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We knew Matt Taibbi was working something, we didn't know that it was about Republican Presidential nominee, Mitt Romney.More specifically, it's about Romney's time at Bain and how he earned his fortune— something his campaign hasn't necessarily been completely transparent about. The piece is called "Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital," and it's this month's Rolling Stone cover story.
The piece is long, and of course, written in classic Taibbi style, so it goes fast, but we pinpointed 10 points that we found shocking/damning overall.
Here we go:
Mitt Romney decries the national debt, but his career was made by running up debt on companies on their last lifeline.
"The result has been a brilliant comedy: A man makes a $250 million fortune loading up companies with debt and then extracting million-dollar fees from those same companies, in exchange for the generous service of telling them who needs to be fired in order to finance the debt payments he saddled them with in the first place."
Mitt Romney shirked military service.
"I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there," he claimed years after the war. To a different audience, he said, "I was not planning on signing up for the military. It was not my desire to go off and serve in Vietnam."
Mitt Romney's Bain was using the same trick as two-bit mobsters — the "bust out."
"Fans of mob movies will recognise what's known as the 'bust-out,' in which a gangster takes over a restaurant or sporting goods store and then monetizes his investment by running up giant debts on the company's credit line. (Think Paulie buying all those cases of Cutty Sark inGoodfellas.) When the note comes due, the mobster simply torches the restaurant and collects the insurance money. Reduced to their most basic level, the leveraged buyouts engineered by Romney followed exactly the same business model. "It's the bust-out," one Wall Street trader says with a laugh. 'That's all it is.'"
Mitt Romney coldly rebuffed a worker who wrote him a hand-written letter asking Romney to save his job.
"Romney has always kept his distance from the real-life consequences of his profiteering. At one point during Bain's looting of Ampad, a worker named Randy Johnson sent a handwritten letter to Romney, asking him to intervene to save an Ampad factory in Marion, Indiana. In a sterling demonstration of manliness and willingness to face a difficult conversation, Romney, who had just lost his race for the Senate in Massachusetts, wrote Johnson that he was 'sorry,' but his lawyers had advised him not to get involved."
He loves to manipulate people, even his own employees.
"Over the years, colleagues would anonymously whisper stories about Mitt the Boss to the press, describing him as cunning, manipulative and a little bit nuts, with 'an ability to identify people's insecurities and exploit them for his own benefit.' One former Bain employee said that Romney would screw around with bonuses in small amounts, just to mess with people: He would give $3 million to one, $3.1 million to another and $2.9 million to a third, just to keep those below him on edge."
Mitt Romney's Bain still got paid, even when its acquisitions were floundering.
"In a typical private-equity fragging, Bain put up a mere $18 million to acquire KB Toys and got big banks to finance the remaining $302 million it needed. Less than a year and a half after the purchase, Bain decided to give itself a gift known as a 'dividend recapitalization.' The firm induced KB Toys to redeem $121 million in stock and take out more than $66 million in bank loans – $83 million of which went directly into the pockets of Bain's owners and investors, including Romney. 'The dividend recap is like borrowing someone else's credit card to take out a cash advance, and then leaving them to pay it off,' says Heather Slavkin Corzo, who monitors private equity takeovers as the senior legal policy adviser for the AFL-CIO."
Mitt Romney's Bain financed one of its first takeover deals, with department stores Beals Brothers and Palais Royale with money dirtied by Michael Milken.
"…one of Romney's first LBO deals, and one of his most profitable, involved Mike Milken himself. Bain put down $10 million in cash, got $300 million in financing from Milken and bought a pair of department-store chains, Bealls Brothers and Palais Royal. In what should by now be a familiar outcome, the two chains – which Bain merged into a single outfit called Stage Stores – filed for bankruptcy protection in 2000 under the weight of more than $444 million in debt…But here's the interesting twist: Romney made the Bealls-Palais deal just as the federal government was launching charges of massive manipulation and insider trading against Milken and his firm, Drexel Burnham Lambert. After what must have been a lengthy and agonizing period of moral soul-searching, however, Romney decided not to kill the deal, despite its shady financing. 'We did not say, 'Oh, my goodness, Drexel has been accused of something, not been found guilty,' ' Romney told reporters years after the deal. 'Should we basically stop the transaction and blow the whole thing up?'"
