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Hello dear fans of :)
The World Cup is slowly coming, and we are starting right now, I will try to introduce each of you to the World Cup participants!
I invite you to read.
We start with Group B
World Cup - Group B
petru
National Coach:
România
Hello everyone!
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1- Romania has no emotions in qualifying for the World Cup. Unfortunately, I only went from 2nd place, but that's not a problem, I tested a lot in this qualifying season.
2. Elections are always a stressful time, did you have any doubts that you would win the election? what in your opinion decided that you became the coach of your national team, what would you like to write now to your fans?
2- I had no emotion that I would not win the election. Our community believes in me and I hope I don't disappoint them. I thank them for their trust.
3. How do you rate your group at the World Cup, write a few words about each of your opponents in your group.
3- Romania has a pretty good team, we can fight from equal to equal with anyone. The opponents in the groups are very good, I can't name who would be more difficult between Greece, Serbia and Holland, they all have good teams and will be interesting duels.
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4- In my opinion, the 4 favorites for the title are: Poland, Turkey, Italy and Romania. All have strong squads and experienced coaches.
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5- Surprises always happen, I think there can be a surprise at this world cup, the national team of Spain.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6- Plus: graphics
Minus: the slowing down of players' training, the decrease in skills from the age of 28 (not normal) and very important, something must be done with injuries, 30 days on a player and you can't use him almost the whole season, not normal.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7- It's a subjective question, but I could nominate the coaches who stood out recently: *trga*, *Gaudin* and *lordchrist*.
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8- Here I will nominate Romanian coaches: vacarul, piciu1 and clau_gool. :)
9. Who will be the World Cup
9- I want it to be Romania.
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10- World title for Romania.
Thanks.
by Krzysztof
The World Cup is slowly coming, and we are starting right now, I will try to introduce each of you to the World Cup participants!
I invite you to read.
We start with Group B
World Cup - Group B
petru
National Coach:
România
Hello everyone!
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1- Romania has no emotions in qualifying for the World Cup. Unfortunately, I only went from 2nd place, but that's not a problem, I tested a lot in this qualifying season.
2. Elections are always a stressful time, did you have any doubts that you would win the election? what in your opinion decided that you became the coach of your national team, what would you like to write now to your fans?
2- I had no emotion that I would not win the election. Our community believes in me and I hope I don't disappoint them. I thank them for their trust.
3. How do you rate your group at the World Cup, write a few words about each of your opponents in your group.
3- Romania has a pretty good team, we can fight from equal to equal with anyone. The opponents in the groups are very good, I can't name who would be more difficult between Greece, Serbia and Holland, they all have good teams and will be interesting duels.
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4- In my opinion, the 4 favorites for the title are: Poland, Turkey, Italy and Romania. All have strong squads and experienced coaches.
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5- Surprises always happen, I think there can be a surprise at this world cup, the national team of Spain.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6- Plus: graphics
Minus: the slowing down of players' training, the decrease in skills from the age of 28 (not normal) and very important, something must be done with injuries, 30 days on a player and you can't use him almost the whole season, not normal.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7- It's a subjective question, but I could nominate the coaches who stood out recently: *trga*, *Gaudin* and *lordchrist*.
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8- Here I will nominate Romanian coaches: vacarul, piciu1 and clau_gool. :)
9. Who will be the World Cup
9- I want it to be Romania.
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10- World title for Romania.
Thanks.
