Official World Cup 2010 Fantasy League (1 Viewer)

[boubucarow]

I like the players on my team, just not sure how they'll fare fantasy-wise. I could see myself getting roughly 6 players through to the 2nd round?Looks like I have the "United Nations" team....GK - Fernando Muslera, UruguayGK - Boubacar Barry, Ivory CoastDF - Bacary Sagna, FranceDF - Carlos Salcido, MexicoDF - Daniel Agger, DenmarkDF - Kolo Toure, Ivory CoastDF - Paulo da Silva, ParaguayDF - Lucas Neill, AustraliaMF - Wesley Sneijder, NetherlandsMF - Bastian Schweinsteiger, GermanyMF - Park Ji-Sung, South KoreaMF - Steven Pienaar, South AfricaMF - Alexandre Song, CameroonMF - Lukman Haruna, NigeriaST - Nicolas Anelka, FranceST - Diego Forlan, UruguayST - Jozy Altidore, United StatesST - Alexander Frei, Switzerland

I like your squad asa fan but I think you will be in trouble in group if Schwein doesn't go off. I can't figure out who woulda been your third and fourth rounders so thats probably gonna be bad, lol. I like some of your late grabs but I HATE alot of the teams advancing that you used. You also need Anelka to put up but they have not looked so good (which will killl my team also as I have Ribery and Gur at MF). Jozy Prediction-7th-10th

Anelka and Forlan in 3rd-4th...I believe you commented at that turn that you had considered Anelka as well...

I did say that. Good thing you took him and saved me, lol. He could be HUGE but they don't look so good of late. Watch them win it all now.

I think Mexico might win the group.

I think any of them including South Africa could win that group.

 

[Steve Tasker]

You see, this is why I hate fantasy sports. I wish I could just watch the games unaffiliated, but now I'll have fantasy sports in the back of my head.Guess I'm not expecting much out of my team anyway....I really hate fantasy sports.

i gave up on other fantasy sports a few years ago. it's so much nicer to just watch the games, root for teams and not get pissed if someone steals a goal line TD or something.i was glad for the opportunity here to get back into following soccer though.

Been slowly phasing myself out for years. I play in a long-standing local FF league with friends even though I suck just because we've been playing for like 12 years now. I also play in 1 dynasty FF league with Sebowski.I did play college FF with Derek and Boub last year, but I'm not sure if I can handle it again this year.My teams are just perennially poor...I'm not competitive enough for fantasy sports.

 

[PIK95]

PIK95

GK - Vincent Enyeama, Nigeria

GK - Konstantinos Chalkias, Greece

DF - Gerard Pique, Spain

DF - Jamie Carragher, England

DF - Siaka Tiene, Ivory Coast

DF - Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Cameroon

DF - Domenico Criscito, Italy

DF - Paul Aguilar, Mexico

MF - Franck Ribery, France

MF - Frank Lampard, England

MF - Youan Gourcuff, France

MF - Andres Guardado, Mexico

MF - Tranquilo Barnetta, Switzerland

MF - Ricardo Montolivo, Italy

ST - Asamoah Gyan, Ghana

ST - Lucas Barrios, Paraguay

ST - Javier Hernandez, Mexico

ST - Victor Obinna, Nigeria

With the recent developements out of Mexico my team looks like a cellar dweller. I did at least get an attacking D and MF for the most part but my strikers will be awful w/o Hernandez leading the way as I dreamed. Someone that you don't know on my squad will GO OFF though. Too bad five probably won't play enough. I also only have three guys from the teams everyone seems to like so that may be a lil problem if your right and I'm wrong. I have noone from Brazil or Neds. No Argentina or USA. One Defender from Spain and one from Italy, otherwise no real representation from them. But I do have FIVE Africans, THREE Mexi-cants, and a couple of Frenchies. Yeah, I'm scuered. Crap. I spent like 40 hours on this draft too.

 

[PIK95]

You see, this is why I hate fantasy sports. I wish I could just watch the games unaffiliated, but now I'll have fantasy sports in the back of my head.Guess I'm not expecting much out of my team anyway....I really hate fantasy sports.

i gave up on other fantasy sports a few years ago. it's so much nicer to just watch the games, root for teams and not get pissed if someone steals a goal line TD or something.i was glad for the opportunity here to get back into following soccer though.

Been slowly phasing myself out for years. I play in a long-standing local FF league with friends even though I suck just because we've been playing for like 12 years now. I also play in 1 dynasty FF league with Sebowski.I did play college FF with Derek and Boub last year, but I'm not sure if I can handle it again this year.My teams are just perennially poor...I'm not competitive enough for fantasy sports.

