Thursday, 1 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 Mallorca on Saturday.

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 three hours before the start of the game, in this case: until 5 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 17th time this game is organized.






Table

3
jerryprez
Henry

2.5
jepoy
temeldinho
vj
FCBFan

2
Barcik
GrandeMessi
Kiki
westinho
Zeli
ElDuroDeFCB
Davor
mario ch
Söderström
Nikola

1.5
nozbleed
semko
Dan R
James
Louis
younes

1
Severian
granche
Maximus
Hung
Koyya
Jamrock
Valdi
simon
Barca nike
SimonP
Cali Socis
KEMPE cy
mofof
B. Beltrocco
Josep
Jeremy
fcbee
brogie
Jonathan
peter

0.5
Romyan
blaugrana poland
Bonton
Tobogan

47 comments:

  1. This one will be tough :D

    Valdes

    Alves Caceres Marquez Abidal

    Toure
    Xavi Goddy

    Messi Bojan
    Eto'o

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  2. ----------------VV

    --Puyol---Marquez---Pique---Abidal

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

    -------Xavi-----------Guddy

    ---Helb-------Eto'o-----Henry

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  3. VV

    Alves Cacerés Puyol Abidal

    Yaya
    Xavi Keita

    Messi Hleb
    Eto´o

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  4. 4-3-3
    VALDES
    ALVES MARQUEZ PUYOL ABIDAL
    TOURE
    XAVI GUDDY
    MESSI INIESTA
    ETO'O

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  5. Valdés
    Alves-Cáceres-Puyol-Abidal
    Xavi-Touré-Keita
    Hleb-Eto'o-Henry

    ReplyDelete
  6. ---------------Valdes--------------
    Alves----Marquez-----Puyol---Abidal
    ----------------Toure--------------
    --------Xavi------------Busquets---
    ----Hleb--------Eto'o------Henry---

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  7. Valdes
    Alves,Marquez,Puyol,Abidal
    Xavi,Busquets,Hleb
    Messi,Eto'o,Henry

    ReplyDelete
  8. ---------------Valdes---------------
    Alves----Marquez-----Puyol----Abidal
    ----------------Toure---------------
    --------Xavi------------Guddy-------
    ----Messi--------Eto'o------Henry---

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  9. -----------valdes----------
    alves - marquez - puyol - abidal
    -----------toure-----------
    --- xavi - - hleb-------------
    messi - -- eto'o ---- henry -----

    ReplyDelete
  10. valdes
    Caceres marquez puyol abidal

    Busquets
    xavi keita

    hleb henry

    etoo

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  12. Valdez
    Aves Puyol Cácérés Abidal
    Xavi Toure Keita
    Messi Eto'o Henry

    ReplyDelete
  13. ---------------Valdes---------------
    Puyol----Pique-----Marquez---Abidal
    ---------------Busquets-------------
    --------Xavi-----------Iniesta------
    ----Bojan-------Eto'o------Henry---

    ReplyDelete
  14. Valdes
    Caceres, Marquez, Puyol, Abidal
    Toure
    Xavi, Gudjohnsen
    Iniesta, Eto'o, Henry

    ReplyDelete
  15. -------------Valdes
    Puyol----Marquez---Caceres--Abidal
    ------------Toure
    ------Xavi----------Keita
    --Hleb------Eto'o---Henry

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  16. VALDES
    ALVES MARQUEZ PUYOL ABIDAL
    TOURE
    XAVI BUSquest
    MESSI INIESTA
    ETO'O

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  17. valdes
    alves - puyol - marquez - abidal
    toure
    xavi - hleb
    messi - etoo - henry

    ReplyDelete
  18. VALDES
    ALVES MARQUEZ PUYOL ABIDAL
    TOURE
    XAVI yaya
    henry INIESTA
    ETO'O

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  19. valdes
    puyol, caceres, marquez, abidal
    xavi, busquets, keita
    hleb, eto'o, henry

