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Hey guys 
Since there seems to be many people following EURO2012 here, I suggest to create a TL league in EURO's Fantasy League. At least we can have something to cheer for once some teams get eliminated( not portugal, we will be champions :D jk)
Link : EURO 2012 Fantasy League Football Code : 107395-25188
Will try to update this thread with each Matchday winner-
GL everyone^^
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE 1ST ROUND
Thistle Do - Liam Ferguson
Standings - TOP 10 + Show Spoiler +
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I already created one a ways back in the main thread, and we have a ton of members now. The join code is 107395-25188.
That said, having a thread for just the fantasy aspect is nice. Here's my team.
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WOW THEY WONT LET ME PLAY A TEAM FULL OF STRIKERS
why do i need two keepers -_- valuable money i could be spending elsewhere... i can always put one of my defenders in goal if it comes to that
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Its hard to make a team without putting all players from group B+spain in there
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Team: Eschbacher Bomber Value: 99.5m Captain: Iniesta
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My Team:
GK: Neuer (GER) DEF: Piqué (ESP), Badstuber (GER), Cole (ENG) MID: Ribéry (FRA), Busquets (ESP), de Jong (NED), Tymoshchuk (UKR), Blaszczykwski (POL) ATK: Benzema (FRA), [C] Lewandowski (POL) Bench: Čech (CZE), Agger (DEN), K. Papadopoulos (GRE), Jelavić (CRO)
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On June 07 2012 17:14 MapleLeafSirup wrote:Team: Eschbacher Bomber Value: 99.5m Captain: Iniesta ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/gBuPK.png?1)
LOL at Lewandowski's team tag XD WAIT: LOL at MOST of team tags
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Netherlands45349 Posts
Im suprised that according to the site Van Persie is being picked that much.
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On June 07 2012 18:46 hitthat wrote:Show nested quote +On June 07 2012 17:14 MapleLeafSirup wrote:Team: Eschbacher Bomber Value: 99.5m Captain: Iniesta ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/gBuPK.png?1) LOL at Lewandowski's team tag XD WAIT: LOL at MOST of team tags 
That tag is who they play against next, not their team
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On June 07 2012 18:51 Lyter wrote:Show nested quote +On June 07 2012 18:46 hitthat wrote:On June 07 2012 17:14 MapleLeafSirup wrote:Team: Eschbacher Bomber Value: 99.5m Captain: Iniesta ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/gBuPK.png?1) LOL at Lewandowski's team tag XD WAIT: LOL at MOST of team tags  That tag is who they play against next, not their team
Ow, I see. Sorry
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Cech
Zhirkov Boateng
Modric Fabregas Van de Vaart Rosicky Malouda
Robin Van Persie Eduardo Torres
I haven't been following the friendlies enough to know if all these players are first choice atm though.
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How do I paste my team here? :D
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My team:
Goalkeepers: Cech
Defenders: Dunne Mertesacker
Midfielders: Modric Van der Vaart Dzagoev Joao Moutinho
Forwards: Benzema Klose Kerzhakov
Subs: Tzorvas Strinic K. Papadopoulos M. Olsson
Not entirely too sure if this is an optimal team but let's just have fun and good luck to all.
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Got to bet in National forwards 
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/g1jCS.png)
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Also, if anyone want to try the ESPN Bracket Predictor, I made a public group under the name "team liquid" thats free for anyone to join.
Go to: http://games.espn.go.com/euro-bracket-predictor/en/ and pick your winners, then search team liquid under the groups tab to join.
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Szczęsny
Terry Badstuber Pique Piszczek
Özil Shirokov Sneijder
Kerzhakov Van Persie Jelavić
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On June 07 2012 18:49 Kipsate wrote: Im suprised that according to the site Van Persie is being picked that much. yeah, why pick one of euros top 10 forwards
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Am I the only one who cannot log into fantasy football at uefa.com?