I used to win alot of $$ before the kids and I was in over 20 leagues every year but now it's a chore. I'm down to like 10-15 leagues still but Im gonna get out. The problem is alot of the leagues I have been infor like 10 years with friends. Lots of live FF drafts in late August kinda suxor and the wife always hates it too.

 

[PIK95]

I like the players on my team, just not sure how they'll fare fantasy-wise. I could see myself getting roughly 6 players through to the 2nd round?Looks like I have the "United Nations" team....GK - Fernando Muslera, UruguayGK - Boubacar Barry, Ivory CoastDF - Bacary Sagna, FranceDF - Carlos Salcido, MexicoDF - Daniel Agger, DenmarkDF - Kolo Toure, Ivory CoastDF - Paulo da Silva, ParaguayDF - Lucas Neill, AustraliaMF - Wesley Sneijder, NetherlandsMF - Bastian Schweinsteiger, GermanyMF - Park Ji-Sung, South KoreaMF - Steven Pienaar, South AfricaMF - Alexandre Song, CameroonMF - Lukman Haruna, NigeriaST - Nicolas Anelka, FranceST - Diego Forlan, UruguayST - Jozy Altidore, United StatesST - Alexander Frei, Switzerland

I like your squad asa fan but I think you will be in trouble in group if Schwein doesn't go off. I can't figure out who woulda been your third and fourth rounders so thats probably gonna be bad, lol. I like some of your late grabs but I HATE alot of the teams advancing that you used. You also need Anelka to put up but they have not looked so good (which will killl my team also as I have Ribery and Gur at MF). Jozy Prediction-7th-10th

Anelka and Forlan in 3rd-4th...I believe you commented at that turn that you had considered Anelka as well...

I did say that. Good thing you took him and saved me, lol. He could be HUGE but they don't look so good of late. Watch them win it all now.

I think Mexico might win the group.

That makes two of us.

 

[JMon348]

GK - Carlos Kameni, Cameroon

GK - Lee Woon Jae, South Korea

DF - Ashley Cole, England

DF - Khaled Boulahrouz, Netherlands

DF - Alvaro Arbeloa, Spain

DF - Salvatore Bocchetti, Italy

DF - Clemente Rodriguez, Argentina

DF - Leonardo Bonucci, Italy

MF - Cesc Fabregas, Spain

MF - Mesut Ozil, Germany

MF - Dejan Stankovic, Serbia

MF - Damarcus Beasley, United States

MF - Javier Pastore, Argentina

MF - Dennis Rommedahl, Denmark

ST - Carlos Tevez, Argentina

ST - Robinho, Brazil

ST - Jermain Defoe, England

ST - Eljero Elia, Netherlands

 

[PIK95]

GK - Carlos Kameni, CameroonGK - Lee Woon Jae, South KoreaDF - Ashley Cole, EnglandDF - Khaled Boulahrouz, NetherlandsDF - Alvaro Arbeloa, SpainDF - Salvatore Bocchetti, ItalyDF - Clemente Rodriguez, ArgentinaDF - Leonardo Bonucci, ItalyMF - Cesc Fabregas, SpainMF - Mesut Ozil, GermanyMF - Dejan Stankovic, SerbiaMF - Damarcus Beasley, United StatesMF - Javier Pastore, ArgentinaMF - Dennis Rommedahl, DenmarkST - Carlos Tevez, ArgentinaST - Robinho, BrazilST - Jermain Defoe, EnglandST - Eljero Elia, Netherlands

Eff the Lakers and that rapist that plays for them.

 

[Mr. Yuk]

You see, this is why I hate fantasy sports. I wish I could just watch the games unaffiliated, but now I'll have fantasy sports in the back of my head.Guess I'm not expecting much out of my team anyway....I really hate fantasy sports.

i gave up on other fantasy sports a few years ago. it's so much nicer to just watch the games, root for teams and not get pissed if someone steals a goal line TD or something.i was glad for the opportunity here to get back into following soccer though.

Been slowly phasing myself out for years. I play in a long-standing local FF league with friends even though I suck just because we've been playing for like 12 years now. I also play in 1 dynasty FF league with Sebowski.I did play college FF with Derek and Boub last year, but I'm not sure if I can handle it again this year.My teams are just perennially poor...I'm not competitive enough for fantasy sports.

