Week 9

[kuhnscoot]

Another week, a third win in a row for me, 4-2. All was not great though, as my leading scorer, Mats Ohrsjo is suspended for my match against the front runners next week due to yellow card accumulation, this means I have to find some other way to score, because right now he's scored half of my teams league goals. It also means that in the Cup match next week against Norge, Mats is going to be getting in that match to get him a game that week. :)

[Lone Star]

I jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead against frontrunners Siena AC, in their stadium no less. Then came the dreaded 'PCFC lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts' message. I hate that, especially in the friggin 14th minute of a game. Siena AC scored in the 33rd and 47th minute to tie the match. It was a nailbiter from that point forward. The 2-2 score held, and I stole a point away from home. With 17 points, I'm still 2 points out of 1st place but a full 3 points away from 3rd. I can live with that for now.

Man I wish I had pulled of the upset.


Panther City FC
II.3 - USA

[Kevin in Louisiana]

4-2 loss at home. It was one of those matches where I maybe might've been able to win but I'd rather worry about other games. Only two matches before the game that may very well decide whether I finish fourth or fifth in the league.

[Helghallen]

Won 4-0 away. I'm so bored with these bots. I may not stay up, but I want to promote up to V so I might actually have to think about what my lineup should be.

[kopiteinkc]

I managed a 4-2 home win, which was a relief after a month of no league wins.

Similar to Lone Star I was up 2 early, they pulled it back to 2-2 by half time.

Fortunately I got two more in the second half that put me in third on GD. Three of us are level on points, which shows you how tight our series is.

My TS has been at irritated for three weeks straight :(

[PezJunkie]

Got my first win of the season!
3-2 over the 2nd place team in my series. I'm thinking he must have used PIC, because there's no way I should have won... but I'll take it just the same.

[Helghallen]

Got my first win of the season!
3-2 over the 2nd place team in my series. I'm thinking he must have used PIC, because there's no way I should have won... but I'll take it just the same.

Congrats. And take the wins any way you can get them. :)

[AAGunner3]

Won 4-0 away. I'm so bored with these bots. I may not stay up, but I want to promote up to V so I might actually have to think about what my lineup should be.

I have no doubts about your team being able to survive Div V.

Anyway...
Christmas came a little early for me this year. Both the series leader and the Div IV relegee(who played the tough team I played last week) were losing last night. Ended up with the series leader tying (and now only 3pts ahead of me) and the Div IV relegee barely winning. Due to their close matches and my blowout, I now lead the series in goal differential again and that gives me 2nd place again.

Next week, I get another 'easy' team while the Div IV relegee hosts the series leader. I expect to be on top of the leaderboard next week.

[Footer Phooter]

Won 3-1. Still in 2nd. Looking good to stay up.

[Craig P]

I had a ho-hum 4 - 0 win away, notable mainly for lack of killer injuries (a +2 was suffered by my second-best winger) and lack of cards. I wasn't expecting any trouble with the opponent, and indeed the only difficulty I had was failure to convert on more scoring chances -- it was 1 - 0 until well into the second half.

The big news for me (again) was elsewhere in the series. The then-#2, at whom I play in two weeks, suffered a shocking draw (80 - 55 in ratings) against the #5 team in the league, dropping them to five points behind me. I'm now four points clear of the second place team, so I'll need to suffer an upset to fail to win the series. It looks like promotion could be touchy, though... I'd like to avoid a qualifier, but I'm not sure about that aforementioned match at Flashotcite in two weeks.

[ur_land]

Beat the then #4 team 6-0 to retake the #4 position. My goal for this season was to finish in 5th place, but the way the season is shaping up, I'll be disappointed if I don't get that #4 spot. Tough game next week against the #3 team. I snuck out a win against him at my place last tiem, so there is no way he'll be taking me lightly. I'm going to try a new formation to take advantage of his (since he plays the exact same formation in every game), and we'll see how the HT gods are smiling.

BTW, for purposes of the BS cup here's my starting lineup from Sunday:

Lair--Rutherford, Crowell, Cherry--Jones, Na Ranong, Zakir, Wilson, Buck--Brady, Tuil

[Craig P]

Remember that with a truly new formation, confusion could be an issue. IMO, confusion isn't worth it, but YMMV.

[junjunforever]

won 3-2. series leader lost. I'm trailing him by one point. i play him at his home in 2 weeks. Wish me luck.

[ArsenalTexan3]

Lost 5-3 and considering I piced it, is not too bad.

[Helghallen]

Great news. The trainee who was injured in Sunday's game is down to bruised but training. [pump fist]Yes![/pump fist]

[ZeekLTK]

I lead 3-0 at half time and then was up 3-1 in the 81st minute... and then tied 3-3. :(

Can anyone help me? My team always gets off to a great start. We take the lead, usually by multiple goals, early on... and then like stop playing. I don't think we've scored a 2nd half goal, EVER, and usually let the other team come back. Here have been my most recent results:

Week 9 League: Led 3-0 HT, 3-1 81st min; TIED 3-3
Week 8 Friendly: Led 2-0 HT, 2-0 80th min; LOST 2-3
Week 8 League: Led 2-0 10th min; LOST 2-4
Week 7 Friendly: LOST 0-5 - did not lead
Week 7 League: LOST 1-6 - did not lead
Week 6 Friendly: Led 3-1 HT; TIED 3-3 (WON on PKs)
Week 6 League: Led 3-0 42nd min; 3-1 HT; LOST 3-5

WTF is wrong with my team and how do I fix it? :/


BTW my team ID is 222919 incase anyone wants to check it out to see what I'm (or my team) is doing wrong...

[Helghallen]

I lead 3-0 at half time and then was up 3-1 in the 81st minute... and then tied 3-3. :(

Can anyone help me? My team always gets off to a great start. We take the lead, usually by multiple goals, early on... and then like stop playing. I don't think we've scored a 2nd half goal, EVER, and usually let the other team come back. Here have been my most recent results:

WTF is wrong with my team and how do I fix it? :/

The thing I notice most in your games is the larger possession rate for your opponent in the second half. This seems to mean your midfielders are tiring out and letting the other team control the ball more. You might check your midfielders and see what their stamina is. You want everyone to be solid at least, excellent is best. I would take your lumps now and do it in the off season. You will not be able to promote this season with only five games left and being 20 points behind the leaders. Your attack, especially in league games is quite effective, as evidenced by the early scores you are getting.

Good luck.

[kuhnscoot]

stamina is the main thing that is probably keeping you from keeping the lead, although after looking at your winger on the transfer thread, I don't know about that. I would agree Helghallen on this one totally, your midfield rating, and your stamina, those are the main things. But like he said, don't do stamina now, it hurts form, wait until the offseason.

[ur_land]

I agree--train up your IM's stamina. One piece of advice I heard was (if your are training playmaking) was to train two weeks of playmaking and one week of stamina. Your training program slows down a little bit, but to be competitive you need the stamina as well. Plus, those trainees will sell for more if they have higher stamina.

I would also train stamina in the off season (and actually, I will be training stamina in the off season....)