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51453 Posts
Nope i cant get in either xD
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Dominating... Thanks
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AFC Tentacle is doing pretty nicely considering i don't have a keeper >.>
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE 1ST ROUND
Thistle Do - Liam Ferguson
OP updated
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fuck szcezny, I had Andersen ready to come on for the game against holland, and he got himself sent off so I couldn't sub him out >.<
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Just saw this and joined the league. My team is doing pretty badly, but we'll see this next round!
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made my team aswell:
GK: Casillas (Spain) Defence: Willems (Netherlands), Zhirkov (Russia), Terry (England), Pique (Spain) Midfield: Eriksen (Denmark), de Jong (Netherlands), Gerrard (England), Nasri (France) Attackers: Benzema (France), Di Natale (Italy)
Bank: GK: Cech (Czech), DF: St Ledger (Ireland), MF: Dzagoev (Russia), AT: Rommedahl (Denmark).
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I'm like last in TL standings ahahah.
Although I forgot change my players around so among other things I had Casillas on the bench etc. and then I couldn't log on the site for ages so first round was just a massive fiasco for me. Well not taking it seriously anyway and did ton of trades today to drop even more points.
Hoping for a epic comeback.
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team-to-beat 38 pts - 39-th :/ expected a better start...
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On June 12 2012 17:43 michielbrands wrote: made my team aswell:
GK: Casillas (Spain) Defence: Willems (Netherlands), Zhirkov (Russia), Terry (England), Pique (Spain) Midfield: Eriksen (Denmark), de Jong (Netherlands), Gerrard (England), Nasri (France) Attackers: Benzema (France), Di Natale (Italy)
Bank: GK: Cech (Czech), DF: St Ledger (Ireland), MF: Dzagoev (Russia), AT: Rommedahl (Denmark).
Oh man, I have a feeling you will regret that, haha 
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I have Arshavin as a captain. He scored 5 points (so doubled = 10). Should I change my captain to van Persie? Or be happy with my 5 points?
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51453 Posts
Can't see RVP scoring vs Germans, i'd stick to them points.
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Van Persie tends to suck for Holland, where as Arshavin is at his best for Russia.
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uh, I didn't realize you could swap the subs around and stuff. Also I forgot Olic in the line-up before the first round -.- Well I think I'm still doing okay.
Am I only allowed to substitute players in/out once in a matchday? shit I think I screwed up, I thought you could swap them around as much as you like before they have played their match.
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On June 13 2012 23:31 HwangjaeTerran wrote: uh, I didn't realize you could swap the subs around and stuff. Also I forgot Olic in the line-up before the first round -.- Well I think I'm still doing okay.
Am I only allowed to substitute players in/out once in a matchday? shit I think I screwed up, I thought you could swap them around as much as you like before they have played their match. During a round (1 match by each team) you can substitute between the match days (so you can swap out players who did badly yesterday for other players who are playing today/tomorrow). You can also swap your captain.
Between rounds you can buy/sell players. For instance, I thought Del Bosque wasn't an idiot and would let Llorente play, but he didn't (and I don't expect him to change the players much), so I traded him for Arshavin (should've gone for Dzagoev, but how was I supposed to know the young gun would be on fire for more than just 1 match ) between rounds 1 and 2.
EDIT: obviously if you sub someone out, you lose the points he scored. You only get the points for the 11 players standing in the field at the end of a round.
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On June 13 2012 23:45 Acrofales wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2012 23:31 HwangjaeTerran wrote: uh, I didn't realize you could swap the subs around and stuff. Also I forgot Olic in the line-up before the first round -.- Well I think I'm still doing okay.
Am I only allowed to substitute players in/out once in a matchday? shit I think I screwed up, I thought you could swap them around as much as you like before they have played their match. During a round (1 match by each team) you can substitute between the match days (so you can swap out players who did badly yesterday for other players who are playing today/tomorrow). You can also swap your captain. Between rounds you can buy/sell players. For instance, I thought Del Bosque wasn't an idiot and would let Llorente play, but he didn't (and I don't expect him to change the players much), so I traded him for Arshavin (should've gone for Dzagoev, but how was I supposed to know the young gun would be on fire for more than just 1 match  ) between rounds 1 and 2. EDIT: obviously if you sub someone out, you lose the points he scored. You only get the points for the 11 players standing in the field at the end of a round.