I put too much time into it/too competitive myself...played in local leagues with friends until 2006, between 2 leagues I made it to the championship game like 12 out of 14 seasons. didn't really enjoy just watching the games anymore, so i gave it up. couldn't be happier now. the draft is by far the most fun part of it, for me anyway.

 

[Mr. Yuk]

PIK95

GK - Vincent Enyeama, Nigeria

GK - Konstantinos Chalkias, Greece

DF - Gerard Pique, Spain

DF - Jamie Carragher, England

DF - Siaka Tiene, Ivory Coast

DF - Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Cameroon

DF - Domenico Criscito, Italy

DF - Paul Aguilar, Mexico

MF - Franck Ribery, France

MF - Frank Lampard, England

MF - Youan Gourcuff, France

MF - Andres Guardado, Mexico

MF - Tranquilo Barnetta, Switzerland

MF - Ricardo Montolivo, Italy

ST - Asamoah Gyan, Ghana

ST - Lucas Barrios, Paraguay

ST - Javier Hernandez, Mexico

ST - Victor Obinna, Nigeria

With the recent developements out of Mexico my team looks like a cellar dweller. I did at least get an attacking D and MF for the most part but my strikers will be awful w/o Hernandez leading the way as I dreamed. Someone that you don't know on my squad will GO OFF though. Too bad five probably won't play enough. I also only have three guys from the teams everyone seems to like so that may be a lil problem if your right and I'm wrong. I have noone from Brazil or Neds. No Argentina or USA. One Defender from Spain and one from Italy, otherwise no real representation from them. But I do have FIVE Africans, THREE Mexi-cants, and a couple of Frenchies. Yeah, I'm scuered. Crap. I spent like 40 hours on this draft too.

what's with all the injuries leading up to this thing? worse than american football imo

 

[PIK95]

GK - Carlos Kameni, CameroonGK - Lee Woon Jae, South KoreaDF - Ashley Cole, EnglandDF - Khaled Boulahrouz, NetherlandsDF - Alvaro Arbeloa, SpainDF - Salvatore Bocchetti, ItalyDF - Clemente Rodriguez, ArgentinaDF - Leonardo Bonucci, ItalyMF - Cesc Fabregas, SpainMF - Mesut Ozil, GermanyMF - Dejan Stankovic, SerbiaMF - Damarcus Beasley, United StatesMF - Javier Pastore, ArgentinaMF - Dennis Rommedahl, DenmarkST - Carlos Tevez, ArgentinaST - Robinho, BrazilST - Jermain Defoe, EnglandST - Eljero Elia, Netherlands

You actually have a few guys that I'm not exactly sure who they are which is weird. I love your strikers and you look pretty strong at MF imo. Im not so sure about that D other than you willl get some clean sheets and Cole should get a goal or two along the way. Loose Prediction-4th-8th.

 

[boubucarow]

You see, this is why I hate fantasy sports. I wish I could just watch the games unaffiliated, but now I'll have fantasy sports in the back of my head.Guess I'm not expecting much out of my team anyway....I really hate fantasy sports.

i gave up on other fantasy sports a few years ago. it's so much nicer to just watch the games, root for teams and not get pissed if someone steals a goal line TD or something.i was glad for the opportunity here to get back into following soccer though.

Been slowly phasing myself out for years. I play in a long-standing local FF league with friends even though I suck just because we've been playing for like 12 years now. I also play in 1 dynasty FF league with Sebowski.I did play college FF with Derek and Boub last year, but I'm not sure if I can handle it again this year.My teams are just perennially poor...I'm not competitive enough for fantasy sports.

I have tired of NFL fantasy since there is little left to surprise or learn. I am only doing the No Mercy thing this year. I am tiring of baseball and want to find one league that ventures more into the unknown of the minors and draft. I quit basketball a while ago for the same reason as the NFL.I love researching things that learn me some things and comes with a ton of uncertainty to provide more unpredictability. College football provides that as the teams can change dramatically every year and the research into that allows me to better enjoy the season and gives me a head start on players who will be in the NFL. Soccer is a relatively new obsession for me and I am such a sport nut that I have had trouble fitting everything in but want to include soccer in my regular rotation. This draft opened a wealth of knowledge for me and I know so much more about the tactics of each nation and what players to look for even on nations for which I have never seen play. I don't need any of that to better enjoy the NBA or NFL or MLB as I already know way too much.

 

[PIK95]

I don't think I have ANY injured players but a few may not start all of a suddedn. GRR. Im hoping it's just the coach trying to motivate dudes.