Mitt Romney's Bain sidled Dunkin' doughnuts with crushing debt.
"In 2010, a year after the last round of Hertz layoffs, Carlyle teamed up with Bain to take $500 million out of another takeover target: the parent company of Dunkin' doughnuts and Baskin-Robbins. Dunkin' had to take out a $1.25 billion loan to pay a dividend to its new private equity owners. So think of this the next time you go to Dunkin' doughnuts for a cup of coffee: A small cup of joe costs about $1.69 in most outlets, which means that for years to come, Dunkin' doughnuts will have to sell about 2,011,834 small coffees every month – about $3.4 million – just to meet the interest payments on the loan it took out to pay Bain and Carlyle their little one-time dividend. "
Mitt Romney's fortune was gained by gaming the government.
"Which brings us to another aspect of Romney's business career that has largely been hidden from voters: His personal fortune would not have been possible without the direct assistance of the U.S. government. The taxpayer-funded subsidies that Romney has received go well beyond the humdrum, backdoor, welfare-sucking that all supposedly self-made free marketeers inevitably indulge in."
Mitt Romney ran a super wasteful Olympics.
"Not that Romney hasn't done just fine at milking the government when it suits his purposes, the most obvious instance being the incredible $1.5 billion in aid he siphoned out of the U.S. Treasury as head of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake – a sum greater than all federal spending for the previous seven U.S. Olympic games combined. Romney, the supposed fiscal conservative, blew through an average of $625,000 in taxpayer money per athlete – an astounding increase of 5,582 per cent over the $11,000 average at the 1984 games in Los Angeles."
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Top 10 beaches in Philippines
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El Nido is an unspoilt tropical paradise often referred to as the Philippines' last frontier. Situated towards the northern tip of Palawan island El Nido is much more than just a single beach. In fact it comprises around 50 beaches set among a series of small islands, towering marble cliffs, lush tropical vegetation, ancient caves and enchanting... read more »
Puka Beach // BoracayPavel Chernobrivets / 123RF
Situated on the northern tip of the island of Boracay is the tranquil tropical idyl of Puka beach. The name of the beach comes from the type of shells which make up the sand here; whilst some may find it a touch coarse it looks lovely bleached white in the sun. The half a mile stretch of beach here is a place of calm where you can here the sea... read more »
White Beach // BoracayAngelo Juan Ramos / CC BY
They call it White beach for a reason - several kilometers of brilliant white sand to contrast with the swaying palms behind and the turquoise ocean in front. Now, many people will say that Boracay has been somewhat spoiled by too much tourism. Whilst there is no arguing that it is probably the most popular tourist destination in the Philippines,... read more »


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About ARCC
The Council is a statutory body established under the Victorian Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997. It reports to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, the Hon Liliana (Lily) D'Ambrosio MP.
The functions of the ARCC include:
- To review and co-ordinate the implementation of the Alpine Resorts Strategic Plan
- To attract investment for the improvement of the alpine resorts.
- To plan for and facilitate the establishment, development, promotion, management and use of alpine resorts in accordance with the object of this Act
- To undertake research into alpine resort issues
- To liaise with and encourage the co-operation of all State and local government authorities, industries, communities and other persons involved in the development, promotion, management and use of alpine resorts
- To make recommendations to the Minister on matters related to the provision and improvement of services and facilities in alpine resorts.
Council has adopted the Victorian Government's vision within the Alpine Resorts Strategic Plan 2012
'Victoria's alpine resorts will be vibrant, growing and sustainable places, delivering alpine recreational and tourism experiences that are available to all'.
