The Christmas special 5 a side cup

by Marky Mon 24 Dec 2012, 10:47 am

First topic message reminder :

Post here if interested in participation. Deadline for entry is Boxing Day night.

Prize money to be confirmed.

by Gregers Tue 01 Jan 2013, 10:41 pm

Total Juan Carrs v Moleicester City
7-4
Bunga Bunga FC v Deportivo My Sharona
1-5
No Respek FC v Bratwurst Mannschaft
7-6

by Marky Tue 01 Jan 2013, 11:07 pm

Total Juan Carrs 5-5 Moleicester City
Pass the Deutschie 4-6 Deportivo la Chorizo
No Respek FC 3-4 Bratwurst Mannschaft

by **Hero** Tue 01 Jan 2013, 11:10 pm

Bunga Bungalow 4-7 My Sharona
Pass the Deutschie 3-9 La Chorizo
No Respek 7-8 Mannschaft

by **Hero** Wed 02 Jan 2013, 8:48 am

Marky is struggling to get on atm as he's broke his laptop so I'm taking the reins on this for the remainder.
If you haven't voted get them in by 11am.
And I'll get the results up at lunchtime and the next fixture, please have your team sheets in by midnight. If you don't post a teamsheet I'll just use the one from the first round.

by Guest Wed 02 Jan 2013, 9:05 am

I honestly don't see how we can fit in an 8=match tournament when the league matches re-start next week...we haven't had one game yet and it's already 2 Jan! Why don't we just cancel it, save us all the trouble and stress?

by Trebs Wed 02 Jan 2013, 10:43 am

Total Juan Carrs 5-2 Moleicester City
Bunga Bunga FC 2-2 Deportivo My Sharona
Pass the Deutschie 5-6 Deportivo la Chorizo

by **Hero** Wed 02 Jan 2013, 12:33 pm

Azzy Mahmood wrote:I honestly don't see how we can fit in an 8=match tournament when the league matches re-start next week...we haven't had one game yet and it's already 2 Jan! Why don't we just cancel it, save us all the trouble and stress?

It's 3 games thats all so we can blast through it sharpish.

From the 8 teams then there will be 4 winners.
So Round 2 is two pots of four.

Pot A then is drawn between themselves, the same with Pot B.
Winner A v Winner B
Winner C v Winner D
Loser A v Loser B
Loser C v Loser D

From that then there will only be two teams on two wins, similar to a normal knockout tournament, but it will have all the ther teams still playing 1 game as well. Think of it as a knockout format but the other teams still play.

by Guest Wed 02 Jan 2013, 12:51 pm

Well if that's the case, we need to get the games done as follows:

Results = today
Game 2 tactics by = midnight tomorrow
Voting and results = Friday
Game 3 tactics yb = midnight Sunday
Game 3 voting and results = Monday

So that Lawyers, injuries etc get done on Tuesday.

by **Hero** Wed 02 Jan 2013, 1:13 pm

Yep twas my plan!

by Marky Wed 02 Jan 2013, 1:17 pm

Deportivo My Sharona - Game 2

Spoiler:

by Guest Wed 02 Jan 2013, 1:31 pm

FC No Respek Game 2:

------ Jack Butland
---- Leonardo Bonucci
Cheick Tiote - Steven Gerrard
--------- Demba Ba

Tactics:
Butland - close down the angles, distribute to a free man.
Bonucci - mark their striker, sweep up from behind.
Tiote - get stuck in, dominate physically
Gerrard - box to box, run your socks off to support Ba
Ba - shoot every chance you get, 5-a-side is all about getting as many shots on target as possible.

Overall strategy: hustle, muscle, press, keep it moving forwards.

by **Hero** Wed 02 Jan 2013, 1:40 pm

Total Juan Carrs v Moleleicester City
5-2
5-5
7-4
14-3

Total
31-14

Result
8-4

Bunga Bunga v My Sharona
6-10
1-5
4-7
2-2

Total
13-24

Result
3-6

Pass the Deutschie v La Chorizo
5-12
4-6
3-9
5-6

Total
17-33

Result
4-8

No Respek v Mannschaft
7-6
3-4
7-8

Total
17-18

Result
6-6 (Mannschaft win on penalties)

by Guest Wed 02 Jan 2013, 2:32 pm

I have to say, this is quite flawed. People not voting doesn't give us great numbers for results, and we're getting decent sums of money for not much at all...I would pull the cash prizes and just give a 'kudos' award or something.

by **Hero** Wed 02 Jan 2013, 2:43 pm

Round 2 Draw

Total Juan Carrs v Mannschaft
La Chorizo v My Sharona
No Respek v Bunga Bunga
Moleicester v Deutschie

by FIFA Diva Wed 02 Jan 2013, 5:41 pm

Moleicester v Deutschie

Friedel
Ledesma
Holtby Draxler
Huntelaar

Work as a unit attack together and defend together. Let them have ball in own half close them down in ours. Ledges a start attacks from deep, Holtby box to box support attack and defence, Draxler get on the ball run at them through balls to attackers, Huntelaar always on move get involved with attacks take your chances.

