Tuesday 27 January 2009

The Ultimate Game: Get Inside Guardiola's head


With Frank Rijkaard you couldn't get any honour by predicting Barcelona's starting line-up. Even hockey moms could. But this has dramatically changed last summer. Until this very day, nobody has been able to crack the code of Josep Guardiola's brain. Nor has anyone got inside his sleeves.

So this is your chance to prove not only your knowledge about the game of football but also your psychological insight:

PREDICT BARCELONA'S STARTING LINE-UP


This is not (as in: NOT) a place for discussion on team tactics or personal player preferences. You just give the system and the eleven names you think will start the game against Espanyol on Thursday.

You put them in the right position, so using the 4-3-3 (or whatever you think they will play) and putting the players from the right to the left, so the right back defender is your first name after the goalkeeper. If your line-up isn't clear, my interpretation counts.

Don't forget to add your (nick)name by clicking Name/URL under the comment box and fill it in, otherwise your after-game claim to glory will be dismissed.

You can give your starting line-up until five hours before the start of the game, in this case: until 4:30 pm barcelona time.

If you give your line-up before Guardiola announes his match list (or if at least 20 players are included in the match list), you get one point for the correct line-up. If you do it after that announcement, you get half a point. Who will have the most points at the end of the season, can call himself the winner.

This is the 24th time this game is organized.







Table

3,5
Zeli
FCBFan

3
Davor
Barcik
Söderström
westinho
temeldinho
jerryprez
Henry

2.5
James
semko
ElDuroDeFCB
jepoy
vj

2
nozbleed
Etsp
Jamrock
B. Beltrocco
GrandeMessi
Kiki
mario ch
Nikola

1.5
Valdi
Dan R
Louis
younes

1
zuka
OLALEKAN
Bogman
Brambo
kamikaze kontiki
CharlesWood
Flippy
Romyan
Severian
granche
Maximus
Hung
Koyya
simon
Barca nike
SimonP
Cali Socis
KEMPE cy
mofof
Josep
Ramen
fcbee
brogie
Jonathan
peter

0.5
Knives Out
Michael
ekar
blaugrana poland
Bonton
Tobogan

46 comments:

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Alves-Puyol-Piqué-Sylvinho
Xavi-Busquets-Gudjohnsen
Hleb-Bojan-Iniesta

Anonymous said...

--------Pinto-------
-----Puyol--Pique---
--Alves------Sylvinho
-------Busquets-----
----Xavi-----Guddy---
---Messi-------Hleb--
--------Eto'o-------

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Alves Pique Puyol Cacérés
Xavi Busquets Iniesta
Messi Bojan Hleb

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Alves Marquez Caceres Sylvinho
Keita Busquets Gudjohnson
Messi Bojan Hleb

Jonathan said...

-----------Pinto-------
-----Puyol----Pique---
--Alves--------Sylvinho
-------Busquets-----
----Xavi-----Gudjohsen---
---Messi-------Iniesta--
---------Eto'o-------

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Alves-Caceres-Marquez-Sylvinho
Gudjohnsen-Busquets-Keita
Hleb-Bojan-Henry

Anonymous said...

Pinto

Alves Pique Caceres Sylvinho

Toure Busquets Gudjohnsen

hleb Bojan Henry

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Alves,Pique,Caceres,Sly
Gudy,Busquets,Iniesta
Messi,Bojan,Hleb

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Alves--Pique--Puyol--Sylvinho
Touré--Xavi--Gudjohnson
Messi--Eto'--Henry

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Puyol pique caceres silvinho
sergio b
iniesta guddy
messi bojan hleb

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Dani Caceres Puyol Sylvinho
Busquets
Keita Iniesta
Messi Hleb
Bojan

Anonymous said...

pinto

alves marquez pique puyol

keita guddy iniesta

messi bojan henry

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Alves Pique Puyol Abidal
Xavi Yaya Busquets
Messi Eto'o Iniesta

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Alves Pique Puyol Sylvinho
Xavi Busquets Gudjohnsen
Hleb Etoo Iniesta

Ramen said...

-------------Pinto-------------
-Alves-Marquez-Caceres-Sylvinho
-----------Busquets------------
---------Xavi----Gudjohnsen----
-Hleb-------Eto'o-------Iniesta

Anonymous said...

--------Pinto-------
-----Puyol--Pique---
--Alves------Sylvinho
-------Busquets-----
----Xavi-----Guddy---
---Messi-------Hleb--
--------Eto'o-------

Anonymous said...

---------------Pinto

--Alves---Marquez-----Caceres---Slyvinho

---------------Yaya

--------Xavi----------Busquets

---Messi-------Bojan-----Iniesta

Unknown said...

