Mini Head to Head Use-the-Scalp, EuroCups 2019: Any takers?

[Futbolmetrix]

I have set up eight teams for a mini (7v7) Head-to-Head use the Scalp.
Basic rules:
- you choose one of the eight teams, made up of seven players (2 DFs, 2MFs, 3 FWs)

- I will announce matchups tomorrow morning.

- You send me *privately* the name of your:
Captain (a player on your team whose goals count double)
Designated Defender (a defender on your team: if his team keeps a clean sheet, all goals scored by the Marked Man are erased)
Marked Man (a player on the opponent's team).
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see
- After each round, you can scalp any player from your opponent's defeated team, as long as you maintain the 2-2-3 lineup


The teams are as follows (link to spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1swgi7_0zRlAHY4xLvWVLywDL2_W0B9e6J28prGE4z_A/edit?usp=sharing)

Team MESSI
FW:MessiNeresMilik
MF:PogbaRamsey
DF:ChielliniDanny Da Costa

Team RASHFORD
FW:RashfordFirminoEkambi
MF:RakiticZielinski
DF:TagliaficoSokratis

Team SALAH
FW:SalahAlliGiroud
MF:CoronaPizzi
DF:OtamendiKoulibaly

Team MAREGA
FW:MaregaSuarezJovic
MF:ManeHazard
DF:VertonghenAlex Grimaldo

Team RONALDO
FW:RonaldoBrahimiRodrigo
MF:ZiyechKostic
DF:PiqueDavid Luiz

Team TADIC
FW:TadicSterlingAubameyang
MF:PjanicCheryshev
DF:SmallingNgadeu-Ngadjui

Team AGUERO
FW:AgueroLukakuSkoda
MF:ErikssenStoch
DF:Van DijkGaray

Team KANE
FW:KaneDybalaSeferovic
MF:D. SilvaFornals
DF:Alex TellesFunes Mori


Indicate your team preferences, first come first served. If we don't have enough players, we'll replace them by BOTs.

[Jesus Petry]

Post by Futbolmetrix
I have set up eight teams for a mini (7v7) Head-to-Head use the Scalp.
- you choose one of the eight teams, made up of seven players (2 DFs, 2MFs, 3 FWs)
- I will announce matchups tomorrow morning.
Captain (a player on your team whose goals count double)
Designated Defender (a defender on your team: if his team keeps a clean sheet, all goals scored by the Marked Man are erased)
Marked Man (a player on the opponent's team).
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see
- After each round, you can scalp any player from your opponent's defeated team, as long as you maintain the 2-2-3 lineup
The teams are as follows (link to spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1swgi7_0zRlAHY4xLvWVLywDL2_W0B9e6J28prGE4z_A/edit?usp=sharing)
Team MESSI
FW:MessiNeresMilik
MF:PogbaRamsey
DF:ChielliniDanny Da Costa
Team RASHFORD
FW:RashfordFirminoEkambi
MF:RakiticZielinski
DF:TagliaficoSokratis
Team SALAH
FW:SalahAlliGiroud
MF:CoronaPizzi
DF:OtamendiKoulibaly
Team MAREGA
FW:MaregaSuarezJovic
MF:ManeHazard
DF:VertonghenAlex Grimaldo
Team RONALDO
FW:RonaldoBrahimiRodrigo
MF:ZiyechKostic
DF:PiqueDavid Luiz
Team TADIC
FW:TadicSterlingAubameyang
MF:PjanicCheryshev
DF:SmallingNgadeu-Ngadjui
Team AGUERO
FW:AgueroLukakuSkoda
MF:ErikssenStoch
DF:Van DijkGaray
Team KANE
FW:KaneDybalaSeferovic
MF:D. SilvaFornals
DF:Alex TellesFunes Mori
Indicate your team preferences, first come first served. If we don't have enough players, we'll replace them by BOTs.

Team Messi and Team Ronaldo look too strong (in part because they have Messi and Ronaldo, of course), but I just want to have fun, so I'll take Team Rashford.

Tchau!
Jesus Petry

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Jesus Petry
Team Messi and Team Ronaldo look too strong (in part because they have Messi and Ronaldo, of course), but I just want to have fun, so I'll take Team Rashford.

Well, I did the teams quickly, difficult to get perfect balance (and also balance the representatives of favorites and underdogs)...

