Oh alright then, misunderstood you.
Tbf he could only upgrade with what was available to him and the pool was pretty uneven and shallow in some positions. Theon upgrades are Robben, Ronaldinho, Silva, Vidic and Mascherano whilst ours are Ribery, Iniesta, Cambiasso, Lahm and Courtouis who are fairly understated so I get what you are getting at. Theon did make a smart move going for DDG early on though, as it afforded him much more flexibility in manoeuvring the post 90 player rule when upgrading in future rounds so kudos to him for that.
Done.
I don't think you could have done anything to win this game, Ronaldinho wouldn't have helped you win the game, he wasn't enough for his teams in the quarter- and semifinal either. All the reinforcements fell so perfectly into place for Theon, that he couldn't feck it up anymore after the quarterfinals. If you pick Ronaldinho, Theon could have picked Lahm and Xavi for Albiol and Khedira, no way you could have won that.Apparently the decision to skip Ronaldinho was a mistake. Forgot the power of star names for scan voters
Oh I agree, don't get me wrong. I don't mean to discredit his team at all, bar Iniesta and Lahm, no one would outright improve his team. Once the reinforcements fell into his lap with Silva and Vidic, there wasn't gonna be anyone to match up to his team.
We much preferred the original set up, and felt that we would edge the important areas. Especially as Theon stated he was playing as a counter attacking side. Having the 3 attackers plus Sneijder is overkill, and rather than enhance their abilities, limits them since they all need the ball to change the game how they could. Clearly not what majority of the scanners thought though
We figured we'd try to mix it up a bit. Ah well. On to the next one 
I dont think you edged the important areas at all - what would they be? IMO you quite clearly had a worse midfield with Schwiensteiger/Mascherano better than Lahm/Cambiasso. You also quite clearly had the worse defence. You and Joga have played up the Atletico defence but in reality it's outclassed here, as a fantasy pairing Vidic/Thiago Silva is as good as it gets and there's no doubt it would be an unbelievable partnership in reality. Miranda in particular is two levels below that standard.
Not sure what you are on about. Bar Isotope, no other manager has voted for you.Good game @Theon Congrats!
Apparently the decision to skip Ronaldinho was a mistake. Forgot the power of star names for scan voters
Harsh on pillow.
That was the plan prior to Skizzo taking Lahm, as he got to pick first.
Yeah, obviously. It was a no-brainer really. I'm sure Skizzo knew it and therefore made the decision to go for Lahm first and see how it all pans out. Congrats, well deserved win with this team.
Relax. It was tongue in cheek.
So do I, which is why I said you drafted well, and once you got silva and vidic, were unlikely to lose to anyone at that point.
I was dead certain he would be playing Khedira, I think that was a strong move both to improve his own team and to limit yours. Basically the Khedira-Schweinsteiger partnership but armoured with Mascherano. Then Ibrahimovic would have been the one-two option for Ronaldinho and Robben - outstanding set up offensively I believe. As long as Ibrahimovic/Robben makes the runs Ronaldinho will find them and as long as Ronaldinho/Robben make a run Ibrahimovic will find them with a through ball, a lob etc.We much preferred the original set up, and felt that we would edge the important areas. Especially as Theon stated he was playing as a counter attacking side. Having the 3 attackers plus Sneijder is overkill, and rather than enhance their abilities, limits them since they all need the ball to change the game how they could. Clearly not what majority of the scanners thought though
It's not a dig at him - of course, if he could, he would've improved more. But his great team from the start actually made this harder for him - you don't want to break the Atletico link when it's more than good enough for QF, for example. But in the end, here we are, Godin and Miranda vs (well, not versus, but you get what I'm saying) Vidic and Silva.
While I do think Ibrahimovic is no longer the force he used to be for Team Theon, it's far-fetched to say his team won't work. He has a formidable midfield, very much the sort of support cast that would make that sort of frontline work. It wouldn't be as great as the sum of parts, and I would prefer other strikers ahead of Ibra (in fact, I would play Skizzo's Müller in the middle ahead of Ibra), but you can't argue with Goofy and Robben being the best wide options in this draft.Once again playing alongside a peak Ronaldinho, Sneijder and Ibrahimovic is a completely different proposition to playing alongside the likes of Ribéry who managed to blend wingplay, playmaking and individual play cutting inside, to perfection and brilliant teammates like Müller and Kroos. I'm not against great individualistic talents (love them myself) and don't mind one or two individualistic ball hogging talents but all 4 of them? Not for me.
Nah. I'm fairly certain it's not just me with these views.
