Yeah, I don't think it's as big a problem as that Balu. You never seem to say nice things about my team so I'm sure you'll disagree, but Rodriguez isn't even a poor player - Some consider him the best left back around at the moment despite playing in a pretty average team, which aint saying much in truth as there's no great options there - but he's quite clearly not a poor player.
I've been pretty fair with Rodriguez and I'm fully aware hes still young and learning. But the idea that two or three goals are going to come from his mistakes is a load of nonsense IMO. Match ups like that come about all the time and it doesn't happen.
And actually, usually when you get these matchups where a great player is against someone 'weaker', it's a situation in which the great player is playing for the much better team. A team which will have more of the ball and dominate the game, but still around 95% of the time a fullback won't be responsible for conceeding two goals or so.
It's nothing personal though, I like you as a poster, it just seems like we have a very different understanding of the game quite often. Also I completely agree with the bolded part. The notion that a weak link leads to 2 or 3 goals in a game with so many all time greats next to him is completely stupid and I've never said anything like that. If you play Rodriguez, I expect him to be the weakest link and the most obvious route to a goal for Viva though, which clearly is a problem and you should have a very good plan to cover for him.
I disagree with what you wrote about Rodriguez by the way. He's bad defensively, not average or decent or something like that, he's as bad in defense as he's great going forward and he is damn great going forward, absolutely brilliant. Anyone who rates him as the best leftback around at the moment is insane and only judges him on higlights which focus on his attacking contribution. You were unlucky to miss out on Alaba, but I'm not even sure he would be a good enough option at this point in the draft with the players you're up against. Keeping Rodriguez is a crazy risk if you play him as fullback in a back four, it's less of a problem as a wingback in a back five, but still a questionable decision.
To finish this with something positive about your team. I honestly believe that Falcao is the better fit in your team than Sammer and believe that you don't need someone from midfield to cover for Passarella. Don't think I need to say anything about reuniting Romario and Rivaldo
. I already can tell you that I'll like your team a lot more if you play a 532 with Passarella as libero and Romario, Rivaldo, Totti in attack than if you stick to the 4222. But I won't start a long discussion in the thread , in case you're stubborn and stick to what you believe in. I actually like that you're stubborn and don't start changing stuff just to please some 'know it all better'-idiots in the game threads
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