by Krzysztof
drunkenmaster
National Coach:
Hellas
Hello my friend i will speak Generally.First of all the qualification games are hard always there is no easy game.It is big difference between team games and Nt team games.All manager at this game are at top level and they have their style(like me).At my group are resullts are open and thw quualification will play at the last min.Also there are many teams that can win the WC and i cant seperate any teeam(forms of key players will be very important).Every team has strong points and week points.My goal is to qualifie from my group and fight every game(i think and the ohter managers will have the same thought with me)
Now for the game.Firts os all devs must create international tournaments that will make the game more intrested.Also players at old age with experience must be able to become top coaches.It could be great to create medical centers wih doctors etc.for the injuries .Also ath the begguning of the season manager will have the choice what goals has with his team and sponsors will pay more or less.Of course it is obvious that you must help new users
I wish good luck to every team
Thanks
by Krzysztof
National Coach:
Hellas
Hello my friend i will speak Generally.First of all the qualification games are hard always there is no easy game.It is big difference between team games and Nt team games.All manager at this game are at top level and they have their style(like me).At my group are resullts are open and thw quualification will play at the last min.Also there are many teams that can win the WC and i cant seperate any teeam(forms of key players will be very important).Every team has strong points and week points.My goal is to qualifie from my group and fight every game(i think and the ohter managers will have the same thought with me)
Now for the game.Firts os all devs must create international tournaments that will make the game more intrested.Also players at old age with experience must be able to become top coaches.It could be great to create medical centers wih doctors etc.for the injuries .Also ath the begguning of the season manager will have the choice what goals has with his team and sponsors will pay more or less.Of course it is obvious that you must help new users
I wish good luck to every team
Thanks
by Krzysztof
World Cup - Group D
borkos007
National Coach:
Deutschland
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1- There was no history in the qualifiers, but I was surprised by Cuba and congratulated their coach choke, he was the first NT coach who didn't lose with my Germany, Cuba played two very good games, they can be a black horse of the tournament.
2. Elections are always a stressful time, did you have any doubts that you would win the election? what in your opinion decided that you became the coach of your national team, what would you like to write now to your fans?
2- There were no doubts because there were not other real candidates. I'm glad that German community decided to give me a chance with their players, I hope they will be satisfied with the World Cup.
3. How do you rate your group at the World Cup, write a few words about each of your opponents in your group.
3- Very strong group where every team can go through, so there should be many emotions.
Spain is the toughest opponent on paper, so it can go every way.
For me the most important is probably game number 2 against Uruguay, because if Germany fails in that game, then it will probably mean no qualification to next round. And Uruguay managed to beat Poland, so they have to be taken seriously.
As for Osterreich we played 2 seasons ago and Germany won, but the past doesn't matter, it will be a totally different game, especially since both teams changed during those 2 seasons.
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4- Poland as always because it's the strongest NT.
Other than that there's no point in speculation, for example Romania is very strong, but has a terrible group because they were drawn from 3rd pot.
Except for Poland, Romania, maybe Brazil the level of NTs is very close and there are ~20 NTs capable of playing for 80 or more. And when teams playing for 80 meet then any result is possible so I don't see any favourites except for Poland.
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5- I don't know most teams, from those I have played against Serbia is definitely a strong NT with great coach, but I don't think they would be a sensation. From the less obvious choices I think Cuba can have a great World Cup.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6- I don't expect nothing anymore, I think that even though they had some good ideas, in most cases they messed up and their idea for sokker is not good. They are concentrating only on making playing harder and less enjoyable for many groups of users, they do nothing to improve the fun from game.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7- I appreciate the work of cometer and Achmid for Australian community because I feel "connected" with them, since it was my first National Team and I'm following their forum and NTs since 15+ years.
I can also praise lordchris (FC Nova) who won the Champions Cup last season and trained amazing players for German NT, great user both in results and training.
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8- It's too broad question to answer. Some are great at making money, some are great tacticians, some are great club strategists, some are great NT coaches.
9. Who will be the World Cup
9- No idea, it's a very random tournament in a random game. I can point to 3 teams and 2 will lose in 1/8 and 1 won't go out of their group.
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10- To perform well and play good football. My Germany was very offensive from the start and I managed a rundown of 21 or 22 wins in a row. If the World Cup took part last season, I would aim for a medal. Now I want to get out of group and then we will see how it goes.
Unfortunately during last season many players got weaker due to age, others lost their form, many got injured. There are certain positions that I have problems with and have to work around them, but most coaches have their issues except for Poland and maybe 2-3 other NTs.
Thank you :-)
by Krzysztof
borkos007
National Coach:
Deutschland
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1- There was no history in the qualifiers, but I was surprised by Cuba and congratulated their coach choke, he was the first NT coach who didn't lose with my Germany, Cuba played two very good games, they can be a black horse of the tournament.
2. Elections are always a stressful time, did you have any doubts that you would win the election? what in your opinion decided that you became the coach of your national team, what would you like to write now to your fans?
2- There were no doubts because there were not other real candidates. I'm glad that German community decided to give me a chance with their players, I hope they will be satisfied with the World Cup.
3. How do you rate your group at the World Cup, write a few words about each of your opponents in your group.
3- Very strong group where every team can go through, so there should be many emotions.
Spain is the toughest opponent on paper, so it can go every way.
