Thursday 11 December 2008

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 this 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 Real Madrid 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 four hours before the start of the game, in this case: until 4:45 pm barcelona time.

If you give your line-up before Guardiola announes his match list (or if all the available players or 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 fifteenth time this game is organized.






Table

2
Henry

1.5
jepoy
temeldinho
vj

1
Severian
Zeli
granche
jerryprez
GrandeMessi
Maximus
Hung
FCBFan
Koyya
Barcik
Nikola
mario ch
Davor
Kiki
westinho
Jamrock
Söderström
ElDuroDeFCB

0.5
Dan R
James
younes
Bonton
FCBFan
semko
Louis
Tobogan

64 comments:

Anonymous said...

-----------valdes----------
alves--puyol--marquez--abidal
------------yaya-------------
-------xavi------keita-------
---messi-------------henry---
------------eto'o------------

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves Marquez Puyol Abidal
Xavi Yaya Guddy
Messi Eto'o Henry

Anonymous said...

-----------Valdés----------
Alves--Puyol--Márquez--Abidal
------------Yaya-------------
-------Xavi------Guddy-------
---Messi-------------Henry---
------------Eto'o------------

Pep why don´t you ever play the game ? ;)

Anonymous said...

--------------------VV

---Alves----Marquez----Puyol--Abidal

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

---------Xavi------------Keita

---Messi-------Eto'o-----Henry

Anonymous said...

Valdez

Alves-Puyol-Marquez-Abidal

Yaya - Busquets

Xavi

Messi- -Henry
Eto'o

Dan R said...

----------Valdes----------
Alves--Marquez--Puyol--Abidal
----------YAYA-----------
-----Xavi--------Keita---
--Etoo----Messi----Henry

Tecolote said...

Valdes
Alves---Puyol----Pique---Abidal
Busquets
Xavi----------Keita
Messi------Eto'o----Henry

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves-Marquez-Puyol-Abidal
Xavi-Toure-GOLjohnsen
Messi-Etoo-Henry

Dan R said...

im gonna change my mind to
----------Valdes----------
Alves--Marquez--Puyol--Abidal
----------YAYA-----------
-----Xavi--------GUDDY---
--Etoo----Messi----Henry


guddy played good recently

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves,Marquez,Puyol,Abidal
Xavi,Toure,Busquets
Messi,Eto'o,Henry

Anonymous said...

---------valdes----------
alves--puyol--marquez--abidal
------------yaya-------------
-------xavi------iniesta-------
---messi-------------henry---
------------eto'o------------

Anonymous said...

This is actually the first line=up am bold enough to predict.
-----------------Valdes--------------

Alves-----Marquez-----Puyol----Abidal

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

---------Xavi----------Gudjohson-----

Messi----------Eto-------------Henry

Anonymous said...

Víctor Valdés
Alves, Márquez, Puyol, Abidal;
Yaya, Xavi, Gudjohnsen;
Messi, Eto'o, Henry

Hi Pep, Plz change my "anonymous" name "Jerry" on the table (i've got 1p) to jerryprez, as I did saw somebody also use blogger.com ID name Jerry already.

Anonymous said...

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

barca nike said...

Valdes
Alves Marquez Puyol Abidal
Toure
Xavi - Guddy
Messi Etoo Henry

Anonymous said...

Valdes

Avles Marquez Pique Puyol

Toure
Xavi Keita

Messi Henry
Etoo

Anonymous said...

hy guys my starting 11 is:
Valdez
Alves Puyol Marquez Cacérés
Xavi Toure Busquets
Messi Eto'o Hleb

Anonymous said...

-----------Valdés----------
Alves--Puyol--Márquez--Abidal
------------Yaya-------------
-------Xavi------Guddy-------
---Messi-------------Henry---
------------Eto'o------------

Anonymous said...

-----------Valdés----------
Alves--Puyol--Márquez--Abidal
------------Yaya-------------
-------Xavi------Guddy-------
---Messi-------------Henry---
------------Eto'o------------

temeldinho said...

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

Etsp said...

-----------valdes----------
alves--puyol--marquez--abidal
------------yaya-------------
-------xavi------keita-------
---messi-------------henry---
------------eto'o------------

Ekar, I went ahead and copied your guess, because I totally agree!

Anonymous said...

Valdés
Alves-Puyol-Márquez-Abidal
Xavi-Touré-Guddy
Messi-Eto'o-Henry

Anonymous said...

Valdés
Alves-Puyol-Márquez-Abidal
Xavi-Touré-Keita
Messi-Eto'o-Henry

But i think maybe Guardiola has another surprise for us....

Anonymous said...

It's Guardiola we're dealing with, I wouldn't be surprised to see Vasquez or Pedro in the lineup. My guess however is:

Valdés
Alves Puyol Márquez Abidal
Yaya
Xavi Guddy
Messi - Eto'o - Henry

Anonymous said...

valdes

Alves marquez Puyol Abidal

Xavi Yaya Toure Busquets

Messi Etoo Henry

Louis said...

valdes
alves, marquez, puyol, abidal
yaya
xavi, gudjohnsen
messi, eto'o, henry

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves Marquez Puyol Abidal
Toure
Xavi - Guddy
Messi Etoo Henry

Anonymous said...

Valdes

Alves-Marquez-Puyol-Abidal

Toure

Xavi-Gudjohson

Messi-Eto'o-Henry

Anonymous said...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Vv~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alves~~Marques~~~Puyol~~Abidal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Giagia~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~Xavi~~~~~~Gudy~~~~~~~
Messi~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Henry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Eto'o~~~~~~~~~~~~

Anonymous said...

