Ugh. This is getting ridiculous

[rexallllsc]

I was winning 2-0 at the half today...my opponent was in the 3-5-2, and I was in a 4-4-2.

Here are the ratings (im Else Utd.):

AnalBumCovers
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: poor
Right Side Defence: passable
Central Defence: passable
Left Side Defence: inadequate
Right Side Attack: weak
Central Attack: inadequate
Left Side Attack: inadequate


Else United
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: wretched
Right Side Defence: solid
Central Defence: excellent
Left Side Defence: solid
Right Side Attack: passable
Central Attack: inadequate
Left Side Attack: inadequate
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3 of his players had 1 star, 6 had 1.5 stars, and 2 had 2.5 stars.

1 of my players had 3 stars, 2 had 2.5 stars, 5 had 2 stars, and 3 had 1.5. None had 1.

He scored 4 in the second half and beat me 4-2.

At any rate, congrats to AnalBumCover (looks like he's advancing!), and thanks for accepting late (sorry!)

[McSweeny]

looks like the midfield got you again... that and probably your stamina

[rexallllsc]

Originally posted by McSweeny
looks like the midfield got you again... that and probably your stamina

Probably. I just have a hard time reconciling that my defense could be beaten that badly.

Backs
costa - solid (has excel. form..get POM every time he plays)
aldrich - excellent (worth 103,000)
chance - inadeq. (worth 121 000)
chiavarria - weak (sucks)

Mids
mcqueen - passable
diaz - poor
esparza -passable
ubierna - weak

marshall - weak
ridgeway - weak

[PilotMan]

Even a stong defense will get beat if the midfield can't keep the ball off of them. And from the looks of your midfield, it could use a little work, with the poor and weak, but then again I assume those are your wingers.

Do any of your defenders have any playmaking abolity? You could push a central def. offensive and support your midfield. Or drop a forward back, in a tight defensive struggle.

That weak defender could be replaced for less than 10k.

[AnalBumCover]

Originally posted by rexallllsc
He scored 4 in the second half and beat me 4-2.

At any rate, congrats to AnalBumCover (looks like he's advancing!), and thanks for accepting late (sorry!)

Good match, rex. I really thought I'd lose that one at halftime. I never really had a good comeback game until this. And looking at those ratings, I don't know how I could have won.

[Havok]

1 day HT will get offense, midfield, and defense balanced. But until that day.... the best defense is a "divine" midfield

take a look at this team sometime....... Mean Losers FC (8067)

he has one of the best defenses in the world, if not the best. But he still loses games 2-1 sometimes on "event goals" alone.

Defense gets no love in HT

[vex]

Defense is underrated in HT.

[Havok]

funny to hear you say that Vex...

you just tied a game you should have gotten killed in, but since you kept the possession close you managed a tie. With that weak/weak/inadequate defense, you should have gotten blow away.

[vex]

Did you see how I played my players?

[vex]

And also, having my starting Keeper in there didn't hurt. Especially since he made the game saving stop.

[Havok]

thats even worse!!

he is better then you in every category, Plus he's at home but since the midfields were even you tied.

[rexallllsc]

Originally posted by AnalBumCover
Good match, rex. I really thought I'd lose that one at halftime. I never really had a good comeback game until this. And looking at those ratings, I don't know how I could have won.

Your coach must've given a helluva halftime speech1!!!

good luck after the group play!

[rexallllsc]

Originally posted by PilotMan

That weak defender could be replaced for less than 10k.

The weak dude isnt actually a starter...i played half b-team and half a-team...and thats just their stamina ratings...

[vex]

You can get an inad defender for 1-2K though.

[daedalus]

Originally posted by Havok
1 day HT will get offense, midfield, and defense balanced. But until that day.... the best defense is a "divine" midfield

While I agree that midfield importance needs to be toned down a bit (maybe a lot), I don't think they should be even. The way teams stopped Arsenal (back when their shoddy defense was, ahem, passable) and their supposedly good offense was to clog up the middle of the field and play the possession game. If you can't get the ball, then you can't score. And your defense will eventually tire out from chasing me.

That said, I agree with you and The Afoci that defense doesn't get enough love in the Hattrick.