Beginning in early 2019 Council will commence preparing a new strategic plan. For more information on the development of the new strategic plan click here.


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Summer's coming! Ok so it's still a good 3 months away but when I look at pictures like this one from last summer, it feels like it can't possibly be that far off. This picture was taken in July '07 at Fort Wetherill in Jamestown. My girlfriend and I love to go out there, climb on the rocks and just lay in the sun with a picnic.
This particular day, there were tons of sailboats out, and I got some great shots with my camera. Someday I will get myself a more professional camera, but for now, my Kodak point and shoot digital camera is doing a great job of capturing memories. :)
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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HPV can cause cervical cancer, issues for women, men
BethAnn Cameron
U.S. Army Public Health Command (Provisional)
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The human papilloma virus, or HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted infection, or STI.
HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer, and in the U.S., about 12,000 women get cervical cancer per year, and about 4,000 deaths occur each year.
January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and understanding this STI can help save lives, as well as prevent other non-life-threatening conditions.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 20 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. Another six million new people become infected each year.
More than 40 different types of HPV can infect the genital areas of both males and females. At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women get it at some point in their lives.
Some types of HPV can cause genital warts, cancers and other health problems, even when an infected partner has no symptoms. There is no way to know if a person who gets HPV will develop cancer or other health problems.
Most people with HPV usually have no symptoms or health problems from it, and they pass the virus on to a partner without knowing they have done so. In 90 percent of cases, the immune system clears HPV naturally within two years.
Signs and symptoms of HPV-related problems include genital warts and cervical cancer. Genital warts are a small bump or group of bumps in the genital area. They can be small or large, raised or flat, or shaped like a cauliflower. Usually, no symptoms warn of cervical cancer until abnormal bleeding occurs at an advanced stage.
Other health problems related to HPV include cancers of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, and head and neck. Cancers might not show signs until they are at an advanced stage and hard to treat.
People can lower their chances of getting HPV by using condoms, limiting their number of sex partners, practicing abstinence or taking the HPV vaccine, as recommended by the CDC.
The vaccine works by preventing the most common types of HPV that cause cervical cancer and genital warts. It is given as three shots. The vaccines work best when given before becoming sexually active.
Two vaccines, Cervarix and Gardasil, are available as protection against certain types of HPV that can lead to cervical cancer and genital warts.
The Cervarix vaccine was approved for women 10-25 years of age. Cervarix protects against the types of HPV that cause most cervical cancers. The Gardasil vaccine protects against the most common types of HPV that cause cervical cancer and genital warts. It is available to males and females, 9-26 years of age.
The HPV vaccines have been made available by the Army for Soldiers and family members. Contact your local health care provider to find out which vaccine may be the right choice for you and your family members.
Because the vaccine does not prevent all types of cervical cancer or other sexually transmitted diseases, women should continue to get routine screenings for cervical cancer with the Pap smear and the HPV test.
To learn more about HPV, cervical cancer and the HPV vaccines, visit www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm and www.cdc.gov/hpv/vaccine.html.


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The simple stylish design of these grey ceramic bathroom tiles can easily transform a tired old bathroom in to a contemporary haven of relaxation. They are available in two different shades with a matching mosaic feature tile and matching floor tile. This means that this range of modern bathroom tiles can be mixed and matched to create a variety of interesting and creative looks.


text: Dombach Builders Solid Foundation Dombach Builders takes ownership in its work from the ground up. BY BOB RAKOW " I can be anything from the cleanup man to the guy making $100,000 decisions. " KEN DOMBACH, PRESIDENT PROFILE DOMBACH BUILDERS www.dombachbuilders.com / Headquarters: Mount Joy, Pa. / Employees: 5 / Specialty: Residential construction and remodeling 114 www.mhb-magazine.com Winter 2016 Volume 2 Dombach Builders works with clients throughout all phases of a construction process, a key to founder Larry Dombach's early success. When Dombach Builders begins the construction of a new home, the company's workers pour the concrete footings. A subcontractor typically handles foundation work for other builders, but company founder Larry Dombach won't allow it. "My father insists upon it," President Ken Dombach says. His father wants his team to be responsible for the base upon which the rest of the home will be built.http://www.mhb-magazine.com


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All the Energy, Fun and Intensity of Muay Thai WITHOUT The Fighting!
