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CUP TACTICS AND VOTES TO MARKY (unless you're in the Spanish group, in which case send your tactics to Afro, please)

Those who voted, and posted tactics can add £2.5m to their budgets.

Those who didn't do both of those things get £1m only.

The Fan Gilhaus 'Whooooo?' League

Deportivo la Chorizo - Gregers Under Brescia FC - Afro Bratwurst Mannschaft - Treble Name Pending - Cherries Bunga Bunga FC - Olly
Total Juan Carrs FC - Hero

Table

VFL Bassender - CF

AHAAAAAAAAAA Alan Partridge FC - Tooze


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the Cherries loves Neymar Championship

Atalanta Falcons - Sodhat

Tactics

FC Murder On Zidane's Floor - Zinedine

Injuries

Deportivo My Sharona - Marky

Lawyers

Spanish Bank FC - GSC

Fixtures

Moleicester City - Fernando

Results

No Respek FC - Azzy

Table

Pass the Deutschie - Viva

Bayern My Erch - Fan

ZZZ you want to negotiate that deal we had going or is it off?

Zinedine'z PreZiction League Results

Fan: 4
Hero: 5
Afro: 8
Viva: 10 (Missed out Wigan v Reading PreZiction)
Azzy: 6
Cherries: 4
Trebs: 7
Nando: 3
Olly: 4
Gregers: 5
Tooze: 5
Marky: 7

Congratulation to Viva who pockets a £1m prize money even with PreZiction one less match then eveyone else.

Todays PreZictions are up, please enter when you have a moment.

Sodhat where were you yesterday? I missed you.

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote: Congratulation to Viva who pockets a £1m prize money even with PreZiction one less match then eveyone else.

I gave you all a chance and you all still failed.

Thank you

Milan badelj - 5m
Maicon - 7m

i will accept if anyone wants them

Federico Macheda - £3.0m
Tom Huddlestone - £6.5m#

Anyone want them say now as they are going

VivaPaulScholes wrote:

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote: Congratulation to Viva who pockets a £1m prize money even with PreZiction one less match then eveyone else.

I gave you all a chance and you all still failed.

Thank you

Good work Viva


I won't get to lawyers and injuries until this afternoon as following his conjunctivitis last week, my son know has chicken pox We used to praise him for rarely getting sick, but now I realise he was just saving them all for the same month. I'm having to cancel my boozy weekend at Newbury races

cant we just fire in our bids now?

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Sodhat where were you yesterday? I missed you.

Off work on holiday, but mostly ill watching television. Had to come back today for my fix of Viva

Thank you Afro, hope your son gets better soon. How old is he?

Sodhat

4 in January Viva. Normally I would still go racing, but with the wife being 5 months pregnant, I am struggling to justify it!!!

Pass The Deutschie v Spanish Bank
1-0
2-1 Gibbs, Draxler - Saviola
2-1 Quag, Barnetta; Alba
1-1 Draxler - Alba
2-1 Holtby, Quagliarella - Alba
1-1 Draxler; Dyer
2-0 Sterling, Quag,
Total
11-5
Result
2-1 Draxler, Holtby - Alba

A good game, but the Germans have a bit more about them tactically. They are a bit weak at full back, but the Bankers don't have enough in their attack to cause any serious problems for me.

A closer game than I thought. Viva’s tactics were stong as ever and Holtby, Gentner and Draxler really controlled the midfield. They underestimated the creativity of Spanish Bank a little with Arteta pulling a few strings and Alba getting forward, him and Miyachi enjoyed some success against Simpson, without much help from Sterling. But it was not enough to beat PtD

Both sides set up to play some great football and it really showed. Deutschie set up brilliantly to counter how Bank play especially with Holtby/Draxler/Genter being deployed in the way that they were and this allowed them to dominate the midfield. However I do feel that they are light at the back and this allowed Bank to stay in it as the attacking threat from Alba, the Wingers and Saviola really came to light. In the end though I feel that the quality of the Deutschie midfield just wins out.
This is gonna be a close one in my opinion. Viva has mentioned Shawcross in his tactics when he isn't actually playing which is an unusual slip up from him. To the game, I think Viva misses Shawcross more than he does Huntelaar personally. I like the defences in this match, and I think both hold up generally well in the game. Alba shuts down Sterling which is a key point of Viva's attack, however I think Holtby and Draxler coming from deep is effective and Draxler scores from this. However I like Spanish Bank's matchup with Dyer who torments Gibbs all game, and it is from his threat that they get an equaliser and a well deserved draw in this one.
Felt PTD had a stronger line-up and more in depth tactics and cruised to a simple 2-0 win.

