Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.

Armata
DF: Dimarco, Di Lorenzo, Ranieri
MF: Barella, Zaccagni, Zaniolo, Grifo ©, Cristante
FW: Immobile, Politano, El Shaarawy, Raspadori

Bungs
DF: Trippier, Tavernier, Gomez
MF: Bellingham, Rice, Foden, March
FW: Saka, Kane © , Rashford, Welbeck, Watkins

Flickers
DF Can, Goosens, Koch
MF Sane (C), Musiala, Reus, Wirtz, Hoffmann, Knauff, Gross
FW Füllkrug, Philipp

Jogo
DF: Rodinei, Marquinhos, Juan Jesus;
MF: Fred, Bruno Guimarães, Casemiro, Taison;
FW: Vinícius Júnior ©, Rodrygo, Gabriel Jesus, Caio Vidal, Martinelli

Micronos
DF: Pavard, Konaté, Nkounkou
MF: Capoue, Tousart, Malouda, M. Lopez
FW: Mpappé© , Griezmann, Coman, Martial, Boubacar

Orphans
DF: Otamendi, Molina, Acuna
MF: Mac Allister, Palacios, De Paul, Paredes
FW: La. Martinez (c), N. Gonzalez, Icardi, J. Alvarez, Di Maria

Siglo
DF: Sergio Ramos, Carvajal, Le Normand
MF: Rodri, Merino, Oyarzabala, Brais Mendez, Isco
FW: Morata© , Ansu Fati, Yamal, Ferran Torres

Tugas
DF: D. Dalot, J. Cancelo, D. Leite
MF: B. Fernandes, F. Carvalho, B. Silva, I. Cavaleiro
FW: D Jota© , J Félix, G Ramos, Paulinho, R. Silva

Vikings
DF: Jelert, Ryerson, Gunnlaugsson
MF: Frederiksberg, Eikrim, Pellegrino, King
FW Højlund, Haaland © , Isak, Skov Olsen, Ingvartsen

Waffles/Windmills
DF: De Vrij, De Ligt, Dumfries
MF: Vanaken, Stengs, Vermeeren, Veerman
FW: Xavi Simons, Openda, Lukebakio. Doku, L. De Jong(c)

Waka-Waka
DF: Tapsoba, Mbemba, Ogbu
MF: Kudus, Duncan, B. Traore, Bukari
FW: Boniface© , Aboubakar, Zaha, Orban, Lookman

Wonderland
DF: Baidoo, Akanji, Wüthrich
MF: Laimer, Schlager, Xhaka, Prass, Žulj
FW: Okafor, Itten, Zeqiri ©, Sarkaria

On 2023-11-06, Futbolmetrix <daniele.paserman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Flickers
> DF Can, Goosens, Koch
> MF Sane (C), Musiala, Reus, Wirtz, Hoffmann, Knauff, Gross
> FW Füllkrug, Philipp

Can is out for the early match. Rest to follow later.

Flickers
DF Goosens, Koch, Tah
MF Sane (C), Musiala, Reus, Wirtz, Hoffmann, Gross
FW Füllkrug, Gnabry, Philipp

> Vikings
> DF: Jelert, Ryerson, Gunnlaugsson
> MF: Frederiksberg, Eikrim, Pellegrino, King
> FW Højlund, Haaland © , Isak, Skov Olsen, Ingvartsen

Isak out for Newcastle, so remove him. And Ryerson, because he's crap.

Vikings
DF Christensen, Jelert, Gunnlaugsson
MF Frederiksberg, Eikrim, Pellegrino, King
FW Højlund, Haaland ©, Skov Olsen, Ingvartsen, Schjelderup

Proper lineups tomorrow.

On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 11:17:13 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.

Firefox still not set up properly to get past the captcha, and it looks like one has to pay $10 a month for a usenet reader these days. Still on Edge, but I don't love it.
> Armata
> DF: Dimarco, Di Lorenzo, Ranieri
> MF: Barella, Zaccagni, Zaniolo, Grifo ©, Cristante
> FW: Immobile, Politano, El Shaarawy, Raspadori

Same team, Immobile captain.

