Come on Gents! Lets not ruin this game with this. Forgive and forget.
Fantasy Tournament: World Cup All-Time All-Stars
- Thread starter Polaroid
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Thanks Absolute
If you can, could I also ask you to set up the match between me and Theon? thanks
@Balu
@Annahnomoss
@Theon
Any issues with the dates below
Semi Finals:
29/1/2014 noon GMT 0
Balu vs Annahnomoss
30/1/2014 noon GMT 0
Pol/Aldo vs Theon
@Polaroid I have exams the whole week, last one finishes on Friday so if possible could you shift it by one day and do our game on 31st? Noon would be fine.
Snow
Leave it now man, I did know it was starting but just went to bed because it was 3.30am when the pick was made. Its my fault for not picking straight away in the morning - although Annah could have waited, he didnt have to.
Snow could learn how to behave like an adult from Theon instead of throwing a princess hissy fit when he did not get his dream toy
I will be happy to move that Aldo, your exams are far more important
@Theon, would you mind moving the match to Sat/Sun/Mon?
Friday is perfectly fine with me, my exam will finish at noon so we can start then if all are okay with it.
Friday would be good then
Great, because I will be leaning heavily on you for tactical inputs
I'm good with the dates, but if we move the 2nd game, shouldn't we play the first on Thursday so that both are closer to each other? Wouldn't mind the extra day to do the write-up either, if @Annahnomoss is okay with playing on 30/1.
You can pick any dates you want mate I just got to double check it. How are weekends for you?
Brilliant idea, now if only Maradona gave him the ball before he was running behind the defense so that he can actually use that training during the gameI got him to practise 3 vs 1 in training (Maldini, Breitner, Krol vs Garrincha)
Seriously though, Krol can play anywhere in defense and as a post 72 non-winner he will be extremely handy
.I know, I suggested earlier that the managers could post their write-up themselves, but after the last 2 games I think that's a truely stupid idea, my bad
. I believe it's better if a neutral person does it, like Pol is suggesting here. Thought it sucked, that Theon could have (I know you didn't exploit it or anything, just talking about the possibility) edited his write-up to react to Anto's brilliant tactics while Anto couldn't. And if both managers can edit their op, it can lead to way too many formation changes or adjusting to the opponent's tactics which is a bit unfair, because if one has a brilliant idea to surprise the other, he should have an advantage really.I agree with Balu. If an admin/neutral can be available during the majority of the game then an admin should certainly make it.
But if the admin/neutral will not be present most of the draft then it is best if people do it themselves. There was a case when Anto wanted a formation change and so on and it wasn't happening which is shit for the manager.
But if the admin/neutral will not be present most of the draft then it is best if people do it themselves. There was a case when Anto wanted a formation change and so on and it wasn't happening which is shit for the manager.
Since both the formations have to be in one post, it is only best that a neutral makes the thread.
They don't? We usually had them in two different posts in this draft because some of us wrote really really a lot to explain their tactics
.They don't? We usually had them in two different posts in this draft because some of us wrote really really a lot to explain their tactics
Ah. I created one of the games and I usually always have the formation graphics one over the other so that it is easier to compare, and I put the rest of the tactical writeup in the next post.
If all the things are completely separated then one manager can create the thread when the other is online so that the other one can quickly post his stuff as the first reply and then both are free to change it later on whenever they wish to.
That works just as good if one is at the bottom of a post and the other at the top of the next one though.
For example:
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/wc-all-time-all-stars-qf-3-cal-vs-annah.383040/
Both should be aligned in the same way, though, but other than that I don't see a problem.
Yep, looks good.
Either way, both should have the possibility or none, imo. A neutral making the first post and a manager the 2nd is a no go, imo.
From an interested neutral's point of view what I'd prefer is a separate post with just the formation pictures - for easy comparison. But the format in the post you quoted is also good.
So you suggest 3 posts? First the tactics of one manager, then both line-ups in a seperated post, and then the write-up of the 2nd manager? I like that.
In case someone hasn't seen it, I watched the video about Sacchi before my last game again:
The part about a full team chasing an imaginary ball and a Real spy watching that 11 vs no one training and coming home completely confused is brilliant.
