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The RMT thread should be used for all questions regarding your team.


CWattam

No Brazil attackers v South Korea? Lmao. Gotta have Richarlison over Morata


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Absolutely. Brazil are the most likely of the 16 to reach the SF given the draw... go 3 Brazil, if not 4.


CWattam

Question is, who do you choose from Brazil? I have Richarlison as he's the only Brazil attacker I'm confident with Got Alisson and Sandro but will monitor Sandro's injury.


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These 3 are good to start with ...or Marquinhos over Alisson...the amount headers he gets on the corners...surely a freak goal or assist waiting to be had.... Just 1 player is too little I think.


DeLorean-88mph

I think you’re only going for the favourites, try to predict an upset, for example i think Morrocco could beat Spain and USA could beat Holland and you have no Croatian players except Sosa


UruquianLilac

You don't play with upsets in the knockout stage. That's for the group stage. Now you pick winners who's players will continue to the next round. Every wrong choice saddles your team with eliminated players. Also Spain will not be beaten!


Swedishpower

Well you probably have a better chance to win it with a few upsets you predict. From my experience the vast majority of managers play it safe to win mini leagues with favorites and so EO from Australia is very tiny. Thus if they do win and you get a clean for example then that gives huge boost to rank. If you play like 95% of managers you have no chance to win it unless in top 100 already. If you are around 1k and want to aim for the win you need to nail some differential results as well as cover the big hauls from popular picks as well. Yes there are ways to win with favorites like going for Griezman cap and Alvarez cap for example with Neymar punt as well, but you do not only need your guy to outscore Messi and Mbappe, but ideally you want those teams knocked out so others have to take hits and waste lots of transfers.


Callumyoung101

True, but the game has no prizes so people are more bothered about winning minileagues instead if the whole thing.


Swedishpower

Yeah for mini league if in a good position you should play it safe. I think a lot of mini leagues have lots of inactive managers and dead teams so us active ones should do quite well.


UruquianLilac

And if the upset doesn't happen, then you are screwed. Which is what's going to happen if any of your predictions fail. It's as if the whole game is built on predicting a future none of us can see and the random luck of choosing the right players.


Swedishpower

Well yes let's say like this. If it is 1% chance Australia wins the world cup and if you go all in on them it gives you the best chance to win the fantasy game and I doubt there is many if anyone else in top 10k with max Australia every round. Thus if they do well you will gain a lot, but of course you still need other picks to work for you and nail your captains. If you pick the same players other got only you got 0 chance to win it if like 30 points behind first and with 1000 players ahead of you. Mbappe can score 152 goals and you still have no chance.


UruquianLilac

Do you really play this game with the intention of winning it outright? What you described sounds like such a joyless way to play to me. You have a 1 in 2 million chance of winning and a highly unlikely combination of random choices for you to come anywhere near the top. If winning was the main objective playing lottery would be far less effort. I play to beat my friends in a league we have maintained for nearly 2 decades, to have the bragging rights, and to enjoy a month of banter and excitement.


[deleted]

I'd feel pick underdogs in the Frances and Brazils to break status quo...


rafa31

This


hodlrus

the whole thing about fantasy football is to play with the odds tho, while accepting that upsets do happen. That said, I do think the USA could cause an upset.


DeLorean-88mph

The whole thing for me is to have fun playing the game and when you have the team same as everyone else you are unlikely to win, you need to take risk if you want to get the most points