 

[Mr. Yuk]

You see, this is why I hate fantasy sports. I wish I could just watch the games unaffiliated, but now I'll have fantasy sports in the back of my head.Guess I'm not expecting much out of my team anyway....I really hate fantasy sports.

i gave up on other fantasy sports a few years ago. it's so much nicer to just watch the games, root for teams and not get pissed if someone steals a goal line TD or something.i was glad for the opportunity here to get back into following soccer though.

Been slowly phasing myself out for years. I play in a long-standing local FF league with friends even though I suck just because we've been playing for like 12 years now. I also play in 1 dynasty FF league with Sebowski.I did play college FF with Derek and Boub last year, but I'm not sure if I can handle it again this year.My teams are just perennially poor...I'm not competitive enough for fantasy sports.

I have tired of NFL fantasy since there is little left to surprise or learn. I am only doing the No Mercy thing this year. I am tiring of baseball and want to find one league that ventures more into the unknown of the minors and draft. I quit basketball a while ago for the same reason as the NFL.I love researching things that learn me some things and comes with a ton of uncertainty to provide more unpredictability. College football provides that as the teams can change dramatically every year and the research into that allows me to better enjoy the season and gives me a head start on players who will be in the NFL. Soccer is a relatively new obsession for me and I am such a sport nut that I have had trouble fitting everything in but want to include soccer in my regular rotation. This draft opened a wealth of knowledge for me and I know so much more about the tactics of each nation and what players to look for even on nations for which I have never seen play. I don't need any of that to better enjoy the NBA or NFL or MLB as I already know way too much.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

FYI, I'm basing over/underrepresentation on SPI rank - # taken rank (i.e., Argentina's SPI rank is 4th but they had the 1st rank in players taken). By this measure, Brazil should have had the most players chosen. I'm not sure I buy into this metric (just thought it was neat) since it doesn't take in the group strength. Although it does call into question why more guys from Denmark (SPI 21) would be taken than from Chile (SPI 8). And I think Nigeria comes out of that group, but I don't think South Korea will roll over - the selections probably should have been more even between those two.

One reason Argentina had so many players taken was that its roster has been so unsettled. It now appears my two Argies will not be in Maradonna's first XI, but I thought they were good bets at the time. Brazil and Spain's lineups are pretty well settled by comparison, with maybe one or two question marks.

 

[The Z Machine]

Yeah, sports are much better without the fantasy aspect. It will still be fun watching the games though regardless.

 

[bweiser]

GK - Hugo Lloris, France

GK - Richard Kingson, Ghana

DF - Dani Alves, Brazil

DF - Giorgio Chiellini, Italy

DF - Steve Cherundolo, United States

DF - Ledley King, England

DF - Gonzalo Jara, Chile

DF - Philippe Senderos, Switzerland

MF - Xavi, Spain

MF - Nani, Portugal

MF - Angel di Maria, Argentina

MF - Pepe, Portugal

MF - Jacob Poulsen, Denmark

MF - Martin Dimichelis, Argentina

ST - Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast

ST - Thierry Henry, France

ST - Nelson Valdez, Paraguay

ST - Edson Buddle, United States

all in all, i think Yuk did a good job picking up the draft for me. some of these guys i never heard of. glad we got buddle. we need a healthy drogba and we could use portugal making the second round.

any other thoughts?

 

[Sebowski]

I love that we did this league. Got me researched and excited or the games. Will also make me watch some games closer than I may have. I know I'll be watching Greece more closely than I would have. That is why fantasy sports can be so great. I'm still going to root for the 3 teams I normally would have, but I'll be more in tune with all the others now.

 

[Sebowski]

Got my GF to sign up for a Gamefly promo so I'll have FIFA WC for a month. Just played the entire first set of games with a friend who is visiting.

 

[Mr. Yuk]

are we doing the supplemental picks? i think Nani has been officially ruled out for me

 

[kupcho1]

are we doing the supplemental picks? i think Nani has been officially ruled out for me

Nani is out and has been replaced on the 23 man roster.I still see Frei, Pirlo, Robben on their respective rosters. Anyone else that was selected, injured and is now off the roster?