The part about a full team chasing an imaginary ball and a Real spy watching that 11 vs no one training and coming home completely confused is brilliant.
It could be done in various orders, I suppose - but yes. What I would like mainly is the two formations for easy comparison in the first post. Something like this:
The aim of this poll is to decide who will come up victorious in a hypothetical match between the two teams. ONLY THE WORLD CUP FORM OF THE PLAYERS IN QUESTION IS CONSIDERED. CLUB FORM IS COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT.
Team Polaroid VS Team Crappy/Pippa
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Great idea mate that looks brilliant and way better than anything I've seen.
Or (to get 'em head to head, as it were):
Vs.
Vs.
Your first idea is by far the best mate, no need to scroll to compare then.
Aye - agreed. It's more convenient to have them side by side. And it shouldn't be a space/formatting issue - the images normally used aren't big (though slightly bigger than the one in my example).
Who is better on the left central attacking midfield position - Ronaldinho or Charlton?
Charlton played as a left winger in 62 and just converted to an CAM in 66 then played as a RAM in 1970 so he was capable in all CAM(RCL) roles.
Charlton played as a left winger in 62 and just converted to an CAM in 66 then played as a RAM in 1970 so he was capable in all CAM(RCL) roles.
Charlton
It depends slightly on the rest of the set-up, but I'd say Charlton.
PS I'm going to edit that suggestion above - using elements from an actual match thread. Just to see how it would appear.
PS I'm going to edit that suggestion above - using elements from an actual match thread. Just to see how it would appear.
Is it possible to make them smaller to be side to side? Or are they too big to be side to side?
Looks good from here: I don't think they have to be smaller.
Why didn't you pick a CB? Amazed at that, especially considering how much time you've spent bigging up Leonidas. Vicente and Stam are going to have their work cut out...
I like 'one above the other' more than 'both next to each other'. It's easier to see how the teams would work against each other on the pitch. Next to each other works better if you compare different formations for the same team like Annah did above with his.
I sort of agree, now you mention it. The advantage of the side-by-side is that you don't have to scroll to view both formations - plus if you do the "home team" keeper down and the "away team" keeper up, you get an impression of the kind you refer to, don't you?
Anyway, it ain't important. My main suggestion is that the formations are always posted first (side by side or one above the other), as the eye-catcher of the whole thing.
VS
First one. Balu's right wing is strong. Charlton helping out defensively will be needed even if it is Fachetti at left
Unfortunately I have been out of luck with it which is how it goes when you are in the middle all the time. You can't choose what to pick in any round - just get what is available.
Last round the only available was Krol, who isn't good enough of a CB to be played in the final anyhow in my eyes. Now I can spend the next two picks on picking free CB's from the opponents if I'd go through.
I had a desire to pick a CB in the first draft as well but the top CB's never became available again as I was in the middle. I could pick between either someone like Förster or Cafu/Facchetti.
I have upgraded the defense in a sense as Charlton is a much better defensive player, but clearly my CB's are the weakest in the draft no doubt. On the other hand my offense, midfield and wing-backs have hopefully gained equally much as my CB's has lost.
Indeed, I just wasn't sure people rated his defensive work-rate. He man-marked Beckenbauer(in his offensive hay-days) out of a game which I don't think any other top AM/LAM/RAM has in them.
Happy you rate that though!
@Annahnomoss
You're playing that orange/white shirt or did you just use it because it was pre-selected and you were too lazy to change it? I'm home team, right? So I get to choose the shirt? I'm playing orange
You're playing that orange/white shirt or did you just use it because it was pre-selected and you were too lazy to change it? I'm home team, right? So I get to choose the shirt? I'm playing orange
Nah that's not true at all - Figueroa could have been picked instead of Pele, and Cannavaro for Ronaldo
I think you chased the big names up front too much there, it does leave you very vulnerable at the back and could cost you IMO
Oh yeah, he's a great player no question but I just thought you needed a right back more. I guess he'll go left back with Maldini moving to central defence? It's a fair move and does make you stronger, but I just thought Cohen would be the one getting upgraded.