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FC WHU Do You Think You Are - Gregers
 
Bilbao - Afro
 
Ajax - Lubo
 
Southampton FC - Marky
 
PSV - Holymik
 
Glad t'be bach - Nando                                                                              
 
Lille - Trebs
 
 
FC Basel - Viva
 
FC ZwagAtletico - Zinedine_Ze_Zebra
 
Fool 'em FC - Tranq

As we hit midnight, yet to receive votes from Fan and Afro. You have 12 hours.

 to you too Viva

Afro got a bargain and a half today: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2521002/Arsenal-tracking-Ajax-wonderkid-davy-klaassen.html

Those scouts he has are bloody good

Marky wrote:Those yet to vote, you have until tonight to get them in to me via PM. Everyone got tactics in so £1m if in by midnight. With feedback. If you can't get them in tonight, you can get them in by midday tomorrow where you avoid the -1 goal penalty but wont get the bonus.

Spent most of yesterday evening and night throwing up, so didn't get votes done.

Will try and get some done by midday today

Alright ladies

Triple z.

OTW............
Bets tonight?

 

Anyone want Benteke   

I may, how much you want for him?

lawyer equivalent id probably accept

nah. P/E I may do. Not paying that much cash for him when he cant even get a game at Villa! Watch him bang in a hatrick on sunday against us haha

I'd rather have his older brother Lukaku.

I mean younger.

Someone do a deal with me please. After a striker, attacking midfielder, centre back and a winger

Benteke's been really poor this season, and on that note so has Michu. 2nd season syndrome.

Only on mobile at the moment as out working, results will go up later today/this evening. But if you want everyone except Fan, Afro and ZZZ can add £1m for getting tactics and votes in on time.

I think Fan said he wouldn't be on until Thursday, last week, so if he hasn't voted, I don't think he should be deducted a goal btw

Haha suck it you three.

But if you want everyone except Fan, Afro and ZZZ can add £1m for getting tactics and votes in on time.

Huh, mine were in on time

Anyone want Nocerino? Will take TM value for him, or potentially just under that

Afro wrote:I think Fan said he wouldn't be on until Thursday, last week, so if he hasn't voted, I don't think he should be deducted a goal btw

He did. But he said he would do it before the weekend and the tactics were up early on Friday.

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

But if you want everyone except Fan, Afro and ZZZ can add £1m for getting tactics and votes in on time.

Huh, mine were in on time

You sent them Friday morning. Then you said you would be honest and not take the bonus despite me suggesting you still could. You then resent them at lunchtime on Friday. Remember? Don't shoot the messenger

Marky wrote:

Afro wrote:I think Fan said he wouldn't be on until Thursday, last week, so if he hasn't voted, I don't think he should be deducted a goal btw

He did. But he said he would do it before the weekend and the tactics were up early on Friday.

Okay, that's fair enough.

Marky wrote:

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

But if you want everyone except Fan, Afro and ZZZ can add £1m for getting tactics and votes in on time.

Huh, mine were in on time

You sent them Friday morning. Then you said you would be honest and not take the bonus despite me suggesting you still could. You then resent them at lunchtime on Friday. Remember? Don't shoot the messenger

Ahhhh poop. Im getting confused.com frick, been a long week already last friday feels like ages ago. Yeah sorzzard, my Ticatacs we're late wernt they. My Bad Marky Mark......This is how we used to make the party start, We used to mix hen with bacardi dark, And when it, kicks in you can hardly talk, And by the, sixth gin you're gonna probably crawl, And you'll be, sick then and you'll probably barf, And my pre-diction is you're gonna probably fall, Either somewhere in the lobby or the hallway wall

Anyone want to beat Julio Cesar -£3m

Results now and feedback later? Or all later?

Neville over Lauren and Scholes over Keane for me.

Results now please.

Cantona or Bergkamp?  I only see the latter years of Cantona career but am I right to say football ability Bergkamp was the superior player but when you take influence, leadership, etc Cantona is the king?

Trying to do both now. Its all typed up on my laptop but my laptop isn't connecting to the site properly.

Keane is wrong Scholes has to be in that team. 

Marky if you can't do them now leave it for evening m

Cantona is second only to Ronaldo as the best player I have ever seen play live (and I saw Joe Parkinson play loads of times).