 

[cheese]

cheese

GK - Julio Cesar, Brazil

GK - Jan Mucha, Slovakia

DF - Glen Johnson, England

DF - Michel Bastos, Brazil

DF - William Gallas, France

DF - Rafael Marquez, Mexico

DF - Lars Jacobsen, Denmark

DF - Eric Abidal, France

MF - Raul Meirieles, Portugal

MF - Abdul Kader-Keita, Ivory Coast

MF - Michael Bradley, United States

MF - Jeremy Toulalan, France

MF - Daniel Jensen, Denmark

MF - Anthony Annan, Ghana

ST - Arjen Robben, Netherlands

ST - Samuel Eto'o, Cameroon

ST - Solomon Kalou, Ivory Coast

ST - Lledson, Portugal

I'll take a review on my team whenever. PIK, did you ever say who your picks are? Derek and Z?

 

[scoobygang]

As an outsider, I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the picks up and down the draft. I thought that perhaps Argentina and Italy got too much respect and Chile and Paraguay too little respect and I thought that the top Mexican players went a bit late while lesser Mexican players may have gone too early, but for the most part, I don't remember thinking any team went completely off the reservation. Several times I suggested a player to kupcho that I was extremely confident would last until his pick only to see him snagged (such as Obafemi Martins).

 

[boubucarow]

As an outsider, I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the picks up and down the draft. I thought that perhaps Argentina and Italy got too much respect and Chile and Paraguay too little respect and I thought that the top Mexican players went a bit late while lesser Mexican players may have gone too early, but for the most part, I don't remember thinking any team went completely off the reservation. Several times I suggested a player to kupcho that I was extremely confident would last until his pick only to see him snagged (such as Obafemi Martins).

Oh, kupcho has an adviser.

 

[boubucarow]

FYI, I'm basing over/underrepresentation on SPI rank - # taken rank (i.e., Argentina's SPI rank is 4th but they had the 1st rank in players taken). By this measure, Brazil should have had the most players chosen. I'm not sure I buy into this metric (just thought it was neat) since it doesn't take in the group strength. Although it does call into question why more guys from Denmark (SPI 21) would be taken than from Chile (SPI 8). And I think Nigeria comes out of that group, but I don't think South Korea will roll over - the selections probably should have been more even between those two.

One reason Argentina had so many players taken was that its roster has been so unsettled. It now appears my two Argies will not be in Maradonna's first XI, but I thought they were good bets at the time. Brazil and Spain's lineups are pretty well settled by comparison, with maybe one or two question marks.

I went the safer route for the most part as far as playing time as did a couple others. A number of teams jumped on the top team bandwagons and that resulted in a number of teams that could fluctuate wildly. Italy seems to still be a mess and as other teams make decisions and then we see how the subbing will go, some teams will become much stronger and others much weaker.

 

[scoobygang]

As an outsider, I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the picks up and down the draft. I thought that perhaps Argentina and Italy got too much respect and Chile and Paraguay too little respect and I thought that the top Mexican players went a bit late while lesser Mexican players may have gone too early, but for the most part, I don't remember thinking any team went completely off the reservation. Several times I suggested a player to kupcho that I was extremely confident would last until his pick only to see him snagged (such as Obafemi Martins).

Oh, kupcho has an adviser.

He often (wisely) ignored me.

 

[boubucarow]

As an outsider, I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the picks up and down the draft. I thought that perhaps Argentina and Italy got too much respect and Chile and Paraguay too little respect and I thought that the top Mexican players went a bit late while lesser Mexican players may have gone too early, but for the most part, I don't remember thinking any team went completely off the reservation. Several times I suggested a player to kupcho that I was extremely confident would last until his pick only to see him snagged (such as Obafemi Martins).

Oh, kupcho has an adviser.

He often (wisely) ignored me.

Sure, you say that now. Anyways, it is cool that for the most part you felt we drafted quality. I think a fair number of us are not hardcore fans with tons of knowledge on players. I have a decent amount but there is large portion of my team I don't think I ever saw play.

 

[kupcho1]

As an outsider, I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the picks up and down the draft. I thought that perhaps Argentina and Italy got too much respect and Chile and Paraguay too little respect and I thought that the top Mexican players went a bit late while lesser Mexican players may have gone too early, but for the most part, I don't remember thinking any team went completely off the reservation. Several times I suggested a player to kupcho that I was extremely confident would last until his pick only to see him snagged (such as Obafemi Martins).

Oh, kupcho has an adviser.

Consigliere sounds so much cooler.Puyol was a scooby selection. He suggested Martins and Yakubu and while Yakubu remained on my short list there were teams that I think have a better chance of emerging from the group stage that I selected from. Alexis Sánchez from the aforementioned Chile was one of them. Most of the time though, the suggestions were snagged prior to getting back to me. There was a small run on defenders he'd suggested. This was a very interesting draft. Clearly we all have different views on who will do well beyond the obvious choices.

