The Moneyball Challenge

[Cal]

Out: Sneijder 32
Maicon 18.5
Pazzini 18
JC 18
Rannocchia 15

In: Messi 100
Isla 10.5
poli 5.5
Viviano 5
Lucas 10

leaves 0.5

so...


Subs/Resevers
GKs: Castelazzi, Obrlandoni
Def: Cordoba, Chivu, Juan, Nagatomo, Faraoni
Mid: Stankovic, Obi, Coutinho, Bessa and other decent primavers players
Att: Forlan, Castaignos, Primavera players
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This is a joke,just for a laugh and is obviously pure fantasy anyway, but all that being said, if it were possible, I dont think anyone would object to having Messi

[Willy]

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[douglasthiago]

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo should cost ∞ for this purpose....



I'm making my own trying to be as realistic as possible.


In:
Kucka (5.0M)
Lavezzi (26M)
Federico Fernandez (3.3M)
Kolarov (17M)
Poli (5.5M)
Isla (10.5M)
Ilic (8.5M)
Luis Muriel (3.0M)

Total: 78,8M


Out:
Forlán (6.5M)
Pazzini (18M)
Sneijder (32M)
Maicon (18.5M)
Obi (4.0M)
Lucio (6.0M)
Muntari (5.0M)

Total: 90M



Julio Cesar
Castelazzi

Zanetti
Jonathan
Kolarov
Nagatomo

Ranocchia
Samuel
Federico Fernandez
Juan
Cordoba

Poli
Cambiasso
Crisetig

Stankovic
Kucka
Faraoni
Isla

Ilic
Alvarez
Coutinho

Lavezzi
Milito
Castaignos
Luis Muriel



Hmm... I'm gonna try this on FM.

[Uncommon]

Kostas 22: Sotiris Ninis wont be free agent, he will join Parma in the summer.
/Damn you grammar Nazis

[Fitzy]

Why suggest it then?

[wera]

Throw Sneijder, Deki, Chivu, Lucio, Ranocchia, Pazzini, Forlan, Maicon out, loan Casta and Jonathan, send Zarate and Palombo back
buy Poli, Guarin for the fuck of it, and bring Coutinho back, use some of the primavera players to fill the spots

buy Hummels [probably impossible], Isla, Doumbia!!!!!, Lavezzi, Vertonghen, Bent [another impossible buy, but I always liked him as a striker]
and there could still be 10 mils left (for the winter haha)
I would still play with the 4-3-3 most of the games

Lavezzi-Milito-Doumbia [for pace pace pace]
Poli-Guarin
Cambiasso
Zanetti - Samuel - Hummels - Isla
J.Cesar

possible people on the bench: Castelazzi, Vertonghen, Coutinho, Alvarez, Obi, Nagatomo, Bent, Bessa, Faraoni,....
the bench looks lovely!


what do you say?
gotta play my FM again haha

[apahllo]

I've just had an idea.

Using transfermarkt as a price guide, the challenge is as follows; build the best possible 'New Inter' team, where no player can cost more than €15m, and you have a total transfer budget of €30m. You can sell existing players using the valuation on transfermarkt. What can we do on a budget? Is there hope for an FFP-throttled Inter squad?

if your talking about moneyball tactics like in baseball then this isnt how it works. oakland, boston, texas and chicago(white soxs) used the "moneyball" strategy in baseball by building the best statistic teams their budgets could buy. kinda like fantasy ball. in soccer it would be like buying the best goal/assist/passes players and not really considering the defensive side of the game. but i dont wanna rain on your parade to much so ill play along.

budget 15 mil. formation 433

players i would sell, assuming that someone would buy them..
pazzini--18
sneijder--25
maicon--12
stankovic--4
lucio--8
castigainos--10
forlan--5
obi--12
thats a total of 94 million from players sold. so 109mil purse.
players i would buy, somewhat fair prices..
huntelaar--18
di maria--25
farfan--freetransfer
montolivo--freetransfer
robinho--11
subatic--15
ramierz--12
gaurin--13
zarate--14
(extend chivus contract)

robinho/zarate----huntelaar/milito----dimaria/farfan

poli/ricky--------------ramierz/gaurin
cambiasso/montolivo

naga/jaun---samuel/chivu---rano/subatic---pharos/zanetti
jc/castelazzi

fm to the extreme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ADRossi]

Budget = 15 million

Sell
Pazzini (18 million)
Maicon (18.5 million)
Forlan (A stack of training cones)
Lucio (6 million)
Sneijder (32 million)
Cordoba (Retired)
Chivu (GTFO)
Muntari (Free)

New Total: 104.5 million + training cones

Buy
Lavezzi (26 million - 8 from Pandev = 18 million)
Kolarov (17 million)
Hummels (20 million)
Buy Poli (8 million)
Buy Zarate (14 million)
Get Coutinho back

Spent = 77 million



Bench: Casta; Juan; Alvarez; Coutinho; Deki;

Tried to keep it realistic

[apahllo]

Forlan (A stack of training cones)

i dont think he will be leaving unfortunately

[vasilios]

Training cones? Come on man, we can obviously get more than that.

