Season 63 - Week 4

[pcmacdaniel]

I've really got to figure out how to upload pictures to this site.

Champions: We started in a 4-4-2 classic, the opponent, a 4-2-2-2 hexagon. Belgian ML Van Den Brande got the action started in the 17th minute, placing us ahead 1:0. Djabour would add another in the 24th, granting us an early two goal advantage. That advantage was short lived as Robben got injured in the 38th minute and the opposition pulled one back in the 44th.

After the half, I changed formation from 4-4-2 classic to 4-4-1-1. I was struggling with the decision of what formation to use, but recalled last seasons CL final, when my 4-2-2-2 hex was beaten 3:0 by a 4-4-1-1! Opponent would add the equalizer 6 minutes later, knotting us up in the 58th minute. Down a key player, conceding a pair of goals at home, the tension was building. Like in the cup when Robben got sent off with a red card, the team would respond. Burke would score off a pass from Grabherr in the 67th minute, followed by a Gamboa goal in the 80th minute to reestablish a two goal advantage. We weren't out of the woods yet, as my central defender Tanis, picked up a straight red, sending the opponent to the penalty spot. Our goal keeper then made the play of the match, saving the PK in style. We then capitalized on the big momentum swing, with Djabour finding Gamboa to finish off the scoring and a resounding 5:2 victory.

Its nice to have a few days off before the cup continues. We're facing a higher level manager whom runs a 5-3n-2. Team looks solid, but fortunately for us he used that same formation in every cup match so far; so tactically it probably won't be a chess match.