Challenges Badge 02: The Last Dance 2021

[Rob]

I don’t have low intensity 😮 Oops. The other thing I haven’t been able to do on this save or another test save with Barca is getting training facilities maxed. No idea why! 

[Rich]

Low intensity makes a big difference for me, nowhere near the same amount of injuries, also a tip for people, only close down in your own half 😁

[FuddledFox]

44 minutes ago, RichD said:

only close down in your own half

🤮 

[Rich]

2 minutes ago, FuddledFox said:

🤮

I know it goes against your philosophy as @SSolas would say 🤣

[Scratch]

1 hour ago, Rob said:

I don’t have low intensity 😮 Oops. The other thing I haven’t been able to do on this save or another test save with Barca is getting training facilities maxed. No idea why! 

Low Intensity seems to makem a big difference for me. And I couldn't make out the facilities either. Maybe the board are saving their pennies so they can offer Messi enough that he won't go elsewhere...

 

1 hour ago, RichD said:

only close down in your own half

It's not against my philosphy in any way, but I tried it and I don't score as many goals if I don't chase the buggers and get the ball off them...

[Rich]

3 minutes ago, Scratch said:

Low Intensity seems to makem a big difference for me. And I couldn't make out the facilities either. Maybe the board are saving their pennies so they can offer Messi enough that he won't go elsewhere...

 

It's not against my philosphy in any way, but I tried it and I don't score as many goals if I don't chase the buggers and get the ball off them...

Just shows how many different ways you can go about it as I scored more when I don’t have it chase all over, must be what other things we have different in the tactics that make each way work. 

[Scratch]

5 minutes ago, RichD said:

Just shows how many different ways you can go about it as I scored more when I don’t have it chase all over, must be what other things we have different in the tactics that make each way work. 

Yeah, so many ways to play. I thought we'd do better if I didn't get the guys to close down all over for the reasons you said, and in some games where we were much better than the opposition that worked, but in most we just didn't get as many shots away..

[FuddledFox]

2 hours ago, RichD said:

philosophy

🤮🤮🤮

[Rich]

2 minutes ago, FuddledFox said:

🤮🤮🤮

That went all over me that time!

[Scratch]

Nothing wrong with a bit of philosophy...

[Dai_]

Score of 135.

Could you add me to the leaderboard, please?

 

[Scratch]

47 minutes ago, Dai_ said:

Score of 135.

Could you add me to the leaderboard, please?

 

Added! Thanks for playing. 😄

[Scratch]

1 hour ago, hhooo said:

Just realizing I'm not on any of the leaderboards, so here's my attempt 

hhooos last dance

Hmm, I can see you on the leaderboard:

And on the badge list:

That's badge 2, not sure about the other badges, but we added you when you finished it! 😄

Edited December 14, 2020 by Scratch

[Scratch]

1 minute ago, hhooo said:

Maybe that's a sign that I need to take a break from the phone if my vision is going that quickly

Haha, that's funny, but also it's not...

I had to get reading glasses a couple of years ago (I'm not that young anymore!) - maybe that was gonna happen anyway, but I basically spend 10-11 hours a day looking at a computer screen and then 6-7 looking at a phone, so I'm pretty sure that helped speed it up!

[Plimmerz92]

On 02/12/2020 at 10:06, Scratch said:

This second badge from the Badge of Honour series (the concept is linked to in the spoiler below) focuses on great players from a great team coming together, to win glory together, one last time...

  Reveal hidden contents

 

People are fascinated by stories of heroes.

In 2020, the hottest thing on Netflix was a documentary called The Last Dance. It covered Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls trying to win the NBA championship one last time before being broken up. The focus was on 3 players: Michael Jordan (the star, maybe the greatest of all time), Scottie Pippen (the sidekick, a great player, unable to win it all without MJ) and Denis Rodman (the wild man, but a great player in his own right). Spoiler: they conquer all the challenges put in front of them and win it all - what a story!

The 2021 version of the Last Dance takes us to Barcelona and a trio of heroes known MSN.

Unlike The Bulls, Barcelona have already lost their title, with Real Madrid winning La Liga last season. The team has already been broken up. The star (Lionel Messi) is still there, but wants out. The sidekick (Neymar) left long ago, not just sitting out half a season like Pippen, but for good. The wildman (Luis Suarez) has also been moved on. And MSN, perhaps the greatest trio of all time, is now just part of history.

But... what if... What if Barcelona was brave enough to bring the 3 heroes back together for one last season together. Imagine that! Messi. Suarez. Neymar. Coming together for one last dance. What a story that would be! Let's make it happen.
 

To earn your The Last Dance 2021 badge you need to manage Barcelona for a single season.

You must sign Neymar and Suarez. Note: You can sign both Neymar and Suarez, but you may need to a little creative for Neymar (think player exchanges, sell on clauses etc).

Your score will be goals and assists across all competitions for Messi, Suarez and Neymar.

The benchmark to beat is to make sure each player makes at least 30 contributions to the total. Additionally, Barcelona must win La Liga (the story cannot end in failure). If you meet both of these, you will earn your badge and your total score (goals and assists for Messi, Suarez and Neymar) will be submitted to the leaderboard. You can play our heroes in any position.

Rules:

• No unlockables;

• No cheating;

• Own formations;

• And that means don’t steal the BP and change one instruction - you know who you are! That is cheating;

• Any badge and reputation;

• Any database;

• Transfers, etc, allowed;

• You can attempt the challenge multiple times, but only your top score will be on the leaderboard;

• Again, don’t be a cheat

Credits: Thanks to @Rob for the Badges of Honour concept and talking through this challenge with me and thanks to @FuddledFox for the fantastic logo!