 

[boubucarow]

As an outsider, I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the picks up and down the draft. I thought that perhaps Argentina and Italy got too much respect and Chile and Paraguay too little respect and I thought that the top Mexican players went a bit late while lesser Mexican players may have gone too early, but for the most part, I don't remember thinking any team went completely off the reservation. Several times I suggested a player to kupcho that I was extremely confident would last until his pick only to see him snagged (such as Obafemi Martins).

Oh, kupcho has an adviser.

Consigliere sounds so much cooler.Puyol was a scooby selection. He suggested Martins and Yakubu and while Yakubu remained on my short list there were teams that I think have a better chance of emerging from the group stage that I selected from. Alexis Sánchez from the aforementioned Chile was one of them. Most of the time though, the suggestions were snagged prior to getting back to me. There was a small run on defenders he'd suggested. This was a very interesting draft. Clearly we all have different views on who will do well beyond the obvious choices.

Sanchez was my pick at the turn the round you took him. I was wondering how long I would have to wait on him. That was tough to read in this draft.

 

[cheese]

The weird thing about my team is that it really doesn't reflect very well which teams I will do well in the tournament. I'm not sure how it ended up that way.

For instance, I have Italy in my finals for the WC poll, but own 0 Italy players. Part of the problem is that certain teams announced or made obvious their starting XI plans, while others seem to be top secret. I don't know enough about these players/coaches to guess at who is going to be the starters. Teams like France, Portugal, Brazil, Denmark are represented on my team because they made their lineups clear more than anyone else.

 

[PIK95]

cheeseGK - Julio Cesar, BrazilGK - Jan Mucha, SlovakiaDF - Glen Johnson, EnglandDF - Michel Bastos, BrazilDF - William Gallas, FranceDF - Rafael Marquez, MexicoDF - Lars Jacobsen, DenmarkDF - Eric Abidal, FranceMF - Raul Meirieles, PortugalMF - Abdul Kader-Keita, Ivory CoastMF - Michael Bradley, United StatesMF - Jeremy Toulalan, FranceMF - Daniel Jensen, DenmarkMF - Anthony Annan, GhanaST - Arjen Robben, NetherlandsST - Samuel Eto'o, CameroonST - Solomon Kalou, Ivory CoastST - Lledson, PortugalI'll take a review on my team whenever. PIK, did you ever say who your picks are? Derek and Z?

I'll do your team a lil lter when I have a buzz on. It's more fun for me that way.

 

[scoobygang]

As an outsider, I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the picks up and down the draft. I thought that perhaps Argentina and Italy got too much respect and Chile and Paraguay too little respect and I thought that the top Mexican players went a bit late while lesser Mexican players may have gone too early, but for the most part, I don't remember thinking any team went completely off the reservation. Several times I suggested a player to kupcho that I was extremely confident would last until his pick only to see him snagged (such as Obafemi Martins).

Oh, kupcho has an adviser.

He often (wisely) ignored me.

Sure, you say that now. Anyways, it is cool that for the most part you felt we drafted quality. I think a fair number of us are not hardcore fans with tons of knowledge on players. I have a decent amount but there is large portion of my team I don't think I ever saw play.

We all have blinders. I know the EPL really well top to bottom. I know Serie A, La Liga, and the Bundisliga to a lesser extent, with an emphasis on the top teams. That's the soccer I can watch on any given weekend on FSC or GolTV. Beyond that, I'd imagine most of us are in the dark. I might have the vague notion that South Korea could do well, but I know all of about one South Korean player.

 

[boubucarow]

As an outsider, I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the picks up and down the draft. I thought that perhaps Argentina and Italy got too much respect and Chile and Paraguay too little respect and I thought that the top Mexican players went a bit late while lesser Mexican players may have gone too early, but for the most part, I don't remember thinking any team went completely off the reservation. Several times I suggested a player to kupcho that I was extremely confident would last until his pick only to see him snagged (such as Obafemi Martins).

Oh, kupcho has an adviser.

He often (wisely) ignored me.

Sure, you say that now. Anyways, it is cool that for the most part you felt we drafted quality. I think a fair number of us are not hardcore fans with tons of knowledge on players. I have a decent amount but there is large portion of my team I don't think I ever saw play.