Rolling subs switch when when players get tired

Subs
Quagliarella
Genter

by Trebs Wed 02 Jan 2013, 6:25 pm

Adler
Godin
Shaqiri Gaitan
Mandzukic

attack is the best form of defense. Godin should always stay back, with Gaitan and Shaqiri creating and running all over the pitch. Mandzukic should use his srrength and shooting abilities to score goals. Adler should stop the other team from.scoring.

Rolling subs
Son - use pace to torment defense
Cleverley - sit deep and create

by Gregers Thu 03 Jan 2013, 10:11 am

------ Caballero -------
------ Dominguez -----
--- Isco --- Mkhitaryan --
----- Soldado (c) -------

Keep ball, simple little triangles
Isco/Mkhitaryan to operate in the space that Soldado makes
Soldado to drag their defensive players out of position
Fast paced movement, Caballero to throw the ball out to Isco/Mkhitaryan

by **Hero** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 11:07 am

Juan Carrs

Iraizoz
Amorebieta
Fellaini-Eriksen
Muniain

Subs: De Marcos, Varane

Team talk
Amorebieta to stay back, ensure no-one gets through, Fellaini to come from deep and power with the ball, use physical strength. Eriksen and Muniain to use intelligence and one touch play to create chances and space.

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 11:26 am

Two sets of tactics left to submit - Olly and Nando. Get them in lads, then we can get cracking with voting!

Hero - any thoughts on the prize money issue? We're not exactly doing much to earn £5m, which is a LOT of money. Maybe do a £1m prize for the winner and the £1m participation fee for all of us?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 11:43 am

Bunga Bunga

Di Gennaro
Barzagli---Ranocchia---Chico
-------------Diame--------------

Tactics:

Ultra defensive, throw bodies on the line, back 3 with Diame screening.
In attack it's Diame only. Diame just run through people, you can get away with murder in 5-a-side

by **Hero** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 11:50 am

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Two sets of tactics left to submit - Olly and Nando. Get them in lads, then we can get cracking with voting!

Hero - any thoughts on the prize money issue? We're not exactly doing much to earn £5m, which is a LOT of money. Maybe do a £1m prize for the winner and the £1m participation fee for all of us?

Yes it's a bit much for not a lot, everyone happy with a cutback on winnings?

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 11:51 am

Yes. Viva votes yes too, because we agree on everything Hug

by Marky Thu 03 Jan 2013, 12:06 pm

I disagree. I want £5m dammit!

(Will accept £1m + £1m winners fee as the prize money, reluctantly)

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 12:31 pm

I think that's enough consensus Hero, four out of 8 have agreed.

Nando, get your tictacs in mate!

by Fernando Thu 03 Jan 2013, 2:50 pm

----------Weidenfeller
----------Yanga-Mbiwa
---Cazorla -----------Michu
----------------Milito

Keep the ball pass it about defend in numbers and just shoot on sight it's 5 a side if they score 10 we're score 11 king

by FIFA Diva Thu 03 Jan 2013, 2:52 pm

I agree with azzy, its far too much money.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 2:53 pm

It's not enough money. Keep it as it was. I'm not entering a competition for the rules and rewards to be changed halfway through

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 2:55 pm

Right, voting is open!

Total Juan Carrs 9-6 Mannschaft
La Chorizo 8-4 My Sharona
Moleicester 5-7 Deutschie

PS love you Viva xx

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 2:56 pm

Olly - only half the league is taking part, it's 2mins to write tactics, not everyone is voting (poor form lads), yet the winner gets £5m? That's not fair on those not taking part - who, let's not forget, aren't taking part because they're on holiday, not because they don't want to.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 2:58 pm

Rules are rules. Agreements are agreements. We can't be changing them willy nilly

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:01 pm

Yes we can...we just have The Christmas special 5 a side cup - Page 2 3559488474

by **Afro** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:02 pm

Azzy Mahmood wrote:Olly - only half the league is taking part, it's 2mins to write tactics, not everyone is voting (poor form lads), yet the winner gets £5m? That's not fair on those not taking part - who, let's not forget, aren't taking part because they're on holiday, not because they don't want to.

Plus rules were it was taking place over XMas, whilst it appears to be largely taking place after Xmas. So you can't change the timing rules, but keep the prize rules.

I didn't enter because it was supposed to be happening whilst I was away from a PC. If we had known it was a January cup, more would have entered.

