This could be key for NoPace, I feel. If his team can gain control of this match (possible, even somewhat likely), then they need to get a goal from that period of sustained pressure.
Yeah, good game. I think you should leave your front 3 and keeper alone, but be willing to look at serious changes elsewhere.
Have to make drastic changes, yes - no question about that.
Personally I love your entire frontline. Its got almost every type of threat imaginable - great playmakers, dribblers and finishers, width from Littbarski and goals from midfield from Robbo.
Thanks for that, my man. Yes, the changes I'm looking at here is bolstering up the midfield somewhat - and to keep reinforcing at the back. This means, in all likelihood, dropping a certain behemoth up front - can't upgrade without introducing further TP rated players at this stage. And that means sacrifices.
Who are your TP`s again? Ronaldo, Robson and ?
Cabrini.
That's a bold move mate! Honestly, I think Ronaldo might be the single biggest vote-winner in the draft, even more so than the two Argies. Not that the Keane-Robbo combo you're going for in midfield is anything less than arousing!
I agree with this. I`d probably get the best non-TP LB possible, keep Ronaldo and use your final 3 TP points on a top-class midfielder to go with Robson and, depending on the mids available, either Valderrama or Dunga.
I totally agree with you chaps.
I don't have any stats, but my impression is that it really depends where he's played. On the wing, he does more than enough tracking back, if he's up against an attacking fullback. You won't see him leave his fullback constantly alone vs 2 players. However if you analyse his performances against Juve and Barca last year, when he was played as a 2nd striker, you won't find him deep very often. He rarely helped out in midfield and his main defensive contribution was pressing the opposing centerbacks.
Don't think it is just about votes for him if we look at his side, it is full of oldies rather than the vote winners.
Could be true, indeed. But if I'm to do any tweaking of significance here I simply can't sport a TP striker - it leaves me with no room for adding significant upgrades elsewhere.
Precisely.
Hmm, I can understand and expected it with the front three. But Cabrini hasn't had a mention really and has not really been talked up or spoken about.
He was a big part of why I voted for him. I get the point though, but my prior point was more that Chester seems to be building a side here with players he likes and appreciates himself. Enzo/Littbarski/Cabrini/Buchwald/Mcgrath/Bezso/Valderrama would all be tossed out then, so I believe he is better of continuing the path that brought him thus far. I think if he changes now he will end up with something half-assed, at least I always regret when I fall for the pressure to win votes. It always comes out garbage, and if I lose then you feel a bit dumb - compared to when you lose with your team in which case it doesn't matter a lot.
I'm not convinced. If you look at other sides, yes, they have great backlines, but no one has someone like Ronaldo to break through them. AFAIC you have the best frontline and that sure counts for something.
Yeah, thhat's my impression as well, but the stats were quite clearly from games he started out right as the heatmaps didn't suggest the dataset was based on him playing centrally. Could be bad data or a very specific selection, but it did make for interesting reading as I had him down as hard-working = puts in a shift, and it made you question if that logic really holds.
Good points, my man.