Atlanta Falcons v Murder on Zidane's Floor
2-2
0-2 Huddlestone, Kroos
2-2 Martinez, El Sharwaay - VDV, Pedro
2-1
2-1 Reus, El Sharaawy - Lampard
2-1 Martinez x2; Denis
1-2 Reus VDV Pedro
Total
11-11
Result
2-2 Martinez, El Sharwaay - VDV, Pedro

Falcons have the stronger players but should have played El Shaarawy further forward, they still look weak defensively and the Murderer's forwards did well to take advantage against a stronger team.

For me the two sides are closely matched player for player, so it was always going to come down to tactics. Atalanta tried to be solid in the middle and attack down the wings, Zidane played narrow, but Kroos and Lampard then had to move wide to cover the attacking FBs. I couldn’t separate them in what would be a high scoring entertaining draw.

This was a case of two sides setting up to exploit the others supposed weakspots. Atlanta utlising de Sciglio and Di Silvestre to overlap the wingers exploited the Zidane defence, especially with Reus lurking in the SS position. Zidane's usage of VDV and Pedro was a clever move as it was very different but I don't feel Pedro is best used in the more central position and VDV would potentially struggle drifting wide. Great match though.
This is such an interesting matchup. I personally think this is a bad game for Zebs to play the offside trap, as I think Martinez has great pace to take advantage of that and ultimately this is what wins Falcons the game. Reus just abuses Huddlestone all game, giving him the run around. However I do think Falcons have made a mistake getting Evans to man mark rather than Reid. Evans would be better sweeping for me with Reid taking on the physical challenge. And I think Denis will score for Zidane, but I think Falcons just shade a close game 2-1.
Felt that FCMoZF had more meat in the middle of the park and controlled the flow of the game and were solid defensivly, AF were to strong in attack but wernt strong enough centrally to get something from the game

Bayern My Erch v Deportivo My Sharona
1-2
1-1 De Bruyne - Jeffren
1-2 Jelavic - Villa, Jovetic
1-1
2-2 De Bruyne, Marin - Jovetic, Villa
2-4 Jelavic, De Bruyne; Villa, Jovetic x2, Falque
1-1 Klose - Villa
Total
9-13
Result
2-3 (+1 goal for 3 wins) De Bruyne, Marin - Jovetic, Villa, Jeffren

Klose and Jelavic are too similar to play upfront together for me, and they left a lot of space in midfield which Deportivo completely made the most of and dominated there to win the game. However, I am doubtful about their attacking quality, Jovetic aside.

I Liked Fan’s set-up. Simple football, get the ball to the wingers, deliver balls into the box for two good old fashioned centre forwards. It is just a bit unfortunate for them that they came up against a very strong Deportivo side before he had any real chance to build the squad up. Hummels was sorely missed against quality like Villa and Jovetic, and with Scholes and Diaby, Deportivo were able to control the midfield and win the game.

For me this has high scoring draw written all over it. Both sides set up to play and it proved to be a good match. Scholes and Diaby are a central partnership that I am not sure exactly how successful it would be in real life. This gave room for De Bruyne to operate in as Diaby is better when he can go box to box and Scholes doesn't have the pace to stick to De Bruyne. In contrast Jovetic and Villa would be far too much for for the Bayern defence. For those reasons I can only see this as a draw.
This is gonna be game of the week. I personally think Erch have left themselves very vulnerable to Sharona's style of play, as the extra numbers for Sharona in midfield mean that Scholes/Diaby dominate the game and they dominate possession. Erch use the pace on the wings well, with there attack looking potent up front. However Sharona boss this game and the front four of Villa, Falque, Jeffren and Jovetic run rings around the Erch defence and ultimately Scholes picks them apart. Win for Sharona in a high scoring affair. Think Erch need to assess there formation
BME had great tactics and were the better side , however lackof options on the bench and less wight in t he middle meant they couldn’t see out the game ad DMS snatched a pouint at thedeath.


