BeforeKeanetherewasRobson
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See which of you can post the least?I am almost certainly not going to post a lot in final either.
First one to blink (post) loses....
See which of you can post the least?I am almost certainly not going to post a lot in final either.
Meh, Pat's side was betterYeah it was too defensive in hindsight. I settled on this side as being the best balanced.
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Pat's is better going forward. I just wanted to put Messi under a tighter leash.Meh, Pat's side was better
Pat's side is better suited for this game, that's what I mean.Pat's is better going forward. I just wanted to put Messi under a tighter leash.
Yeah I got that, I just thought given that Messi is being portrayed as LS match winner I would see if I could tighten the defence even more but keep some goals on the counter. My first attempt was too defensive and hit on this as a happier medium.Pat's side is better suited for this game, that's what I mean.
Not to throw more salt on his wound but I was going to vote for @idmanager but couldn't get online again before the finish.Idmanager ran him really close in the first round. It was more or less a draw with LS going forward on a technicality amidst controversy.
Carlos would have the game of his life.I was not a fan of the Zanetti pick in hindsight. Curious to hear from @Pat_Mustard if he would have gone for him if he knew he was drawing LS?
Sinister's left flank is controlled just by a left wingback with only 1 target to aim at who is well covered by the CBs while Pat has possibly the best player in Thurram for the RCB role.
Perhaps it might have been a good idea to have a RWB/RB less formation with an extra body in midfield for pure defensive work.
Something like this would have been very interesting IMO to nullify Maradona and Messi while keeping tabs on Keana/Tigana not having too much space.
I wouldn't mind that if it means Messi and Maradona are shut and the midfield battle is won.Carlos would have the game of his life.
I don't like the idea at all to be honest. As @Gio says, Roberto Carlos would run riot if I set up like that. He wouldn't just be swinging crosses in towards Kocsis either. He'd be driving towards the byline or the penalty area, looking for cutbacks, passing infield or taking shots himself. Players would have to go out there to defend against him, a far harder task against Carlos when he's already built up speed, and that packed centre quickly gets pulled out of shape anyway. The other obvious play would be, when LS is attacking from his right side, for Messi to play his trademark right-to-left diagonal through ball and find Carlos unmarked and bursting into the box. I strongly think the set up I played is less vulnerable to losing its defensive shape than the above.I was not a fan of the Zanetti pick in hindsight. Curious to hear from @Pat_Mustard if he would have gone for him if he knew he was drawing LS?
Sinister's left flank is controlled just by a left wingback with only 1 target to aim at who is well covered by the CBs while Pat has possibly the best player in Thurram for the RCB role.
Perhaps it might have been a good idea to have a RWB/RB less formation with an extra body in midfield for pure defensive work.
Something like this would have been very interesting IMO to nullify Maradona and Messi while keeping tabs on Keana/Tigana not having too much space.
Or Zanettiso it might have meant LS having to play Ziege again.
Zanetti as a LWB wouldn't have been as clean a fit as Carlos.Or Zanetti