Quote Originally Posted by Nebu View Post
The first time we meet was the first CL match of the season, I was reasonably stronger, he put up a good fight but I won 3-1. Next I saw him as my Cup opponent, I didn't bother to look for any improvement, I lost 0-2 in my home. Suprised, I went to check his quality he had risen higher to 113%, and am still 107%. His defenders had grown close to 200% in their key defensive attributes, second leg ended 3-2 in his favour, with his defender as MOTM, second leg CL ended 2-1 in his favour, with same defender as MOTM. Clearly, his defence is my problem. They are so strong, all my goals came from normal game play, like a through pass from the midfield and a tap from the striker - many of which were caught by his goalie. I mean set pieces does not hurt him a bit and they dont commit fouls - I have two good free kick takers, they couldn't get 1 free kick opportunity. I can imagine his defence bonus is very high.

O yes, he is active, he attended all our games.
Ouch. But ya, you probably shook him up when he lost to you in CL. Better to scout opponents more often. I scout alot of players very often even those in other groups of CL and i always go in to check their attackers whites. Weird though, most people focus training on attack not defence. Even i scouted him, i might have missed it as i really only look at attack unless the quality stands out. Smart player though! Good thing he was in the same group, no need to see him till finals, you can prepare!