Moleicester City v FC No Respek
1-1
1-1 Mbiwa - Ben Arfa
1-0 Di Natale
1-0
2-2 Michu, Cazorla - Ba x2
1-0 Michu
2-2 Cazorla, Ba - Chambo, Ade
Total
9-6
Result
2-1 (+1 goal for 3 wins) Michu, Cazorla - Ben Arfa

A tight game, but by playing five at the back No Respek invited pressure a bit but had a lot of power in their attack which they used to great effect to help them dominate aerially.

An upset and revenge for me. Moleicester were set-up knowing exactly what No Respek were going to throw at them. It was almost as though Moleicester had picked the No Respek team. They matched them and hit them on the counter attack for a tactically deserved victory.

A second great draw in the league this week with two sides that played to their own strengths. Moleicester were determined to not lose twice in a week to the same team and it showed as they came from behind twice to knick a point in the last minute. No Respek's 5 at the back is a great formation but Moleicester anticipated it and would have exploited it had it been players of lower quality than Cole and Debuchy. No Respek need to improve on Pogba urgently as his attitude would hurt the chemistry of the team.
I like the set up and team from Azzy but there is no mention of whether you are playing counter attack, possession, or high tempo football. The team talk is a good gee up for the team but I see no mention of how you want to play, the only reference I see is this, "let’s take the game to our opponents and play them off the park" and I cant personally deduce from that or your individual tactics what you want to do. Where as City have played this well in my opinion, taking advantage of there solid defence which handles Respek's frontline, and allowing them to spring pacey counter attacks, which Respek's defence can handle for a period, but not for the whole game and I think City just nick this one.
Greatattackign game, felt 5 at the back worked however when the WBs got forward it left them exposed and carzola and chambo had room to opewrrate and were outnumbered , howeverthe WBs create havoc coming foward and carve out 2 goals directly from that.

Week 6 Results - Fan Gilhaus League

FC SWAG 1-1 Bunga Bunga FC
Fellaini; Lambert

Deportivo la Chorizo 3-0 VFL Fassbender
Isco, Soldado x 2

Bratwurst Mannschaft 1-1 Under Brescia
Shaqiri; Tevez

Total Juan Carrs 2-0 AHAAAA Alan Partridge FC

Another one on the way

Thanks for the feedback guys, I know where I need to improve on.

Total Juan Carrs v Alan Partridge - default win for Juan Carrs

FC SWAG v Bunga Bunga FC - A tight game, Bunga Bunga with the more powerful frontline, and it works to an extent but I feel the midfield pairing of Fellaini and Nocerino is a very good partnership and while Bunga Bunga take the lead, SWAG are able to drag themselves back into the game and earn a point. Bunga Bunga had a gameplan and stuck to it well, but it is only ever going to get limited success.
FC SWAG 1-1 Bunga Bunga
(Fellaini) (Lambert)

Deportivo la Chorizo v VFL Fassbender - A good line-up from CF, but he needs to do tactics if he is going to get any success. Gregers has one of the strongest sides in the league, and they cruise to an easy win, 2-0.
Deportivo la Chorizo 2-0 VFL Fassbender
(Isco, Soldado)

Bratwurst Mannschaft v Under Brescia - Game of the week for me, both sides with great midfield players, but the attacking threat of Under Brescia is enough to give them the edge. Mannschaft are a good team but I feel the rest of the league is improving and Mannschaft need to keep up, mainly upfront, if they're going to have any success this season.
Bratwurst Mannschaft 2-3 Under Brescia
(Shaqiri, Cleverley) (Tevez, Cassano, Mirallas)

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Total Juan Carrs FC 6-0 AHAAAAAAAAAA Alan Partridge FC

Deportivo la Chorizo 6-0 VFL Fassbender - for the record don't like Mkhitaryan is good that far back

Bratwurst Mannschaft 1-1 Under Brescia FC - gone for a draw with this game think it comes down to two crucial things Shaqiri vs Maxwell/Tevez vs Westermann eventually leading to goals for each of them

SWAG 1-0 Bunga Bunga FC - Bunga have played right into Swag's hands by trying to go through the middle Swag's best area leaving their wingers to get at the full backs of BBFC

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Swag 0-2 Bunga

Swag are primed for a good kicking, and Olly tactics would make Sam Allardyce look like Guardiola

Chorizo 2-0 Fassbender

Mannschaft 0-1 Under Brescia

Brescia have a slight edge for me and this translate to a win.