If you are after a non-contact, high energy fitness class, then our Fitness Kickboxing program is the perfect mix of Muay Thai and Aerobics which will boost your metabolism, improve your fitness and is the perfect outlet for pent-up frustrations and anxiety.
There are many elements of kickboxing that is appealing but the problem is the physical contact. It puts so many people off and it's a shame that you would have to choose something completely different.
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Yesterday I trained at Shihan Craig's. New dojo for the shihan Judd Reid seminar. Great seminar, great seminar in a great dojo.
Never met Craig or his daughter Brooke before but found both of them both to be pleasant and both trained very hard.
I was inspired by their attitude and dojo that I would not only recommend them but I am thinking that a holiday to Port Macquarie with my my daily training sessions would 100% include training at Shihan Craig's dojo.
I LOVE training at ENSO!!! Over the last few months my fitness has improved dramatically and I can't beleive how much better my coordination is. Craig, Brooke and Sarah are such amazing patient instructors who get the best out of you. I highly recommend ENSO to everyone!!!
Amazing family run business! Great facility and equipment. Definitely worth it!
Shihan Craig Wilson is the real deal! He holds multiple Black Belts from Kyokushin to Kenpo. He is government accredited and brings to students real world experience after having served over 20 years in the NSW Police Force and with the Australian Army. Enso Martial Arts will be a multi disciplinary art that will set the bar for the martial arts scene on the Mid North Coast!
ENSO have great instructors that focus on "real" life defence techniques. My kids really love attending Craig and Brooke's classes because they make them fun even though it's disciplined. They have a great friendly family focused environment and are dedicated in helping you achieve your goals. I couldn't recommend them highly enough. 5 stars.
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What should I wear?
Until you acquire the Gi (Karate Uniform) feel free to wear loose comfortable active wear. Footwear is unnecessary as we train barefoot. Jewellery and eye-glasses should be taken off prior to training to avoid any injury.
How can I prepare for class?
Not eating for at least an hour is recommended and please drink plenty of water during the class to avoid dehydration.
What about my level of fitness?
You do not need to have a base level of fitness to start training with us. We encourage students to train at their pace and you will slowly notice your fitness increase the more you train.
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You are under no obligation to continue training if you find martial arts is not for you.
From what age can I enrol my child?
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How many students are there in each class?
1. Little Dragons Karate (4 to 6 years) - 16 max for 40 mins
2. Junior Karate Program (7 to 12 years) - 24 max for 50 mins
3. Teens / Adult Karate (13+ years) - 30 max for 60 to 90 mins
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3. Teen / Adult Combat Kickboxing (13+ years) - 30 max for 60 mins
Industry standard is 10 students to 1 instructor. Sparring classes 1:5.
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Classes are supervised and run by Shihan Craig 5th Dan and Sempai Brooke 2nd Dan Black Belt.
How do the Karate gradings work?
Karate gradings are held every three to 6 months depending on belt rank.
Do I automatically get signed up to a membership once the trial period ends?
The trial period is an opportunity to see if both you and the club are a right fit for each other. We want to have happy clients who are committed to the values and the ethos we abide by. After the trial period, you will be invited to a quick meeting to see how you would like to proceed.
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From the New York Times' Mark Bittman:
I suppose you might call me a wild-fish snob. I don't want to go into a fish market on Cape Cod and find farm-raised salmon from Chile and mussels from Prince Edward Island instead of cod, monkfish or haddock. I don't want to go to a restaurant in Miami and see farm-raised catfish from Vietnam on the menu but no grouper.


