Asunto: National Team U21

I’m going to have to lift my game. Only one Chelsea player across those squads.

Good to see that tactic worked well against a lower ranked side.

Great read, very interesting.

Thanks for all the in depth analysis.

Hey mate - Not sure where Dustin Hodge sits in the pecking order but I noticed that he's just been bought by Portland Juniors FC. I don't recall his skill distribution off hand when he came out of my youth school but he had a talent of 3.2 so if he has potential it might be worth sorting out his training plans.

And as a side note, his sale history:
date from: to: price (value)
2022-01-16 Long Riders to Portland Juniors FC 162 000 AU$ (473 200 AU$)
2020-12-02 Chelsea.F.C to Long Riders 5 179 968 AU$ (50 400 AU$)

Big hit to the balance sheet for Long Riders!!

Yeah I wonder if he was actually trained. I know at the time you were selling, once he hit $4M I was out, but I talked to both the bidders who were smashing the bid button, and both trained MIDs.

These were his skills when sold by yourself.

Dustin Hodge, age: 16
club: Chelsea.F.C, country: Australia
value: 49 200 AU$
wage: 1 000 AU$
height: 183 cm, weight: 74.3 kg, BMI: 22.19

unsatisfactory [2] stamina tragic [0] keeper
average [5] pace hopeless [1] defender
average [5] technique average [5] playmaker
average [5] passing average [5] striker

Given his value he has certainly got some training. Just depends how effective it has been. Would be interesting to see his skills now.

I don't have updated skills, but I do keep an eye on the TL and add any promising ones to my spreadsheet (which means he is not very promising, so probably didn't receive effective training).

I do know there was one guy who had like adequate/good mid skills, but incredible pace, so completely useless, maybe that was him

11 - 0
13 - 3
6 - 7
7 - 6

And maxed up stamina. What a shame he end like this. Could've been a top star right now with that talent.

he could be a perfect offensive wing, those kind of players that reach opposite goalie, plus I have said many times the importance of training a good wing for Australian NT :(

Just letting you know, haven't gone AWOL, just noone worth playing to maintain our rank which currently puts us in the 3rd basket for next seasons WC.

Tried sending out a bunch of invites on Saturday night, but they all accepted other peoples offers

They're running scared !! :0

Rory Groom, age: 19
club: Melbourne Mongrels, country: Australia
value : 288 400 AU$ wage: 2 680 AU$
magical form solid tactical discipline
height: 177 cm, weight: 81 kg, BMI: 25.85

good stamina hopeless keeper
excellent pace excellent defender
adequate technique solid playmaker
average passing unsatisfactory striker

very nice

Well thanks to a crazy result, where Ecuador won 4-1 despite only having 10-8 in shots, and we only got 4 goals against Tunis despite having 4 shots, we will likely miss out on the 3rd pot for the next WCQ by all of 2 pts.

That difference is the difference of just 1 goal. Sokker really does like to screw us over

argh! That is rough!