On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 5:05:14 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 3:57:39 PM UTC-4, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
> > On 2022-09-05, Werner Pichler <> wrote:
>
> > Haller isn't over his cancer either.
> Thanks. Maybe I won't add a rule saying that players whose name begins with "H" and ends in "aaland" are not eligible.
>
> In comes Adama Traore of Ferencvaros

Haidara not starting, I'm tempted to with Nigerien Ali Mohamed of Haifa. Sure, why not?
Also, Reinildo in for Matip, who is probably still nursing an injury.

Updated Waka:
DF: Koulibaly, Reinildo, Ngadeu-Ngadjui
MF: Ali Mohamed, Bukari, Cornet, Anguissa
FW: Mane©, A. Traore, Osimhen, Chukwueze, Pepe

On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 6:53:46 PM UTC+2, HASM wrote:
> > Preliminary Tugas:
> >
> > FW: Rafa (Benfica), Jota (Liverpool), Fábio (Anderlecht), Cristiano (Man United), Leão(c) (Milan)
>
> Rafa (Benfica) out, Gonçalo (Benfica) in.

Yeah, that's the beauty of this game.

Ciao,
Werner

On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 1:42:56 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 6:47:16 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>
> > DF: Di Lorenzo, Dimarco, Bonucci, Biraghi
> > MF: Lo. Pellegrini, Barella, Grifo, Jorginho
> > FW: Immobile (c), Scamacca, Raspadori, Belotti

Dimarco out, D'Ambrosio in. Barella out...let's go with Riccardo Sottil of Fiorentina as a placeholder.
Updated Armata:

DF: Di Lorenzo, D'Ambrosio, Biraghi
MF: Lo. Pellegrini, Sottil, Grifo, Jorginho
FW: Immobile (c), Scamacca, Raspadori, Belotti, El Shaarawy

me> Rafa (Benfica) out, Gonçalo (Benfica) in.
wp> Yeah, that's the beauty of this game.

For some reason Gonçalo is listed on team B on uefa.com.
I would have put him there initially if I had query "ANY" to begin with.

-- HASM

On 2022-09-06, Jesper Lauridsen <rorschak@stofanet.dk> wrote:
> On Monday, 5 September 2022 at 21:57:39 UTC+2, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
>>
>> Vikings:
>> FW Haaland (C), Hauge, Helenius, Dreyer, Edvardsen (Djurgården)
>> MF Wikheim, Lindstrøm, Ødegaard, Eriksen
>> DF Bah, Sviatchenko, Amundsen
>>
>> Scholz Söldner:
>> FW Werner (C), Havertz, Volland, Gnabry, Müller
>> MF Musiala, Sané, Reus, Götze
>> DF Max, Can, Hector
>
> Can, Sané out, Schlotterbeck, Brandt (both Dortmund) in.

Gnabry and Musiala benched. Replace with Sané and, I don't know,
Petersen?

Scholz Söldner:
FW Werner (C), Havertz, Volland, Petersen, Müller
MF Brandt, Sané, Reus, Götze
DF Max, Schlotterbeck, Hector

On 2022-09-05, Futbolmetrix <daniele.paserman@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 11:44:08 AM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
>> On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 5:16:35 PM UTC+2, Binder Dundat wrote:
>> > On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 3:14:01 a.m. UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
>> Strictly speaking, the Warsaw Pact team would exclude ex-Yugoslavia, but include Albania (sort of)
>> as well as Eastern German
>> players (Toni Kroos, for example). But since such a team is handicapped anyway by the exclusion of Russia, de-facto exclusion
>> of Belarus, and the almost untenable situation of the Ukrainian teams, I guess it's up to the gamemaster to decide?
>
> The gamemaster allows any combination that can defeat the Vikings
> and that is within the bounds of reason. So yeah, an All Non-Western
> Europe team would be acceptable.

Because a few thinly populated small countries to the North is the
group you should be worried about...