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New Forest Dawn Mist
This view of the New Forest at dawn was captured during late summer close to Bratley View. Lower areas were shrouded in mist before the sunrise, which burnt off the mist.
You can buy a photographic print or canvas print of "New Forest Dawn Mist" online here. Similar images may be available or specific images may be commissioned by contacting me.
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Airlock Mechanical Engineer
EuroTube is a professional team of engineers, scientists and mission operatives who build Europe's first test infrastructure for vacuum transportation that can operate vehicles efficiently in the target speed regime of 700 to 900 km/h – a minimal requirement for vactrain concepts. Accommodating the interest of universities and engineering companies who need test facilities to develop the technology in a sustainable way, EuroTube provides a non-profit testing platform with a 3km-long, -scaled and accessible vacuum tube in Switzerland. Hence EuroTube is growing an interdisciplinary team that is responsible for the design, engineering and construction of key elements of this infrastructure.
The EuroTube Airlock
In order to make an efficient, fast and safe transition between ambient pressure and near vacuum, EuroTube is developing together with its leading industry partner an airlock as known from manned space stations. With respect to existing gate valves used for ultra high vacuum, the EuroTube system can be designed for lower sealing requirements resulting in much more functionality and giving room to all-new and innovative designs and materials. This opportunity is used to cover the full development cycle over concept study, simulation & design, manufacturing and deployment, seeking not only completion of the airlock system, but creating a new market product as a whole. Particularly the challenges of thermal expansion, fast actuation and low cost are tackled by the airlock mechanical engineer in close collaboration with our designer and our partner's engineers with their experience in vacuum technology.
- Concept study of vacuum gate valves, seals, actuation mechanisms and interfaces
- Dimensioning, simulation and quantitative analysis of the gate valve and its mechanisms
- Novel industrial materials and coatings research and design selection
- Prototyping and construction of the high-performing gate valves and integration in the overall airlock structure
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Naga Babu Funny Counter To Nara Lokesh Over Comments on TDP
Senior actor turned filmmaker Naga Babu has announced that he joined Facebook and also revealed to start a channel 'My Channel Na Istam'. Mega Brother said his intention is to present the satirical aspects of any political issue and at the same time he made it clear that he is not going to target anyone personally. Naga Babu said he will react to the criticism which is politically based. He said as a lot of political issues are heated up. he asked people to take his comments as a fun generating one. To begin with, Naga Babu has reminded how AP Minister Nara Lokesh has commented on his own party at one event. Watch the video for more insight.


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NEW YORK CITY! The Big Apple! If you can make it here you can make it anywhere, they say. Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, they say. The hub of the universe! It's the greatest city on earth, and you won't find anything else like it, no matter how many others 1s of cities you live in before you move here. With all due respect to Buzzfeed's 23 Signs You've Lived in New York City Too Long, which we've already StumbleUpon'd and shared on Google+, we'd like to offer up our own list of 11 'Only In New York City' Ways You Know You're a Person in New York City.
1. When you leave the city and a cashier smiles at you and says "Oh where are you from?" you get into a choreographed dance-basketball fight with her gang because what is this even?
2. You've eaten a famous New York City "slice" at Ray's on Houston, and probably done coke in the shitter there because the door guy at Mercury Lounge was "looking at you weird."
3. You have AIDS and it's the '90s.
4. You've watched a human being crushed to death on the subway tracks and thought "LOL here we go again, gonna be late to my media internship!"
5. You remember when downward dog in Times Square meant something a lot different than this, if you know what I mean, but you don't since you literally weren't born before Times Square was a theme park!
6. In the summer, you consider the wind from an approaching subway car to be "a nice breeze" because it's hot in the summer time in New York City.
7. Here's you at your job.
8. You've participated in a gang-related homicide.
9. You regularly talk shit about every other city in the world while tracing a 5 block radius of culture around the shitty walk-up you fell ass-backwards into in whatever random neighborhood you could afford in Brooklyn. But in a cute hashtaggy way.