For me the most important is probably game number 2 against Uruguay, because if Germany fails in that game, then it will probably mean no qualification to next round. And Uruguay managed to beat Poland, so they have to be taken seriously.
As for Osterreich we played 2 seasons ago and Germany won, but the past doesn't matter, it will be a totally different game, especially since both teams changed during those 2 seasons.
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4- Poland as always because it's the strongest NT.
Other than that there's no point in speculation, for example Romania is very strong, but has a terrible group because they were drawn from 3rd pot.
Except for Poland, Romania, maybe Brazil the level of NTs is very close and there are ~20 NTs capable of playing for 80 or more. And when teams playing for 80 meet then any result is possible so I don't see any favourites except for Poland.
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5- I don't know most teams, from those I have played against Serbia is definitely a strong NT with great coach, but I don't think they would be a sensation. From the less obvious choices I think Cuba can have a great World Cup.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6- I don't expect nothing anymore, I think that even though they had some good ideas, in most cases they messed up and their idea for sokker is not good. They are concentrating only on making playing harder and less enjoyable for many groups of users, they do nothing to improve the fun from game.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7- I appreciate the work of cometer and Achmid for Australian community because I feel "connected" with them, since it was my first National Team and I'm following their forum and NTs since 15+ years.
I can also praise lordchris (FC Nova) who won the Champions Cup last season and trained amazing players for German NT, great user both in results and training.
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8- It's too broad question to answer. Some are great at making money, some are great tacticians, some are great club strategists, some are great NT coaches.
9. Who will be the World Cup
9- No idea, it's a very random tournament in a random game. I can point to 3 teams and 2 will lose in 1/8 and 1 won't go out of their group.
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10- To perform well and play good football. My Germany was very offensive from the start and I managed a rundown of 21 or 22 wins in a row. If the World Cup took part last season, I would aim for a medal. Now I want to get out of group and then we will see how it goes.
Unfortunately during last season many players got weaker due to age, others lost their form, many got injured. There are certain positions that I have problems with and have to work around them, but most coaches have their issues except for Poland and maybe 2-3 other NTs.
Thank you :-)
by Krzysztof
World Cup - Group H
Diego Batera
National Coach:
Brasil
1. Tell us, remind us what it was like fighting for qualification for the World Cup, thanks to which your team is in the World Cup.
1- The qualifiers for Brazil weren't the easiest, we qualified in second place, one point ahead of Bolivia.
2. Elections are always a stressful time. Did you have any doubts that you would win the election? What, in your opinion, decided that you would become the coach of your national team?
2- I've reshuffled my entire team and I'm going to have some downtime at Sokker, so I've decided to enter the race for the head coach of my country's national team.
My opponent in the election is an experienced coach and had already been in charge for three seasons.
I believe that the Brazilian community saw potential in me and decided (with almost twice as many votes as the former coach) that I could continue with the NT at the World Cup.
I hope I can give them back all their faith in me.
3. How do you rate your team at the World Cup? Write a few words about each of the opponents in your group.
3- Most of the teams coming into the World Cup have good potential. So I can't imagine an easy life for anyone.
Brazil's group is well balanced, with Colombia (first place in Brazil's qualifying group), Magyarország and Chile. They are all good teams with a
good potential.
Name four teams that will be fighting for gold and give your reasons.
I'd say Polska, who always come in as favorites, Hrvatska, the defending champions, maybe Türkiye, and hopefully Brazil. :)
Name 3 game managers you like or think are doing a good job in the sokker game :)
I really like the work of rbazarella, gordo. and vingador_ht.
They're experienced coaches and it's always hard to beat them.
Who will win the World Cup?
I hope Brazil!
What is your goal in the current World Cup?
The main goal is to be in the final and win the championship, that's the focus.
But reaching the semi-final is something to be proud of too.
Thank you : )
by Krzysztof
(edited)
Diego Batera
National Coach:
Brasil
1. Tell us, remind us what it was like fighting for qualification for the World Cup, thanks to which your team is in the World Cup.
1- The qualifiers for Brazil weren't the easiest, we qualified in second place, one point ahead of Bolivia.
2. Elections are always a stressful time. Did you have any doubts that you would win the election? What, in your opinion, decided that you would become the coach of your national team?
2- I've reshuffled my entire team and I'm going to have some downtime at Sokker, so I've decided to enter the race for the head coach of my country's national team.