DF: Dimarco, Di Lorenzo, Ranieri
MF: Barella, Zaccagni, Zaniolo, Grifo, Cristante
FW: Immobile (c), Politano, El Shaarawy, Raspadori

On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 11:17:13 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
>
>
> Orphans
> DF: Otamendi, Molina, Acuna
> MF: Mac Allister, Palacios, De Paul, Paredes
> FW: La. Martinez (c), N. Gonzalez, Icardi, J. Alvarez, Di Maria

De Paul out, Matias Galarza of Genk in.
Nico Gonzalez out, Dybala in.

DF: Otamendi, Molina, Acuna
MF: Mac Allister, Palacios, Galarza, Paredes
FW: La. Martinez (c), Dybala, Icardi, J. Alvarez, Di Maria

On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 11:17:13 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
>
>
> Waka-Waka
> DF: Tapsoba, Mbemba, Ogbu
> MF: Kudus, Duncan, B. Traore, Bukari
> FW: Boniface©, Aboubakar, , Orban, Lookman
A few changes:
DF: Tapsoba, Mbemba, Ogbu
MF: Kudus, Bukari, Onyedika, Anguissa
FW: Boniface©, Aboubakar, Orban, Lookman, Sima

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 4:43:33 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 11:17:13 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
> Firefox still not set up properly to get past the captcha, and it looks like one has to pay $10 a month for a usenet reader these days. Still on Edge, but I don't love it.

Looks Firefox on Windows 7 is OK. More hmmm...

On 2023-11-06 09:17, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
>

> Siglo
> DF: Sergio Ramos, Carvajal, Le Normand
> MF: Rodri, Merino, Oyarzabala, Brais Mendez, Isco
> FW: Morata© , Ansu Fati, Yamal, Ferran Torres

DF: Ramos, Carvajal, MArcos Alonso (Barca)
MF: Rodri, Gavi (Barca), Brais Mendez, Oyarzabal
FW: F. Torres, Morata (C), Moreno (Villareal), Fati, Borja Iglesias (Betis)

A lot of placeholders in there.
>

>
>
> Waffles/Windmills
> DF: De Vrij, De Ligt, Dumfries
> MF: Vanaken, Stengs, Vermeeren, Veerman
> FW: Xavi Simons, Openda, Lukebakio. Doku, L. De Jong(c)
>

No changes yet

On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 5:17:13 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
>
Let's go all-in on the early game.

> Bungs
> DF: Trippier, Tavernier, Gomez
> MF: Bellingham, Rice, Foden, March
> FW: Saka, Kane ©, Rashford, Welbeck, Watkins

Callum Wilson in for Welbeck.
> Wonderland
> DF: Baidoo, Akanji, Wüthrich
> MF: Laimer, Schlager, Xhaka, Prass, Žulj
> FW: Okafor, Itten, Zeqiri ©, Sarkaria

Schär in for Akanji. Sabitzer in for Prass.

New teams:

DF: Trippier, Tavernier, Gomez
MF: Bellingham, Rice, Foden, March
FW: Wilson, Saka, Kane ©, Rashford, Watkins

DF: Schär, Baidoo, Wüthrich
MF: Sabitzer, Laimer, Schlager, Xhaka, Žulj
FW: Okafor, Itten, Zeqiri ©, Sarkaria

Ciao,
Werner

On 2023-11-06, Jesper Lauridsen <rorschak@sorrystofanet.dk> wrote:
> On 2023-11-06, Futbolmetrix <daniele.paserman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Flickers
>> DF Can, Goosens, Koch
>> MF Sane (C), Musiala, Reus, Wirtz, Hoffmann, Knauff, Gross
>> FW Füllkrug, Philipp
>
> Can is out for the early match. Rest to follow later.
>
> Flickers
> DF Goosens, Koch, Tah
> MF Sane (C), Musiala, Reus, Wirtz, Hoffmann, Gross
> FW Füllkrug, Gnabry, Philipp

No Reus. Put in Gündoğan, and make a tinkering Füllkrug <> Adeyemi
swap.

Flickers
DF Goosens, Koch, Tah
MF Gündoğan, Sane (C), Musiala, Wirtz, Hoffmann, Gross
FW Adeyemi, Gnabry, Philipp

On 2023-11-07, Jesper Lauridsen <rorschak@sorrystofanet.dk> wrote:
>
> No Reus. Put in Gündoğan, and make a tinkering Füllkrug <> Adeyemi
> swap.