10. Taxi cabs are expensive, so in lieu of traveling home in one, you avail yourself of the public transportation system, and never once do so without thinking "I'm riding the public transportation system."
11. They filmed an episode of Girls on your friend's block one time and her tweet about it got 7 favorites.


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A Bowen fisherman has died and another was trapped in the hull of a boat after it overturned off Bowen today.
RACQ CQ Rescue was tasked about 10.30am that a six-metre, the half-cabin boat had overturned about two kilometres offshore from Flagstaff Hill. Initial reports suggested five people had been aboard when it capsized.
When the Mackay-based helicopter arrived, there were two tugboats, a Volunteer Marine Rescue vessel, a private boat and a pilot vessel already on scene assisting with the operation to rescue the three local people who had actually been aboard.
The RACQ CQ Rescue crew winched a Critical Care Paramedic (CCP) from the helicopter down to a boat to perform CPR on a person in critical condition. He later died at the scene.
Another man sustained only minor injuries when the boat capsized, but a third man had to be freed from the hull of the overturned boat by divers. Both boaties, believed to be in their thirties, were later transferred to Bowen Hospital aboard a tugboat and were accompanied by the paramedic from RACQ CQ Rescue.
The rescue helicopter departed Bowen Airfield about 2.30pm and refuelled at Proserpine before returning to base in Mackay about 3.30pm.


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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Himalaya Herbals Protein Shampoo and Conditioner
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woww....lovely pictures Ridsyy... :) :)ReplyDelete
I like herbal shampoos. Will give this a try.
Nice review. :)
@jinal - thanks jinal !! definitely give it a try .... it is very niceReplyDelete
HOw beautifully you have presented it Ridsy....truly you are artistic...no doubt :))ReplyDelete
I have used this before..quite like it..bt did not like the anti dandruff shampoo as it was very harsh on the hair..ReplyDelete
@ jomolj - thnku jomolayyy . . . hehehehe :)ReplyDelete
@bhumika - i dont know abt anti-dandruff one .. but this one i quite liked it . . .
i have tried the shampoo - didn't like it! leaves my hair oily :(ReplyDelete
@ vinita - sorry it didnt worked for u . . . i hav dry scalp and dis shampoo works just fine for me :)ReplyDelete
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@ nupur -- thnkuReplyDelete
nice review..Rids. I had used this shampoo before and found it really good.ReplyDelete
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Is this shampoo and conditioner mild and natural ? Please let me know.I am really fed up with all the shampoos as they all result in great hair fall. So, now I am using soap nuts to wash my hair but they leave my hair dry with split ends.ReplyDelete
Thanks in advance
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Please read everything I'm getting tired of explaining everyone on how to play there positions correct cam,LCM,lm,rm doesn't all mean striker -.- and striker your not cm or cdm stay up
Div: 5
Looking for one more manager different time zone but good world class quality
Manager:Wilian64 for usa east coast
Manager:RoozaayCorleone for Uk
We are open to anyone but understand that if you do not fit the Role you think you should play, we will ask that you adjust and try a different position and don't come in forums crying and calling me out, cause your not fit for squad. Players that simply smash passes towards a team-mate, will not do. We want to keep possession and limit the opportunities that the opposition has while still being creative but know your limits.
Formation: 4-4-2 Diamond wide or 4-1-4-1 or 4-3-3 holding
Positions Open:
Striker - Holdup / Aerial player that can "Lead the Line", you may not touch the ball a lot but understand it's your job to stick up there and give the defender headaches. I rather have one but two works great when you think alike
Cm's not cam(big difference)- need someone to feed the strikers with through balls but not all the times also your job to play lm/rm the same amount always making simple passes/plays that will help us detain us, your best friend in midfield is cpu even when they suck! Cause it's a 11-11 not a 3/4 vs 11
CDM - Ballwinning, but positional-intelligent FIFA player. This player must understand that going forward is a last resort. Must be able to help the CBs get out of trouble and link to the Midfield.
Any question pm me on psn!