Hattrick Thread XVIII: Thar's Hattrick in Them Thar Hills!

First

 

Who comes in second?

 

Wow, I'm really getting a headstart of Kuhnscootesque dimension here

 

I want to see the results of the last thread... I think I came second.

 

Welcome to postwhoredom!

 

I just want to get a pip on the thread, so it stands out when I stop by.

 

Holla if ya hear me

 

So instead of building a midfield strong team like everyone else, I'm thinking about spicing it up with a studly Counter attacking team. How weak should my midfield be compared to my defense for this to work?

 

Scores from the last round:
kuhnscoot 69
Twenty26Six 43
John_Harkes_6 22
Qamle 20
Kermmy803 18
MLS SupaStr3 17
Stogey23 16
YankHibee 16
bkn0528 16
romagol10 15
mcfarljd 14
Ikari 13
Craig P 13
BrianJames 13
tomwilhelm 10
CrewDust 10
bmalek 8
elciclon 5
AAGunner3 5
Nyghtewynd 5
GROVESHSCOACH 4
Jonc30 4
phillips10 3
fcsg 3
Helghallen 3
celt1997 3
fox point fury 3
Onionsack 2
Goodsport 2
BattalionFC 2
metrostars1969 1
Olesh 1
ardent enthusiast 1
ZeekLTK 1
ej014 1
litlewojo7 1
Spoon 1

 

1st page?

 

your midfield should be strong enough to get about 45% possesion w/o playing counterattack.

 

26 posts off!!!!

Second place is the first loser. I can't compete.

 

w/o playing counter attack? I'm confused.

I'm saying that I want a team that is effective WITH CA.

 

He means that your "normal" midfield strength with the CA formation should be 45%. When you choose CA, you then get another 7% penalty on midfield and should be a bit above 40% possession which is considered good for CA. For successful CA, you basically need:
- a strong defense (considerably better than the opponent's attack),
- as much possession as possible, but less than 50%,
- and a strong attack in at least some sectors (i.e., the center or both wings) if not all of them.

 

IN BEFORE THE SECOND PAGE!
...hi!

 

The midfield penalty for CA should actually top out just under 2% possession.

 

yeah, you still want a competitive midfield. Don't understand these guys who go for 15% - course they're younger teams...

 

yawn, another thread another win.

 

[grumbles]

 

See I have changed my tactics a bit lately, I no longer have the 2 posts back to back or whatever, I just slowly work my post count up without many people noticing, until all of the sudden I'm 10 posts up on second place. It'll happen again too.

 

The problem is you are a wealth of hattrick knowledge and people converse with you. I'm forced to talk to myself... but that is OK, I am enjoying the role of the rogue poster with DD. I think?

 

well I never considered myself a wealth of HT knowledge, for the most part, no offense meant to anyone, we get a lot of the same questions over and over. It's just a matter of remembering the answer for next time so you can regurgitate it.