    ReplyDelete
  20. Valdes
    Caceres-Puyol-Marquez-Abidal
    Xavi-Toure-Busquets
    Hleb-Etoo-Henry

    ReplyDelete
  21. Valdes
    Puyol-Caceres-Marquez-Abidal
    Xavi-Yaya-Gudjohnsen
    Pedro-Henry-Iniesta

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  23. Since Pique is ill Im changing to

    Valdes
    Puyol Marquez Caceres Abidal
    Xavi Yaya Keita
    Hleb Etoo Henry

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  24. ---------------Valdes--------------
    Alves----Marquez---Caceres---Abidal
    ----------------Toure--------------
    --------Xavi------------Busquets---
    ----Bojan------Eto'o------Iniesta--

    ReplyDelete
  25. ---------------Valdes--------------

    puyol----Marquez-----Puyol---Abidal

    ----------------Toure--------------

    --------Xavi------------keita------

    Hleb--------Eto'o------iniesta---

    ReplyDelete
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  27. I'd like to make a change

    Valdes

    Alves Puyol Caceres Abidal

    Xavi - Busquets - Keita

    Hleb - Eto'o - Henry

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  29. i would like to change to:

    VALDES
    PUYOL MARQUEZ ABIDAL SYLVINHO
    XAVI BUSQUETS GUDDY
    HLEB HENRY INIESTA

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  30. Caceres for pique

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  31. ---------------Valdes--------------
    Puyol----Marquez-----Caceres---Abidal
    ----------------Toure--------------
    --------Xavi------------Busquets---
    ----Hleb--------Eto'o------Iniesta---

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  32. VV
    Alves - Cap't Puyol - Marquez - Abidal
    Xavi - Toure - Helb
    Messi - Eto'o - Henry

    Sub: A.Iniesta
    S.Busquets
    M.Caceres

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  34. --------------Valdes--------------
    Cacares - Puyol - Marquez - Abidal
    -------Xavi - Toure - Busquets----
    ---Iniesta - Henry - Hleb-------

    ReplyDelete
  35. vv
    caceres, marquez, puyol, abidal
    toure
    Xavi Busquets

    Bojan Henry
    Eto'o

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  37. switching pique and puyol cuz pique probably is sick.

    ------------Valdes-------------
    Alves---Puyol---Marquez--Abidal
    -----------YAYA----------------
    -------Xavi--------Gudi--------
    Messi-----Henry-------Hleb-----

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  38. Piqué is officially out with a flu, so feel free to change your team.



    Generally speaking, you can always change your line-up. The rule is that the last one counts. Better to mention it explicitly since this means less work to check for me.

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  39. Valdes
    Puyol, marquez,Caceres, abidal
    toure
    Xavi,Gudi
    Hleb-Henry
    Eto'o

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  40. Valdés
    Alves - Caceres - Puyol - Abidal
    Xavi - Touré- Busquéts
    Hleb - Eto'o - Henry.

    I've removed Piqué..

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  41. valdes

    alves caceres puyol abidal


    keita busquets xavi


    hleb eto`o iniesta

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  42. ------VV------
    Caceres--Puyol--Maruqez--Abidal
    -----Busquets-------
    ---Keita--Xavi---
    --Pedro--Eto---Henry----

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  43. VV
    Puyol - Marquez - Caceres - Abidal
    Toure
    Xavi - Keita
    Hleb - Henry
    Eto

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  44. NO!!! Can you count this one as well, please!!!

    --------------Valdes--------------
    Alves----Marquez----Caceres--Puyol
    --------------Busquets------------
    --------Xavi-----------Keita------
    Hleb-------------------------Henry
    --------------Eto'o---------------

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  45. Because it's wrong, I count it, Barca nerd-fan!

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  46. Victor Sanchez right back, so:



    NO WINNER

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  47. cb not rb :)

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