On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 2:12:43 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 1:42:56 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 6:47:16 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> >
> > > DF: Di Lorenzo, Dimarco, Bonucci, Biraghi
> > > MF: Lo. Pellegrini, Barella, Grifo, Jorginho
> > > FW: Immobile (c), Scamacca, Raspadori, Belotti
> Dimarco out, D'Ambrosio in. Barella out...let's go with Riccardo Sottil of Fiorentina as a placeholder.
> Updated Armata:

Sottil and El Shaarawy unlikely to start. Saponara and Zaccagni in.

DF: Di Lorenzo, D'Ambrosio, Biraghi
MF: Lo. Pellegrini, Saponara, Grifo, Jorginho, Zaccagni
FW: Immobile (c), Scamacca, Raspadori, Belotti

On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 2:30:15 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

> Updated Waka:
> DF: Koulibaly, Reinildo, Ngadeu-Ngadjui
> MF: Ali Mohamed, Bukari, Cornet, Anguissa
> FW: Mane©, A. Traore, Osimhen, Chukwueze, Pepe

Pepe of Nice (ex-Arsenal) seems to be nowhere near the starting lineup. Replace with Nicolas Jackson (SEN, Villarreal)

DF: Koulibaly, Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Reinildo
MF: Ali Mohamed, Bukari, Anguissa, Cornet
FW: Mane©, A. Traore, Osimhen, Chukwueze, N. Jackson

Some managers are disrespecting the non-CL cups.

Vikings:
FW Haaland (C), Hauge, Helenius, Dreyer, Edvardsen (Djurgården)
MF Wikheim, Lindstrøm, Eriksen, Eikrem
DF Bah, Sviatchenko, Dalsgaard

Scholz Söldner:
FW Werner (C), Havertz, Volland, Behrens, Müller
MF Brandt, Sané, Reus, Götze
DF Max, Schlotterbeck, Hector

On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 1:37:56 PM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 9:15:21 AM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 9:14:01 AM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > European group phases start next Tuesday, and due to some winter
> > > tournament or other will continue at a relentless pace with matches almost
> > > every week, until November 1st.
> > >
> > > So, are we ready for the fastest round of Use-the-NT ever?
> > > Daniele, are you willing to keep tabs again?
> > >
> > > On my part, Brexit Bungs (ENG) and Winter Wonderland (AUT/SUI/LIE(!!!))
> > > are raring to go!
> >
> > Alpine Wonderland. I don't even know the name of my own team.
> Preliminary Wonderland:
>
> DF: David Alaba (Real Madrid), Aleksandar Dragović (Crvena zvezda), Michael Lang (Basel)
> MF: Marcel Sabitzer (Bayern München), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Konrad Laimer (Leipzig), Blerim Džemaili (Zürich), Fabian Frei (Basel)
> FW: Noah Okafor (Salzburg), Manprit Sarkaria (Sturm Graz), Andreas Gruber (Austria Wien), Dan Ndoye (Basel) (C)

Andreas Gruber out, replace with Dominik Fitz (same club)

Ciao,
Werner

On Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 6:45:12 PM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 1:37:56 PM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 9:15:21 AM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 9:14:01 AM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > > European group phases start next Tuesday, and due to some winter
> > > > tournament or other will continue at a relentless pace with matches almost
> > > > every week, until November 1st.
> > > >
> > > > So, are we ready for the fastest round of Use-the-NT ever?
> > > > Daniele, are you willing to keep tabs again?
> > > >
> > > > On my part, Brexit Bungs (ENG) and Winter Wonderland (AUT/SUI/LIE(!!!))
> > > > are raring to go!
> > >
> > > Alpine Wonderland. I don't even know the name of my own team.
> > Preliminary Wonderland:
> >
> > DF: David Alaba (Real Madrid), Aleksandar Dragović (Crvena zvezda), Michael Lang (Basel)
> > MF: Marcel Sabitzer (Bayern München), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Konrad Laimer (Leipzig), Blerim Džemaili (Zürich), Fabian Frei (Basel)
> > FW: Noah Okafor (Salzburg), Manprit Sarkaria (Sturm Graz), Andreas Gruber (Austria Wien), Dan Ndoye (Basel) (C)
>
> Andreas Gruber out, replace with Dominik Fitz (same club)

Also, Sarkaria is suspended following his red card against Dynamo Kyiv (should have known that).
Replace with Albian Ajeti (also Sturm Graz).

