Originally Posted by
Ian Myers
So I went into today's final league game looking to clinch my Champions League position.
The game begins and I've got my strongest team out, with the formation I've played all season. Tackling is on light. Straight away the possession bar is right at my end to indicate I'm getting battered! I was puzzled because I knew I wasn't playing an illegal formation. Just as I think that my defender is sent off for a professional foul and they get a penalty.
Next I bring on a defender to shore up the backline, thus negating my illegal formation. I immediately go up about 60-40% on possession and I take control of the game. I won the game 2-1 but that wasn't the issue for me, later in the game the substitute was himself red carded and as I only had 9 players and no substitutes left I couldn't avoid playing the last twenty minutes with an illegal formation.
I received 2 red cards and 4 yellow in the game, despite the 'light tackling' order and despite the fact that generally I don't receive many bookings or red cards.....
In the end my opponent was up 60-40 on possession and he failed to beat 9 men. I was heavily trolled in the discipline stakes but he was trolled by losing 2-1 to 9 men.
All in all very bizzare. I guess a further lesson to enjoy the game for what it is, but not to waste money on it.
Madness.