Nikolai
@nikolai9798.bsky.social
CM9798 and FPL player. Sport absorber.
Injuries, suspensions, games thick and fast, all comps. Newcastle's bloated and yet thin squad put to the test. Shearer's outrageous scoring getting managed by the CPU. 7 away games in 9. Yes, the "tricky" patch. We get through it.
September 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Injuries, suspensions, games thick and fast, all comps. Newcastle's bloated and yet thin squad put to the test. Shearer's outrageous scoring getting managed by the CPU. 7 away games in 9. Yes, the "tricky" patch. We get through it.
But it doesn't matter how well you're doing, whether you've beaten Arsenal away and drawn with Man U away, no one beats Aston Villa at Villa Park. No one. Not in S1 or S2. The second hardest match on V2 (after Juve). I have no idea why.
September 29, 2025 at 5:32 AM
But it doesn't matter how well you're doing, whether you've beaten Arsenal away and drawn with Man U away, no one beats Aston Villa at Villa Park. No one. Not in S1 or S2. The second hardest match on V2 (after Juve). I have no idea why.
The most entertaining team in europe right now
September 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The most entertaining team in europe right now
Back to back 4-4s with top 5 Coventry!!
September 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Back to back 4-4s with top 5 Coventry!!
The we beat Liverpool at Anfield, hahahaah what, this is a dream
September 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The we beat Liverpool at Anfield, hahahaah what, this is a dream
Then I can scarcely believe it. The League Cup quarter final, at Old Trafford... 93rd minute we win it!
Britain is stunned.
Britain is stunned.
September 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Then I can scarcely believe it. The League Cup quarter final, at Old Trafford... 93rd minute we win it!
Britain is stunned.
Britain is stunned.
A thrillina come back against West Ham, a valiant effort at Old Trafford, overcoming a surprisingly feisty Barnsley wielding the deadly Ultra defensive... and a routine thrashing of cup specialists Middesbrough in the cup
September 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A thrillina come back against West Ham, a valiant effort at Old Trafford, overcoming a surprisingly feisty Barnsley wielding the deadly Ultra defensive... and a routine thrashing of cup specialists Middesbrough in the cup
Worth noting here as someone did - look at the number of assists, particularly Scholes, that must be a touch of shooting 1
September 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Worth noting here as someone did - look at the number of assists, particularly Scholes, that must be a touch of shooting 1
the only way is up tbh...
He says looking at the 3 million below and not the 8 million in front
He says looking at the 3 million below and not the 8 million in front
September 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
the only way is up tbh...
He says looking at the 3 million below and not the 8 million in front
He says looking at the 3 million below and not the 8 million in front
To finish i'll take you back to a different test on twitter 2 years ago: reducing technique to 1 on the world's best striker.
In short, it ruined him. He couldn't play. He didn't score once. My theory from all this: technique is more important than shooting for scoring.
x.com/9798Nikolai/...
In short, it ruined him. He couldn't play. He didn't score once. My theory from all this: technique is more important than shooting for scoring.
x.com/9798Nikolai/...
9798 Nik on X: "Pretty fascinated by this. Is technique the most important attribute? Let's reduce Ronaldo's to 1 and see how he does. https://t.co/qBpIEjaICF" / X
Pretty fascinated by this. Is technique the most important attribute? Let's reduce Ronaldo's to 1 and see how he does. https://t.co/qBpIEjaICF
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September 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
To finish i'll take you back to a different test on twitter 2 years ago: reducing technique to 1 on the world's best striker.
In short, it ruined him. He couldn't play. He didn't score once. My theory from all this: technique is more important than shooting for scoring.
x.com/9798Nikolai/...
In short, it ruined him. He couldn't play. He didn't score once. My theory from all this: technique is more important than shooting for scoring.
x.com/9798Nikolai/...
Still PLENTY of goals from Cole, Sheringham, Scholes, Beckham who have the worst shooting possible. Would they have scored more with higher? Possibly a bit. The difference is not vast. So if your SC has 18 or 10 shooting i'll wager the difference isn't much to worry about
September 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Still PLENTY of goals from Cole, Sheringham, Scholes, Beckham who have the worst shooting possible. Would they have scored more with higher? Possibly a bit. The difference is not vast. So if your SC has 18 or 10 shooting i'll wager the difference isn't much to worry about
Well, we win everything.
September 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Well, we win everything.
But we could still rock up and thrash people if we had to, especially in europe.
September 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
But we could still rock up and thrash people if we had to, especially in europe.
We did have a patch in the middle where goals seemed to get harder to come by. Over 4 games in a row:
77 shots, 52 off target, 2 goals.
77 shots, 52 off target, 2 goals.
September 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We did have a patch in the middle where goals seemed to get harder to come by. Over 4 games in a row:
77 shots, 52 off target, 2 goals.
77 shots, 52 off target, 2 goals.
I will be using my fave tactic of the moment. This sees lots of scoring chances for the two AMCs, the MC and the SC usually gets about 1 in 2 doing this sacrificial role.
September 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I will be using my fave tactic of the moment. This sees lots of scoring chances for the two AMCs, the MC and the SC usually gets about 1 in 2 doing this sacrificial role.
This does make me wanna do a test save.... hmmm
September 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This does make me wanna do a test save.... hmmm
it's not something i consider tbh. Can have MCs and AMCs with shooting sub 5 and do perfectly well. Just preferences i guess
September 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
it's not something i consider tbh. Can have MCs and AMCs with shooting sub 5 and do perfectly well. Just preferences i guess
The other thing I've noticed is how important it is your MC takes chances. This has nothing to do with shooting attribute, they either can or can't. He's on 14 in 28. and has scored essential goals in nearly every big game. I've noticed this across all saves using this tactic.
September 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The other thing I've noticed is how important it is your MC takes chances. This has nothing to do with shooting attribute, they either can or can't. He's on 14 in 28. and has scored essential goals in nearly every big game. I've noticed this across all saves using this tactic.
Bit of a mad start, trying to work out which players are actually good 😂
September 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Bit of a mad start, trying to work out which players are actually good 😂