But I have 2 guys on the field who play later than my substitutes, can I swap them around and still be able to swap them back if needed?
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On June 13 2012 23:47 HwangjaeTerran wrote:Show nested quote +On June 13 2012 23:45 Acrofales wrote:On June 13 2012 23:31 HwangjaeTerran wrote: uh, I didn't realize you could swap the subs around and stuff. Also I forgot Olic in the line-up before the first round -.- Well I think I'm still doing okay.
Am I only allowed to substitute players in/out once in a matchday? shit I think I screwed up, I thought you could swap them around as much as you like before they have played their match. During a round (1 match by each team) you can substitute between the match days (so you can swap out players who did badly yesterday for other players who are playing today/tomorrow). You can also swap your captain. Between rounds you can buy/sell players. For instance, I thought Del Bosque wasn't an idiot and would let Llorente play, but he didn't (and I don't expect him to change the players much), so I traded him for Arshavin (should've gone for Dzagoev, but how was I supposed to know the young gun would be on fire for more than just 1 match  ) between rounds 1 and 2. EDIT: obviously if you sub someone out, you lose the points he scored. You only get the points for the 11 players standing in the field at the end of a round. But I have 2 guys on the field who play later than my substitutes, can I swap them around and still be able to swap them back if needed? Yes.
EDIT: might not work for the same day, but definitely if they are in different groups and therefore play on different days. I believe the substitutes lock just before the first match of each day and are opened up again after the last match, so just make sure that all your players for the day are lined up before the first match and you're golden.
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Bwahahaha. Anybody playing Benzema or Ribery is going to regret it: Isaksson is going to get me a clean sheet score!
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lol not surre if serious, but Isaksson is known to be a poor goalkeeper in the Netherlands. Tyton is preferred ahead of him when fit.
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Pfft, PSV does not know the true powerhouse they have in Isaksson.
And yes, I know I was dumb to choose Isaksson, but he was cheap and I seriously overestimated Cech and the Czech defense, so thought I would never need him :S
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Haha look at the bright side. You didn't pick Shay given
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I feel your pain. I also have Cech, but have have Lloris as back up so i hope for a clean sheet from france today.
My biggest dissapointment where my greek and italien defender. Since when do they allow goals against them 2 games in a row ffs 
At least fabregas scores every match
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Wow, haven't looked into Fantasy UEFA since the start of playday 2, suddenly #1 :D Good thing I didn't sell Bendtner even though I wanted to! Gonna lose it though, probably, unless Ibra scores tonight.
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I have 4 players in top 8 attempts on target, together they stand at 23 attempts on target.
These 4 have netted me whole 0 goals.
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I have a whole lot of quality players that have yet to do anything, fuck you ozil/xavi/muller and co
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Just wanting to remind everyone that NOW might be the best time to utilize that transfer wildcard everyone has: You get to basically create your team from scratch for the last playday of the group phase, and then again for the beginning of the quarter finals. Right now, you have maximized information about player form and the upcoming match, with some teams already going home as opposition.
For semis and final, you get a huge amount of free transfers corresponding to the teams eliminated (well, not quite enough after the quarters if you're unlucky, so that might be another time), so right now you can right all those mistakes you did when starting off your fantasy team (like buying all those hilariously overpriced german players currently sitting on the bench - Kroos, Götze, Reus just to name a few - before they lose even more of their worth)
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On June 16 2012 06:35 DragoonTT wrote: Just wanting to remind everyone that NOW might be the best time to utilize that transfer wildcard everyone has: You get to basically create your team from scratch for the last playday of the group phase, and then again for the beginning of the quarter finals. Right now, you have maximized information about player form and the upcoming match, with some teams already going home as opposition.
