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I was looking forward to voting on this but I've been back and forth so much on the first two games, I just gave up. It's Sophie's Choice without the tragedy.

How are the votes going to be counted? Will it be just the ones posted in thread given that a reason must be given for a vote or is the poll the final result?

I’m just saying, given that it’s an anonymous poll and there have been more votes than posts, you could still end up with biased voting if only the poll is taken into account. I accept that there’s no perfect system for this though, and the first two results were in line with the in-thread posts anyway.

IncognitoMan wrote: »

Problem is when the poll was set, public votes wasn't set so it's not so easy to check.

The new matches are set for a public poll when the results come out so it will be much easier to go in and see who voted for who.

If you or either player feels it isn't the correct result though let us know and I'll look into it.

Not at all was just wondering what the exact scores were

Was interested to see how it compares in the morz v liamo game I think the in thread votes were 15 v 9

SlickRic wrote: »

It's always fascinating to see how differently people can view players and teams.

Football really is about opinions.

Ultimately this will decide the winner.The thought put into the team selections and tactics has been very impressive. Surprised none of yea put yourselves forward for the Newcastle job. Would have been better option than Bruce .

Have my team and post ready but will be going out shortly and won't be back on until about 4.00pm so can send it onto some by PM if they want to post it for me. Or if someone wants to start the match thread.

Right I am going to post mine here and then someone else can put it into the match thread because otherwise I am going to hold the whole thing up.



When I started the draft I’ll admit I did not have much of an idea what kind of team I would select or even what shape or system they would play, however once Gerrard was chosen as my first pick it was always going to have to be set up to accommodate him at his prime. The way I ended up going with my team is very similar to the peak Benitez era Liverpool team.

Defence
At the back I have four very solid defenders, two of whom I’d say are up there with the very best in their positions in Vidic and Ivanovic. Vidic and Vermaelen should partner each other well at the back, both were leaders on the pitch and will compliment each other in the sense that Vidic will be the aggressive defender who will attack aerial balls and close down the opposition whilst Vermaelen will sit off and read the game more, he is also well capable of playing out from the back when necessary, although my team is not intended to be a tiki-taka possession based team. Ivanovic is an incredible right back, defensively he is possibly the best there has ever been in the league and he had a great engine to get forward if not the most cumbersome. Le Saux is a premier league winner and has a very successful and long career at the top level, he will primarily stick to defensive duties and prohibit crosses from Solano. Vidic, Ivanovic and Vermaelen are all big threats from set pieces too and have good goalscoring records for defenders. Of course these are all propped up by Courtois in goals, who at his peak was a world class goalkeeper for Chelsea and won two league titles with them and a golden glove along the way. He is a complete goalkeeper who has no obvious weakness and was great at commanding his area which will be important in this match as I presume getting the ball into Kane will be one of duffmans main threats.

Midfield
The midfield is where I think I will win this game and I think when comparing my midfield to duffmans there is a significant gap in quality. Kante is the best (himself or Makelele) holding midfielder the league has seen, he will do what he does best and sit deep, be aggressive, win the ball and make a lot of interceptions before giving it off to more creative players. His sheer athleticism alone will keep Le Tissier in his pocket, who has a lot of talent but there has to be question marks about him performing at the very very top level, there is a reason he only has 8 caps for England. Gerrard then is this teams obvious talisman, he will play fairly high up the pitch in support of Wright similar to himself and Torres of that Benitez/Liverpool team. Not many teams could handle Gerrard during this period and he is such a threat for both scoring and creating goals, he will be given a bit of a free role where he can roam and pick up threatening positions but won’t have to worry too much about the defensive side of the game with the two men behind him. Arteta I think was a shrewd pick as he knits it altogether, as I said my team won’t be relying heavily on holding onto the ball at all costs but he can dictate the tempo of a game, will seek for the ball off my defensive players and be able to supply my forward players such as Gerrard, Wright, Ljungberg and Son.

Forwards
Ljungberg and Son will have a lot of joy against Coleman and Harte I would think. They are both extremely good at making runs into the box and having Gerrard/Arteta hitting through balls for them to get onto and in behind Harte/Coleman will bring a lot of joy for my side IMO. They are quick and strong wingers with an eye for goal and the knack of popping up in the box at the right time, this was something the Liverpool team of that era was missing big time, and I think if they had wingers of this quality they would have comfortably won a few league titles. In Ian Wright then I have a clinical striker who has notched over 100 premier league goals for Arsenal and broke 30 goals in all comps in 4 out of 5 seasons. He could score every type of goal, had pace and had good link up play and I intend for Gerrard to play quite high up to him so he is not left isolated.

Opposition
I think Duffman has a good team but his full backs will struggle against my wingers and I think my midfield is far better. Harte is a liability at left back and I think Ljungberg will cause havoc down that side of the pitch getting in behind him and Ivanovic offering support when necessary. Defensively I think Kante will have Le Tiss in his pocket, my two centre halves should be well capable of dealing with Harry Kane as he is not explicitly quick, I don’t see where his teams goals are going to come from really as a lot of the players in the support positions (Solano, Le Tissier, Ramires, even McManaman to a certain extent) are not of the highest quality. Vieira will have a big job on his hands trying to stop Gerrard and if he spends the game trying to stop Gerrard it’s one of duffmans best players tied up for the game.

Sorry for the stupid question but how do i get the line up from the buildlineup site to embed into the post?