It looks like they have tried to divide the team equally between the two sides as opposed to just selecting the best XI

PSV 1-0 Ajax
(Agbonlahor)‬
‪Votes: 3-2, 0-0, 1-1 (Agbonlahor) (Morata), 2-0, 2-0 (Bony, Paulinho), 1-1 (Bony) (Fischer), 2-1, 2-2 (Ben Arfa, Agbonlahor) (Morata, Eriksen) = 13-7 divided by 8 voters and rounded down = 1-0‬
‪PSV feedback:
Good: Dominant midfield 3/ Bad: Kasami needs up grading
Like the front three and the midfield, Arbeloa a great signing. Feel you could do with improvements to Bruma and Pieters
PSV GP: Probably the best system for them to play and it works well with each player knowing what to do.
PSV BP: UPgrade needed at RB and LB and to see a deep playmaker in midfield giving them the option to keep possesion
Like the system, not sure on Kasami in that midfield, he'll need upgrading. Brutal front three. Midfield a bit over attacking, could do with a genuine DM in there.‬
‪Ajax feedback:
Good: Morata/ Bad: Aubameyang in CM is a what the **** are you thinking bro
Like the focus on youth especially the front three. Feel that you need someone with more experience in there who can be your captain
Ajax GP: Ficher back at the club is a plus and Morata also.
Ajax BP: Need to be tougher in midfield and add some experience
Not sure on Aubameyang being wasted infield, he's a pace abuser so is best out wide or upfront. Better after subs when losing as Lallana was better suited and Aubameyang to RW earned a point.‬
‪Both teams' feedback:
very close game and a difficult one to judge. PSV have improved and I like using Agbonlahor and Ben aArfa more aggressively. PSV need to tighten up a little tactically, 'run back and defend as much as you can' and Bony's tactics weren't really set out, he should have been used as a target man against the Ajax centre backs. They could also do with a couple of defenders in, and I've liked to see Paulinho play DM in a 'V' shaped midfield with Thauvin and Kasami box to box. Ajax really need to improve defensively and I'm not a fan of their wingers. The Ajax tactics seem to be a bit too much of bigging up their players rather than proper tactical instruction a bit. De Jong and Eriksen are the basis of a good midfield and they have players who have the potential rather than being a top quality player right now, so it's difficult to judge some of their players. But I can see the young team full of energy being difficult to beat. Tough game, with it able to go either way but a very narrow win to PSV
Psv were a little lightweight in midfield today but were fortunate that the oppositons midfield wasnt the most well set up either, it was going to be a tough time for the front 3 with a lack of service, defensively they held their own quite comfortably with butland rarely troubled but looking nervous when he was.
Ajax set themselves up well today in defence and attack, the midfield was a little overly attacking and became a case of too many cooks, someone like fer would have helped give that solid base for the flair players to work off
PSV play the typical Ajax formation of 4-3-3 and get a draw, they looked stronger in midfield but lacked the finesse to open up the opposition and utilise the fast strikers. Ajax side is coming along nicely the manager is bringing in some good players
I liked the PSV formation in midfield, felt it worked well. Ajax have a lot of class, although I think Eriksen and Aubameyang together leaves De Jong too isolated and too much to do‬
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Southampton 1-0 Borussia Monchengladbach
(Lukaku)‬
‪Votes: 3-3, 0-0, 0-1 (Mitroglou), 1-0 (Lukaku), 2-1 (Lukaku, Deulofeu) (Kruse), 1-0 (Lukaku), 2-1 = 9-6 divided by 7 voters and rounded down = 1-0‬
‪Southampton feedback:
Good: I really liked how your team is set up and your team is amazing in my opinion and very well set up even with injuries in your usual first team you can put out a very strong side due to how much squad depth you have.
Improvements: It's difficult for me to pick out an improvement for your team and i liked the set up that you have already but maybe you could try playing Deulofeu on the left side and Sigurdsson on the right to see how that goes
Love the whole squad, best squad in the league for me. Verratti fits your team perfectly. Feel you could do with someone better than Gylfi, ironically Lallana would fit that position perfectly for you!
Southampton GP: The side looks lot better with the recent transfers CB has been improved and will be able to deal with injuries better qith quality.
Southampton BP: Totti is good but I want to see someone else there who can offer more without the ball and play in a high tempo  game‬
‪Monchengladbach feedback:
Good: You have a very nice set up to your team and in particular your attacking pairing i think works very well with your team and how they have been set up.
Improvements: Like i said i think that you have a nice team set up and formation but perhaps you could try and include Sam, HM Son and Palacio in the team somehow, perhaps by trying out a 4-5-1 formation
Like the attacking options and your fullbacks are great. I feel that you didn't do enough to stop Lukaku as Hummels was constantly worrying about Totti. Xavi might be the odd one out as I feel you could do with a younger player in their
Gladbach GP: Three of the back 4 play together in real life which gives them an advantage over other teams.
Gladbach BP: Missed the width from Sam and Son I wish they played as that would have gave Gladbach chance to hit Saints on the break with pace and meaning‬
‪Both teams' feedback:
Great game today with both managers having some well thought out tactics. Southampton have got a good deal to strengthen in central midfield, Verrati and Diame are a great pairing and Southampton have an advantage in terms of the player quality throughout their side, but I can see their attacking trio struggling a bit. Monchengladbach have played it intelligently by having a more narrow midfield four to try to force them going wide and Benatia man-marking Lukaku is a great move. I can see Kruse giving Ivanovic problems as well. A very tight game, a draw is where my thoughts lie but very well played by both teams.
Southampton had much of the play today and could have played much better, but that gladbach back truly is a wall and they made up for the shortcomings of the rest of the xi. soton perhaps could have given diame more liecence to get forward, but that is just a minor detail, Gladbach gave their dms too much to do and it was nearly their undoing
Southampton controlled the game from the start and knew when to make the right subs. Gladbach got crosses from FB but the Saints CB dealt with most of the aierally threats
Southampton have solid squad to have those injuries and still field a very strong side. To much quality for Gladbach, who I felt are still trying to find their strongest side‬
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Athletic Ballbag 1-0 WHU Do You Think You Are
(Rossi)‬
‪Votes: 1-1, 2-0 (Rossi x2), 2-1 (Khedira, Rossi) (Mandzukic), 1-1, 1-0 (Drogba), 2-1 (Rossi x2) (Mandzukic), 1-1 (Rossi) (Mandzukic) = 10-5 divided by 7 voters and rounded down = 1-0‬
‪Ballbag feedback:
Good: Solid back 4/ Bad: Koke out wide
Good:I really like your team and your set up. I think Drogba will do very well with the instructions that he has been given.
Improvements: Like i said i like your team and your set up but maybe you could try playing Callejon just behind Drogba or even slightly changing the formation to have Callejon up front with Drogba or even just behind him in attack.
Ballbag GP: Quality side strong everywhere and players are balanced well which makes them work together.
Ballbag BP: As good as DRogba is he can struggle at times and I'd like to see a striker bought in that will be the difference between first and second
Love the back four and midfield two, not convinced by the AM trio in their roles, I know they're roaming but you need some solidarity in there and Koke and Callejon won't provide much in terms of crosses for Drogba. Fortunately Zabaleta and Cole will.‬
‪WHU feedback:
Good: Top front 2/ Bad: Umtiti & rat need upgrading
Good: I think that you have a very solid set up today. I like the 2 defensive lines (The 4 defenders and 3 midfield players and i also like the instructions to get the ball out into wider areas and to cross the ball in for Mandzukic
Improvements: Perhaps you could put a player in a number 10 type role in behind Mandzukic for more support through the centre. The setup that you have right now is good but i think that this could improve your team even further
WHU GP: Good side here and good manager who is good tactically just came up againsta better side.
WHU BP: Kolrov is better playing at LB or WIng Back, more of a goal threay from the midfield
Solid 4-3-3, not sure about Kolarov as he's an overlapper rather than someone who can beat a man. Looking at your subs, Kolarov at LB and either Ravel wider or Ward-Prowse in the side instead of Rat. Solid midfield with Arteta and Flamini in great form IRL.‬
‪Both teams' feedback:
Ballbag are really struggling with their width going forward with Koke and Callejon the kind to get inside and the full backs told not to get forward. It makes them very narrow and with the three in midfield protect the defense well, making things very difficult for Ballbag and also with Ravel Morrison sticking to Alonso it makes it difficult to start attacks. However, suggesting Umtiti, while he is a decent player, can match Drogba for strength is not something he can do. But Ballbag have tried to man-mark Mandzukic with Subotic and this is easier said than done, a piece of brilliant movement to set him free gets them a well earned point. Draw
unfortunately for west ham, ballbag were just the much stronger team around the pitch today and whilst west ham initially stifled them well, the class of ballbag shone through, if i were to make a criticism of ballbag it would be that drogba isnt the force he once was and would be a guy i would look to upgrade. west ham whilst setting up well, just lacked that bit of quality when it mattered
It was always going to be hard for WHU here, the midfield trio matched Ballbag in effort and physically but in terms of technique Ballbag were superior which allowed them to dictate the play of the game
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‪Fool Em 2-1 Zwag Atletico
(Costa, Sturridge) (Kießling)‬
‪Votes: 3-3, 2-0, 1-1 (Costa) (Kießling), 2-0 (Sturridge, Ramsey), 1-1 (Barkley) (Kießling), 1-1, 2-1 (Costa, Sturridge) (Kießling) = 12-7 divided by 7 voters and rounded down = 1-1
+1 to Fool Em for 2+ more win votes = 2-1‬
‪Fool Em feedback:
Good: Front 2/ Bad: back 4 need upgrading
Good: A nice set up which i think will allow a nice flow to the game. I like the rotating system in attack with Pjanic, Barkley and Ramsey.
Improvements: I do like the rotating style like i said in the Good points. Perhaps you could try using all 3 players in a formation for example a 4-2-3-1 with all of them in an attacking position pretty much all of the time.
What a system, thank you for playing Sturridge centrally! The rotating three is a fantastic idea. Need better CBs though