For semis and final, you get a huge amount of free transfers corresponding to the teams eliminated (well, not quite enough after the quarters if you're unlucky, so that might be another time), so right now you can right all those mistakes you did when starting off your fantasy team (like buying all those hilariously overpriced german players currently sitting on the bench - Kroos, Götze, Reus just to name a few - before they lose even more of their worth)
the wild card thing doesnt work for me. if i make more than one transfer ( which is the free transfer after every matchday) i get -3 points.
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On June 16 2012 07:21 Retric wrote:Show nested quote +On June 16 2012 06:35 DragoonTT wrote: Just wanting to remind everyone that NOW might be the best time to utilize that transfer wildcard everyone has: You get to basically create your team from scratch for the last playday of the group phase, and then again for the beginning of the quarter finals. Right now, you have maximized information about player form and the upcoming match, with some teams already going home as opposition.
For semis and final, you get a huge amount of free transfers corresponding to the teams eliminated (well, not quite enough after the quarters if you're unlucky, so that might be another time), so right now you can right all those mistakes you did when starting off your fantasy team (like buying all those hilariously overpriced german players currently sitting on the bench - Kroos, Götze, Reus just to name a few - before they lose even more of their worth) the wild card thing doesnt work for me. if i make more than one transfer ( which is the free transfer after every matchday) i get -3 points. You have to use the wildcard on the "Confirm Transfers" screen, after making all your changes
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Great advice, Dragoon. I didn't even know that option existed, and with the rest of the tournament not being nearly as restricted in transfers as the first 2 rounds, this is the time to use it. The only problem is buying the right players 
For instance, do I sell Gomez, because he might be given the day off? Or do I risk it, because if he plays, he is bound to score against Denmark?
Similarly, Croatian and Danish players are great in a points-price ratio, but they both have to play teams that are on fire. Worth the money?
Lots of choices like that!
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On June 16 2012 18:35 Acrofales wrote:Great advice, Dragoon. I didn't even know that option existed, and with the rest of the tournament not being nearly as restricted in transfers as the first 2 rounds, this is the time to use it. The only problem is buying the right players  For instance, do I sell Gomez, because he might be given the day off? Or do I risk it, because if he plays, he is bound to score against Denmark? Similarly, Croatian and Danish players are great in a points-price ratio, but they both have to play teams that are on fire. Worth the money? Lots of choices like that!
You can go for huge gambles, fielding players expected to score like Gomez - who might find himself benched, if german media are correct (up to now, they rarely were). On the other hand, you can go for pretty "safe" lineups, mainly choosing players whose opposition is already eliminated, or about to be. I've been going for a lineup I consider safe, instead of flashy, and tried to avoid games I think to be unpredictable (Poland-Czech, Group B). I also chose very low-price bench players, hoping my starting XI will all be fielded, so my bench wouldn't score anyway.
Edit: was trying to upload my 11, but imgur dislikes me today. So in text:
Malafeev - Zhirkov, Jordi Alba, Debuchy - Gerrard, Nasri, Pirlo, Blaszczykowski - Torres, Rooney, Cassano
Good thing with the wildcard is, you can make as many changes as you want to. Decided fielding Nani (against Netherlands) and Young (disappointing performances) wasn't worth the risk, changes my team again
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I was writing why I was waiting, but I talked myself into confirming my team writing this up:
Going with: Casillas,Tyton Jordi Alba, Hummels, Lescott, Strinic, S. Poulsen Pilar, Cabaye, Konoplyanka, Dzagoev, Murawski Arshavin, Gomez, v. Persie
Couple of risks with players that might not play, and counting on v. Persie to score against Portugal, because they HAVE to win with 2-0, so hopefully v. Marwijk will field a more attacking team (the defense is shit anyway, so just give up on that ). But overall I like this team a lot more than what I have been fielding the last 2 rounds ;P
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I think Buffon as the 3rd round keeper is the safest bet. What's the probability of the Italian defence effing up yet again, and against Ireland?