I don't like this game.

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 7:14:02 PM UTC+1, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
> On 2023-11-07, Jesper Lauridsen <rors...@sorrystofanet.dk> wrote:
> >
> > No Reus. Put in Gündoğan, and make a tinkering Füllkrug <> Adeyemi
> > swap.
>
> I don't like this game.

Yeah who needs an _assist_ from Sabitzer.

Ciao,
Werner

On 2023-11-07, Jesper Lauridsen <rorschak@sorrystofanet.dk> wrote:
>
> Flickers
> DF Goosens, Koch, Tah
> MF Gündoğan, Sane (C), Musiala, Wirtz, Hoffmann, Gross
> FW Adeyemi, Gnabry, Philipp

More tinkering. Raum for Tah.

Flickers
DF Raum, Goosens, Koch
MF Gündoğan (done), Sane (C), Musiala, Wirtz, Hoffmann, Gross
FW Adeyemi (done), Gnabry, Philipp

On 2023-11-07 10:21, MH wrote:
> On 2023-11-06 09:17, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>> Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
>>
>
>> Siglo
>> DF: Sergio Ramos, Carvajal, Le Normand
>> MF: Rodri, Merino, Oyarzabala, Brais Mendez, Isco
>> FW: Morata© , Ansu Fati, Yamal, Ferran Torres
>
> DF: Ramos, Carvajal, MArcos Alonso (Barca)
> MF: Rodri, Gavi (Barca), Brais Mendez, Oyarzabal
> FW: F. Torres, Morata (C), Moreno (Villareal), Fati, Borja Iglesias (Betis)
>
> A lot of placeholders in there.

DF Ramos, Carvajal, Marcos Alonso
MF: Merino, Gavi, Brais Mendez, Oyarzabal
FW: F. Torres, Morata (C), Moreno, Fati, Borja Iglesias

>>
>
>>
>>
>> Waffles/Windmills
>> DF: De Vrij, De Ligt, Dumfries
>> MF: Vanaken, Stengs, Vermeeren, Veerman
>> FW: Xavi Simons, Openda, Lukebakio. Doku, L. De Jong(c)
>>
>
> No changes yet

DF: Dumfries, Van Dijk, Geertruida (Feyenoord)
MF: Vanaken, Stengs, Gravenberch, Koopmeiners (ATALANTA)
FW: Xavi Simons, Openda (C), Lukebakio, L. De Jong, Bakayoko (PSV)

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:30:13 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 5:17:13 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> >
> > Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
> >
> Let's go all-in on the early game.

A great plan. Infallible, even.

> New teams:
> DF: Trippier, Tavernier, Gomez
> MF: Bellingham, Rice, Foden, March
> FW: Wilson, Saka, Kane ©, Rashford, Watkins

Ah whatever. Let's go full Man City at home against e-bay.

Grealish in for Rashford.
Stones in for Gomez.

DF: Trippier, Stones, Tavernier
MF: Grealish, Foden, Bellingham, Rice, March
FW: Wilson, Saka, Kane ©, Rashford, Watkins

Ciao,
Werner

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 8:58:27 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:30:13 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 5:17:13 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > >
> > > Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
> > >
> > Let's go all-in on the early game.
> A great plan. Infallible, even.
> > New teams:
> > DF: Trippier, Tavernier, Gomez
> > MF: Bellingham, Rice, Foden, March
> > FW: Wilson, Saka, Kane ©, Rashford, Watkins
> Ah whatever. Let's go full Man City at home against e-bay.
>
> Grealish in for Rashford.
> Stones in for Gomez.

Reminder: delete the players you take out.