We could maybe even get lucky and get some free kick dummies.

[Minardista]

Kostas 22: Sotiris Ninis wont be free agent, he will join Parma in the summer.

I had no idea, on account of English language media never reported it! Had to go to a Polish website to confirm that for myself. Indeed, it seems Parma have signed a possible gem here, considering he'll cost nothing. I bet a few years down the line a bigger club ends up paying millions for him and Parma will have pocketed a tidy profit from this.

@apahllo That was my original intention, but then I realised obviously we don't have access to the ProZone database so no way to make accurate conclusions. Although I understand on pure statistics Lucas Leiva is one of the best players in the world

[Kraits]

Sell/Release...

- 12 Castellazzi (Dont mind him staying)
- 21 Orlandoni
- 2 Cordoba
- 6 Lucio 6m
- 23 Ranocchia 15m
- 26 Chivu
- 5 Stankovic 6.5m
- 17 Palombo
- 28 Zarate
- 7 Pazzini 18m
- 9 forlan 6.5m
- 27 Pandev 12m

Sales 64m

Buy/Recall

Bardi/Belec
Caldirola
Mariga
Coutinho
Poli 6m
Guarin 11m
Farfan free
Montolivo free
Isla 10.5
Vertonghen 12m
One of Subotic 18m/Hummels 20m
Muriel 3m
One of Lewandowski 15m, Ba 15m, Cisse 13.5m or cheap option Sulejmani 7m.

Spending 77.5m

JC/BARDI/DI GENARRO

Maicon/Isla...Hummels/Vertonghen...Samuel/Juan/Caldirola...Zanetti/Nagatomo/Faraoni

(DPM)Montolivo/Guarin/Poli/Alvarez/Obi....Cambiasso/Mariga/Zanetti(DM)

Sneijder/Alvarez/Coutinho

Farfan/Isla/Guarin/Muriel.......................................Lewan dowski/Coutinho/Obi/Nagatomo

Milito/Lewandowski/Castaignos

[crzdcolombian]

haha where did you guys see Muriel is worth 3 million all I see is Udinese saying F-NO to $10 million euro.

[douglasthiago]

It's the site's estimate. I don't see anyone paying 32 million euros for Sneijder either but that's part of the game.

[crzdcolombian]

I am tired of this conformist defeated attitude some of you are showing. There is no way we will only invest $15 million on this team this summer especially after such a shitty season. The fans will riot if we bring 1 guy or just buy Guarin and Poli.

We need two really good strikers and a two good CBs.

Some might be tired of this but BUY FING FALCAO AND SUAREZ !!! No better Strikers are realistic buys.

Buy -$115 million if more realstic don't buy falcao still $65 million
Guarin - 7.5 million
Poli - 4.5 million
Falcao - 50 million
Isla - 12 million
Armero - 8 million
Suarez - 25 million euro
Astori - 8 million euro
Sahin - 10 million or loan
-------------------------JC------------------------
Isla-------Rano----------Astori---------Armero
-Cou---Guarin---Poli/Sahin----------Obi/Poli----------
-----------Falcao--------Suarez


Sell - $100 million + wages saved
Maicon - 8-10
Lucio - 5-8 million
Sneijder - 25 million
Forlan - 5 million
Jonathan - 3 million
Pazzo - 19 million euro
Alvarez - 12-15 million euro
Stank - free
Cordoba - retired
Viviano - 10 million or trade for Armero/Astori
Palombo - send back
Pandev - 8 million euro or trade for Astori
Chivu - free
Paolo Orlandoni - Free

Players I'd keep or sell if they don't agree to wage cuts.
Cambiasso - makes to much and sub be a sub
Milito - same makes way to much and we need new blood but has been great this season
Samuel - I really pray he doesn't start next year and if he does then sell Rano for 12 million

[Pajo]

^^That team, and we will score 2, and concede 5 goals per game. Where's the defense? You don't play two attacking full backs, Coutinho as RM, or Poli as LM, and so on.

Besides, read what's this thread about, it's not your ideal squad, but kinda "game" using transfermarkt prices.

[Inter1991-]

Someone should re-title this thread as it has absolutely nothing to do with Moneyball whatsoever. Football Manager does Inter would be far more appropriate.

[Fitzy]

^^That team, and we will score 2, and concede 5 goals per game. Where's the defense? You don't play two attacking full backs, Coutinho as RM, or Poli as LM, and so on.

Come on... Falcao will score at least 5 goals per game... we'll be fine...

[Ed.]

That last team.. I just wonder who the captain is.. and what the incumbent captain should do?

[Tanel]

Someone should re-title this thread as it has absolutely nothing to do with Moneyball whatsoever. Football Manager does Inter would be far more appropriate.

Agree, absolutely nothing to do with the moneyball concept.