I used my wild card too, only left 3 players, expecting to continue my rise in the battle for the title of "the" fantasy football manager.
e. got Stipe as the risky backup, if Croatia park the bus and Spain goes for a million wishful shots he might rack one a gazillion points.
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On June 16 2012 19:52 Acrofales wrote:I was writing why I was waiting, but I talked myself into confirming my team writing this up: Going with: Casillas,Tyton Jordi Alba, Hummels, Lescott, Strinic, S. Poulsen Pilar, Cabaye, Konoplyanka, Dzagoev, Murawski Arshavin, Gomez, v. Persie Couple of risks with players that might not play, and counting on v. Persie to score against Portugal, because they HAVE to win with 2-0, so hopefully v. Marwijk will field a more attacking team (the defense is shit anyway, so just give up on that  ). But overall I like this team a lot more than what I have been fielding the last 2 rounds ;P
He's going to replace van bommel with van der vaart, huntelaar on 9 and van persie on 10 and then Sneijder on the left with Robben still on the right. So yeah he's playing a more attacking style.
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My team is failing me -_- Malafeev conceding vs Greece, Zhirkov getting booked, Kuba playing horribly..nooo, goodbye #1
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On June 16 2012 22:14 HwangjaeTerran wrote: I think Buffon as the 3rd round keeper is the safest bet. What's the probability of the Italian defence effing up yet again, and against Ireland?
I used my wild card too, only left 3 players, expecting to continue my rise in the battle for the title of "the" fantasy football manager.
e. got Stipe as the risky backup, if Croatia park the bus and Spain goes for a million wishful shots he might rack one a gazillion points. Buffon already failed me twice  But Papadopolous did finally well today, so I'm happy :D
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On June 17 2012 05:23 DragoonTT wrote:My team is failing me -_- Malafeev conceding vs Greece, Zhirkov getting booked, Kuba playing horribly..nooo, goodbye #1 
Yesss... it's mine nowww >
I effed up and got both pletikosa and buffon -.- going to but my hopes in Buffon and make him my captain, Stipe is just way too risky.
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That round went quite okay for me. Casillas as my captain was a good choice 
My team for the quarters: Casillas, Rui Patricio Hummels, Lescott, Jordi Alba, Papadopoulos and Gebre Selassi Gerrard, Pirlo, Busquets, A. Diarra, Pilar Gomez, Silva, Nani
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The round started great with 20(2greece + Cech) points from 3 players at the first match day. But i only made 31 points total 
My swedisch and Italien players got benched for no reason, my Irish gets a red card and i could not sub him out. So i go all-in with Shevchenko as captain and he gets benched for the whole game ...
My team for the quarters: Neuer, Hart Chiellini, Hummels, Gebre Selassi, Jordi Alba, Debuchy Katsouranis, Pilař, Khedira, Cabaye, Pirlo Torres, Cristiano Ronaldo, Balotelli
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Lost my #1 due to disappointing performance all around - had high hopes about my PD3 lineup, but with France falling apart against Sweden, and Russia crashing and burning vs Greece, any hopes for points in defense were crushed. Malafeev, Zhirkov, Debuchy and Nasri not even scoring 10 points together while, ironically, my three benched players would have scored 18, being defense players on Greece and CR. Forgoing substitutions and benching low-cost players backfired big time. As expected, Pirlo/Cassano and Gerrard/Rooney were good for some points, but Blaszczykowski and Torres failed to deliver, too - so I'll have to congratulate "Rutger Hauer" on stealing my #1 and swear revenge for the next playday.
Quarter Finals seem to be very hard to predict, especially with the scoring system employed by UEFA Fantasy Football. Three of four games promise to be low scoring, focusing on tactic and strategy: - Portugal vs. Czech Republic is the only match that may be dominated by offensive play. Portugal undoubtedly has the quality, and Ronaldo really seemed to be on fire against the Netherlands, while their defense is not beyond doubt. Czech Republic has looked shaky in their defense during their first two matches, but can field a great keeper and have managed to score every match even when looking outmatched. Decent picks could include CR midfielders and Portugal's acclaimed strikers. Keepers and defenders could be a risk, but with elimination a looming threat, trainers might try to focus on stabilizing their defenses instead of full-out attacking.