DF: Trippier, Stones, Tavernier
MF: Grealish, Foden, Bellingham, Rice, March
FW: Wilson, Saka, Kane ©, Watkins

Ciao,
Werner

On 2023-11-07 12:32, MH wrote:
> On 2023-11-07 10:21, MH wrote:
>> On 2023-11-06 09:17, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>>> Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
>>>
>>
>>> Siglo
>>> DF: Sergio Ramos, Carvajal, Le Normand
>>> MF: Rodri, Merino, Oyarzabala, Brais Mendez, Isco
>>> FW: Morata© , Ansu Fati, Yamal, Ferran Torres
>>
>> DF: Ramos, Carvajal, MArcos Alonso (Barca)
>> MF: Rodri, Gavi (Barca), Brais Mendez, Oyarzabal
>> FW: F. Torres, Morata (C), Moreno (Villareal), Fati, Borja Iglesias
>> (Betis)
>>
>> A lot of placeholders in there.
>
> DF Ramos, Carvajal, Marcos Alonso
> MF:  Merino, Gavi, Brais Mendez, Oyarzabal
> FW:  F. Torres, Morata (C), Moreno, Fati, Borja Iglesias
>
>
Some signs of life. Captain Morata scores.
>>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Waffles/Windmills
>>> DF: De Vrij, De Ligt, Dumfries
>>> MF: Vanaken, Stengs, Vermeeren, Veerman
>>> FW: Xavi Simons, Openda, Lukebakio. Doku, L. De Jong(c)
>>>
>>
>> No changes yet
>
> DF:  Dumfries, Van Dijk, Geertruida (Feyenoord)
> MF:  Vanaken, Stengs, Gravenberch, Koopmeiners (ATALANTA)
> FW:  Xavi Simons, Openda (C), Lukebakio, L. De Jong, Bakayoko (PSV)

And Xavi Simons on the board. Now why did I not make him captain instead
of Openda.

>

On 2023-11-07 13:56, MH wrote:
> On 2023-11-07 12:32, MH wrote:
>> On 2023-11-07 10:21, MH wrote:
>>> On 2023-11-06 09:17, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>>>> Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Siglo
>>>> DF: Sergio Ramos, Carvajal, Le Normand
>>>> MF: Rodri, Merino, Oyarzabala, Brais Mendez, Isco
>>>> FW: Morata© , Ansu Fati, Yamal, Ferran Torres
>>>
>>> DF: Ramos, Carvajal, MArcos Alonso (Barca)
>>> MF: Rodri, Gavi (Barca), Brais Mendez, Oyarzabal
>>> FW: F. Torres, Morata (C), Moreno (Villareal), Fati, Borja Iglesias
>>> (Betis)
>>>
>>> A lot of placeholders in there.
>>
>> DF Ramos, Carvajal, Marcos Alonso
>> MF:  Merino, Gavi, Brais Mendez, Oyarzabal
>> FW:  F. Torres, Morata (C), Moreno, Fati, Borja Iglesias
>>
>>
> Some signs of life.  Captain Morata scores.
>>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Waffles/Windmills
>>>> DF: De Vrij, De Ligt, Dumfries
>>>> MF: Vanaken, Stengs, Vermeeren, Veerman
>>>> FW: Xavi Simons, Openda, Lukebakio. Doku, L. De Jong(c)
>>>>
>>>
>>> No changes yet
>>
>> DF:  Dumfries, Van Dijk, Geertruida (Feyenoord)
>> MF:  Vanaken, Stengs, Gravenberch, Koopmeiners (ATALANTA)
>> FW:  Xavi Simons, Openda (C), Lukebakio, L. De Jong, Bakayoko (PSV)
>
> And Xavi Simons on the board. Now why did I not make him captain instead
> of Openda.

Or not.

>
>
>
>>
>

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 3:56:33 PM UTC-5, MH wrote:
> And Xavi Simons on the board. Now why did I not make him captain instead
> of Openda.

Nice anti-weaufxing, as Openda has just scored.

Lots of captain goals, including braces by Haaland and Morata

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 10:39:50 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 3:56:33 PM UTC-5, MH wrote:
> > And Xavi Simons on the board. Now why did I not make him captain instead
> > of Openda.
> Nice anti-weaufxing, as Openda has just scored.
>
> Lots of captain goals, including braces by Haaland and Morata

Two assists by Schlager in addition to the one by Sabitzer. It's as if they don't realise what this sport is really about.