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Total Juan Carrs FC 3-0 AHAAAAAAAAAA Alan Partridge FC
AUTO WIN FOR JUAN CARRS
No tactics again from Alan Patridge, can't really base much here. I'd say Asamoah didn't suit playing with 3 CB behind him and couldn't get involved in the game as much. Against teams with organisation they will struggle, you can't expect to be so attacking and not get hurt.

Deportivo la Chorizo 3-1 VFL Fassbender
Isco-------------------Lallana
Tello
Soldado
Comfortable victory for Deportivo here, the team does look good I feel Mkhitaryan should be played further up the pitch to be a goal threat. The front four look very exciting they need to improve at the back if they want to progress. Fassbender could have got something from this game if they put som effort in, thier midfield I think would have been the stronger of the two but lack of effort costs them.

Bratwurst Mannschaft 0-0 Under Brescia FC
Really good tactics from both sides here, both had the CM sitting deeper to stop the others attack, there was a lot of space in middle of the park but when both teams got to opposition area they were crowded out. Very similar in their approach by attacking from wide positions I fele the FB had the better of wingers.

FC Swag 1-1 Bunga Bunga FC
Aubameyang----Fletcher
Very close game to call this one, Bunga made it difficult for Swag to break through in the middle, it was scrappy we both teams breaking each other in the centre. Swag went behind from Pirlos deep pass as thier midfield could not close down quick enough, they pulled one back with pressure from the wide positions.

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Total Juan Carrs 3-0 Alan Partridge
Herrera, Aduriz, Asamoah
Walkover

FC Swag 2-1 Bunga Bunga FC
Sam, Hemed / Lambert
Swag had good width and support from the centre. Fellaini and Nocerino were more than a match for Bunga's three. Bunga's strikers caused problems, but the lack of width meant that Swag had most of the possession.

Deportivo la Chorizo 3-0 Bassender
Isco, Soldado 2
Chorizo's tactics were excellent, good luck to anyone playing them! Bassender turned up but didn't have a game plan, and were easily picked apart by the incredible attacking prowess of Chorizo.

Bratwurst Mannschaft 1-1 Under Brescia
Kiessling / Tevez
Both teams are strong at the back and good going forwards, it's really tough to work out who would win this. I can't.

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FC Swag 2 v 1 Bunga Bunga

Felaini and Nocerino dominated the centre of the pitch not allowing Pirlo any time on the ball, whioch stopped BB playing and creating

Aubameyang, Sam - Fletcher

Deportivo 1 v 0 Bassender

A very even game throughout with neither team dominationg until a moment of magic from Mkhitaryan sent Soldado through on goal, hhe rounded the keeper to score late on

Soldado

Bratwurst 1 v 1 Brescia

BM's defence stayed solid in the first half with Bender also tackilng his heart out. a high ball allowed Kiessling to knock down to Shaqiri who ghosted in to score. Afellay and Miralles came more into the game in the second half and it was Miralles who turned provider as his cross was met by Cassano who equalised

Shaqiri - Cassano

oh well, I inherited a very small squad and with Hummels and Gundongan out I had little choice to play that, 2 outfield subs as well who are both pretty sh7t. least my tactics went well hopefully a couple fof good players in today

Looking at the feedback Fan I think people see that the tactics employed were decent, you just obviously need to bolster the depth of the squad and had a couple of harsh injuries to work with.

yeah two of my best players really, can we bid now and is the max price going up?

gonna spend big on one I think

Well played SOddy, well played

You too ZZZZZZZ

Didn't seem people could split it. If either of us had voted, we would have won

If either of us had voted, we would have won

I know yeah suppose its kinda good neither of us did, ketp it fair and not a "default" win as such.

No Respek need to improve on Pogba urgently as his attitude would hurt the chemistry of the team.

You guys crack me up

Pogba for sale - £4m. Caution advised though - his 'attitude' will apparently ruin your chances of winning

Whoever wrote that clearly hasn't seen Juve play this season. He's been one of their standouts, and turning up late for training once (it's not like he missed a drug test or called someone a black ****), doesn't mean he has an attitude problem. What a joke.

Anyway, Pogba for £4m if anyone wants him

Seems like a draw was always the outcome anyway, so we're both winners. Without winning.