My opponent in the election is an experienced coach and had already been in charge for three seasons.
I believe that the Brazilian community saw potential in me and decided (with almost twice as many votes as the former coach) that I could continue with the NT at the World Cup.
I hope I can give them back all their faith in me.
3. How do you rate your team at the World Cup? Write a few words about each of the opponents in your group.
3- Most of the teams coming into the World Cup have good potential. So I can't imagine an easy life for anyone.
Brazil's group is well balanced, with Colombia (first place in Brazil's qualifying group), Magyarország and Chile. They are all good teams with a
good potential.
Name four teams that will be fighting for gold and give your reasons.
I'd say Polska, who always come in as favorites, Hrvatska, the defending champions, maybe Türkiye, and hopefully Brazil. :)
Name 3 game managers you like or think are doing a good job in the sokker game :)
I really like the work of rbazarella, gordo. and vingador_ht.
They're experienced coaches and it's always hard to beat them.
Who will win the World Cup?
I hope Brazil!
What is your goal in the current World Cup?
The main goal is to be in the final and win the championship, that's the focus.
But reaching the semi-final is something to be proud of too.
Thank you : )
by Krzysztof
(edited)
Thank you, Diego. I wish you good luck in the World Cup.
Bra(s)zil \o/
Bra(s)zil \o/
World Cup - Group C
snnikolov36
National Coach:
Česká republika
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1- It was very hard. We lost first match and after that i make big mistake in tactics against Israel and we lost and second match. After that we take other 8 matches and we qualify for WC.
2. Elections are always a stressful time. Did you have any doubts that you would win the election? What, in your opinion, decided that you would become the coach of your national team?
2- I dont have problems with elections. Our community trust me and we have only one idea to win WC :).
3. How do you rate your team at the World Cup? Write a few words about each of the opponents in your group.
3- We are in very difficult group. All teams have equal chances to pass the group
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4- Everyone will fight for gold :). Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Venezuela and Poland
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5- Venezuela they have very strong players and for first time in last seasons they have great coach.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6- We talk this topic so much but owners do that they want.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7- I dont have so much observations so i can say sviktorov, bravehearth and kiksan40
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8- Sviktorov, Kiksan4o, Bravehearth and Rivelinho
9. Who will be the World Cup
9- Bulgaria or Czech Republic
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10. We doesn't have strong team now ad will be hard for us. I hope to take a medal from WC. Our young players aren't ready for this WC and our old players become weaker every week.
Regards :)
by Krzysztof
snnikolov36
National Coach:
Česká republika
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1- It was very hard. We lost first match and after that i make big mistake in tactics against Israel and we lost and second match. After that we take other 8 matches and we qualify for WC.
2. Elections are always a stressful time. Did you have any doubts that you would win the election? What, in your opinion, decided that you would become the coach of your national team?
2- I dont have problems with elections. Our community trust me and we have only one idea to win WC :).
3. How do you rate your team at the World Cup? Write a few words about each of the opponents in your group.
3- We are in very difficult group. All teams have equal chances to pass the group
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4- Everyone will fight for gold :). Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Venezuela and Poland
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5- Venezuela they have very strong players and for first time in last seasons they have great coach.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6- We talk this topic so much but owners do that they want.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7- I dont have so much observations so i can say sviktorov, bravehearth and kiksan40
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8- Sviktorov, Kiksan4o, Bravehearth and Rivelinho
9. Who will be the World Cup
9- Bulgaria or Czech Republic
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10. We doesn't have strong team now ad will be hard for us. I hope to take a medal from WC. Our young players aren't ready for this WC and our old players become weaker every week.
Regards :)
by Krzysztof
World Cup - Group A
theKarsten
National Coach:
Suomi
Hello my friend! Here’s some answers:
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1- We had rather strong qualificatiers, started off with five straight wins. Lost to Portugal despite dominating the game but had nice wins again against the lower pot teams so we had secured the place in World Cup after 8 rounds. Lost to Slovakia in the last game where both of us had no stake as we had secured the 1st place and they the 2nd place.
2. Elections are always a stressful time, did you have any doubts that you would win the election? what in your opinion decided that you became the coach of your national team, what would you like to write now to your fans?
2- The biggest problem for me was to notice that the elections were on. Thanks to you, I remembered to set myself as a candidate.. :D Obviously I wanted to continue as these stints always are two seasons, first the appetizers and then the main course on the second season. Hopefully it will be a long and delicious dinner this time! To my fans I’d like to quote the greatest philosopher in Finland ever: “Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing!”