--------------VV---------------
-Alves--Puyol---Marquez-Abidal-
--------------Yaya-------------
-------Xavi---------Biscuits---
--Messiah---------------Henry--
--------------Eto'o------------

Anonymous said...

---------------VV------------------
--Alves---Marquez---Puyol----Abidal
---------------Toure---------------
---------Xavi---------Guddy--------
---Messi-------Eto'o--------Henry--

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves-Marquez-Puyol-Abidal
Toure
Xavi-Keita
Messi-Eto'o-Henry

Anonymous said...

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

Hopefully I get it right.

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

valdes
alves, marquez, puyol, abidal
xavi, toure, guddy
messi, eto'o, henry

Ramen said...

-----------Valdes-------------
-Alves--Marquez--Puyol-Abidal-
-----------Toure Yaya---------
--------Xavi------Guddy-------
--Messi-----Eto'o-------Henry-

anik said...

i think the element of suprise has gone down alittle,i mean guardiola had already spoken about slowly shifting to his best XI..i think he has already found it,maybe we will see him use these guys more often from now on.anyways with gurdiola,no matter whoever he plays,there will always be an extra sense of motivation in all of them.finally,i see many of u have already found out guardiola's best XI....

Unknown said...

-Valdés----------
Alves--Puyol--Márquez--Abidal
------------Yaya-------------
-------Xavi------Keita-------
---Messi-------------Henry---
------------Eto'o------------

Anonymous said...

------------Valdes
Alves----Puyol---Marquez---Abidal
-------------Toure----
-------Xavi--------Keita
----Messi----Eto'o---Henry

Anonymous said...

=========Valdes===========
=====Marquez===Puyol======
=Alves=============Abidal=
==========Toure===========
===Xavi========Gudjohnsen=
=Messi==============Henry=
==========Eto'o===========

pep said...

FCBFan:
someone has to stay neutral...

jerryprez:
ok, it's done

Anonymous said...

-----------valdes----------
alves--puyol--marquez--abidal
------------yaya-------------
-------xavi------keita-------
---messi-------------henry---
------------eto'o------------

ponnyKID said...

seriously its between guddy, busquets, and keita left mid... i think everything else is sealed!

barcaboy26 said...

obviously...hope we beat them by a huge margin......long time since we beat them...

Kman said...

-----------valdes----------
alves--marquez--puyol--abidal
------------yaya-------------
-------xavi------hleb-------
---messi-------------henry---
------------eto'o------------

I'd love to see hleb play in midfeild as i think he's better suited for that role.

Anonymous said...

vv
alves marquez puyol abidal
toure
keita
xavi

messi etoo herny

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves - Marquez - Puyol - Abidal
Xavi - Keita - Busquets
Henry - Eto - Messi

Anonymous said...

Valdes

Alves Marquez Puyol Abidal

Xavi Touré Gudjohnsen

Messi Eto'o Henry



Pep just needs one litte surprise (Puyol at left back, Hleb instead of Henry) and no one wins... ;)

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves,Puyol,Marques,Abidal
Toure
Xavi Guddy
Messi,Etoo,Henry

2easy

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves Puyol Marquez Abidal
Xavi Yaya Gudjohnsen
Messi Eto'o Henry

Anonymous said...

valdes


alves marquez puyol abidal

yaya gudjohnsen


xavi

messi eto`o henry

Anonymous said...

valdes


alves marquez puyol abidal

yaya keita


xavi

messi eto`o henry

Anonymous said...

valdes

alves marquez puyol abidal

toure

xavi iniesta

messi eto'o henry

Fanny Söderström said...

Valdés; Alves, Márquez, Puyol, Abidal; Xavi, Touré, Gudjohnsen; Messi, Eto'o, Henry.

Unknown said...

-----------Valdés----------
Alves--Puyol--Márquez--Abidal
------------Yaya-------------
-------Xavi------Guddy-------
---Messi-------------Henry---
------------Eto'o------------

Anonymous said...

-----------valdes----------
alves--puyol--marquez--abidal
------------yaya-------------
-------xavi------guddy-------
---messi-------------henry---
------------eto'o------------

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves, Puyol, Marquez, Abidal
Xavi, Toure, Guddy
Messi, Eto'o, Henry

Anonymous said...

valdes
alves - puyol - marquez - abidal
xavi - toure - guddy
eto'o - messi - henry

Jonathan said...

--------------------- Valdes --------------------
- Alves --- Puyol --- Marquez --- Abidal -
--------------------- Yaya -------------------
---------Xavi --------------- Gudi ------------
--- Messi ------------------------- Henry ----
-------------------- Eto'o ----------------------

Vj said...

Valdés
Alves - Puyol - Márquez - Abidal
Xavi- Touré - Gudjohnsen
Messi - Eto'o - Henry

peter said...

Valdes
Alves-Puyol-Marques-Abidal
Xavi-Yaya-Guddy
Messi-Etoo-Henry

Anonymous said...

Valdes
Alves Marquez Puyol Caceres
Toure
Xavi Guddy
Messi Eto'o Henry

I'd rather have abidal for Caceres but so many people have guessed that.

pep said...

DEADLINE

pep said...

35 winners:


- Valdi
- FCBFan
- GrandeMessi
- Dan R
- simon

- jerryprez
- Henry
- Barca nike
- James
- Kiki

- temeldinho
- westinho
- SimonP
- Louis
- Zeli

- Cali Socis
- KEMPE cy
- mofof
- B. Beltrocco
- Josep

- Davor
- Jeremy
- nozbleed
- fcbee
- ElDuroDeFCB

- Denzo
- mario ch
- Söderström
- Nikola
- younes

- jepoy
- brogie
- Jonathan
- vj
- peter

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