Anyway, yay! we have at least two participants!

[Werner Pichler]

Post by Futbolmetrix
I have set up eight teams for a mini (7v7) Head-to-Head use the Scalp.
- you choose one of the eight teams, made up of seven players (2 DFs, 2MFs, 3 FWs)
- I will announce matchups tomorrow morning.
Captain (a player on your team whose goals count double)
Designated Defender (a defender on your team: if his team keeps a clean sheet, all goals scored by the Marked Man are erased)
Marked Man (a player on the opponent's team).
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see
- After each round, you can scalp any player from your opponent's defeated team, as long as you maintain the 2-2-3 lineup
The teams are as follows (link to spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1swgi7_0zRlAHY4xLvWVLywDL2_W0B9e6J28prGE4z_A/edit?usp=sharing)
Team MESSI
FW:MessiNeresMilik
MF:PogbaRamsey
DF:ChielliniDanny Da Costa
Team RASHFORD
FW:RashfordFirminoEkambi
MF:RakiticZielinski
DF:TagliaficoSokratis
Team SALAH
FW:SalahAlliGiroud
MF:CoronaPizzi
DF:OtamendiKoulibaly
Team MAREGA
FW:MaregaSuarezJovic
MF:ManeHazard
DF:VertonghenAlex Grimaldo
Team RONALDO
FW:RonaldoBrahimiRodrigo
MF:ZiyechKostic
DF:PiqueDavid Luiz
Team TADIC
FW:TadicSterlingAubameyang
MF:PjanicCheryshev
DF:SmallingNgadeu-Ngadjui
Team AGUERO
FW:AgueroLukakuSkoda
MF:ErikssenStoch
DF:Van DijkGaray
Team KANE
FW:KaneDybalaSeferovic
MF:D. SilvaFornals
DF:Alex TellesFunes Mori
Indicate your team preferences, first come first served. If we don't have
enough players, we'll replace them by BOTs.

I'll take Team Agüero!


Ciao,
Werner

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Werner Pichler

Post by Futbolmetrix
I have set up eight teams for a mini (7v7) Head-to-Head use the Scalp.
- you choose one of the eight teams, made up of seven players (2 DFs, 2MFs, 3 FWs)
- I will announce matchups tomorrow morning.
Captain (a player on your team whose goals count double)
Designated Defender (a defender on your team: if his team keeps a clean sheet, all goals scored by the Marked Man are erased)
Marked Man (a player on the opponent's team).
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see
- After each round, you can scalp any player from your opponent's defeated team, as long as you maintain the 2-2-3 lineup
The teams are as follows (link to spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1swgi7_0zRlAHY4xLvWVLywDL2_W0B9e6J28prGE4z_A/edit?usp=sharing)
Team MESSI
FW:MessiNeresMilik
MF:PogbaRamsey
DF:ChielliniDanny Da Costa
Team RASHFORD
FW:RashfordFirminoEkambi
MF:RakiticZielinski
DF:TagliaficoSokratis
Team SALAH
FW:SalahAlliGiroud
MF:CoronaPizzi
DF:OtamendiKoulibaly
Team MAREGA
FW:MaregaSuarezJovic
MF:ManeHazard
DF:VertonghenAlex Grimaldo
Team RONALDO
FW:RonaldoBrahimiRodrigo
MF:ZiyechKostic
DF:PiqueDavid Luiz
Team TADIC
FW:TadicSterlingAubameyang
MF:PjanicCheryshev
DF:SmallingNgadeu-Ngadjui
Team AGUERO
FW:AgueroLukakuSkoda
MF:ErikssenStoch
DF:Van DijkGaray
Team KANE
FW:KaneDybalaSeferovic
MF:D. SilvaFornals
DF:Alex TellesFunes Mori
Indicate your team preferences, first come first served. If we don't have
enough players, we'll replace them by BOTs.

I'll take Team Agüero!

Bugger, how did Team Aguero end up with two Slavia Prague players? ...Oh well, they beat Sevilla so they must be pretty good.