3. How do you rate your group at the World Cup, write a few words about each of your opponents in your group.
3- It’s a strong group, once again I’m playing against only European teams. Poland is obviously the biggest favourite of the group, they can field 11 players with value over 3 million euros. We are at least 500k below in average value which is a light year in terms of quality. England and Denmark are both small nations like we are. England had strong qualifiers with no losses. Denmark is a lot stronger than their ranking would indicate and they secured the spot in the bright lights ahead of Eesti. Will be very interesting!
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4- Polska, best material. Romania, second best material. Argentina has been impressive lately and have a chance for a medal for sure. 4th candidate is Germany who also have insanely strong squad and their coach has a license to kill. All the reasonable conversation in the forum, to be exact. ;)
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5- Hopefully Finland. Even though we have gotten many medals, winning one now would be a sensation. And that is my aim.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6- I like the new training system a lot. Shorter season and more games.. I don’t know. I kind of liked the old slow paced system but I get the point in that change. Coaches retiring has arisen a lot of debate but I guess it was about the time, my youngest one was 91yo and the oldest were above 110yo, R.I.P. for those dudes. I think I forgot some of the changes, it’s too early in the morning and I’ve only had one cup of coffee..
Biggest problem is the lack of communication. Also prioritization is not optimal in my opinion. Youth system should be changed, too old players coming in with too low levels and too many weeks. And high level youths shouldn’t come with tragic pace, it’s mental. Injuries is a big debate and in my opinion they are still too frequent and too long. But the most critical point when concerning national teams of especially small nations like us is to adjust the youth system to the shorter seasons and to make it to some extent more equal, as it’s nowadays based on purely luck.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7- I like managers who put a lot of time and effort for the community. In global NT-level it means yourself due to these topics during World Cups and sviktorov for organizing all the extra competitions on behalf of the developers. I salute you both! From Finnish community I’d like to show my gratitude to westbrom, he has been keeping statistics on several things for years and years and they are always a joy to read. Thanks to all the above mentioned and thanks to everybody who spend their time to make this a bit more enjoyable for the others!
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8- I don’t follow CCC as I’m too shit to participate in it and I don’t remember the NT coaches who have won something (apart from trga cause he won’t allow us to forger that he is the supreme spammer), so it’s hard for me to set a rank. Thus I say the “Finnish” legends; westbrom (U21 champion), Tolis 6520 and Vikingo67 (World Champions) and Korppi who is the oldest and crumpiest manager in Suomi community.
9. Who will be the World Cup
9- I will be the World Cup!
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10- First to be top two in our group and then at least two wins after that.
Kiitos paljon Karstenille rehellisestä keskustelusta :)
by Krzysztof
theKarsten
National Coach:
Suomi
Hello my friend! Here’s some answers:
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1- We had rather strong qualificatiers, started off with five straight wins. Lost to Portugal despite dominating the game but had nice wins again against the lower pot teams so we had secured the place in World Cup after 8 rounds. Lost to Slovakia in the last game where both of us had no stake as we had secured the 1st place and they the 2nd place.
2. Elections are always a stressful time, did you have any doubts that you would win the election? what in your opinion decided that you became the coach of your national team, what would you like to write now to your fans?
2- The biggest problem for me was to notice that the elections were on. Thanks to you, I remembered to set myself as a candidate.. :D Obviously I wanted to continue as these stints always are two seasons, first the appetizers and then the main course on the second season. Hopefully it will be a long and delicious dinner this time! To my fans I’d like to quote the greatest philosopher in Finland ever: “Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing!”
3. How do you rate your group at the World Cup, write a few words about each of your opponents in your group.
3- It’s a strong group, once again I’m playing against only European teams. Poland is obviously the biggest favourite of the group, they can field 11 players with value over 3 million euros. We are at least 500k below in average value which is a light year in terms of quality. England and Denmark are both small nations like we are. England had strong qualifiers with no losses. Denmark is a lot stronger than their ranking would indicate and they secured the spot in the bright lights ahead of Eesti. Will be very interesting!
