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davidti · 16th June 2006, 00:35

Hurrah, finally nailed one of these after Beckham (8/1) got the vote for today's win over T&T. Had previously lost on Beckham (again), Ballack and Ronaldinho.

Had backed Beckham at the ludicrous 16s against Paraguay and thought he had a chance given that he was responsible for the goal but somehow Frank Lampard got it

At least that confirmed my idea that star players have a big advantage in these markets and the layers don't go short enough with their prices.

20 awards dished out by FIFA's Technical Study Group so far:

Results: (goalscorers in bold, key M=Midfield, F=Forward, D=Defender)

Sweden v Paraguay: Freddie Ljungberg (M)
England v T&T: David Beckham (M)
Ecuador v Costa Rica: Agustin Delgado (F)
Germany v Poland: Philip Lahm (D)
Tunisia v Saudi A: Jaziri Zied (F)
Spain v Ukraine: Xavi (M)
South Korea v Togo: Hwan Jung Ahan (F)
France v Switzerland: Claude Makelele (M)
Australia v Japan: Tim Cahill (M)
Brazil v Croatia: Kaka (M)
Czech R v USA: Tomas Rosicky (M)
Italy v Ghana: Andrea Pirlo (M)
Portugal v Angola: Luis Figo (F)
Mexico v Iran: Omar Bravo (F)
Holland v Serbia&M: Arjen Robben (F)
Argentina v Ivory Coast: Javier Saviola (F)
Sweden v T&T: Dwight Yorke (F)
England v Paraguay: Frank Lampard (M)
Ecuador v Poland: Agustin Delgado (F)
Germany v Costa Rica: Miroslav Klose (F)

FIFA class Yorke as a Forward?!!!! But, however you look at it, midfielders and forwards dominate with just one defender (Lahm) getting in.

13 out of 20 scored a goal so backing them for Man of the Match looks a better play than to score anytime. If you don't score it helps being famous it seems (Figo, Beckham, Lampard - were they really Man of the Match in their games?) FIFA said of Beckham: "Quite simply, he is a quality player." That suggests they go in with preconceived ideas which is the main reason why I think there's real potential for profit in this market.

Beckham might also have built up some goodwill with the judges after game one so perhaps there was a thought process that they'd give him it next time if he played half decent.

In which case Ballack is a certainty to get it against Ecuador I reckon, given that he must have been fairly close against Poland.

I'll also be backing Ronaldinho to win it next time.

16th June 2006, 00:35	#1 (permalink)
davidti Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Leeds Posts: 4,221	Man of the Match Hurrah, finally nailed one of these after Beckham (8/1) got the vote for today's win over T&T. Had previously lost on Beckham (again), Ballack and Ronaldinho. Had backed Beckham at the ludicrous 16s against Paraguay and thought he had a chance given that he was responsible for the goal but somehow Frank Lampard got it At least that confirmed my idea that star players have a big advantage in these markets and the layers don't go short enough with their prices. 20 awards dished out by FIFA's Technical Study Group so far: Results: (goalscorers in bold, key M=Midfield, F=Forward, D=Defender) Sweden v Paraguay: Freddie Ljungberg (M) England v T&T: David Beckham (M) Ecuador v Costa Rica: Agustin Delgado (F) Germany v Poland: Philip Lahm (D) Tunisia v Saudi A: Jaziri Zied (F) Spain v Ukraine: Xavi (M) South Korea v Togo: Hwan Jung Ahan (F) France v Switzerland: Claude Makelele (M) Australia v Japan: Tim Cahill (M) Brazil v Croatia: Kaka (M) Czech R v USA: Tomas Rosicky (M) Italy v Ghana: Andrea Pirlo (M) Portugal v Angola: Luis Figo (F) Mexico v Iran: Omar Bravo (F) Holland v Serbia&M: Arjen Robben (F) Argentina v Ivory Coast: Javier Saviola (F) Sweden v T&T: Dwight Yorke (F) England v Paraguay: Frank Lampard (M) Ecuador v Poland: Agustin Delgado (F) Germany v Costa Rica: Miroslav Klose (F) FIFA class Yorke as a Forward?!!!! But, however you look at it, midfielders and forwards dominate with just one defender (Lahm) getting in. 13 out of 20 scored a goal so backing them for Man of the Match looks a better play than to score anytime. If you don't score it helps being famous it seems (Figo, Beckham, Lampard - were they really Man of the Match in their games?) FIFA said of Beckham: "Quite simply, he is a quality player." That suggests they go in with preconceived ideas which is the main reason why I think there's real potential for profit in this market. Beckham might also have built up some goodwill with the judges after game one so perhaps there was a thought process that they'd give him it next time if he played half decent. In which case Ballack is a certainty to get it against Ecuador I reckon, given that he must have been fairly close against Poland. I'll also be backing Ronaldinho to win it next time.