This is how bad the game has gotten!!!

[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?

[Dollyplops]

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.

Really? You appear to have described the two options in a basic way, then come to the wrong conclusion based your valid assessment of the two.

Zonal marking, in essence, covers gaps through intelligent positioning.......which would be necessary to cover a huge gap down one side of the pitch.

How do you man mark someone 30yards away from you?

Think it through and you;ll get there.