(READ THIS FIRST: THIS IS THE AWARD FOR PLAYERS OF FFS EURO 2012 ONLY AND DOES NOT INCLUDE PEOPLE FROM THE FRIENDLY WORLD CUP! THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE AWARD FOR THAT. THANK YOU.)
In a week when much maligned, managerless strikers (Bendtner, Torres, Carroll) scored and only 4 clensheets occured, this Matchday’s bravest successful selections hailed from the midfield. Courageous picks such as Coentrao and Welbeck weren’t too far away in the end, but the expected superiority of their sides over their opposition ultimately held them back.
I judged the award by the rules posted here.
To recap:
A “successful gamble” is defined as a single player choice that returns an unexpectedly high number of points. The awards will be given on these criteria:
- Underappreciation
- Overachievement
- Underdog team
- Captaincy
Honourable Mentions - A couple of decisions which were worthy of note if not the award:
- ENR and last week’s winner, Ginkapo, both chose popular Italian playmaker, Pirlo, but followed it up by handing him the captain’s armband. The midfield maestro lived up to their expectations and brought home 8 points with his deftly executed freekick.
-Ginkapo showed real steel, backing Krohn-Dehli to deliver for a second week in a row. His 5 point haul validated Ginkapo’s decision and earned his manager his second honourable mention of this Matchday.
And now for the winner:
Only 2 people saw the potential of the Polish captain against Matchday 1′s rampaging Russians. Only 1 of those showed the valour to hand the armband to Kuba and he was rewarded by a sweet left shot into the Russian net. This courageous owner then turned down the option of switching to favourites such as Robben, Iniesta and Ribery.. This pick ticks all of the boxes and it is my pleasure to announce that this week’s “Order of Extreme Valour” Award winner is the one and only Mark.
Sincere thanks to all managers who had a valiant go and tried to be original this Matchday. I would also like to move to quash any rumours that an offer of free FFS membership for next season in anyway influenced my decision. There has been no such offer ( although one would be appreciated ).
Stay tuned for our Day 1 Report and preview of Day 2!
In a week when much maligned, managerless strikers (Bendtner, Torres, Carroll) scored and only 4 clensheets occured, this Matchday’s bravest successful selections hailed from the midfield. Courageous picks such as Coentrao and Welbeck weren’t too far away in the end, but the expected superiority of their sides over their opposition ultimately held them back.
I judged the award by the rules posted here.
To recap:
A “successful gamble” is defined as a single player choice that returns an unexpectedly high number of points. The awards will be given on these criteria:
- Underappreciation
- Overachievement
- Underdog team
- Captaincy
Honourable Mentions - A couple of decisions which were worthy of note if not the award:
- ENR and last week’s winner, Ginkapo, both chose popular Italian playmaker, Pirlo, but followed it up by handing him the captain’s armband. The midfield maestro lived up to their expectations and brought home 8 points with his deftly executed freekick.
-Ginkapo showed real steel, backing Krohn-Dehli to deliver for a second week in a row. His 5 point haul validated Ginkapo’s decision and earned his manager his second honourable mention of this Matchday.
And now for the winner:
Only 2 people saw the potential of the Polish captain against Matchday 1′s rampaging Russians. Only 1 of those showed the valour to hand the armband to Kuba and he was rewarded by a sweet left shot into the Russian net. This courageous owner then turned down the option of switching to favourites such as Robben, Iniesta and Ribery.. This pick ticks all of the boxes and it is my pleasure to announce that this week’s “Order of Extreme Valour” Award winner is the one and only Mark.
Sincere thanks to all managers who had a valiant go and tried to be original this Matchday. I would also like to move to quash any rumours that an offer of free FFS membership for next season in anyway influenced my decision. There has been no such offer ( although one would be appreciated ).
Stay tuned for our Day 1 Report and preview of Day 2!
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