NMR

I got rid of all the older players, Rinaldinho, Henry, Eto'o.

So, out of 10, what would you rate it?

retired_jncarrol

Put Rafinha in for Zambrotta , Bojan in and it will get higher ratings

NMR

Lol, that wasnt my team! That was my team 1 year ago!!

THIS is my team




Sorry about that lol.

retired_jaclynnew1212

GK: Valdes is a better GK than Reina. -1 there.

ST: Eto'o is better than Tevez and he's one of the jewels of Barca. -1 there too.

Ronaldinho is not that old. He's got 3-4 years in him atleast. Bad move selling him even if Silva is great on the left wing. Dos Santos cant touch Ronnie for atleast a couple of years. -1 there. Henry is still a legend but I cant fault you for letting him leave since he is getting on now. But you should have sold Puyol & Zambrotta if you wanted to get rid of older players.

You bought Robin Van Persie in who's one of my favourite players. +1 there!

Actually all that -'s and +'s dont really matter tbh.

I give your squad, without taking into account who you've sold/bought, a 7/10. Reasons:

1. Zambrotta would be 31. Too old. Rafinha is good as second choice but not a starter for me because he's a little poor in defence. You need someone like Alves, De Silvestri, Ramos.

2. Puyol isnt that good a defender in the game (very much different from real life though). His jumping is not upto standard and that combined with his relatively small height is a disadvantage. You can easily do better with Barzagli, Toure, Zapata etc. Pique is fine as backup but not first choice because of his pace. Garay, I dont rate (just personal choice) because he has a tendency to get forward which leaves the defence exposed. I'd much rather have a defender who's got 18-20 for tackling, marking & concentration rather than one like Garay who's a little short there and makes it up with good FK ability.

3. Cant see a backup for Abidal. I've already said Zambrotta is ruled out because of his age.

Thats the 3 points I'd look at for sure. Also, I'm not sure about the striker and AMC's. They are all good but I'm wondering if you could make it a little better by swapping a few players around? Not sure of the combination but you could try:

- Tevez out, Aguero to ST.
- Dos Santos out, Fernandez to AMC.
- Messi to AMC, RVP to take his place as MR.

I think that might work better but I suppose its really your choice. I might be a little guilty of trying to find space for Robin though because as stated before, he's one of my favourites (but in fairness, he really is a magician for me in my games. Wherever I play him, he never lets me down).

retired_jaclynnew1212

I typed all of that up only for it to all be in vain?? BAH!! I now drop all ratings for your team and give it a ZERO! You're fired!

NMR

Hulk Thanks, Rate my REAL team, that was my team 1 year ago -)

NMR

Lol hulk, You got any ideas who to sign? Ive got backup in my midfield, I signed Steven Defore, he is very good, And im looking at a new RB like you suggested

retired_jaclynnew1212

That team looks pretty good mate. That team, again without considering who you've bought/sold, I'll give a 9/10. I deduct the 1 point because you sold Robin!

Improvements, you dont really need a lot do you?

- RB is a priority ofcourse like you already know. Alves, Ramos, Behrami, De Silvestri should be the way to go. Alves might be a little too old for your squad though. De Silvestri & Ramos are the two best options imo.

- LB, I'd look to play Traore ahead of Pander. Traore is MUCH better. And maybe next season you can sell Pander and get in someone like Clichy, Chiellini or some other better regen?

- I'd move Rooney upfront as ST and play Fernandez or Aguero as AMC. I see there's a bid for Fernandez. I really wouldnt sell him matey.

- Although Pepe is good, I rate Zapata much higher. I'd look to get him in as first choice and get rid of either Pique or Garay. Pique is probably the better choice because he's just oo darned slow.

- Although not really required, maybe after 1 more season you can offload Reina and get Casillas or Cech in? They are much better but like I said, not really required as Reina is more than good backup.

But the squad is quality as is. Most of the choices above are just personal opinion really. The only glaringly obvious place where your team loses out is at RB which I'm sure most would agree. Also, I hope you've not sold Bojan and only sent him out on loan?? If you sold him, it was a big mistake.

NMR

Ive sent him out on loan mate. I do have Saive & Vela, both are out on loan =)

Im looking at silvestri, and ive had a 15 M bid accepted. Ill put rooney Up front, with Aguero & Tevez behind, Reason being last season Tevez was my top scorer with 34 goals

NMR

Ill probably Play Traore then, Ill see how he does, And ill take a look at Chiellni, Ill offload these

Pique
Pander
Matias Fernandez ( Sold )


Maybe some others i dont need, my wage bill isnt that big TBH