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<blockquote data-quote="jimmy44" data-source="post: 23748"><p>Yea I find argentina a really hard team to beat as well, harder than Australia.</p><p></p><p>In fact I don't find the rating system a very good indicator of how good a team is. Quite often the lower rated teams are better. I think it depends on their lineout and kicking ability.</p><p></p><p>Those teams that have an effective kicking game, and are very good in line outs tend to be the hardest to beat. I found that whilst playing against Leinster in the European Cup. They kept kicking drop goals and very effectively for position, and as I could never win a line out against the head, it made life very tough! Argentina are the same. They use Contemponi very effectively.</p><p></p><p>Against 'better' teams such as Gloucester, they were more effective when running the ball but had a sh&^t kicking game and weren't that good at line outs. Because its pretty easy to defend, playing a running game tends to be ineffective for the AI, so those teams which employ this strategy tend to be easy to beat.</p><p></p><p>I also beat The London Wasps fairly easily in the quarter final (33-15) and they are one of the best sides in europe. Granted one of my tries was due to a glaring mistake by the wasps full back, so the score could have been much closer. Even so, although they threw the ball about all over the park and had some strong runners, they were not great at lineouts so couldn't maintain much continuity. </p><p></p><p>I am due to play Leicester Tigers in the Semi final, so I'll keep you posted on how that match goes! By the way I'm playing as Bath who have a rating of 71 I think.</p><p></p><p>I also think teams can perform differently from one day to the next. for instance when playing my two games against Gloucester, I thrashed them in my first game (playing away), scored seven tries 52 - 17 final score. However when I played at home Gloucester imporved their kicking game and defence, and I had a much tougher game, beating them by only 15 - 10. </p><p></p><p>One other point - I think Momentum has quite a big impact on the game. If the oppostion builds up momentum early in the game, it becomes quite tough to get a hold of the game, because you get tunrned over more, and become less effective in the lineout. Its important therefore to have a good start and establish some continuity early in the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimmy44, post: 23748"] Yea I find argentina a really hard team to beat as well, harder than Australia. In fact I don't find the rating system a very good indicator of how good a team is. Quite often the lower rated teams are better. I think it depends on their lineout and kicking ability. Those teams that have an effective kicking game, and are very good in line outs tend to be the hardest to beat. I found that whilst playing against Leinster in the European Cup. They kept kicking drop goals and very effectively for position, and as I could never win a line out against the head, it made life very tough! Argentina are the same. They use Contemponi very effectively. Against 'better' teams such as Gloucester, they were more effective when running the ball but had a sh&^t kicking game and weren't that good at line outs. Because its pretty easy to defend, playing a running game tends to be ineffective for the AI, so those teams which employ this strategy tend to be easy to beat. I also beat The London Wasps fairly easily in the quarter final (33-15) and they are one of the best sides in europe. Granted one of my tries was due to a glaring mistake by the wasps full back, so the score could have been much closer. Even so, although they threw the ball about all over the park and had some strong runners, they were not great at lineouts so couldn't maintain much continuity. I am due to play Leicester Tigers in the Semi final, so I'll keep you posted on how that match goes! By the way I'm playing as Bath who have a rating of 71 I think. I also think teams can perform differently from one day to the next. for instance when playing my two games against Gloucester, I thrashed them in my first game (playing away), scored seven tries 52 - 17 final score. However when I played at home Gloucester imporved their kicking game and defence, and I had a much tougher game, beating them by only 15 - 10. One other point - I think Momentum has quite a big impact on the game. If the oppostion builds up momentum early in the game, it becomes quite tough to get a hold of the game, because you get tunrned over more, and become less effective in the lineout. Its important therefore to have a good start and establish some continuity early in the game. [/QUOTE]
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