DF: David Alaba (Real Madrid), Aleksandar Dragović (Crvena zvezda), Michael Lang (Basel)
MF: Marcel Sabitzer (Bayern München), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Konrad Laimer (Leipzig), Blerim Džemaili (Zürich), Fabian Frei (Basel)
FW: Noah Okafor (Salzburg), Albian Ajeti (Sturm Graz), , Dominik Fitz (Austria Wien), Dan Ndoye (Basel) (C)

Ciao,
Werner

On Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 6:45:12 PM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 1:37:56 PM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 9:15:21 AM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > On Friday, September 2, 2022 at 9:14:01 AM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > > European group phases start next Tuesday, and due to some winter
> > > > tournament or other will continue at a relentless pace with matches almost
> > > > every week, until November 1st.
> > > >
> > > > So, are we ready for the fastest round of Use-the-NT ever?
> > > > Daniele, are you willing to keep tabs again?
> > > >
> > > > On my part, Brexit Bungs (ENG) and Winter Wonderland (AUT/SUI/LIE(!!!))
> > > > are raring to go!
> > >
> > > Alpine Wonderland. I don't even know the name of my own team.
> > Preliminary Wonderland:
> >
> > DF: David Alaba (Real Madrid), Aleksandar Dragović (Crvena zvezda), Michael Lang (Basel)
> > MF: Marcel Sabitzer (Bayern München), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Konrad Laimer (Leipzig), Blerim Džemaili (Zürich), Fabian Frei (Basel)
> > FW: Noah Okafor (Salzburg), Manprit Sarkaria (Sturm Graz), Andreas Gruber (Austria Wien), Dan Ndoye (Basel) (C)
>
> Andreas Gruber out, replace with Dominik Fitz (same club)

And Fitz hits the crossbar. Harpoon of Doom says hello.

Ciao,
Werner

On Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 10:50:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 2:30:15 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>
> DF: Koulibaly, Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Reinildo
> MF: Ali Mohamed, Bukari, Anguissa, Cornet
> FW: Mane©, A. Traore, Osimhen, Chukwueze, N. Jackson

Ngadeu-Ngadjui out, Nuhu (Basel, GHA) in.

DF: Koulibaly, Nuhu, Reinildo
MF: Ali Mohamed, Bukari, Anguissa, Cornet
FW: Mane©, A. Traore, Osimhen, Chukwueze, N. Jackson

On 2022-09-08, Jesper Lauridsen <rorschak@sorrystofanet.dk> wrote:
> Some managers are disrespecting the non-CL cups.
>
> Vikings:
> FW Haaland (C), Hauge, Helenius, Dreyer, Edvardsen (Djurgården)
> MF Wikheim, Lindstrøm, Eriksen, Eikrem
> DF Bah, Sviatchenko, Dalsgaard

Eikrem out.

FW Haaland (C), Hauge, Helenius, Dreyer, Edvardsen (Djurgården)
MF Wikheim, Lindstrøm, Eriksen, Hussain
DF Bah, Sviatchenko, Dalsgaard

> Scholz Söldner:
> FW Werner (C), Havertz, Volland, Behrens, Müller
> MF Brandt, Sané, Reus, Götze
> DF Max, Schlotterbeck, Hector

No Volland. Stupid managers.

FW Werner (C), Havertz, Behrens, Müller, Petersen
MF Brandt, Sané, Reus, Götze
DF Max, Schlotterbeck, Hector

Database wiped out and re-seeded from uefa.com
https://www.silvado.com/rss/use_the_nt/2023/

Breakdown by country below.