Entrants so far:
JP: Team RASHFORD
WP: Team AGUERO
Futbolmetrix: Team TBA

BOTS waiting in the wings:
- Homer (picks Captain, DD and MM who play at home)
- Randy (picks C, DD and MM at random)
- Betty (picks C, DD and MM based on betting odds favorites)
- Ned (picks C, DD and MM who play away)
- Aggie (picks C, DD and MM based on the order in which players are listed)

[Jesper Lauridsen]

Hipster pick: Team MAREGA

[MH]

Post by Futbolmetrix
I have set up eight teams for a mini (7v7) Head-to-Head use the Scalp.
- you choose one of the eight teams, made up of seven players (2 DFs, 2MFs, 3 FWs)
- I will announce matchups tomorrow morning.
Captain (a player on your team whose goals count double)
Designated Defender (a defender on your team: if his team keeps a clean sheet, all goals scored by the Marked Man are erased)
Marked Man (a player on the opponent's team).
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see
- After each round, you can scalp any player from your opponent's defeated team, as long as you maintain the 2-2-3 lineup

Sure, I will join.

Post by Futbolmetrix
The teams are as follows (link to spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1swgi7_0zRlAHY4xLvWVLywDL2_W0B9e6J28prGE4z_A/edit?usp=sharing)
Team MESSI
FW:MessiNeresMilik
MF:PogbaRamsey
DF:ChielliniDanny Da Costa

My second choice.

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team RASHFORD
FW:RashfordFirminoEkambi
MF:RakiticZielinski
DF:TagliaficoSokratis

Seventh choice

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team SALAH
FW:SalahAlliGiroud
MF:CoronaPizzi
DF:OtamendiKoulibaly

Fifth choice

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team MAREGA
FW:MaregaSuarezJovic
MF:ManeHazard
DF:VertonghenAlex Grimaldo

First choice

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team RONALDO
FW:RonaldoBrahimiRodrigo
MF:ZiyechKostic
DF:PiqueDavid Luiz

last choice

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team TADIC
FW:TadicSterlingAubameyang
MF:PjanicCheryshev
DF:SmallingNgadeu-Ngadjui

Fourth choice

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team AGUERO
FW:AgueroLukakuSkoda
MF:ErikssenStoch
DF:Van DijkGaray

Sixth choice

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team KANE
FW:KaneDybalaSeferovic
MF:D. SilvaFornals
DF:Alex TellesFunes Mori

My third choice (David Silva or Bernardo ?)

Post by Futbolmetrix
Indicate your team preferences, first come first served. If we don't have enough players, we'll replace them by BOTs.

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by MH

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team MESSI
FW:MessiNeresMilik
MF:PogbaRamsey
DF:ChielliniDanny Da Costa

My second choice.

Team MAREGA has already been picked, so you'll have to settle for Messi.

Entrants:

JP: Team RASHFORD
WP: Team AGUERO
JL: Team MAREGA
MH: Team MESSI
Futbolmetrix: Team TBA



BOTS waiting in the wings:
- Homer (picks Captain, DD and MM who play at home)
- Randy (picks C, DD and MM at random)
- Betty (picks C, DD and MM based on betting odds favorites)
- Ned (picks C, DD and MM who play away)
- Aggie (picks C, DD and MM based on the order in which players are listed)

[a***@gmail.com]

Team Salah for me

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by MH

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team KANE
FW:KaneDybalaSeferovic
MF:D. SilvaFornals
DF:Alex TellesFunes Mori

My third choice (David Silva or Bernardo ?)

D. Silva. Sorry that wasn't clear.

Entrants so far:

JP: Team RASHFORD
WP: Team AGUERO
JL: Team MAREGA
MH: Team MESSI
AV: Team SALAH
Futbolmetrix: Team TBA


Team still available: Ronaldo, Tadic and Kane

BOTS waiting in the wings:
- Randy (picks C, DD and MM at random)
- Homer (picks Captain, DD and MM who play at home)
- Betty (picks C, DD and MM based on betting odds favorites)
- Ned (picks C, DD and MM who play away)
- Aggie (picks C, DD and MM based on the order in which players are listed)

[milivella]

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team still available: Ronaldo, Tadic and Kane

I'll choose using the FS sausage (which has almost bored me... but not yet).

