WSM 2006 Pet Peeve

[WSUCougar]

First off, let me state that I love the game and it's only due to my deep immersion in my team that this bugs me so much.

What is with the out of the blue trouncings? My team, Gravesend, was tabbed relegation-battlers, but we have been safely mid-table (16th) most of the season. Our talent is nothing to write home about, but by late-season I'd figured out who worked well at what spots, and we had a good thing going. We'd usually lose to the league leaders, usually beat the lesser teams, and fight it out with the middle guys.

Cut to last night. We are up against York on our home turf. We are well-rested and I have my A-Team starting. Everyone's morale is okay or better. No one has issues with me. York is 4th in the league, but it's not like their talent is leagues above ours.

Well, they cut us to freaking pieces. It ended 6-0 but it may as well have been 10-0, for how awful we looked. Watching the "highlights" - literally almost all of them - it looked like we were running in molasses, hungover, or zombies. It looked like some sort of Monty Python or Benny Hill skit: okay, you 11 guys stand there and act like idiots why these York guys pass the ball around with pin-point accuracy, juggle it with their nose, cross it into a pack of defenders, and GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

Granted, my defense is not a strong point, but it seemed like the whole team just tanked it. And York looked possessed.

Woking - the eventual league champion - did a similar thrashing (7-1) earlier on in the season. These teams looked like Premier league squads against us.

What gives?

And another thing...is it just me, or does a lop-sided percentage of your opponents' goals come from guys who never score? "His first goal ever!" "His first goal of the season!" Line up your scoring virgins, gents, we'll take care of 'em for you.

[Butter]

I think part of it, at least in my games, has to do with the manager's reaction to the previous game... if I ever say that I'm satisfied with a win or something, like clockwork we'll come out next game and get absolutely pasted.

[MikeVick7]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

I think part of it, at least in my games, has to do with the manager's reaction to the previous game... if I ever say that I'm satisfied with a win or something, like clockwork we'll come out next game and get absolutely pasted.

That may have something to do with it but I always give a positive post-game talk to my team after a win and that doesn't bring on a pasting.

I just think your team has "one of those games." I've had my team on a 5 or 6 game winning streak with everyone on Superb to Very Good moral and get pasted at home on different occasions. So I think it's just one of those things.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

And another thing...is it just me, or does a lop-sided percentage of your opponents' goals come from guys who never score?

It ain't just you. I've had that same thing in previous soccer incarnations & now with EHM as well.

[WSUCougar]

Originally Posted by MikeVick7

I just think your team has "one of those games." I've had my team on a 5 or 6 game winning streak with everyone on Superb to Very Good moral and get pasted at home on different occasions. So I think it's just one of those things.

Hmmm. I've seen the team come out flat before, but damn, this is hideous. It's like getting crushed 63-0 in American football.

I wonder if there's any antidote in game terms?

[vtbub]

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Hmmm. I've seen the team come out flat before, but damn, this is hideous. It's like getting crushed 63-0 in American football.

I wonder if there's any antidote in game terms?

Drink heavily.