Following on Werner's "This is where it gets interesting", there are
three new "one player" countries in the list:

CURAÇAO, Tyrick Bodak, PSV
FAROE ISLANDS, Heini Fossdalsá Sørensen, FC Midtjylland
IRAQ, Zidane Iqbal, Man United

-- HASM

+--------------------------+-------+
| country | count |
+--------------------------+-------+
| SPAIN | 207 |
| FRANCE | 204 |
| NETHERLANDS | 173 |
| GERMANY | 167 |
| PORTUGAL | 130 |
| ENGLAND | 124 |
| ITALY | 124 |
| BELGIUM | 123 |
| BRAZIL | 118 |
| DENMARK | 91 |
| SCOTLAND | 85 |
| UKRAINE | 84 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 83 |
| NORWAY | 78 |
| AUSTRIA | 76 |
| SERBIA | 70 |
| TURKEY | 64 |
| SWEDEN | 57 |
| SWITZERLAND | 56 |
| CROATIA | 52 |
| ISRAEL | 47 |
| ARGENTINA | 42 |
| CYPRUS | 37 |
| ROMANIA | 37 |
| POLAND | 36 |
| IRELAND | 32 |
| GREECE | 29 |
| NIGERIA | 29 |
| KOSOVO | 25 |
| SENEGAL | 25 |
| FINLAND | 24 |
| GHANA | 24 |
| HUNGARY | 24 |
| IVORY COST | 23 |
| SLOVAKIA | 23 |
| USA | 20 |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 19 |
| BULGARIA | 18 |
| AZERBAIJAN | 17 |
| ARMENIA | 16 |
| COLOMBIA | 14 |
| JAPAN | 14 |
| MAROCCO | 13 |
| MOLDOVA | 13 |
| MONTENEGRO | 13 |
| URUGUAY | 13 |
| LATVIA | 12 |
| MALI | 12 |
| CAMEROON | 11 |
| GEORGIA | 10 |
| LITHUANIA | 10 |
| SLOVENIA | 10 |
| ALGERIA | 9 |
| MEXICO | 8 |
| NORTH MACEDONIA | 8 |
| ALBANIA | 7 |
| AUSTRALIA | 7 |
| CANADA | 7 |
| ICELAND | 7 |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | 7 |
| RUSSIA | 7 |
| BURKINA FASO | 6 |
| CAPE VERDE ISLANDS | 6 |
| GUINEA | 6 |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | 6 |
| SOUTH KOREA | 6 |
| WALES | 6 |
| ECUADOR | 5 |
| ESTONIA | 5 |
| IRAN | 5 |
| CHILE | 4 |
| DR CONGO | 4 |
| EGYPT | 4 |
| GABON | 4 |
| ZAMBIA | 4 |
| BENIN | 3 |
| GAMBIA | 3 |
| LUXEMBURG | 3 |
| SURINAM | 3 |
| VENEZUELA | 3 |
| ANGOLA | 2 |
| COMOROS | 2 |
| GUINEA-BISSAU | 2 |
| JAMAICA | 2 |
| NIGER | 2 |
| PERU | 2 |
| TUNISIA | 2 |
| ANDORRA | 1 |
| BURUNDI | 1 |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 1 |
| COSTA RICA | 1 |
| CURAÇAO | 1 |
| DOMINICA | 1 |
| FAROE ISLANDS | 1 |
| HAITI | 1 |
| IRQ | 1 |
| KAZAKSTAN | 1 |
| KENYA | 1 |
| LIBERIA | 1 |
| LIBYA | 1 |
| MADAGASCAR | 1 |
| MALAWI | 1 |
| MALTA | 1 |
| MOZAMBIQUE | 1 |
| NEW ZEALAND | 1 |
| PANAMA | 1 |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1 |
| SIERRA LEONE | 1 |
| TOGO | 1 |
| UZBEKISTAN | 1 |
+--------------------------+-------+