To make it easy:
+3: player picked by me
-2: player picked by Futbolmetrix or albertovella
+1: player picked by someone else

Team RONALDO
FW:Ronaldo Brahimi+1 Rodrigo
MF:Ziyech+3 Kostic
DF:Pique+1 DavidLuiz+3
+8

Team TADIC
FW:Tadic Sterling+1 Aubameyang
MF:Pjanic Cheryshev
DF:Smalling+1 Ngadeu-Ngadjui
+2

Team KANE
FW:Kane-2 Dybala+3 Seferovic
MF:D.Silva Fornals+1
DF:AlexTelles FunesMori+1
+3

I pick Team Ziyech! (Team Ronaldo for the trying-to-get-me gamemaster)

--
Cheers
milivella

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by milivella

Post by Futbolmetrix
Team still available: Ronaldo, Tadic and Kane

I'll choose using the FS sausage (which has almost bored me... but not yet).
+3: player picked by me
-2: player picked by Futbolmetrix or albertovella
+1: player picked by someone else
Team RONALDO
FW:Ronaldo Brahimi+1 Rodrigo
MF:Ziyech+3 Kostic
DF:Pique+1 DavidLuiz+3
+8
Team TADIC
FW:Tadic Sterling+1 Aubameyang
MF:Pjanic Cheryshev
DF:Smalling+1 Ngadeu-Ngadjui
+2
Team KANE
FW:Kane-2 Dybala+3 Seferovic
MF:D.Silva Fornals+1
DF:AlexTelles FunesMori+1
+3
I pick Team Ziyech! (Team Ronaldo for the trying-to-get-me gamemaster)

Perfect. We now have seven players (including myself). Still time for one last participant. Binder, ixion, Mark.

If nobody else joins, I will pick one of the remaining two teams at 12 midnight tonight (EDT). The other team will go to Randy (Of course anybody can join at any time and relieve Randy of his duties). I will then proceed with the QF draw.

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Futbolmetrix
I have set up eight teams for a mini (7v7) Head-to-Head use the Scalp.

I pick team Harry (of course), so Randy gets Team Tadic.

Here is the QF draw:

Team RONALDO (milivella) - Team Marega (Jesper)

Team MESSI (MH) - Team KANE (Futbolmetrix)

Team TADIC (Randy) - Team SALAH (albertovella)

Team RASHFORD (Jesus) - Team AGUERO (Werner)


Before kickoff of the first match, send me *privately* your picks for team captain, Designated Defender and Marked Man at ***@yahoo.com

Anybody willing to be the repository of MH and my picks? (milivella had a way of encrypting one's picks to allow the gamemaster to play, but I forgot how it worked...)

[milivella]

http://www.miraclesalad.com/webtools/md5.php

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by milivella
http://www.miraclesalad.com/webtools/md5.php

Right. Here are my picks:

b6e649847c16b6b82f5c8a90894f83fe

MH, you can send your picks to my email.

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Futbolmetrix
I have set up eight teams for a mini (7v7) Head-to-Head use the Scalp.

I pick team Harry (of course), so Randy gets Team Tadic.
Team RONALDO (milivella) - Team Marega (Jesper)
Team MESSI (MH) - Team KANE (Futbolmetrix)
Team TADIC (Randy) - Team SALAH (albertovella)

Randy's picks:
8f360e4372a3c0c04e7e8049785f2358

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Futbolmetrix
I have set up eight teams for a mini (7v7) Head-to-Head use the Scalp.

I pick team Harry (of course), so Randy gets Team Tadic.
Team RONALDO (milivella) - Team Marega (Jesper)
Team MESSI (MH) - Team KANE (Futbolmetrix)
Team TADIC (Randy) - Team SALAH (albertovella)

8f360e4372a3c0c04e7e8049785f2358

New md5 for Randy's picks (this time verifiable)
3ac26e7c60ce17dced9771d9fc97a4ab

[milivella]

Post by Futbolmetrix
New md5 for Randy's picks (this time verifiable)
3ac26e7c60ce17dced9771d9fc97a4ab

??? Shaaady...

[milivella]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Futbolmetrix
I have set up eight teams for a mini (7v7) Head-to-Head use the Scalp.

I pick team Harry (of course), so Randy gets Team Tadic.
Team RONALDO (milivella) - Team Marega (Jesper)

Trash-talker derby. A classic.
Sent. In any case, the MD5 hash is:
e96c2da574e68da679f5817407aa76f5

--
Cheers
milivella

[Jesper Lauridsen]

Halfway through the second half and only Firmino (Team Rashfor) and
Keita (unaffiliated) have scored. Team Marega had a captain goal
called off for a very close offside.