We all have blinders. I know the EPL really well top to bottom. I know Serie A, La Liga, and the Bundisliga to a lesser extent, with an emphasis on the top teams. That's the soccer I can watch on any given weekend on FSC or GolTV. Beyond that, I'd imagine most of us are in the dark. I might have the vague notion that South Korea could do well, but I know all of about one South Korean player.

I am willing to guess we are all in that boat.

 

[PIK95]

I actually pay more attention to Africa than MLS. I don't know our guys at all. Some of the Northern Europe teams I was clueless on also. I did get up to speed on lots more though.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I love that we did this league. Got me researched and excited or the games. Will also make me watch some games closer than I may have. I know I'll be watching Greece more closely than I would have. That is why fantasy sports can be so great. I'm still going to root for the 3 teams I normally would have, but I'll be more in tune with all the others now.

I agree that it helped me research a bit more. As you may be able to tell from my 2000+ posts in the soccer thread , I do follow international play and several league pretty well, but this was fun to just broaden my understanding. I don't know too many players on, say, Japan, Algeria, etc. Interesting to see who their role players are and learn more. I do always love that.Part of what I love about international/club soccer is that there are just so many great teams and players that the debates never end. Who's better? Which team is better? What if "player X" wasn't hurt? For most of the big leagues here in the US, it's that sport and nothing else. But with soccer, there are just a ton of quality teams, leagues, and players out there.

 

[Sebowski]

Were my Greece guys on anyone's radar or were they reaches?

D Vasilis Torosidis

MF Giorgos Karagounis "key man, captain (Panathinaikos). He helped lead the team in 2004, and though he'll turn 33 when the Cup kicks off, he still is the team’s main playmaker"

They were both on my radar although I had nothing really on Torosidis (other than that he starts, which is worth something).There were a few other MFs I'd have ahead of Karagounis, but nothing glaring. One, Nenad Milijas, is off the board; but I like Serbia a lot more than I like Greece, so that could be coloring my preference.

This is why I wanted to lock up Torosidissoccernet:

Who's hot

Vasilis Torosidis. Pound-for-pound, he's arguably the most talented footballer on the squad. A move to a top European side beckons.

 

[Detroit Fan 365]

I close tomorrow, but will still be able to catch some of the games. Do we do our own scoring or is Steve/Derek doing it for us?

 

[Steve Tasker]

I close tomorrow, but will still be able to catch some of the games. Do we do our own scoring or is Steve/Derek doing it for us?

I will be doing it and I think Boub will too.If you want me to email you the spreadsheet at the end of the day, just PM me your email address.As I do plan to watch every game (and hold down a job), I will be a bit late as I watch games on tape delay. Just so you guys know.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I believe Derek will be handling the collection of funds via Paypal, we can confirm tomorrow.

 

[Steve Tasker]

FINAL ADDITION TO RULES

PK save by a GK is now worth 2 points, to offset the (-2) for missing a PK. If a player hits a PK wide/over the net, the GK will NOT be credited with the save. If it hits the post/crossbar unaltered, it will NOT be considered a save. If the GK deflects it, even with the slightest deflection, into the post/crossbar/wide of the net, it is a save.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Also, a slight clarification. Someone wanted to know earlier if a defender gets points if his team keeps a clean sheet but he never gets off the bench. No points will be awarded unless the player comes into the game.

If a player enters in the 90th and his team has a clean sheet, he still gets the points.

I should've probably pro-rated it for post-halftime subs, but it's too late for that.

 

[Detroit Fan 365]

Shot you a pm steve.

 

[Mr. Yuk]

gonna take my replacement for Nani, then

Jorge Valdivia, MF, Chile

 

[Glaven]

Some players I'm surprised weren't selected:

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ST Holland: I dont get how only 1 Netherlands striker was drafted but 4 England strikers were drafted. I realize Netherlands only plays with 1 striker and Van Persie will be starting, but with the Robben injury who knows how Holland's starting lineup will look. And no matter how it looks, Huntelaar will be Holland's 1st striker sub, the netherlands will likely go far in the tourney (possibly the whole way), the netherlands score a lot of goals, and Huntelaar plays well for his country.

Gary Medel DF Chile: more of a sleeper, but Medel is an attacking defender has been starting for Chile since June of 2009. Chile is in a pretty easy group, so they have a good chance of moving to the knockout stages. In 32 games for the Boca Juniors he has 7 goals. Thats a pretty absurd goals/game ratio for a defender, granted it is in Argentina league. He also scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Bolivia in World Cup qualifying, one of which was a bicycle kick.

