This is how bad the game has gotten!!!

[Cat Harrison]

Yeh, I'd expect that really with the gulf of difference in those teams. The one with the friend I find more interesting, really. I do think that friendlies have different odds though than regular games, I have noticed playing some of my much lower level teams in a friendly, the results are way closer than I would have thought... and now with the assymetrical I wonder if it even takes into account the condition or morale since those will be unaffected for the invitee.

[Dollyplops]

Yeh, I'd expect that really with the gulf of difference in those teams.

Utterly speechless. You'd have expected me to win that game PURELY based on team strength difference?

[vinniekrak]

Utterly speechless. You'd have expected me to win that game PURELY based on team strength difference?

sometimes I dont understand. how can you consistanly support basing results on strength difference when we all know that it hardly matters?

[Cat Harrison]

Well I think I'm playing the advocate role.. but...
I think a jetlagged bruised Munich with bad orders would beat Aue on form. I think to an extent a good player is still a good player regardless of what coach told him to do.

It's silly but yes I think Quality trumps Orders.

Oh and did you have zonal or man on man defense?

[Dollyplops]

I think a jetlagged bruised Munich with bad orders would beat Aue on form. I think to an extent a good player is still a good player regardless of what coach told him to do.

Really? If Munich played with no right hand side and kept playing the ball, as instructed, to that side, they'd win?

I hate to burst your bubble but they wouldn't!

[Dollyplops]

Oh and did you have zonal or man on man defense?

I do like that, Cat.....

To make matters worse, I played man-on-man. Had I played zonal, I could imagine some override to cover the negated right hand side of the pitch. I used man-to-man specifically to further disadvantage myself.

[Dollyplops]

It's silly but yes I think Quality trumps Orders.

Trumps or negates?

[Cat Harrison]

Yep. they would think their coach had gone absolutely mad, so they would ignore him and play soccer.
Look, I know this game is by no means perfect.. but.. if you play a much much weaker team, you would expect to win.. That is what I think. You don't, o.k..


I would expect that zonal would work less well, actually.. because it relies on position. Man on man makes your guys try to cover theirs... again.. *my* opinion only.

[Dollyplops]

Yep. they would think their coach had gone absolutely mad, so they would ignore him and play soccer.

You're ignoring the question there..... What would happen IF they did as they were instructed......the way a basic computer programme will accept without human emotion coming into play?

[Dollyplops]

if you play a much much weaker team, you would expect to win.. That is what I think. You don't, o.k..

That's not what I have said........

Also, how much weaker in the grand scheme of things were they? I was rated around 25/100, them 14/100. (Think I am correct in saying 100 is the highest level achievable?)

The Man United v Southend example, for instance, would have a far greater differential........at a guess......90 vs 50? Sound about right?