[Jesus Petry]

Post by Jesper Lauridsen
Halfway through the second half and only Firmino (Team Rashfor) and
Keita (unaffiliated) have scored. Team Marega had a captain goal
called off for a very close offside.

Firmino's goal *might* be double and also *might* be marked out...

Tchau!
Jesus Petry

[Jesus Petry]

There could have been a Team SON, with also Jonas, Gabriel Jesus, Keita, Busquets, Rose and Alex Sandro...

Tchau!
Jesus Petry

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Jesus Petry
There could have been a Team SON, with also Jonas, Gabriel Jesus, Keita, Busquets, Rose and Alex Sandro...
Tchau!
Jesus Petry

Sorry for the slow updates. Here is where things stand:

First, the hidden choices:

Futbolmetrix (Team Kane)
Captain: Dybala
DD: Funes Mori
MM: Messi

Randy (Team Tadic)
Captain: Pjanic
DD: Ngadeu-Ngadjui
MM: Salah


Which gives the following partial scores:


QF1: Team RONALDO (milivella) 0–0 Team MAREGA (Jesper)

Team RONALDO
FW:Ronaldo 0 (MM*), Brahimi, Rodrigo (c*)
MF:Ziyech Kostic
DF:Pique, David Luiz (DD)

Team MAREGA
FW: Marega, Suarez, Jovic
MF: Mane (C), Hazard (MM)
DF: Vertonghen (DD*), Alex Grimaldo


No goals, but Vertonghen's successful marking takes Ronaldo out of the game before he even sets foot on the pitch!


QF2: TEAM MESSI (MH) 0–0 Team KANE (Futbolmetrix)

Team MESSI
FW: Messi (MM), Neres (C), Milik
MF: Pogba, Ramsey
DF: Chiellini, Danny Da Costa (DD)

Team KANE
FW: Kane, Dybala (C, MM), Seferovic
MF: D. Silva, Fornals
DF: Alex Telles, Funes Mori (DD)

A tense 0-0. Will capatin Dybala be marked out of the game? No goals and an injury for Kane... prospects don't look too good.



QF3: Team TADIC (Randy) 0-0 Team SALAH (albertovella)

Team TADIC
FW: Tadic, Sterling, Aubameyang(MM)
MF: Pjanic (C), Cheryshev
DF: Smalling, Ngadeu-Ngadjui (DD)

Team SALAH
FW: Salah (C, MM), Alli, Giroud
MF: Corona, Pizzi
DF: Otamendi (DD), Koulibaly

Another tense 0-0. Otamendi fails in his marking duties, though. An opening for Aubameyang? If only he had been more judiocious in his choice of captain...



QF4: Team RASHFORD (Jesus) 0-0 Team AGUERO (Werner)

Team RASHFORD
FW: Rashford, Firmino 0* (1) (C, MM*), Ekambi
MF: Rakitic, Zielinski
DF: Tagliafico, Sokratis (DD)

Team AGUERO
FW: Aguero (C, MM), Lukaku, Skoda
MF: Erikssen, Stoch
DF: Van Dijk (DD*), Garay

I almost got excited at the first goal of the matchday, but then realized that VVD marked his teammate out of the game. A costly missed penalty for both Team Aguero and City

[Futbolmetrix]

First non-marked goal of the day for Team MAREGA and Suarez

[Jesus Petry]

Post by Futbolmetrix
First non-marked goal of the day for Team MAREGA and Suarez

BBC is saying it's been credited as a Shaw OG!

Tchau!
Jesus Petry

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Jesus Petry

Post by Futbolmetrix
First non-marked goal of the day for Team MAREGA and Suarez

BBC is saying it's been credited as a Shaw OG!

uefa.com has also updated it to a Shaw o.g. Still 0-0 everywhere. Time to start thinking of tiebreakers?

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Jesus Petry

Post by Futbolmetrix
First non-marked goal of the day for Team MAREGA and Suarez

BBC is saying it's been credited as a Shaw OG!

uefa.com has also updated it to a Shaw o.g. Still 0-0 everywhere. Time to start thinking of tiebreakers?

Bleeping Weaufx Gods. A captained and unmarked goal for David Neres and Team Messi.