Now go rack up those scores!

 

Leaderboard

1. @Ian - 221 points (link)
2. @Rob - 199 points (link)
3. @RichD - 197 points (link)
4. @vaxikpl - 197 points (link)
5. @smoggy90 - 196 points (link)
6. @Kun Aguero - 185 points (link)
7. @Scratch - 172 points (link)
8. @geordiekrispy - 171 points (link)
9. @hhooo - 166 points (link)
10. @darlingtonvii 166 points (link)
11. @Lagom - 149 points (link)
12. @FuddledFox - 146 points (link)
13. @Aaron Thornton- 144 points (link)
14. @Dai_ - 135 points (link)
15. @Ashez - 98 points (link)
16. @ScottishFMM - 96 points (link)

 

Hi i done the challenge i believe if i understood the 30 contribution part correctly. Here are my results of my career.

Messi (39goals 15assists) = 54

Suarez (18 goals 22 assists) = 40

Neymar (22 goals 17 assists) = 39

Total = 133

[Scratch]

7 hours ago, Plimmerz92 said:

Hi i done the challenge i believe if i understood the 30 contribution part correctly. Here are my results of my career.

Messi (39goals 15assists) = 54

Suarez (18 goals 22 assists) = 40

Neymar (22 goals 17 assists) = 39

Total = 133

Great job mate, have added you to the leaderboard. If you haven't already, you might need to ping @Rob to get the badge added to the badge table.

[BIGBazz]

Here’s my attempt final score: 199 

 

[Kanegan]

My Attempt: 170 points

[DinuStef21]

On 02/12/2020 at 12:06, Scratch said:

This second badge from the Badge of Honour series (the concept is linked to in the spoiler below) focuses on great players from a great team coming together, to win glory together, one last time...

  Reveal hidden contents

 

People are fascinated by stories of heroes.

In 2020, the hottest thing on Netflix was a documentary called The Last Dance. It covered Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls trying to win the NBA championship one last time before being broken up. The focus was on 3 players: Michael Jordan (the star, maybe the greatest of all time), Scottie Pippen (the sidekick, a great player, unable to win it all without MJ) and Denis Rodman (the wild man, but a great player in his own right). Spoiler: they conquer all the challenges put in front of them and win it all - what a story!

The 2021 version of the Last Dance takes us to Barcelona and a trio of heroes known MSN.

Unlike The Bulls, Barcelona have already lost their title, with Real Madrid winning La Liga last season. The team has already been broken up. The star (Lionel Messi) is still there, but wants out. The sidekick (Neymar) left long ago, not just sitting out half a season like Pippen, but for good. The wildman (Luis Suarez) has also been moved on. And MSN, perhaps the greatest trio of all time, is now just part of history.

But... what if... What if Barcelona was brave enough to bring the 3 heroes back together for one last season together. Imagine that! Messi. Suarez. Neymar. Coming together for one last dance. What a story that would be! Let's make it happen.
 

To earn your The Last Dance 2021 badge you need to manage Barcelona for a single season.

You must sign Neymar and Suarez. Note: You can sign both Neymar and Suarez, but you may need to a little creative for Neymar (think player exchanges, sell on clauses etc).

Your score will be goals and assists across all competitions for Messi, Suarez and Neymar.

The benchmark to beat is to make sure each player makes at least 30 contributions to the total. Additionally, Barcelona must win La Liga (the story cannot end in failure). If you meet both of these, you will earn your badge and your total score (goals and assists for Messi, Suarez and Neymar) will be submitted to the leaderboard. You can play our heroes in any position.

Rules:

• No unlockables;

• No cheating;

• Own formations;

• And that means don’t steal the BP and change one instruction - you know who you are! That is cheating;

• Any badge and reputation;

• Any database;

• Transfers, etc, allowed;

• You can attempt the challenge multiple times, but only your top score will be on the leaderboard;

• Again, don’t be a cheat

Credits: Thanks to @Rob for the Badges of Honour concept and talking through this challenge with me and thanks to @FuddledFox for the fantastic logo!

Now go rack up those scores!

 

Leaderboard

1. @Rob - 229 points (link)
2. @Ian - 221 points (link)
3. @Varf on fmm - 202 points (link)
4. @BIGBazz - 199 points (link)
5. @RichD - 197 points (link)
6. @vaxikpl - 197 points (link)
7. @smoggy90 - 196 points (link)
8. @Kun Aguero - 185 points (link)
9. @Scratch - 172 points (link)
10. @geordiekrispy - 171 points (link)
11. @Kanegan - 170 points (link)
12. @hhooo - 166 points (link)
13. @darlingtonvii - 166 points (link)
14. @itzChris92 - 157 points (link)
15. @Lagom - 149 points (link)
16. @FuddledFox - 146 points (link)
17. @Aaron Thornton - 144 points (link)
18. @Jsavfc - 136 points (link)
19. @Dai_ - 135 points (link)
20. @Plimmerz92 - 133 points (link)
21. @Ashez - 98 points (link)
22. @ScottishFMM - 96 points (link)

 

Looking forward to try it out! The only thing that I don’t understand is how or where do you provide the evidence that you did the challenge

[FuddledFox]

3 minutes ago, DinuStef21 said:

Looking forward to try it out! The only thing that I don’t understand is how or where do you provide the evidence that you did the challenge

The best way is to start a post under the career tag so we can all follow your progress like this example by Rob.