Fool Em GP: Tranqil is taking notice off the feedback and the team look better.
Foll Em BP: Like last week rge manager made mistakes by adding players into tactics when they were not in the side and that cost him all three points
Not an ineligable player but not proof reading the defensive overview as you mentioned the injured Biglia instead of Mulumbu. Clear you meant Mulumbu but you need to be extra careful as people read teamsheets clearer than instructions. Great system and the front two as a more orthadox front two works much better.‬
‪ZwagAtletico feedback:
Good: Midfield 3/ Bad: need a better LB/LW combo
Good: I really like the shape of the team and how the team is set up. I think that this will allow them to score quite a lot of goals in this system.
Improvements: The only improvement i can really think of is perhaps to move Carrick forward slightly but to keep the instructions given to him to sit deep
The starting XI is very good, with Kiessling and Robben particular stand outs. Need to improve the strength in the depth though the likes of SWP really aren't good enough in this league now
Zwag GP: ZZZ knows what he is doing tactically and has a good understanding of the opposition team.
Zwag BP: ZZZ needs to buy some new players the squad looks weak when a couple players are out and the replacements are not good enough
Davies, Shirokov, Keita Balde are nowhere near as influential on the left as Coleman, Gerrard and Robben are on the right. Chances created from the right but upgrades needed on the left. Even without injuries, Robbie Brady is not the answer. Carrick infront of the defence is fine today but he's unable to stop Barkley who's on fire.‬
‪Both teams' feedback:
It's great to see Fool Em finally play the two strikers properly upfront but it's odd that Biglia is playing when Fool Em defend and Mulumbu when they attack. Pjanic, Ramsey and Barkley is a great attacking trio though and their battle with Carrick, Gerrard and Shirokov is fascinating stuff throughout, like a game of cat and mouse it's difficult to judge that. Alex is a good addition to the defense but I'm not keen on the rest of their back four, I can see Robben and Kießling getting joy against them and it is similar at the other end with Costa and Sturridge against Sokratis and Matip. A game full of goals, but a draw
Fool Em look a lot better this time out with Sturridge and Costa playing more centrally but yet again the manager wants to spread them out which takes away attacking edge. ZZZ has been hit with injuries and were a bit lucky to get a draw because of the mistakes Tranqil made
Nice to see Shirokov being played in his best position. Keita looks like he will be good, but not quite at the same level as the rest. But side well set up and earned the draw. Fool Em - great forward line and midfield, room for improvement in defence‬
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Basel 0-1 Lille
(Remy)‬
‪Votes: 0-1 (Remy), 1-2 (Salah) (Pedro, Remy), 0-1, 1-1 (Salah) (Remy), 0-2 (Giroud, Sanchez), 0-2, 2-3 (Villa, Schurrle) (Pedro, Sanchez, Giroud) = 4-12 divided by 7 voters and rounded down = 0-1‬
‪Basel feedback:
Good: Solid midfield/ Bad: Need a better AM & Full backs
Good: A solid defensive line and a great team overall. I particuarly like the way that you have set your team up with Schurrle and Salah on the wings. I think that they will have a great match playing in these positions.
Improvements: I like your current formation however maybe you could switch around the formation a bit to allow Villa to partner Streller up front for example
The squad is come so far under you however I still think you need a big name player to go on the other wing from Schurrle
Zanetti and Maxwell unable to cope with the pace of Pedro and Sanchez, that's where the game was lost. The middle of the park was an even battle and against teams not as strong as Lille you'd have gotten something. A defeat with positives.‬
‪Lille feedback:
Good: top forward pairing/ Bad: Need better then Bartra
Good: I like the formation setup with having Pedro and Sanchez in a slightly wider position but still just behind Remy and Giroud.
Improvements: I really like your full back players Caravajal and Digne and i think that they are very good players but perhaps you could try and get another full back into the team to give you even more depth in those positions
Best keeper in the league, best back four in the league, arguably the best front four in the league... you need to improve Sahin though! Then you;d have the best XI in the league
4-4-2? Are you mad?! Solid defence, solid midfield and a lethal front four. Very hard team to beat and harder to avoid defeat. Basel were strong and also very solid but your wingers won you the game, against stronger opponents Digne and Bartra will be exposed a little so worth bearing in mind.‬
‪Both teams' feedback:
a very close game that was decided by a vital goal from the form man on the pitch, basel had chances, but meyer was a bit underwhelming and didnt supply the front 3 effectively enough to get at lille, when the ball got to the wingers, the full backs dealt with them very effectively, jags and terry were caught a little bit flat footed by the pace of remy and buffon could only keep the scores level for 80 minutes
Basel defence looks a bit like it lacks mobility and youth, whilst Gonalons and Matuidi are still too similar for me and the Basel team looks boring. Lille, I don't like Sahin and Bender together, to much sideways, not enough forward and don't think Bartra and Digne are of the same quality yet as others in the team. But the front four is brilliant and that is what won it‬