[Jesper Lauridsen]

Post by Jesus Petry

Post by Futbolmetrix
First non-marked goal of the day for Team MAREGA and Suarez

BBC is saying it's been credited as a Shaw OG!

There are no words in any living language than can describe how much
bullshit that is.

[milivella]

Post by Jesper Lauridsen

Post by Jesus Petry

Post by Futbolmetrix
First non-marked goal of the day for Team MAREGA and Suarez

BBC is saying it's been credited as a Shaw OG!

There are no words in any living language than can describe how much
bullshit that is.

Simplified:
"Nobody can say this is bullshit."

--
Cheers
milivella

[milivella]

Post by Futbolmetrix
First non-marked goal of the day for Team MAREGA and Suarez

OWN GOAL!!!
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000982/match=2027152/?iv=true

[Futbolmetrix]

Scores after the Wednesday matches:

QF1: Team RONALDO (milivella) 0 – 0 Team MAREGA (Jesper)

Team RONALDO
FW:Ronaldo 0 (MM*, 1), Brahimi, Rodrigo (c)
MF: Ziyech, Kostic
DF: Pique, David Luiz (DD)

Team MAREGA
FW: Marega, Suarez, Jovic
MF: Mane (C), Hazard (MM)
DF: Vertonghen (DD+), Alex Grimaldo


QF2: TEAM MESSI (MH) 2–0 Team KANE (Futbolmetrix)

Team MESSI
FW: Messi (MM), Neres(C) 1(x2), Milik
MF: Pogba, Ramsey
DF: Chiellini, Danny Da Costa (DD)

Team KANE
FW: Kane, Dybala (C, MM), Seferovic
MF: D. Silva, Fornals
DF: Alex Telles, Funes Mori (DD)


QF3: Team TADIC (Randy) 0-0 Team SALAH (albertovella)

Team TADIC
FW: Tadic, Sterling, Aubameyang(MM)
MF: Pjanic (C), Cheryshev
DF: Smalling, Ngadeu-Ngadjui (DD)

Team SALAH
FW: Salah (C, MM), Alli, Giroud
MF: Corona, Pizzi
DF: Otamendi (DD-), Koulibaly


QF4: Team RASHFORD (Jesus) 0-0 Team AGUERO (Werner)

Team RASHFORD
FW: Rashford, Firmino 0 (C, MM*, 1(x2)), Ekambi
MF: Rakitic, Zielinski
DF: Tagliafico, Sokratis (DD)

Team AGUERO
FW: Aguero (C, MM), Lukaku, Skoda
MF: Erikssen, Stoch
DF: Van Dijk (DD+), Garay

[Futbolmetrix]

Ramsey! Cool, a Use-the-Scalp goal...now, which team was he on?...

Use-the Scalp sucks.

Team Messi extends its lead to 3-0

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Futbolmetrix
Ramsey! Cool, a Use-the-Scalp goal...now, which team was he on?...
Use-the Scalp sucks.
Team Messi extends its lead to 3-0

Also, it looks as if I bungled pretty badly the EL player picks:
Hazard, Ekambi, Skoda, Funes Mori, Cheryshev, Seferovic all not starting

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Futbolmetrix
Hazard, Ekambi, Skoda, Funes Mori, Cheryshev, Seferovic all not starting

Why oh why did I pick Seferovic and not Joao "the New Ronaldo" Felix?

[Jesus Petry]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Futbolmetrix
Ramsey! Cool, a Use-the-Scalp goal...now, which team was he on?...
Use-the Scalp sucks.
Team Messi extends its lead to 3-0

Hazard, Ekambi, Skoda, Funes Mori, Cheryshev, Seferovic all not starting

Neither is David Luiz.

Tchau!
Jesus Petry

[Jesper Lauridsen]

Post by Futbolmetrix
Hazard, Ekambi, Skoda, Funes Mori, Cheryshev, Seferovic all not starting

Bad Gamemaster!

Fortunately the players are competent and haven't man marked anyone
benched for the other team or applied special roles to any or their
own benched guys.

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Jesper Lauridsen
Bad Gamemaster!
Fortunately the players are competent and haven't man marked anyone
benched for the other team or applied special roles to any or their
own benched guys.

That is a very sophisticated anti-weaufx+troll.

[milivella]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Jesper Lauridsen
Bad Gamemaster!
Fortunately the players are competent and haven't man marked anyone
benched for the other team or applied special roles to any or their
own benched guys.

