kimjjj Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I just managed my team Brøndby in the CL first knock-out round against Sporting Lisbon, who have a slightly higher rep, but with players fairly equal to my own. I lost the away game 1-0 and then, very disappointingly, drew the home game 2-2 after being up 2-0. After the game, the pundits seemed to think that my team's supporters were 'happy' with the draw and that my opponents 'were left wondering why they couldn't win'. This is quite frankly adding insult to injury. It's quite baffling how the pundits can think my team's supporters are happy after being knocked out after two close encounters. It has to do with rep, of course, but there are cases where an unlikely draw is a good result, and then there are cases where it's gutwrechingly annoying. It would be nice if the game were better at recognizing when which had occurred. How about saying: "X came desperately close to pulling off a sensational result, but..." I think that would leave us managers with a more satisfying next-morning newspaper headline than "you suck so much, you have to be happy you even got to play against team X." Especially since I had beaten much bigger teams in the group stage. It's a purely cosmetic thing, of course, but it would still be nice to see it implemented. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb001 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Doesnt the press reports just look at that single game and not the overal tie of 2 games? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimjjj Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 Doesnt the press reports just look at that single game and not the overal tie of 2 games? Yes, and that's the problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekkie_ram Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Doesnt the press reports just look at that single game and not the overal tie of 2 games? Yes it does. Similar to the OP gripe occurs when you're needing a win to win promotion / secure play-offs / avoid relegation and you draw, and you fail at your season goal, but the press think you should be over the moon with the useless unlikely draw. Safe to say I'm not. I've seen many occasions where the supporters report afterwards is the complete opposite of the press predicting reaction. Also the game doesnt always recognise when you are running away with a game and draw following late goals, and they think you're happy! nut-uh!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb001 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Yeah i agree, not that im looking for the sack but irl the press can be quite hard on managers,even helping to them getting the sack and i think in the game they are not as harsh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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