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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: TWS001 Date: December 1, 2015, 4:21 am
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9th Gold Cup winning team:
HTML http://www.futhead.com/16/squads/5333659/
I won a lot of games with this team and reached the final a few
times before winning it. Loved Pirlo who was excellent, and Hero
Kamara was useful in retaining the ball winning nearly every
header from goalkeeper kicks. But there was something missing.
Probably a lack of width. Fabio was good at providing it down
the left, basically doing Pirlo's running for him, but I set the
right back, De Silvestri to stay back so the defence wouldn't be
short.
Top goal scorer was Giovinco at CAM. He is ridiculously good at
moving the ball quickly around a defender whilst walking with
the ball. Also get a clear shot off with him in the box and left
or right foot, it was normally a goal.
Up front, Kamara won every header, flicking on for Giovinco and
Martins with ease. Unfortunately his goal ratio wasn't great.
Martins isn't great for me either. Maybe it's his workrate
(M/M), but he didn't get into the positions you'd want. And he
isn't the best finisher.
Pirlo is majestic and given space can play superb balls. Onazi
did a job in the other CM position, and popped up with a few
very important goals arriving late in the box.
At CDM, Parolo was a bit of a mystery. He did a good job, but in
30 games, 0 goals and 0 assists. He has stats for it but I think
he might be better in CM or a CDM in a 2 CDM formation.
Fabio was decent at LB, and would help a Brazilian silver skill
team (LOL! Brazilian silver pace team more like!). De Silvestri
is a very decent tall Serie A right back. I've only played
against him as a CB in a 3atb formation though. Everybody uses
Abate for obvious reasons! The CB's were both decent NR's.
In goal, IF David Marshall is actually really really good! If
you ever make a Scottish or Championship team, you have a
perfect option! He made some incredible saves and I can't
remember any dodgy goals he conceded in his 30 games.
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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: TWS001 Date: December 6, 2015, 5:07 pm
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Latest successful side, winning the Wide Open tournament first
go:
HTML http://www.futhead.com/16/squads/5617099/
A good team to be successful with in this challenge. Ten
different nationalities in there, and a nice collection of new
countries ticked off the list. Pretty pleased at the amount of
red appearing on the countries list now ;D
A fun team to use, but the biggest let down would be the two
wingers. Mkhitaryan is not best suited to a false 9 winger. Not
the best finishing, but 5* weak foot gives you options. Decent
player definitely but maybe better in a different position or
formation. Maicon on the left wing position wasn't too great and
was the worst player in the team comfortably.
IF Raffael is a superb false 9. Exactly what I had hoped for
after a good experience of his TOTS in FUT14. Very good on the
ball, excellent passing and finishing. Made for the role and a
big recommendation on him!
The midfield was a nice mix. James McCarthy is an excellent CDM
for 400 coins. A NR gem. Also contributed 4 goals and 5 assists
in his 23 games. Liked him a lot. IF Xhaka was a good playmaker
in CM. But I felt he could he done even more. Worth a try in
your team though. Excellent passing and long shots. Mbark
Boussoufa was one I wanted to use after his excellence in
guiding Morocco through the qualifying stages of the Darkside
World Cup in FUT15. He was decent, but probably would be better
in a more advanced role really. 5* skills and decent on the ball
with good passing makes him a danger. Can finish as well.
The defence was pretty decent. Denisov is a good left back, with
a splendid mullet! IF Korb was ok at RB, but no real reason to
recommend him over other cheaper Bundesliga options. Jagielka is
a solid CB, as is IF Funes Mori, when he decides he wants to be
a CB. Too often he pops up somewhere random like on the wing or
even as the furthest play forward! Not really very good when his
passing and shooting aren't very good.
Begovic had a few "moment" in goal especially early on, but has
had a few decent performances lately. Decent cheap option in
goal.
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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: TWS001 Date: December 30, 2015, 1:41 pm
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Gold Cup 10 winners from a few days ago:
HTML http://www.futhead.com/16/squads/6840208/
Winning the cup with this brought up a nice milestone, 50
nationalities used successfully!
Was a good team, but my usual inconsistency with 4231 meant it
took a long time to get a cup with it.
