Tag: Fantasy Football
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MFL Tactics Testing – vs 5-2-3
In the latest instalment of our MFL tactics series we’re looking at 5 at the back formations. In my previous testing, we have focussed on 4 defender formations with them being the more commonly used tactics this season. In fact, I haven’t played against a team running with 5 at the back in any of…
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Motherwell Eagles Midseason Review
We’ve made it past the mid-season transfer window in Season 5 of MFL, the first full season for the Motherwell Eagles in MFL. We came into the season hoping for a mid-table finish in our Spark league as well as a nice run in the IMFF Cup. So with half the games played, let’s check…
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MFL Tactics Testing – vs 4-3-3
Next in our series of MFL Tactics Testing, I’m looking at how the Motherwell Eagles perform against a 4-3-3 (Attack) formation. I had a really poor loss against this formation in the Redemption Cup last year where fast forwards and wingers ran riot against us. I did make some adjustments for the second game against…
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MFL Tactics Testing – vs 4-2-3-1
I started my tactics testing by getting a feel for performance against a variety of different formation. Now, I want to take closer looks at performance against specific formations. Beyond just measuring performance, I’ll look to test alternative approaches, either instruction changes or full formation changes, to attempt to improve performance. In the initial testing,…
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Motherwell Eagles Season 5 Preview
Season 5 gets underway tomorrow and it will be the first full season for the Motherwell Eagles. We’ve finished building a squad, I have a rough handle on our tactics and hopefully the Eagles can be competitive in their first season. In this post, I’ll run through the tactics I’ve built and the players who…
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MFL Redemption Cup 2 Group Stage Recap
I joined MFL just before the Redemption Cup 2 and it’s been great to get a taste for competitive games on the platform. In the past, I’ve enjoyed blogging my progress in Football Manager careers on forums. So with MFL having such a strong community, it felt like a great way to contribute for those…
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MFL – Starting Tactics Testing
Ahead of season 5 starting, I’ve started testing tactics in the new match engine. I didn’t get much chance to test before the Redemption Cup and my results were a mixed bag. It was tricky to tell whether my tactics were doing well and whether any adjustments were having a positive impact over such a…
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Scottish Premiership GW#447 Capped Mode Preview
For the Scottish Premiership the first weekend in February is highlighted by a six-pointer in the relegation battle in Dingwall. By the time the games start the transfer window will be closed, and it has been an eventful one in the Scottish Premiership. There have been plenty of moves across the league and it’s added…
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Scottish Premiership GW#445 Capped Mode Preview
After what feels like an age, the Scottish Premiership returns from the winter break! There were a couple of game on during the week, but game week 445 is the first time we get all 12 teams back in action. It’s a pretty nice set of games for Capped competitions with some great value options…
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Tight Ends Streamers – 2023 Week Seventeen
For most leagues, we’ve made it to the fantasy semi-finals and if you’ve done that whilst streaming tight-ends – very well done! Over the Christmas weekend the schedule is spread out a little more as the Steelers and Bengals play on Saturday and we have 3 Christmas Day games on Monday. Whether your hoping for…
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