YFF Cardinal Rule
I broke one of the first principles of YFF - Don't make last-minute line-up changes!
At the 11th hour, not long prior to the deadline, I swapped out Jaaskelainen for Howard because, after reviewing some stats and reconsidering opposition and current form, I thought after all, T-Ho stood a better chance for a clean sheet. Well, that back-fired. Everton gave up 2 goals en route to a draw while Jussi collected the clean sheet and 5 saves. The difference in points was 12, which may appear marginal, but it's those types of gaffes that can cost you important ranking positions and private league titles.
I originally had Jussi penciled in a while back, but started to second-guess myself. It really was a case of over-analyzing the "what-ifs" of the match-ups. This over-thinking was facilitated by the fact that the 2 choices' costs were almost the same.
I've done it a few times in the past, but after this week, won't make same mistake. So, the bottom line is that you're often best to go with your first instinct, go with your gut feeling. A lot of times, it will be the better call.*
*[hopefully this holds true, because this week, one of first players that immediately appealed to me was Gerrard facing Chelsea, even before the double game was officially added. I felt he was a big-game player about due to score well. Let's see...]
I broke one of the first principles of YFF - Don't make last-minute line-up changes!
At the 11th hour, not long prior to the deadline, I swapped out Jaaskelainen for Howard because, after reviewing some stats and reconsidering opposition and current form, I thought after all, T-Ho stood a better chance for a clean sheet. Well, that back-fired. Everton gave up 2 goals en route to a draw while Jussi collected the clean sheet and 5 saves. The difference in points was 12, which may appear marginal, but it's those types of gaffes that can cost you important ranking positions and private league titles.
I originally had Jussi penciled in a while back, but started to second-guess myself. It really was a case of over-analyzing the "what-ifs" of the match-ups. This over-thinking was facilitated by the fact that the 2 choices' costs were almost the same.
I've done it a few times in the past, but after this week, won't make same mistake. So, the bottom line is that you're often best to go with your first instinct, go with your gut feeling. A lot of times, it will be the better call.*
*[hopefully this holds true, because this week, one of first players that immediately appealed to me was Gerrard facing Chelsea, even before the double game was officially added. I felt he was a big-game player about due to score well. Let's see...]
posted by D @ 11:15 PM
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