That is a very sophisticated anti-weaufx+troll.

Wait a minute. Who said anything about defenders having to be on field?
"Designated Defender (a defender on your team: if *his team* keeps a
clean sheet, all goals scored by the Marked Man are erased)"
(emphasis mine)

Not that it matters, though. ;_;

--
Cheers
milivella

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by milivella

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Jesper Lauridsen
Bad Gamemaster!
Fortunately the players are competent and haven't man marked anyone
benched for the other team or applied special roles to any or their
own benched guys.

That is a very sophisticated anti-weaufx+troll.

Wait a minute. Who said anything about defenders having to be on field?
"Designated Defender (a defender on your team: if *his team* keeps a
clean sheet, all goals scored by the Marked Man are erased)"
(emphasis mine)
Not that it matters, though. ;_;

Revision to the rules: if the Designated Defender's team keeps a clean sheet(*) and the the Designated Defender plays at least 60 minutes, all goals scored by the Marked Man are erased.

(*) For simplicity, keeping a clean sheet = keeping a clean sheet over the entire 90 or 120 minutes.

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Futbolmetrix
Ramsey! Cool, a Use-the-Scalp goal...now, which team was he on?...
Use-the Scalp sucks.
Team Messi extends its lead to 3-0

Away goal for Luka Jovic and Team MAREGA... could still be given as an own goal, though...

[Futbolmetrix]

On Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 5:02:21 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

Final first leg results:

QF1: Team RONALDO (milivella) 0 – 1 Team MAREGA (Jesper)

Team RONALDO
FW: Ronaldo 0 (MM*, 1), Brahimi, Rodrigo (c)
MF: Ziyech, Kostic
DF: Pique, David Luiz (DD-)

Team MAREGA
FW: Marega, Suarez, Jovic 1
MF: Mane (C), Hazard (MM)
DF: Vertonghen (DD+), Alex Grimaldo




QF2: TEAM MESSI (MH) 3–0 Team KANE (Futbolmetrix)

Team MESSI
FW: Messi (MM), Neres 1(x2) (C), Milik
MF: Pogba, Ramsey 1
DF: Chiellini, Danny Da Costa (DD-)

Team KANE
FW: Kane, Dybala (C, MM), Seferovic
MF: D. Silva, Fornals
DF: Alex Telles, Funes Mori (DD-)




QF3: Team TADIC (Randy) 0-0 Team SALAH (albertovella)

Team TADIC
FW: Tadic, Sterling, Aubameyang(MM)
MF: Pjanic (C), Cheryshev
DF: Smalling, Ngadeu-Ngadjui (DD-)

Team SALAH
FW: Salah (C, MM), Alli, Giroud
MF: Corona, Pizzi
DF: Otamendi (DD-), Koulibaly




QF4: Team RASHFORD (Jesus) 0-0 Team AGUERO (Werner)

Team RASHFORD
FW: Rashford, Firmino 0 (C, MM*, 1(x2)), Ekambi
MF: Rakitic, Zielinski
DF: Tagliafico, Sokratis (DD+)

Team AGUERO
FW: Aguero (C, MM), Lukaku, Skoda
MF: Erikssen, Stoch
DF: Van Dijk (DD+), Garay

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Futbolmetrix
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see

Tiebreakers:
1. Away goals ruls
2. Most number of successfully defended goals
3. Most number of captain bonus goals.
4. Drawing of lots

Examples from the quarterfinals: Team MAREGA successfully defended one Ronaldo goal. Team Ronaldo (so far) has no successfully defended goals --> Team MAREGA would advance.

The number of captain bonus goals is the number of *additional* goals obtained by a captained player. So David Neres: 1 regular goal, 1 captain bonus goal.

[milivella]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Futbolmetrix
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see

1. Away goals ruls
2. Most number of successfully defended goals
3. Most number of captain bonus goals.
4. Drawing of lots
Examples from the quarterfinals: Team MAREGA successfully defended one Ronaldo goal. Team Ronaldo (so far) has no successfully defended goals --> Team MAREGA would advance.

I see that gamemaster's neutrality still flourish. Good.

--
Cheers
milivella

[MH]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Futbolmetrix
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see

1. Away goals ruls
2. Most number of successfully defended goals
3. Most number of captain bonus goals.
4. Drawing of lots

So I presume the two "legs" of the final are the UCL final and EL final ?

