eden Hazard; Belgium (16) 4. Fernando Torres; Spain (04, 08, 12) 5. Marcel Desailly; France (96, 00, 04) 6. Pepe; Portugal (08, 12, 16) 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Elite  1. Marco Van Basten (Holland) 88, 92 2. Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 96, 00, 04 3. Patrick Vieira (France) 00, 04, 08 4. Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 00, 04 5. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) 12, 16 6. Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) 04 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Stig  1. Lothar Matthaus - Germany (88, 00) 2. John Barnes - England (88) 3. Arjen Robben - Holland (04, 08, 12) 4. Francesco Totti - Italy (00, 04) 5. Lilian Thuram - France (96, 00, 04, 08) 6. Andres Iniesta - Spain (08, 12, 16) 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. John102  1. Luis Figo  2. Paolo Maldini 3. Philip Lahm 4. Xavi 5. R. Koeman 6. Boban 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Little insight from your Ligue 1 guy: Saliba at Saint-Etienne is a world class CB in the making. Would get him if Lovren goes. Only 18 but he is a dominant figure.

@Alex_K

Megadriveman  1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal(04,08,12,16) 2. Peter Schmeichel, Denmark (88,92,96,00) 3. Robert Lewandowski Poland (12, 16) 4. David Alaba, Austria (16) 5. Xabi Alonso Spain 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   ViRdjil  1. Michael Laudrup (88, 96) 2. Frank Rijkaard (88, 92) 3. Thierry Henry (00, 04, 08) 4. Ricardo Carvalho (04, 08) 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (04, 08, 12, 16) 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.  Alex_K  1. Zinedine Zidane  2. Andriy Shevchenko 3. Hagi 4. Kimmich 5. Ashley Cole 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.  3 Stacks  1. Luka Modric, Croatia (08, 16) 2. Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria (96) 3. Gareth Bale, Wales (16) 4. Franco Baresi, Italy (88) 5. Michael Owen, England (00, 04) 6. Petr Cech, Czech Republic (04) 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Rapey  1. Steven Gerrard; England (Euro 00, 04, 12) 2. Ruud Gullit; Holland (88, 92) 3. Eden Hazard; Belgium (16) 4. Fernando Torres; Spain (04, 08, 12) 5. Marcel Desailly; France (96, 00, 04) 6. Pepe; Portugal (08, 12, 16) 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Elite  1. Marco Van Basten (Holland) 88, 92 2. Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 96, 00, 04 3. Patrick Vieira (France) 00, 04, 08 4. Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 00, 04 5. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) 12, 16 6. Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria) 04 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Stig  1. Lothar Matthaus - Germany (88, 00) 2. John Barnes - England (88) 3. Arjen Robben - Holland (04, 08, 12) 4. Francesco Totti - Italy (00, 04) 5. Lilian Thuram - France (96, 00, 04, 08) 6. Andres Iniesta - Spain (08, 12, 16) 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. John102  1. Luis Figo  2. Paolo Maldini 3. Philip Lahm 4. Xavi 5. R. Koeman 6. Boban 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

@Sugar Ape

Megadriveman  1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal(04,08,12,16) 2. Peter Schmeichel, Denmark (88,92,96,00) 3. Robert Lewandowski Poland (12, 16) 4. David Alaba, Austria (16) 5. Xabi Alonso Spain 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   ViRdjil  1. Michael Laudrup (88, 96) 2. Frank Rijkaard (88, 92) 3. Thierry Henry (00, 04, 08) 4. Ricardo Carvalho (04, 08) 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (04, 08, 12, 16) 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.  Alex_K  1. Zinedine Zidane  2. Andriy Shevchenko 3. Hagi 4. Kimmich 5. Ashley Cole 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.  3 Stacks  1. Luka Modric, Croatia (08, 16) 2. Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria (96) 3. Gareth Bale, Wales (16) 4. Franco Baresi, Italy (88) 5. Michael Owen, England (00, 04) 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Rapey  1. Steven Gerrard; England (Euro 00, 04, 12) 2. Ruud Gullit; Holland (88, 92) 3. Eden Hazard; Belgium (16) 4. Fernando Torres; Spain (04, 08, 12) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Elite  1. Marco Van Basten (Holland) 88, 92 2. Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 3. Patrick Vieira (France) 4. Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Stig  1. Lothar Matthaus - Germany (88, 00) 2. John Barnes - England (88) 3. Arjen Robben - Holland (04, 08, 12) 4. Francesco Totti - Italy (00, 04) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. John102  1. Luis Figo  2. Paolo Maldini 3. Philip Lahm 4. Xavi 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

@Alex_K

Megadriveman  1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal(04,08,12,16) 2. Peter Schmeichel, Denmark (88,92,96,00) 3. Robert Lewandowski Poland (12, 16) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   ViRdjil  1. Michael Laudrup (88, 96) 2. Frank Rijkaard 3. Thierry Henry 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Alex_K  1. Zinedine Zidane  2. Andriy Shevchenko 3. Hagi 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.  3 Stacks  1. Luka Modric, Croatia (08, 16) 2. Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgaria (96) 3. Gareth Bale, Wales (16) 4. Franco Baresi, Italy (88) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Rapey  1. Steven Gerrard; England (Euro 00, 04, 12) 2. Ruud Gullit; Holland (88, 92) 3. Eden Hazard; Belgium (16) 4. Fernando Torres; Spain (04, 08, 12) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Elite  1. Marco Van Basten (Holland) 88, 92 2. Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 3. Patrick Vieira (France) 4. Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.   Stig  1. Lothar Matthaus - Germany (88, 00) 2. John Barnes - England (88) 3. Arjen Robben - Holland (04, 08, 12) 4. Francesco Totti - Italy (00, 04) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. John102 1. Luis Figo  2. Paolo Maldini 3. Philip Lahm 4. Xavi 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11

He had a crap season besides a few of the big matches and a few Ligue 1 games here and there.

Firmino is great defensively but that's a bonus. A good manager (which we have) can tell any professional footballer with a minimum level of fitness, health and professionalism to track back and run. It's more about finding someone with the technique and the positional/tactical sense.

Rashford would be an excellent alternative to Mané and Salah but there's no way he could do Firmino's role. It's not all about assisting and creating chances. Most of it is being able to drop deep and having the tactical knowledge to create space for the two wide forwards. Those are things Rashford could not do. If there's an alternative to Firmino, it's someone who is very comfortable at playing between the lines but can still get in the box and finish. There aren't many of those out there. Fekir, Joao Felix, Dybala and Griezmann are probably the most well-equipped but I doubt we'll sign any of them.

@Sugar Ape