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4- Polska, best material. Romania, second best material. Argentina has been impressive lately and have a chance for a medal for sure. 4th candidate is Germany who also have insanely strong squad and their coach has a license to kill. All the reasonable conversation in the forum, to be exact. ;)
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5- Hopefully Finland. Even though we have gotten many medals, winning one now would be a sensation. And that is my aim.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6- I like the new training system a lot. Shorter season and more games.. I don’t know. I kind of liked the old slow paced system but I get the point in that change. Coaches retiring has arisen a lot of debate but I guess it was about the time, my youngest one was 91yo and the oldest were above 110yo, R.I.P. for those dudes. I think I forgot some of the changes, it’s too early in the morning and I’ve only had one cup of coffee..
Biggest problem is the lack of communication. Also prioritization is not optimal in my opinion. Youth system should be changed, too old players coming in with too low levels and too many weeks. And high level youths shouldn’t come with tragic pace, it’s mental. Injuries is a big debate and in my opinion they are still too frequent and too long. But the most critical point when concerning national teams of especially small nations like us is to adjust the youth system to the shorter seasons and to make it to some extent more equal, as it’s nowadays based on purely luck.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7- I like managers who put a lot of time and effort for the community. In global NT-level it means yourself due to these topics during World Cups and sviktorov for organizing all the extra competitions on behalf of the developers. I salute you both! From Finnish community I’d like to show my gratitude to westbrom, he has been keeping statistics on several things for years and years and they are always a joy to read. Thanks to all the above mentioned and thanks to everybody who spend their time to make this a bit more enjoyable for the others!
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8- I don’t follow CCC as I’m too shit to participate in it and I don’t remember the NT coaches who have won something (apart from trga cause he won’t allow us to forger that he is the supreme spammer), so it’s hard for me to set a rank. Thus I say the “Finnish” legends; westbrom (U21 champion), Tolis 6520 and Vikingo67 (World Champions) and Korppi who is the oldest and crumpiest manager in Suomi community.
9. Who will be the World Cup
9- I will be the World Cup!
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10- First to be top two in our group and then at least two wins after that.
Kiitos paljon Karstenille rehellisestä keskustelusta :)
by Krzysztof
World Cup - Group G
ringhio
National Coach:
Schweiz
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1 - at a certain point it was a sleepy, especially when you play against weak teams. There, I took chances to use future stars in order to help them to increase their experience and new tactical approaches during the friendlies. But the defeat against USA woke us up with a slap in the face!
2. Elections are always a stressful time, did you have any doubts that you would win the election? what in your opinion decided that you became the coach of your national team, what would you like to write now to your fans?
2 - I never had any doubt to win these elections, the result was good and I'm thankful to the Swiss community because their strong support make me quiet and clear with the decisions. Like the supporters on fire in the stadium, they're the 12th man in the field. I found a little and high quality community. That's my praise to them. They deserve it.
3. How do you rate your group at the World Cup, write a few words about each of your opponents in your group.
3 - It's the second hardest group. Nothing is easy at this point, but being with France, Italy and Peru make the qualification harder than the average. We've got a 50% of chance to be qualified. France is leaded by Antos, long experienced manager, twice manager of Poland. I'm proud to know Pavoniana personally, coach of Italy, we live close each other and sometimes we came out for a beer. I can say that he has a health and football passion and preparation higher than the average. I don't know Overmind, coach of Peru, but I would not feel his sensation to being in a group like this.
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4 - Thanks to the last game improvements, the game has become more challenging. The same is for NT and honestly it's hard to say. I could say Romania, Germany, Poland, Brasil. They're national team with a large and strong selections. Simply but strong justification.
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5 - My best congrats goes to Cinek, manager of Saudi Arabia, qualified for the world cup. This is a big and surprising result.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6 - First of all, I appreciate almost every change of the staff and I invite to continue to improve the game, even slowly but without stop. I would like that NT friendlies would come back to count as a regular match but with better advantage of the playing player. I always wished that experience would count more and not only in the defense tackle or positioning. Both things are connected. What I would say to the staff? To be open to the community help and expertise. And to care more about the transition times during the new features implementations.
My dream is that they develop an interface usable from mobile, maybe as a app. I would like to modify tactics from mobile and a mobile app could bring a lot of casual users and a part of them could become permanent user. We don't have to forget that the most % of the videogame industry is on mobile devices.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7 - I'm still impressed by the sviktorov's perfomance with Scotland in the previous seasons. Then, I would like to mention Lipa91 for winning the last Polish Ekstraklasa. We had a fair attitude with the NT player requests and management. He owns a Swiss striker, the strongest one. I really appreciate it and I say a public thanks to him.
