This is almost comical

[ponzu]

Actually, it probably proves something rather profound about the game that several old-timers have been saying for a while, and others would vehemently deny.

Or it does not mean **** and it is simply comical.

Get this. For days, I have been training my lads' assess off, maintaining full bonus, high condition and morale, watching every game religiously and with other fans' help usually enjoying high possession bonus, carefully matching formations and orders, boosting just the right bonus at just the right time, and making wise subs at key moments. Granted, I have not lost in a while, but I have three disappointing draws in the last 5 matches, and have been stuck in the 4th place in the league.

Today, I had a match against the league leader, which I was dreading. He is one of the few opponents who has higher Q than me. He had 5 straight wins and had 8 points on me. He had beaten me in the first round, and he has changed his formation frequently, so I could not well benefit from that loss. I had picked my starting lineup last night in order to know whom I could afford to exhaust in training and who had to stay fresh. In order to confuse my opponent, I scattered the lads around the field in random positions, resulting in some yellow warnings. I meant to get back to it closer to the game and fix it the way I meant it.

Then I had a morning from hell at work and forgot about the match. I just checked the result. Two of the lads went in with yellow morale arrows and three were out of position. I did not get to switch mentality from Attacking to Defensive as I had planned. I had "Passing through the middle" where I had no players. I did not get to set high pressure or man-to-man marking. I did not get to boost the bonuses to 15% as I normally do. The opposing manager was there, tilting the possession bonus in his favor and....

....watched helplessly and made frantic subs as my disorganized, unmotivated and leaderless side beat his 2:1

So.

Either the troll for once was on my side.

Or as some have said, none of it (formation, orders, etc.) matters.

You tell me.

I don't think I will quit watching live games and giving orders, because it is addictive and highly enjoyable when I win. But I think I will stop worrying about losing or drawing despite the best planning and management. It truly could be out of our hands.