Good work Marky.

Anyone fancy taking over my side? I'm a bit bored by it tbh and now is a good time as they have a £20m offer on the table for Rossi which would raise cash for a biut of wheeling and dealing

Viva, apparently in the interview (is it aired tonight in ITV4 after the match) Keane has another pop at SAF & says hes still striving for control at Man United now or along those lines.

Sale at FC Zwag. De Rossi, Robben both for sale too. Cash offers only.

Tbf, I was expecting SAF to take a step back and let Moyes do his thing without his shadow. Then he's riding on the team bus

We'll done Mighty didn't think I'd beat you and thanks for the feedback I know where to look at. I thought it was coming on Thursday thanks for telling me. Yeah he also said on giggs a great career does not mean a great player. He is all twisted inside.

GSC, want my team?

Not particularly

As i said before im stop-gap manager no one is leaving before i am dammit  

I can't say i enjoy owning & ruining Hero's team    Would be better if had own team from start   

putting biglia in the defensive lineup  

almost completed my aim of getting a complete second xi at a good standard in, suppose ill have to focus on my defence first, i like my first 4 but guess theyre not up to the standard of the title challengers

 You're permanent now Nando.

Thought I had done enough for a point, oh well injuries hurt

Also everyone should go watch Umtiti play, great physical centre back

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote: You're permanent now Nando.

Not a chance   

Unless had my own team from start   

Umtiti looks pretty decent   

For me I actually like reboots, I know it's something that annoys people especially those that also do Ja where LSTD's league has been going for 7 seasons etc but the creation of the team and then the transfers that follow is my main fun.

Not even halfway through Season 2 though, if anyone is bored then that's Fantasy Management they're bored of, not this particular league.