GK: IF German Lux. An Argentinian keeper, and they have never
been great on FUT. This guy was average and had the ability to
never catch anything. He would punch everything that came at
him, even it was soft enough for a 5 year old to catch it! Not
one i'll be using again.
RB: Julio Bufferini. One of those cheap, speedy, rare fullbacks
that always seem to crop up in the Argentinian League. Being
FUT, his pace helped him defending and also made him a danger in
attack. He often overlapped dangerously up the right wing. Well
worth 700 coins.
LB: IF Gaya. Good, but didn't really notice much difference to
his NIF card that started off in the team. Luckily I bought the
IF at its cheapest, but no real reason to spend the now 23k to
buy him when his NIF is around 1k.
CB's: Aymen Abdennour and Jonatan Maidana. A decent pairing.
Abdennour is a good defender. Wins stuff in the air, strong and
not easy to get past. Maidana was ok, but not bad for a 350 coin
non rare. Did what he should do, but much better Argentine CB's
to be used.
CDM's: Enzo Perez and Federico Mancuello. Both were superb. Both
contributed numerous goals and assists from deep. Perez is a
more natural CDM, but Mancuello was given more attacking duties
and often appeared late and unmarked in the box. He was also a
good free kick taker and the biggest surprise for me in the
team. An absolute steal for 350 coins.
CAM's: Oscar Trejo, Nabil Fekir, Mathieu Valbuena. Trejo wasn't
that great, but could put the ball away when required. No reason
to recommend him though. Fekir is fantastic and will never leave
my club. Excellent all round. Great on the ball, decent passer
and good finisher. Got into excellent position and one of the
better players I've used. Valbuena was ok. Shooting is very
inconsistent though. Decent on the ball and would probably be
better in the middle CAM position. Could disappear at times.
ST - IF Benjamin Moukandjo. Quick. Was a good finisher and
played well in attack. His goals came in burst. 2 or 3 in a game
and then nothing for a while. Would either destroy teams or do
very little.
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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: KoolKiwi Date: December 30, 2015, 2:37 pm
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Nice one mate. 50 countries already is impressive.
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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: TWS001 Date: December 31, 2015, 4:44 pm
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Mexico, Egypt and Colombia added to the list of completed
nations with victory number 11, tournament number 14 overall:
HTML http://www.futhead.com/16/squads/7079437/
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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: TWS001 Date: January 4, 2016, 1:59 pm
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[quote author=TWS001 link=topic=325.msg32583#msg32583
date=1451601894]
Mexico, Egypt and Colombia added to the list of completed
nations with victory number 11, tournament number 14 overall:
HTML http://www.futhead.com/16/squads/7079437/
[/quote]
Bit slow with the review of the team but here goes:
GK - Iker Casillas. Made some decent saves but some games failed
to impress. Mixed bag.
RB - Maicon. Very good all round full back. A threat going
forward and pretty good at everything.
LB - IF Miguel Layun. Like Maicon, pretty decent at everything
and a nice 5* weak foot on him as well. Very good Portuguese
League option.
CB's - Maicon and Leandro Castan. Both solid, cheap Brazilian
defenders. Both did a very good job.
CM's - Jose Juan Vazquez and Fredy Guarin. We all know about
Guarin. An all round CM that gets up and down and can hit a very
good shot from range. Vazquez is very small, quick for a CM
(he's set as a CDM). Not great but popped up to get a few goals.
Won't be used ever again but for 350 coins isn't too bad, just
too lightweight.
CAM - Edwin Cardona. Didn't really do much with his TOTS card in
15, but did pretty well for a non rare 75. Assisted, scored and
4* skills. Was the surprise of the team really. Didn't expect
the impact he caused. 300 coins well spent!
LW - Javier Aquino. A fast, tiny silver left winger. Very
lightweight, not the best finisher, but still got some important
goals. Decent on the ball, did ok. Much better out there.
RW - Mohamed Salah. This guy caused problems in 15 and likewise
is dangerous this year. powerful left foot, fast and good on the
ball. Good Serie A RW, but lets face it, he's not Candreva!
ST - Hero Andre-Pierre Gignac. Very good finisher, strong and my
type of striker. Tended to go missing at times though. Fun to
use.