Ciao,
Werner

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 4:57:06 PM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 10:39:50 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 3:56:33 PM UTC-5, MH wrote:
> > > And Xavi Simons on the board. Now why did I not make him captain instead
> > > of Openda.
> > Nice anti-weaufxing, as Openda has just scored.
> >
> > Lots of captain goals, including braces by Haaland and Morata
> Two assists by Schlager in addition to the one by Sabitzer. It's as if they don't realise what this sport is really about.
>

Standings after the Tuesday matches:

Siglo 4 (Morata 2 (x2))
Vikings 4 (Haaland 2 (x2)
Waffmills 3 (Openda (x2), Xavi Simons)
Armata 2 (Immobile (x2))
Micronos 2 (Griezmann 2)
Bungs 1 (Foden)

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 4:43:33 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:

> DF: Dimarco, Di Lorenzo, Ranieri
> MF: Barella, Zaccagni, Zaniolo, Grifo, Cristante
> FW: Immobile (c), Politano, El Shaarawy, Raspadori

Dimarco and Barella projected not to start, replace with Darmian and Frattesi.

DF: Darmian, Di Lorenzo, Ranieri
MF: Frattesi, Zaccagni, Zaniolo, Grifo, Cristante
FW: Immobile (c), Politano, El Shaarawy, Raspadori

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 5:00:11 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:

> DF: Otamendi, Molina, Acuna
> MF: Mac Allister, Palacios, Galarza, Paredes
> FW: La. Martinez (c), Dybala, Icardi, J. Alvarez, Di Maria

Lautaro likely not starting, put Nico Gonzalez back in, Dybala captain

DF: Otamendi, Molina, Acuna
MF: Mac Allister, Palacios, Galarza, Paredes
FW: N. Gonzalez, Dybala(c), Icardi, J. Alvarez, Di Maria

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 8:58:27 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:30:13 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 5:17:13 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > >
> > > Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
> > >
> > Let's go all-in on the early game.
>
> A great plan. Infallible, even.

Speaking about infallible plans, almost forgot about the whole picking players in matches I attend thing.

Arnautović is supposedly back to match fitness and in Inter's squad. In for Okafor.
And Ulmer, who's pretty certain to play, in for Baidoo, who's not.

DF: Schär (done), Ulmer, Wüthrich
MF: Sabitzer (done), Schlager (done), Laimer, Xhaka, Žulj
FW: Itten (done), Arnautović, Zeqiri ©, Sarkaria

Ciao,
Werner

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 8:26:33 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 8:58:27 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:30:13 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 5:17:13 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
> > > >
> > > Let's go all-in on the early game.
> >
> > A great plan. Infallible, even.
> Speaking about infallible plans, almost forgot about the whole picking players in matches I attend thing.
>
> Arnautović is supposedly back to match fitness and in Inter's squad. In for Okafor.

Erm... Okafor has already played (sort of...) you can't sub him out.

> And Ulmer, who's pretty certain to play, in for Baidoo, who's not.
>
> DF: Schär (done), Ulmer, Wüthrich
> MF: Sabitzer (done), Schlager (done), Laimer, Xhaka, Žulj
> FW: Itten (done), Arnautović, Zeqiri ©, Sarkaria

So it's Okafor instead of Arnautovic, unless I hear otherwise

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 3:40:22 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 8:26:33 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 8:58:27 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 6:30:13 PM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > > On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 5:17:13 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Default starting lineups the ones that finished MD3.
> > > > >
> > > > Let's go all-in on the early game.
> > >
> > > A great plan. Infallible, even.
> > Speaking about infallible plans, almost forgot about the whole picking players in matches I attend thing.
> >
> > Arnautović is supposedly back to match fitness and in Inter's squad. In for Okafor.
> Erm... Okafor has already played (sort of...) you can't sub him out.

Wait, you're telling me he's not a Salzburg anymore?

> > And Ulmer, who's pretty certain to play, in for Baidoo, who's not.
> >
> > DF: Schär (done), Ulmer, Wüthrich
> > MF: Sabitzer (done), Schlager (done), Laimer, Xhaka, Žulj
> > FW: Itten (done), Arnautović, Zeqiri ©, Sarkaria
>
> So it's Okafor instead of Arnautovic, unless I hear otherwise

Oh dear. I should have stuck with the non-tinkering policy of the previous rounds.
What good has ever come out of tinkering anyway?

Arnie in for Sarkaria then.

DF: Schär (done), Ulmer, Wüthrich
MF: Sabitzer (done), Schlager (done), Laimer, Xhaka, Žulj
FW: Okafor (done), Itten (done), Arnautović, Zeqiri©

Ciao,
Werner