Hero - who do you want your default goals attributed to? I was going to have them both as comedy own goals, but I'll let you decide.

I only have 3.5m at present Azzy but I'd like him

Default them to Aduriz and Herrera?

Azzy, I have 3.6 for Pogba

Assuming I can add weekly bonuses I'll pay 4m

Don't sell based on that feedback Azzy! He's still a top player

Sometimes I think people use feedback as a mechanism to push sales

Not too bothered about my loss tbh, will take me a while to get back into this set up, have the basis of a good team just need to get the numbers up..

Milan Badelj is now the only one that can go for cash the rest px but need to be good offers

Without stating who it was I don't believe the person who said the comment would do that nor have they entered the fray to buy him.

aye and Bryan Rabello can go as well

Fan Gilhaus wrote:aye and Bryan Rabello can go as well

Bit of an FM12 purchase from Russ that one.

even I have never heard of him lol

As I recall, he's Chilean, about 17 or so at present, and an AM/RW

I picked him up for my Liverpool team in like 2017 as a squad player. Useful actually, but not ahead of Schurrle, Ponce, or Rodriguez. Two of those don't really exist.

he aint even worth releasing will only get about 400k for him

Media questions up now.

You won't be able to shift him in league I wouldn't have thought, not now even you don't know him!

Remember you need 3 U21s though, so he may be worth keeping around.

yeah intend on buying a couple anyway

Only 4 questions in the media page.

Zidane and Sodhat gone for the strong jaws.

Punch = Attack Jaw = Defence

Attack wins games.

It depends. If we were fighting and you had a strong punch but couldn't take out my jaw, I'd be able to nibble away at you with weaker punches and eventually grind you down.

It would be a long game tactic.

Punch = Attack Jaw = Defence
Attack wins games..

Tell that to Amir Khan then.......

how will you be able to hit me when you can't see me.

Viva thinks hes John Cena! #YouCantSeeMe

sodhat wrote:Week 6 Results - Fan Gilhaus League

FC SWAG 1-1 Bunga Bunga FC
Fellaini; Lambert

Deportivo la Chorizo 3-0 VFL Fassbender
Isco, Soldado x 2

Bratwurst Mannschaft 1-1 Under Brescia
Shaqiri; Tevez

Total Juan Carrs 2-0 AHAAAA Alan Partridge FC

Btw why wasnt Aubameyang my scoreer go majority of goal vvotes?

Fan smacks you, you dont ge up, Fan always gets in first - dont need a strong jaw

Boosh!!

Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.

cherriesfan wrote:

sodhat wrote:Week 6 Results - Fan Gilhaus League

FC SWAG 1-1 Bunga Bunga FC
Fellaini; Lambert

Deportivo la Chorizo 3-0 VFL Fassbender
Isco, Soldado x 2

Bratwurst Mannschaft 1-1 Under Brescia
Shaqiri; Tevez

Total Juan Carrs 2-0 AHAAAA Alan Partridge FC

Btw why wasnt Aubameyang my scoreer go majority of goal vvotes?

To be honest it was an afterthough, so I just stuck down people whose names I saw most. I can change it if you're really fussed.

Fan Gilhaus wrote:Fan smacks you, you dont ge up, Fan always gets in first - dont need a strong jaw

Boosh!!

It's a good tactic so long as you don't meet someone with a solid jaw who can take your shots and stand there. Then you have to up your defensive game.

sodhat wrote:

cherriesfan wrote:

sodhat wrote:Week 6 Results - Fan Gilhaus League

FC SWAG 1-1 Bunga Bunga FC
Fellaini; Lambert

Deportivo la Chorizo 3-0 VFL Fassbender
Isco, Soldado x 2

Bratwurst Mannschaft 1-1 Under Brescia
Shaqiri; Tevez

Total Juan Carrs 2-0 AHAAAA Alan Partridge FC

Btw why wasnt Aubameyang my scoreer go majority of goal vvotes?

To be honest it was an afterthough, so I just stuck down people whose names I saw most. I can change it if you're really fussed.

Yes please it makes me seem like a transfer god

More like a fusspot, but I have changed it on the results.

thank you

Another strong win for la Chorizo

I'm pleasantly surprised with the win, unlucky Fan and lucky for me Hummels was injured.

Injuries are to be done by me as its Cup Week, will do them tonight at earliest.