I say, go with Azzy's suggestion, except anyone who votes against the consensus, gets nothing...

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:03 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:I didn't enter because it was supposed to be happening whilst I was away from a PC. If we had known it was a January cup, more would have entered.

Indeed. We're struggling to get this done by Tuesday now censored

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:03 pm

I refuse to take part until the prize money is reverted to it's original standing. I'm not standing for this. Do you think the Premier League clubs would stand for it if the TV money was reduced during the season? No. It's a democracy goddammit

by **Afro** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:06 pm

Olly wrote:Do you think the Premier League clubs would stand for it if the TV money was reduced during the season? No. It's a democracy goddammit

If enough voted for it, there is nothing the rest could do.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:07 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:
Olly wrote:Do you think the Premier League clubs would stand for it if the TV money was reduced during the season? No. It's a democracy goddammit

If enough voted for it, there is nothing the rest could do.

DAMN THE REST OF YOU AGREEING TO THESE TERMS!

by Fernando Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:10 pm

I understood that this was the prize terms

5m to the winner
3m to the runner up
2m for the losing semi finalists
1m for anyone else that takes part.

I only took part on them terms mainly cos 5 a side is a luck game where you can put any score and no one will complain and i wanted the money king

by **Afro** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:13 pm

So both Olly and Nando lost their first game and would only get £1m on the old basis, but now get £1m on the new basis

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:17 pm

MAKES NO DIFFERENCE GODDAMMIT!

by Fernando Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:17 pm

Total Juan Carrs 10-9 Mannschaft
La Chorizo 13-7 My Sharona
No Respek 11-15 Bunga Bunga

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by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:44 pm

Fernando wrote:Total Juan Carrs 10-9 Mannschaft
La Chorizo 13-7 My Sharona
No Respek 11-15 Bunga Bunga

You crack me up Nando Laugh

This is another reason why the prize money should go - tactical voting in public never works Laugh

by Fernando Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:48 pm

Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:Total Juan Carrs 10-9 Mannschaft
La Chorizo 13-7 My Sharona
No Respek 11-15 Bunga Bunga

You crack me up Nando

This is another reason why the prize money should go - tactical voting in public never works

It's not tactical voting it's 5 a side it's just shoot on sight leading to a goalfest if you have 3 defenders your really not going to concede as many as someone who plays 1 defender picard

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 3:56 pm

You've clearly never played 5-a-side, any team that plays 3 at the back gets pinned on its own goal line, can't get past the halfway line, and gets absolutely mullered picard

Viva is the authority on the smaller version of the game, he'll tell you the exact same thing. I used to work at Goals, so I've refereed probably 500+ games and played as a sub in a few hundred too.

by Fernando Thu 03 Jan 2013, 4:05 pm

Your only complaining cos i have you down as a loss. Don't like it, Don't agree that's your problem Azzy it's not going to change my result thumbsup

Ive played 5 a side football almost excluding injuries every week for the last 3 years if you can defend well enough you can easily outscore your opponent weather you play 3 at the back or not just by going on the counter. We're in a modern age where defenders are actually decent footballers censored

not just people who throw themselves in the way of everything

you don't see me complaining about you putting me down as loss against your loverboy Viva

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 4:08 pm

Nando, I couldn't care less about the result. I really couldn't. Someone last week had me down for a loss because 'Parker wasn't man-marking the AM', when it clearly stated Tiote was Laugh

I've yet to come up against a 5-a-side defender with skills. Your best players should be up front, getting shots on goal. Defence does not win you games - at least not down my way.

I put Viva down for a loss in his first game, so while he may be my loverboy, I object to your insinuations young man furious

For the record, this is the last time I'll allow this league to do public voting. If it means I have to do the scores, so be it.

by FIFA Diva Thu 03 Jan 2013, 9:29 pm

Total Juan Carrs 5-3 Mannschaft
La Chorizo 7-6 My Sharona
No Respek 7-2 Bunga Bunga

Azzy is right play three defenders and you'll get pushed back and back you can't hold on for a 1-0 in five a side.

Love you too Azzy xxx

by **Hero** Thu 03 Jan 2013, 9:41 pm

La Chorizo 7-5 My Sharona
Moleicester 7-8 Deutschie
No Respek 9-5 Bungalow Bungalow

by Guest Thu 03 Jan 2013, 10:40 pm

Hero wrote:Bungalow Bungalow

by **Afro** Fri 04 Jan 2013, 9:22 am

Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Hero wrote:Bungalow Bungalow

Good for you. Means he can't go up another level if losing....

Taxi Run

by Guest Fri 04 Jan 2013, 9:52 am

I have no idea what that means Laugh

Voting asap people, we need to get this tourney moving!

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