So, the other day, Rohan and I were feeling particularly buoyant and decided to play a game - we each pick the best 18 man football squad in the world without allowing the duplication of players. We played RPS to decide who picks first and then we went sequentially.
I'm writing this blog post because the idiot that is Rohan believes that his team is better than mine. He's clearly delusional and usually, I'd let him revel in his delusions. However, I like to pick my battles - I'll let him believe that the world loves him, he's appealing to women and that he's remotely smart. But I will not let him believe his team is better. Either comment, or drop me a message if you think my team is better. If you think Rohan's team is better, reassess your life.
We each picked 2 goalkeepers, 6 defenders, 6 midfielders and 4 forwards. After we picked our squads, we played a game on Fifa :). It was legendary.
Nikhil's Team:
Defenders: T. Silva, D. Alves, Abidal, Lucio, Maicon, S. Ramos
Midfielders: Xavi, Fabregas, Schweinsteiger, Ribery, Robben, Cambiasso
Forwards: L. Messi, S. Aguero, D. Drogba, Robin Van Persie
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 with a false 9.
Rohan's Team:
Goalkeepers: I. Casillas, J. Hart
Defenders: A. Cole, Pepe, Evra, Lahm, Vidic, Pique
Midfielders: Iniesta, Bale, Xabi Alonso, Gerrard, D. Silva, R. Van der Vaart
Forwards: C. Ronaldo, C. Tevez, E. Hazard, Neeeymaaaaaaaaar
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 -2
I'm writing this blog post because the idiot that is Rohan believes that his team is better than mine. He's clearly delusional and usually, I'd let him revel in his delusions. However, I like to pick my battles - I'll let him believe that the world loves him, he's appealing to women and that he's remotely smart. But I will not let him believe his team is better. Either comment, or drop me a message if you think my team is better. If you think Rohan's team is better, reassess your life.
We each picked 2 goalkeepers, 6 defenders, 6 midfielders and 4 forwards. After we picked our squads, we played a game on Fifa :). It was legendary.
Nikhil's Team:
Goalkeepers: M. Neuer, P. Cech
Defenders: T. Silva, D. Alves, Abidal, Lucio, Maicon, S. Ramos
Midfielders: Xavi, Fabregas, Schweinsteiger, Ribery, Robben, Cambiasso
Forwards: L. Messi, S. Aguero, D. Drogba, Robin Van Persie
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 with a false 9.
Rohan's Team:
Goalkeepers: I. Casillas, J. Hart
Defenders: A. Cole, Pepe, Evra, Lahm, Vidic, Pique
Midfielders: Iniesta, Bale, Xabi Alonso, Gerrard, D. Silva, R. Van der Vaart
Forwards: C. Ronaldo, C. Tevez, E. Hazard, Neeeymaaaaaaaaar
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 -2
Ideally, I'd defend my team. But it seems unfair unless Rohan can defend his too, so I won't.
But I can tell you the result of the first game - we were high on adrenalin and I was too busy attacking to defend. Rohan took a 2 - 0 lead in the first half, Tevez scoring two counter attacking goals.
At the 60th minute, it was 2 - 2. Tevez went on to score 4 more goals - a double hatrick. Rohan still lost :)