-----------Pinto-------
-----Puyol----Pique---
--Alves--------Sylvinho
-------Busquets-----
----Xavi-----Yaya---
---hleb-------Iniesta--
---------bojan-------

sashi said...

Pinto
Alves-Puyol-Pique-Abidal
Xavi-Toure-Busquets
Messi-Eto'o-Iniesta

Anonymous said...
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Dan R said...

-------------Pinto--------------
Alves--Pique----Puyol---Abidal--
-------------Keita--------------
------Iniesta----------Guddy----
----Messi------Bojan----Hleb----

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry... I forgot, that keita is still injured.

Pinto
Alves Caceres Puyol Sylvinho
Xavi Yaya Iniesta
Hleb Bojan Henry

pep said...

Last update is that Keita and Marquez trained yesterday with the group and could be ready for the game tomorrow.


I remind in general that (1) the last line-up counts and (2) that you can always change a player when he's not available because of an injury without losing points (for example: you put player A in your line-up before the list is out but in the end he's not in the list because he's injured, you can replace player A and still get 1 point if your line-up is correct).

Anonymous said...

-----------Pinto
Alves---Pique--Puyol--Sylvinho
----------Busquets
-----Xavi--------Guddy
--Hleb----Eto'o--Iniesta

Tohar Investment Limited said...

valdes
alves ---- maquez --- puyol -- abidal
busquet
xavi -- iniesta
messi --- eto'o --- henry

Brambo said...

Pinto
Alves - Pique - Puyol - Sylvinho
Xavi- Busquets - Guddy
Hleb - Bojan - Henry

Fanny Söderström said...

Pinto; Alves, Puyol, Cáceres, Sylviño; Xavi, Busquets, Gudjohnsen; Hleb, Bojan, Henry.

Anonymous said...

pinto

alve pique puyol abidal

busquets yaya

xavi


messi bojan iniesta

Vj said...

Pinto
Alves-Puyol-Piqué-Sylvinho
Xavi-Busquets-Gudjohnsen
Hleb-Eto'o-Henry

Anonymous said...

Would like to change.

Pinto
Alves-Caceres-Puyol-Sylvinho
Xavi-Busquets-Gudjohnsen
Hleb-Bojan-Henry

temeldinho said...

--------------Pinto----------------
Alves---Caceres----Puyol---Sylvinho
-------------Busquets--------------
------Xavi------------Gudjohnsen---
---Messi------Bojan-------Iniesta--

Anonymous said...

Changing my lineup pep

Pinto
Alves Caceres Marquez Sylvinho
Xavi Busquests Gudjohnson
Messi Bojan Hleb

Knives Out said...

Pinto
Alves Piqué Puyol Abidal
Xavi Touré Busquets
Messi Henry Iniesta

Anonymous said...

--------Pinto-------
----Puyol--Cáceres---
--Sanchez------Sylvinho
-------Busquets-----
----Hleb-----Guddy---
---Messi----Iniesta--
--------Bojan-------

ufc_fp said...

------------pinto
v.sanchez puyol pique sylvinho
---------- busquets
-------xavi-----gudjohnson
----hleb----bojan-----iniesta

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Sanchez Puyol Caceres Sylvinho
Hleb Busquets Gudjonson
Messi Bojan Iniesta

Anonymous said...

pinto
alves, puyol, caceres, sylvinho
xavi, toure, busquets
messi, bojan, iniesta

kamikaze kontiki said...

Pinto

Alves - Pique - Puyol - Abidal

Xavi - Busquets - Gudjohnsen

Messi- Etoo'o - Iniesta

Anonymous said...

Pinto
Alves - Pique - Puyol - Sylvinho
Xavi - Busquets - Guddy
Hleb - Eto'o - Iniesta

Riis said...

VV

Alves - Marquez - Puyol - Abidal
Iniesta - Xavi - YaYa
Messi - Eto'o - Henery

Dan R said...

heh im gonna change mine

-------------Pinto--------------
Alves--Pique----Puyol--Sylvinho-
--------------Yaya--------------
---------Busquets------Guddy----
----Iniesta---Eto'o----Henry----

Anonymous said...

============Valdes=============
======Pique========Puyol=======
=Alves================Sylvinho=
============Toure==============
=====Xavi==========Iniesta=====
===Messi================Henry==
=============Eto'o=============

Louis said...

pinto
alves, caceres, puyol, sylvinho
busquets
iniesta, gudjohnsen
messi, henry, hleb

Anonymous said...

----------Pinto-----------
Alves-Puyol-Piqué-Sylvinho
---------Busquets---------
-----Xavi--------Iniesta--
--Hleb----Eto'o----Henry--

Etsp said...

Pinto
Alves-Puyol-Pique-Sylvinho
Xavi-Busquets-Gudjohnsen
Messi-Eto'o-Iniesta

pep said...

NO WINNER

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