Park Chu-Young ST South Korea: South Korea has a decent chance to move on, and Chu-Young is easily South Korea's best striker. He's got a decent scoring touch, but when added to his awesome distributing abilities he is someone who could put up good fantasy numbers.

 

[The Z Machine]

Best of luck guys.

I'm excited.

 

[Mr. Yuk]

Some players I'm surprised weren't selected:Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ST Holland: I dont get how only 1 Netherlands striker was drafted but 4 England strikers were drafted. I realize Netherlands only plays with 1 striker and Van Persie will be starting, but with the Robben injury who knows how Holland's starting lineup will look. And no matter how it looks, Huntelaar will be Holland's 1st striker sub, the netherlands will likely go far in the tourney (possibly the whole way), the netherlands score a lot of goals, and Huntelaar plays well for his country. Gary Medel DF Chile: more of a sleeper, but Medel is an attacking defender has been starting for Chile since June of 2009. Chile is in a pretty easy group, so they have a good chance of moving to the knockout stages. In 32 games for the Boca Juniors he has 7 goals. Thats a pretty absurd goals/game ratio for a defender, granted it is in Argentina league. He also scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Bolivia in World Cup qualifying, one of which was a bicycle kick. Park Chu-Young ST South Korea: South Korea has a decent chance to move on, and Chu-Young is easily South Korea's best striker. He's got a decent scoring touch, but when added to his awesome distributing abilities he is someone who could put up good fantasy numbers.

i considered huntelaar several times, but from what i read it seemed like he was out of favor with the coach or something, and really hasn't played much

 

[Mr. Yuk]

also van persie, kuyt, and elia were all dutch strikers drafted

 

[bweiser]

gonna take my replacement for Nani, then Jorge Valdivia, MF, Chile

please retract this and take blanco. please.can't believe he didn't get drafted.

 

[Glaven]

also van persie, kuyt, and elia were all dutch strikers drafted

Netherlands formation is kind of funky. They play 4-5-1, but it's somewhat of a 4-2-3-1 such that 3 of the midfielders play a very attacking role which may result in them being called strikers. But as far as substitutions go, Huntelaar is pretty well the only one who will ever replace Van Persie, and he has subbed in for Arjen Robben in the past as one of the attacking midfielders so who knows whats gonna happen. Considering that strikers unique scoring only get points for goals and assists and that each team is only allowed 3 transfers throughout the tournament, I think Huntelaar should be owned.

 

[Fear The Turtle]

Also, a slight clarification. Someone wanted to know earlier if a defender gets points if his team keeps a clean sheet but he never gets off the bench. No points will be awarded unless the player comes into the game.If a player enters in the 90th and his team has a clean sheet, he still gets the points.

I should've probably pro-rated it for post-halftime subs, but it's too late for that.

Man, I was drafting under the impression that ALL of a country's players received credit for their position's points whether they played or not. I thought that the only benefit that would accrue to a sub or starter was the additional one or two points (and, obviously, the opportunity to get goals and assists). :( I checked the rules on page one several times during the process and didn't see it specified. I must have thought that the "no bench players" meant that our fantasy teams had no bench players.

 

[Fear The Turtle]

Some players I'm surprised weren't selected:

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ST Holland: I dont get how only 1 Netherlands striker was drafted but 4 England strikers were drafted. I realize Netherlands only plays with 1 striker and Van Persie will be starting, but with the Robben injury who knows how Holland's starting lineup will look. And no matter how it looks, Huntelaar will be Holland's 1st striker sub, the netherlands will likely go far in the tourney (possibly the whole way), the netherlands score a lot of goals, and Huntelaar plays well for his country.

Gary Medel DF Chile: more of a sleeper, but Medel is an attacking defender has been starting for Chile since June of 2009. Chile is in a pretty easy group, so they have a good chance of moving to the knockout stages. In 32 games for the Boca Juniors he has 7 goals. Thats a pretty absurd goals/game ratio for a defender, granted it is in Argentina league. He also scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Bolivia in World Cup qualifying, one of which was a bicycle kick.

Park Chu-Young ST South Korea: South Korea has a decent chance to move on, and Chu-Young is easily South Korea's best striker. He's got a decent scoring touch, but when added to his awesome distributing abilities he is someone who could put up good fantasy numbers.

My last striker selection was a choice between Huntelaar and Aguero. I picked Aguero and then promptly placed a longshot bet on my sportsbook on Hunt. to win the boot. So, I hope he lives up to your expectations.