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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: TWS001 Date: January 4, 2016, 2:25 pm
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12th Gold Cup won with these guys:
HTML http://www.futhead.com/16/squads/7257883/
After about 3 or 4 games of struggling with this team, it
clicked into gear and had great fun with this team. Only one new
nationality, Burkina Faso, but caused mayhem in attack with this
team. Felt I could score at will.
GK - Victor Valdes. He's one that always seems to play out of
his skin when I face him, but was pretty average for me. AI BS
took him over in one game and made him give away a three goal
lead very quickly by making him run straight past the ball a
couple of times, but I guess that could happen to any keeper
once the sliders take control.
RB - Pablo Zabaleta. This guy is pretty good. Very good
defensively, not just getting out of his trouble with his pace
(Walker!). Also good going forward. Probably the best BPL RB.
LB - Domenico Criscito - Again, as in the past FUT's, this guy
is very good. Not seen him put into any Serie A teams this year,
Zuniga has stopped that, but still very good. Got his customary
very good goal for me that he seems to do every year.
Unfortunately this years strike was from in the box and not a
first time smash from a step into the opponents half!
CB's - Ezequiel Garay and Marcos Rojo. Garay is an absolute
rock. Brought back the memories of the FUT 14 IF's. He has to be
one of the best defenders I've used this year. No one uses him
though. Too slow, but never once did his pace let him down for
me. Rojo is not as good, but still does a very decent job.
CDM's - Charles Kabore and IF Lucas Biglia. Kabore was one I
used because of his Burkina Faso nationality. Would never have
used him otherwise, but I tell you what, he is a very good CDM!
A definite NR gem! Assisted a load, and hardly put a foot wrong
as a more defensive CDM. IF Biglia is excellent as well. He was
given licence to go forward more and is an all round excellent
player. Knew he had a good NR card but his IF is fantastic.
LM - Joaozinho. Pretty decent on the left. Was worried that he
might just be lost on the pitch but was an excellent outlet on
the left.
RM - Antonio Candreva. He is brilliant. No need to look any
further for a right sided Serie A player. Passing, shooting,
crossing, excels at them all.
CAM - Hernanes - This is someone that I never get the best out
of on UT. Did ok, picked up a few assists, but just never really
works for me.
ST - IF Mario Mandzukic. The best striker I've used 100%. Was
ridiculously good for me on 14, and that was without smashing in
crosses to him constantly which isn't my game at all. For some
reason didn't use him last year, but this card is something
else. Smashes the ball past the keeper with deadly accuracy and
holds the ball up better than anyone. Wins goalkicks for fun
with his head. Just a matter of time until he is the main
striker in my seasons team. Love him. Didn't score one header
interestingly enough, but then I never really tried to. This may
be THE striker for me in 16.
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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: KoolKiwi Date: January 4, 2016, 5:32 pm
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Nice one TWS.
Just on Kabore & the comment re: NR gems. We have been using
Bazoer in the team with SIF Fischer. This guy stands out - game
after game. He's getting goals - 1 in 4, including one from 25
yds; assists, making good runs. Defensively, he's all over the
place - interceptions, winning the ball in the air, making good
tackles in the middle.
Unfortunately for him, Fischer hasn't done anything special.
But, will use him in another team.
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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: TWS001 Date: January 5, 2016, 10:37 am
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[quote author=Kiwi link=topic=325.msg32627#msg32627
date=1451950360]
Nice one TWS.
Just on Kabore & the comment re: NR gems. We have been using
Bazoer in the team with SIF Fischer. This guy stands out - game
after game. He's getting goals - 1 in 4, including one from 25
yds; assists, making good runs. Defensively, he's all over the
place - interceptions, winning the ball in the air, making good
tackles in the middle.
Unfortunately for him, Fischer hasn't done anything special.
But, will use him in another team.
[/quote]
Sounds exactly like Kabore! I have SIF Fischer but yet to use
him. I have a new 433(2) planned out and need to finalise the
LW, LCM and LB. He was one of the possible combo's.
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Re: FUT16 Tournaments Challenge
By: TWS001 Date: February 16, 2016, 6:16 pm
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Won my 13th gold cup with this a while back:
HTML http://www.futhead.com/16/squads/7678396/
Tonight, won with this to take number 14 and cross a few
nationalities (Iraq, Macedonia, Japan) and clubs (Newcastle,
Udinese, Hellas Verona):
HTML http://www.futhead.com/16/squads/9520303/
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