- Germany vs. Greece looks to be a repeat of many matches at this EURO with unpredictable result. A technically skilled side operating on possession facing off against a team known for their outstanding defensive work and high team spirit, even though Greece has also shown periods of solid offensive play recently, pulling an upset in Group A. With Karagounis missing, a renewed focus on defensive work may be expected. Germany, 3-0'ing the acclaimed "Group of Death", has nevertheless shown lack of creativity in their offensive department and, situationally, lack of concentration in their defensive work. Expect to see a match teetering on knife's edge, unless an early goal is scored. Keepers and Defenders look to be a good choice, while it may not be advisable to pick offensive players - only Assists and Goals being awarded with Fantasy Points, a good, yet scoreless performance is not going to help your Fantasy team, after all. An exception may be Gomez - though he's not been looking very good against Denmark, he can always be dangerous in a good moment, and still has that Golden Boot to win.
- Spain vs. France matches up two favourites to take the whole tournament in the quarter finals. Both teams had few troubles qualifying for quarters, but could rarely show off the brilliant offensive play names like Iniesta, Fabregas, Ribery and Benzema suggest. Spain's only convincing victory was against the arguably weakest side in the whole tournament, while having lots of problems with organized defensive play coming from Italy and Croatia. France slashed hopes only drawing against England, beat Ukraine pretty handily, then totally fell apart against Swedes that had nothing to win anymore but honor. Before the tournament, I'd have been salivating about this match, hoping for a high-scoring result, but taking the latest matches into account, I'd expect Spain being true to their style and edge out France 1-0, even though it could go either way, if a single player gets a brilliant day. Safe picks include midfielders - game is won here, and goals will probably scored by offensive midfielders - and keepers - both world class. Defenses may hold, or be totally crushed on either side. Picking a striker is a gamble - Spanish defense has looked nigh impregnable for the first two games, and Del Bosque hasn't looked afraid to not field a striker at all - unless you, like UEFA, count Silva as a striker.
- England vs Italy is expected to be the epitome of a defensive game. Both sides have excellent and experienced offensive players, but have focused on shutting down the opposition instead of going all-out. Another match that could go 1-0 either way, with the goal probably coming from a set-piece, either directly or as a cross towards one of the star strikers. Pirlo/Cassano/Balotelli, as well as Gerrard/Rooney could end up with the winning shot. Take your side, stock up on defenders, and hope for a clean sheet.
If anyone is interested, my team for the quarterfinals: Rui Patricio, (Casillas) Jordi Alba, Joao Pereira, Hummels, Maniatis, (Lescott) Khedira, Busquets, Jiracek, Katsouranis, (Gerrard) Nani, Silva, (Rooney)
Unlike last round, I'll try to use the substitution system, replacing players failing to score high with English players for the last match. Predicted results: Portugal 3:1 CR (with Jiracek scoring), Germany 0:0 Greece (to go to penalties), Spain 1:0 France and England 1:0 Italy. Should my teams be eliminated, I'll be out of competition for good
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Yeah, I've always wondered whether it's better to spread players around or go full for 1 team and pray they win. It's pretty much what I'm doing for Spain (vs. France), but everywhere else I'm sorta balanced.
I found myself in the awkward position yesterday, where I had Lescott facing off against Konoplyanka: Lescott scoring points is good, but if he is scoring points, Konoplyanka isn't. This was not the first time I had this: cheering for a team would be easier if I didn't have players on the opposing team (which is one of the reasons I didn't bet against Spain Just have Diarra, because I think he'll get some points even if his team loses).
Also, France benching Cabaye yesterday pissed me off, from a purely fantasy football point of view.
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This round isn't going so well, Iniesta my captain got only 3 points
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I won, grats to me 
Now where is my edollars?
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