Another question: are we allowed to change captains and designated
defenders/marked men between legs ?

Post by Futbolmetrix
Examples from the quarterfinals: Team MAREGA successfully defended one Ronaldo goal. Team Ronaldo (so far) has no successfully defended goals --> Team MAREGA would advance.
The number of captain bonus goals is the number of *additional* goals obtained by a captained player. So David Neres: 1 regular goal, 1 captain bonus goal.

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by MH
So I presume the two "legs" of the final are the UCL final and EL final ?

No, the final is a single leg.

Post by MH
Another question: are we allowed to change captains and designated
defenders/marked men between legs ?

Yes.

Other question: what if we allow each player to make one lineup change per round, provided the subbed out and subbed in player play in the same role and on the same team? Also, lineup changes must be announced publicly at least 24 hours before kickoff of the first match (this is mostly to address long term injuries a` la Kane...yes, I am blatantly self-interested)

Post by MH

Post by Futbolmetrix
Examples from the quarterfinals: Team MAREGA successfully defended one Ronaldo goal. Team Ronaldo (so far) has no successfully defended goals --> Team MAREGA would advance.
The number of captain bonus goals is the number of *additional* goals obtained by a captained player. So David Neres: 1 regular goal, 1 captain bonus goal.

[MH]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by MH
So I presume the two "legs" of the final are the UCL final and EL final ?

No, the final is a single leg.

Post by MH
Another question: are we allowed to change captains and designated
defenders/marked men between legs ?

Yes.
Other question: what if we allow each player to make one lineup change per round, provided the subbed out and subbed in player play in the same role and on the same team? Also, lineup changes must be announced publicly at least 24 hours before kickoff of the first match (this is mostly to address long term injuries a` la Kane...yes, I am blatantly self-interested)

Seems OK to me.

[MH]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Futbolmetrix
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see

1. Away goals ruls

Is this away goals by the team as defined by which team you listed first
in the first leg being at home in the first leg? That seems kind of
arbitrary given there is no real home advantage in that way.

How about goals that individual players score away from home counting
double, provided they are not successfully defended ?

Post by Futbolmetrix
2. Most number of successfully defended goals
3. Most number of captain bonus goals.
4. Drawing of lots
Examples from the quarterfinals: Team MAREGA successfully defended one Ronaldo goal. Team Ronaldo (so far) has no successfully defended goals --> Team MAREGA would advance.
The number of captain bonus goals is the number of *additional* goals obtained by a captained player. So David Neres: 1 regular goal, 1 captain bonus goal.

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by MH

Post by Futbolmetrix
1. Away goals ruls

Is this away goals by the team as defined by which team you listed first
in the first leg being at home in the first leg?

Yes.

Post by MH
That seems kind of
arbitrary given there is no real home advantage in that way.

True. Then again, it's not clear that the size of the home advantage today in real football justifies the use of the AGR. And you could still want to have AGR even if you there's no home advantage at all. It's just a tiebreaker like any other.

Post by MH
How about goals that individual players score away from home counting
double, provided they are not successfully defended ?

We could do that, but starting from the semifinals. (Then again, the only away goal scored this week was by Jovic against team milivella...hmmm...)

[Werner Pichler]

Post by Futbolmetrix

Post by Futbolmetrix
- Two legs, home and away, first tiebreaker AGR, then we'll see

1. Away goals ruls
2. Most number of successfully defended goals
3. Most number of captain bonus goals.
4. Drawing of lots
Examples from the quarterfinals: Team MAREGA successfully defended one
Ronaldo goal. Team Ronaldo (so far) has no successfully defended goals -->
Team MAREGA would advance.
The number of captain bonus goals is the number of *additional* goals
obtained by a captained player. So David Neres: 1 regular goal, 1 captain
bonus goal.

So if I understand this correctly, the fact that Agüero *missed* his
penalty might get me to the next round?


Ciao,
Werner

[Futbolmetrix]

Post by Werner Pichler
So if I understand this correctly, the fact that Agüero *missed* his
penalty might get me to the next round?

Damn it...I knew there was something fishy with that....Until I find a better system that has no weird incentives, tiebreakers are:

1) Away goals rule
2) Drawing lots