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8 - I can't say, I would offend a lot of good managers :D
9. Who will be the World Cup
9 - I can't say. So.... Switzerland :D :D :D (let's go do superstitious rites)
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10- Accordingly to the previous question... Passing the group stage will be a successful goal, considering the team that it has made up.
Thank you
by Krzysztof
ringhio
National Coach:
Schweiz
1. Tell us, remind us what the fight for promotion to the World Cup looked like, thanks to which your National Team is at the World Cup.
1 - at a certain point it was a sleepy, especially when you play against weak teams. There, I took chances to use future stars in order to help them to increase their experience and new tactical approaches during the friendlies. But the defeat against USA woke us up with a slap in the face!
2. Elections are always a stressful time, did you have any doubts that you would win the election? what in your opinion decided that you became the coach of your national team, what would you like to write now to your fans?
2 - I never had any doubt to win these elections, the result was good and I'm thankful to the Swiss community because their strong support make me quiet and clear with the decisions. Like the supporters on fire in the stadium, they're the 12th man in the field. I found a little and high quality community. That's my praise to them. They deserve it.
3. How do you rate your group at the World Cup, write a few words about each of your opponents in your group.
3 - It's the second hardest group. Nothing is easy at this point, but being with France, Italy and Peru make the qualification harder than the average. We've got a 50% of chance to be qualified. France is leaded by Antos, long experienced manager, twice manager of Poland. I'm proud to know Pavoniana personally, coach of Italy, we live close each other and sometimes we came out for a beer. I can say that he has a health and football passion and preparation higher than the average. I don't know Overmind, coach of Peru, but I would not feel his sensation to being in a group like this.
4. Please name 4 teams that will fight for gold, justify it.
4 - Thanks to the last game improvements, the game has become more challenging. The same is for NT and honestly it's hard to say. I could say Romania, Germany, Poland, Brasil. They're national team with a large and strong selections. Simply but strong justification.
5. Which national team will be the biggest sensation of the World Cup, on the plus side.
5 - My best congrats goes to Cinek, manager of Saudi Arabia, qualified for the world cup. This is a big and surprising result.
6. In your opinion, what in our game sokker changed for the better, and what unfortunately for the minus? How do you evaluate the work of the owners of the game? What would you advise them? What is important to change in this game, what needs to be changed quickly to make the game more enjoyable? What do you expect from > changes?
6 - First of all, I appreciate almost every change of the staff and I invite to continue to improve the game, even slowly but without stop. I would like that NT friendlies would come back to count as a regular match but with better advantage of the playing player. I always wished that experience would count more and not only in the defense tackle or positioning. Both things are connected. What I would say to the staff? To be open to the community help and expertise. And to care more about the transition times during the new features implementations.
My dream is that they develop an interface usable from mobile, maybe as a app. I would like to modify tactics from mobile and a mobile app could bring a lot of casual users and a part of them could become permanent user. We don't have to forget that the most % of the videogame industry is on mobile devices.
7. Name 3 game managers that you like or think are doing a good job in the game sokker :)
7 - I'm still impressed by the sviktorov's perfomance with Scotland in the previous seasons. Then, I would like to mention Lipa91 for winning the last Polish Ekstraklasa. We had a fair attitude with the NT player requests and management. He owns a Swiss striker, the strongest one. I really appreciate it and I say a public thanks to him.
8. Name 3 Managers who you think are the best in this game :)
8 - I can't say, I would offend a lot of good managers :D
9. Who will be the World Cup
9 - I can't say. So.... Switzerland :D :D :D (let's go do superstitious rites)
10. What is your goal in the current World Cup
10- Accordingly to the previous question... Passing the group stage will be a successful goal, considering the team that it has made up.
Thank you
by Krzysztof
Thank you, Diego. I wish you good luck in the World Cup.
Bra(s)zil \o/
Thanks my friend!
Thanks to you too, Krzysztof!
It's really nice to get to know the coaches' thoughts.
Bra(s)zil \o/
Thanks my friend!
Thanks to you too, Krzysztof!
It's really nice to get to know the coaches' thoughts.
Ok, thank you too, the work is ongoing, tomorrow I will post some more interesting interviews, today I'm fighting the flu.
I wont give interview due to stress... Hope all competitors at WC good luck...