Fantasy World Cup Live Match Chat Day 6
Ok, so today could be interesting! Group stage 1 ends and Group stage 2 begins. If only it were that simple… Just so we are all perfectly clear here there are three games today. The first and the last ones are in stage 1, the Brazil game in the middle is actually the start of stage 2. Now how McDonald’s choose to handle this quirk could be anybody’s guess and judging by the way they have handled the whole fiasco so far we are not holding our breath on this being a smooth transition! Please keep us updated throughout the day if anyone notices anything to indicate that Group stage 2 is open on their site.
As for the games themselves we begin at 5pm with Belgium vs Algeria. This could be a game with plenty of fantasy interest, some intentional and perhaps some not! Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku and the Belgian defence all proved popular choices prior to the tournament so it will be interesting to see if they can deliver on that promise. The Algerians inadvertently attracted equal attention due to their plethora of £1m squad fillers. Judging by the amount of botched formation changes though, a lot of people could be cheering on the Algerians!
It’s then back to the hosts Brazil as they and Mexico face off for their second games of the tournament at 8pm. Last time out Neymar and Oscar delighted while Fred frustrated but can the golden boys shine again against a Mexico side who also began the tournament with a decent victory over Cameroon.
We round the evening off and indeed stage 1 at 11pm as Russia and South Korea take their tournament bows. It’s difficult to think of two countries who have courted as much political controversy as of late so whether this encounter will provide some light relief for their fans we shall see but one things for certain, whatever the outcome, the Koreans will be informed with glee of their glorious 5 – 0 victory.
Hey peep…..
For the Mirror 2nd round
Who would you play…?
Evra vs swiss
Or
Alba vs Chile
Alba for me.
Has anyone got clean sheet points added yet for the Iran v Nigeria match?
(I’m still waiting.)
At least my captain has his points back now.
Which defenders points are you waiting on mate?
Omeruo.
Pretty sure he played the whole game.
Yeah he did, i thought you might have had the defender who was taken off injured in the first half. I have the Iranian dude on my bench and his points are there, stupid game. They still haven’t taken any minus points for multiple goals conceded.
Maybe we’ve just all been spoilt by playing the fpl game. Maybe they’re just aiming to have all the points correct by the end of the first gameday.
We live in hope. (With low expectations!)
That would be the icing on a very, very shitty cake.
Yes. Montazerri.
Yeah Chins. I have Sadeghi’s points mate – and what a selection masterstroke that was
Well played cookie. Was that the bit where you were trying to change your captain whilst talking elle down from the ledge, only to realise you’d actually brought in the entire Iranian defence and ordered your online groceries instead?!
trust me Chins, with all that moaning that Elle is doing about the site I wouldn’t be talking him down :hippo:
Ozil (4) > Bentaleb (Algeria)?
Yes or No?
Midfielders suck!
Also what points on average are you expecting from each player? I have set the benchmark to 7 at the moment.
7 is my minimum for keeping your place in the scoring 11. (Although i do have 2 mids stuck on 6 that i can’t remove for a belgium defender through fear of the wrong mid being taken out when i change formation.)
Based on that i’d say those with big squads of starting players will prob have an average slightly higher than that c.8/9 maybe? Those that went big on their starting 11 could have scored really big if they went benzema/muller/neymar, but overall i reckon that approach will have ended up with a lower average so far.
This whole delayed transfer window sucks.
stop whinging
He has been crying for months…
Cookie nice to see you too. Mito, your face.
Has anyone seen any minus points for defenders in the McD’s game, Ramos is still on 9 but I guess eventually he will get a -2 ?
Have I got an avatar now? just created one on gravatar.
You certainly have Charlie Brown 😉
Charlie Brown? #pigpen
So it is! Looked like CB on my phone.
Its the avatar I use for my car club as I always have the dirtiest car, if you look closely he’s holding a little steering wheel :p
On 82 pts now (McD’s) as removed Maxi Rodriguez (4pts) , have De Bruyne, Hazard, Vermaelen and Kokorin to go, is it worth dropping Di Maria (5 pts) for Benteleb is the question?
Id say yes. Bentaleb could get you 5 at least, if not more. But make changes after seeing the lineup.